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News Linux News for Dec 06, 2005:
Behind the Curtain at TCG: NASA Ditches IE in Favor of Firefox
(2005-12-06 00:00:01)
"A little birdie told me today that NASA has given up entirely on Internet Explorer..."
The Sydney Morning Herald: AIIA Open Source Event a Closed Shop
(2005-12-06 00:30:28)
"The Australian Information Industry Association appears to have decided to educate the corporate world about the use of open source software--but it doesn't want any media present while it does so..."
NewsForge: Latest Linux Security Threat: Alien Hackers
(2005-12-06 01:00:55)
Humor: "We didn't hear about this danger from flying saucer nutcases but from the ultra-respectable British publication The Guardian..."
Charleston Gazette/LinuxInsider: What's Your Technology Tribe?
(2005-12-06 01:30:25)
"For generations, the Thanksgiving table has been the place where families gather to engage in a hallowed tradition--one-upmanship..."
Jonathan's Blog: Free Grows Revenue--Just Ask Your Carrier
(2005-12-06 02:30:49)
"Our announcement yesterday, to combine our Java Enterprise System into Solaris, and to deliver it all as free and open source software, has generated no small amount of buzz..."
LXer: Paper Machines and Phantom Computers--Has Microsoft Gone Too Far Against Linux?
(2005-12-06 03:00:59)
"Has Microsoft repeated history in its fight against Linux? We wonder if the Redmond company has confused the proposed implementation of the Open Document Format as part of the fight against Linux...."
The Inquirer: Graphics Card Premiums Overprice OpenGL
(2005-12-06 03:30:25)
"...[W]e can't help wondering if all the extra driver validation and software certification support is really worth triple or quadruple the pricing of essentially the same card with the OpenGL functionality..."
Groklaw: 2 Escape Hatches in MS's Covenant Not to Sue
(2005-12-06 04:00:27)
"I read with some alarm Andy Updegrove's careful explanation, specifically for nonlawyers, of the 6 concerns raised by Sun Microsystems' Simon Phipps regarding Microsoft's covenant not to sue..."
LXer: Are You Replacing Windows with GNU/Linux?
(2005-12-06 04:30:54)
"Have you replaced Windows with GNU/Linux on your computer(s)? That was the simple question I raised on a couple of listservs recently..."
Advisories, December 5, 2005
(2005-12-06 05:00:05)
Today's security advisories: gdk-pixbuf and helix-player (Debian GNU/Linux); perl (Fedora Core); php (Fedora Legacy); spamassassin, mailman, webmin (Mandriva Linux); and mysql-dfsg-4.1, w3c-libwww, ipsec-tools, perl, and inkscape (Ubuntu Linux).
SearchOpenSource: How to Use OpenOffice 2.0's Database Tool
(2005-12-06 05:30:32)
"The built-in database tool in OpenOffice.org 2.0 is one of the most eagerly-awaited features in the new release..."
Phoronix: Tyan Tomcat K8E-SLI S2866
(2005-12-06 06:00:57)
"Up until the leak of NVIDIA's 1.0-8168 display drivers, the possibilities of running NVIDIA SLI under Linux could have only been a figment of everyone's imagination..."
All About Linux: Kompose--The MacOS 'Expose' on Linux
(2005-12-06 06:30:12)
"People always say, why can't Linux have some of the same functionality as OSX...?"
HowtoForge: The Perfect Setup--Mandriva 2006 Free Edition
(2005-12-06 07:00:02)
"This is a detailed description about the steps to be taken to setup a Mandriva 2006 Free Edition based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters..."
SearchOpenSource: Rootkit Levels of Infection and Mitigation
(2005-12-06 07:30:40)
"Hackers don many disguises in order to sneak past IT security guards. The rootkit, one of the most effective disguises, not only masks the intruder, but covers his trail..."
Linux.com: CLI Magic: More on SSH
(2005-12-06 08:00:14)
"We've covered SSH before in CLI Magic, but this week let's look at some additional SSH features that new users might not be aware of..."
All About Linux: AutoPackage--The Vendor Neutral Installer for Linux
(2005-12-06 08:30:19)
"When ever I decide to download and install a software on Linux, I am given the choice of a plethora of packages to download--each targeted at a particular distribution..."
Linux Journal: Secure All Around: Mini Book Reviews
(2005-12-06 09:15:41)
"Three different security books--all good in their own ways--for three different kinds of security needs..."
