News Linux News for Nov 10, 2006:

Linux Journal: A Five Year Deal with Microsoft to Dump Novell/SUSE
(2006-11-10 00:15:06)
"Wake up little SUSE, Wake up. No, that's not good enough. Wake up SUSE customers, wake up. Novell is jeopardizing the future of Linux for its own short-term rewards..."

Mad Penguin: Who is Moving to Linux and Why?
(2006-11-10 01:00:27)
"For a number of weeks now, I've been pondering exactly who chooses to migrate to Linux and perhaps even more importantly, why..."

TMCnet: Pactolus and the Penguin Worshippers
(2006-11-10 02:30:29)
"Many in the industry have told me how concerned they are about the open-source telecom movement and how the margins in the telecom business are being stripped out..."

Linux.com: Linux Printing: Much Done and More to Do
(2006-11-10 04:00:41)
"In the last seven years, printing on Linux has undergone a metamorphosis..."

Advisories, November 9, 2006
(2006-11-10 04:45:56)
Today's security advisories: phpmyadmin (Debian GNU/Linux); Bugzilla (Gentoo Linux); openssh, mozilla-firefox, and mozilla-thunderbird (Mandriva Linux); wireshark (Red Hat Linux); and texinfo (Ubuntu).

developerWorks: Using Apache Derby DBs, Part 1: Managed Objects in a Converged Provider Environment
(2006-11-10 05:30:46)
"This two-part series addresses the importance of the automated management of Apache Derby databases using (as an example) IBM autonomic computing touchpoint technology and Web Services Distributed Management..."

Debian Administration: Cleaning up a Debian GNU/Linux system
(2006-11-10 07:00:27)
"You arrive at a Debian GNU/Linux server which has some history of neglection. Let's suppose someone else neglected it but if your new-year resolution is to stop neglecting your beloved server, this applies as well..."

developerWorks: Shake Some Sense into Your Linux ThinkPad
(2006-11-10 08:30:50)
"Use open source software and accelerometer-enabled ThinkPads to listen for percussive impacts and shaking to kick-off user commands or a reset..."

iTWire: Polycom Embraces Asterisk Open Source IP PBX
(2006-11-10 10:00:11)
"Under a multi-year agreement, Polycom's SIP desktop and conference phones will be combined with Digium's Asterisk Business Edition..."

Linux.com: Using GnuCash 2.0 to Balance Your Checkbook
(2006-11-10 11:30:50)
"GnuCash is a powerful free software tool for handling personal and small business finances, but if you're not familiar with double-entry accounting, the initial learning curve might scare you away from even trying it..."

SearchOpenSource: IP Attorney: MS-Novell Partnership Creates Internal Completion for Open Source
(2006-11-10 13:00:17)
"Bruce Sunstein, an intellectual property lawyer and head of the Boston-based firm Bromberg & Sunstein, noticed the IBM undertones to last week's bombshell collaboration announcement between Microsoft and Novell almost immediately..."

internetnews.com: Months Late, Novell Ships Mono 1.2
(2006-11-10 14:30:35)
"Fast forward six months and Mono 1.2 is now finally available, offering the promise of increased compatibility with .NET 2.0 and its applications..."

Groklaw: SFLC's Bradley M. Kuhn's Letter to the FOSS Dev. Community Regarding MS's Patent Promise
(2006-11-10 16:00:56)
"The patent covenant only applies to software that you develop at home and keep for yourself; the promises don't extend to others when you distribute..."

The Register: Oracle Must Eat Red Hat or Fork, Says Ubuntu Man
(2006-11-10 17:30:48)
"Good old young Larry will give up on the marketing machinations and buy Red Hat once he discovers that maintaining a Linux fork is too damn hard, space cadet Shuttleworth tells us..."

ZDNet Asia: Szulik: 'There Must be Problems with Vista'
(2006-11-10 19:00:37)
"Red Hat insists it remains unperturbed by the recent movements from Oracle and Microsoft, which could potentially place the leading Linux seller under increased competitive pressure..."

Processor: The Open-Source Impact
(2006-11-10 20:30:08)
"And yet, there is an impact. The real question is, to what extent? Surprisingly, most of the impact today is in the enterprise..."

Linux-Watch: How Red Hat Does Support
(2006-11-10 22:00:48)
"Oracle, with its recent claims to be able to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux under the name Unbreakable Linux better than Red Hat does, has a hard road ahead of it. Behind Red Hat's support network is a large, well-trained organization..."

Editor's Note: What Goes Around
(2006-11-10 23:30:53)
Red Hat is battered and bruised. Will anyone leap to their aid? Anyone?

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