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News Linux News for Oct 06, 2006:
All About Linux: Here is Why the Anti-Piracy Technology Being In-Build in Windows Vista Could be Good for GNU/Linux
(2006-10-06 00:00:58)
"I recently read a news item which disclosed that Microsoft plans to incorporate anti-piracy technology into the yet to be released Vista OS. This set me thinking. What does this hold for GNU/Linux...?"
Seopher: Top 10 Ways to Convince a New User Onto Linux
(2006-10-06 00:45:46)
"We all know the advantages of Linux, but getting new users to embrace the open source side of life is often difficult..."
Australian PC Authority: Free Software... and Why We Avoid It
(2006-10-06 01:30:45)
"Open source software has finally come of age, and thousands of Australians are now benefiting from professional-looking programs that haven't cost them a penny..."
DesktopLinux: Seven Linux Distros Fight Over One Old ThinkPad
(2006-10-06 03:00:33)
"Like most companies, my employer has a stash of old, 'obsolete' PCs and laptops that won't run the latest versions of Windows worth a darn..."
Advisories, October 5, 2006
(2006-10-06 03:45:53)
Today's security advisories: mozilla-thunderbird (Debian GNU/Linux) and php and kernel (Red Hat Linux).
Linux.com: Replacing init with Upstart
(2006-10-06 04:30:28)
"For years, most Linux distributions have been using an init daemon based on the one found in Unix System V. The init daemon is spawned by the kernel itself..."
Enterprise Networking Planet: Manage Linux Hardware with udev
(2006-10-06 06:00:29)
"In the olden days Linux administrators had a static /dev directory. It was inflexible and obese, containing 99% irrelevant entries, and we liked it that way..."
Linux.com: OOo Gives Chart Module a Brand New Look
(2006-10-06 07:30:48)
"Want to see a dinosaur? Press the Chart button in OpenOffice.org Calc, and you will be presented with a real software relic..."
Enterprise VoIP Planet: VoIPowering Your Office with Asterisk: Making VoIP Calls Sound Good
(2006-10-06 09:00:10)
"Meanwhile, let's talk about Asterisk sound quality. There are a lot of factors that affect it, enough to drive you back to the days of smoke signals and interpretive dance..."
about:predius: Ephy and Extensions
(2006-10-06 10:30:01)
"I've recently moved to Epiphany, GNOME's official web browser. I used to use Mozilla Firefox, but I never really liked it, and always fought with it, especially when used on Linux..."
Hardware in Review: Lenovo ThinkPad T60p Review
(2006-10-06 12:00:49)
"Few computers have more right to the term 'business machine' than the ThinkPad laptop series--and not just because the brand was developed by a company named International Business Machines..."
OpenBSD Journal: OLPC Hurts Wireless Documentation Efforts
(2006-10-06 13:30:43)
"Today [de Raadt] decided to step forward and make public his criticisms of Red Hat Software, speaking out against the OLPC agreement to build the laptops with millions of non-free wireless devices manufactured by Marvell..."
The Wall Street Journal: You Say You Want a Revolution
(2006-10-06 15:00:39)
"It's not Microsoft Windows, although it looks a lot like it, with its start menus, buttons and windows. And it's not Apple, although with its color palette and uncluttered screen perhaps it could be. It's something called Ubuntu.."
ZDNet Asia: Nokia: No Linux Phones Yet
(2006-10-06 16:30:27)
"Nokia has still no plans to adopt Linux as a platform for its mobile phones, at least for now..."
CNET News: Canonical Seeks Profit from Free Ubuntu
(2006-10-06 17:15:40)
"If you want to understand Canonical's Linux business strategy, think Red Hat 2000..."
LinuxWorld Magazine: Novell Aims to Test Your Linux Skill Level
(2006-10-06 18:00:19)
"Novell is this week is expected to launch on its training Web site an online Linux skills assessment tool that will give you immediate feedback on your level of Linux knowledge..."
ConsortiumInfo: Final OpenXML Approval Draft May be Posted by Ecma on Monday
(2006-10-06 18:45:28)
"ODF was adopted by OASIS in May of 2005, and the voting window that resulted in ODF's approval by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, closed on May 1 of 2006..."
LinuxPlanet: Linux Devices Coming to Market
(2006-10-06 19:30:55)
"Business and consumer users will soon be hooking up their Windows-based desktop and mobile PCs to more Linux-enabled devices, as witnessed by a new multimedia storage box from HP as well as the planned announcement of new wireless hardware from Symbol later this month..."
NewsForge: Google Code Search New But Not Different
(2006-10-06 20:15:11)
"Google's code search capability falls under the 'it's new to us' category, since the same functionality has existed at other sites for years..."
ServerWatch: The Windows vs. Linux Decider
(2006-10-06 21:00:13)
"Along the way, Federle noticed an odd phenomenon in the world of IT. He's seen many managers make one of their most critical decisions--whether to opt for Windows or Linux--on strictly personal grounds..."
Programmers Heaven: Poll: No Easy Choice Between Open Source, Commercial
(2006-10-06 21:45:11)
"A recent poll undertaken by Methods & Tools magazine revealed that there is no easy answer to whether or not the quality of open source software development tools is comparable to commercial ones..."
Editor's Note: Defending Values
(2006-10-06 22:30:22)
OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt and his developers have called Linux distros out for being too cozy with secretive vendors. Tactlessness aside, could they have a point?
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