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News Linux News for Mar 07, 2005:
The Linux Blog: Is Linux Friendly Enough?
(2005-03-07 01:00:59)
"Years ago, the main Linux projects, KDE and GNOME started. Today, they are growing steadily along with the rest of Linux..."
Advisories: March 6, 2005
(2005-03-07 04:45:31)
This weekend's advisories: Mozilla Firefox, xv, OpenMotif, and LessTif (Gentoo Linux); and gftp, kdegraphics, cyrus-imapd, gaim, and curl (Mandrakelinux).
informIT: Building a Linux Cluster, Part 1: Why Bother?
(2005-03-07 05:30:55)
"Linux clusters have escaped. As the general popularity of the Linux operating system increases, more complex solutions built with it are becoming increasingly common in the 'traditional' (more conservative) IT world..."
Linux Journal: An Introduction to Embedded Linux Development, Part 4
(2005-03-07 07:00:17)
"The final article in this series describes using the Background Debug Mode provided in Motorola processors..."
dot.KDE: Success Story: KDE for Science
(2005-03-07 08:30:35)
"This setup was a little bit special, because one PC served 3 GeForce graphic adapters with 2 TFTs and 1 old SGI monitor, 3 keyboards and 3 mice attached..."
NewsForge: My Workstation OS: Knoppix
(2005-03-07 10:00:39)
"Knoppix is a LiveCD GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian that meets all those criteria, and it's the distro I use as my regular desktop operating system..."
BusinessWeek: What Is It About V?
(2005-03-07 11:30:56)
"But now along comes a new rival, Virtual Iron, that hopes to not only ride on VMware's coattails, but to give it a smack on the head..."
NewsForge: Donors, Takers Size Up Free Open Source Certificate Support
(2005-03-07 13:00:21)
"By offering free SSL certificates to open source projects, domain registrar GoDaddy.com is asking, 'Will the real open source please stand up...?'"
BusinessWeek: At the Center of SCO's Storm
(2005-03-07 13:45:00)
"If SCO Group is indeed on the rocks, CEO Darl McBride doesn't show any signs of it..."
eWeek: Open-Source Guru Says JCP Is Too Closed
(2005-03-07 14:30:04)
TheServerSide Java Symposium: "While Sun Microsystems Inc. moves to open-source its Solaris operating system and releases key patents in a nod to the open-source community, the company still takes a rap for hampering open source in other ways..."
AP/Boston Herald: EU Governments OK Software Patent Bill
(2005-03-07 15:15:57)
"EU research and industry ministers approved the draft legislation, but the fate of the proposal remains uncertain after the European Parliament already threw out the bill..."
MozillaQuest: Impact of the Mandrake-Conectiva Acquisition on the Linux Landscape
(2005-03-07 16:00:42)
"Mandrake's acquisition of Conectiva strengthens Mandrake's position among the top-tier Linux distribution providers. But, just what impact will the Conectiva acquisition have on the Linux landscape...?
LinuxWorld Australia: Java Object Spec Set for Open Source Apache Licensing
(2005-03-07 16:30:06)
TheServerSide Java Symposium: "The more liberal Apache licensing will allow users to do what they wish with the technology, said Sun architect Craig Russell..."
Orgs, Pundits React to EC Patent Decision
(2005-03-07 17:00:25)
At the end of the business day in Europe, various media outlets are posting reactions to today's decision by the European Commission to adopt its Common Position on the Software Patent Directive. Links to releases, commentary within.
The Boston Globe: The Open-Source Key to Lasting Software
(2005-03-07 17:30:00)
"That question has been preoccupying software designer Dan Bricklin, who helped kick-start the personal computer revolution in the 1980s as co-inventor of VisiCalc..."
KernelTrap: 2.6.11.1 Released, Stabilizing 2.6.11
(2005-03-07 18:00:32)
"Quickly acting on the recent lengthy discussion regarding kernel release numbering, Greg and Chris Wright have begun to maintain this branch..."
The Republican: Linux' Use Creeping Up on Windows
(2005-03-07 18:30:42)
"An analyst for International Data Corp. in Framingham said surveys show that Linux is used by 24 percent of computer servers, those dedicated computers used for managing files or Web sites..."
Hexus: Linux Gaming
(2005-03-07 19:00:17)
"I was going to Intel/Jolt Bloodline for the proper LAN experience--poor eating, sleeping & hygiene arrangements; a room full of sweaty Counter-Strike players; and playing games into the small hours--but I had one little... eccentricity... to my arrangements..."
ZDNet UK: SuSE Linux Gets Desktop Search
(2005-03-07 19:30:20)
"SuSE Linux Professional 9.2, due out on Wednesday, will include a desktop search tool and iPod support..."
Washington Technology: Open-source Software Comes of Age in the Gov't Market
(2005-03-07 20:00:00)
"At the 1999 LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose, Calif., Linus Torvalds joked about his goal for the operating system he started: 'Total world domination...'"
eWeek: Open-Source Leader Highlights Technologies for Developers to Watch
(2005-03-07 20:30:58)
TheServerSide Java Symposium: "Johnson, who is based in London and is the founder of the open-source Spring application framework, showed a kindler, gentler side during a keynote..."
Venezuelanalysis: 50% of Venezuela Government Software will be Open Source by 2007
(2005-03-07 21:00:25)
"According to a presidential decree passed in December 2004, Venezuela’s public administration must present a plan within three months for how it will raise its usage of free software..."
Yahoo!/TechWeb: Linux Security Rough Around The Edges, But Improving
(2005-03-07 21:30:27)
"[The NSA] won over the Linux developer community with the changes. But its success depends on the adoption by U.S. companies and government agencies, something that remains very much in doubt..."
Firebird Weekly News: Firebird 2.0 Call for Testers
(2005-03-07 22:00:47)
"The Firebird Project will soon be releasing the first public 'alpha' release of Firebird 2.0..."
LinuxPlanet: Organizing Your Desktop Communications
(2005-03-07 22:30:25)
"In this tutorial, we'll look at two great utilities: Tuxcards, the ultimate digital notebook and organizer of zillions of tiny bits of information, and how to use SpamAssassin with KMail without having to run your own mailserver..."
ZDNet UK: JBoss Hints At Financial Success
(2005-03-07 23:00:37)
JBoss World: "The open source model of billing for services rather than charging licence fees seems to be working for JBoss..."
Exploring: Bounties!
(2005-03-07 23:30:04)
"I am pleased to announce that Novell and OSNews are sponsoring the memory reduction project by providing bounties to developers to help to clean up bloat in GNOME and related programs..."
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