News Linux News for Oct 07, 2005:

How to Stop Phishing in One Easy Step
(2005-10-07 01:00:54)
"Here's a security concept for everyone: 'if you can't do it securely, then don't do it at all...'"

Linux-Watch: Access and Sharp--A Match Made in Heaven?
(2005-10-07 02:30:45)
A what-if scenario on getting Access' PalmSource and Sharp's Zaurus together.

OSNews: A Slacker Tries His Hand at Gentoo
(2005-10-07 04:00:03)
"I've been wanting to try Gentoo for some time, but always had to roll my eyes at the pages and pages of installation instructions. This time, however, I rolled up my sleeves and buckled down. Minutes later, I was on my way..."

Advisories, October 6, 2005
(2005-10-07 04:45:52)
Today's security advisories: mason (Debian GNU/Linux); Ruby and Dia (Gentoo Linux); and texinfo (Ubuntu Linux).

Linux Journal: Pass on Passwords with scp
(2005-10-07 05:30:12)
"Learn how to propagate files quickly and do backups easily when you set up scp to work without needing passwords..."

Linux Magazine: Downloading Source Trees 101
(2005-10-07 07:00:03)
"If you’ve been using open source for a good length of time, you’ve probably needed a feature or bug fix that’s only available in the development tree of a open source project..."

Phoronix: NVIDIA Q4-2005 (1.0-7XXX) Linux Driver Performance
(2005-10-07 08:30:33)
"For our fourth quarter 2005 NVIDIA Linux driver comparison, we'll be benchmarking all of the 1.0-7XXX drivers, which consist of 1.0-7167, 1.0-7174, 1.0-7664, 1.0-7667, and 1.0-7676..."

Linux.com: Review: MitraX Live CD
(2005-10-07 10:00:13)
"When I first heard of MitraX, I thought it was just a Linux distribution with an assortment of network tools, and that working with MitraX would come down to typing endless commands at the console..."

NewsForge: Web 2.0 Conference: Open Source Everywhere
(2005-10-07 11:30:42)
"This year's sold-out Web 2.0 Conference had so much open source going on that my OSSdar receptors went into overload mode..."

eWeek: SuSE 10 Arrives
(2005-10-07 12:15:00)
"Without any fanfare, Novell Inc. has released the latest version of its flagship Linux distribution: SuSE Linux 10..."

Ubuntu: Announcing Ubuntu 5.10RC (Release Candidate)
(2005-10-07 12:15:30)
"With just one more week to go before the final release of Ubuntu 5.10, the Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Ubuntu 5.10 Release Candidate..."

Mandriva: Mandriva Linux 2006 Now Available for Club Members
(2005-10-07 12:15:59)
"It is the fruit of the convergence of three technologies: Mandriva, Conectiva and Lycoris..." The rest of us have to wait until October 13, but it'll be something to anticipate.

SearchOpenSource: Don't Cry for Siebel: Why Industry Consolidation Means OSS Savings for CIOs
(2005-10-07 13:00:34)
"...[C]onsolidation in the proprietary business applications market could translate to attractive deals on software support packages for chief information officers willing to consider the open source alternatives..."

International Herald Tribune: Microsoft Chief Dines in a Linux City
(2005-10-07 14:30:17)
"But the city official implementing the Linux project--who was not invited to the event--disagreed strongly with much of what Ballmer said..."

ZDNet Asia: CompTIA 'Respects' S'pore Ministry's OpenOffice Initiative
(2005-10-07 16:00:42)
"A senior official from industry group CompTIA which counts Microsoft and Novell as members, says he 'respects' the Singapore Defense Ministry's (Mindef) decision to use OpenOffice..."

MozillaZine: Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Released
(2005-10-07 17:30:08)
"Mozilla Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 is now available for download. Also known as the 1.8 Beta 5 milestone, this is the last beta release of the next major Firefox update..."

NewsForge: Citizens Against Government Waste vs. Massachusetts OpenDocument Decision
(2005-10-07 19:00:11)
"CAGW has swiped at open source software, and Massachusetts' affinity for it, in the past. The group also has a long history of going to bat for Microsoft in its struggles with antitrust suits..."

CIO Insight: Open-Source May Help China Curb Software Piracy
(2005-10-07 19:45:13)
"Since Linux doesn't require user licenses, it's also a way to combat software piracy, which is an epidemic in China..."

The Register: Read Microsoft's Linux Reports, Says Novell
(2005-10-07 20:30:58)
"Windows and Unix users evaluating Linux should read all studies on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), even those from Microsoft, according to Linux champion Novell..."

Groklaw: IBM Calls SCO's Bluff Over "Need" For 25 Additional Depositions
(2005-10-07 21:15:22)
"IBM maybe does too, and apparently it smells more attempted delay on SCO's part, and that has got to be a nauseating prospect. Anyway, if SCO's game is delay, delay, delay, what should IBM's counterthrust be...?"

The Register: How Dell Repels Attempts to Buy Its 'Open Source' PC
(2005-10-07 22:00:16)
"If Dell has an official press release touting the E510n, we sure can't find it..."

Editor's Note: Shows Don't Have to Be Big to Be Useful
(2005-10-07 23:30:15)
The community will only prosper if it has more opportunities to get together.

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