News Linux News for Jun 09, 2006:

ConsortiumInfo: Microsoft, Adobe and the Murky World of "RAND"
(2006-06-09 01:00:21)
"At issue is why Adobe has allowed OpenOffice.org and Apple to bundle native support for saving documents in PDF format without any economic hooks, but apparently is requiring Microsoft to charge its customers more for Vista..."

Update: Vladville: Linux vs. SBS: Switch!
(2006-06-09 01:25:18)
"Here is the thing about winning in small business, you have to know your customers. You also have to know your Microsoft and understand certain 'facts.' So here is a little competitive howto on Linux vs. [Microsoft Small Business Server]..." [Email Battles has a rebuttal article, linked within.]

Blog of Helios: DRM--Is It Worth Going To Jail For?
(2006-06-09 02:30:33)
"Do you believe the stunning announcement that Macs will now run Windows on their machines is a coincidence? You might want to look and see what kind of chip those boards are coming with..."

Tectonic: Still Stuck in the Java Trap
(2006-06-09 04:00:18)
"Richard Stallman has slammed Sun Microsystems for its half-hearted attempt at open sourcing Java... But Stallman may be speaking too soon..."

Advisories, June 8, 2006
(2006-06-09 04:45:23)
Today's security advisories: tiff, mysql-dfsg-4.1, and xine-ui (Debian GNU/Linux); mozilla, firefox, X.org, squirrelmail, and ipsec-tools (Fedora Legacy); Opera, Tor, Pound, and AWStats (Gentoo Linux); openldap, MySQL, and postgresql (Mandriva Linux); and freetype (Ubuntu Linux).

Linux.com: Using Debconf to Configure a System
(2006-06-09 05:30:25)
"DebConf is best known as an annual gathering of Debian developers. But the Debian project likes the name so much that it uses it--give or take a capital 'C'--for the system used to configure Debian packages..."

ZDNet: Covalent Veterans Put Hyperic HQ Under the GPL
(2006-06-09 07:00:33)
"Former senior engineers at Covalent have announced an open source business for Hyperic HQ 2.7, their IT management product..."

Linux-Watch: The Software Wars Map
(2006-06-09 08:30:43)
"Ever wonder what map might be hanging inside Fortress Gates, the super-secret center from which Lord Gates and his evil minion, Steve 'the Undertaker' Ballmer, run the Evil Empire...?"

Bhutan: Dzongkhalinux: Made in Bhutan
(2006-06-09 10:00:13)
"Called Dzongkhalinux , the software enables to chat, write emails, surf Internet, play music or video, in Dzongkha..."

InfoWorld: OSBC Returns to One-Show Format
(2006-06-09 11:30:33)
"...[W]e've decided to return to the Open Source Business Conference's roots and only offer one show per year..."

LinuxInsider: Software Squashes Bugs With Help From Users, Open Source
(2006-06-09 13:00:54)
"However, new open source software being put to use by open source projects including Evolution, Gaim, theGimp, Gnome, Rhythmbox and others can more quickly find the worst bugs, including those that are causing hangups for most users..."

NewsForge: Libranet's Last Goodbye
(2006-06-09 13:45:06)
"After six months, the Libranet community has learned that its wait for the revival of the distribution was futile. Tal Danzig, Libranet's owner and chief developer, has announced that he is discontinuing the development of Libranet..."

Network World: Google Develops Browser Sync Tool for Firefox
(2006-06-09 14:30:57)
"In another boost to Mozilla, Google has created a tool that lets users synchronize the settings of their Firefox browsers across multiple computers..."

Linux-Watch: SCO's Revenue Goes Down, Down, Down
(2006-06-09 16:00:19)
"On June 8, The SCO Group Inc. reported results for its fiscal second quarter, which ended April 30, 2006. The news wasn't good..."

eWeek: Working Model of $100 Laptop Steals MITX Spotlight
(2006-06-09 17:30:49)
"At an event put on to honor the top technology innovations from Massachusetts companies, a technology designed for users far from the halls of MIT and Harvard stole all the thunder..."

eWeek: Microsoft to Take On Linux in HPC Space
(2006-06-09 18:15:30)
"Microsoft is finally ready to enter the high-performance computing market, a technology dominated by open-source Linux technology..."

ZDNet UK: Germans Linux Migration Not Taxing Decision
(2006-06-09 19:00:22)
"The tax authority in Lower Saxony, Germany is migrating 12,000 desktops to SuSE Linux and the open source KDE desktop..."

internetnews.com: Open Source Stoking Hot Middleware Market
(2006-06-09 20:30:42)
"IBM and BEA Systems command more than half of the red-hot application integration and middleware market combined..."

LinuxPlanet: FreedomHEC Unconference Fosters Linux Device Support
(2006-06-09 22:00:03)
"Although quickly convened, last month's first-time FreedomHEC event brought together hardware makers and driver developers in ways that could help boost device connectivity for Linux..."

Computerworld Australia: IBM's DB2 9 'Viper' Database to Fully Uncoil July 28
(2006-06-09 22:45:19)
"As well as fully detailing functionality and pricing for the hybrid relational and XML (extensible markup language) database, the company also committed to a July 28 worldwide shipping date for the product..."

Editor's Note: Booga! Booga!... Yawn.
(2006-06-09 23:30:14)
If anyone bought into this week's round of bad news abuout Linux, they'd never leave their BSOD again. Too bad no one's accepting FUD at face value anymore.

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