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News Linux News for Nov 08, 2004:
Linux Magazine: A Dimming Bulb
(2004-11-08 01:00:21)
"Back in 1985, in my last year of graduate school, I was lucky enough to get a 'real' office, including a door, a lock and key, a telephone, and a shiny, new Sun 3/110 workstation..."
Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.28-rc2
(2004-11-08 02:00:48)
Incremental changelog, links within.
Release Digest: Distributions, November 7, 2004
(2004-11-08 05:00:00)
This weekend's distributions: UHU-Linux 1.2 Beta 2 and Red Flag Linux 4.1.
Release Digest: GNOME, November 7, 2004
(2004-11-08 05:00:20)
This weekend's GNOME apps: swfdec 0.3.1, VIPS 7.10.6, GNOME Utilities 2.9.0, PyGTK 2.4.1, PgWorksheet 1.5, TEA text editor 5.1, Flumotion Streaming Server 0.1.2, wyoEditor 2.1.5, K-3D 0.4.4.0, Alexandria 0.4.0, paco 1.6, GtkPSproc 2.2, mBox 0.5.1, PPPmon 2.0, Gourmet Recipe Manager 0.6.4, Coaster 0.1.0, MySQL Query Browser 1.1.0-gamma, libcoaster 0.1 pre1, Gimp# 0.2, avidemux 2.0.34-test1, SmoothGNOME 1.6.4, Gnomoradio 0.15.1, gentoo 0.11.53, gtk-send-pr 0.4, and gnochive 0.7.0.
Release Digest: KDE, November 7, 2004
(2004-11-08 05:00:40)
This weekend's KDE apps: KPlaylistCreator 0.7, linpacker 0.5.6, kcheckmail 0.2, Kaffeine Player 0.5-rc2, KBarcode 1.9.2, Konnect 0.5, slack-get 0.8.3, KTurtle 0.7 (cvs only), Codeine 1.0-beta2, tweakBSD 0.6, KIso 0.7b, Album Cover Art Downloader 1.4.0, KVBA 0.6.1, My_educative_project 0.4.1-2, KCheckGmail 0.4.1, knoda 0.7.2-test3, Wepper - Random WEP Key Generator 0.2, PyQLogger 1.3, kleds 0.8.0, QtiPlot 0.4.2, Kexi 0.1 Beta 5 update1, gambas 1.0 RC2, and TagLib 1.3.1.
ONLamp: Which Open Source Wiki Works For You?
(2004-11-08 07:00:39)
"The purpose of this article is to give an overview of several popular Wiki implementations and see how they fare..."
LinuxGazette.net: Using a Non-Default GUI (in RHEL and Kin)
(2004-11-08 08:30:08)
"The working title for this topic was Non-Standard GUI Desktops, but two things are true: First, choice is sometimes good. Second, in many people's minds, 'Non-Standard' often implies sub-standard. Nothing can be further from the truth..."
informIT: Installing the Linux Business Desktop
(2004-11-08 10:00:23)
"A modern Linux installation is easy. I will go so far as to say that it is even easier than installing Windows..."
iTWeb: Potchefstroom Gets Open Source Venue
(2004-11-08 11:30:55)
"Potchefstroom now has an open source Internet café, aimed at growing open source awareness and availability in the local community..."
IT Manager's Journal: A Corporate Executive's Guide to 'Racing with Linux'
(2004-11-08 13:00:13)
"Hey, Mr. Executive, if you were a top race car team owner, you'd try just about anything to make your car go faster and win races, wouldn't you? This is why, as a corporate 'race team owner,' you should be using Linux..."
vnunet: Novell Desktop Linux Ready to Break Windows
(2004-11-08 13:45:47)
"Novell today unveiled Linux Desktop 9, claiming that the platform is robust and complete enough to offer a viable alternative to Microsoft Windows on corporate desktops..."
internetnews.com: IBM's Blue Gene Supercomputer is For Sale
(2004-11-08 14:30:36)
"Fresh off the revelation that its top supercomputer has shattered LinPack performance records, IBM Monday said it is offering its Blue Gene system for commercial businesses..."
