News Linux News for Feb 08, 2007:

ZDNet UK: Routing Project Expands Open-Source Networking
(2007-02-08 00:15:25)
"IT managers looking to build an open source-based networking infrastructure will shortly be able to get their hands on free software that handles a range of routing and security features..."

Linux-Watch: The Real Point of Unbreakable Linux: Breaking Red Hat
(2007-02-08 01:00:25)
"Following my recent article in which I wrote that neither I, nor several financial analysis firms, were aware of any companies that were planning to deploy Oracle's Unbreakable Linux, a handful of companies have told me that they are giving Unbreakable Linux a try..."

The PC Blog: Linux is the Only Winner in the PC vs Mac War
(2007-02-08 01:45:07)
"Over the past several months Apple has been battering Microsoft's software with a series of adverts...."

Free Software Magazine: Faking the FOSS
(2007-02-08 02:30:53)
"Do your ever wonder if some self-proclaimed open source projects really 'get it' what it means to truly be about being 'free and open source' versus just using FOSS for other means...?"

Mad Penguin: Open Source: Understanding the Core Principles
(2007-02-08 03:15:33)
"Earlier today, I stumbled upon an article that was filled with reader comments stating that the sellers of open source software are to be dismissed as scam artists..."

LinuxDevices: A Hacker's-Eye View of Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet
(2007-02-08 04:00:08)
"This particular review will address some of the same user issues but also will focus on the device itself, as well as on the N800 as a platform for custom applications..."

Advisories, February 7, 2007
(2007-02-08 04:45:47)
Today's security advisories: mozilla-firefox (Debian GNU/Linux); wireshark (Fedora Core); gd, libwmf, postgresql, php, gtk+2.0, and kernel (Mandriva Linux); bind, java-1.4.2-ibm, and postgresql (Red Hat Linux); postgresql, samba, and samba-swat (rPath Linux); and postgresql-7.4/-8.0/-8.1, bind9, samba, and kdelibs (Ubuntu).

Advogato: How Linux Suspend and Resume Works in the ACPI Age
(2007-02-08 05:30:58)
"Without the ability to suspend and resume, laptop users are doomed to spend several hours of their lives waiting for machines to boot and shutdown..."

Gazeek.com: The Complete Linux Introduction--Part 1
(2007-02-08 06:15:37)
"If you are comfortable at the DOS prompt, you should see a lot of similarities in Linux; if most of your experience has been in Windows, the command line may seem a little awkward at first..."

Linux.com: Manage Your Media Library with Data Crow
(2007-02-08 07:00:57)
"Many Linux apps let you manage your movie collection, or your book collection, or your music collection--but Data Crow is one of the few that handles all of the above, plus software and images..."

Phoronix: X.Org 7.2: ATI Open v. Closed Drivers
(2007-02-08 07:45:45)
"Last October we had compared the performance of the open-source R300 display driver against the closed-source fglrx driver for ATI Radeon graphics cards..."

Linux Journal: Time-Zone Processing with Asterisk, Part I
(2007-02-08 08:30:09)
"Last year, I took a trip to Asia. To stay in touch, I carried a GSM world phone, capable of receiving telephone calls in the countries I was visiting.

Linux.com: Fldigi and Amateur Radio on Linux
(2007-02-08 09:15:12)
"Here's the story behind both the rising popularity of 'sound card' digital modes in amateur radio and how Fldigi lets you enjoy enjoy them on Linux..."

Open Addict: Interview with Andreas Jaeger
(2007-02-08 10:00:00)
"...Andreas Jaeger, sat down and talked about Microsoft, Linux and where the MS deal is taking SUSE..."

Linux.com: ROX Desktop Provides Light, Quirky Alternative to GNOME and KDE
(2007-02-08 10:45:11)
"The ROX Desktop is a lightweight alternative to GNOME or KDE built around the ROX-Filer file manager..."

Ecommerce-guide: Live Help the Open Source Way
(2007-02-08 11:30:14)
"The problem is that using open source software isn't for the faint of heart as you need a certain level of technical expertise to deploy and manage these applications..."

