News Linux News for Nov 03, 2006:

InfoWorld: The Open Source Legal Elite
(2006-11-03 01:00:29)
"I probably shouldn't use that title, because my intent is to convey those attorneys that are most active in open source, and not necessarily those that are best..."

Computerworld: Firefox 2.0: Not Radical, But Just Right
(2006-11-03 02:30:18)
"When I asked Computerworld readers (in last week's 'Firefox 2 First Impressions' story) what they liked and disliked most about Firefox 2.0, the answers were a little surprising..."

Linux.com: Building and Leading FOSS Communities
(2006-11-03 03:15:54)
"Building a community is at the core of any free and open source software (FOSS) project, but few projects have faced challenges equal to Fedora's and openSUSE's efforts to create FOSS communities around formerly commercial projects..."

All About Linux: Drupal 5.0 Beta Scaling New Heights in the Content Management Systems Arena
(2006-11-03 04:00:19)
"There was a time when publishing content online required fairly good technical knowledge even when the data resided in static HTML pages..."

Advisories, November 2, 2006
(2006-11-03 04:45:51)
Today's security advisories: libpam-ldap and ingo1 (Debian GNU/Linux); and php5 (Ubuntu).

developerWorks: What's Hot in Eclipse V3.2 Callisto
(2006-11-03 05:30:45)
"Callisto is a coordinated release of 10 projects for Eclipse that greatly simplify the process of getting Eclipse up and going so you can do what you want to do..."

Debian Admin: Remotely Manage Machines Using VNC
(2006-11-03 07:00:32)
"This package provides a vncserver to which X clients can connect and the server generates a display that can be viewed with a vncviewer..."

Linux.com: Knoppix 5.0.1: A Solid Live DVD
(2006-11-03 08:30:35)
"Debian-based live CD distribution Knoppix is widely known as a distro with excellent hardware detection. The latest 5.0.1 version, released in June, builds upon its legacy and continues to improve..."

NewsForge: Jepp: Script Your Java Applications with Python
(2006-11-03 10:00:27)
"The Jepp project, which lets you use Python to access Java objects, has just packaged its 2.0 release, with added javax.script support, a new import feature, and other improvements..."

Linux Forums: Ubuntu 6.10 Review
(2006-11-03 11:30:55)
"If you're a Linux enthusiast you probably noticed what a great month we've had. Slackware 11.0 was released on the 3rd. Mandriva 2007 was released the same day and showed us how integrated XGL, Compiz and AIGLX could be..."

Open Source Watch: 10 Questions to Michael Meeks...
(2006-11-03 12:15:08)
"We have had the chance to do an e-terview with Michael Meeks who is a leading OO.o developer and currently working with Novell..."

Update: Novell.com: Joint Letter to the Open Source Community From Novell and Microsoft
(2006-11-03 13:00:00)
"Today's announcement of the collaboration between Microsoft and Novell marks the beginning of a new era: Microsoft is coming to terms with Linux..." Linux-Watch coverage added.

Technocrat: Novell-Microsoft: What They Aren't Telling You
(2006-11-03 13:00:20)
Bruce Perens chines in: "Today Novell and Microsoft announced a partnership in which Microsoft has made some unlikely-seeming promises regarding Linux. What aren't they telling you...?"

CNET News: Moglen: Microsoft-Novell Raises GPL Questions
(2006-11-03 13:00:40)
"'If you make an agreement which requires you to pay a royalty to anybody for the right to distribute GPL software, you may not distribute it under the GPL...'"

Groklaw: JPEG Patent Claim Surrendered!
(2006-11-03 14:30:01)
"Forgent Networks has stopped asserting its patent against JPEG, has dropped all its pending cases that were asserting the patent, and says that it won't file any other infringement claims based on the patent..."

ZDNet UK: Red Hat Scathing Over MS/Novell Deal
(2006-11-03 15:15:05)
"Red Hat moved quickly on Friday to pour cold water on Microsoft's partnership with Novell..."

eWeek: Ballmer Invites Patent Talks with Competing Linux Vendors
(2006-11-03 16:00:48)
"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is open to talking to other Linux distributors about reaching mutual patent coverage deals similar to the agreement signed Nov. 2 with Novell..."

ZDNet: Novell-Microsoft: How Many Times Can You Sell Your Soul?
(2006-11-03 16:45:52)
"Linux may win someday, but Novell will be found dead one morning with mysterious bite marks on its neck..."

InfoWorld: Ballmer's New Weapon Against Linux is... Linux
(2006-11-03 17:30:13)
"I figured the Red Sea had parted to allow Ron Hovsepian and Steve Ballmer to pass, holding hands and singing kumbayah..."

Editor's Note: The Persistence of Memory
(2006-11-03 18:15:57)
Forget that is this is Microsoft for a minute. Remember the historical lessons of the stronger versus the weaker, and that history repeats itself, sometimes as soon as a week later.

The Inquirer: Microsoft-Novell Pact Blasted by Open Saucer
(2006-11-03 19:00:54)
"Speaking to the INQ, Wickline said that the Volnovo pact would have significant negative implications for the Open Source movement..."

CNET News: Sun, Ubuntu Certifying Linux on x86 Servers
(2006-11-03 20:30:20)
"Sun Microsystems and Canonical have nearly completed work to certify the Ubuntu version of Linux runs smoothly on Sun's x86 servers, sources familiar with the situation said..."

Togami: Fedora Will Never Compromise
(2006-11-03 22:00:14)
"And unfortunately, some 'leaders' of our community are willing to compromise liberty for short-term convenience. I am disgusted by people like this, and by Novell's betrayal of the community today..."

de Icaza: Microsoft and Novell Collaborate
(2006-11-03 23:30:27)
"So today we have secured a peace of mind for Novell customers that might have been worried about possible patent infringements open source deployments..."

News Archives: Select a month
2009    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
2008    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1999    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1998    Sep Oct Nov Dec