News Linux News for Sep 11, 2006:

LinuxInsider: Only in America? Copyright Law Key to Global Free Software Model
(2006-09-11 00:00:36)
"Open source development has always been an international phenomenon. After all, the killer app of the movement--Linux-- was born in Finland, and the quintessential dual licensing business was started in Sweden with mySQL..."

Advisories, September 10, 2006
(2006-09-11 04:30:56)
This weekend's security advisories: mozilla-thunderbird, ethereal, bind9, and openssl (Debian GNU/Linux); bind (Mandriva Linux); mailman and openssl (Red Hat Linux); mailman, bind, and bind-utils (rPath Linux); and bind9 (ubuntu).

LinuxDevices: New Archos WiFi-Enabled PMP Runs Linux
(2006-09-11 06:00:36)
"A forthcoming portable media player (PMP) from Archos will be based on embedded Linux, confirms Opera Software, which will supply its Opera Web browser for the device..."

Linux.com: Improve Your Writing with the GNU Style Checkers
(2006-09-11 07:30:08)
"The diction and style tools put a GNU face on an old Unix feature. These tools read text input, either from a file or the standard input..."

Tom's Hardware: The MythTV Convergence
(2006-09-11 09:00:21)
"Technology surrounds and supports us in our everyday lives; it sometimes even assists with routine tasks on the job or at home..."

Nepotismia: Review: Ubuntu Server Edition (6.06)
(2006-09-11 10:30:07)
"The release of Ubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake), back in June, brought not only a new desktop system to the Linux world, but also a server system with long-term commercial support..."

ExtremeTech: Embedded Linux and GPLv3
(2006-09-11 12:00:07)
"Embedded Linux like the kind found in the WRT54GL is popping up everywhere. It's in mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, set top boxes, networking equipment--almost every NAS box we've tested ships with some form of the Linux kernel..."

Reuters/CNET News: Millionaire Cosmonaut Takes on Microsoft
(2006-09-11 13:30:47)
"South African magnate Mark Shuttleworth has already conquered space. Now he's set his sights on cyberspace, where he hopes to challenge Microsoft..."

The Guardian: Why Vista Will Mean the End of the Microsoft Monolith
(2006-09-11 14:15:02)
"Microsofties retort that Vista is much more complex than Linux. But it's not the whole story..."

Manila Standard Today: Bill Requires Open Source Use in Govt
(2006-09-11 15:00:04)
"Rep. Teodoro Casiño is expected to file a bill this week mandating the use of free and open source software and open standards in all government projects..."

Tectonic: Xgl and Compiz Bling for Dapper
(2006-09-11 15:45:36)
"By now, if you haven't seen Compiz and Xgl in action, you probably have heard of it. You may even be wanting to set it up yourself..."

ZDNet Australia: Hire Company Charges Ahead with Linux
(2006-09-11 16:30:01)
"Kennards Hire is ready to replace Windows server with Linux at 90 branches, to accompany 400 desktops already running the open source operating system..."

Techworld: Open Source Storage Software Project Gets Green Light
(2006-09-11 17:15:17)
"The IBM-run Eclipse Foundation has created a new open source project to develop storage management software..."

Linux.com: Review: Linspire Mini Koobox
(2006-09-11 18:00:36)
"A few weeks ago, I finally got my hands on a Linux-based Koobox Mini PCs. The Mini is a full PC in a very small, quiet package, and well worth a look..."

Mad Penguin: Puppy Linux 2.02 Review
(2006-09-11 18:45:01)
"Linux distributions running off of CDs and flash drives are definitely nothing new or even all that 'wow worthy.' Regardless, they do offer us a lot of value when faced with trying to woo that disenfranchised Windows user..."

LinuxPlanet: The Challenges of Open Source in Non-Profits
(2006-09-11 19:30:46)
"Open source seems to present a number of obstacles to those making technical purchasing decisions in those businesses that are classified non-profit..."

internetnews.com: Kim Polese, CEO, Founder, SpikeSource
(2006-09-11 20:15:51)
"For those who followed the Silicon Valley boom of the late 90s, Kim Polese might be quite a familiar name..."

OSWeekly: Does Linspire's CNR Need CPR?
(2006-09-11 21:00:12)
Everything was grooving right along and then it happened--the problems with their existing method of software distribution started to falter beyond hope.

The Beez' Speaks: Hasta la Vista [Parts 1 & 2]
(2006-09-11 21:45:33)
"Poor Bill Gates. The world will remember him as the richest man in the world and the founder of Microsoft, but he will never achieve the same statue as his arch rivals Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (aka 'the Woz')..."

Shuttleworth: Conflicting Goals Create Tension in Communities
(2006-09-11 22:30:27)
"I'm of the opinion that Ubuntu could not exist without Debian. So it's absolutely my intention to see that Ubuntu is a constructive part of the broader Debian landscape..."

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