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News Linux News for Aug 03, 2006:
Email Battles: How Microsoft Stacks The Deck When Comparing Windows and Linux Vulnerabilities
(2006-08-03 00:00:04)
"...[I]t is hard to argue against the fact that Red Hat 3 required less vulnerability-driven work than Red Hat 4, and Windows XP SP2 required less than either..."
OSWeekly: Closed Source Software: The Future of Windows and Linux?
(2006-08-03 00:45:47)
"I have been struggling with one major problem lately with the Linux operating system and that problem is the amazing lack of new and exciting software..."
Corante: Rethinking the Future of Open Source Licenses
(2006-08-03 01:30:56)
"It is impossible to underestimate the importance of Open Source software and, as a result, the Open Source licenses..."
[the] Code Girl: Kick Fat KDE/Gnome to the curb and get thin with Fluxbox
(2006-08-03 02:15:39)
"They are both nice looking with tons of eye candy, but all that 'wow that looks cool!'-type stuff is sucking up all your ram and some of your CPU cycles..."
Tom's Hardware: Knoppix Linux On USB
(2006-08-03 03:00:56)
"There's no mistaking the practical purpose behind a bootable live-demonstration Linux distribution for on-the-go technicians..."
Advisories, August 2, 2006
(2006-08-03 03:45:53)
Today's security advisories: mozilla-thunderbird, libtunepimp, gpdf, tiff, and cfs (Debian GNU/Linux); libtiff, seamonkey, and gnupg (Red Hat Linux); and tiff (Ubuntu Linux).
developerWorks: Better Error Handling Using Flex and Bison
(2006-08-03 04:30:39)
"Although it is easy to generate programs using Flex and Bison, it is a bit harder to make those programs produce user-friendly syntax and semantic error messages..."
HowtoForge: Configure OpenNMS Step By Step
(2006-08-03 05:15:24)
"OpenNMS is an opensource enterprise network management tool. It helps network administrators to monitor critical services on remote machines and collects the information of remote nodes by using SNMP..."
SearchOpenSource: Server-Side Interoperations Between Unix/Linux and Windows
(2006-08-03 06:00:07)
"Getting Unix/Linux and Windows servers to coexist in the same network environment is a little like interpreting for emissaries from two foreign countries..."
NewsForge: Creating eBooks with Open Source Tools
(2006-08-03 06:45:09)
"Traditional printed books beat ebooks in almost every respect except one: portability..."
Linux.com: Put Your Laptop to Sleep
(2006-08-03 07:30:27)
"Part of proper power management is the ability to put your laptop to sleep..."
SearchOpenSource: Using SUSE AppArmor to Profile a Workstation Application in FireFox
(2006-08-03 08:15:44)
"Creating application security policies is a breeze with the no-nonsense configuration wizard in Novell's AppArmor module..."
developerWorks: Five Common PHP Database Problems
(2006-08-03 09:00:14)
"Discover five common database problems that occur in PHP applications--including database schema design, database access, and the business logic code that uses the database--as well as their solutions..."
SearchOpenSource: SQL Server vs. MySQL: Syntax Differences, Similar GUIs
(2006-08-03 09:45:04)
"For those accustomed to Microsoft's SQL Server GUI , there are free, open source options available for keeping the Microsoft look while maintaining the MySQL functionality..."
DebianHelp: SNMP Server (snmpd) and Client (snmp) Installation and Configuration in Debian
(2006-08-03 10:30:21)
"Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely used protocol for monitoring the health and welfare of network equipment..."
Harsh But Fair: Lynx Can Save Your Life
(2006-08-03 11:15:58)
"So why would you want a text based browser when you have the wonderful X windows experience of Firefox or Konqueror...?"
DesktopLinux: Reincarnating a Discarded Laptop with Linux
(2006-08-03 12:00:59)
"I recently picked up an old discarded laptop... straight out of a corporate garbage bin, as a matter of fact. Could it be useful? What could it do? As an IT professional, I thought I'd find out..."
PR: GNOME 2.14.3 Released
(2006-08-03 12:45:24)
"This is the final release in a series of point releases for the 2.14 branch..." Announcement within.
CNET News: HP Balks at Patent Provision in GPL Update
(2006-08-03 13:30:49)
"A proposed patent provision in a revamped General Public License isn't sitting well at Hewlett-Packard, raising concerns that two competing versions of the license could survive..."
ZDNet UK: Firefox 'Not Being Aggressive Enough'
(2006-08-03 14:15:21)
"Firefox has signed a distribution agreement with Real Networks after hitting the 200 million download mark, but analysts believe it should be doing more..."
NewsForge: The State of OpenOffice.org
(2006-08-03 15:00:43)
"Suárez-Potts says that development is moving along nicely, but it will probably be a while before we see OpenOffice.org 3.0..."
DesktopLinux: An Early Look at Freespire
(2006-08-03 15:45:15)
"It will represent the first Linux to include most of the legally licensed and available, third-party proprietary codices, drivers, and software..."
dot.KDE: Ark Linux 2006.1 Released with KDE 3.5.4
(2006-08-03 16:30:10)
"The Ark Linux team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the KDE centric desktop distribution Ark Linux 2006.1..."
LinuxDevices: Linux Memorabilia Sought for 15th anniversary Display
(2006-08-03 17:15:05)
"The Computer History Museum is inviting LinuxWorld attendees to bring Linux-related memorabilia, for display in a booth celebrating the 15-year anniversary of the kernel..."
Morton Gets Googled
(2006-08-03 18:00:09)
Exclusive: Andrew Morton has started working for a new company, but his day job as the Linux 2.6 kernel maintainer will remain exactly the same.
LinuxInsider: Red Hat Growth Makes Analyst 'Believer'
(2006-08-03 18:45:06)
"'Although there have been many strains of the Linux operating system deployed since it was first released to the Internet in 1991, one release has come to dominate serious enterprise deployments: Red Hat...'"
Computerworld NZ: OSS Offers Cheaper, Open Source Windows Alternative
(2006-08-03 19:30:20)
"Novell's desktop solution costs up to 70% less to operate than the equivalent Microsoft products, says Open Systems Specialists, which resells the solution..."
Bray: Involuntary Ubuntu
(2006-08-03 20:15:17)
Tim Bray opines on Ubuntu: "You know, this has been said a lot, but it bears repeating: Apt-get is just so unreasonably f**king great. Why aren't we using it for Solaris updates...?"
eWeek: What Is Fedora's Prime Directive?
(2006-08-03 21:00:53)
"There's a lot of buzz out on the Internet right now about just what Fedora's intended user base is, and for which users Fedora is appropriate..."
Computer Business Review: Why Red Hat Will NOT Go Bust Because of Ubuntu
(2006-08-03 21:45:23)
"It's an interesting theory, but one that is based on a fundamentally flawed understanding of enterprise software purchasing..."
ZDNet: Too Important to be Open Source?
(2006-08-03 22:30:06)
"But OCM itself is closed source, Gharda said, and it should stay that way..."
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