News Linux News for Apr 11, 2006:

All Southern Chile: Linux and The End Of The World: Installing Linux in Southern Chile
(2006-04-11 00:00:22)
"One of the more modest goals of the Open Source and Linux software community is World domination..."

Groklaw: Dress for Success? Decide on Your Goals, Then Act to Reach Them
(2006-04-11 00:30:56)
"In March 2006, Peter Quinn (former Massachusetts chief information officer (CIO), made comments about clothing that set off a bizarre firestorm of news and discussion..."

Computer Business Review: Who Are the Most Important People in Open Source?
(2006-04-11 01:00:24)
"To celebrate the role of the individual in establishing open source as the industry it is today, CBR is putting together a list of the most important people in open source, and we want your help to put it together..."

Colbert: Making the Switch from Microsoft to Free!
(2006-04-11 01:30:48)
"I have read lots of posts and stories all over the net about there not being SOFTWARE of comparable features and power for Linux..."

Linux Forums: Linux & Open Source Software: The History
(2006-04-11 02:15:42)
"Over the next few weeks/months I intend to write a series of beginners pieces explaining what Linux is, where it came from, where it's going, how to use it and why you should..."

All About Linux: Book Review: Hardening Linux
(2006-04-11 03:00:29)
Book Corner: "Linux enjoys a large space in the server arena. It is favoured as a server over the competition by many for its robustness, stability and also its cost advantage..."

Advisories, April 10, 2006
(2006-04-11 03:45:27)
This weekend's security advisories: sudo, libimager-perl, libphp-adodb, moodle, and cacti (Debian GNU/Linux); ClamAV (Gentoo Linux); and clamav and mplayer (Mandriva Linux).

developerWorks: XML in Firefox 1.5, Part 2: Basic XML Processing
(2006-04-11 04:30:16)
"In this article, I offer a detailed look at the basics of XML processing in Firefox..."

Phoronix: NVIDIA 1.0-8756 Display Drivers
(2006-04-11 05:15:59)
"Four months since the launch of the 1.0-8178 Linux display drivers, NVIDIA is finally out of the starting gates with the official replacement..."

OSWeekly: How System Calls Work in Linux?
(2006-04-11 06:00:12)
"Every GNU/Linux programmer here reading this article must have used system calls to code their programs. GNU/Linux programming is incomplete without system calls..."

AdminSpotting: Stories of Spam, Part 3
(2006-04-11 06:45:08)
"Before I cover some of those packages, I'd like to explain how to write a custom spam filtering script..."

Phoronix: NVIDIA Rel90 & Beyond
(2006-04-11 07:30:34)
"With the new Linux (and Solaris) driver release just hours ago, this serves as the inaugural release for 2006 (unless of course, counting the 1.0-8183 display drivers)..."

OSWeekly: Debugging Code Using Ptrace
(2006-04-11 08:15:20)
"Nobody can write perfect code, since errors can creep in from anywhere. Hence we need some way to debug the programs. One such way is to use ptrace() system call..."

Linux.com: Building a Linux Supercomputer Using SSH and PVM
(2006-04-11 09:00:23)
"If you have a couple of old Linux boxes sitting around, then you've got the makings of a supercomputer. Dust them off, install Secure Shell (SSH) and Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM), and start your complex algorithms..."

OSWeekly: Brief Look: ELF File Format in Linux
(2006-04-11 09:45:29)
"This format was originally developed and published by USL (Unix System Laboratory) as part of ABI (Application Binary Interface) and now it’s a widely accepted format in most UNIX variants..."

PCMechanic: Windows to Ubuntu Transition Guide
(2006-04-11 10:30:55)
"Alright, so you have successfully installed Ubuntu Linux, but now what do you do with it...?"

SearchOpenSource: OpenOffice Expert's Review: On-the-Go Docs with AjaxWrite
(2006-04-11 12:00:48)
"If AjaxWrite were just any new, free word processor, it would be mildly interesting..."

The Register: 'Red Hat Wraps Linux in Sh*t,' Says New Exec
(2006-04-11 12:45:59)
"With the sale of his company JBoss to Red Hat, Marc Fleury will be going to work for an open source pretender that has never done much in the way of innovation. Or, at least that's what Fleury used to think..."

CNET News: Novell: Linux Desktop Set to Take Off
(2006-04-11 13:30:09)
"Linux on desktop computers will begin taking off in mainstream markets in the next 12 to 18 months, Novell President Ron Hovsepian has predicted..."

NewsForge: Firefox 3.0 Leaked? Not Exactly
(2006-04-11 14:00:03)
"Is Firefox 3.0 really out? An anonymous reader wrote in to let us know that Firefox 3.0 builds have been sighted in the wild, but don't get your hopes up..."

ZDNet Australia: Novell Still Running Windows
(2006-04-11 14:30:25)
"Novell may be passionately evangelising Linux and Open Office on the desktop but more than half of its own employees can still boot Microsoft Windows and Office if they wish.

CNET News: Dell Exec: We're Not Wintel's Lapdog
(2006-04-11 15:00:13)
"To some, Dell marches to the beat of Intel and Microsoft drums, dutifully following their research and development plans. But to hear Kevin Kettler tell it, the PC maker often takes its own lead..."

internetnews.com: Red Hat, JBoss: The Pros And Cons
(2006-04-11 15:45:09)
"Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss today is getting mixed reviews from industry analysts..."

Tekrati: Open Source Market 'Deeply Fragmented,' Says Evans Data Corporation
(2006-04-11 16:30:33)
"Evans Data Corp says its latest survey of software developers on Open Source and Linux shows a deeply fragmented market with no clear leader..."

eWeek: Will Red Hat Lose Powerful Friends with JBoss Buy?
(2006-04-11 17:15:23)
"Analysts weigh in on whether Oracle and IBM will now turn their backs on Red Hat, and what that might mean for HP, Novell and the open-source community..."

PC World: Linux Backers Plan Microsoft Shadow Conference
(2006-04-11 18:00:44)
"Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) this year will get some open-source competition..."

NewsForge: Linux Terminal Server Project Releases 4.2
(2006-04-11 18:45:23)
"The Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP), which makes it easy to connect thin client terminals to a Linux server, announced the 4.2 release of the software..."

Linux Format: Bruce Perens Talks UserLinux and Ubuntu
(2006-04-11 19:30:15)
"LXF: Let's talk about UserLinux. You announced it, what, two years ago...?"

ZDNet UK: Making the Business Case for Open Source
(2006-04-11 20:15:23)
"Do you want to employ open source solutions in your data centre but can't get the idea past the powers that be? We're here to help..."

DesktopLinux: SimplyMepis 6.0 Alpha Builds on Ubuntu Bits
(2006-04-11 21:00:31)
"The alpha release incorporates kernel 2.6.15 from the Ubuntu Dapper package pool, and features KDE 3.5.2, Mepis founder and chief developer Warren Woodford said..."

More Reaction to Red Hat/JBoss
(2006-04-11 21:45:20)
If you surprise the analyst/pundit community like the JBoss acquisition did, you can bet your bottom dollar they'll put their opinions out as soon as they can. Articles within.

CNET News: Perspective: Ushering in a New Era of Angst at Microsoft
(2006-04-11 22:30:04)
"Few would disagree that Microsoft dominates the markets for desktop operating systems and office suites. But it wasn't always this way..."

Apple Matters: Boot Camp? Who Cares? The Real News Story Concerns Linux
(2006-04-11 23:30:27)
"Maybe you missed it. If so, I understand. This was a tough week to be a Mac user...

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