News Linux News for Nov 02, 2005:

Eye on IT: Migration Models & Open Source Software
(2005-11-02 01:00:33)
"I'd be interested in seeing your students' analyses of the open source value proposition..."

LXer: Getting Kids Into Computing
(2005-11-02 02:30:03)
"How can you encourage children to get interested in computing as a career? Should you even try? I have mixed feelings, because I think kids already spend way too much time sitting on their bums, getting fat and nearsighted..."

informIT: Best Practices and Initial Investigation Techniques for Diagnosing Linux Problems
(2005-11-02 04:00:34)
"Your boss is screaming, your customers are screaming, you’re screaming ... Whatever the situation, there is a problem, and you need to solve it..."

Developer.com: Shining a Light on LAMP
(2005-11-02 05:30:46)
"Welcome to LAMP 101. Two years ago, the general IT population still didn't know exactly what LAMP was; it was a well-kept 'hobby' in the dark corners of enterprise development..."

Linux.com: CLI Magic: GNU find
(2005-11-02 07:00:19)
"Don't you just hate it when you can't find a file you need, but you know it's on your computer? Wouldn't you like an easy way to track down files anywhere on your computer...?"

LXer: Ubuntu's Linux Wireless Utility Easier than Windows
(2005-11-02 08:30:32)
"If you try to find a Linux compatible wireless card, you might find that a challenge..."

Linux Journal: Ooo Off the Wall: Adding AutoText to Your Work Flow
(2005-11-02 10:00:55)
"It's not flashy, but if you're re-using text often or need to streamline your template and macro lists, spend a little time with AutoText..."

Howto Forge: Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd and MySQL
(2005-11-02 11:30:36)
"This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users..."

LinuxMedNews: VistA and MUMPS: Big, Ugly, and Proud
(2005-11-02 12:15:59)
"The Veterans Affairs (VA) VistA Electronic Medical Record is based on MUMPS, a programming language designed specifically for healthcare in the 1960's..."

Free Software Magazine: A Conversation with Bruce Snyder of the Geronimo Project
(2005-11-02 13:00:00)
"Geronimo, the open source Java application server sponsored by the Apache Software Foundation, has been picking up steam lately..."

internetnews.com: Open Source For The Next Generation
(2005-11-02 13:45:37)
Open Source Business Conference: "For today's young adults, buying shrink-wrapped software to load on a PC is as foreign as fiddling with rabbit ears to improve TV reception..."

eWeek: Moglen to Focus on the Meaning of Free Software
(2005-11-02 14:30:16)
Open Source Business Conference: "...[Moglen] also wants to discuss what free and open-source software means to business users and why user rights are so important to them..."

CNET News: Sun Loss Levels; Acquisitions Bring Growth
(2005-11-02 15:15:16)
"Sun Microsystems on Tuesday reported a slightly narrower net loss of $123 million for its first quarter of fiscal 2006 versus previous year..."

Groklaw: SCO's Interim Disclosure of Material Misused by IBM
(2005-11-02 16:00:12)
"Looking at the careful wording, and knowing SCO like we do, I see that they have grouped their findings in two buckets..."

Builder UK: Is an OpenDocument Foundation on the Cards?
(2005-11-02 16:45:25)
"IBM and Sun Microsystems are considering forming a foundation to increase adoption of the OpenDocument format, which is emerging as a threat to Microsoft's dominant Office suite of software..."

Sydney Morning Herald: MySQL Hangs On to BitKeeper
(2005-11-02 17:30:35)
"At least one open source software project is still using the proprietary BitKeeper source code management system, after it went commercial and stopped producing a free version..."

BusinessWeek: How to Save Your Neck in a Four Easy Steps
(2005-11-02 18:15:56)
"Say what you will about Novell CEO Jack Messman--and believe me, many people are these days--he's no dummy..."

LinuxPlanet: The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 2
(2005-11-02 19:00:50)
"By targeting the enterprise markets, Linux vendors are going after big bucks fast. But have they completely ignored a much better market and, in so doing, slowed the overall commercial development of Linux...?"

Ping Wales: Lisbon Agenda Could 'Make' European Open Source
(2005-11-02 19:45:44)
"...[W]hy, when 70 per cent of the world's open source developers are based in Europe, does such a significant chunk of European-generated open source revenue end up in the pockets of American shareholders...?"

SmallBusinessComputing: StarOffice 8: An Affordable, Small-Business Alternative to Microsoft Office
(2005-11-02 20:30:01)
"At some point on the road to creating productivity suites the idea behind office software went terribly awry..."

Ubuntu.com: Nexenta OS: Debian Based GNU/Solaris
(2005-11-02 21:15:00)
"This is to announce Nexenta: the first-ever distribution that combines GNU and OpenSolaris..."

PR: Louisiana Tech's RAS-ware Runtime Breakthrough in HPC Clusters
(2005-11-02 22:00:37)
Open source clustering took another step forward today in high availablity, self-configuration, and self-healing. Press release within.

The Jem Report: Mandriva Linux 2006 PowerPack Edition
(2005-11-02 22:30:26)
"It's not often that you see a desktop operating system aimed at power users..."

Tonight on The Linux Link Tech Show
(2005-11-02 23:00:17)
"We talk to Digium founder Mark Spencer..."

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