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News Linux News for May 03, 2005:
Coyote Gulch: GCC 4.0--A Review for AMD and Intel Processors
(2005-05-03 00:15:20) "If any one piece of software is the foundation of Free Software, it is the GNU Compiler Collection..."
SiteProNews: A New Culture At Microsoft? Only Time Will Tell
(2005-05-03 01:00:40) "It used to be easier to be skeptical of Microsoft's intentions. After all, IE6 is undoubtedly one of the most hated pieces of software ever to be foisted on the Internet population..."
DMReview: Open Source--The Brave New World?
(2005-05-03 02:30:31) "Everyone wants to know whether open source software is 'ready,' if it really provides a cheap alternative to endlessly paying software vendors..."
NewsForge: Linuxfest Northwest 2005 in Review
(2005-05-03 03:15:55) "Linuxfest Northwest 2005 continued the conference's strong focus on highly technical presentations--this is not a vendor-centric event..."
NetworkWorld: The Certified Novell Engineer Conundrum
(2005-05-03 04:00:05) "Now that you all are at least experimenting with Open Enterprise Server... I bet you've been asking yourself 'Should I get certified on this new system...?'"
Advisories: May 2, 2005
(2005-05-03 04:45:21) Today's security advisories: kernel (Conectiva Linux); kdelibs, tcpdump, and perl (Fedora Core); phpMyAdmin and Horde Framework (Gentoo Linux); and infozip and xine-lib (Slackware Linux).
Policy DevCenter: How to Build a Nonprofit for Your Community
(2005-05-03 05:30:08) "This article details how mozdev.org built a nonprofit organization and shows you how to do the same for your community. I'll cover fundraising, obtaining legal advice, staffing, and more..."
HowtoForge: The Perfect Setup--Debian Sarge (3.1)
(2005-05-03 07:00:18) "This is a detailed description about the steps to be taken to setup a Debian based server (Debian Sarge alias Debian 3.1)..."
Hampton Roads Daily Press: Spoutin' Off: How Free Software is Leading to Change
(2005-05-03 08:30:03) "Many events in the evolution of personal computing have constituted true change. A small news item recently appeared that I believe heralds such an event and went by unappreciated..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: FYI: All-Inclusive Messaging with Gordano
(2005-05-03 09:15:05) "Talk about not playing favorites. The messaging server from U.K.-based Gordano Ltd., called GMS v.10, plays with proprietary and open source operating systems alike..."
iTnews: Novell to Boost Partner Margins
(2005-05-03 10:00:39) "Novell is set to drive additional profit margins to partners as part of a plan to increase sales of Linux products and services..."
LinuxQuestions: Interview with Mandriva (ex Mandrake) Linux Founder Gaël Duval
(2005-05-03 10:45:22) "It's been about a year since the company exited 'redressement judiciaire' and things seem to be going quite well now. To what do you credit the turnaround...?"
Mad Penguin: First Look at a Distro Changed: Mandriva LE 2005
(2005-05-03 11:30:31) "If there is indeed a desktop Linux market, Mandrake Linux was one of the founding fathers..."
Information Today: There's No Need to Fear Open Source
(2005-05-03 12:15:36) "Products based on open source do not have to be homegrown, unsupported software. Commercial vendors can certainly offer OS products and provide top-notch support..."
Linux Business Week: GPL Sued For "Software Price Fixing"
(2005-05-03 12:45:00) "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the General Public License (GPL), the great enabler of the open source movement, were sued last Thursday for restraint of trade under the Clayton Antitrust Act..." [Plus analysis from Groklaw. -ed.]
Tech Central Station: The Ideological War Over Intellectual Property
(2005-05-03 13:00:43) "Intellectual property, once a dry, technical subject, has been cast as the villain in a modern day struggle between darkness and light..."
CNET News: Sun Plans July Release for StarOffice 8
(2005-05-03 13:45:41) "Sun Microsystems plans to release its next version of StarOffice in July, bringing new compatibility with its chief competitor, Microsoft Office..."
The Register: Insiders Reveal SCO's Monterey Disarray
(2005-05-03 14:30:23) "First the sideshow, then the scoop. A former SCO insider puts the relationship with IBM over Project Monterey in an entirely new light..."
Builder AU: Government Backs Renegade Open Source Licence
(2005-05-03 16:00:27) "The federal government's recently-launched open-source content management system does not meet industry standards, local software developers and a leading IT lawyer claim..."
KernelTrap: The Linux Kernel Archives
(2005-05-03 17:30:09) "In a recent announcement to the Linux Kernel Mailing List, H. Peter Anvin detailed a recent upgrade of the infrastructure behind kernel.org..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Moving IT Management to a New Paradigm
(2005-05-03 19:00:29) "IT management software ranges from hundreds of point solutions to huge integrated bundles for high-end enterprises..."
eWeek: SuSE Pro 9.3: Good Open-Source Venue
(2005-05-03 20:30:22) "In fact, when it comes to combining leading-edge Linux and open-source software, Version 9.3 is the most polished and complete Linux distribution eWEEK Labs has tested..."
NewsForge: Review: VMware 5.0
(2005-05-03 22:00:36) "With last month's release of VMware Workstation 5, the virtual machine software is better than ever..."
vnunet: Grid Alliance Updates Open Source Toolkit
(2005-05-03 23:30:33) "The Globus Consortium, an alliance of grid computing companies and experts in academia, has released its latest open source toolkit for grid computing..."
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