News Linux News for Feb 02, 2006:

InfoWorld: Banking on Open Source in Europe
(2006-02-02 01:00:50)
"To my knowledge this was the first conference to be held in Germany with a major focus on the business perspectives of Open Source..."

Linux Journal: Everything Your Professor Failed to Tell You About Functional Programming
(2006-02-02 02:30:37)
"Computer science is the womanizer, and math is the pure-hearted girl he won't call the next day..."

InfoWorld: Mudblood Open Source
(2006-02-02 04:00:13)
"He made it clear that the open source development community (if it, in fact, exists) strongly prefers pureplay open source projects, rather than 'mudblood' open source companies..."

Advisories, February 1, 2006
(2006-02-02 04:45:32)
Today's security advisories: pdfkit.framework and pdftohtml (Debian GNU/Linux); and kernel and gd (Red Hat Linux).

All About Linux: Create a Custom Linux Distribution Online
(2006-02-02 05:30:47)
"In the process of installing different Linux distributions, I have realised that none of the Linux distributions install every software that I want..."

Linux.com: Running VMware Player under Linux
(2006-02-02 07:00:24)
"After testing VMware's new Player on Windows a few weeks ago, I wanted to see how it performs on Linux..."

SearchOpenSource: Connecting to Existing Databases in OpenOffice.org 2.0
(2006-02-02 08:30:28)
"In the glamorous world of office suites, the new features often get all the attention. The Bases, the Impress Redux and the New Toolbar Metaphors of OpenOffice.org 2.0 get all the cover stories..."

Linux.com: Review: vile Editor is Anything But
(2006-02-02 10:00:55)
"If you code or play with configuration files in Linux, chances are the editor you use is either vi or Emacs..."

OhmyNews: Penguins March for Free Software
(2006-02-02 11:30:22)
A very introductory review of Linux, specifically Ubuntu.

NewsForge: Capturing Real-World Knowledge with Protégé OWL
(2006-02-02 13:00:18)
"Take a well resourced, 10-year-old open source project with a global user community. Add support for World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Semantic Web standards and some hard-core computer science research, and what do you get...?"

CNET News: The Open-Source Programmer Who Means Business
(2006-02-02 13:45:57)
"...ZDNet UK spoke to him about a wide range of topics, including the next version of the General Public License, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop..."

Mozilla.org: Firefox 1.5.0.1 Released
(2006-02-02 14:30:52)
"Firefox 1.5.0.1 is a stability and security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers..."

NewsForge: ReactOS Suspends Development for Source Code Review
(2006-02-02 15:15:47)
"The ReactOS team has suspended development to do a code review amid concerns that stolen code from the world's most used OS found its way into the project..."

PC World: Novell Shows Off Linux Desktop 10
(2006-02-02 16:00:49)
"A demonstration of the next release of Novell's Linux for desktops drew cheers and applause Wednesday, although the final version of the software is not expected for some months..."

WhatPC?: OpenOffice Kicks Off Developer Drive
(2006-02-02 16:45:43)
"The OpenOffice.org project has launched a developer documentation contest in an effort to boost interest in the suite..."

ConsortiumInfo: Mitt Calls the ODF Coin Toss Right
(2006-02-02 17:30:25)
"It's no secret that Mitt Romney wants to be president..."

DesktopLinux: Photoshop Tops "Most Wanted" Linux App List
(2006-02-02 18:15:14)
"Novell has been polling the public for the last month to find out what Windows-only applications, if ported to Linux, would increase the likelihood that people would switch to Linux..."

CNET News: 'LAMP' Start-Up Warms to Free DB2
(2006-02-02 19:00:16)
"Start-up ActiveGrid has released an update to its toolset for building business applications with open-source software, adding support for IBM's newly introduced free DB2 database..."

Techworld: Tomorrow's Forecast: Blue Skies and Open Source
(2006-02-02 19:45:52)
"With increasing attention on the possibilities of open source, CIOs have many questions regarding its capabilities, viability and cost to the organisation..."

LinuxPlanet: Blue Security's Do Not Intrude Registry
(2006-02-02 20:30:34)
Most people set up some type of filter to weed out the bad email from the good. That approach, has its limitations. One company is trying a new, open source-based approach that creates a user-enforced 'Do Not Spam' list..."

Linux-Watch: To GPL 3 or Not to GPL 3, That is the Linux Question
(2006-02-02 22:00:55)
"Richard M. Stallman, primary author of the GPL and founder of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) isn't interested in fighting with Torvalds over the matter..."

ZDNet: Who's Killing the Software Industry the Fastest?
(2006-02-02 23:30:40)
"Which is killing the software industry (as we know it) faster--open source or SOA...?"

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