BlogCritics Magazine: Make a Movie of Your Linux Desktop
(2007-02-08 12:15:38)
"Want to show off your snazzy 3d desktop, or demonstrate the features of your favourite new program? Make a movie of your desktop to capture all your actions, edit it, then add a soundtrack..."

dot.KDE: The Road to KDE 4: Phonon Makes Multimedia Easier
(2007-02-08 13:00:16)
"Like the previously featured articles on new KDE 4 technologies for Job Processes or SVG Widgets, today we feature the shiny new multimedia technology Phonon..."

PR: Linspire to Become Ubuntu-Based
(2007-02-08 13:45:01)
Canonical and Linspire have announced a technology partnership that will move Linspire and Freespire to Ubuntu-based, not purely Debian-based, code. And Ubuntu will be the first new distro to get Linspire's CNR. Press release within.

internetnews.com: Red Hat Rolls New Security Certificate System
(2007-02-08 14:30:05)
"Red Hat is rolling out a new version of its Red Hat Certificate System (RHCS) that improves smart card usability, management and integration on Linux, Mac and Windows platforms..."

CNET News: EMC to Push VMware Public, But Still Keep Control
(2007-02-08 15:15:49)
"EMC said Wednesday it plans to sell 10 percent of VMware stock this summer in an initial public offering, but added it has no plans to spin off the virtualization company..."

Techworld: Study Shows Hackers Rely on Dumb Users
(2007-02-08 16:00:55)
"Hackers mostly try obvious passwords, exploiting poor security, rather than performing difficult exploits, according to a study which left computers online with weak passwords..."

Computer Business Review: Enterprises Get Serious About Open Source
(2007-02-08 16:45:27)
"Recent research from open source software and services provider OpenLogic Inc suggests that businesses are taking a more managed approach to their adoption of open source software, with over half using an open source policy..."

Techworld: IBM Offers Partners Open-Source Inducements
(2007-02-08 17:30:13)
"IBM is to give its business partners access to sales and technical expertise for its open-source, low-end application server products..."

SearchOpenSource: Novell Hints at Pending Windows Virtualization News
(2007-02-08 18:15:10)
"Novell Inc. likes to point out that it launched SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 a full nine months before Red Hat Inc. could get its latest Linux release, RHEL5, out the door..."

IT Week: Lords Refuses to Hear Software Patent Appeal
(2007-02-08 19:00:10)
"The UK government has added confusion to software patent issue with new appeal refusal..."

InfoWorld: Cisco Going Open Source with NAC Client
(2007-02-08 19:45:07)
"...Cisco Systems Inc. is planning to cease development on its network admission control (NAC) client, the Cisco Trust Agent (CTA), and submit the source code for the software client to the open source community..."

Wired: High Security for $100 Laptop
(2007-02-08 20:30:42)
"Now it's impressing hard-bitten security geeks with a plan to lock down the hundreds of millions of educational machines against spyware and computer intruders..."

ConsortiumInfo: The Contradictory Nature of OOXML (Part III) - Mea Culpa
(2007-02-08 21:00:48)
"Still, you have to keep in mind that you're not going to always be right, and own up and take it in the chops like a grownup when you get called out..."

Linux.com: KDE 4's Sonnet Will Turbocharge Language Processing
(2007-02-08 21:30:07)
"With the Sonnet library for KDE 4, developer Jacob Rideout hopes to reinvigorate the field of desktop linguistics by adding automatic language detection and other innovative features..."

InfoWorld: JBoss Gets a New Community Lead
(2007-02-08 22:00:13)
"You'd think that things like this would get lost in all the shuffle of being acquired and selling to enterprises and what-not. But no..."

Guardian Unlimited: A Dickens of a Copyright Case at Last Approaches Its Endgame
(2007-02-08 22:45:58)
"Four years of litigation have brought the Utah-based software group SCO to its knees--and pundits reckon that its demise is imminent..."

DesktopLinux: Linspire Sheds Light on New "Wiki-ized" CNR
(2007-02-08 23:30:12)
"Several weeks ago, desktop Linux distributor Linspire Inc. announced that it was going to open up CNR (Click N Run), its Web-based software downloader/manager, to other distributions..."

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