News Linux News for Nov 07, 2006:

MarketWire: Alfresco Joins The ODF Alliance
(2006-11-07 01:05:00)
"Alfresco Software, Inc., the first and leading provider of an open source enterprise content management (ECM) solution, today announced that it has become a member of the ODF Alliance..."

TechNewsWorld: Linux Smartphone Firm May Be Headed For China IPO
(2006-11-07 02:30:00)
"E28 has led the wave of Linux-based smartphones in China as well as overseas..."

TMCnet: A Complete Wrap-up Of AstriCon 2006
(2006-11-07 04:00:00)
"Asterisk, the leading open source telephony platform, is flourishing and AstriCon - the annual Asterisk conference and exhibition - has become the place to learn about it..."

Advisories, November 6, 2006
(2006-11-07 04:45:16)
Today's security advisories: ingo1 and php4 (Debian GNU/Linux); Qt (Gentoo Linux); php (Red Hat Linux); and mutt, pam_ldap, and php (Trustix Secure Linux).

DesktopLinux: Why I'm Sticking With Novell's Linux Desktop
(2006-11-07 05:30:00)
"Someone just asked me whether, now that Novell's become buddies with Microsoft, I'll be turning away from Novell/SUSE as one of my favorite Linux distributions..."

Linux.com: CLI Magic: Transform Your Audio Files With SoX
(2006-11-07 07:00:00)
"Sound eXchange (SoX) is a command-line sound sample translator..."

SearchOpenSource: Turning data into information with functions in OpenOffice.org Base
(2006-11-07 08:30:00)
"What you would like to get from your data is information -- data that's been interpreted a bit. Something that tells you, for instance, the average amount that customers spend when they come into your store..."

SearchOpenSource: Using the Data Pilot: OpenOffice.org Calc's Answer to Pivot Tables
(2006-11-07 10:00:08)
"To do this, of course, you'll need to have a good tool. In OpenOffice.org, one of your choices is the data pilot, the equivalent of pivot tables in Excel..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: Buck DNS Monoculture with BIND Alternatives (Part 2)
(2006-11-07 11:30:16)
"Today we'll use MaraDNS for local name services, and for a local caching resolver..."

Linux-Watch: Novell Layoffs Rumored
(2006-11-07 13:00:11)
"According to sources close to Novell Inc., the Linux company has laid off numerous mid-level employees from several departments, including training and sales..."

Debian.org: Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Updated
(2006-11-07 13:45:26)
"The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (codename 'sarge')..."

AP/The Washington Post: Adobe Gives Mozilla Some Computer Code
(2006-11-07 14:30:59)
"Adobe Systems Inc. is contributing some of the computer code behind its widely used Flash player to the Mozilla Foundation so that it can be improved upon and blended into an upcoming version of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser..."

SearchOpenSource: Red Hat: We Will be Here in One Year, Novell Will Not
(2006-11-07 15:15:14)
"Between last week and this one, it is clear that the two largest software vendors in the world perceive Linux to be at least on the same plane as they are..."

InformationWeek: Mozilla Starts Work On Firefox 3.0
(2006-11-07 16:00:22)
"Users want more enterprise control in the next version of Mozilla's browser..."

LinuxWorld: LiMux The Penguin: Deep into Munich's Linux F/OSS Migration
(2006-11-07 16:45:16)
"After a careful and deliberately open movement towards deciding its IT future, Munich was slammed in the media, then became a target for Microsoft negotiators and a project at risk from a proposed European move to US-style software patents..."

SearchOpenSource: Terpstra: Don't Panic Over Novell-Microsoft Deal
(2006-11-07 17:30:27)
"I wonder if the wording of the announcement is designed to stir up those within the open source movement/community who are branded by the 'establishment' as radicals. You know, that is not the first time that has happened...!"

PC Advisor: OLPC's £75 Laptop to Ship Next Week
(2006-11-07 18:15:06)
"Brazil is due to receive the first 50 functional notebooks developed by the OLPC (One laptop per child) project..."

CNET News: Cyberpeace--Of Sorts--In Our Time
(2006-11-07 19:00:19)
"Shortly after the two men appeared together to announce the deal at a San Francisco hotel, CNET News.com sat down with Ballmer and Hovsepian for an extended joint conversation..."

Groklaw: IBM's Greatest Hits--Ransom Love's Declaration, Ex. 221
(2006-11-07 19:30:10)
"He thrusts a dagger right into the heart of SCO's claims. I see no way to recover from his declaration, because there is no one who can convincingly contradict..."

DesktopLinux: Help Design Tomorrow's Linux Desktop
(2006-11-07 20:00:22)
"What should the Linux desktop of 2007 and beyond be like? That's what the OSDL wants to know in its latest Linux Client Survey, which runs from now until Dec. 1..."

LinuxPlanet: A Diehard SUSE User Tries Ubuntu 6.10
(2006-11-07 20:30:02)
"Nevertheless, curiosity got the better of me, so I figured an Ubuntu review from a SUSE user's perspective made sense..."

Kolyshkin: Copy/Paste: Different Ways
(2006-11-07 21:15:05)
"This is about switching the focus of your attention between the mouse and the keyboard--using 'Linux way' (actually, X Window way) you do much less such switching, which increases your productivity..."

Community: Novell-MS: Why This Deal Will Backfire For Both Sides
(2006-11-07 22:00:31)
"By collaborating with a prominent Linux vendor, Microsoft is attempting to keep the IP FUD mantra alive without having to prove a single IP claim in court..."

Free Software Magazine: Message to the Novell Executive Who Signed the Agreement with Microsoft
(2006-11-07 22:45:55)
"This is why I strongly think that the Novell Manager who dealt with the agreement with Microsoft should be sacked..."

PC Magazine/ABC News: Is Microsoft Going to Start a Linux War?
(2006-11-07 23:30:17)
"I suspect that the big enterprise players are each going to jump on one of the various Linux boats and start a software war..."

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