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News Linux News for Mar 10, 2006:
Linux DevCenter: Windows Steals Top Server OS Spot From Unix : But Hold Up...
(2006-03-10 00:00:37)
"What about Linux? I'm assuming that given the fact that its an OSS product, that can be downloaded and used for free, the number must be laughably small in comparison, right...?"
SearchOpenSource: Linux Desktop Adoption Barriers: MS Office May Out-Feature OpenOffice, But...
(2006-03-10 00:30:28)
"In the David-Goliath matchup between OpenOffice 2.0 and Microsoft Office, the little guy is not up to the job of toppling the giant. So say some IT managers who responded heartily to my column about barriers to Linux desktop adoption..."
ZDNet: Do We Need an Open Source DRM?
(2006-03-10 01:00:06)
"The cynical response is that this is not really about open source at all..."
Sun Star: Open Source Better for Those School PCs
(2006-03-10 01:30:49)
"By June, this year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) hopes to deploy more computers (actually the third batch of its kind)--that is, 1,200 schools throughout the Philippines..."
Technology News Daily: Open Source Software and Developing Countries
(2006-03-10 02:00:20)
"The growth of free, open-source software presents developing countries with an opportunity to escape from technological dependence on developed countries, but also a challenge to build up local expertise..."
ZDNet: The Linux Desktop Market
(2006-03-10 02:30:05)
"As regular readers know there's been a lot of discussion in the talkbacks to this blog lately about two issues: PC style security on MacOS X and out-sourcing..."
New Zealand Reseller News: Who Needs the Other More: Oracle or Linux?
(2006-03-10 03:15:35)
"Big players like Oracle have showered open source projects with cash, code and other resources. There's no sign of this largess coming to an end..."
CNET News: Greasemonkey on Fire
(2006-03-10 04:00:34)
"Greasemonkey is not a car mechanic, but a tool for manipulating and customizing the design of remote Web pages (without the knowledge of publishers) when sites are viewed through the popular open-source browser, Firefox...
Advisories, March 9, 2006
(2006-03-10 04:45:06)
Today's security advisories: zoph (Debian GNU/Linux); php (Mandriva Linux); and python and kdegraphics (Red Hat Linux).
HDD Saver: Backing Up Ubuntu
(2006-03-10 05:30:00)
"Like most tasks in Ubuntu, backing up and restoring data is easy enough for any user to attempt..."
Linux.com: Using Versioning for Your Configuration Files
(2006-03-10 06:15:33)
"Some time ago I read an article about versioning your /home files with Concurrent Versions System..."
The R Zone: Making Windows XP Join a SAMBA Domain in 5 Minutes
(2006-03-10 07:00:54)
"This time we'll learn how to make a Windows XP server join a SAMBA domain name server..."
SearchOpenSource: Sealing Red Hat Security Gaps with Open Source Security Tools
(2006-03-10 07:45:13)
"Why pay a proprietary vendor a ton of money for a security application you can get for little or no money...?"
Linux Journal: An Introduction to awk
(2006-03-10 08:30:42)
"Not everyone learns or uses awk these days, so here's a quick review of what the language can do and some of its features..."
Blah Blah Blog: Linux Terminal Server for Home Media PCs
(2006-03-10 09:15:08)
"I figured my main computer can be the Terminal Server, but as I started building it I realized that building an i386 client image on an AMD64 box was an utter pain..."
NewsForge: Latte and Linux in Toronto
(2006-03-10 10:00:36)
"Linux users who live in Toronto now have a special place to gather, get online, and sip fancy coffee drinks. It's not Starbucks, it's the linuxcaffe..."
developerWorks: Not by UNIX Alone
(2006-03-10 11:30:28)
"Technology professionals have loosely used the term 'UNIX' since the first person had to explain the difference between the Berkeley and AT&T flavors, so it's not surprising to find as many UNIX standards as there are versions of the operating system..."
CertCities: Ubuntu: Getting Back to Linux Basics
(2006-03-10 13:00:23)
"If you ask any number of IT professionals to describe the Linux operating system, they almost always spout out rather quickly that it is non-proprietary and open source..."
Forbes: Linux Licensing
(2006-03-10 14:30:38)
"In an interview via e-mail with Forbes, Torvalds discusses GPLv3, digital rights management and sharks with laser beams..."
Techworld: Test Shows How Vulnerable Unpatched Windows Is
(2006-03-10 16:00:36)
"A test has revealed that a Linux server is far less likely to be compromised. In fact, unpatched Red Hat and SuSE servers were not breached at all during a six-week trial, while the equivalent Windows systems were compromised within hours..."
internetnews.com: Itanium Alliance Invests in Linux
(2006-03-10 16:45:05)
"The Itanium Solutions Alliance still won't say much about its plans to spend a $10 billion kitty announced in January, but it did identify one project it's spending a tiny fraction of that money on..."
PR: Fedora Core 5 Status
(2006-03-10 17:15:33)
"Due to circumstances outside of our control, we're going to be unable to keep to the scheduled date of March 15th for the release of FC5..."
Linux-Watch: Novell Appoints New Head Linux Honcho
(2006-03-10 17:30:56)
"On March 9th, Novell Inc. announced that it had hired a new executive to run its Linux and open source business unit..."
Techworld: Desktop Linux Champion Plots Move to Server Market
(2006-03-10 18:15:43)
"Xandros, better known for its desktop Linux OS, is planning to launch an enterprise server..."
NewsForge: Second Life Released for Linux
(2006-03-10 19:00:14)
"Fans of the online virtual world Second Life can now connect from Linux machines..."
internetnews.com: Mozilla's Millions?
(2006-03-10 19:45:45)
"Mozilla's Web browser applications have been downloaded over a hundred million times for free. But that doesn't mean the spawn of AOL isn't turning a profit..."
UPI/PhysOrg: Move Over TiVo, MythTV is Here
(2006-03-10 20:30:19)
"Frustrated by the slow, advertising-laden cable experience provided by AT&T Broadband, programmer Isaac Richards took matters into his own hands by coming up with his own solution to the problem..."
Netcraft: Hackers Targeting Mambo Security Holes
(2006-03-10 21:15:57)
"Hackers are actively seeking out unpatched versions of the Mambo content management system, which recently repaired a serious security hole..."
DesktopLinux: Can Novell Lift the Linux Desktop to the Next Level?
(2006-03-10 22:00:01)
"For a while now, Novell has produced some great Linux desktops, like the OpenSUSE line. At the same time, though, Novell insisted that for businesses, its only desktop interest was in thin-client-style worker-bee desktops..."
Editor's Note: Welcome to the 21st Century, Dell
(2006-03-10 23:30:42)
"I have decided that Michael Dell is either crazy, or crazy like a fox..."
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