News Linux News for Apr 10, 2006:

Linux-Tip.net: Running Google Earth with VMwarePlayer on Linux
(2006-04-10 06:00:34)
"Google Earth was created to put satellite imagery and other geographic information right on the (Windows) desktop. Unfortunately no Linux version is available yet..."

Free Software Magazine: Interview with Simon Peter, Creator of klik
(2006-04-10 07:30:41)
"Klik is a fantastic system which allows users to install an application without worrying about dependencies and without being root..."

Computerworld Hong Kong: Scrap the Coins
(2006-04-10 09:00:45)
"With over 9.2 million daily transactions in Hong Kong, the contactless stored-value Octopus card needs no introduction..."

ServerWatch: Dig Deep, Display Shallow With Splunk
(2006-04-10 10:30:28)
"Splunk, Inc. has received plenty accolades lately, mostly as a result of its effort in making Splunk, its flagship product, available with an open source API..."

SearchOracle: Oracle vs. PostgreSQL: Users Speak Out
(2006-04-10 12:00:53)
"A recent interview has DBAs talking about the merits of the open source PostgreSQL database management system (DBMS) as compared to Oracle--and their opinions truly run the gamut..."

Reuters/CNET News: Red Hat Scoops Up JBoss
(2006-04-10 12:45:09)
"Red Hat, a distributor of Linux software, said on Monday that it will acquire open-source middleware company JBoss for an initial $350 million..."

ZDNet Australia: Towns the Talk of Debian Project
(2006-04-10 13:30:20)
"Australian Anthony Towns won the poll from a field of several candidates after 421 votes--from 43 percent of the eligible community of Debian developers--were cast..."

Kubuntu.de: Protest Week
(2006-04-10 14:00:34)
"To clarify the seriousness of the situation, kubuntu.de will be offline for one week beginning as from Monday, 10.04.2006..."

ConsortiumInfo: The Minnesota Open Formats Bill: Bandwagon or Babel?
(2006-04-10 14:30:00)
"It is perhaps no surprise that Minnesota, a blue state like Massachusetts and heir to the political traditions of the Prairie Populists, should be the situs of a bill to require 'open data formats...'"

InformationWeek: Microsoft's Support Of Linux Shows Rising Importance Of Virtualization
(2006-04-10 15:00:38)
"It's hand may have been forced. Competitors are moving fast as Microsoft's offerings are delayed..."

ComputerBusinessReview: Is There Room for Xandros in the Linux Server Market?
(2006-04-10 15:30:12)
"After almost two years of talking about it, desktop Linux specialist Xandros has finally named the date for its first Linux server product..."

iTWire: Bill Hilf Blog Attracts Anti-Microsoft Posters
(2006-04-10 16:00:58)
"Microsoft's Linux expert has launched a company sanctioned blog in an outreach attempt to the Open Source community but all it seems to attract are irate anti-Microsoft posters..."

SearchOpenSource: LinuxWorld: Maintaining the Impact of Open Source Applications
(2006-04-10 16:30:03)
"Multiple distributions aren't barriers to desktop adoption and neither are operating systems. In this analyst's opinion, people need to make smart decisions concerning adoption, beforehand..."

internetnews.com: J2EE vs. LAMP vs. NET Battle Royal
(2006-04-10 17:00:09)
"Though the session started with a tongue-in-cheek remark from JBoss about the superiority of J2EE, the mean consensus of the session is that it takes different strokes for different folks..."

LinuxWorld Australia: What Not to Do When Eyeing Open-Source
(2006-04-10 17:30:16)
"When considering a migration to open-source software, IT users should keep in mind the mistakes of those who tried before and avoid falling into the same traps experienced by others..."

SearchOpenSource: Meditations on a Virtually Secure World
(2006-04-10 18:00:39)
"The availability of EMC's VMware Workstation and Server evaluation software has ignited a firestorm of creative and sometimes unusual solutions to daily tasks and common problems..."

iTWire: Enterprise Linux Desktops Are For Real--Are You?
(2006-04-10 18:30:30)
"An expert in deploying open source throughout the enterprise tells us how to wean ourselves off the Microsoft drug forever..."

rediff.com: Linux a BIG Hit in India
(2006-04-10 19:00:55)
"It has been over a year since UTI Bank set up its call center that handles over 7,000 calls per day..."

LinuxPlanet: The Mobile Linux Initiative at OSDL
(2006-04-10 19:30:06)
"On October 16, 2005, the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) announced the creation of a new initiative called the Mobile Linux Initiative (MLI) to focus on accelerating the adoption of Linux in the rapidly growing mobile market..."

Forbes: More Linux Users Means Higher Returns for Red Hat
(2006-04-10 19:30:58)
"Merrill Lynch analyst Kash Rangan said the LinuxWorld expo in San Francisco has reinforced his firm's conviction on the Linux open source market, and that what's good for Linux is also good for leading open-source provider Red Hat..."

NewsForge: Glimpses of LinuxWorld
(2006-04-10 20:00:43)
"These are short 'impromptu' videos I shot at OSTG's Slashdot Lounge in the middle of the ORG pavilion at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo..."

internetnews.com: LinuxWorld 2006: A Diamond in The Rough
(2006-04-10 20:30:59)
"It turns out that many of my journalist peers, a few speakers and a number of vendors weren't as impressed by the show as I was..."

NewsForge: Why Open Standards Matter
(2006-04-10 21:00:53)
"I think open source software is a good thing, but I've never bought into the religious fundamentalist fervor of a lot of the circles I move in as an IT reporter..."

Keithcu.com: 10,000 Bugs Away from World Domination
(2006-04-10 21:30:46)
"I am an ex-Microsoft programmer of 10 years who hadn't spent 10 minutes with any Open Source code till I left Microsoft--which is actually very typical for MS employees..."

Really Linux: The State of Linux: Substantial Growth in New Zealand
(2006-04-10 22:00:18)
"Much of the continued explosive growth of Linux adoption in New Zealand and Australia remains unseen, unannounced and often behind the scenes..."

Linux-Watch: Look Out, World, Here Comes Red Hat
(2006-04-10 22:15:00)
"Red Hat acquiring JBoss is big news for the open-source world. It may be even bigger news for the entire software world, though..."

Groklaw: What Does it Take?
(2006-04-10 22:30:27)
"I'd say the most frequent question I get asked is, 'Why doesn't the court do something?' The second most frequent question is, 'What does it take for the SEC to do something...?'"

SecurityFocus: The Big DRM Mistake
(2006-04-10 23:00:46)
"Digital Rights Managements hurts paying customers, destroys Fair Use rights, renders customers' investments worthless, and can always be defeated. Why are consumers and publishers being forced to use DRM...?"

Linux Forums: When is Software Done?
(2006-04-10 23:30:08)
"This article deals with the philosophy of the program development and the interesting observation, that user forums are full of feature requests..."

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