News Linux News for Jan 05, 2006:

IT Jungle: Waiting for Linux to Pull Its Own Weight on the iSeries
(2006-01-05 01:00:07)
"What can Linux do for you? Nothing if you disregard it as inconsequential to your business, to your organization's bottom line, and to maintaining your status as an iSeries shop running your core business applications on OS/400..."

InfoWorld: The Tide is Turning... To Open Source
(2006-01-05 02:30:01)
"It turns out that she could sense a change in the dynamics of the industry, well before open source made even the remotest imprint on her territory..."

DesktopLinux: Reviewer Finds Ubuntu Good, But Not Good Enough
(2006-01-05 04:00:10)
"I can understand why many people love Ubuntu and its KDE-interfaced brother, Kubuntu. However, neither one is a perfect fit for me..."

Advisories, January 4, 2006
(2006-01-05 04:45:31)
Today's Mandriva Linux security advisories: tkcvs and ethereal.

OnLamp: Nessus 3.0 on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy)
(2006-01-05 05:30:42)
"I for one have no particular problems with the fact that Nessus has gone to a closed source model from version 3, with the exception that this means I can't run Nessus on some of my platforms of choice..."

PC World: Linux Drivers Made Easy
(2006-01-05 07:00:57)
"Getting your printer to play nicely with Linux is easier than ever..."

developerWorks: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About C Types, Part 1
(2006-01-05 08:30:58)
"This article, first in a four-part series, introduces the basics of the C type system, with an overview of what it means to talk about type and a discussion of the basic types (integer and floating point) in some detail..."

Linux.com: Making Java Out of Anthill
(2006-01-05 10:00:02)
"Anthill works by checking out the latest version of the code from the source repository, building it, and automatically tagging the software with a version number..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: Queue Up Linux Printing
(2006-01-05 11:30:11)
"If I had to give a general summation of printing in Linux I would have to say 'better than dismal, but not much.' Hardware vendors barely produce tolerable drivers for Windows, let alone us weirdo hippie Linux users..."

Linux Journal: Ooo Off the Wall: Find and Replace
(2006-01-05 13:00:03)
"As with most tasks, OOo offers several options for searching and replacing text or strings in your documents. Doing a little research beforehand can save time and frustration later on..."

LWN: The LWN.net 2005 Linux and Free Software Timeline
(2006-01-05 14:30:44)
"For eight years now, the editors at LWN.net have put together a timeline highlighting the most important events of the last twelve months..."

Standblog: French Gendarmerie National Switches to Firefox and Thunderbird
(2006-01-05 16:00:24)
"...Général Brachet, in charge of IT for Gendarmerie Nationale explains why the French Military Police force (more than 100,000 personnel) has chosen to deploy Firefox and Thunderbird..."

LinuxElectrons: openSUSE Project Says 750,000 Linux Installs
(2006-01-05 17:30:11)
"Novell's openSUSE.org project, launched in August 2005, continues to generate tremendous interest and activity, recently surpassing 13 million page views and 750,000 verified installations of SUSE Linux..."

Notes From a Senior Editor: A Look at the Dark Side (CES Day Zero)
(2006-01-05 19:00:56)
On the day before CES opens, Microsoft struts its stuff. James Taylor braves the cheap seats and the rigged demos to see what, er, innovations Redmond has come up with next.

LinuxPlanet: Visually Impaired User Weighs In on Assistive Technology Debate
(2006-01-05 20:30:11)
"In this guest column, a visually impaired PC user explains that not only is using an exclusively Windows solution a crash-prone option, it is also far more expensive than equivalent technologies in OS X and, eventually, Linux..."

CNET News: Linux Newbies Get a Helping Hand
(2006-01-05 21:00:58)
"A quiz that helps decide which version of Linux to install on a desktop has attracted thousands of daily hits even though it's still in beta testing, according to quiz-creator Zegenie Studios..."

PR: Terra Soft Launches Most Polished Yellow Dog Linux, v4.1
(2006-01-05 21:30:36)
"Terra Soft Solutions, the leading developer of integrated Power Architecture Linux solutions is pleased to announce the release of Yellow Dog Linux v4.1..." Press release within.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.15-mm1
(2006-01-05 22:00:00)
Incremental changelog, links within.

OSSblog.it: Interview with the Team Leader of the Ubuntu Server Project
(2006-01-05 22:00:36)
"With a message dated 14 december 2005 the Ubuntu server team was officially created. This group of programmers has the task of creating a server-specific version of Ubuntu Linux..."

Brighthand: Nokia 770 Doing Surprisingly Well
(2006-01-05 22:45:35)
"When Nokia first announced its Linux-based 770 Internet Tablet many people were skeptical..."

CIO: GPL 3.0: Open Source Renews Its License
(2006-01-05 23:30:10)
"With this entry, guest blogger Bernard Golden begins his series of commentaries on the ongoing revision process for the General Public License..."

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