News Linux News for Apr 03, 2006:

NewsForge: Organizing a FLOSS Conference
(2006-04-03 01:00:57)
"This article covers all the things you should think of before putting on an event. By hearing what worked for us and what didn't, maybe you can avoid making some of the mistakes we made..."

Advisories, April 2, 2006
(2006-04-03 03:45:19)
This weekend's Fedora Core security advisory: samba.

OSWeekly: Programming in GNU/Linux Systems: Part I
(2006-04-03 06:00:17)
"This article is a first in series that deal with secure programming and related issues..."

NewsForge: Looking for Errors in Debian with the GNU Compiler Collection
(2006-04-03 07:30:53)
"Debian developer Martin Michlmayr has been working on finding problems with the GNU Compiler Collection 4.1 release and code in the Debian archives..."

ZDNet: Open Source Routers Shine at Vyatta Secret Society
(2006-04-03 09:00:03)
"Yesterday at the Vyatta secret society meeting in San Mateo California, a group of people committed to the idea of an open source router implementation gathered at the offices of Vyatta..."

NewsForge: Penguin Day Seattle Employs FOSS for Good Works
(2006-04-03 10:30:39)
"Free and open source software can help save the world. That was the point of Seattle's Penguin Day, which brought together nonprofits and FOSS advocates looking to support this other community..."

Linux Journal: Is Linux Voice Over IP Ready?
(2006-04-03 12:00:27)
"What is Voice over IP really? What do you need for Voice over IP? What do you mean, I can't call my girlfriend...?"

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.17-rc1
(2006-04-03 12:00:59)
Announcement within.

eWeek: LinuxWorld: Virtualization Bake-In Off and Running
(2006-04-03 12:45:34)
"The bake-in revolves around the Xen hypervisor, an open-source virtualization application that allows multiple operating systems to run concurrently on the same server..."

CNET News: Microsoft to 'Host' Linux Virtually
(2006-04-03 13:30:38)
"Microsoft will support customers who chose to run Linux with Microsoft's Virtual Server 2005 R2, software for running multiple operating systems on one machine..."

SearchOpenSource: Virtual Iron Adds Xen; Aims for Rival VMware
(2006-04-03 14:15:02)
"Startup Virtual Iron Software Inc. this week is releasing a new version of its virtualization software, which adds the open source Xen hypervisor..."

VARBusiness: IBM Teams With Novell On Linux-Based Middleware
(2006-04-03 15:00:04)
"Unveiled at LinuxWorld in Boston, the first offering, put together by Novell, includes the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, the Websphere Application Server Community Edition and DB2 Express-C..."

SearchOpenSource: Splunk Base Brings IT Troubleshooting to the IT Masses
(2006-04-03 15:45:13)
"To better understand Splunk Base, look no further than the online encyclopedia Wikipedia..."

The Oregonian: Linux Developer Sets Own Hours, But His Days are Grueling, Nonstop
(2006-04-03 16:30:35)
"Software developer Chris Wright works from home in Northeast Portland, and his boss is more than 2,500 miles away in Boston. But that doesn't mean Wright gets to take it easy..." Free demographic-only registration required.

Wired News: A Pretty Good Way to Foil the NSA
(2006-04-03 17:15:42)
"How easy is it for the average internet user to make a phone call secure enough to frustrate the NSA's extrajudicial surveillance program...?"

iTWire: Microsoft Moves to Maddog's Phase 3
(2006-04-03 18:00:46)
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then they lose..."

SearchOpenSource: VMware Exec: On Free Specs, Virtualization's Boost for Linux
(2006-04-03 18:45:16)
"VMware is opening up its virtual machine disk format specification, but today's news is about sharing, not open sourcing technologies..."

LinuxPlanet: Novell Chips Away at Microsoft's Desktop Dominance
(2006-04-03 19:30:09)
"In an effort to break some of Microsoft's stranglehold on the desktop, Novell is taking new steps in the product and pricing arenas to attract customers who want to move either gradually or quickly to Linux..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Waugh: Open Source Success Means Juggling Commerce and Community
(2006-04-03 20:15:44)
"Balancing commercial interest with community interest is important for businesses looking at open source, said open source consultant Pia Waugh in a presentation at Linuxworld 2006 in Sydney last week..."

Linux Forums: Overview of the Ten Major Linux Distributions
(2006-04-03 21:00:53)
"A review of the 10 major Linux distributions out there, giving the pros and cons of each and every one of them..."

SVN: KDE4--Understanding the Buzz
(2006-04-03 21:45:15)
"There has been a great deal of buzz lately about KDE4 and especially Plasma..."

KernelTrap: Documenting Memory Barriers
(2006-04-03 22:30:01)
"David Howells posted a document on memory barriers on the Linux Kernel mailing list..."

Linux Journal: Marketing vs. Intention
(2006-04-03 23:15:35)
"We're at the end of the Marketing Era. What will it take for the Market Era to begin...?"

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