News Linux News for Nov 13, 2006:

Linux.com: Fedora Core 6: Kneel Before Zod!
(2006-11-13 07:00:15)
"With a number of improvements over its predecessors, this is an impressive release, if you're willing to overlook a couple of installer bugs..."

Debian Admin: Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) LAMP Server Installation with Screenshots
(2006-11-13 08:30:03)
"Automatic LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) In about 15 minutes, the time it takes to install Ubuntu Edgy Server Edition, you can have a LAMP server up and ready to go..."

Linux.com: SQL-Ledger: Impressive Capabilities, But Needs Polish
(2006-11-13 10:00:54)
"SQL-Ledger is a popular free accounting application with a rich set of features..."

Zmanda: MySQL Online Backup
(2006-11-13 11:30:31)
"There are several methods to do live MySQL database backups..."

Linux.com: Blogging Made Easy with Drivel
(2006-11-13 12:15:17)
"Most bloggers use a browser to log in and post new entries. The Drivel Journal Editor is designed for those who consider using a browser too tedious when making new blog entries..."

internetnews.com: Sun Releases More Java Code For Open Source
(2006-11-13 13:00:05)
"Sun Microsystems is moving forward on its open source plans for Java with an ambitious new licensing strategy: it's adopting the GNU General Public License for its open source projects..."

news.samba.org: Samba Team Asks Novell to Reconsider
(2006-11-13 13:45:10)
"The Samba Team disapproves strongly of the actions taken by Novell on November 2nd..."

DesktopLinux: OpenSUSE 10.2 Beta 2 Available for Download, Testing
(2006-11-13 14:30:07)
"Novell SUSE Linux project manager Andreas Jaeger announced Friday that his team has released OpenSUSE 10.2 beta 2..."

InfoWorld: RHEL 5: What's Coming (Interview w/ Scott Crenshaw)
(2006-11-13 15:15:13)
"We talked about a range of things related to the early 2007 release of RHEL 5: product features, competition with Oracle and Novell, and other things..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Only Novell to Get Linux Sales Perk
(2006-11-13 16:00:47)
"A week after Microsoft struck a broad Linux pact with Novell, Microsoft executives made claims that they are open to considering making similar deals with Linux vendor Red Hat and other open-source companies..."

IBPhoenix: Firebird 2.0 Release Statement
(2006-11-13 16:30:19)
"Firebird 2.0 brings a large collection of long-awaited enhancements that significantly improve performance, security and support for international languages and realise some desirable new SQL language features..."

NetworkWorld: The Four Most Trendy Linux Developments
(2006-11-13 17:00:42)
"But even in the deafening noise surrounding Linux, four topics stand out: the duel for the desktop, 3-D desktop tools, isolated virtual environments (also known as containerization or virtualization), and mobile Linux devices..."

I, Cringley: Divide and Conquer
(2006-11-13 17:30:39)
"The Microsoft/Novell Deal is More About Disruption Than Cooperation..."

ZDNet: Q&A with Tim Bray
(2006-11-13 18:00:14)
"When I learned it would be GPL, I had a number of concerns and questions about what this would mean for developers of both free and proprietary software..."

Digging Deep into the Sun/GPL Announcement
(2006-11-13 18:30:55)
Analysis: "In reality, a few of the class libraries use closed source technology, and will have to delivered in binary form until new open source alternatives are written, but now that everything is out in the open, Sun seems to think that this task can be done relatively quickly..."

InformationWeek: How Red Hat Lost Friends And Gained New Enemies
(2006-11-13 19:00:42)
"But Red Hat's success is starting to breed envy and unease, and now partners and competitors alike--particularly Oracle, Microsoft, and Novell--are trying to wipe the grin off the commercial face of Linux..."

ZDNet UK: Large Public-Sector Linux Project Flops
(2006-11-13 19:30:35)
"A publicly funded Linux project which cost UK taxpayers half-a-million pounds has flopped..."

CNET News: IBM Cool to Sun's Open-Source Java Plan
(2006-11-13 20:00:49)
"After years of internal debates and public calls from IBM to make Java open source, you would think that IBM would be overjoyed at the news..."

Linux.com: Report from the Ubuntu Developer Summit
(2006-11-13 20:30:05)
"Ubuntu developers and other interested parties from all over the world have swarmed to Google's offices in Mountain View this week for the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) to plan out the next release of Ubuntu..."

Computerworld Australia: An Interview with Linux Australia's Cover Girl
(2006-11-13 21:00:20)
"Australians should get over their cultural stereotype of women in IT and schools play a big part in this, claims Pia Waugh..."

CRN: Review: 3 Linux Desktops Put To The Test
(2006-11-13 21:30:29)
"System builders considering a Linux desktop are faced with a dizzying array of choices. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of Linux distributions to choose from..."

Linux.com: gNewSense Joins List of FSF-Approved Distros
(2006-11-13 22:00:44)
"If users look beyond the splash screens and other branding, they will find almost nothing in the recently announced gNewSense distribution that is not already available in the Ubuntu Dapper Drake release..."

ZDNet: Will Sun Blow Up the Microsoft/Novell Deal to Red Hat's Benefit?
(2006-11-13 22:45:51)
"Microsoft's deal with Novell sent a message to the industry that Novell respects Microsoft's intellectual property..."

Turbocharged: Frustration: Some (Open Source) Myths Just Refuse to Die
(2006-11-13 23:30:11)
"Some misconceptions refuse to die. And, worst of all, these misconceptions are harming our community and harming us, directly. I'm talking about a two-headed beast..."

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