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News Linux News for Sep 06, 2006:
The Linux Extremist: The Glory of Choice
(2006-09-06 00:00:41)
"For a Linux / BSD devotee like myself, visiting Distrowatch is like being the proverbial kid in a candy store. There are so many variants of Linux to discover and each has its own particular emphasis and individual strengths..."
India eNews: Loony Linux
(2006-09-06 00:45:15)
"Richard Stallman is a hippy..." Take a wild guess where this one is going...
Personal Computer World: Review: Novell Suse Linux Enterprise 10
(2006-09-06 01:30:42)
"If you're planning to deploy Linux, the Suse Linux Enterprise 10 is a hard act to beat, especially if migrating from or integrating with Windows..."
Redblog: The Return of Redblog
(2006-09-06 02:15:54)
"Getting back on track with the ATI fglrx Linux content, since the 50-day trial ended on July 20 there have been two driver releases--8.27.10 and 8.28.8..."
The Linux Extremist: The Swiftfox Experience
(2006-09-06 03:00:28)
"When I first tried Firefox on Linux, I thought to myself 'Things simply don’t get better than this...'"
Advisories, September 5, 2006
(2006-09-06 03:45:08)
Today's security advisories: mysql-dfsg-4.1 (Debian GNU/Linux), Py2Play (Gentoo Linux), openssl (rPath Linux), and openssl (Ubuntu).
developerWorks: Open BIOSes for Linux
(2006-09-06 04:30:08)
"While it may seem that PC hardware beeps when it is powered on as a matter of course, in fact, there's a bit of code that makes that beep happen..."
Linux.com: Setting up a Condor Cluster
(2006-09-06 06:00:43)
"Condor lets you queue multiple jobs, searches for free machines on the network... and submits jobs to them, then returns the results to the machine from where it was submitted..."
Ask Leo!: Does Linux Have a Role in the Home?
(2006-09-06 07:30:32)
"Linux is something more people are looking at to avoid issues they might have with Windows. Linux in the home is definitely getting closer..."
nixCraft: Linux Ultra Fast Command Line Download Accelerator
(2006-09-06 09:00:01)
"Usually I use wget, which is ultimate command line downloader. However, wget failed to accelerate my download speed..."
Mad Penguin: Ubuntu 6.06 Dapper Drake: Solving Hardware Compatibility
(2006-09-06 09:45:36)
"On the desktop, you really should be golden with regard to hardware detection, aside from the off chance that you are using a printer or scanner that is not compatible with Ubuntu..."
APC Magazine: Two Linux Remote Desktop Apps Freed from their Commercial Overlords
(2006-09-06 10:30:22)
"Linux users have always had a few options for remote desktops, from the X11 itself through to VNC. However these don't work quite as well as commercial implementations such as the popular NoMachine..."
Tectonic: NGOs Petition Government to Adopt FOSS
(2006-09-06 11:15:17)
"The South African NGO sector is gathering momentum to petition the South African government to adopt free and open source software..."
Drobe: Open Sourcing RISC OS Won't Help Says ROL
(2006-09-06 12:00:06)
"RISC OS cannot be saved by simply open sourcing it, said RISCOS Ltd boss Paul Middleton. He added that Castle's wish to open source RISC OS 'would have no effect on RISCOS Ltd's products...'"
internetnews.com: Eclipse Adoption on The Rise
(2006-09-06 12:45:06)
"With the EclipseWorld conference kicking off this week in Boston, it would be easy to think the open source Java tools project is everywhere..."
GPL May Be Tested in Israeli Courts
(2006-09-06 13:30:55)
Ars Technica has the story of Alexander Maryanovsky's legal chess match to get another company to comply with the GPL. Plus, Maryanovsky's own side of the case linked within.
Ars Technica: A First Look at GNOME 2.16
(2006-09-06 14:15:11)
"The GNOME 2.16 release is almost upon us, and readers have asked for a prerelease preview..."
ZDNet UK: CERN Steps Up to Massive Storage Challenge
(2006-09-06 15:00:16)
"A hotbed of scientific endeavour, CERN deals with petabytes of data. Faced with this challenge, it has turned to a combination of x86 commodity systems and Linux to deal with the deluge..."
ConsortiumInfo: The Emerging ODF Environment, Part V: Spotlight on IBM Workplace
(2006-09-06 15:45:54)
"In this fourth in-depth interview focusing on ODF-compliant office productivity suites, I interview IBM's Ken Bisconti, Vice President, Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software..."
Forbes: Really Free Software
(2006-09-06 16:30:55)
"But the 32-year-old has no children and doesn't feel much need to hang on to his money. He spent $20 million in 2002 to orbit the Earth for a week in a Russian Soyuz. 'I don't intend to create a dynasty,' he says..."
Heise Online: SGI to Discontinue MIPS/IRIX Line
(2006-09-06 17:15:14)
"SGI, the computer manufacturer famed for its high-end graphics workstations, will discontinue its MIPS/IRIX line at the end of the year..."
ITBusiness.ca: Feds Put Open Source Into Active Service
(2006-09-06 18:00:52)
"The Canadian government is planning to use GForge as the starting point for asset management..."
Red Herring: Linspire Founder on Linux, iPod
(2006-09-06 18:45:38)
"Entrepreneur Michael Robertson is using open standards to take on Microsoft, Apple, and the telecommunications industry..."
PR: Celebrating the Release of GNOME 2.16
(2006-09-06 19:30:41)
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.16, the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment..." Announcement within.
IT Manager's Journal: As Venture Dollars Flow to OSS Companies, CEOs Urged to be Picky
(2006-09-06 20:15:42)
"It's no secret that the open source business model is attracting the attention of venture capital dollars..."
Heise Online: Linux VServer Project Completes New Release
(2006-09-06 21:45:13)
"The Linux VServer Project has completed a new stable version of its kernel patches..."
CRN: Review: Citrix's Reign Might End 2X Faster
(2006-09-06 22:30:32)
"2X Software has released TerminalServer for Linux, which runs Linux and Windows desktop applications over any bandwidth connection..."
Linux.com: Cold War Makes for Intriguing Gaming
(2006-09-06 23:15:05)
"Pssst! Hey, you over there. The one running Linux. Maybe you can help me. I'm a freelance journalist by the name of Matt Carter..."
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