News Linux News for Feb 02, 2007:

Monkey Bites: Apple's Virtual Future
(2007-02-02 00:15:49)
"At last count there are only thirteen people that agree with my hypothesis that Apple will buyout Parallels virtualization software and start bundling Vista with new Macs..."

OSWeekly: Combining Linux Kernel with Windows
(2007-02-02 01:00:56)
"In a quote from Forbes, McVoy had mentioned that he would be 'thrilled' to see Microsoft blend the Linux kernel with their existing tools and libraries. No, this isn’t a joke. McVoy, CEO of BitMover, actually said this..."

Free Software Magazine: War and Free Software
(2007-02-02 01:45:05)
"And for all the reasons that FOSS is being chosen to satisfy businesses and individuals IT needs, so too is it being chosen by the world’s militaries to design, simulate, test and control their future weapons..."

ZDNet: Building Your Own Supercomputer
(2007-02-02 02:30:30)
"Suppose you wanted to build your own super computer--one capable of running realistic problems using standard 'codes' in areas like bio-computing, climatology, or geophysics--what would it take...?"

OSWeekly: Windows Software Installation by Novell
(2007-02-02 03:15:30)
"As news first started coming in about Novell opening up their openSuse Build Service, I remained somewhat skeptical. I mean, why now? What are they really up to...?"

ZDNet: Are International Open Source Attitudes Really Different?
(2007-02-02 04:00:38)
"I have always been intrigued by the idea that attitudes toward open source in the developing world are different from those of Americans..."

Really Linux: Seeing the Dawn of Vista by the Light of Open Source
(2007-02-02 04:45:03)
"At the time it simply seemed like a good idea. Allow the software code to be readily available on the internet for other colleagues and software engineers to review and improve. .."

Mad Penguin: The Importance of Video Settings on Linux
(2007-02-02 05:30:45)
"It's maddening. For someone who is trying make a daily use of what is to be considered a beginner friendly distribution for the first time, most options leave a lot to be desired for the uninitiated..."

Linux.com: PyDEV Uses Eclipse's Power to Program in Python
(2007-02-02 06:15:03)
"PyDEV is a plugin that enables developers to use Eclipse for Python and Jython development, making Eclipse a first-class Python IDE..."

HowtoForge: How To Set Up an IRC Server and Anope IRC Services
(2007-02-02 07:00:21)
"This tutorial describes how to set up and run an UnrealIRCD server on OpenSuSE 10.2 and Fedora Core 6..."

dot.KDE: The Road to KDE 4: Kalzium and KmPlot
(2007-02-02 07:45:15)
"These educational tools have received a lot of work for KDE 4. In particular, Kalzium and KmPlot developments are happening at an amazing rate..."

Linux.com: Fluendo Media Decoders Sound Bad to Open Source Advocates
(2007-02-02 08:30:31)
"Thanks to Fluendo, Linux and Solaris users on a variety of processor architectures can now purchase playback support for patent-encumbered audio and video formats..."

DesktopLinux: Foresight Linux 1.0 Goes Gold
(2007-02-02 09:15:59)
"Project maintainer Ken VanDine on Jan. 28 announced the release of Foresight Linux 1.0, the first stable release of the rPath-based desktop Linux distribution after nearly two years of development..."

Linux.com: Using Tags to Browse Through Source Code
(2007-02-02 10:00:45)
"When you read source code, often you need to look for definitions of functions, classes, or other objects. Editors such as Emacs and Vim help you browse the code by supporting the concept of tags. You can think of tags as labels that can be jumped to..."

LinuxReviews: How to Become l33t
(2007-02-02 12:15:24)
Humor: "How to become a l33t person, a status that will bring you friends, glory, money and most importantly the funding to buy lots and lots of boxen and give you access to what you want whenever you want..."

InfoWorld: Turbolinux Preps Multimedia Player with Bootable Linux
(2007-02-02 13:00:30)
"Wizpy contains a bootable version of Linux that enables users to access their files on any PC..."

InformationWeek: Microsoft Exec Wanted To Mask Linux Report Sponsorship, E-Mails Reveal
(2007-02-02 13:45:46)
"Kevin Johnson worried adding Microsoft's moniker to IDC analysis for its 'Get the Facts' publicity campaign would only fuel the fire from Linux supporters..."

Fedora 7 Test 1 (6.90) Out and About
(2007-02-02 14:30:22)
LinuxLookup has the announcement, and Phoronix has the early preview of the LiveCD. Links within.

LinuxLookup: Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Herd 3 Released
(2007-02-02 15:15:13)
"Feisty Fawn Herd 3, which will in time become Ubuntu 7.04..."

CNET News: Education Software Firm OKs Open-Source Patent Use
(2007-02-02 16:00:04)
"Blackboard, whose software can be used to manage university courses, has taken a significant step to mollify open-source rivals who perceive a patent threat from the company..."

internetnews.com: Second Life's Open Source Fairy Tale
(2007-02-02 17:30:00)
"Developers have no guarantees when they open source an application. In many cases, they don't know who will use it, nor do they know how things will progress..."

Linux-Watch: LPI Releases Top-Level Linux Certification
(2007-02-02 19:00:47)
"After years in the making--and after some people had given up on ever seeing it--the distribution-neutral Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and its affiliate, LPI-Japan, have finally jointly launched the LPIC-3 certification program..."

Reuters/CNET News: Mozilla Sets Up Shop in China
(2007-02-02 19:45:03)
"Mozilla.org, which makes the open-source Firefox browser, is opening a China office to do battle in the world's second-largest Web market..."

ComputerBusinessReview: Unisys Sees Open Source Growth on the Horizon
(2007-02-02 20:30:23)
"IT services provider Unisys Corp is expecting rapid growth from its recently launched open source services businesses as it looks to improve innovation with open source software, rather than simply cutting costs..."

Linux in Brazil: Brazilian Government Will Update Its Tax-Exempt Linux Computers Initiative
(2007-02-02 22:00:06)
"A nice idea turned into a pirated software magnet? Users were replacing their pre-installed Linux with unlicensed Windows copies, and some of the reasons for these defections were addressed by today’s announcement..."

Editor's Note: A League of Our Own
(2007-02-02 23:30:38)
It's hard not to think of Linux when looking at the early days of baseball. A look back at the initial business of the sport may give us insights into the future of open source software.

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