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News Linux News for Jun 01, 2005:
NewsForge: Windows Rapidly Approaching Desktop Usability
(2005-06-01 00:15:32)
Humor: "Every year or so I like to see how Microsoft is doing in its attempt to make a desktop operating system as usable as Linux..."
TechNewsWorld: The Most Powerful Labor Union in the World: Linux?
(2005-06-01 01:00:03)
"For several years a number of us have been anticipating the emergence of a Software Labor Union. The argument has not been whether it will emerge but what form it will take..."
Linux Magazine: A Mile in IT’s Shoes
(2005-06-01 01:45:07)
"Sometimes I have to wonder whether the people working on key open source projects really understand the end-user..."
Free Software Magazine: A Server for Education
(2005-06-01 02:30:12)
"I recently encountered a group of very enthusiastic teachers, who wanted to convince me to try a new e-learning environment, with astonishing quizzes, and drills of extreme originality..."
Corante: The Real Open Source Challenge is Getting Paid
(2005-06-01 03:15:09)
"I've been a professional writer for over 25 years now. And what is most striking about the last few years, besides the rise of open source and blogging, is the rise of forced amateurism..."
Techworld: Open Source Linux clustering
(2005-06-01 04:00:33)
"Today, it is exactly 23 years, nine months, 20 days; or 8,695 days; or 751,161,600 seconds; or 12,519,360 minutes; or 208,656 hours; or just less than 1,242 weeks since the launch of the original IBM PC on 12 August 1981..."
Linux Journal: Developing GNOME Applications with Java
(2005-06-01 05:30:58)
"Design your application's GUI look in XML, write the code in Java and plug the whole thing in to the GNOME desktop..." [Link repaired. -ed.]
ReallyLinux: Basic Guide to Dial-up Internet with Linux
(2005-06-01 07:00:12)
"This beginner article summarizes my experiences using a dial-up internet connection with SuSe and Fedora..."
DesktopLinux: Using Rexx for Easy Desktop Linux Scripting
(2005-06-01 08:30:18)
"Linux developers dwell in hog heaven. Who wouldn’t love this set of powerful scripting tools...?"
Rudela: How to Use Synaptic to Install RPM Packages Stored on your Hard Disk
(2005-06-01 09:15:03)
"Turns out the best available frontend to install RPMs in Fedora Core and RPM-based distributions, hands down, is Synaptic.
Howto Forge: Apache2-SSL-PHP5-Howto
(2005-06-01 10:00:40)
"This document describes how to install an Apache web server (2.0.x) with SSL and PHP5 (with Zend Optimizer and ionCube Loader) enabled..."
NewsForge: The Sixth Commandment of System Administration
(2005-06-01 10:45:06)
"Have you ever had to work in a dirty server closet filled with man-eating dust balls and rats' nests of cables so big they look like they're about to become sentient...?"
Linux.com: CLI Magic: Energize your Console with Redefined Keys
(2005-06-01 11:30:49)
"With Linux keyboard customization, you can not only redefine the action of a key: You can actually define keys to send strings of characters, which, at the console, issue commands..."
IT Manager's Journal: How to Try Out a Virtual Linux Desktop Freely and Easily
(2005-06-01 12:15:41)
"Never has it been so easy for someone to experience Linux on the desktop. No disks, no installation. Just download a small application and start clicking away..."
NewsForge: Bender Finds Linux Server Suite
(2005-06-01 13:00:13)
"Bender Engineering got free of its Web host and even started running its own Web and email server after IT administrator Victor Reinhart discovered a Linux-based server software solution..."
CNET News: IT Giants Accused of Exploiting Open Source
(2005-06-01 13:45:00)
"A senior figure at the European Commission launched an outspoken attack on several major American IT firms on Monday, accusing them of exerting too much influence on the progress of the open-source community..."
Forbes: Red Hat May Make Partnership Announcements
(2005-06-01 14:30:00)
"Banc of America Securities expects Red Hat to make some partnering announcements at an inaugural user summit in New Orleans this week..."
internetnews.com: OSI Group to Slow License Influx?
(2005-06-01 14:30:30)
"The Open Source Initiative (OSI) wants to get a handle on the number of open source licenses, but it needs a little help from its friends first..."
Mozilla: Deer Park Alpha 1 Released
(2005-06-01 14:30:50)
"Deer Park Alpha 1 is an alpha release of our next generation Firefox browser and it is being made available for testing purposes only..."
Yahoo!/Motley Fool: Can Novell Save Itself?
(2005-06-01 16:00:00)
"I'll give credit to Novell right off the bat for this much: Those who have run the company over the years have never given up on their long fight..."
The Register: UK DTI to Co-Fund Netproject Desktop Linux R&D
(2005-06-01 16:00:30)
"Open source consultancy netproject has secured a $132,000 R&D grant from the Department of Trade & Industry, matching funds from members of its own Incubator Club..."
internetnews.com: Novell Validates Mixed Stack
(2005-06-01 16:45:14)
"Linux vendor Novell will soon release its first multi-vendor software and hardware stack configured around SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), officials said Tuesday..."
LinuxRSP: The Table of Equivalents/Replacements/Analogs of Windows Software in Linux
(2005-06-01 17:30:00)
"One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is the lack of knowledge about comparable software..."
internetnews.com: IBM Goes Pay-As-You-Grow With New Server
(2005-06-01 17:30:30)
"Inching along in its 'pay as you grow' computing strategy, IBM has built a new server that uses four Intel processors and scales up to 32 processors in an eight-chassis configuration..."
PRNewswire: Novell Kickstarts Availability of Linux Desktop Applications
(2005-06-01 18:15:30)
"Novell today introduced the Mono Kickstart program to provide for the first time developer support to organizations using Mono for new application development or migrations..."
eWeek: EnterpriseDB Fails to Ignite PostgreSQL Community
(2005-06-01 19:00:00)
"The open-source community surrounding PostgreSQL is casting a leery eye at newcomer EnterpriseDB, which came out of stealth mode earlier this week..."
NewsForge: Red Hat Summit Day 1: You Are Here
(2005-06-01 19:00:55)
"The first Red Hat Summit kicked off this morning at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans..."
dot.KDE: Dutch Agency Equips 200 Users With NX-based KDE Desktops
(2005-06-01 19:45:30)
"...[T]he Dutch Refugee Council of Midden Gelderland announced that they succesfully completed a pilot where they migrated 100 machines and 200 users using NX technology and the KDE desktop..." [Link repaired. -ed]
eWeek: Focus on SafeDesk
(2005-06-01 19:45:51)
eWeek reviews and analyzes the SafeDesk Server 1.8 in two articles, linked within.
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Canadian Firm Scores with Open Source Call Center
(2005-06-01 20:30:17)
"The decision to create a call center based on open source technology turned out to be a profitable one for Aheeva Technologies..."
LinuxInsider: Open Source Catching On in Travel Industry
(2005-06-01 21:15:17)
"A 'perfect storm' of forces is converging that will lead open source to dominate the information technology systems of the travel industry by 2007..."
CIO: The Penguin Sees Red
(2005-06-01 22:00:29)
"Open source computing has sparked a revolution in South America, but the heads of Microsoft say they aren't losing any sleep over the trend..."
Tonight on The Linux Link Tech Show
(2005-06-01 22:45:36)
"Tonight on The Linux Link Tech Show: Compiling the kernel--Vanilla vs distro supplied? What to be aware of..."
NewsForge: Plone CMS for Enterprise Intranet Applications
(2005-06-01 23:30:41)
"The open source Plone content management system is one of the best collaborative tools for enterprise intranets..."
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