News Linux News for May 10, 2006:

LXer: Kevin Carmony: Walking The Line of a Divided Community
(2006-05-10 00:15:36)
"Kevin Carmony has taken the heat from some in the FOSS community for offering non-free software in Linspire, and in particular, for attempting to lure the FOSS community into contributing to Linspire via Freespire..."

OpenConsortium: On the Art (?) of Disinformation: Telling the Big Lie
(2006-05-10 01:00:20)
"This blog entry is a rarity for me: an exegesis on the deliberate disinformation spread by a single vendor..."

Intelligent Enterprise: Analysis: Should You Consider Open-Source Content Management?
(2006-05-10 02:30:27)
"I do, however, buy into open-source pricing models and have little doubt that in five years' time it will be the standard means of purchasing software..."

NewsForge: My Desktop OS: PCLinuxOS 0.92
(2006-05-10 04:00:27)
"After getting my hands dirty with nearly a dozen operating systems over the years, I find PCLinuxOS (PCLOS) comes closest to being a complete desktop solution right out of the box..."

Advisories, May 9, 2006
(2006-05-10 04:45:42)
Tonight's security advisories: mozilla and tiff (Debian GNU/Linux); cpio and gzip (Mandriva Linux); libtiff and ruby (Red Hat Linux); and Apache httpd and mysql (Slackware Linux).

The R Zone: Computer Stability Explained: Why Your Computer Crashes, And What You Can Do About It
(2006-05-10 05:30:16)
"Does your computer crash? Do you want to know why? Here's a guide which will help you understand why this happens, and (hopefully) lead you on to a better computing experience..."

LinuxDevCenter: Creating a Dual-Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Laptop
(2006-05-10 06:15:14)
"Notebook computers are generally preloaded with Windows XP, but for those of us who do considerable work in the Linux environment, a Windows-only notebook is far from ideal..."

SearchOpenSource: IT Managers: PGP is Easy
(2006-05-10 07:00:22)
"PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, is a security program that allows users to encrypt and decrypt e-mail, as well as incorporating the added protection of digital signatures for user verification..."

Linux.com: Review: Trinity Rescue Kit
(2006-05-10 08:30:08)
"Anyone who dual-boots, runs, or manages a heterogeneous network with Windows and Linux workstations must occasionally contend with offline or dead systems..."

SearchOpenSource: Golden's Rules: Migrating from SQL Server to MySQL
(2006-05-10 10:00:45)
"Because databases are so important, they have long been the royalty of the software world..."

NewsForge: GotVMail Gets Open Source
(2006-05-10 11:30:09)
"GotVMail is a virtual PBX seller that says it delivers 'big company' telephone sound and functionality for a small company price..."

Tectonic: Waugh, Friedman and Hall to grace LinuxWorld Johannesburg
(2006-05-10 13:00:33)
"South Africa's LinuxWorld, taking place in Johannesburg later this month, sports a host of famed open source movers and shakers as keynote speakers..."

-stable: Linux 2.6.16.15
(2006-05-10 13:45:50)
"We (the -stable team) are announcing the release of the 2.6.16.15 kernel. Fixes for SCTP security issues..."

CNET News: Novell Brands Its Own Open-Source Religion
(2006-05-10 14:30:15)
"Novell is readying two major product launches meant to make its open-source software more palatable to corporate customers..."

PersonalTech Pipeline: Group Accuses Massachusetts Government Of Open-Source Bias
(2006-05-10 15:15:56)
"A trade association has blasted the Massachusetts Information and Technology Division (IDT) for requesting a plug-in for Microsoft's Office Suite..."

AP/OregonLive: Microsoft CEO Downplays Linux-Oregon Connection
(2006-05-10 16:00:18)
"Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is less than impressed with a rival computer software developer based in Oregon..."

ZDNet: BitTorrent Inks Studio Distribution Deal
(2006-05-10 16:45:41)
"BitTorrent, the creator of the file-sharing software that for some has become synonymous with piracy, has struck a landmark distribution deal with a Hollywood studio..."

ConsortiumInfo: Big Lies, Press Releases and Objective Journalism
(2006-05-10 17:30:35)
"It's not my goal at this blog to nominate myself as the official FUD Ombudsman for the contest between the ODF standard and Microsoft Open XML..."

Techworld: Open Source Lemonade to Beat Blackberry?
(2006-05-10 18:15:21)
"The never-ending spate of law-suits between companies like RIM and Visto could soon be over, thanks to a mobile email standard which might support an open-source alternative..."

SearchOpenSource: Open Source Standard and New Plug-In Present Problems for Microsoft Office
(2006-05-10 19:00:03)
"Microsoft was hit with a one-two punch that could make it easier than ever for Office suite users to make the jump to open source..."

ZDNet Australia: Open Source Net Support Not Enough for Business
(2006-05-10 19:45:25)
"Businesses should not expect that the open source community will always provide it with the patches and fixes required to deliver business-grade application support..."

DesktopLinux: Bettering the Linux Desktop--Portland Progress
(2006-05-10 20:30:52)
"Six months ago, architects from two dozen desktop-oriented Linux projects gathered in Portland, Ore. to work together on creating the best possible Linux desktop..."

CUPS.org: Common UNIX Printing System 1.2.0
(2006-05-10 21:15:51)
"CUPS 1.2.0 is the first stable feature release in the 1.2.x series..."

Tectonic: Impi Linux Focuses on Migration
(2006-05-10 22:00:34)
"In a presentation to press and potential partners yesterday, Impi Linux--predominantly owned by Mark Shuttleworth--previewed some of the expected features of its next distribution..."

Blog of Helios: What Price Will Linux Pay to Be MainStream?
(2006-05-10 23:30:10)
"I can think of nothing more frustrating than not knowing the specific tactics of my enemy. Yeah, yeah... I know, I'm not supposed to know my enemies plans..."

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