News Linux News for Sep 02, 2005:

The Economic Times: So, Where Do You Stand on Open Source?
(2005-09-02 01:00:57)
"Indian companies, on the other hand, are yet to get a handle on the issue..."

OSDir: Elive: Where Debian Meets Enlightenment
(2005-09-02 02:30:12)
"Elive is a Debian-based desktop Linux Live CD distribution with the Enlightenment window manager, version 17. On Tuesday Elive 3.0 was released to the public..."

Newswise: Google Galvanizes Invention by Student During Summer of Code
(2005-09-02 04:00:41)
"A grad student at UC San Diego has released the beta version of open-source software that allows users to make a change to a computer file on one machine, and have that change happen to files located on other devices..."

Advisories: September 1, 2005
(2005-09-02 04:45:19)
Today's security advisories: mozilla-firefox, pstotext, courier, polygen (Debian GNU/Linux); phpWebSite, pam_ldap, and MPlayer (Gentoo Linux); kernel (SUSE Linux); and python2.1, python2.2, python2.3, and gnumeric (Ubuntu Linux).

Linux.com: Kontact Personal Information Manager
(2005-09-02 05:30:30)
"KDE's Kontact personal information manager acts as a centralized viewing and editing interface for email, contacts, to-do list, calendar, and notes..."

ARNnet: Linux Computing on the Couch, From Across the Room
(2005-09-02 07:00:45)
"But Linux can also play in the home entertainment arena, with help from a package called Linux Infrared Remote Control..."

NewsForge: FOSS Help Authoring Tools Falter
(2005-09-02 08:30:40)
"As a result, none of the three applications I unearthed--AurigaDoc, export from DocBook, and HelpMaker--is completely satisfactory..."

KernelTrap: Tainting The Kernel
(2005-09-02 10:00:59)
"The announcement of a new Forensic File System led into another discussion of kernel tainting and the legality of binary-only kernel modules..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: SELinux: Spook Tested, Admin Approved
(2005-09-02 11:30:14)
"Linux's basic security structure, which is based on Unix's least privilege model, works quite well. It's simple to understand and use; the basic idea is to never use more than the absolutely required permissions to perform a task..."

Linux Journal: Introduction to the Xen Virtual Machine
(2005-09-02 13:00:41)
"Everyone's talking about Xen, but the code is complex. Here's a starting point..."

CNET News: Microsoft Makes Unix Changes
(2005-09-02 14:30:06)
"Microsoft plans to build more Unix features into future versions of its Windows Server operating system and cease work on its separate Services For Unix product..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Beta of Firefox 1.5 Due Next Week
(2005-09-02 16:00:45)
"The first beta test version of the next major upgrade to the popular Firefox open-source browser will be available next week, the Mozilla Foundation announced on Tuesday..."

SearchEnterpriseWatch: OSDL CEO: Microsoft Has to Accept Linux
(2005-09-02 17:30:53)
"Cohen believes Linux technology is much better than Windows, but he and others at OSDL believe that Linux-Windows interoperability, rather than war with Microsoft, is the way to go..."

eWeek: Plenty of Choice in Open-Source CMS
(2005-09-02 19:00:04)
"When it comes to content management systems, however, there are over a hundred choices, and there is no market leader..."

LinuxPlanet: Embedded Linux Takes Big Strides Forward
(2005-09-02 20:30:14)
"Embedded Linux is all about the small, the stable, and the fast. The latest release from embedded powerhouse MontaVista, MontaVista Linux Pro 4.0, promises all three in its quest to provide Linux-based computing for devices everywhere..."

DesktopLinux: Katrina Public Web Kiosk Project Wants Volunteers
(2005-09-02 21:15:41)
"A Linux developer is organizing volunteers for a public 'web station' project to assist Hurricane Katrina victims..."

CNET News: Open-Source Split of Mambo Software Begins
(2005-09-02 22:00:40)
"The disgruntled developers behind Mambo, an open-source software for publishing Web sites, have launched their own version of the project, called Joomla..."

Editor's Note: Astaire, Garland, and a Chorus of Tapdancers
(2005-09-02 23:30:56)
Tap-dancing corporations, big opportunities for open source, and recycled content. And you thought it was a slow week...

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