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Linux News for Feb 26, 2007
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Linux and Other Rants: Linux in the Workplace: It's Here, There and Everywhere (Feb 26, 2007, 23:30)
"My first article discussed how easy it was to set up Linux on
my work desktop. In this article, I'll explain how you can help
colleagues switch to Linux..."
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CoolTechZone: Why Microsoft Should Acquire Linux (Feb 26, 2007, 22:45)
"However, it wouldn't hurt to acquire the makers of Mandriva,
SuSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu and a host of other popular distributions
from their corporate or volunteer makers. Trust me; it's only for
the better..."
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LinuxDevices: Single-Core Linux Phone Hits the Market (Feb 26, 2007, 22:00)
"Grundig Mobile has launched a Linux phone based on a
single-core, single-chip architecture, long considered to be the
'holy grail' of modern handset technology..."
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Phoronix: The Impact Of A Tickless Kernel (Feb 26, 2007, 21:15)
"In this article we will be looking at the impact of
CONFIG_NO_HZ/Dynamic Ticks, which will be found in the Linux 2.6.21
kernel..."
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Help Net Security: Interview with Kurt Sauer, CSO of Skype (Feb 26, 2007, 20:30)
"As Chief Security Officer at Skype Technologies, Kurt Sauer is
focused on delivering trusted communications services via
Skype’s platforms..."
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CNET News: KVM Steals Virtualization Spotlight (Feb 26, 2007, 19:45)
"Four months ago, almost nobody had heard of an open-source
virtualization software called KVM. But that was then..."
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dot.KDE: KDE Storms First Day of FOSDEM 2007 (Feb 26, 2007, 19:00)
"The first day of the annual Free and Open Source Developers'
European Meeting in Brusssels was very busy for the KDE
team..."
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The Register: Open Source Think Tank Opens Doors (Feb 26, 2007, 18:15)
"The UK now has its own national think tank for open source and
open standard policy..."
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eWeek: Ubuntu Wants a Bigger Piece of Desktops, Servers (Feb 26, 2007, 17:30)
"The 2007 road map for the Ubuntu Linux operating system
includes continuing its focus on the desktop, paying more attention
to the server and garnering additional corporate support..."
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The New York Times/CNET News: A Software Maker Goes Up Against Microsoft (Feb 26, 2007, 16:45)
"VMware, a young Silicon Valley company, is the early leader in
a fast-growing market for what is called virtual-machine software.
And that puts it on a collision course with Microsoft, the
industry's Goliath..."
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El Pais: Zaragoza Migrates to Linux to Save €1M Annually (Feb 26, 2007, 16:00)
"The City Council of Zaragoza has decided to abandon the Windows
operating system and move to open source systems that should save
the Aragon capital city nearly €1M per year..."
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Linux.com: Next Fedora Release Delayed, New Design Theme Selected (Feb 26, 2007, 15:30)
"The Fedora Project Board met this week to discuss issues
surrounding the upcoming release of Fedora 7..."
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internetnews.com: Mozilla Patches Some Firefox Holes (Feb 26, 2007, 15:00)
"Mozilla updated its flagship Firefox browser to version 2.0.0.2
and the legacy version to release 1.5.10. The updated browser fixes
at least seven flaws, including a password vulnerability bug rated
critical last November..."
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Reuters/CNET News: IBM Not Ready to Say Oracle's Linux Compatible (Feb 26, 2007, 14:30)
"IBM is not ready to guarantee that its computer programs are
compatible with Oracle's recently launched version of the Linux
operating system, an IBM spokesman said Friday..."
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SiliconRepublic: European Spend on Open Source Software Hits €22bn (Feb 26, 2007, 14:00)
"The notional value of Europe's investment in free/libre or open
source software today is €22bn, representing 20.5pc of the
region's total software investment..."
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Dell: Ideas In Action (Feb 26, 2007, 13:30)
Dell responds to calls for pre-installed Linux. Looks good,
but note the wording: "...we are working with Novell to
certify our corporate client products for Linux..." "Certify"
!= Pre-installed
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Free Software Magazine: The Philosophy and Spirit of FOSS (Feb 26, 2007, 13:00)
"My last two blogs dealt with issues that illustrate to me that
some people have a functional disconnect with the philosophy, and
spirit, of what I feel is really what the Free Software movement
should be about..."
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TechBuilder: Put Freespire Linux to Work (Feb 26, 2007, 11:30)
"This free Linux distro, based on Linspire, offers a secure
system with better-than-Windows multimedia capabilities. Here's how
to get it configured..."
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Linux.com: Make Your Own Packages for Debian-Based Systems (Feb 26, 2007, 10:00)
"To make it a little less mysterious, let's take a look at two
methods of building Debian packages: using standard Debian
packaging tools and the CheckInstall utility..."
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HowtoForge: Install and Configure Auth Shadow on Debian/Ubuntu (Feb 26, 2007, 08:30)
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nixCraft: Perl Script to Monitor Disk Space and Send an Email (Feb 26, 2007, 07:00)
"There is a nice Perl system routine called Perl df or
Filesys::DiskSpace..."
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Advisories, February 25, 2007 (Feb 26, 2007, 05:30)
This weekend's security advisories: php and spamassassin
(Mandriva Linux); Seamonkey and Firefox (Red Hat Linux); kernel and
spamassassin (rPath Linux); clamav (SUSE Linux); and enigmail
(Ubuntu).
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developerWorks: Make PHP Apps Fast, Faster, Fastest, Part 1 (Feb 26, 2007, 03:00)
"In a short time, PHP has become a popular programming language
for Web applications..."
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Show Us the Code: Open Letter to Steven Ballmer (Feb 26, 2007, 01:00)
"It's come to many in the Linux community’s
attention you have claimed again and again, that Linux violates
Microsoft's intellectual property..."
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