News Linux News for Apr 05, 2005:

IT-Analysis: Open Source Strategy--A Sword That Cuts Both Ways?
(2005-04-05 00:15:23)
"Is open source strategic? This is a question that every company thinking about the use of open source products needs to face..."

CoolTechZone: Linux vs. Linux: The Battle for the Desktop
(2005-04-05 01:00:14)
"What can you do to bring back the thrill that you had the first time you fired up the latest Windows operating system? How about downloading or purchasing Linux...?"

OSNews: Linspire and the Insider Program
(2005-04-05 01:45:14)
"I signed up to become a Lindows Insider (now Linspire) back in February 2004, after giving Lindows 4.5 Developer Edition a try and walking away very impressed about how far Lindows had come..."

The Register: Will Netline Open-Xchange be the Next Firefox?
(2005-04-05 02:30:48)
"The open source community has been a great new source of innovative and high quality products and these are now starting to achieve success above the operating system level..." [New source for article linked.]

OSNews: Mini-Editorial: The Missed Opportunity of Linux
(2005-04-05 03:15:38)
"The future is mobile. That much we know for sure. But it seems that the operating system world in this market is being rapidly taken over by--again--Microsoft..."

LinuxWorld Australia: The LAMP Alternative to J2EE or .Net
(2005-04-05 04:00:23)
"But as Friendster found out, the open source LAMP platform is a mature alternative that has a lot to offer, particularly for projects on a tight budget..."

Advisories: April 4, 2005
(2005-04-05 04:45:24)
Today's advisories: MySQL (Conectiva Linux); remstats and wu-ftpd (Debian GNU/Linux); Dnsmasq (Gentoo Linux); kernel (SUSE Linux); and sharutils (Ubuntu Linux).

developerWorks: Use XSLT to Prepare XML for Import Into OpenOffice Calc
(2005-04-05 05:30:45)
"The popular open source office suite OpenOffice.org is XML-savvy at its core. It uses XML in its file formats and offers several XML-processing plug-ins, so you might expect it to have nice tools built in for importing XML data..."

LinuxMedNews: Windows VistA Client Running on Linux
(2005-04-05 07:00:09)
"As many as 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable medical errors which Free and Open Source electronic medical records software could reduce..."

LinuxDevices: Commercial Network/Security Stack Vendor Adopts Linux
(2005-04-05 08:30:28)
"Embedded networking and security software vendor TeamF1 says it is porting all its products to embedded Linux..."

Computerworld Malaysia: Red Hat Linux 4.0 Offers Power, Security
(2005-04-05 10:00:14)
"In our Clear Choice test of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, (we tested RHEL 4.0 Advanced Server, Red Hat’s most robust Linux distribution), we found huge performance gains over previous editions..."

NewsForge: 64-bit Linux and BSD are Maturing Steadily
(2005-04-05 11:30:35)
"Most top-tier hardware vendors are selling AMD64 workstation and server systems these days, including Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, and, more recently, IBM..."

Linux Journal: The Next Wave for Open Source: IT Management
(2005-04-05 12:15:37)
"A look at why open source is a good fit for companies needing IT management solutions and what kinds of companies are making the switch..."

Federal Computer Weekly: Opening Doors to Open Source
(2005-04-05 13:00:47)
"Los Angeles city officials recently pushed for a switch to open-source software so that they could save more than $5 million in licensing fees.

CNET News: Apache Founder to Help Govern OpenSolaris
(2005-04-05 13:45:19)
"Sun Microsystems has tapped a founder of the successful open-source Apache software project to join a new advisory board governing the OpenSolaris operating system project, the software and server maker said Monday..."

USA Today: Linux Appeal Grows as Applications Flourish
(2005-04-05 14:30:06)
"As Linux matures and customers more seriously consider adopting it and its cousins, developers are constructing programs that increase the operating system's appeal..."

internetnews.com: JavaScript Flaw Hits Mozilla Users
(2005-04-05 15:00:06)
"Russian security researcher going by the alia alias of Azafran has discovered a flaw in Mozilla Suite and Firefox Web browsers that could potentially put users at risk from the disclosure of arbitrary heap memory..."

