News Linux News for May 12, 2006:

Linux-Watch: Office ODF Support: Bad for Business!?
(2006-05-12 00:15:59)
"You've got to love Microsoft's sloppy way of opposing Linux and open-source some days..."

Techworld: The Benefits of Ubiquitous Linux
(2006-05-12 01:00:55)
"Linux continues to make highly visible inroads into IT infrastructure, with IDC reporting 14 consecutive quarters of double-digit growth in Linux server shipments through the third quarter of last year..."

Mad Penguin: Penguicon 4.0: Different Location, Same Great Show
(2006-05-12 01:45:56)
"Penguicon, in spite of the obvious Linux reference, is not a conference about computers only..." Includes an interview with Google's Chris DiBona.

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.17-rc4
(2006-05-12 01:45:59)
"Ok, I've let the release time between -rc's slide a bit too much again, but -rc4 is out there, and this is the time to hunker down for 2.6.17..."

ConsortiumInfo: The Script Reloaded: Recognizing "Them"
(2006-05-12 02:30:10)
"'Public Relations' is one of those funny phrases that has very little to do with what it really means..."

InfoWorld: A Downside to Open Source: Leakage
(2006-05-12 03:15:57)
"[You need to show] [h]ow to decide which OpenSource product is really cool and does what it says on the tin and which is vapourwareaspirational..."

Enterprise Open Source Magazine: Coexistence
(2006-05-12 04:00:56)
LinuxWorld Magazine gets a name change: "Sometimes I worry that I sound like a broken record repeating the phrases Open Source, open standards, and virtualization over and over again like an obsessive parrot..."

Advisories, May 11, 2006
(2006-05-12 04:45:28)
Today's security advisories: mozilla-firefox (Debian GNU/Linux) and MySQL (Gentoo Linux).

Phoronix: OCZ Ultra-Slim Mini-Kart 1GB
(2006-05-12 05:30:58)
"Last year we were first to publish our findings from the OCZ Rally series, and today we are doing the same for OCZ Technology's latest creation--the Mini-Kart Flash Drive..."

ITObserver: Optimising Data Protection In Linux Environments
(2006-05-12 07:00:30)
"The need to balance business continuity with cost has created a new set of storage best practices that blend backup and recovery with leading-edge data replication to accommodate varying information availability requirements..."

Linux Box Admin: Nine Things You Should Know About Nautilus
(2006-05-12 08:30:28)
"The Nautilus program in GNOME is not only the default file manager, it creates and manages the desktop..."

ServerWatch: Tip of the Trade: Password Gorilla
(2006-05-12 10:00:51)
"If you prefer to use a computer to manage your passwords, take a look at Password Gorilla..."

Linux.com: Vim Tips: Using Viewports
(2006-05-12 10:45:14)
"A lot of folks use Vim, but many exploit only a small percentage of the editor's features..."

NewsForge: The Right Way to Run a Wi-Fi Cafe
(2006-05-12 11:30:31)
"I haven't yet reached a final decision, but I have some choice words for anyone weighing the idea of starting up a new Internet coffee shop..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: The Penguin's Practical Network Troubleshooting Guide, Part 2
(2006-05-12 12:15:56)
"Last week we used ping and tcptraceroute to pinpoint connectivity problems, and nmap to spy on users..."

NewsForge: Linux-Powered Nokia 770 Handheld Applications
(2006-05-12 13:00:41)
"Most organizations aren't ready to migrate to a wireless, network-centric, thin hardware, server/client model, which makes the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet a bit ahead of its time..."

ZDNet UK: FreeBSD Vows to Compete with Desktop Linux
(2006-05-12 14:30:43)
"The Unix descendent will soon be able to match Linux feature for feature, with GNOME desktop support expected this year, according to a core developer..."

InformationWeek: Microsoft To Focus On Linux Competition, Software as a Service, Internet Ads
(2006-05-12 15:15:28)
"CEO Steve Ballmer said Linux has been outselling Microsoft in areas such as file services, e-mail security and e-science, and that demonstrates Microsoft needs to innovate..."

Coyotos.org: Debunking Linus's Latest
(2006-05-12 16:00:47)
"Well, it appears to be 1992 all over again. Andy Tannenbaum is once again advocating microkernels, and Linus Torvalds is once again saying what an ignorant fool Andy is..."

EE Times UK: French Senate Caves on Digital Copyright Bill
(2006-05-12 16:45:38)
"The French Senate bowed to intense lobbying pressure, approving a watered down digital copyright bill that differs significantly from the controversial version passed at the National Assembly last March..."

Linux-Watch: Battle of Mambo--The Open-Source Civil War Continues
(2006-05-12 17:30:18)
"Miro International is continuing to lose developers in its attempt to maintain control of its 'open-source' Mambo CMS..."

LinuxDevices: GPLv3 to Mandate Device Hackability?
(2006-05-12 18:15:56)
"Draft GNU GPLv3 language would require embedded systems and devices incorporating GPLv3-licensed software to be user-modifiable, stated license author Richard Stallman in a recent speech...."

BBC News: India Lays Down 'Open' Challenge
(2006-05-12 19:00:50)
"I'd come to India with the sense that, like Brazil and other countries outside the West that are taking free software seriously, India is moving into a new phase in its use of free and open source software..."

Forbes: Sun Down
(2006-05-12 20:30:14)
"Sun Micro's new chief, Jonathan Schwartz, has to innovate his way out of the company's agonizing five-year decline. There are few options left.

CIO: Why Your Future Depends on Open Source--Part 2
(2006-05-12 22:00:37)
"The software business will be less profitable in the future--much less profitable..."

Editor's Note: Novell Pot Meets Community Kettle
(2006-05-12 23:30:33)
"I think we may have hurt Novell's feelings..."

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