LinuxPlanet: New Project Hopes to Quell EU Open Source Patent Concerns
(2004-11-08 16:00:57)
"Borrowing a concept from a very popular open source site, Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) has launched a study today that's designed to assess whether current European laws regarding technology patents actually do what they're supposed to and protect true innovation rather than corporate interests..."
Update: Novell Settles One US Claim, Plans Another; Drops EU Suit
(2004-11-08 16:00:58)
Update: A Novell press release details Novell's part of the bargain.
PR: Announcing the Release of Fedora Core 3
(2004-11-08 16:45:55)
The Fedora Project and Red Hat would like to announce the third release of Fedora Core.
IT-Director: Risks Of Free Open Source Software--A US Regulatory View
(2004-11-08 17:30:15)
"The Council has issued a guide intended to raise awareness within the financial services industry of risks and risk management practices applicable to the use of free and open source software..."
Groklaw: Step Into My Parlor, Said the Spider to the Fly--MS's Royalty-Free Protocol Licenses
(2004-11-08 18:00:30)
"Meanwhile, Microsoft is quietly moving forward with its patent plans. News.com has a fascinating article that quotes a spokesman as saying that they are seeking to enter into cross-licensing deals with the top 30 technology companies..."
internetnews.com: New Fedora Core Big on Community
(2004-11-08 18:30:18)
"SELinux in FC3 has a new policy management system enabled by default. The so-called targeted policy is intended to be less intrusive in monitoring specific system daemons than the strict policy in FC2..."
Tectonic: Open Source Improves Flow at Water Treatment Lab
(2004-11-08 19:00:21)
"Open source software including the PostgreSQL database, iText and Linux are being used by the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to collect and analyse water samples in its many water treatment plant..."
Computerworld: Open-Source Path Not an Option for Oracle, Exec Says
(2004-11-08 19:30:01)
"Oracle Corp. has no plans to create an open-source version of its database and file systems technologies, despite recent moves in that direction by competitors..."
Computing: Interview: OSDL Chief Stuart Cohen-Part 1
(2004-11-08 20:00:42)
"In the first of a two-part interview, Open Systems Development Labs chief Stuart Cohen outlines the group's recent successes and plans for Linux and open source, and the challenges that lie ahead..."
DesktopOS: Xandros Desktop OC Beats All Others
(2004-11-08 20:30:35)
"I like so many before me have tried most of the 'popular' distros (including Red Hat 8,9, Suse 9.1, Lycoris and Mepis) only to find out that they all are still no where near in ease of use then most current versions of Windows..."
PC Pro: Security Company Defends Linux-is-Vulnerable Survey
(2004-11-08 21:00:32)
"A UK security company has published an open letter following a furore in the Linux camp after a study claimed that nearly two thirds of successful Internet-based attacks occurred on the open source operating system..."
Mitchell's Blog: [Mozilla] People on the Move
(2004-11-08 21:30:55)
"We have some additions and changes to the Mozilla Foundation employees, and I'd like to make some belated introductions..."
SearchEngineWatch: Mozilla Firefox: The Searcher's Browser
(2004-11-08 22:00:10)
"Best of all, Firefox offers lots of goodies for searchers, both through a built-in Google search toolbar, as well as dozens of free extensions created by an active open-source developer community..."
ZDNet UK: Licensing Anger Driving Users Towards Linux
(2004-11-08 22:30:18)
"Software vendors who view licences as a form of taxation are alienating customers and must change their ways, according to industry experts..."
NewsForge: Linux Spread Continues in the Caribbean
(2004-11-08 23:00:16)
"The Netherlands Antilles is a group of five-and-a-half islands that are self-governing even though they are still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which handles their defense and other international dealings..."
ZDNet UK: Clusters' First Stand
(2004-11-08 23:30:02)
"When it comes to clustering, it's Windows that is playing catch-up to Linux..."
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