News Linux News for Jan 10, 2006:

Linux-Watch: Older Hardware, Windows, and Linux
(2006-01-10 00:00:33)
"Microsoft's most recent anti-Linux FUD efforts are perhaps its most pathetic ever..."

ZDNet Australia: A New Vista on Linux
(2006-01-10 00:30:43)
"With Linux continuing its struggle to convince the world's businesses that it's a viable Windows alternative, David Braue asks if the pending release of Windows Vista could finally provide the boost it's been waiting for..."

Microsoft Touts Windows On Linux Site
(2006-01-10 01:00:13)
In the spirit of full disclosure, here's what the press (WebProNews and Linux-Watch) is saying about us today.

InfoWorld: Problems with OpenOffice
(2006-01-10 01:30:02)
"Before you start flaming, please understand that both I and the author of the news article are open source PROponents. We like open source. I've made a career of it..."

LinuxElectrons: Why Some Vendors Refuse to Open Source Drivers
(2006-01-10 02:00:21)
"Some vendors refuse to open source their drivers. Some refuse to even provide a driver. The most distinguished of these are NVIDIA, ATI and Broadcom..."

Groklaw: The Daemon, the GNU & the Penguin--Ch. 23
(2006-01-10 02:30:16)
""When Gene Amdahl coined the word 'FUD' (for fear, uncertainty and doubt) in the mid-1970s, his ire was aimed at Frank Cary, chairman of the Board at IBM, who was waging a no-holds-barred attack on Amdahl..."

Free Software Magazine: Free Software Games Need a Richer "Character Franchise"
(2006-01-10 03:00:03)
"Part of the success of gaming companies like Nintendo is their cultivation and use of trademarked characters like 'Mario' and 'Princess Peach...'"

Libervised: Let's Burst the "Open Source" Bubble
(2006-01-10 03:30:50)
"The message is that spliting the Free Software movement in 1998 to start the 'open source' initiative was indeed a mistake..."

Mass Transit: How Python Wins on the Web
(2006-01-10 04:00:29)
"Recently, it seems like everyone's been focused upon creating The One Framework--the Ruby on Rails of Python. In fact, I'm almost as guilty as everyone else..."

developerWorks: Reading and Writing Data Using Python's Input and Output Functionality
(2006-01-10 05:30:52)
"First, we review a simple way to output data in Python, using the print statement, then learn about the file object, which is used by Python programs to read and write data to a file..."

HowtoForge: SAMBA (Domain Controller) Server For Small Workgroups With Ubuntu 5.10 "Breezy Badger"
(2006-01-10 06:15:46)
"This is a detailed description about the steps to set up a Ubuntu based server (Ubuntu 5.10 - Breezy Badger) to act as file- and print server for Windows workstations in small workgroups..."

openSUSE: Making a DVD from CDs
(2006-01-10 07:00:11)
"People have requested to have a single DVD instead of the 5 CD's. The reasons for this are various..."

HowtoForge: Monitoring Access to Server SQUID
(2006-01-10 07:45:17)
"The Calamaris is a software written in Perl that effects the generation of reports detailed of the use of the InterNet using the archives of logs of some servers well proxy..."

Linux.com: Alternative Input Devices under Linux
(2006-01-10 08:30:21)
"The standard QWERTY keyboard dates from 1874. The computer mouse is a little more recent, but still comparatively ancient..."

MozillaQuest: Cheat Knoppix 4 to Improve Performance
(2006-01-10 09:15:38)
"As part of the legwork for our stories involving the Knoppix Linux live CD and Live DVD, we gave the Knoppix 4.02 live Linux CD a spin on a somewhat older laptop..."

LinuxMedNews: VistA in Egypt, An Interview with Omar H. El Hattab
(2006-01-10 10:45:53)
"In order to help Linux Medical News readers understand the challenges he faced in setting up the software in Arabic and English we present the following interview..."

pyroCPU: ATI PowerPlay Benchmarked
(2006-01-10 11:30:20)
"As we had shared at Phoronix upon the public release of ATI PowerPlay for Linux, the technology does indeed work as expected by specifying the power-state to conserve the battery along with generating less heat..."

Linux.com: CLI Magic: Miller's Quest
(2006-01-10 12:15:49)
"After the holidays, you might need to find a spot to get away from everyone in order to just chill out a bit. The RPG (role playing game) simulation Miller's Quest is perfect for such an occasion..."

LinuxPlanet: Novell Opens Its Armor
(2006-01-10 13:00:27)
"Today SUSE's parent company, Novell, is continuing that tradition with the open-source release of the its AppArmor security application..."

PR: FSF Announces GNU Gnash--Flash Movie Player
(2006-01-10 13:45:36)
"The Free Software Foundation has announced the addition of Gnash, the GNU Flash movie player and Firefox plugin, licensed under the GNU General Public License..." Press release within.

ZDNet Australia: PostgreSQL Issues 'Critical' Update
(2006-01-10 14:30:08)
"The developers of the open source PostgreSQL database have issued a 'critical' update to the software, urging users to modify their installations immediately to protect themselves from possible exploits..."

ConsortiumInfo: A Glimmer of Hope on the Patent Mess Horizon
(2006-01-10 15:00:34)
"An announcement is scheduled to be made by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today that offers hope for improvement in a patent system that most believe fails to properly serve the software industry in general..."

SearchOpenSource: IP Attorney: Why SCO Has No Case
(2006-01-10 15:30:33)
"In this interview, Carey explains why SCO has no case, predicts the open source legal fields of battle for 2006 and discusses SCO's claims against Novell..."

eWeek: MySQL Gets Government Thumbs Up
(2006-01-10 16:00:12)
"Open source scored its latest government takeover, with MySQL AB nabbing a five-year contract with the General Services Administration that will put its open-source database at the fingertips of government customers..."

LinuxInsider: Linux Certs Gaining Popularity Among IT Pros
(2006-01-10 16:45:34)
"IT certifications evoke expectations of both software and systems administration skillsets, but jokes abound about how little knowledge so-and-so with such-and-such a certificate has..."

Computer Business Review: UK Government Agency to Review Microsoft Schools Licensing
(2006-01-10 17:30:15)
"The UK Government is to review the impact of Microsoft Corp's educational licensing programs in the UK, and consider alternatives to Microsoft Windows and Office for the UK's schools and colleges..."

Venezuelanalysis.com: A Visit With the Bolivarian Revolution
(2006-01-10 18:15:35)
"The third International Forum on Free Knowledge brought together many groups and individuals interested in the development of free software worldwide to the city of Maracaibo..."

apcmag.com: Microsoft's Open Source Point Man
(2006-01-10 19:00:57)
"Martin Gregory does one thing, and one thing only, for Microsoft: lobby against open source..."

Software in Review: The Differences Between Linux Distributions
(2006-01-10 19:45:31)
"This article will show how they differ, and how GNU/Linux differs from similar operating systems..."

Computerworld: Starwood Checks in with ObjectStore Database for Reservations
(2006-01-10 20:30:13)
"For the past year, Starwood... has been slowly offloading its rates and availability system from an aging mainframe to a distributed set of applications running on Linux servers..."

ZDNet: Both Sides of the CERT Argument
(2006-01-10 22:00:10)
Two sides from the same publication as Paul Murphy pans the CERT vulnerability report and George Ou thinks it has some valid points.

OneAndOneIs2: Linux is Not Windows
(2006-01-10 23:30:56)
"You may even have had a go at answering these questions, only to be shot down in flames by a Linux newbie who takes it as read that his idea, based on years of experience with a different OS plus a few hours on Linux, is revolutionarily brilliant..."

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