News Linux News for Mar 06, 2006:

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: Yes Virginia, There is a Cracker in Your Box
(2006-03-06 01:00:07)
"Bad things happen, and you need to be able to detect when a server has been broken in to, not solely focus on preventing intrusions..."

Advisories, February 5, 2006
(2006-03-06 04:45:16)
And the envelope, please. This weekend's security advisories are: squirrelmail (Fedora Core); and WordPress, teTeX, pTeX, CSTeX, and MPlayer (Gentoo Linux).

The R Zone: Tuning a MySQL Server in 5 Minutes
(2006-03-06 07:00:56)
"Continuing with the Server management series, this time we'll learn how to tune a MySQL server to handle high server loads..."

Digital Media Minute: Installing Ruby on Rails with Lighttpd and MySQL on Fedora Core 4
(2006-03-06 08:30:26)
"This how-to is aimed at getting you started with Ruby on Rails installed on the Fedora Core 4 Linux distribution using the Lighttpd web server and mySQL database server..."

NewsForge: Using Thunderbird as a Context Management Tool
(2006-03-06 10:00:27)
"Despite the fact that there are quite a few document management systems (DMS) on the market, email remains for many the main tool for managing document workflow..."

Tectonic: The Knowledgeable Way to Manage Documents
(2006-03-06 11:30:05)
"One of South Africa's top open source exports, KnowledgeTree, just keeps getting better..."

Linux.com: Linux and Smart Phones
(2006-03-06 13:00:28)
"So you want a cell phone that's also a PDA? Smart phones can make calls, synchronize your calendar with your PC, act as data storage devices, and connect your PC to the Internet..."

-stable: Linux 2.6.15.6
(2006-03-06 13:45:50)
"We (the -stable team) are announcing the release of the 2.6.15.6 kernel..."

Wine HQ: Wine 0.9.9 Released
(2006-03-06 14:30:05)
"This is release 0.9.9 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix..."

PC Pro: Key Open-Source Code Passes Muster
(2006-03-06 15:15:33)
"Analysis of the source code for key open-source projects has shown fewer than 29 'defects' in every 100,000 lines of code..."

internetnews.com: AOL Opens IM Network
(2006-03-06 16:00:14)
"Although the SDKs themselves are not open source, Odell admitted that AOL 'noodled' the idea internally, but at this point there are no plans to open source the Open AIM initiative..."

iTWire: Microsoft Says Open Office.org 10 Years Behind
(2006-03-06 16:45:43)
"While we await the release of Microsoft Office 2007, promised to hit our shelves before the end of 2006, Yates dismisses open source rival Open Office.org 2.0 as being 10 years out of date..."

Computerworld NZ: Open Source Preferred in SME Sector Says Study
(2006-03-06 17:30:08)
"Open source software is used by 17.5% of New Zealand ICT companies, according to the 2005 HiGrowth ICT sector survey..."

SearchOpenSource: Hybrids: How Free+Fee OSS Models Put Vendor Support on Solid Ground
(2006-03-06 18:15:23)
"Some IT organizations' doubts about the strength of some vendors' support for commercial open source products is legitimate, but don't paint all vendors with the same brush..."

Computerworld Australia: SGI Loses CFO, COO, Will Cut About 250 Jobs
(2006-03-06 19:00:05)
"Silicon Graphics (SGI) will lay off about 250 employees, or 12 percent of its work force, in a restructuring aimed at cutting costs amid continuing operating losses..."

US News & World Report: Firefox: On the Front Lines of the Internet Wars
(2006-03-06 19:45:18)
"Mitchell Baker has long been on the front lines of the Internet wars..."

LinuxPlanet: StarOffice 8: Office Killer?
(2006-03-06 20:30:59)
"This thorough article is a combination of a review of the functionality and Martin Brown's experiences of using StarOffice 8 for day-to-day tasks..."

Stuff.NZ: IBM Linux Head Says Savings Real
(2006-03-06 21:15:09)
"The New Zealand government could save millions of dollars a year using open source software, says IBM's global head of public sector Linux sales..."

SitePoint: Zend Framework: Looking Good
(2006-03-06 22:00:32)
"Like quite a few people I guess, been absorbed by looking at the first release of the new framework..."

Phoronix: XGI Technology Updates
(2006-03-06 22:45:21)
"Rumors have been flying around the Internet early this month in regards to a possible takeover of XGI Technology by ATI Technologies..."

CoolTechZone: Firefox Community: Sickly Out of Control
(2006-03-06 23:30:37)
"I agree that Firefox has literally changed the way we browse the Internet, but that doesn't mean that we have to affectionate the browser uncontrollably and recklessly..."

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