News Linux News for Nov 08, 2005:

AP/Globe and Mail: Fab Labs Unshackle Imaginations
(2005-11-08 00:15:14)
"When Makeda Stephenson compared flight simulator games sold in computer stores and didn't find anything she liked, she didn't stop there..."

LXer: Rant Mode Equals One: Score: Digital Privacy 0, Digital Piracy 1
(2005-11-08 01:00:26)
"A CD copyright theft prevention mechanism that root-kits your PC. Awesome public relations move, Sony--helps offset the possible goodwill your Linux kit for the Playstation created back when the PS/2 was announced..."

Free Software Magazine: Secret Standards
(2005-11-08 01:45:11)
"In the free-wheeling world of free software, we are accustomed to free standards, published freely, defined by freely distributable (if not necessarily freely-modifiable) standards documents..."

OnJava: To LGPL or Not to LGPL
(2005-11-08 02:30:56)
"Lately we have been getting feedback from users of our open source product, MantaRay, saying that our open-source license is not very business friendly..."

Mandriva Linux Tips for Free: Mandriva Linux 2006 Review [Part 1]
(2005-11-08 04:00:42)
"It occurred to me that there's actually no clear background information that explains this great system, or at least, one doesn't come across it easily..."

Linux.com: CLI Magic: sudo Voodoo
(2005-11-08 05:30:31)
"Sudo is a handy little tool that is of value to both system administrators and common folks like us..."

Phoronix: An Interview with Jeryuan Yan (XGI Technology)
(2005-11-08 07:00:52)
"In this interview today, we focused primarily upon XGI's latest Linux driver advancements since our last interview with them..."

HowtoForge: Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota)
(2005-11-08 08:30:43)
"This document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users..."

Mad Penguin: Desktop Ownage 2005
(2005-11-08 10:00:47)
"Sure, you can download the OSS version for free, but wouldn't you like to have your own boxed copy complete with 32 and 64bit versions of the OS as well as complete documentation...?"

SCALE: 2006 Southern California Linux Expo Call For Papers
(2005-11-08 11:30:15)
"The USC, Simi/Conejo, and UCLA Linux User Groups are proud to announce the 4th annual Southern California Linux Expo scheduled for February 11-12, 2006..."

NewsForge: "User Friendly" and "GPF" Creators on Comics and Operating Systems
(2005-11-08 13:00:36)
"Web comics are the next incarnation of traditional cartoons. And while the medium in which they are published has changed, the idea of comics making commentary still stays the same..."

BetaNews: Google Gets More Cozy with Firefox
(2005-11-08 14:30:12)
"As the default start page and built-in search utility, it's no surprise that Google wants Firefox to succeed in a market dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer..."

ZDNet UK: Europe and the US Philosophically Divided on Open Source?
(2005-11-08 16:00:25)
"Some governments have embraced the potential of open source, while others seem culturally opposed to the whole concept..."

Linux Journal: Getting to Know the New Linux-based Nokia 770 "Handlet"
(2005-11-08 16:45:28)
"The long-awaited Nokia 770 Internet Tablet (I call it a 'handlet' because it's, well, hand-sized) has been announced in Europe and is reportedly due for the rollout in the U.S. on Thursday..."

eWeek: SGI: Still Hanging Tough
(2005-11-08 17:30:24)
"However, company executives say SGI's customer base remains loyal and its technology base is strong enough to sustain it, albeit in narrow vertical markets..."

SearchOpenSource: Open Source Software and the Innovation Evolution
(2005-11-08 19:00:17)
"There were dozens of open source vendors pitching service and support at the Open Source Business Conference, but sometimes all a customer needs is a little innovation...."

LinuxElectrons: TransGaming Releases Cedega 5.0
(2005-11-08 19:45:38)
"TransGaming has released Cedega 5.0, the industry's most comprehensive Linux gaming portability product..."

BusinessWeek: Linux Answers Phone Makers' Call
(2005-11-08 20:30:41)
"As handset producers look harder at open source, the pressure is building on software makers Symbian and Microsoft..."

ZDNet: "Unix Beats Windows"--Says Microsoft!
(2005-11-08 22:00:44)
"What's noteworthy about it is that Microsoft compared Singularity to FreeBSD and Linux as well as Windows/XP--and almost every result shows Windows losing to the two Unix variants..."

InfoWorld: Of Patent Pools and Open Source
(2005-11-08 23:30:55)
"I was talking today with Barry Klawans, CTO of JasperSoft, and he said something that I found extremely interesting. We were discussing ways to avoid being 'InnoDB'd...'"

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