News Linux News for Jan 08, 2005:

ZDNet UK: Firebird Database Readies SMP Release
(2005-01-08 01:00:44)
"The open source project, which was created when Borland open sourced Interbase in 2000, is due to release a version of its database with full SMP support allowing enterprises greater scalability..."

Financial Times: Software Patents Ruling Represents Fair Compromise
(2005-01-08 03:00:19)
"The issue is all too easily, and incorrectly, cast as a battle between big and small or even proprietary and open source proponents..."

Alan Cox: Linux 2.6.10-ac7
(2005-01-08 03:32:01)
Incremental changelog, link within. Updated to include today's -ac6 and -ac7 patches.

Security Digest: January 7, 2005
(2005-01-08 05:00:00)
Today's security advisories: krb5 (Debian GNU/Linux) and libtiff (Fedora Core).

IT-Analysis: The Government Open Source Dynamic
(2005-01-08 05:00:38)
"The Venezuelan government has founded an Open Source academy in the city of Merida in an effort to provide a supply of capable staff..."

OpenEnterpriseTrends: What Execs Want To See from Open Source in 2005
(2005-01-08 07:00:45)
"But, Linux is just part of the story. There are literally thousands of others Open Source applications, and their growth is also accelerating--dramatically..."

NewsForge: Your Software Rights or the Best Tools: Often a Sad Choice
(2005-01-08 09:00:44)
"What do we do when we have a substandard free software product that we could use, but would be more productive with a proprietary competitor...?"

Linux Journal: Gentoo for All the Unusual Reasons
(2005-01-08 13:00:18)
"You might think of Gentoo as a bleeding-edge distribution for development workstations, but the simple packaging system can make it a good choice for any production system that needs to stay up to date..."

APCmag: Tapping the Linux Millions
(2005-01-08 17:00:51)
"Perceptions of Linux by those outside the community are often a mass of misconceptions. In some ways this is to be expected..."

CNET News: Year in Review: Wrench Hits Development World
(2005-01-08 18:00:31)
"The battle for developers heated up in 2004 as established providers adjusted to the growing impact of open-source development on infrastructure software and tools..."

KernelTrap: Tuning The Kernel With A Genetic Algorithm
(2005-01-08 19:00:37)
"Jake Moilanen provided a series of four patches against the 2.6.9 Linux kernel that introduce a simple genetic algorithm used for automatic tuning..."

LinuxSecurity: Linux Netwosix One Year Later
(2005-01-08 20:00:41)
"This brief article outlines the history and story behind Linux Netwosix, a security-focused distribution that is still in early stages of development..."

DesktopOS: A First Look at the New Xandros 3.0 Desktop
(2005-01-08 21:00:14)
"Shortly before Christmas 2004 Xandros announced the official release of version 3.0 of its award-winning desktop..."

IT Observer: Installing a Virtual Honeywall using VMware
(2005-01-08 22:00:51)
"This paper therefore, explains how to go about configuring VMware to deploy a Honeywall..."

LinuxDevCenter: Use Your Digital Camera with Linux
(2005-01-08 23:00:32)
"I purchased a Kodak EasyShare CX7330. It came with its own built-in 16MB of memory, but I bought an additional memory card of 256MB, which gave me enough space for several hundred photos..."

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