News Linux News for Apr 05, 2006:

InfoWorld: The Beginning of the End
(2006-04-05 00:00:33)
"You've heard this many places. Microsoft is in a bit of trouble. If you think that you've heard this before--and that you can't count out a business with such strong financials, I suggest you revisit a bit of recent history..."

Email Battles: Campaigns Compared: IBM Domino on Linux vs Microsoft Exchange on Windows
(2006-04-05 01:30:59)
"IBM has opened a new front in its Move2Lotus war. It's called 'Migrate to the Penguin...'"

NewsForge: Mandriva RPM Site is a Labor of Love
(2006-04-05 03:00:03)
"Cliff Wade loves Mandriva Linux so much that he spends his time and money to create and host RPM files of most of the new applications that show up on the Mandriva Cooker..."

Linux.com: My Quest for a Linux Audio Player
(2006-04-05 04:30:19)
"Nowadays I collect, store, and listen to music mostly on digital media, so I thought I'd find myself a Linux audio player that does all the things I need it to do..."

BobCares: Deploying ProFTPD: Open Source FTP Server Software
(2006-04-05 06:00:20)
"Proftpd is a highly configurable and modular FTP daemon, whose configuration and setting up is almost similar to the web server Apache.

Linux.com: CLI Magic: When
(2006-04-05 07:30:31)
"If you're the type of geek who likes tools and apps that are fast and lean, and you're not afraid of getting a little CLI under your fingernails, When is a good choice for your personal calendar..."

Linux Journal: The Gemcutter's Workshop: Many Developments in the Ruby Community
(2006-04-05 09:00:00)
"Recapping two busy weeks' worth of news, events and releases in the Ruby world..."

Phoronix: ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 [Review]
(2006-04-05 10:30:14)
"This portion of the article includes the Linux compatibility, overclocking, and of course, its performance by means of benchmarks..."

Forbes: Father Of '$100 Laptop' Thwacks Critics
(2006-04-05 12:00:24)
"There are mice like Robert Burns described, a 'wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie...'"

internetnews.com: IBM, HP Stack Up on Linux
(2006-04-05 12:45:45)
"IBM and HP are striking up new open source stack initiatives, as the two big Linux systems and services vendors continue to evolve their respective open source offerings..."

NewsForge: Government Day at LinuxWorld
(2006-04-05 13:30:58)
"The first panel discussion featured Massachusetts local and state officials, who talked about their experiences with IT procurement..."

Editor's Note from the Road: Gentlemens' Agreement
(2006-04-05 14:15:10)
IBM and HP decided not to set up shop on the show floor. And there seems to be some speculation out there that says this decision was mutual.

TechNewsWorld: Report: Success Threatens Open Source Ethic
(2006-04-05 15:00:33)
"'His conclusion is contrary to virtually everything I've seen in my 17 year history of commercial free/open source solutions,' Michael Tiemann, vice president of Red Hat said about Goulde's report..."

internetnews.com: LinuxWorld: GPL 3 And The Linux Kernel Devs
(2006-04-05 15:30:03)
"The under-discussion GPL version 3 license is a bit of a hot potato. Some like it and others, such as Linux creator Linus Torvalds, do not..."

Channel Register: Intel and Red Hat Team for Speed
(2006-04-05 16:00:37)
"Intel and Red Hat are working together to help customers speed up deployment of solutions by testing them either online or at one of 14 global centres..."

Linux-Watch: Virtually Speaking at LinuxWorld
(2006-04-05 16:30:17)
"There's only a handful of people at LinuxWorld Boston on Monday, but I've already heard some of them saying, 'Why is everyone talking about virtualization...?'"

Fedora Project: Why No Foundation?
(2006-04-05 17:00:05)
"As many of you are aware, FUDCon Boston is this Friday. One of the most important topics that we will be discussing there is the future of the Fedora Project, specifically with regard to the Fedora Foundation..."

eWeek: Linux Muscling to the Top in Oracle Shops
(2006-04-05 17:30:58)
"In the coming year, Linux is set to push Unix out of its traditional reigning role as the Oracle operating system of choice, a new survey predicts..."

LinuxPR: LPI and Canonical Announce Ubuntu Professional Certification
(2006-04-05 18:00:58)
"The Linux Professional Institute and Canonical Ltd. jointly announced the development of a certification exam for the Ubuntu distribution..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Firefox Finally Breaks 10 Percent Barrier
(2006-04-05 18:45:39)
"Firefox, the free open-source Web browser from Mozilla.org, quietly gained enough users in March to finally grab 10 percent of the Web browser market..."

DebCentral: Ubuntu 4.10 Reaches End of Life on 30 April 2006
(2006-04-05 19:30:10)
"On October 20th, 2004, Ubuntu announced its first public release, version 4.10..."

internetnews.com: Windows CE Add-On Lures Linux Developers
(2006-04-05 20:15:17)
"Microsoft today released a free upgrade to Windows CE 5.0 aimed at luring media device developers away from Linux and to Redmond's vision of the digital home..."

Palm InfoCenter: Access Linux Platform Shown at LinuxWorld
(2006-04-05 21:00:15)
"The ACCESS Linux Platform is the next mobile software platform from PalmSource..."

ConsortiumInfo: Bill Introduced in Minnesota to Require Use of "Open Data Formats"
(2006-04-05 21:45:41)
"I received an email yesterday pointing me to a bill, introduced on March 27, that would require all Executive branch agencies in the state of Minnesota to 'use open standards...'"

SearchOpenSource: Open Source Rating System Streamlined and Ready for Primetime
(2006-04-05 22:30:27)
"After nearly six months of tweaking and collecting feedback from users, the Business Readiness Rating has been refined to the point where its evaluation categories are now final..."

Groklaw: IBM's Reply Memo in Further Support of Motion to Limit SCO's Claims
(2006-04-05 23:15:18)
"Now we're cooking. We have now IBM's Reply Memorandum in Further Support of Motion to Limit SCO's Claims Relating to Allegedly Misused Material and all the trimmings..."

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