News Linux News for Oct 04, 2005:

ZDNet: The Open Source Consolidation Phase is Beginning
(2005-10-04 00:15:12)
"JasperSoft founder Al Campa called Friday to say he's nearly as happy these days as Marc Fleury..."

Rocky Mountain News: Has Microsoft Finally Seen Error Message of Its Ways?
(2005-10-04 01:00:51)
"I don't use Windows on my laptop, having been warned off both by my son Peter (who's a Unix wizard) and by the irritating frequency of 'this program not responding' messages on the Windows machine I use at work..."

Free Software Magazine: Why Do Companies Outsource? (Part 1)
(2005-10-04 02:30:32)
"Adam is the reason that houses are unaffordable, the stock market crashed, unemployment is high, and the bread you bought just the other day has already gone bad..."

CNET News: HP to Ship Netscape Browser on New PCs
(2005-10-04 03:15:50)
"In a move that harks back to the browser wars, Hewlett-Packard plans to ship Netscape's Web browser on new consumer PCs and notebooks starting early next year..."

CNET News: Open Source "Inside" a VC Bonanza
(2005-10-04 04:00:42)
"Michael Moritz, a partner with the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, says open source code is also buried deep inside of a growing number of devices..."

Advisories: October 3, 2005
(2005-10-04 04:45:38)
Today's security advisories: mysql-dfsg-4.1, prozilla, cfengine, cfengine2, and mozilla-firefox (Debian GNU/Linux); and kernel (Mandriva Linux).

Linux.com: CLI Magic: Logrotate
(2005-10-04 05:30:18)
"This week's CLI Magic comes from Mayank Sharma. While some might think that Logrotate is strictly a tool for system administrators, Mayank disagrees..."

LinuxDevices: SIP-based FMC Stack Supports Dual-Mode Linux Mobile Phones
(2005-10-04 07:00:47)
"Persona Software plans to ship in mid-November the second edition of its 'fixed-mobile convergence' suite, which lets dual-mode phone users roam between cellular and WiFi networks..."

Developer.com: Q&A with Pat Gibney on IBM's New Community Source Development Strategy
(2005-10-04 08:30:18)
"IBM has been touting the benefits of open source and for years has been delivering solutions built on open standards for maximum flexibility and extensibility in heterogeneous environments..."

DeviceForge: Place Lab Uses Radio Beacons to Enable Location Awareness
(2005-10-04 10:00:49)
"This whitepaper introduces an open source toolkit that lets mobile devices determine their locations with the aid of freely accessible, nearby radio sources, such as fixed Bluetooth devices, 802.11 access points, and GSM cell towers..."

Linux-Watch: Mini-howto: Disk Blasting 101 with Linux
(2005-10-04 11:30:16)
"There are times when you really, really want to make sure that there's not one shred of readable data left on your drives. For those times, you need a blast furnace..."

LinuxDevices: Embedded Linux Box Fits into CD Drive Bay
(2005-10-04 13:00:43)
"Team ASA is shipping an XScale-based Linux system designed to fit in a CD drive bay..."

-stable: Linux 2.6.13.3
(2005-10-04 13:45:50)
"We (the -stable team) are announcing the release of the 2.6.13.3 kernel..."

LinuxPR: Dell To Sell Open-Source Ready Desktop Computer for Consumers
(2005-10-04 15:15:38)
Dell has launched the Dimension E510n1 desktop computer to meet growing customer demand for open-source ready systems. Press release within.

Computerworld Singapore: Migrating to OpenOffice.org 90 Percent Cheaper than to Microsoft Office 12
(2005-10-04 16:00:09)
"Recent research into these versions by large government departments indicates that for many sites, it is now 10 times cheaper to migrate to the new OpenOffice.org 2.0 than upgrading to Microsoft Office 12..."

Largest Asian Linux Rollout Ever: 140,000-Plus PCs Deploying to Chinese Schools
(2005-10-04 16:30:36)
Original Article: "Nearly 150,000 Linux PCs will be rolled out to students in the Jaingsu province, according to an announcement from Chinese distribution company Sun Wah Linux..."

ComputerWeekly: Linux Advances in Datacentre But Poses No Desktop Threat to Microsoft
(2005-10-04 17:00:08)
LinuxWorld UK: "The open source operating system is becoming more widespread within the enterprise for use on servers. But even its advocates believe desktop Linux is some way off..."

Ubuntu: FAQ's: Why and Whither for Ubuntu?
(2005-10-04 17:30:22)
"I will try to address rumours, frequently asked questions, common allegations and neuroses, and of course controversies both within the project..."

The Register: Microsoft to 'Embrace' Open Source
(2005-10-04 18:00:24)
"But in fact this is Microsoft's latest approach to the niggling challenge (opportunity?) presented by Linux and open source software: public humility..."

internetnews.com: HP Acquires Blade Pioneer RLX
(2005-10-04 18:30:08)
"RLX makes Control Tower, a software suite used to manage blade servers running the Linux operating system..."

Update: internetnews.com: Next Up: Google Office?
(2005-10-04 18:36:38)
"Google and Sun Microsystems will hold a press conference on Tuesday at which they're expected to announce a collaboration to bring StarOffice productivity applications to Google users..." [Official announcement coverage from Bloomberg added. -ed.]

GenUX: GenUX Launches Technical Support
(2005-10-04 19:00:26)
"GenUX is making it easier for all users and businesses to obtain technical support for one of the most popular Linux distributions with the release of GenUX's new technical support program..."

Reuters/iTnews: Microsoft Funds African PCs Amid Open Source Debate
(2005-10-04 19:30:14)
"Microsoft Corp. is funding computer centres it hopes will reach half a million poor South Africans and argued on Monday that free open source software is not always the best option for developing countries..."

Crackers Deface Community Sites
(2005-10-04 20:00:48)
Three Novell community Web sites and the community advocacy site SpreadFirefox.com were all defaced recently. Articles within.

CNET News: Microsoft Says Office Beta Coming in November
(2005-10-04 20:30:47)
"Has the battle over document file formats forced Microsoft to blink...?"

NewsForge: Community Converges on Ohio LinuxFest
(2005-10-04 21:15:40)
Ohio LinuxFest: "If last Saturday's event was any indication, the community is not only alive and well, it's thriving..."

Computer Business Review: Linspire Has Pro Take on Enterprise Desktop Linux
(2005-10-04 22:00:48)
"Desktop Linux specialist Linspire is now beta-testing its first enterprise desktop product, with the finished product due in about three months, according the company's CEO, Kevin Carmony..."

eWeek: Open Source Goes on RAID
(2005-10-04 22:45:03)
"With the release of three new RAID storage subsystems built entirely on an open source platform, Open Source Storage continues its march to offer a full line of open source storage products..."

PDFzone: Is Microsoft Running Scared of OpenDocument?
(2005-10-04 23:30:16)
"It's not coincidence that after Massachusetts made it clear that it would support open formats, Microsoft is now going to include PDF in the next version of Office..."

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