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News Linux News for Nov 09, 2006:
Forbes: Novell: We Surrender
(2006-11-09 00:00:41)
"On Thursday, Novell effectively conceded that this effort has failed..."
ZDNet: Why Linux Will Never Go Mainstream on the Desktop
(2006-11-09 00:30:34)
"I really didn't expect the post I wrote last week about Linux (The world just isn't ready for Linux) to generate the interest that it did..."
Linux-Watch: How Do You Feel About Novell's Microsoft Deal?
(2006-11-09 01:00:11)
"Novell wants to know what you think about its recent patent and Linux deal with Microsoft, so it's offering an open survey to its users..."
Free Software Magazine: Inside the Mind of the Enemy: The Business Analyst
(2006-11-09 01:45:45)
"For those who don't interact with the business world, there are a classification of middle management assistants called the 'business analyst...'"
internetnews.com: Novell and Microsoft: The Vista Impact
(2006-11-09 02:30:41)
"Unlike the Sun partnership, which seemed to be more about Sun getting money from Microsoft than anything truly material, this one has teeth and addresses the critical needs of both companies and the customers who use their products..."
Free Software Magazine: Rabbits and Foxes
(2006-11-09 04:00:33)
"A couple of weeks ago, at a very large event in Brussels, I sat and watched several government officials, from the US and EU, debate innovation policy..."
Advisories, November 8, 2006
(2006-11-09 04:45:56)
Today's security advisories: pam_ldap, wv, and texinfo (Mandriva Linux); and texinfo, ruby, firefox, seamonkey, and thunderbird (Red Hat Linux).
Mad Penguin: Songbird: Singing a New Tune with a Firefox Twist?
(2006-11-09 05:30:48)
"Ever since discovering AmaroK, we have never been this impressed with a Linux media player..."
Linux.com: Downloading Bliss with Metalink
(2006-11-09 07:00:50)
"Getting popular software off the Internet can sometimes be a struggle, even with all the mirrors and BitTorrent Samaritans out there.
NewsForge: PHREL Beats Back DNS Server Attacks
(2006-11-09 08:30:46)
"Running a public name server on the Internet today can be challenging, when it's exposed to a neverending flood of attacks against it..."
Linux.com: Building Customized Financial Documents with Free Spreadsheets
(2006-11-09 10:00:18)
"Spreadsheets are the do-it-yourself version of financial software. They have all the power of other financial software, but in a less finished package..."
Brad-X: Slam-Dunk for Linux--A Review of Fedora Core 6
(2006-11-09 10:45:01)
"Meanwhile on the Linux front, Red Hat and Novell have been spearheading the development of their own next-generation display subsystems, and Red Hat is the first to include it in a freely released operating system: Fedora Core 6..."
HowtoForge: How To Compile A Kernel--The Ubuntu Way
(2006-11-09 11:30:16)
"Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Ubuntu systems..."
LinuxDevices: Cheap, Hackable Linux Smartphone Due Soon
(2006-11-09 12:15:53)
"One of the world's largest computer and consumer electronics manufacturers will ship a completely open, Linux-based, GPS-equipped, quad-band GSM/GPRS phone direct, worldwide..."
Vanguard: Nigeria to Benefit from Wazobia Linux Application
(2006-11-09 13:00:38)
"To make Nigerians feel more at home in their computing environment, Nigerians have been advised to embrace Wazobia Linux operating system accessible in Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba.
Reuters: Microsoft Says Open to More Linux-type Deals: Report
(2006-11-09 13:45:46)
"Microsoft Corp. is open to more deals like one it just agreed with Novell for open-source Linux software, but believes customers will continue to pay for software..."
Business 2.0/CNNMoney: To Love or Hate Vista?
(2006-11-09 14:30:24)
"One day that will be a question worth asking. Try this one instead: Why isn't Linux living up to its promise?"
LinuxWorld: Dell Customer Gets Windows Refund
(2006-11-09 15:15:19)
"Thanks to Dell, one UK Linux user has succeeded in the perennial quest to buy and use a laptop without paying for an unused bundled OS..."
BBC: Charities Shun Open Source Code
(2006-11-09 16:00:37)
"In the computing world, open-source software is often taken to mean free--so why would a charity choose to fork out good money for proprietary software?"
SearchOpenSource: With Microsoft-Novell Partnership, IP Takes Center Stage
(2006-11-09 16:45:06)
"Nestled among the Microsoft and Novell executives at last week's surprise partnership announcement was a representative from a much smaller company..."
internetnews.com: Five Years On: The Future of Eclipse
(2006-11-09 17:30:49)
"Even IBM admits it didn't expect its Eclipse open source project for building enterprise Java tools would grow as fast as it did..."
NewsForge: Chumby CEO Looks Forward to Hacker Input
(2006-11-09 18:15:22)
"Most CEOs would faint dead away if you said you'd taken a prototype of their new electronic device, ripped off the housing, reconfigured its innards, hacked your way through its code, and then sewn the whole thing into the stomach of a Teletubby doll..."
LinuxWorld Australia: Defence Keeps MySQL Bunkered Down
(2006-11-09 19:00:28)
"Open source databases may not be seen as up to the task when it comes to core enterprise systems, but Australia's Department of Defence is happy to bet on MySQL over commercial offerings..."
internetnews.com: Path to Firefox 2.0 is Cleared
(2006-11-09 19:45:02)
"Mozilla has updated its now legacy 1.5.x Firefox browser to version 1.5.0.8, with fixes for three critical security flaws..."
LinuxPlanet: Writer's Cafe Offers Novel Approach to Writing
(2006-11-09 20:30:41)
"Maybe you think in a non-linear fashion and need to get your million dollar manuscript done sometime this next... oh, I don't know... decade..."
Blog of Helios: One Small Business Gladly Gives Microsoft the Boot
(2006-11-09 21:00:24)
"During a protracted period of unemployment and serious illness, it was this community, the Linux community that came to my aid. Oh hell, came to my aid my ass...they came together and stopped forclosure proceedings on my home..."
Internet Cases: Open Source Withstands Antitrust Scrutiny
(2006-11-09 21:30:36)
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has issued an opinion in which Judge Easterbrook declares, '[t]he GPL and open-source have nothing to fear from the antitrust laws...'"
ZDNet: Why Microsoft Won't Assault Linux
(2006-11-09 22:00:05)
"Whenever Microsoft makes an agreement with a competitor, its actions are viewed with a fair bit of suspicion. The recent agreement between Novell and Microsoft is no exception..."
LinuxWorld Australia: Open-Source Ventures: Where's the Money?
(2006-11-09 22:45:21)
"Open source has plenty of supporters--among them venture capitalists who view the software as a disruptive technology with huge potential..."
ZDNet: Why Java Will Be GPL’d
(2006-11-09 23:30:55)
"It might be time for a certain ZDNet writer to eat crow. Or maybe not..."
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