News Linux News for Jul 12, 2005:

IT-Analysis: Black Duck--But No SCO, Open Source V Cherokee...
(2005-07-12 01:00:23)
"When Douglas Levin was a boy, he had a black duck as a pet. So when, in 2002, he founded a company to analyze source code and determine its origins, he chose to call it Black Duck..." Plus, more on the Merkey lawsuit.

OSNews: Linux On The Desktop?
(2005-07-12 02:30:36)
"Linux has potential, there is no denying that. The success of a distribution like Ubuntu is not something that has gone unnoticed..."

XYZ Computing: Xandros Desktop OS Version 3 Business Edition
(2005-07-12 04:00:57)
"Linux, which has carved out a niche for itself in corporate, government, and server computing, has not been as effective in its transition to the desktop..."

informIT: The Process Model of Linux Application Development
(2005-07-12 05:30:08)
"One of Unix's hallmarks is its process model. It is the key to understanding access rights, the relationships among open files, signals, job control, and most other low-level topics..."

Linux.com: CLI Magic: John the Ripper
(2005-07-12 07:00:29)
"If you've ever wondered just how secure your passwords are, John the Ripper is a good way to find out. A much nicer way to find out than having a script-kiddy crack it [in] seconds..."

Free Software Magazine: Who's Behind that Web Site?
(2005-07-12 08:30:22)
"Let’s talk about phishing. Phishing is just like fishing, only your identity is the fish and the bait is an email that looks like it came from your bank, or eBay, or Paypal, or any other legitimate place..."

NewsForge: Review: Plextor ConvertX PX-TV402U Personal Video Recorder
(2005-07-12 10:00:40)
"The Plextor ConvertX, even at an early stage in its Linux support cycle, is a legitimate alternative to the Hauppage video capture cards that so many Linux users are using these days..."

Linux Journal: Linux in Government: Federated Identity Management Business Drivers
(2005-07-12 11:30:38)
"Aside from obvious some obvious business benefits, some government regulations require FIM..."

The Financial Express: All's Merry on the Linux Front
(2005-07-12 13:00:49)
As Pallab Talukdar, Director, Enterprise Marketing & Alliances, Customer Solutions Group, HP India Sales, puts, 'For lower TCO, you need an architecture that supports open source...'"

ZDNet UK: OSDL Boss Hints at Microsoft Collaboration
(2005-07-12 13:45:49)
"The head of Open Source Development Labs, Stuart Cohen, has added weight to rumours of greater collaboration between Microsoft and the open source community..."

The Age: Debian Debates Support for Ports
(2005-07-12 14:30:25)
"The Debian/GNU Linux project may decide within a week on how many architectures it will support in its stable releases..."

Computerworld New Zealand: NZOSS Files Objection to Microsoft XML Patent
(2005-07-12 15:15:48)
"'This isn't about us versus Microsoft. The same applies to any obvious software patent issue...'"

Silicon.com: Open Source Gets Down to Business
(2005-07-12 16:00:01)
"Criticised by proprietary vendors who claim that you can't get something for nothing, it has nevertheless flourished by producing business models that support the idea of free intellectual property..."

LinuxHardware: Battle of the High-End CPUs
(2005-07-12 16:45:48)
"In this review, we're taking a look at three processors each from AMD and Intel..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Linux Thin Clients Get a Trim
(2005-07-12 17:30:08)
"Schools, help-desks and call-centres are among the key target groups of a new Linux-based 'thin client' system launched by local open source outfit Cybersource..."

People Behind KDE: Antonio Larrosa Jiménez
(2005-07-12 19:00:46)
"For this year, I've been honoured to be elected as the Assembler of the aKademy 2005. In the meantime, I've tried not to stop helping with development, but I'm afraid days are still 24 hours long..."

NewsForge: Visit Linux-Based Kiosk, Get Cash
(2005-07-12 20:30:37)
"Amstar Systems manufactures and sells 'automatic cashiers,' cash dispensing machines that run on a modified Red Hat Linux..."

Mad Penguin: First Look At Foresight Linux
(2005-07-12 22:00:27)
"Does Foresight Linux deliver the goods? Is it more than just a demo of the GNOME desktop environment? We're here to find out..."

Open For Business: Brazil: The Hearth of FOSS
(2005-07-12 23:30:38)
"I wrote a couple of pieces on the global wave of legislation which is inducing government-owned agencies and companies, to use FOSS except when proprietary software is the only option..."

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