News Linux News for Dec 07, 2005:

Lobby4Linux: Linux Social Experiment... People Have NO Clue
(2005-12-07 00:15:27)
"I spent a day doing something I see people do every day and never give them another thought..."

InfoWorld: Open Source's New Target: Systems Management
(2005-12-07 01:00:03)
"With Grid Computing, and Open Source Grid Computing in particular, it's still unclear to the enterprise development community exactly what the upside is..."

SearchOpenSource: Dating Design Patterns
(2005-12-07 01:45:52)
Humor "What if everything you knew about design patterns, or elements of reusable object-oriented software, was a lie...?"

ZDNet: Jimmy Had a Little LAMS
(2005-12-07 02:30:46)
"Recently I wrote a piece asking for examples of true open source innovation, noting that many projects simply replicate what is done in the commercial world..."

XYZ Computing: What is it About Ubuntu?
(2005-12-07 03:15:10)
"One very interesting aspect of Linux on the desktop is the popularity of each different distribution..."

InfoWorld: Open Source Conference Sponsorships
(2005-12-07 04:00:41)
"He also questioned the lack of sponsorship by Open Source companies such as RedHat and Novell. 'Why do they not sponsor community conferences...?'"

Advisories, December 6, 2005
(2005-12-07 04:45:21)
Today's security advisories: xpdf (Fedora Core); xpdf, libc-client, and imap (Red Hat Linux); kernel (SUSE Linux); and krb4, krb5, and apache2 (Ubuntu Linux).

TechRepublic: Linux 101: How to set up Linux on a PC
(2005-12-07 05:30:14)
"Installing Linux on a personal computer may not be as difficult as you think. This document explains how to install Linux on a PC, starting at the beginning: choosing a distribution..."

SearchOpenSource: OpenOffice 2.0 Base: Getting the Right Views
(2005-12-07 06:15:00)
"So there's a solution built in to OpenOffice for those whose needs for storing and viewing data exceed recording everything in a spreadsheet..."

ONLamp: Multiseat X Under Linux
(2005-12-07 07:00:43)
"Multiseat systems provide multiple graphical interface hardware sets (monitor/keyboard/mouse/optionally sound) so that several people can use one computer at a time..."

Linux.com: My Sysadmin Toolbox: Second Helping
(2005-12-07 08:30:55)
"When I wrote last month's my sysadmin toolbox column, I knew that Linux.com readers would probably have a few suggestions..."

Linux-Watch: Damn, I like Damn Small Linux
(2005-12-07 10:00:49)
"Some Linux distributions are more just clever tricks than anything useful..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux: Post-Installation Tips
(2005-12-07 11:30:41)
"No matter which Linux distribution you choose, there are at least 10 things you need to do properly to prepare the operating system for day-to-day use..."

Checkbiotech.org: Open-Source Agriculture
(2005-12-07 12:15:07)
"What about open-sourcing DNA--is that the key to agricultural innovation and feeding an ever-growing population...?"

eWeek: Stratus Offers New Linux Server
(2005-12-07 13:00:14)
"Stratus Technologies Inc. is expanding its line of fault-tolerant servers running standard Linux with the unveiling today of the ftServer T60..."

AP/Boston Herald: Gates: Microsoft to Invest $1.7B in India
(2005-12-07 14:30:57)
"Microsoft Corp. plans to invest $1.7 billion in India and add 3,000 jobs in the country over the next four years..." Gee, didn't see that one coming...

NewsForge: OSDL-Sponsored Conference Targets Linux Desktop Development
(2005-12-07 15:15:37)
"The Open Source Development Labs' Desktop Linux (DTL) working group hosted a 'Desktop Architects' meeting last week, at which the group targeted three specific areas to improve to bolster Linux adoption on the desktop..."

Reuters/eWeek: Red Hat Gains Full Control of Indian Unit
(2005-12-07 16:00:45)
"U.S. computer software and services firm Red Hat Inc. said on Wednesday it had gained full control of its Indian venture after buying out the remaining 40 percent from its local partner for an undisclosed sum..."

ConsortiumInfo: Terms of Microsoft's Ecma Submission
(2005-12-07 16:45:36)
"It is these terms that I understand will be voted on by Ecma this Thursday and that would, if approved, comprise the charter of the working group that would convert the Microsoft submission into a draft standard..."

LinuxDevices: OSDL Gains Another Global Heavyweight
(2005-12-07 17:30:56)
"One of the largest global electrical engineering and electronics firms has joined the OSDL..."

LXer: An Interview with Lawrence Rosen, Open Source Lawyer
(2005-12-07 18:15:31)
"Lawrence Rosen publicly backed Microsoft's Open Office XML as sufficiently open to all parties to warrant its use as an open data format..."

internetnews.com: Sun Opens Design to New T1 Chip
(2005-12-07 19:00:01)
"Sun Microsystems extended its open source policy to silicon, pledging to open up the architecture to its new UltraSparc T1 multi-core processor..."

SearchOpenSource: Mandriva Sees a Corporate Linux Desktop in Your Future
(2005-12-07 19:45:20)
"Mandriva CEO François Bancilhon stopped by the offices of SearchOpenSource.com this week as part of an effort to get the word out about Mandriva Linux 2006..."

ComputerPartner: France Télécom, ZTE Partner on Linux Mobile Handsets
(2005-12-07 20:30:45)
"The companies will initially focus on using the Linux operating system for 3G (third-generation) smart phones with a particular focus on the user interface..."

Extending Firefox
(2005-12-07 21:15:13)
Extreme Tech and Linux Magazine are featuring roundups of their favorite Firefox extensions. Links within.

SearchEnterpriseVoice: Asterisk: A Playground for 'Neat Ideas'
(2005-12-07 22:00:59)
Mark Spencer, Digium Inc. president and the creator of Asterisk, an open source PBX, is a big fan of 'neat ideas...'"

internetnews.com: Palamida Shows Secret Sauce
(2005-12-07 22:30:23)
"What does software vendor Palamida and a box of cereal have in common? Both list their ingredients so its consumers aren't left guessing what went into the product..."

Tectonic: Turbocash Looks to Linux for Expansion
(2005-12-07 23:00:51)
"Software developer, Philip Copeman, is looking for programmers to build a Linux version of the popular windows-based open source accounting software, Turbocash..."

O'Reilly Radar: Venezuela Open Source
(2005-12-07 23:30:21)
"The Third Worldwide Free Knowledge Forum was held last week in Maracaibo, Venezuela bringing together about 500 Venezuelan developers and advocates of 'Software Libre...'"

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