News Linux News for Aug 08, 2005:

LinuxDevices: Introducing the Mongoose--A Linux-Powered Submarine
(2005-08-08 01:00:23)
"The 'Mongoose'--a Linux-powered robot submarine built by students from Georgia Tech University--will compete with 18 other student-built subs in an attempt to successfully navigate through a field of obstacles..."

Phoronix: NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX + 1.0-7675 Driver Preview
(2005-08-08 05:30:59)
"Within a few hours, NVIDIA is expected to release their new set of display drivers (1.0-7675)..."

Linux.com: Review: Slax 5.0.6
(2005-08-08 07:00:47)
"Slax is a live CD distribution based on the venerable and time-tested Slackware Linux. Its claim to fame is twofold..."

Linux Journal: The Arrival of NX, Part 3
(2005-08-08 08:30:27)
"This is the third in a seven-part series written by FreeNX Development Team member Kurt Pfeifle about his involvement with NX technology..."

MozillaQuest: In Pursuit of Good Desktop Linux: Network Neighborhood and MS Windows Partitions
(2005-08-08 10:00:00)
"So, you are not sure what makes a Linux distribution a good desktop Linux but you know it when you see it, right? Perhaps but perhaps not..."

CIO Asia: Root of the Matter
(2005-08-08 11:30:27)
"A traditional chinese medicine company has found value in using non-traditional open source software..."

OSDL's Weinberg: Open Source is a 'Velvet' Revolution
(2005-08-08 13:00:09)
"There may not be fireworks. CIOs and IT directors may not be heaping their proprietary software on bonfires and dancing..."

CNET News: LinuxWorld Outgrows Original Outfit
(2005-08-08 13:45:07)
LinuxWorld Expo: "In the early days of the show, the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo was about basics such as the arrival of IBM support. Each show featured a technical speech by founder and leader Linus Torvalds..."

Techworld: LAMP Shines at Pfizer
(2005-08-08 14:30:05)
"Like many companies, Pfizer's Global Pharmaceutical Group is focused on creating applications that can be shifted and shared as services to get more out of IT resources, a so-called service oriented architecture..."

eWeek: Business Trumps Technology at LinuxWorld
(2005-08-08 15:15:44)
LinuxWorld Expo: "This summer's LinuxWorld will feature more in the way of wheeling and dealing than technical breakthroughs and changes..."

Mercury News/SiliconValley: March of the Penguin
(2005-08-08 16:00:56)
"It's a bit like moving from the basement to the living room..."

Groklaw: Darl's Open Letter, "Long Live UNIX," and other PR Blizzardry from SCOForum
(2005-08-08 17:30:44)
"SCO CEO Darl McBride has sent the world another open letter, 'Long Live UNIX: An Open Letter from Darl McBride, President and CEO, The SCO Group...'"

The Independent: Novell Would Like to Teach the World to Linux
(2005-08-08 18:15:05)
"In small pockets and in small numbers, organisations are rebuilding the foundations of their IT systems..."

NewsForge: OSDL Chief Speaks About Layoffs, Bitkeeper, and SCO
(2005-08-08 19:00:37)
"Linux developers with the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) are getting back to full speed after last spring's interruption to kernel development from the BitKeeper affair..."

internetnews.com: HP Fights Viruses With Open Source
(2005-08-08 19:45:41)
"HP announced a slew of Linux initiatives today, including its Virus Throttle security technology and the availability of more than 200 open source packages that can run on its open source server..."

Computer Business Review: Server Makers Push Linux as Linux Pulls Them
(2005-08-08 20:30:01)
LinuxWorld Expo: "...[N]ow the major server makers are getting down to the brass tacks of marketing as well as broadening and deepening their support of Linux on their platforms..."

NewsForge: Nexuiz: Open Source Deathmatch
(2005-08-08 22:00:37)
"It started with the opening of the Quake 2 source code. Then GNU/Linux saw a port for Quake 3 Arena, then Unreal Tournament 2003, UT2004, and Doom 3..."

ZDNet UK: The Problems with Open Source
(2005-08-08 23:30:43)
"There are few topics more heated than the discussion surrounding open source vs Microsoft. This discussion typically focuses on the differences between Linux and Windows as an operating system..."

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