News Linux News for Feb 03, 2006:

LXer: Firefox Extensions Say it All
(2006-02-03 00:15:05)
"If you have any doubts about the source of innovation in information technology, you should look at the Mozilla web site..."

eWeek: Will OpenSolaris and Linux Soon Be Trading Code?
(2006-02-03 01:00:50)
"The GPL 3 may yet change into something that Linus Torvalds can bless, and if that happens, Linux and Solaris may trade code after all..."

Linux.org: The Two Faces of Bill Gates
(2006-02-03 02:30:02)
"In the public consciousness, Bill Gates has, for the past few years, been playing two roles..."

Technetra: Why is a Government IT Procurement Policy Needed? How Can Open Source Help?
(2006-02-03 04:00:04)
"Governments should utilize Information Technology (IT) procurement policy to help achieve transparency, competition, measurement and efficiency in the purchasing process..."

Advisories, February 2, 2006
(2006-02-03 04:45:44)
Today's security advisories: mydns (Debian GNU/Linux); mozilla and firefox (Fedora Core); php, libast, poppler, kdegraphics, xpdf, and OpenOffice.org (Mandriva Linux); and mozilla and firefox (Red Hat Linux).

Linux.com: Disk Usage Analysis and Cleanup Tools
(2006-02-03 05:30:30)
"Most of us use our hard disks like closets, stuffing in files and then forgetting about them..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: Fill Linux to the Brim with Xen
(2006-02-03 07:00:52)
"But, as is the way of humanity, the pendulum has swung, the circle has turned, the karma has paid off and good old-fashioned client-server computing is teh hawt again..."

Mad Penguin: Doing the Impossible: Versora Progression Desktop
(2006-02-03 08:30:04)
"Migration from Windows to Linux has always been one of those tasks that we've all been able to perform from one extent to another, but it hasn't been simple has it...?"

Linux.com: Openbox: A Lightweight Window Manager
(2006-02-03 10:00:29)
"My quest for a standards-compliant, fast, lightweight, and extensible window manager led me to Openbox..."

eWeek: Linux Powers Military Ground Vehicle
(2006-02-03 11:30:58)
"iRobot used embedded Linux to build an autonomous UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) aimed at military scouting, guarding, and hauling applications..."

SearchOpenSource: Challenges Remain for Open Source Systems Management
(2006-02-03 13:00:23)
"When Qlusters Inc. opened the code of its systems management platform to SourceForge.net on Monday, buzz started building around the fact that the move was a new avenue for open source software..."

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.16-rc2
(2006-02-03 13:45:13)
...[I]t's much bigger than I would have wished for, but I guess that's what I get for going away for Linux.Conf.Au and letting two weeks pass rather than the normal one-week schedule between -rc's..."

CNET News: VMware to Make Server Product Free
(2006-02-03 14:30:25)
"VMware, an EMC subsidiary whose software lets multiple operating systems run on the same computer, is expected to announce next week that it will begin giving away one of its key products for free..."

Linux-Watch: Debian Founder Takes Over LSB Leadership
(2006-02-03 15:15:50)
"The Free Standards Group, the non-profit group behind the Linux Standard Base, has announced that Debian Linux founder Ian Murdock will be its new CTO (chief technology officer) and will chair the LSB workgroup..."

ZDNet Australia: Renewed Linux Trademark Bid in the Works
(2006-02-03 16:00:51)
"The United States-based body responsible for protecting the 'Linux' name appears to be making a renewed push to register it as a trademark in Australia..."

ZDNet UK: $100 Laptop: Great for the World, Great for Linux
(2006-02-03 16:45:19)
"Mike Evans from Red Hat discusses his company's involvement in the One Laptop per Child project, which aims to develop and distribute a $100 PC to millions around the world..."

internetnews.com: New Firefox Kills Bugs
(2006-02-03 17:30:36)
"When you dig down into the actual security issues, though, there is only one that Mozilla, publicly at least, has labeled 'critical...'"

CNET News: Rumor: JBoss Could Get a New Boss
(2006-02-03 19:00:28)
"One extremely speculative piece wondered aloud whether Oracle might be the acquirer..."

SearchOpenSource: 2006: Time to Plan Your Company's Escape from Microsoft
(2006-02-03 20:30:52)
"This is the year to plan your company's great escape. The window of opportunity to fly from Microsoft's proprietary cage is open wider than ever before..."

CNET News: Torvalds Says DRM Isn't Necessarily Bad
(2006-02-03 21:15:05)
"Provisions against digital rights management in a draft update to the General Public License could undermine computer security, Linus Torvalds said..." Of course, he was saying this back in 2003...

INQ7.net: Ubuntu Founder Asks Gov't to Support Open Source Advocacy
(2006-02-03 22:00:44)
"The founder of the new Linux operating flavor called Ubuntu is urging governments to advocate open source technology, not just in a corporate setting but more on the average consumer level..."

Editor's Note: A Matter of SCALE
(2006-02-03 23:30:46)
Preparing to venture forth to some West Coast events, your editor gets the low-down on the Southern California Linux Expo.

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