News Linux News for Aug 11, 2006:

Linux-Watch: Is SageTV The Perfect Linux Media Center?
(2006-08-11 00:00:43)
"As long-time readers know, I've long been looking for the perfect Linux-based media center program for quite a while. Now, it looks like SageTV is on to something..."

IT Manager's Journal: The Case for a Native Object Database
(2006-08-11 00:45:52)
"Linux users have their choice of good relational databases. However, some applications require an approach that takes advantage of object-oriented programming..."

LinuxInsider: Take Two: Open Source vs. Open Standards Telephony
(2006-08-11 01:30:21)
"Open source provides a level of flexibility that proprietary platforms cannot offer because they, like so many open standards platforms, require complicated implementations to achieve simple applications..."

Phoronix: Intel 2006-08-09 Graphics Preview
(2006-08-11 03:00:01)
"Making news this afternoon is the release of Intel's next-generation graphics driver..."

Advisories, August 10, 2006
(2006-08-11 03:45:33)
Today's security advisories: drupal and ncompress (Debian GNU/Linux); MIT Kerberos 5, Warzone 2100 Resurrection, libwmf, and Net::Server (Gentoo Linux); ncompress (Mandriva Linux); and elfutils, ntp, kernel, kdebase, perl, and httpd (Red Hat Linux).

Linux.com: Emacs Tips: Customize Your Emacs Experience
(2006-08-11 04:30:43)
"One of the principal advantages of Emacs over competing editors is how flexible and customizable it is..."

Linux Journal: MythTV and AM2 on Linux War Stories, A Continuing Saga
(2006-08-11 06:00:04)
"This finally opened up a way for me to use my cable box with a MythTV box..."

HowtoForge: Ubuntu LAMP Server With Torrentflux In VMware
(2006-08-11 07:30:47)
"This tutorial is meant for Linux newbies who want to try and build a Ubuntu Server box as a webserver and torrent client..."

Linux.com: Printing Avery Labels with Linux
(2006-08-11 09:00:12)
"Linux still isn't supported, but that's no matter--there's more than one open source application for Linux that lets you format text for printing on the whole universe of Avery labels, from DVD covers to business cards..."

Free Software Magazine: Managing Users in Ubuntu
(2006-08-11 10:30:54)
"But what happens when you're ready to expand your use of Ubuntu to include new applications, or connect to a home network and add new users...?"

LinuxDevices: Linux Powers Sony's New Mylo WiFi Handheld
(2006-08-11 12:00:52)
"In September, Sony expects to ship a Linux- and Qtopia-based handheld device featuring WiFi connectivity..."

ZDNet Australia: Novell CTO Defends 'Unstable' Xen Claims
(2006-08-11 13:30:00)
"Novell chief technology officer Markus Rex has hit back at criticism the company included an 'unstable' Xen virtualisation environment in its new Linux server, pointing to support from hardware partners.

internetnews.com: Healthcare, Meet Open Source
(2006-08-11 15:00:22)
"Though the ability to collaborate and share information is a critical component of modern IT infrastructures, it is often lacking in healthcare environments..."

Image and Data Manager: Novell's Enterprise Linux Server Takes 30% Of Server Market
(2006-08-11 15:45:19)
"'In the server space we have 30-40%, globally, and this is slightly more in Australia and New Zealand...'"

Linux Format: Freespire 1.0: First Impressions
(2006-08-11 16:30:25)
"Sporting out-the-box support for various codecs and features not normally included in free-to-download Linux distros, it could have a big impact in the Linux world..."

SearchOpenSource: LinuxWorld Preview: The Looming Server Virtualization I/O Crisis
(2006-08-11 17:15:31)
"As data centers begin to virtualize processors and memory to increase server utilization, IT managers could be setting themselves up for a massive I/O bottleneck crisis..."

NewsForge: To Iraq and Back: Soldier Uses Linux in War and Peace
(2006-08-11 18:00:22)
"In 2003 and 2004, Jeff Schroeder served in the Iraq war, flying a tiny remote control spy plane and servicing Unix and Linux systems on the battlefield..."

MacNN: Open-Source Darwin? Not Yet
(2006-08-11 18:45:15)
"Apple is stonewalling open-source developers despite the company's recent release of much of the Mac OS X Tiger kernel source code..."

Libernix: The Short Life and Hard Times of a Linux Virus
(2006-08-11 19:30:15)
"Why aren't the existing Linux viruses anything more than a topic for conversation...?"

Email Battles: Confessions of a Real-World Linux Admin: "I Always Login As Root."
(2006-08-11 20:15:40)
"Yesterday, land0 wrapped me on the knuckles for expressing the thought that any sizeable chunk of humanity could simultaneously be smart enough to run Linux, and dumb enough to use root for personal login..."

Open Networks: Bringing a Linux Box to Work [Parts 1 & 2]
(2006-08-11 21:00:03)
"An article documenting the ability (or lack thereof) of a Linux box to function in an all-Microsoft environment..."

Editor's Note: Time to Get Serious
(2006-08-11 22:30:13)
"Recently, however, I have seen evidence that points to a new shift in the FUD wind coming from Microsoft--a shift that tries to place that self-same diversity as a Linux fault..."

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