News Linux News for Jul 06, 2006:

ConsortiumInfo: The Emerging ODF Environment, Part IV: Spotlight on SoftMaker Office 2006
(2006-07-06 01:30:35)
"In this fourth in-depth interview focusing on ODF-compliant office productivity suites, I interview Dr. Martin Sommer, SoftMaker Product Manager, of Germany's SoftMaker Software GmbH. SoftMaker Office includes word processing and spreadsheet capabilities (with more on the way), runs on both Windows and Linux, is designed for home users, and is cheap besides. While SoftMaker Office is not as well known outside of Germany as KOfiice, another German ODF-compliant software suite, it has a number of interesting and useful unique features, as does each of the other suites that I have featured in this series of interviews. Perhaps most interesting is its availability on mobile devices, and the fact that it has been selected by AMD for bundling with its ambitious "50x15" plan, which hopes to connect 50% of the world population to the Internet by 2015..."

Linux.com: Review: Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0
(2006-07-06 03:00:00)
"Virtualization is sweeping the nation. Well, maybe not the nation, but it's a big hit with data centers and organizations that need to consolidate systems and streamline management..."

IT Business CA: Toronto high school expels Linux lab
(2006-07-06 03:30:00)
"A Toronto high school teacher who had been running a Linux lab for five years was forced to close it down last week by the school’s administration..."

NewsForge: eHarmony And Open Source Software Make A Good Match
(2006-07-06 12:30:00)
"eHarmony.com chooses open source software for its quality, not for its price, says Mark Douglas, vice president of engineering and operations for the popular online dating site..."

DesktopLinux.com: New Version Of Skype For Linux Arrives
(2006-07-06 14:05:33)
"Many Linux users had given up on ever seeing a new version of Skype, the popular VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) client, for Linux. They were wrong. Late in June, Skype released a beta version 1.3..."

Computerworld Australia: Sun to Sink in the West?
(2006-07-06 15:38:33)
Sun Microsystems is in deep trouble.

Phoronix: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi On Linux
(2006-07-06 17:00:00)
"Like many of ASUS' past motherboards such as the P5LD2 and P5WD2, the M2N32-SLI Deluxe WiFi is packed to the brim in accessories..."

CIO India: Virtualization and the Impact of Open Source
(2006-07-06 18:30:00)
"What has caused the effective price of virtualization to head toward zero -- and how?..."

Jakilinux.org: SSH Tricks
(2006-07-06 20:00:00)
"SSH (secure shell) is a program enabling secure access to remote filesystems..."

ConsortiumInfo: Microsoft Falls Back Again: Announces ODF Plugin Project
(2006-07-06 21:30:00)
"In the latest in a series of concessions to the rising popularity of ODF, Microsoft announced yesterday that it has quietly been supporting the development of its own set of plugins to enable conversion of documents to and from Microsoft Office to software products that support ODF..."

Linux Gazette: Creating a Rudimentary Kiosk System Using FVWM
(2006-07-06 23:00:00)
"It is always interesting to see how and where Linux is used within the wider community, especially where the general public are concerned..."

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