News Linux News for Apr 08, 2005:

AMR Research: Novell: A Player or Follower in Open Source Applistructure?
(2005-04-08 00:15:21)
"Applistructure allows customers to realize a world where resources are devoted to strategic improvements and tactical infrastructure fades into the background..."

IT Manager's Journal: Who Said You Can't Get Hard Numbers on Use of Open Source Software?
(2005-04-08 01:00:35)
Open Source Business Conference: "Yet, I keep hearing from these data-loaded folks that it is exceedingly difficult to quantify the use of open source software in enterprises large and small..."

CNET News: Linux Makes the Leap
(2005-04-08 02:30:44)
Open Source Business Conference: "Geoffrey Moore, the author of the influential book 'Crossing the Chasm' and president of the Chasm Group consulting firm, took a stab at applying his technology evaluation method to the open-source realm Tuesday..."

NewsForge: Small-Business Forms Using Scribus and PDF
(2005-04-08 04:00:11)
"I am a small business owner, and like many self-employed Linux enthusiasts, I am constantly drawn to open source solutions to small business issues..."

Advisories: April 7, 2005
(2005-04-08 04:45:57)
Today's advisories: gftp (Fedora Core); sharutils (Gentoo Linux); and sharutils, gtk+2.0, and gdk-pixbuf (Mandriva Linux/Mandrakelinux).

HowtoForge: The Perfect Setup--SUSE 9.2
(2005-04-08 05:30:56)
"This is a detailed description about the steps to be taken to setup a SUSE 9.2 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters..."

LinuxDevices: Device Profile: First Technologies FXA-50 Networked Media Player
(2005-04-08 07:00:31)
"Finland-based First Technologies is offering a Linux-based network media player for signage and advertising applications in the transportation, hospitality, and corporate markets..."

NewsForge: Interview: Sudhir Gandotra on What India's Open Source Community Needs
(2005-04-08 08:30:43)
"He is best known for Kalculate, an accounting package for the Linux desktop, but Gandotra has been providing support for Linux desktops for almost a decade..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux Distro Turns PCs into Supercomputers
(2005-04-08 10:00:15)
"An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux distribution that aims to utilise the unused nightly processing power of desktop PCs..."

Computerworld Australia: HP Turns to Linux for Enterprise NAS
(2005-04-08 11:30:04)
"Hewlett Packard is readying a new enterprise-quality NAS (network attached storage) device that will be based on the Linux operating system..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.12-rc2-mm2
(2005-04-08 12:15:52)
Changelog, link within.

Linux Journal: Paranoid Penguin--Linux VPN Technologies
(2005-04-08 13:00:05)
"Which virtual private network is right for you? Mick runs down the options and comes up with some winners and some warnings..."

Ubuntu.com: Announcing: Ubuntu 5.04 "The Hoary Hedgehog Release"
(2005-04-08 13:45:58)
"The Array is pleased to announce the second release of Ubuntu...!"

internetnews.com: Insider Hints at GPL Changes
(2005-04-08 14:30:00)
"Version 3.0 of the General Public License (GPL) may be years away, but one insider says proposed changes to it could impact companies like Amazon, Yahoo and Google..."

IT Week: Industry to Adopt Open Source Constitution
(2005-04-08 15:15:14)
Open Source Business Conference: "Computer Associates is talking to fellow software vendors including Sun Microsystems and IBM about creating a common commercial open source licence for future projects..."

Techworld: Red Hat Scores Another Linux Victory
(2005-04-08 16:00:06)
"Red Hat has announced several large European Linux installations, including a deal to implement more than 8,000 desktops for a major German insurance company..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux Cluster No Crash Test Dummy for Volvo
(2005-04-08 16:45:21)
"Pund-IT Research principal analyst Charles King said the recent deal between the Swedish auto maker and IBM is one worth noting, especially if you frequent the Linux circuit..."

LinuxWorld: Thunderbird Not As Successful As Firefox, Says Report
(2005-04-08 17:30:10)
"Thunderbird's biggest weakness is that as yet it has no calendaring..."

LinuxWorld Australia: New Linux Initiative Targets Germany's Financial Sector
(2005-04-08 18:15:37)
"German banks and insurance companies interested in implementing open source Linux in their operations can click to a new portal for information about products, suppliers, applications and more..."

internetnews.com: Enterprises Grapple With Open Source Use
(2005-04-08 19:00:13)
Open Source Business Conference: "With open source code proliferating within enterprise applications, businesses must take steps to avoid 'SCO Syndrome,' intellectual property experts said..."

OSI: License Proliferation
(2005-04-08 19:45:27)
"But, contrary to some recent representations, the sky is not falling on us. The license proliferation problem is manageable with good policy..."

Microsoft Watch: Brazil: The Next Windows vs. Linux Battleground?
(2005-04-08 20:30:23)
"Brazil, a country whose government is unabashedly pro-open-source, is set to become Microsoft's next target for Redmond's entry-level Windows XP Starter Edition..."

Business 2.0: Moving Up the Stack
(2005-04-08 21:15:01)
"The open-source Linux operating system now runs on about a quarter of all computer servers. That's remarkable penetration in a very short time..."

INQ7: Linux Will Displace Solaris, Says Local Red Hat Distributor
(2005-04-08 22:00:50)
"Uy said Red Hat is optimistic that Red Hat’s Version 4 of enterprise Linux will eventually displace Solaris..."

Editor's Note: With Friends Like These...
(2005-04-08 23:30:42)
If you can't beat Linux on technological terms, at least you can try to co-opt the ideology! At least, that's what the attendees at this week's OSBC discovered...

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