News Linux News for Nov 05, 2004:

eWeek: Firefox Is a Worthy Adversary
(2004-11-05 00:00:47)
"Is computing not making the progress it used to, or did I just read a story about Microsoft's Internet Explorer losing a tiny bit of its overwhelming market share...?"

Tuxme: Windows: Who Needs It?
(2004-11-05 00:30:14)
"Here's the basic question: If you had the choice (and you do!), why would you choose Windows over Linux...?"

eWeek: Does SCO Matter?
(2004-11-05 01:00:51)
"What have all of SCO's legal actions amounted to? In many ways, not much, but in others, SCO has profoundly changed how we think about technology..."

Groklaw: SCO-Boies Fee Agreement and SCO Corrects Some SEC Filings
(2004-11-05 01:45:11)
"SCO and Boies Schiller & Flexner have finally finalized, as of October 31, their agreement to cap the legal expenses. Sort of cap them..."

Software Journal: Mozilla Firefox: It is Microsoft vs. Online Community
(2004-11-05 02:30:11)
"It is not everyday that Microsoft feels threatened by something so trivial. But I am pretty sure that they would be terrified of November 9..."

NewsForge: Even Tastier del.icio.us
(2004-11-05 03:15:04)
"In my previous article, I introduced some of the exciting new tools people are using to manage information on the Web. One of these is del.icio.us, which is best described as a social bookmark manager..."

PRNewswire: Third-Annual Desktop Linux Summit Expands to Include Mozilla and OpenOffice.org Focus
(2004-11-05 04:00:37)
"Now in its third year, the annual Desktop Linux Summit has added an extra day, expanding its focus to include discussions of open source leaders Mozilla and OpenOffice.org..."

Release Digest: GNOME, November 4, 2004
(2004-11-05 04:45:00)
Today's GNOME apps: GNOME Terminal 2.9.1, Conglomerate 0.7.16, gCAD3D V.0.86, GMSO 0.9.1, Mail Notification 0.8.1, gURLChecker 0.8rc4, Gtkmm 2.4.7, VLC 0.8.0, and DiskSearch 0.9.1.

Release Digest: KDE, November 4, 2004
(2004-11-05 04:45:40)
Today's KDE apps: FSME 1.0, LaptopConfig 0.5.3, and KNetLoad 2.3 & 20041104.

GCCLinux.com: Mini Dev Doc--Part 2
(2004-11-05 05:30:45)
"Today in mini-dev-doc part 2, I'll be explaining how to swap the background image of your LG3D development environment for a new image..."

IT-Director: Sourcefire--The Open Source Answer to Network Security
(2004-11-05 06:15:48)
"In the past couple of years, technologies such as intrusion detection and protection systems have become mainstream tools in the corporate security arsenal..."

Linux Magazine: Optimizing Apache
(2004-11-05 07:00:19)
"My web site is gaining popularity quickly, but I can't afford to upgrade my hardware. What can I do to optimize Apache...?"

DevX: SOAP's Alive: Try the New Native SOAP Extensions for PHP
(2004-11-05 08:30:51)
"With PHP5, Web services and everybody's favorite open source Web development language are now native pals..."

Linux Journal: Programming Tools: InstallShield X
(2004-11-05 11:30:20)
"If people can't install you new program easily and quickly, without endless tweaking and reconfigurations, what good is it...?"

Enterprise Networking Planet: Keep an Eye on Your Linux Systems with Netstat
(2004-11-05 11:30:36)
"Maintaining a Linux system involves paying close attention to running services and network traffic. With netstat, you've got a powerful surveillance and troubleshooting tool..."

LinuxDevices: 25 Papers on Real-Time and Embedded Linux
(2004-11-05 13:00:42)
"The papers span a broad range of topics ranging from fundamental real-time technologies, to applications, to hardware, to tools..."

internetnews.com: Stone Rolls Away From Novell
(2004-11-05 14:30:19)
"Chris Stone, who was instrumental in Novell's acquisition of SUSE Linux, has left for other pursuits, the company said Thursday. No successor has been named..."

ZDNet UK: FSF Recommends Express Patent Licences
(2004-11-05 16:00:58)
"The Free Software Foundation has put forward a recommendation to those distributing software under free and open-source licences to help them avoid legal pitfalls..."

iTWeb: Money Can't Buy You Ubuntu
(2004-11-05 17:30:34)
"Mark Shuttleworth, the man who sold a software business he had built on the back of the open source software (OSS) movement for billions, has taken the wraps off his own Linux distribution..."

ZDNet UK: Microsoft Takes Swipe at Linux Vendors' Legal Story
(2004-11-05 19:00:38)
"Microsoft has criticised Novell, Red Hat, IBM and HP for not offering enough protection against IP lawsuits. Red Hat, for one, takes a different view..."

Washington Post/MSNBC: Was Microsoft's E-mail Message Spam?
(2004-11-05 20:30:59)
Apparently Ballmer's e-mail also went over like a lead balloon in lots of other IT communities.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.10-rc1-mm3
(2004-11-05 21:15:48)
Changelog, link within.

ZDNet UK: German Firefox Fans Start Fundraising Campaign
(2004-11-05 22:00:55)
"Following the success of the New York Times campaign, a Web site in Germany is raising money for a national newspaper ad..."

Editor's Note: Is This The Fun Part? Are We Having Fun Yet?
(2004-11-05 23:30:08)
Your editor embarks on a quest to once again find that which is Good, Pure, and Just Plain Fun about Linux.

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