Linux.com: EULAs, Indemnification, and User Protection
(2005-12-06 10:00:13)
"Until recently, EULAs in GNU/Linux have been short and to the point..."
Regdeveloper: The Linux Kernel Primer
(2005-12-06 10:45:53)
"The Linux kernel is one of those places that mere mortals fear to tread..."
Free Software Magazine: Free Software Events for November 2005
(2005-12-06 11:30:03)
"After a hectic October in the free software world, in which we witnessed events including the launch of OpenOffice.org 2.0 and MySQL 5.0, I thought November would be quieter and that I’d be struggling to find material for this article..."
IT Manager's Journal: Does Ingres Buyout Portend a Better Future?
(2005-12-06 12:15:37)
"Even if you are not one of Computer Associates' 10,000 Ingres customers, the move last month by the company to sell Ingres to two venture capitalists probably got your attention..."
Computerworld New Zealand: Open Source Rides to the Rescue
(2005-12-06 13:00:51)
"Traffic on the network had been increasing all week, but the intrusion-detection system wasn't picking up anything malicious. Whatever traffic was traversing the network was considered okay..."
ConsortiumInfo: Team ODF: Back on Offense (Did he Mention Massachusetts?)
(2005-12-06 13:45:26)
IBM India announced a move to support OpenDocument in Workplace yesterday. Take a guess where the technology was developed. Gov. Mitt Romney doesn't have to guess--he got a letter from IBM telling all about it.
DCC: The DCC Alliance Releases Common, Standards-Compliant Core for Debian GNU/Linux Distributions
(2005-12-06 14:30:18)
"Major Linux vendors and non-profit organizations today officially released DCC 3.0..."
LWN: Linux In a Binary World... A Doomsday Scenario
(2005-12-06 15:15:49)
"What if... what if the linux kernel developers tomorrow accept that binary modules are OK and are essential for the progress of linux..."
LinuxElectrons: Broadcom 802.11g Chipset Reverse Engineered
(2005-12-06 16:00:35)
"Over two years ago a group was founded to reverse engineer the Broadcom Wireless LAN chipsets to provide Linux drivers..."
Phoronix: NVIDIA 1.0-8174 Linux Performance
(2005-12-06 16:45:45)
"...[T]he NVIDIA 1.0-8174 Linux display driver has finally surfaced to the public..."
eWeek: Irish Eyes Are Smiling on Open Source
(2005-12-06 17:30:24)
"Initiatives are under way to create an Open Source Center of Excellence across Ireland that will provide the expertise to examine and discuss the use and potential of open source going forward..."
Line56: Open Source Rules
(2005-12-06 18:15:53)
"Let's face it: The traditional software business model is broken..."
ADTmag: Red Hat Supports Certification and Production for Software Stacks
(2005-12-06 19:00:49)
"Red Hat said on Tuesday that it has launched a new service to provide certification and production support for open-source software stacks..."
eWeek: Ad-Powered Apps Gain Momentum
(2005-12-06 19:45:54)
"Ad-supported, open-source apps are gaining ground on traditionally licensed programs like MS Office and Windows..."
NewsForge: Opening Solaris Opens Door to Community, Derivative Distros
(2005-12-06 20:30:45)
"When it released the source code to its Solaris operating system, Sun Microsystems bet that people would pick it up and run..."
DigiTimes: Report: Palm Likely to Launch Linux-Based Smartphones
(2005-12-06 21:15:26)
"Palm is likely to launch Linux-based smartphones while continuing to roll out mobile phones supporting its own Palm operating system..."
Computer Business Review: Microsoft's Linux Lab Head Takes on Shared Source Initiative
(2005-12-06 22:00:38)
"The head of Microsoft Corp's Linux and Open Source Software Lab is taking on responsibility for the company's shared source initiative..."
eWeek: Linux Desktop Needs Major Vendor Support
(2005-12-06 22:45:04)
"Some day, somewhere, some company will have to have the guts to face down Microsoft and make it possible for anyone to easily buy a Linux desktop..."
ZDNet: MacOS X on Linux?
(2005-12-06 23:30:08)
"If Intel were to match PowerPC pricing from IBM and Freescale they'd have to reduce the average price per CPU by about $200...:
Editor's Note: Dust is Settling...
(2005-12-06 23:30:56)
Last night's transition went reasonably well, and LT now resides on a speed machine.
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