CNET News: Battle Brews Over Unlocking PC secrets
(2005-04-05 15:30:35)
"As computer makers move to embed security features deep within the viscera of PCs, a fight is erupting over the BIOS, a rarely noticed but crucial application that controls a machine before the operating system can take over..."

NewsForge: FSF Europe to EICTIA: Drop Support for Software Patents
(2005-04-05 16:00:21)
"Georg Grev, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe, has written to Rudy Provoost, president of the European Information & Communications Technology Industry Association, to explain why software patents are a bad idea..."

Netcraft: Red Hat's Use of Proprietary Blog Software Questioned
(2005-04-05 16:45:41)
"Red Hat's choice of Movable Type to power its Red Hat Blogs has drawn criticism in light of the company's Open Source Now initiative, in which Red Hat touts its 'unwavering commitment to the open source community...'"

Network Computing Asia: Linux Pact Pushes Debian
(2005-04-05 17:30:43)
"Japan’s VA Linux Systems... has entered into a strategic alliance with China’s Sun Wah Linux to jointly develop a universal Debian GNU/Linux infrastructure..."

ZDNet UK: 'Critical' Open Source Initiative to Crack Public Sector
(2005-04-05 18:00:05)
"The UK government is funding several projects to accelerate the adoption of open source software in the public sector, including a Sourceforge for councils..."

Silicon.com: Security Top Reason IT Pros Consider Linux
(2005-04-05 18:30:16)
"Security concerns are the main reason IT managers consider switching from Windows to Linux on the desktop--but the cost of migration and compatibility issues remain significant barriers, according to a new study..."

AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Microsoft Says It Will Meet Most EU Demands
(2005-04-05 19:00:13)
"Microsoft Corp. says it will meet most demands by European Union regulators on making software blueprints available to competitors, including lowering licensing fees, but is seeking further talks on some issues..." Take a guess on which issue...

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.12-rc2
(2005-04-05 19:30:00)
"The diffstat output tells the story: this is a lot of very small changes, ie tons of small cleanups and bug fixes. With a few new drivers thrown in for good measure..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.12-rc2-mm1
(2005-04-05 19:30:59)
Changelog, link within.

Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Linux Desktop Reviews, Part IV--JDS
(2005-04-05 20:00:51)
"Trying to get a feel for Sun's Linux Java Desktop System..."

The Age: Use Software as Bargaining Tool: Open Source Firm
(2005-04-05 20:30:22)
"Open source vendor Cybersource is urging educational institutions and education departments to leverage the power they have in software choices in order to obtain better deals from proprietary software vendors..."

The Salt Lake Tribune: Microsoft Executive Takes to the Road to Battle Linux
(2005-04-05 21:00:47)
"Kevin Johnson: The VP of sales, marketing and services is trying to stem the tide of open source code..."

Mad Penguin: Zen and the Art of Apache Maintenance
(2005-04-05 21:30:55)
"Apache recently held a week-end 'infrathon' to sweep the dust out of the corners, squash a few old bugs, drink a wee bit of ale (and maybe a wee bit more than a wee bit) and get their hands dirty with the Zen of maintaining their infrastructure..."

CNET News: Open-Source Companies Chase Steady Money
(2005-04-05 22:00:39)
"When entrepreneur Byron Sebastian started his company last year, he set his sights on the business software industry's ultimate cash cow: maintenance contracts... Like a growing number of start-ups, Sebastian's weapon of choice is open source..."

ComputerWeekly: Growing Use of Linux Could Make Mobile Apps More Cost-Effective
(2005-04-05 22:45:13)
"Advances in mobile operating systems and the growth of Linux will make it easier for companies to build more cost-effective mobile applications, analyst firm Meta Group has predicted..."

Wilson: Indemnification and Disclosure of Risk
(2005-04-05 23:30:26)
Subititled "An Analysis of Intellectual Property Indemnity including Microsoft’s Legal Commitment Policy," this November 2004 white paper offers compelling arguments why indemnification may not be the answer for software risk management.

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