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News Linux News for Sep 08, 2005:
eWeek: Massachusetts Fights a Losing Battle
(2005-09-08 00:15:13)
"State's call for 'open' format for stored documents looks like little more than a harmless swipe at Microsoft..."
Computerworld: Moving on With Patents and Open-Source Software
(2005-09-08 01:00:54)
"I'm starting to wonder if we in the open-source community need a grass-roots effort to address patent and license issues..."
Computerworld: Windows vs. Linux
(2005-09-08 02:30:56)
"The fight between Windows and Linux has been nearly as overhyped as a Don King venture in a monster Vegas arena, screaming fans included..."
NewsForge: After Katrina, A LUG Pitches In
(2005-09-08 04:00:56)
"Just like in other towns across the region, volunteers from the Austin Linux Group are pitching in to help in the recovery from the devastation of Katrina..."
Advisories: September 7, 2005
(2005-09-08 05:30:02)
Today's advisories: cvs (Debian GNU/Linux); httpd and openssh (Fedora Core); Squid (Gentoo Linux); apache, kdebase, apache2, and libapache-mod-ssl (Ubuntu Linux).
Linux.com: Upgrading to Apache 2
(2005-09-08 07:00:27)
"Apache 2 offers a number of new features and improvements over the Apache 1.3 series, but the upgrade can seem daunting to those who haven't had much (or any) experience with Apache 2..."
Really Linux: Linux In a Windows Network with SAMBA
(2005-09-08 08:30:04)
"Integrating Fedora Linux into a Windows network is reasonable and easy as long as you use the SAMBA utilities..."
KernelTrap: LibATA Hotswap
(2005-09-08 10:00:59)
"Lukasz Kosewski provided an update on his efforts to create a hotswap infrastructure for libATA, allowing the driver to properly handle hotplug interrupts..."
Enterprise Networking Planet: Automate Linux Configuration with cfengine
(2005-09-08 11:30:37)
"As your Linux/Unix network grows, you're probably going to get tired of running around to individual machines to do updates and fixes, unless it's part of your fitness program..."
PC Magazine: NTFS for Linux
(2005-09-08 12:15:00)
"There's a fundamental barrier between fans of open-source software and the world of Microsoft Windows, and no, it's not the $299 list price of Windows XP Professional..."
Tuxmachines.org: Mandriva 2006 RC1 Has Arrived
(2005-09-08 13:00:10)
"Mandriva 2006rc1 quietly hit the mirrors yesterday and as we continue our coverage of this upcoming milestone release we find some new features and as always, many many bug fixes..."
eWeek: SCO Continues to Lose Money
(2005-09-08 13:45:28)
"SCO, the company best known for Linux litigation and its Unix operating systems, reported results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2005, on Wednesday. The news wasn't good..."
China Daily: Linux 'Needs to be Backed, Not Dumped'
(2005-09-08 14:30:23)
"The Chinese Government should stick to its policy of strongly supporting open-source software to build a robust domestic industry, an industry veteran has said..."
MSNBC: Want to File for Aid Online? Better Run Windows
(2005-09-08 15:15:23)
"The good news: If you've survived Hurricane Katrina, the government will let you register for help online. The bad news: But only if the computer you're using is running Windows..."
TechWorld: Zimbra Releases Open-Source Notes Alternative
(2005-09-08 16:00:13)
"Zimbra has released a beta of its enterprise collaboration software--an open-source alternative Lotus Notes and Exchange Server..."
Mail & Guardian: Open Source Secrets Laid Bare
(2005-09-08 17:30:36)
"Since the term was coined in the late 1990s, open source has rapidly matured from an egalitarian approach to software design into a movement whose practices underpin the internet..."
CIO Insight: Drug Scientists Slow to Adopt Open Source
(2005-09-08 19:00:09)
"A surge in open-source technology offers many businesses a potent combination of power and low cost, but the pharmaceutical industry remains well behind the curve..."
CNET News: Software Freedom Day Struggles in Europe
(2005-09-08 19:45:11)
"Many events are planned for this Saturday's Software Freedom Day in the developing world, but one of the co-founders is disappointed with the lack of activity in Western countries..."
Silicon.com: Gartner: Linux 'Five Years Away from Mainstream' Use
(2005-09-08 20:30:52)
"Open source is still up to five years away from mainstream use in enterprise IT infrastructures, despite the progress made in the commercialisation of the platform, according to analyst Gartner..."
PC Pro: Firefox 1.5 Gets a Release Candidate
(2005-09-08 21:15:02)
"Mozilla has announced the availability of the first release candidate version of Firefox 1.5..."
LinuxPlanet: Guide Gets Readers Away From Windows Gotchas
(2005-09-08 22:00:28)
"Ibrahim Haddad caught up with van der Linden recently spoke to him to find out why he wrote it and what van der Linden sees as the important trends in Linux..."
AP/USA Today: Spanish City Gets High-Tech Buggies
(2005-09-08 22:45:53)
"Entrepreneurs in the Spanish city of Cordoba have devised [Linux- and] battery-powered sightseeing cars with computers that talk..."
LinuxInsider: Dell Deal May Widen JBoss Reach
(2005-09-08 23:30:29)
"More government agencies will have access to open-source middleware because of a deal between the company and Dell. That's the result that JBoss sought when it signed an original equipment partnership announced earlier this month.
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