News Linux News for Nov 01, 2006:

SandHill: Launching an Open Source Business
(2006-11-01 01:00:09)
"There are many great open source projects that have dedicated developers, users and admirers. But only a few have the possibility of becoming legitimate businesses..."

Mad Penguin: Revenue or Revolution: The Linux Explosion
(2006-11-01 02:30:09)
"In recent months, there is one thing that's on my mind--open source revenue vs. revolution..."

Free Software Magazine: That Darn Startup Sound (Knoppix vs Vista)
(2006-11-01 04:00:04)
"You reach for your handy knoppix on a flash, and set it off to boot, so ready to proudly display the power of freedom during this critical presentation, when, already too late, you remember; that darn startup sound...!"

Advisories: October 31, 2006
(2006-11-01 04:45:52)
Today's security advisories: ethereal and screen (Debian GNU/Linux); and ImageMagick and postgresql (Mandriva Linux).

Linux.com: Krita 1.6: State of the Art
(2006-11-01 05:30:28)
"The KOffice raster image editor Krita reached version 1.6 along with the rest of the office suite earlier this month..."

IT Manager's Journal: How to Advocate for FOSS in Schools
(2006-11-01 07:00:15)
"As in business, free and open source software (FOSS) is spreading rapidly in educational systems. Yet, despite the growing acceptance, experienced advocates are unanimous in observing that significant barriers remain..."

LinuxDevices: Compact Linux Appliance Targets Web Surfing Apps
(2006-11-01 08:30:18)
"The as-yet-unnamed Linutop device features a passively cooled x86-compatible Geode processor, and flash-based storage for completely silent operation..."

Linux.com: Lightweight Fnord Serves HTTP Admirably
(2006-11-01 10:00:24)
"Fnord is a small GPL-licensed Web server written by Felix von Leitner. It doesn't have the impressive list of features Apache has, but it still manages to be fast and scalable..."

NewsForge: Geekcorps: A Peace Corps for the Rest of Us
(2006-11-01 11:30:13)
"Freelance software consultant Renaud Gaudin longed to parlay his passion for free and open source software into something that would help developing countries access and use technology..."

InformationWeek: The Linux World Learns How Larry Ellison Does Business
(2006-11-01 13:00:42)
"In his bold play for Red Hat Linux customers, the Oracle CEO shows how important the operating system is to his company..."

Sydney Morning Herald: IE v Firefox: The Battle Begins
(2006-11-01 13:45:51)
"This month Microsoft and Mozilla released new versions of their Internet Explorer and Firefox internet browsers..."

InfoWorld: PHP Road Map Revealed
(2006-11-01 14:30:35)
"PHP 5.2, the latest version of the popular open source scripting language, is set to be released this Thursday, Zend Technologies Co-Founder Andi Gutmans said on Tuesday..."

Open.itworld.com: Ingres Polishes Database-Linux Package
(2006-11-01 15:15:44)
"Businesses will soon be able to try out a new product from Ingres Corp. that aims to reduce maintenance work by combining the company's open-source database with a version of Linux from rPath..."

The Register: Open Standards Group to Beat Microsoft at its Own Game
(2006-11-01 16:00:06)
"The first 'dynamic coalition' resulting from the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has vowed to get governments interested in adopting open standards for both hardware and software..."

ZDNet UK: Open Source Gets Training Boost
(2006-11-01 16:45:04)
"The European Computer Driving Licence, the most popular training course for basic IT literacy, which has for so long been a Microsoft stranglehold, is to offer a non-Microsoft course for the first time..."

eWeek: Fedora Core 6 Innovates Unabated
(2006-11-01 17:30:09)
"The fast-moving Red Hat distribution polishes SELinux, adds new tools and improves performance..."

ArsGeek: 5 Days on Ubuntu's Edgy Eft (6.10)
(2006-11-01 18:15:46)
"I've had a pretty good experience with Edgy Eft (6.10) now for five days. However there are two problems I'm encountering that have really stumped me..."

Computerworld: Linux Desktop Grows Up, Eyes Corporate Users
(2006-11-01 19:00:34)
"If employees at Backcountry.com want a Windows desktop they'd better have a good excuse, because the standard issue is Linux..."

LinuxPlanet: OpenVZ To Release Support, Patches for Latest Kernel
(2006-11-01 19:45:04)
"While the Linux world still ponders the implications of Oracle's footprint on Red Hat, Inc., other projects--which are demonstratively more important to the future of Red Hat Enterprise Linux than whatever plans Larry Ellison might have--are continuing to progress..."

Mad Penguin: Kubuntu vs. Simply Mepis 6.0: The Superiority Complex
(2006-11-01 20:30:20)
"Which Linux distribution is the easiest to install and use with as little tweaking as possible? On the KDE front, two of the key choices are Kubuntu and Simply Mepis..."

LinuxInterviews: Interview with Bernard Leach (iPodLinux)
(2006-11-01 21:15:04)
"The iPodLinux Project is offering an alternative: run Linux on your iPod. Run games, movies on a Nano or turn older generation iPods into... something more..."

Shuttleworth: Consistent Packaging
(2006-11-01 22:00:13)
"A long, long time ago, packaging was an exciting idea. There were disputes over style and process, there was innovation..."

Hoosier Penguin: Aiding and Abetting China?
(2006-11-01 22:30:53)
"But it did get me to thinking... suppose Microsoft actually did decide to do the right thing and discontinue doing business with China? What would that mean for Linux? Perhaps a great deal--and possibly not all of it good..."

The Motley Fool: Time to Short Open Source?
(2006-11-01 23:00:19)
"'That's one of the risks of investing in this space today, it's almost become a bandwagon for people to jump onto because there's a lot of investor interest in the open source space...'"

Joey's Scribble's: Windows vs. Linux
(2006-11-01 23:30:35)
Humor: "Once upon a time Windows and Linux were studying Maths in a school..."

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