News Linux News for Jun 05, 2006:

Linuxphile: PHP and Template Functions
(2006-06-05 01:00:23)
"There is a debate going on in the world of PHP development of whether to use additional templating engines such as Smarty..."

Advisories, June 4, 2006:
(2006-06-05 05:30:33)
This weekend's Debian GNU/Linux security advisories: xmcd, postgresql, centericq, and freeradius.

developerWorks: What to Plug Into Eclipse
(2006-06-05 07:00:47)
"Find out about some of the capabilities that have been built into Eclipse plug-ins, such as the ability to program in other languages like Ruby or to build interactive multimedia with environments such as OpenLaszlo..."

SearchOpenSource: Skip the Input Fields--Make Life Easier with the Writer XML Forms
(2006-06-05 08:30:44)
"If there's anything you or I can do to make filling in forms easier--well, that would make a bit of every day just a tad better..."

Free Software Magazine: Insights for a Quick and Easy Ubuntu Printer Installation
(2006-06-05 10:00:50)
"Ubuntu makes printing reasonably easy and straightforward. This brief article is for those who need a specific and encouraging step-by-step guide..."

nixCraft: Consistent Backup with Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) Snapshots
(2006-06-05 11:30:10)
"LVM is an implementation of a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel. The biggest advantage is that LVM provides the ability to make a snapshot of any logical volume..."

Linux.com: STX Linux: A Second Life for Older Hardware
(2006-06-05 13:00:38)
"I found this young distro for old hardware has promise..."

LinuxDevices: HP Unveils Carrier Grade Debian
(2006-06-05 14:30:05)
"In a move calculated to expand Carrier Grade Linux's (CGL's) developer and user communities, HP has registered Debian's 'Sarge' distribution with version 2.02 of the OSDL's CGL specification..."

NewsForge: OpenOffice.org Virus Debunked by Experts
(2006-06-05 15:15:21)
"Kaspersky Lab, a manufacturer of anti-virus software, claims to have discovered a macro virus for StarOffice and OpenOffice.org..."

Tectonic: Re-Spin Your Fedora Core Monthly
(2006-06-05 16:00:42)
"The Fedora Unity Project team has re-released Red Hat's Fedora Core 5 Linux operating system, complete with the latest updates as of 23 May 2006..."

Groklaw: Denmark's Resolution on Open Standards
(2006-06-05 16:45:34)
"Groklaw member elhaard sends us a bit more detail about the Danish resolution that passed [Friday]..."

Linux-Watch: Ubuntu's Dapper Drake is One Impressive Linux Distro
(2006-06-05 17:30:08)
"Perhaps the most widely anticipated Linux distribution of the year finally arrived on June 1: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Service), aka Dapper Drake..."

NewsForge: Consortium Brings Open Source Database Projects Together
(2006-06-05 18:15:19)
"It's no coincidence that PostgreSQL and MySQL released fixes for a SQL injection vulnerability within the last week..."

ConsortiumInfo: Four Points of Interoperability and Adobe
(2006-06-05 19:00:35)
"While we were exchanging views on open standards and open source with others at the conference, though, things were apparently falling apart in the ongoing negotiations between Microsoft and Adobe..."

LinuxPlanet: Xandros Server: Pre-Packaged Power, Centralized
(2006-06-05 19:45:13)
"The latest product from Xandros Linux, traditionally known for slick desktop Linux distributions, combines an out-of-the-box, enterprise-caliber Linux server solution with a graphical console for centralized system administration..."

KernelTrap: 2.6.18 Merge Window
(2006-06-05 20:30:14)
"Andrew Morton posted an overview of patches in -mm, discussing what is destined for inclusion in the upcoming 2.6.18 Linux kernel..."

PCBurn: Gaming on Linux--Cold War
(2006-06-05 21:15:19)
"Step into the shoes of freelance reporter Matthew Carter fresh out of a scrape in a Soviet block country and hot on the trail of his latest story. Namely, that the president of the USSR is meeting covertly with CIA agents..."

InfoWorld: Foreign Policy's Non-article on Open Source
(2006-06-05 22:00:03)
"Benner rightly points out that governments moving to open source should be thoughtful, not knee-jerk, in so doing. But that's about all she manages to say, and not as well as others before her..."

Computing Canada: The Much-Awaited Breakthrough Year for the Open Source Desktop May Never Come
(2006-06-05 22:45:00)
"Ever since I became involved in open source in the mid-'90s, every year has been proclaimed the year of Linux (or something like that) by some clever commentators or analysts..."

The Guardian: Bye, Apple; Hello, Ubuntu
(2006-06-05 23:30:45)
"Astute readers will notice that this marks the end of my 22-year love affair with Apple..."

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