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Linux News for Apr 29, 2005
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Editor's Note: Speaking of Migration (Apr 29, 2005, 23:30)
Migration to Linux is easy. Coming up with a plan to do it? Not
hard, either. Just know what you have, know what you want, and take
discrete steps to get there. At least that's what I plan on telling
an audience of IT managers in June...
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CNET News: MontaVista Updating Linux Line (Apr 29, 2005, 22:00)
"MontaVista Software, a company that sells Linux tuned for
unconventional computing devices, has begun bringing a new software
foundation--and a more traditional sales model--to its product
line..."
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ARNnet: Open Source Deserves a Place in Every IT Portfolio (Apr 29, 2005, 20:30)
"Organizations refusing to include open source in their IT
portfolio need to rethink their strategy, according to Gartner
research vice president Dion Wiggins..."
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Open Source Versus: Windows vs Linux: A Modern Desktop Comparison (Apr 29, 2005, 19:00)
"We've put together a series of Windows XP, SUSE 9.3 and Ubuntu
5.04 desktop screen shots as a side-by-side comparison of some of
the common desktop features available in the modern operating
system desktop..."
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eWeek: Microsoft Reaches Out to Open-Source Community (Apr 29, 2005, 18:15)
"Microsoft Corp. has extended an olive branch to the open-source
community, calling for a sit-down to discuss how the software giant
can better work with the open-source world..."
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InfoWorld: Microsoft Not Glowing Over LAMP (Apr 29, 2005, 17:30)
"Microsoft officials are undaunted by the popular LAMP (Linux
Apache MySQL Perl/Python/PHP) application stack that serves as an
open source rival to the Microsoft .Net platform..."
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CNET News: Debian Wins Munich Linux Deal (Apr 29, 2005, 16:00)
"The city of Munich has opted to use the Debian version of Linux
for a high-profile, 14,000-computer installation, passing over
Novell's Suse Linux despite its regional popularity..."
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internetnews.com: Report: McNealy Mulls Taking Sun Private (Apr 29, 2005, 14:30)
"Scott McNealy is considering a plan that would take his beloved
Sun Microsystems off the market at least for a while, according to
a report published Thursday..."
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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Author Describes Keys to Business-Ready Linux Clusters (Apr 29, 2005, 13:00)
"Yes, you can build highly reliable and enterprise-ready
Linux-based server clusters using free open source software
components..."
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LinuxDevices: Executive Interview: Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL (Apr 29, 2005, 11:30)
In this interview, Stuart Cohen, CEO of the OSDL, discusses the
OSDL's goals, initiatives, projects, and test facilities, and how
the growing prominence of embedded Linux interfaces with the
organization's goal of being the 'center-of-gravity' for
Linux..."
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SearchEnterpriseLinux: FYI: Zend CEO Covers PHP Basics (Apr 29, 2005, 10:00)
"Ease of use and no cost put the open source PHP Web scripting
language on the map for developers. Now, the scalability and XML
and Web services support of recently released PHP 5.0 puts it on
the enterprise map..."
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iTWeb: Oracle Plans Open Source 'Installfest' (Apr 29, 2005, 08:30)
"Oracle SA will stage a Linux and Java 'installfest' that will
allow developers to install the Oracle JDeveloper development
toolset on Linux onto their own PCs at no cost..."
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KernelTrap: Official Git Web Interface (Apr 29, 2005, 07:00)
"Through the new interface, one can easily browse through Linus'
official 2.6 git tree, along with several others..."
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NewsForge: Build an IDS with Snort, Shadow, and ACID (Apr 29, 2005, 05:30)
"Every organization understands the importance of using a
firewall to protect its assets. But what happens if someone finds a
hole in the wall...?"
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Advisories, April 28, 2005 (Apr 29, 2005, 04:45)
Today's security advisories: ethereal and prozilla (Debian
GNU/Linux); ImageMagick and kdewebdev (Fedora Core); and Heimdal
(Gentoo Linux).
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NewsForge: Review: Ututo-e, The "Only Free Distribution" (Apr 29, 2005, 04:00)
"Ututo-e is a Gentoo-based distribution developed in Argentina.
Of all the x86 distributions listed on DistroWatch, Ututo-e is the
only distribution endorsed by the Free Software Foundation..."
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Techworld: Ghosts in the Machine (Apr 29, 2005, 02:30)
"Virtual machines are changing the way IT thinks about and uses
x86-based servers in the data centre..."
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ZDNet: Clearing the Air on IBM Workplace-OpenOffice.org Connection (Apr 29, 2005, 01:00)
"Yesterday's blog entry by Joe Brockmeier about why he found the
comments reported to have been made by Sun officials to be petty
politics has drawn a response from Sun's Simon Phipps..."
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