News Linux News for Sep 09, 2004:

NewsForge: Linux Cannot Compete with Longhorn
(2004-09-09 01:00:34)
"Wait. Hear me out. I'm not saying that because Longhorn is a superior platform in any way. I'm saying it because Longhorn is not real..."

OrangeCrate: What the Linspire Settlement Reveals
(2004-09-09 01:45:20)
"The most startling aspect of the $20 Million settlement agreement between the two companies does not have anything to do with the trademark violations, but rather with copyrighted media files..."

Silicon.com: Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Linus Torvalds
(2004-09-09 02:30:03)
"As the countdown continues to silicon.com's fifth annual Agenda Setters poll of tech's 50 most influential individuals, it is time to look back at those individuals who held top 10 positions in 2003..."

NewsForge: The Futility of Arguing with Paid Advocates
(2004-09-09 03:15:28)
"Linux boosters shouldn't waste their (our) energy trying to convince unconvicable people. There are better uses for that passion..."

TheFeature: Whither Mobile Linux?
(2004-09-09 04:00:11)
"The open-source OS still hasn't picked up much momentum in the mobile world, but maybe manufacturers are trying to introduce it in the wrong place..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, September 8, 2004
(2004-09-09 04:45:00)
Today's distributions: SimplyMEPIS 2004, Buffalo Linux 1.4.1, and Puppy Linux 0.9.3.

Release Digest: GNOME, September 8, 2004
(2004-09-09 04:45:20)
Today's GNOME app: Imendio Blam 1.4.0.

Release Digest: KDE, September 8, 2004
(2004-09-09 04:45:40)
Today's KDE apps: qbuildkde 0.4, KSpokecalc 0.5.3, KD Executor 2.0, KMobileTools 0.3.1, kio_burn 0.4, and PG Calculator 2.2-4.

DevX: Create a LAMP Search Engine Using Multithreaded Perl
(2004-09-09 05:30:59)
"Explore the multithreaded capabilities of Perl while building a LAMP Web crawler with all the necessary components of a basic search engine..."

Togaware: Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide
(2004-09-09 07:00:55)
"The aim of this book is to get you up to speed with GNU/Linux and to deliver a fun and productive environment..."

Linux Journal: Introduction to Sound Programming with ALSA
(2004-09-09 07:45:57)
"In this article, I present a brief overview of the ALSA Project and its software components..."

LinuxGazette.net: Building A Lo-Fat Linux Desktop
(2004-09-09 08:30:37)
"When I wrote the first version of this article in 2001, I was using a 233mhz machine with 32megs of RAM. And while my current box has specs of about ten times those numbers, I mainly still use the same speedy applications..."

UNCTAD.org: Free and Open Source Software: Policy and Development Implications
(2004-09-09 09:15:46)
"UNCTAD will be hosting an Intergovernmental Expert Meeting on Free and Open source Software. The Meeting will take place in Geneva on 22-24 September..."

Python Community Server: Linux Packages The Not So Easy Way
(2004-09-09 10:00:43)
"The easy way is APT or something similar, the hard way is just living without them, this is the not-so-easy way..."

KernelTrap: GCC 3.4.2
(2004-09-09 10:45:21)
"Mark explains, 'there are no new features in this release, but there are a lot of improvements for various languages and architectures...'"

OSDir: Screenshot Review: Komposé--Exposé Like, Full Screen Task Manager
(2004-09-09 11:30:24)
"You really have to see it to understand, but imagine that tiny little box in your taskbar that indicates all our running windows blown up and on the entire desktop..."

Linux Journal: OOo Off the Wall: The Outlining and the Ecstasy
(2004-09-09 13:00:22)
"With a bit of practice and some of these tips, you can become an outlining pro, even if you haven't done an outline since Freshmen Comp..."

PR: X.Org Foundation Announces X11R6.8 Release of the X Window System
(2004-09-09 13:45:58)
"The X.Org Foundation today announced the second release of the X Window System since the formation of the Foundation in January of this year..." Press relase within.

The Register: 'Independent' Report Used MS-Sourced Data to Trash OSS
(2004-09-09 14:30:02)
So just what was in that Capgemini report that swayed the Newham Borough Council to the side of Microsoft? Why, Microsoft data, of course! The Reg has the scoop.

PR: Brazil, IBM Team For New Technology Center
(2004-09-09 15:15:01)
The new IBM facility will provide training for Federal and other Brazilian government workers. Press release within.

DesktopLinux: UserLinux Releases First Beta CD
(2004-09-09 16:00:28)
"UserLinux has released its first beta CD and is widening the scope of testing..."

internetnews.com: Intel Aids 'Carrier Grade' Linux
(2004-09-09 16:45:38)
"Intel is helping to introduce more Linux to the telecommunications industry these days--not as an inexpensive edge system but as an extremely reliable cornerstone..."

eWeek: Pair of Linux Holes Put Users at Risk
(2004-09-09 17:30:59)
"Linux users are at risk from serious security vulnerabilities in components used to view graphics and handle archives, according to researchers..."

NewsForge: Reiser4 File Semantics: An Opportunity for Open Source
(2004-09-09 18:15:06)
"Some people feel that the Reiser4 file semantics will present problems for the Linux community. In a nutshell, every file now looks like a directory and can be opened as a directory..."

Computer Business Review: Open Source Start-up Connects to Exchange
(2004-09-09 19:00:56)
"A new Danish open source company believes that it has a new solution to the problem of connecting Microsoft Corp. Exchange servers to third-party client applications..."

SearchSecurity: Sender ID Will Survive Open Source Snub, Analysts Say
(2004-09-09 19:45:11)
"The refusal of some open source groups to support the Microsoft-co-authored Sender ID specification will probably have little or no effect on the adoption of the antispam protocol, experts said..."

dot.KDE: HP Delivers KDE on Laptops
(2004-09-09 20:30:38)
"Hewlett-Packard made quite a splash when they announced that they are offering Linux on the nx5000, one of the latest HP laptop models..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Cray Canada CTO Answers IT Pros' HPC Questions
(2004-09-09 21:15:30)
"Is high-performance computing only used in scientific labs? In this interview, Cray Canada chief technology officer Paul Terry answers this question, [and] offers advice on how to choose the right HPC system..."

NewsForge: Linux Cluster Goes Orbital
(2004-09-09 22:00:25)
"Orbital Sciences senior engineer Heather Holst and her colleagues are smart. That's to be expected, since they work for a company that designs and tests rockets..."

TechBookReport: Mozilla Firefox 0.9.x
(2004-09-09 23:30:38)
"Given the steady stream of security alerts associated with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, it should come as no surprise that many organisations and end users are actively looking at alternative browsers..."

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