News Linux News for Dec 09, 2005:

ONLamp: Patent Pools Offer Open Source A New Incentive--And a New Source of Power
(2005-12-09 01:00:53)
"The two patent pool projects concerned here--open source's shining knights in armor--are the Patent Commons Project and the Open Invention Network..."

Blogging Baby: Is Edubuntu Truly the Operating System for Families?
(2005-12-09 02:30:01)
"Why does this concern readers of Blogging Baby? One of Ubuntu's editions is Edubuntu, a Linux desktop designed especially for kids..."

Ars Technica: Pocket Linux Server Showdown
(2005-12-09 04:00:01)
"Do I really need to tell an Ars Technica reader why a Linux computer that can fit in one's pocket would be so cool...?"

Advisories, December 8, 2005
(2005-12-09 04:45:00)
Today's security advisories: courier (Debian GNU/Linux); libc-client, curl, and poppler (Fedora Core); Perl, Webmin, and Usermin (Gentoo Linux); and curl and perl (Mandriva Linux).

Linux.com: PhpDig Excels at Small Web Site Indexing
(2005-12-09 07:00:15)
"Webmasters looking to provide search capabilities for their site would do well to try out PhpDig, a Web spider and search engine written in PHP with a MySQL backend..."

Catux: Benchmarking RAID Configurations
(2005-12-09 08:30:45)
"A long time ago, I wanted to mount a Mirroring RAID using Linux in some computers..."

The Inquirer: Open Source Databases Rounded Up and Rodeod
(2005-12-09 10:00:38)
"You could be forgiven for not knowing about the storm of activity in the database market this season..."

SearchOpenSource: Opera: Another Contender in the Browser Wars
(2005-12-09 11:30:50)
"Opera Software has removed the adware banners and licensing fee from version 8.5 of its browser. This makes Opera a viable competitor to Firefox and Internet Explorer..."

The Salt Lake Tribune/LinuxInsider: Novell Is Flush With Good News
(2005-12-09 13:00:53)
"A month after slashing its global work force by 10 percent, Novell's fortunes show signs of rallying--both at home and in an expanding overseas market..."

eWeek: Mozilla Downplays Firefox 1.5 Exploit
(2005-12-09 14:30:14)
"A private security outfit has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a security flaw in Firefox 1.5, warning that the code can be modified to launch code execution attacks..."

NewsForge: Revitalised Turbolinux Spreading its Wings
(2005-12-09 15:15:37)
"Turbolinux, recovered and prospering in its new incarnation as an Osaka Securities Exchange-listed company, is looking to achieve success in Asian markets beyond Japan and China..."

ConsortiumInfo: Ecma Does What it is Told to Do
(2005-12-09 16:00:02)
"I landed in Dallas a few minutes ago and checked in with a representative of IBM to find out how the vote at Ecma went today..."

ZDNet Australia: Accountancy Firm Dumps Microsoft for OpenOffice
(2005-12-09 17:30:59)
"ZDNet Australia understands the key driver of the migration at the 150-person HLB Mann Judd Association office is cost..."

International Herald Tribune: In Open Source, An Unexpected Trap
(2005-12-09 18:15:29)
"As open-source software spreads to personal computers, servers and Internet networking equipment around the world, so too is the misuse of the rules governing the software..."

vnunet: Broker Launches Open Source Insurance
(2005-12-09 19:00:51)
"A US brokerage is offering insurance against the possibility of being sued for using non-commercial software..."

International Herald Tribune: French Open-Source Plan Draws Ire
(2005-12-09 19:45:43)
"In the places on the Internet where free-software activists hang out, discussion groups are abuzz with news of the French government's plan to ban open-source software..."

LinuxPlanet: Sun Gives Red Hat, Novell Their Niagara Marching Orders
(2005-12-09 20:30:37)
"Sun Microsystems is 'talking publicly' this week with both Red Hat and Novell SuSE about doing native ports of their respective Linux distributions to the high-powered and relatively low-priced RISC-based T1000 and T2000 Fire Servers..."

ComputerWorld: Panasonic to Kill GSM phones for 3G Linux Handsets
(2005-12-09 21:15:20)
"The move makes Panasonic the first major cell phone maker to discontinue 2G handset operations..."

SearchOpenSource: Ignoring Open Source Hazardous to your Company's Health
(2005-12-09 22:00:59)
"Companies that choose to ignore open source software (OSS) do so at their own risk, according to a new report from IT research firm The 451 Group..."

Editor's Note: Training à la Carte
(2005-12-09 23:30:49)
Knowing everything is great if you're a parent, but is it necessary to learn all about Linux?

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