News Linux News for Jan 03, 2007:

iTWire: The Year of the Linux Desktop!
(2007-01-03 00:15:48)
"Every year since about 2003 has been called the year of the Linux desktop--and then, when that fails to transpire, those who predict these things set about rehashing their predictions for the next year..."

Linux Journal: Happy New Year--What's Ahead?
(2007-01-03 01:00:45)
"Lately, I have reflected a lot on my Linux career in contrast to other IT work and environments. Linux started in 1997 for me and encompassed about nine years..."

Free Software Magazine: You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can't Make It Drink
(2007-01-03 01:45:23)
"Since this was a small business with a limited budget, I suggested they try OpenOffice. But, in the end, they chose to purchase MS Office again..."

All About Linux: New Year 2007--The Year of GNU/Linux
(2007-01-03 02:30:58)
"Every year, we wish, hope and dream that it will be the year when GNU/Linux will gain critical mass appeal--not that it has failed to significantly widen its base..."

Seopher: Linux Usage Statistics Up to 2008
(2007-01-03 03:15:35)
"I recently wrote an article outlining my predictions for Vista's share of the operating system market with a general conclusion that it should follow the trend XP set--claiming around 40% in the first two years through the decline of the older Microsoft systems..."

Blogcritics: A Non-Techie Discovers Free, Legal Software
(2007-01-03 04:00:10)
"To me, open source means free software that can compete with the big boys--and often blow them out of the water..."

Advisories, January 2, 2007
(2007-01-03 04:45:02)
Today's security advisories: thunderbird (Fedora Core); libmodplug and kernel (Mandriva Linux); and firefox and thunderbird (rPath Linux).

developerWorks: Virtual Linux
(2007-01-03 05:30:31)
"To virtualize means to take something of one form and make it appear to be another form. Virtualizing a computer means to make it appear to be multiple computers or a different computer entirely..."

Linux.com: Track Your Swag with GCstar
(2007-01-03 07:00:42)
"How many times has this happened to you: no sooner are the holidays over than one of your friends begs you to let him borrow the brand new DVD set you just got--and the next thing you know, it's Labor Day, and your so-called friend swears he wasn't the one who borrowed it...?"

HowtoForge: Securing the Connection Between MySQL and MySQL Administrator Using an SSH Tunnel
(2007-01-03 07:45:04)
"In effect, make your MySQL server disappear from the outside world...

Linux.com: infoRSS: An Unobtrusive RSS Feed Manager for Thunderbird and Firefox
(2007-01-03 08:30:42)
"Unlike other RSS aggregators, infoRSS is a Thunderbird/Firefox extension that runs inside your email client or browser..."

Linux Journal: The Buzz About Aldrin
(2007-01-03 09:15:20)
"For the past month I've been building and playing with Leonard 'paniq' Ritter's Aldrin, a music production system that combines a tracker-style composition interface with audio synthesis and processing modules called machines..."

TabletPCReview: Running Ubuntu Linux on Acer Tablet PCs [Parts II & III]
(2007-01-03 10:00:28)
"I wanted to try out Ubuntu before installing it and the Live CD is the best way to do it..."

The Inquirer: Windows Screwup Forces Ubuntu Shift
(2007-01-03 11:30:41)
"You never quite wrap your head around how anti-consumer Microsoft's policies are until they bite you in the bum..."

InfoWorld: Open Source: Key Projects Turn Pro
(2007-01-03 12:15:43)
"Throughout 2006, Linux and open source continued their march toward the mainstream of enterprise software. Perhaps no one event exemplified this trend more than Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss in April..."

Red Herring: Linux: Ubuntu Founder On Microsoft "Challenge"
(2007-01-03 13:00:52)
"Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth talks why it may finally be time for Linux to out-innovate Apple and Microsoft on the desktop..."

CNET News: Long-Term Fedora Linux Support Ending
(2007-01-03 13:45:44)
"A volunteer effort called Fedora Legacy to provide longer-term support for Red Hat's hobbyist-oriented Linux version is shutting down..."

Red Herring: Exit Interview: Jeremy Allison
(2007-01-03 14:30:28)
"Samba guru explains why he couldn't stomach the Microsoft-Novell deal. 'If you want to sell out, you should ask for more,' he says..."

LinuxWorld: MySQL is On Track with New Storage Engine
(2007-01-03 15:15:34)
"Open source database maker MySQL will soon release the alpha version of its Falcon storage engine, designed for high-volume Web server environments, a company executive said Wednesday..."

Deccan Chronicle/Mandriva.blogspot: Tamil Nadu (India) May Shut Door on Microsoft
(2007-01-03 16:00:15)
"The Tamil Nadu government, which is on a fast-track pushing the state to the top in the Indian IT sector, has almost shut its door on the software giant, Microsoft, preferring the Open Source Systems..."

KernelTrap: 2.6.20-rc3 Fixes Corruption Bug
(2007-01-03 16:45:07)
"A few hours before the new year, Linus Torvalds released the 2.6.20-rc3 Linux kernel..."

CIO: Windows vs. Linux vs. OS X
(2007-01-03 17:30:51)
"A celebrity CIO reviews the desktop operating system contenders in search of the next-generation office computer..."

Linux-Watch: Linux Software Installation to Improve
(2007-01-03 18:15:23)
"Now, the LSB (Linux Standard Base) project and its parent organization, the FSG (Free Standards Group), have a plan for how to make it easier for both users and developers..."

Techworld: Big Blue Cheaper than Red Hat
(2007-01-03 19:00:49)
"Fresh light on mainframe total cost of ownership reveals Big Blue's big iron is cheaper than a roomful of servers..."

CNET News: Sugar: $100 Laptop's Bittersweet Interface
(2007-01-03 19:45:18)
"Educational hardware pioneer One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has its hands full juggling priorities--developing nations, pricing and user interface (UI) among them..."

LinuxWorld Australia: 'DieHard' Wards Off Memory Attacks
(2007-01-03 20:30:20)
"The program is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Linux, but the Windows versions only protect the Firefox browser so far. The Linux version protects any application launched once DieHard is running..."

LinuxWorld: Open Source Personal Tracking System Gets First Test
(2007-01-03 21:15:21)
"An open source wireless tracking system for following people around buildings got its first public use last week at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin..."

Linux.com: Audi's New Luxury Cars Engineered on Linux
(2007-01-03 22:00:16)
"For several years, German automobile manufacturer Audi AG, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has been steadily migrating its engineering systems over to Linux..."

dot.KDE: The Road to KDE 4: SVG Rendering in Applications
(2007-01-03 22:45:57)
"Today, I'll talk about one of the eyecandy features provided by Qt 4: SVG rendering in applications..."

Linux Journal: The Real Firefox-Killer
(2007-01-03 23:30:47)
"Aside from offering tabs and a few much-needed security enhancements, IE7 was definitely in the ho-hum category. Firefox seemed safe for at least another year or two... "It is not..."

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