News Linux News for Apr 06, 2005:

CIO Update: The End of Software Licensing
(2005-04-06 00:15:55)
"The success of open source software will, eventually, lead to the end of proprietary software licensing as we know it..."

Silicon.com: Don't Lead With Your Heart
(2005-04-06 01:00:12)
"When technology is both your livelihood and your passion, it can be hard not to get emotional about preferences for particular platforms, standards, products and vendors..."

ZDNet Australia: Is Open Source Ready for Big Business?
(2005-04-06 01:45:32)
"After a six-month evaluation process, the New South Wales government has finally announced a preferred list of suppliers with the aim of demystifying open-source software in its departments..."

Corante: Will SCO Case Make The Finish Line?
(2005-04-06 02:30:19)
"It's beginning to look like the SCO-IBM case won't make it to the finish line, an end to discovery and summary judgement..."

ONLamp: A new look for SpikeSource.com
(2005-04-06 03:15:30)
"From my initial analysis they seem to want to, at least at this point, become a development shop's best friend. This could become a sly move. As I have always said: 'he who controls the developers, controls the market.' Clever indeed..."

Libervis: Computing Our Liberty: April 2005
(2005-04-06 04:00:10)
"Yet another month has passed, full of events, screaming thoughts and voices, virtual fights, victories and defeats..."

Advisories: April 5, 2005
(2005-04-06 04:45:45)
Today's security advisories: gaim and mysql (Fedora Core); kernel (Trustix Secure Linux); and php4, gaim, and ipsec-tools (Ubuntu Linux).

KernelTrap: Non-Free Firmware Blobs
(2005-04-06 05:30:41)
"Sven Luther began a discussion on the lkml regarding non-free firmware that's contained in various Linux kernel modules..."

FedoraNews: HOWTO: How to Build YPOPs! RPM for Fedora Core 3
(2005-04-06 07:00:43)
"YPOPs! is an application that provides POP3 access to Yahoo! Mail.

NewsForge: Small College Saves Big with OpenOffice.org and Linux
(2005-04-06 08:30:06)
"Recently, Bacone's technologist Robert Duncan III, transferred a Linux hobby into huge savings for the school's IT department..."

Linux.com: Review: NeroLINUX 2.0
(2005-04-06 10:00:24)
"Nero AG recently decided to jump on the bandwagon by releasing a Linux port of their very popular CD burning software..."

SmartPhoneToday: Zircon Axia A108: One Handset, Five Operating Systems
(2005-04-06 11:30:55)
"In theory, Palm smartphones and PDAs should work with other operating systems besides the Palm OS..."

internetnews.com: JBoss Expands Indemnification Plan
(2005-04-06 12:15:52)
"In a move designed to ease customer concerns about deploying open source software, open source software company JBoss has announced unlimited legal support for many of its customers..."

CNET News: Sun Criticizes Popular Open-Source License
(2005-04-06 13:00:05)
Open Source Business Conference: "...Jonathan Schwartz on Tuesday proclaimed ardent support for the open-source software realm but criticized the General Public License, a widely used foundation of the programming movement..."

KernelTrap: No More Free BitKeeper
(2005-04-06 13:30:47)
"Most recently two such reverse engineering attempts have contributed to BitMover's decision to end the development and availability of the free BitKeeper product..."

InfoWorld: Microsoft Gets More 'Facts' for Anti-Linux Campaign
(2005-04-06 14:00:10)
Open Source Business Conference: "'Get the Facts' campaign compares Windows' reliability favorably with Linux and other open source products..."

internetnews.com: OSS: Ripe for Enterprise Apps
(2005-04-06 14:30:45)
Open Source Business Conference: "Open source software is moving off the desktop and up the stack. The next wave is enterprise applications, advocates said on Tuesday..."

InfoWorld: Linux Forking is Not Likely, Kernel Maintainer Says
(2005-04-06 15:00:00)
Open Source Business Conference: "Linux devotees need not worry about the Linux kernel ever forking into multiple, incompatible derivatives, Andrew Morton, lead maintainer of the 2.6 version of the kernel..."

CNET News: Yahoo Updates Toolbar for Firefox
(2005-04-06 15:30:58)
"Yahoo, which recently backtracked on a pledge to make all its software compatible with Firefox, also will make its basic Firefox toolbar, without Anti-Spy..." [Headline changed to match CNET's change.]

LinuxElectrons: Linspire Desktop Linux Goes Retail In Major Electronics Stores
(2005-04-06 16:00:02)
"Linspire has announced the availability of its new easy-to-use desktop Linux operating system, Linspire Five-0, at more than 1,000 major national retail stores..."

Torvalds Weighs In on BitKeeper Announcement
(2005-04-06 16:45:41)
Linus has opined on the announcement that BitKeeper will move to a commercial-only version. He reveals what will happen in the short-term to the Linux kernel development, and hints at the next tool that may be used in BitKeeper's stead.

eWeek: Microsoft Keeps Up Presence at Open-Source Events
(2005-04-06 17:30:08)
Open Source Business Conference: "Determined to have its presence seen and its voice heard by its core customer constituencies amid the growing open-source chorus, Microsoft is coughing up cash and sponsoring targeted open-source conferences..."

Enterprise Linux IT: Firefox Flaw Publicity Good for Open Source
(2005-04-06 18:15:00)
"The imperfections in Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox Web browser should not be seen as disturbing problems but as opportunities to show the system works, according to open source advocates..."

internetnews.com: SpikeSource Out to Demystify Open Source
(2005-04-06 19:00:31)
"A new company is taking the notion of professional open source to the next level with pre-tested and certified components for use in the enterprise, officials said Tuesday..."

CNET News: Wind River's Linux Transformation
(2005-04-06 19:45:07)
"In the past two years, Wind River Systems got over its scorn for Linux. Now it's up to Ken Klein, chief executive for 15 months, to do more than embrace the open-source operating system: He's got to find a way to profit from it..."

internetnews.com: Fujitsu Dives Into High-Performance Computing
(2005-04-06 20:30:28)
"Intel's Itanium 2 chip is getting a shot in the arm by Fujitsu Computer Systems (FCS), which unveiled a high-performance computing server based on the much-maligned processor..."

AllAfrica: Brazil Opens Its Arms to Africa
(2005-04-06 21:15:55)
"Having tasted the fruits of freedom resulting from the use of open source software, Brazil has opened its doors to African governments willing to adopt the software for the management of Top Level Domain (TLD) registries..."

internetnews.com: Apache Releases Object Relational Bridge
(2005-04-06 22:00:40)
"A new version of the ObjectRelationalBridge (OJB) project that operates under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) was officially released today..."

SearchOracle: Red Hat Linux, Oracle Apps Travel in Style
(2005-04-06 22:45:03)
"Who knew penguins loved to travel? And who would have known they did it with Oracle applications on board...?"

Mad Penguin: First Look at SUSE LINUX 9.3 Professional
(2005-04-06 23:30:42)
"SUSE has been one of the major players on the desktop for as long as I can remember, and for good reason..."

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