News Linux News for Jul 06, 2005:

ZDNet Australia: What Next Linux Australia?
(2005-07-06 01:00:17)
"In his July 1 blog entry, Oxer openly questioned the group's survival, pointing out the obvious--Linux Australia is stuck in no man's land..."

ZDNet: Nichievo: Re-Visiting a Lost Linux Opportunity
(2005-07-06 01:45:25)
"When I did my Nichievo series for Linuxworld.com in mid 2002 my intent was to use a fictional business scenario to illustrate the political considerations that come up when rebellious users want to give Linux a chance..."

eWeek: Bleeding-Edge Linux Desktop: SuSE Linux Professional 9.3
(2005-07-06 02:30:03)
"Novell Inc.'s SuSE Linux Professional 9.3 desktop gives not only other leading Linux desktop distributions like Xandros a run for their money, but also enterprise desktops such as Windows XP Pro..."

NewsForge: Review: OpenLX 11
(2005-07-06 04:00:19)
"After testing it myself, I found OpenLX to be a more usable distribution out of the box than Fedora Core..."

Advisories: July 5, 2005
(2005-07-06 04:45:24)
Today's security advisories: gaim (Debian GNU/Linux), php (Fedora Core), and RealPlayer (Red Hat Linux).

Free Software Magazine: Xen, The Virtual Machine Monitor
(2005-07-06 05:30:56)
"Virtualization is set to become a key requirement for every server in the data center..."

Phoronix: AMD Venice v. San Diego Core Performance
(2005-07-06 07:00:45)
"A few months ago, AMD refined their Socket 939 line of processors with the E3 and E4 revisions, codenamed Venice and San Diego, respectively, to replace the D0 Winchester..."

ZDNet Australia: Security an Ongoing Problem for Debian
(2005-07-06 08:30:20)
"Debian is facing difficulties getting timely security updates to users of its Linux distribution due to lack of manpower and software problems..."

Tectonic: SA Water Commission Dives Into Open Source
(2005-07-06 10:00:43)
"South Africa's Water Research Commission has chosen to use the open source Compiere ERP+CRM system for its enterprise fund management..."

Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Understanding Federated Identity Management
(2005-07-06 11:30:53)
"Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come--except this one..."

NewsForge: OpenOffice.org, FOSS, and the Preservation of Gaelic
(2005-07-06 13:00:44)
"By itself, the release of OpenOffice.org for Scots Gaelic is a small event within the communities of free and open source software (FOSS)..."

International Herald Tribune: Patent Law is Rejected in Europe
(2005-07-06 13:45:55)
"The European Parliament voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to let software receive patent protection across the European Union..."

ZDNet UK: Vienna Starts Desktop Linux Migration
(2005-07-06 14:30:24)
"It may mean nothing to you, but the Wienux distribution is now being rolled out in Vienna..."

internetnews.com: Open Source Blogs, Wikis at Risk From New Flaw
(2005-07-06 16:00:20)
"Open source projects and Linux vendors alike have issued advisories and updates and the SANS Internet Storm Center has warned that the flaw could trigger an epidemic..."

vnunet: $299 Linux PC Hits US Shelves
(2005-07-06 16:45:30)
"Systemax has unveiled its first desktop PC pre-installed with desktop Linux. The budget model is selling in the US for $299..."

Computer Business Review: Trolltech and Opera Target Linux for Mobile and Home Use
(2005-07-06 17:30:54)
"...[T]he two companies will develop Linux products for the mobile communications and home entertainment markets..."

Computerworld: Eyeing an Opening for Open-Source
(2005-07-06 19:00:19)
"Our security manager is surprised when her boss takes an interest in exploring some open-source security options..."

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.13-rc2
(2005-07-06 19:45:01)
"Among the one-liners of note is the silly block level spinlock bugfix that obviously hit -rc1 and made itself felt on SMP and preempt under moderate IO loads...

ZDNet Australia: Ailing Sun Desktop to Get OpenSolaris Boost
(2005-07-06 20:30:47)
"A Sun Microsystems desktop engineer has outlined plans to release the code for the company's Java Desktop System environment and integrate it better with OpenSolaris..."

eWeek: SourceLabs Open-Source Catalog Boasts Wiki, RSS Support
(2005-07-06 21:15:41)
"SourceLabs Inc., a service provider for open-source software, Wednesday announced a new community-based catalog of open-source projects that also serves as a wiki and features RSS technology..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Hugger-Mugger Fixes Goofed Open Source ERP Implementation
(2005-07-06 22:00:24)
"But, as yoga and exercise products manufacturer Hugger-Mugger discovered, love at first sight led to a hastily implemented and ultimately botched implementation of Compiere's open source ERP..."

Open for Business: Debate Without End: KDE and Qt Licensing
(2005-07-06 23:30:08)
"Yes, the issue of licensing has been a perennial problem for the Free/Open Source desktop and I would suggest its biggest licensing issue remains: the GPL..."

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