News Linux News for Jan 09, 2007:

Free Software Magazine: Free Software May Kill Some Software Firms. So What?
(2007-01-09 00:15:37)
"Some people who advocate against free software claim that it's bad for the economy and not sustainable in the long term, because the lack of direct revenue on developing free software makes it harder to make money out of developing such software..."

ZDNet: Linux: No Longer a Winner?
(2007-01-09 01:00:47)
"I was thinking about the future of Linux when it occurred to me that one path for its future can seen as a simple consequence of what we mean by 'winning...'"

internetnews.com: Mozilla's Millions by The Numbers
(2007-01-09 01:45:46)
"Finally after much speculation, including some by yours truly, Mozilla has come clean and disclosed how much money it makes..."

Youtux: Why Ubuntu Is Number One
(2007-01-09 02:30:58)
"There are thousands of other Linux distributions, some of them are more then 10 years old, but Ubuntu became so popular in a short period of time..."

Linux.com: Review: Exaile Media Player
(2007-01-09 03:15:54)
"One of my favorite open source applications is Amarok, a music player with an intuitive interface that makes boring tasks such as organizing large music collections less troublesome..."

Phoronix: ASUS P5B Deluxe [Review]
(2007-01-09 04:00:51)
"While Computex Taipei 2007 is only a few months away, introduced last year at this international technology show was the Intel 965 Express Chipset..."

Advisories, January 8, 2007
(2007-01-09 04:45:41)
Today's security advisories: openoffice.org and libapache-mod-auth-kerb (Debian GNU/Linux), and openoffice.org (rPath Linux).

Cactuswax: Archlinux-mini-review
(2007-01-09 05:30:03)
"I have been an Archlinux user for a while now. This is an attempt at a review, for people who have experience with other distributions, and are searching for something new/different..."

KernelTrap: KVM Paravirtualization
(2007-01-09 07:00:06)
"A new feature that will first be availble in the upcoming 2.6.20 kernel is KVM, a Kernel-based Virtual Machine..."

Phoronix: Linux KVM Virtualization Performance
(2007-01-09 08:30:51)
"For only being a release candidate the Linux 2.6.20 kernel has already generated quite a bit of attention..."

Linux.com: MapGuide Open Source Leads Service Company Down New Revenue Streams
(2007-01-09 10:00:41)
"Spatial Integrators is a mapping services company in Spokane, Wash., that acts as a consultant for electric companies, public utilities, and other government entities that want to develop custom mapping solutions..."

OSS Blog.IT: Intervista a Aaron Seigo, sviluppatore KDE
(2007-01-09 11:30:52)
Italian headline, English interview with KDE developer Aaron Seigo, with a look at KDE 4.

DevX: The Python 2.5 Goodie Bag: Language Enhancements and Modules
(2007-01-09 12:15:43)
"The 2.5 version of Python offered lots of useful enhancements. In this article, you'll learn about some specific modules, as well as performance improvements, that are likely to bring big smiles to the faces of many Python developers..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Firefox Use Nearly Doubled in '06; Safari Gained, IE and Netscape Lost
(2007-01-09 13:00:48)
"Propelled by the release of its Version 2.0 in October, the free Firefox Web browser saw almost a 50% increase in use during 2006, according to one Web measurement firm..."

internetnews.com: Fedora 6 Crosses Million Mark
(2007-01-09 13:45:05)
"Red Hat's Fedora Core 6.0 Linux distribution has crossed the million user milestone. Is it enough for the community-driven Linux distribution to claim it's the most popular Linux version...?"

Network World: Linux Invades CES: Toys and Joys the Linux Way
(2007-01-09 14:30:13)
"When walking through the shows of prior CES shows, you could get the most amusing looks on people's faces when you asked the question, 'Does it work with Linux...?'"

LinuxWorld: CES--New Motorola Music Handset Marries Microsoft, Linux
(2007-01-09 16:00:13)
"Motorola Inc. announced a new music -enabled mobile phone Monday that syncs its Linux OS with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player on Windows XP, as well as PCs running Vista..."

internetnews.com: SecondLife Goes Open Source (Sort of)
(2007-01-09 17:30:58)
"Virtual world vendor Linden Labs is opening up its Second Life doors to the world of open source, but just a bit..."

Notes From a Senior Editor: A Close Look at the OLPC
(2007-01-09 19:00:59)
CES Day 3: The OLPC Initiative paid a visit to this year's CES, and LT's man on the spot was there to get an up-close look at the machine that could change the face of the computing world.

Computerworld Australia: Ubuntu Guru on Power Management Hacks
(2007-01-09 19:45:40)
"A sneak preview of Matthew Garrett's linux.conf.au power management presentation..."

The Motley Fool: Wikiasari Challenges Google's Goliath
(2007-01-09 20:30:23)
"As both Lomax and Wales point out, it could be years before Wikiasari--Wales' name for his for-profit venture--can compete effectively against Google..."

NewsForge: OpenMFG Sidles Up to the GPL with OpenRPT
(2007-01-09 22:00:59)
"But OpenMFG is beginning to put its money where its mouth is: recently the company released one of its modules, OpenRPT, under the GPL..."

Linux.com: License Compliance Issues Could Affect All BSD-Derived Distributions
(2007-01-09 23:30:36)
"The Gentoo/FreeBSD project, which combines the FreeBSD kernel with Gentoo Linux design principles, is in a fix..."

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