News Linux News for Aug 11, 2005:

eWeek: Wyse Debuts Linux Thin Client
(2005-08-11 01:00:18)
LinuxWorld Expo: "Wyse Technology debuted a compact yet powerful Linux-based thin client at LinuxWorld on Tuesday and announced a 1,900 unit deployment of the device by a major European health insurance provider..."

ZDNet: Database Start-Ups Bet on Open Source
(2005-08-11 02:30:44)
LinuxWorld Expo: "Following the gradual acceptance of Linux, open-source databases are moving into corporate data centers as an increasingly viable option..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux on the Desktop--Almost There Again?
(2005-08-11 04:00:37)
"Despite their best attempts, Linux software companies say they are still having a hard time luring average consumers away from the Windows environment--but that may not necessarily be a bad thing..."

BusinessWeek: Foolproofing Open Source
(2005-08-11 05:30:07)
"An effort to 'pool' patents and get customers' input promises to head off the potential for legal problems down the road.."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Netfilter and iptables: Understanding How they Harden Linux
(2005-08-11 07:00:04)
"Linux firewalls are often more secure than Windows firewalls because of the way they're implemented, according to James Turnbull..."

NewsForge: The GNU Free Documentation License
(2005-08-11 08:30:48)
"'Free software needs free documentation.' With this preamble, the Free Software Foundation released the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) in March 2000..."

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Take Your Pick of the Debian Litter
(2005-08-11 10:00:43)
"Since Knoppix burst dramatically into the Linux scene there has been an explosion of Debian-based distributions..."

Linux Journal: The Arrival of NX, Part 4
(2005-08-11 13:00:32)
"In Part 4, Kurt explains how NX interoperates with Windows Terminal Services and VNC remote setups..."

ComputerWeekly: Scottish Police Give Open Source the Boot
(2005-08-11 14:30:57)
"Central Scotland Police, which pioneered the use of open source, including Linux desktops, has begun implementing a major Microsoft-based IT overhaul..."

vnunet: Perens Thumps OSDL Patent Pact
(2005-08-11 16:00:50)
LinuxWorld Expo: "The patent pool being built by the Open Source Development Labs is useless in the defence against Microsoft, according to open source activist Bruce Perens speaking at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco..."

Groklaw: Patent Infringement Lawsuits That Involve FOSS
(2005-08-11 17:30:17)
"I have the unhappy task of telling you that patent infringement lawsuits have been filed that impact FOSS..."

ZDNet UK: French Students to Get Linux CDs
(2005-08-11 19:00:10)
"Linux Live CDs are to be distributed to thousands of secondary school students in a government-funded initiative..."

AP/USA Today: Fun at LinuxWorld's Golden Penguin Bowl
(2005-08-11 20:30:09)
LinuxWorld Expo: "Pencil pushers and programmers from Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. faced off this week for the greatest of geek glories: the Golden Penguin Bowl..."

Computer Business Review: Unhappiness Drives Open Source Adoption
(2005-08-11 22:00:32)
LinuxWorld Expo: "Google Inc open source programs manager Chris DiBona said the search giant has stuck with Linux throughout the company's life, in part, because it was unhappy with the terms of another software company..."

internetnews.com: New Gentoo Snapshot Released
(2005-08-11 23:30:51)
"Gentoo Linux released its latest distribution snapshot version 2005.1, which updates the installation media, driver support and wireless networking support..."

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