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News Linux News for Apr 12, 2005:
ZDNet: How to Spin Statistics
(2005-04-12 00:15:46)
"Info-Tech Research Group reports Microsoft could lose as much as 10% of its mid-sized business customers to Linux, in its best markets, over just the next three years..."
LinuxWorld: Viewpoint: The State of Laptop Linux--2005
(2005-04-12 01:00:20)
"Until Linux is a simple grandmother-friendly install, desktop Linux is going to stay in the ghetto, restricted to people who don't panic at the words 'patch and recompile the kernel...'"
InfoWorld: Who Should Maintain Open Source Projects?
(2005-04-12 01:45:42)
"Do communities or companies have the edge when it comes to delivering open source software...?"
Datamation: The Dangers of a Fractured Linux
(2005-04-12 02:30:30)
"The danger, however, is that since developers are free to conduct extensive customization, it may fork into a number of incompatible versions..."
IT-Analysis: Open Source Unwrapped
(2005-04-12 04:00:31)
"One of the most important aspects of open source is its power and potential. Whenever the best minds in an industry join forces to create value, the potential is enormous..."
Advisories: April 11, 2005
(2005-04-12 04:45:53)
Today's advisories: kernel (Fedora Core); Smarty and phpMyAdmin (Gentoo Linux); and linux-source-2.6.8.1 (Ubuntu Linux).
developerWorks: Migrating from x86 to PowerPC, Part 4: Build a Minimal Embedded Web Interface
(2005-04-12 05:30:46)
"This installment shows you how to use small-footprint, highly portable, Free Software tools to Web-enable your unmanned submarine, in anticipation of browsing its onboard photo library from an underground lair in the next episode..."
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: DNSSEC: What Is It Good For?
(2005-04-12 07:00:08)
"In this article we will discuss what DNSSEC can and cannot do, and then show a simple ISC Bind 9.3.x configuration example..."
Tuxme.com: Vmware on Ubuntu Hoary
(2005-04-12 08:30:05)
"Ever wanted to run another OS within your Ubuntu Hoary installation? This article is a quick n' dirty how-to on installing Vmware in Ubuntu's recently released Hoary 5.04..."
NewsForge: Making a Plastic Texture with The GIMP
(2005-04-12 10:00:22)
"As soon as I got home, I fired up the GIMP and started experimenting. It took some time to come up with the effect, but eventually the design started resembling the actual plastic piece..."
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Harden BIND9 Against Cache Poisoning
(2005-04-12 10:45:00)
"DNS cache poisoning has been around since 1993. The concept behind cache poisoning is to simply inject false information into a DNS server, where it will be cached..."
Librenix: Scripting: A Parallel Linux Backup Script
(2005-04-12 11:30:49)
"This example bash shell script demonstrates a simple method of creating backups of multiple filesystems to multiple tape devices simultaneously..."
ZDNet Australia: Small Linux Players Show Who's Boss
(2005-04-12 12:45:22)
"Two relative newcomers awarded places on the New South Wales government's panel of preferred open-source suppliers have denied their appointments were a token gesture..."
Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Linux Desktop Reviews, Part IV--Linspire
(2005-04-12 13:00:09)
"Furthering the process of introducing and innovating Linux..."
The Register: Linus Torvalds in Bizarre Attack on Open Source
(2005-04-12 13:45:27)
"Normally we expect an attack on free software to come from one of the usual suspects: payola analysts, right wing 'think tanks,' or Steve Ballmer..."
CNET News: Adobe Restores Reader's Linux Support
(2005-04-12 14:30:08)
"Adobe Systems on Tuesday restored Linux support in a new version of its PDF-viewing software..."
ZDNet UK: Linux Servers Praised for Security
(2005-04-12 15:00:42)
"A recent Yankee Group report may have incensed Linux devotees on some counts, but it did conclude that Linux is more secure than Windows. That finding that is now backed up by a new survey of software development managers..."
SearchSecurity: Microsoft Admits Linux Research is Met with Skepticism
(2005-04-12 15:30:35)
"While IT administrators and managers generally turn up their noses at vendor-sponsored research, they may actually get something out of the latest Microsoft-backed study--and it has nothing to do with whether Windows is better than Linux..."
CRM Daily: Open Source CRM Sets Sights on Siebel
(2005-04-12 16:00:24)
"Siebel, Microsoft and Salesforce.com may get serious competition from open-source enterprise software, say Linux advocates bNitro.com and SourceForge.net..."
ComputerWeekly: Oil Firm Standardises on Linux OS
(2005-04-12 16:30:30)
"Statoil, Norway's largest oil company, has made a 50% cost saving by migrating from proprietary Unix operating systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux..."
Computer Business Review: Netline Launches Commercial Open-Xchange
(2005-04-12 17:00:12)
"Open source collaboration server software vendor Netline Internet Service will today launch the first commercial version of its Open-Xchange Server product, targeted at small and medium enterprises..."
ZDNet UK: Ubuntu Improves Live Offering
(2005-04-12 17:30:10)
"The latest version of the Debian offshoot includes software for creating customised CDs you can run the OS from..."
Linux PTK: PTK Site Shutting Down
(2005-04-12 18:00:20)
"We regret to inform you that the Linux Programmer's Toolkit (PTK) website will cease operations after April 30, 2005..."
OSNews: A Quick Look at Novell's Open Enterprise Server
(2005-04-12 18:30:55)
"With some free time and some spare equipment lying around, I decided to give Novell's Open Enterprise Server an install..."
CNET News: Start-Up Wants to Improve on Firefox
(2005-04-12 19:00:42)
"A new version of the Firefox Web browser is coming your way, but not from the Mozilla Foundation..."
The Hindu: Is Simputer Falling Prey to Low-Cost Computers?
(2005-04-12 19:30:35)
"Is the much-hyped homegrown low cost handheld computer device--Simputer--losing out the battle with the advent of rapidly falling computer prices...?"
XGI: XGI Releases Source Code for Linux
(2005-04-12 20:00:02)
"XGI Technology, Inc. today releases its source code for Linux. To support the large and growing Linux community, XGI Technology released the source code to X.Org, XFree86.Org, and Kernel.Org for its desktop, notebook, and server products..."
CNET News: Red Sox Fan Site Has Fresh Pitch
(2005-04-12 20:30:55)
"Now his Web site, the Remy Report, has become the latest showcase for open-source software..."
The Linux Box: Why I Switched to Linux
(2005-04-12 21:15:20)
"I'm sure that there is the occasional Windows user that strolls by here wondering 'Why would anyone use Linux...?'"
NewsForge: What Proprietary Software Can Teach Open Source Developers About Winning Over New Users
(2005-04-12 22:00:47)
"Being the best doesn't always mean being the most popular. We all know of many inferior products that are immensely, sometimes perplexingly, popular..."
eWeek: OpenOffice Confirms Buffer Overflow Flaw
(2005-04-12 22:30:22)
"The OpenOffice.org community on Tuesday confirmed the existence of a potentially serious heap-overflow vulnerability in its freely distributed office productivity suite..."
Murdock: Can't We All Just Get Along?
(2005-04-12 23:00:01)
"'If anything, Ubuntu's popularity is a net negative for Debian,' Murdoch told internetnews.com..."
WebProNews: Geoffrey Moore: The Role Of Open Source Computing
(2005-04-12 23:30:50)
"Want to talk about what you look like to someone coming late to the open source cultural, personal and technical movement. And why are we where we are now...?"
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