News Linux News for Jan 02, 2006:

NewsForge: Linus Tells Merkey, "Cry Me a River"
(2006-01-02 13:45:15)
"Remember Jeff Merkey, the developer that tried to hijack GPL'd code from the Linux kernel under cover of Cherokee law...?"

Open Source, Advocacy Linked to Latest Windows Exploit
(2006-01-02 14:30:36)
Microsoft has revealed another serious exploit. internetnews explores the use of open-source Metasploit surrounding the WMF debacle, while Linux-Watch cites this as "Reason 373 to dump Windows." Only 373?

InfoWorld: The Nokia 770: A Linux-Based Ugly Duckling
(2006-01-02 15:15:38)
"Despite its shortcomings, Nokia's new 'Internet tablet' could raise the bar for consumer-device development..."

eWeek: Microsoft Wins, Open Standards Lose
(2006-01-02 16:00:06)
"CIO Peter Quinn's story tells us that if you go up against Microsoft, you can expect everything and the kitchen sink to be thrown at you..."

New York Newsday: A Little Linux Can Revive a Pokey PC
(2006-01-02 16:45:39)
"Now that you've unwrapped and fired up that new Christmas PC (is it your third or fourth?), have I got a project for you: We're going to fix your old PC..."

The Jem Report: The Truth About Mambo and Joomla
(2006-01-02 17:30:02)
"This past August, a group of developers associated with the Mambo open source content management system decided to fork the project and start Joomla!..."

All About Linux: PCLinuxOS--A Distribution Tailor Made for New Linux Users
(2006-01-02 18:15:16)
"When ever I have reviewed a Linux distribution I have used, I get one or two comments on PCLinuxOS..."

internetnews.com: Study: Embedded Linux a $100M Affair
(2006-01-02 19:00:17)
"Linux, once thought of as just a server play, is poised to reap $100 million this year as an embedded operating system, according to a new research report..."

LinuxDevices: Hacking HTC's Windows CE Phones with Linux
(2006-01-02 19:45:50)
"There is a curious lack in the Linux community--the number of community-led Linux distributions for commodity mobile phone hardware is zero..."

LinuxPlanet: Hardware Emulation and Old Games
(2006-01-02 20:30:36)
"Have you ever found yourself quoting something from a favorite old arcade game ('Elf needs food, badly!') and wondered whatever happened to that original experience? When caught in a nostalgic mood, it's a natural move these days to find out if you can revisit those old games again..."

NewsForge: UK School Learns a Linux Lesson
(2006-01-02 21:00:24)
"Like many schools, Parkhill Junior School in Essex, UK, was short on space and short on money, but long on the need to keep up with the ever-expanding role of technology in the classroom..."

Policy DevCenter: The Reality of Advocacy
(2006-01-02 21:30:39)
"Advocacy is a funny old game. Although it seems a loose and inexact science, developing as an advocate demands a range of communicative, philosophical and technical skills..."

Calleja: Why KDE Rules
(2006-01-02 22:00:07)
"This document was created to show non-KDE people what they're missing--and if you haven't used KDE a lot, you're missing a lot of things..."

All About Linux: 5 New Year Resolutions in Favour of Linux
(2006-01-02 22:45:55)
"The year 2006 has a lot in store for us in terms of excitement, knowledge, cutting edge technologies and more..."

Lobby4Linux: Linux--Why This Is Not The Time
(2006-01-02 23:30:51)
"Today was an exciting day for me. I was approached by a major Austin television station to run a PSA for Linux. I have busted my backside to make this happen..."

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