News Linux News for Jan 06, 2005:

NewsForge: KDE on Windows? A Platonic Dialogue
(2005-01-06 01:00:33)
"In the tradition of dialectic, I present the key arguments for and against this venture in style of a Platonic dialogue..."

chrisshort.net: Moving to Linux
(2005-01-06 02:30:07)
"Like a lot of people, I for one am tired of playing Microsoft's silly little game. Update this, patch that, buy our new operating system that turns out to be nothing but a glorified service pack..."

BNAmericas/LinuxInsider: Tecso Launches Open-Source Databank for Health Companies
(2005-01-06 04:00:30)
"Open-source software permits the company to avoid licensing costs which amount to roughly US$200 [€151] per machine, according to Tecso director John Forman..."

Release Digest: Distributions, January 5, 2005
(2005-01-06 05:00:00)
Today's distribution: Damn Small Linux 0.9.2.

Release Digest: GNOME, January 5, 2005
(2005-01-06 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: CDCollect 0.4.0, Gtk2Hack 0.5.6, GStreamer Plugins 0.8.7, GStreamer Core 0.8.8, OGMRip 0.6.2, cbrPager 0.9.9, and Tilda 0.02.

Release Digest: KDE, January 5, 2005
(2005-01-06 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: ACPI Status Reader 0.4, SchafKopf 0.5, KrawlSite 0.5, QtFprot 0.2.1c, Simple System Monitor 0.9, QtiPlot 0.5.0, KIptablesGenerator 1.2.0, and Kuote (Fortune Frontend / Fish Applet) 0.9.3.

Security Digest: January 5, 2005
(2005-01-06 05:00:59)
Today's security advisories: mplayer (Conectiva); LinPopUp, a2ps, Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird, Shoutcast Server (Gentoo Linux); and pcal and zip (Debian GNU/Linux).

developerWorks: Robots and Networked Appliances on a Shoestring
(2005-01-06 07:00:34)
"This series on embedded development shows you how to migrate a project prototype from x86 to PowerPC..."

OSNews: SUSE Linux 9.2 Professional
(2005-01-06 08:30:52)
"SLP9.1 is already a very polished Linux distribution, with tons of software ready to go. So here's a SuSE user's review of 9.2 after several weeks using the new version..."

Linux.com: Distribution Review: Knoppix Games
(2005-01-06 10:00:11)
"The idea behind Games Knoppix is excellent--a LiveCD that you can give to your friends to show them some of the more frivolous aspects of GNU/Linux..."

Ars.Technica: Looking Back at 2004
(2005-01-06 11:30:50)
"In this week's issue of Linux.Ars, we bring to you a recap of the past year's activity, its successes and failures, in the *nix and open source world..."

Linux Times: Product Reviews: Thunderbird 1.0
(2005-01-06 13:00:02)
"I used Thunderbird for a few weeks to get an idea of what it's all about, and whether it matches it's better known sibling, Firefox in terms of features and stability.

CNET News: Adobe Releases Acrobat 7 with Linux Reader Support
(2005-01-06 13:45:53)
"Adobe Systems has released version 7 of its Acrobat software for creating PDF files, with upgraded collaboration features and a beta version of its free Adobe Reader 7 for Linux..."

NewsForge: Novell, Mandrake Respond to Sun's Red Hat Claims
(2005-01-06 14:30:52)
"When Sun's Scott McNealy told us that Red Hat had the Linux market, we decided it might be a good idea to find out what Novell and Mandrakesoft had to say about that..."

internetnews.com: EFF Throws Support to 'Anonymous' Internet Project
(2005-01-06 16:00:12)
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF.org) is throwing its support behind a new version of an open source project designed to protect Internet surfers from online snoops..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.10-mm2
(2005-01-06 16:45:15)
Changelog, links within.

ZDNet UK: Opera Launches 8.0 Beta for Linux
(2005-01-06 17:30:38)
"Voice commands and improved Web page rendering are now available to users who run Opera on a Linux system..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Mandrakesoft Trail Could Lead to Corporate Linux Desktop
(2005-01-06 19:00:22)
"Want a secure seat at the corporate Linux desktop lunchroom table in 2005? Just follow the example set by French Linux vendor Mandrakesoft..."

LinuxPlanet: Xandros Desktop Management Server Illustrates a Maturing Linux Market
(2005-01-06 20:30:30)
"The real key to successful penetration of the desktop space is the availability of administrative tools that make it easy to deploy, update, and manage Linux installations across multiple desktops..."

NewsForge: Object Databases: Q&A with Key Movers at db4objects
(2005-01-06 22:00:22)
"NewsForge sat down for a Q&A with db4objects CEO Christof Wittig and Chief Software Architect Carl Rosenberger to get an overview of their strategy..."

CNET News: How to Fight Against Patent Terrorism
(2005-01-06 23:30:22)
"Software companies increasingly are dangling the offer of intellectual-property liability indemnification in front of customers concerned about protecting themselves against the threat of lawsuits..."

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