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News Linux News for Nov 03, 2005:
CNET News: Linux PCs: Customer Service or Lip Service?
(2005-11-03 00:00:22)
"Thinking about buying a new Linux-based home PC? Happy hunting..."
Greg's Head: Linux Thoughts
(2005-11-03 00:30:27)
"For years the open-source Linux community has been competing with Microsoft to become the dominant desktop operating system..."
Free Software Magazine: The Blind Leading the Blind in Massachusetts
(2005-11-03 01:00:00)
"Microsoft alone insists not that it is unable to do this, but rather that it is unwilling, and it alone demands the state choose its products and its document format instead. In doing so, it is requesting that the state join with it in an illegal business practice..."
InfoWorld: More Money for Microsoft in an Open Source Vista?
(2005-11-03 01:30:18)
Open Source Business Conference: "This seems to have led him to an interesting blog entry today, in which he suggests that Microsoft could make more money open sourcing its upcoming Vista product than it could using its traditional license+maintenance route..."
The Concept of "Interfaces"
(2005-11-03 02:00:48)
"Novell recently released some video of 'usability' testing featuring 11 people who were familiar with Windows trying to accomplish various tasks under the Linux Desktop. Now, to me, that doesn't sound really effective..."
ConsortiumInfo: The Fix Is In on ODF
(2005-11-03 02:15:42)
"If it is adopted, it could at minimum drastically delay the effectiveness date of the ODF policy, and at worst, could roll back the Information and Technology Division's (ITD) action entirely..." [Link repaired. -ed.]
LXer: The Venture Capital Reluctance Toward Linux
(2005-11-03 02:30:09)
"Aside from the general unwillingness of VC's to invest in startups, Linux is a no go. Many factors come into play with the primary lack of an exit strategy topping the list. When will Linux companies see the light at the end of the tunel? Or will they...?"
Times Online: Breaching the 'Dam
(2005-11-03 03:15:55)
"From a hotel fit for royalty to a 'techno-squat' for free-software guerillas, Gervase Markham tours Amsterdam, open source style..."
Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin--Ch. 20
(2005-11-03 04:00:48)
"From the early 1980s on, the big gripe about Unix was that it had split and resplit, that there were just too many variants..."
Enterprise Networking Planet: Hotrod Your Linksys WAP with Linux (Part 2)
(2005-11-03 05:30:20)
"Last week we rambled over the OpenWRT landscape, issued dire warnings and concluded with the easy, but risky, installation method..."
Linux Magazine: Image Management with F-Spot
(2005-11-03 07:00:09)
"Images everywhere, relentlessly growing in numbers! How can your organize such an insane glut of images? Help...!"
LinuxDevices: A Technical Introduction to MiniGUI
(2005-11-03 08:30:41)
"This article describes the features and capabilities of MiniGUI, a lightweight graphics framework for embedded systems based on uClinux, Linux, eCos, or proprietary real-time OSes..."
Linux.com: My Sysadmin Toolbox
(2005-11-03 10:00:04)
"These are the utilities that you install as soon as you log into a new machine, to help make day-to-day tasks a little easier. Here are my top 10 tools..."
Insurance Networking News: Texas Farm Bureau Steers Ahead of the Curve
(2005-11-03 11:30:34)
"The Waco, Texas-based insurer makes up for lost time with a forward-looking technology plan that combines Linux and WebSphere-on the mainframe..."
Network World: Open Source Start-Ups Make Their Pitch--In Public
(2005-11-03 13:00:56)
Open Source Business Conference: "Three open source start-up executives Tuesday showed their daring by making pitches to potential customers. What made them daring is that they did it in front of dozens of attendees..."
Boston Business Journal: Novell to Lay Off 600 as it Trims 10% of Force
(2005-11-03 13:45:59)
"A Novell Inc. layoff will affect 600 employees this winter, or 10 percent of the software company's workforce, in a bid to focus on its Linux operating system and identity security businesses..."
Moglen Downplays Risks, Plays Up GPL 3.0
(2005-11-03 14:30:19)
Open Source Business Conference: One speech, two takes. FSF General Counsel Eben Moglen's speech yesterday described the decreasing risks of using open source software, and outlined how the GPL 3.0 process works. Articles within.
LXer: Lycoris, Mandriva Fumble Source Code Release
(2005-11-03 15:15:50)
"A recent post on OSNews.com raised questions about the availability of GPL'ed source code from the former Lycoris distribution. Accusations have flown both ways and much confusion has ensued, leaving many concerned about whether the source code will ever be made available..."
Channel Register: SGI Delisted, Becomes Penny Stock
(2005-11-03 16:00:05)
"Silicon Graphics Inc today issued a melancholy press release confirming that it has been kicked off the New York Stock Exchange, and will now trade as a 'penny stock...'"
vnunet.com: Microsoft Antitrust Flap 'Boosts Linux' in Far East
(2005-11-03 16:45:29)
"Microsoft's row with Korean regulators could boost Linux in Asia, the region's first listed Linux developer told vnunet.com today..."
Nokia Busts Some Open Source Moves
(2005-11-03 17:30:16)
New open source browser. New open source development portal. More open source goodness from Finland, as the articles within reveal.
LinuxPlanet: The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 3
(2005-11-03 18:15:49)
"Had Linux companies better focused their efforts on the SMB/SME market, the operating system market share picture would look far more rosy for Linux and OSS than it does today..."
eWeek: Sun Grid Utility Aimed at MS Word Docs
(2005-11-03 19:00:13)
"Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday launched the latest assault on the proprietary Microsoft Word document format by offering a new Sun Grid utility service that will convert Word files into ODF (open document format)..."
SearchOpenSource: Open Source CEOs Send Messages to Oracle
(2005-11-03 19:45:11)
Open Source Business Conference: EnterpriseDB, SleepyCat, and SugarCRM all have at least one thing more in common than open source: they are very interested in recent moves by Oracle. From gratitude to hostility, SearchOpenSource presents the CEOs' views.
ZDNet UK: Unisys Throws Weight Behind 'Mature' Linux
(2005-11-03 20:30:15)
"Unisys says it is targeting open source as a 'key area' for growth as it tries to make Linux more attractive to large companies..."
CNET News: Brazil's Bumpy Road to the Low-Cost PC
(2005-11-03 21:00:48)
"It was an idea everyone loved: Develop a cheap PC that would let large numbers of Brazilians connect to the Internet..."
Drobe: PC Card Software Released Under GPL
(2005-11-03 21:30:56)
"The sources to Aleph1's PC card software are now available online..."
Computing: Breathalyser Firm Ordered to Reveal Source Code
(2005-11-03 22:00:32)
"Attorneys for the defendants had filed a motion to review the source code for the Intoxilyzer 5000 breathalyzer in October..."
CIO Update: Will Open Standards Drive Grid Adoption?
(2005-11-03 22:45:19)
"As grid computing makes its way from academia into the enterprise, open standards should pave the way for wider adoption but, like all things IT, it's not that simple..."
ZDNet: SCO: Finally, An Opportunity to Judge for Yourself
(2005-11-03 23:30:43)
"There's something in SCO's most recent press releases and court filings that lets us, finally, check out some of the facts for ourselves..."
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