News Linux News for May 03, 2006:

Government Computer News: What's in an Open-Source Name?
(2006-05-03 01:00:16)
"Trying to drum up buzz for the mapping software it recently open-sourced, Autodesk Inc. of San Rafael, Calif., created a bit of a muddle by naming its offering after a similar open-source program..."

O'Reilly: The Increasing Importance of Community
(2006-05-03 02:30:15)
"Community has always played a central role in the Open Source landscape, and the term 'community' is bandied around almost as much as 'Web 2.0...'"

InfoWorld: Is Commercial Open Source Software Underpriced?
(2006-05-03 04:00:09)
"I often wonder if commercial open source applications, things like MySQL, EnterpriseDB, SugarCRM are underpriced.

Advisories, May 2, 2006
(2006-05-03 04:45:07)
Today's security advisories: ethereal (Debian GNU/Linux); X.Org, ClamAV, and phpWebSite (Gentoo Linux); and clamav (mandriva Linux).

E-Mail Battles: Researcher: Digital Signatures Can Lie To Linux, OSX and Windows Users
(2006-05-03 05:30:00)
"Are digital signatures legally binding? Usually. Check your local statutes. Are they foolproof? Not usually..."

Phoronix: X2--The Threat GPU Showdown
(2006-05-03 07:00:18)
"Announced last week by Linux Game Publishing was word that Egosoft's X2 The Threat had finally went gold with its Linux port..."

OSWeekly: Linux File System Inodes: A Basic Look
(2006-05-03 08:30:43)
"After discussing super block structure and its operations, we will discuss inodes today. Inodes is to file system what food is to any living creature..."

Linux.com: Controlling your Locale with Environment Variables
(2006-05-03 10:00:06)
"People all over the world use Linux in dozens of languages..."

Linux for Human Beings?: Ubuntu Dapper Drake (Beta) Installation from Live CD
(2006-05-03 11:30:26)
"After booting the Live CD, the desktop contains some shortcuts--one of which is to start the installation..."

Linux.com: First Look at Vim 7
(2006-05-03 13:00:52)
"The final release of Vim 7 is just around the corner, and it brings a number of new features to the venerable editor..."

LinuxDevices: Major X Security Hole Found, Plugged
(2006-05-03 13:45:26)
"Coverity Inc... announced May 2 that the biggest X Window System security vulnerability of the last six years has been identified and fixed..."

ConsortiumInfo: OpenDocument Approved by ISO/IEC Members
(2006-05-03 14:30:13)
"The six month voting window for ISO/IEC adoption of the OASIS OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard closed on May 1, and at midnight last night it was announced internally that ODF had been approved by the ISO members..."

ZDNet Australia: Debian Preps for December Code Release
(2006-05-03 15:15:19)
"Developers of the popular Debian Linux distribution are ramping up coding efforts as they plan to release the next version of their operating system in December this year..."

-stable: Linux 2.6.16.13
(2006-05-03 16:00:23)
"We (the -stable team) are announcing the release of the 2.6.16.13 kernel..."

iTWire: Windows Vista Delay No Effect Says Linux Expert
(2006-05-03 16:45:29)
"News that the release of Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista is likely to be pushed back will have no significant effect on the Windows market, according to a leading open source software expert..."

Austin American-Statesman: IBM Buys Austin Startup BuildForge
(2006-05-03 17:30:27)
"IBM said the acquisition is part of its strategy to build a network of software developers that support open-source technology, such as Linux..."

Mozilla.org: Firefox 1.5.0.3 Released
(2006-05-03 18:00:32)
"We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version..."

internetnews.com: Keeping an Open Source Eye on Interop
(2006-05-03 18:30:32)
"The 18,000 visitors expected to descend on Interop this year will be tapping into an open source network that provides connectivity of all kinds..."

Computerworld Australia: German IT Agency to Release Open Source Security Suite
(2006-05-03 19:00:59)
"Germany's Federal Office for Information Security will present several new open source-based desktop and security applications on Wednesday at a local Linux event..."

SearchOpenSource: CEO Counts 50 Top Business Apps for Open Source [Parts 1 & 2]
(2006-05-03 19:45:12)
"... [David] Uhlman spoke at the Linux Desktop Summit in San Diego about what he considers to be the top 50 open source business applications..."

NewsForge: La-Z-Boy Revamps with Linux
(2006-05-03 20:30:31)
"Mauldin decided on an IT overhaul, aimed at planting La-Z-Boy firmly on a Linux foundation..."

internetnews.com: Avaya VoIP Linux Style to The SMB
(2006-05-03 21:15:45)
"Avaya is now targeting its Voice over IP efforts at the small- to midsized-business (SMB) market with a new series of Linux-powered initiatives..."

SearchOpenSource: Smart Formatting for Better Compatibility Between OpenOffice.org, MS Office
(2006-05-03 22:00:00)
"I'm going to talk about the backbreaking labor of helping someone move and a seemingly unrelated topic, OpenOffice.org--Microsoft Office compatibility..."

developerWorks: Using ReiserFS with Linux
(2006-05-03 22:45:58)
"There's just something neat about blasting big chunks of data back and forth across your bus, reading and writing thousands of files, and doing benchmarks..."

Tonight on The Linux Link Tech Show
(2006-05-03 23:30:19)
"We talk to Eli Tomlinson of Gamix.org, an open videogame platform specification..."

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