News Linux News for Mar 02, 2007:

O'Reilly Radar: EnterpriseDB is/n't Open Source
(2007-03-02 00:15:44)
"And yet, they've met a mixed response in the community: enthusiasm for their contributions and participation, but hesitation because their extensions aren't open source..."

Blog of Helios: So, How Does It Feel To Have Been "Had"
(2007-03-02 01:00:53)
"See, we've all been taken on a ride, and now that ride has come to an abrupt and jolting halt. There is busted glass and vehicle parts strewn all over the place..."

ZDNet: The First Political Victory for Open Source
(2007-03-02 01:45:14)
"The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Development Agenda is usually a great way to put folks to sleep, but this week it represents what may be the first political victory for open source..."

Free-bees.co.uk: Dreamlinux 2.2
(2007-03-02 02:30:22)
"Dreamlinux is one of the lesser known distributions, and certainly does not appear in the headlines with the same frequency as Ubuntu or openSUSE..."

Tuxmachines: Testdriving Sidux 2007
(2007-03-02 04:00:59)
"Things went a bit easier with Sidux than experienced with Vector and most laptop specific areas went really well..."

Advisories, March 1, 2007
(2007-03-02 04:45:34)
Today's security advisories: snort (Mandriva Linux) and linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17 (Ubuntu).

Linux Journal: A Host For Native Linux VST Plugins?
(2007-03-02 05:30:39)
"Fully functional support for the VST plugin standard is one of the most important remaining problems for the Linux audio world..."

Linux.com: OooBasic Crash Course: One-Click Email Backup of OpenOffice.org Documents
(2007-03-02 07:00:01)
"Gmail offers a few clever features that make it more than just an email service. You can use your Gmail account as a document viewer, a file storage, and even as a full-blown Getting Things Done solution..."

HowtoForge: Set Up A Fileserver For Small/Medium Enterprises With SME Server 7.1
(2007-03-02 08:30:47)
"This tutorial shows how to set up a fileserver for small and medium enterprises with SME Server 7.1..."

Linux.com: Visualize sar Data with kSar
(2007-03-02 10:00:11)
"The sar utility is invaluable for collecting and displaying system data, but its output could use a little help when it comes to readability..."

IT Manager's Journal: Wikis Work Wonders at SpikeSource
(2007-03-02 11:30:29)
"What might surprise you is that, instead of relying mostly on email and a fancy content management system for internal and vendor communications, it makes extensive use of wiki software..."

Linux-Watch: Linux Cluster Startup Secures $3 Million Funding
(2007-03-02 13:00:21)
"Terascala Inc., a startup developing a next-generation Linux storage cluster architecture, announced today that it has secured $3 million in first round funding from Ascent Venture Partners..."

internetnews.com: Red Hat Previews Enterprise Linux 4.5
(2007-03-02 13:45:55)
"Though Red Hat is poised to roll out its much-anticipated Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 release shortly, work still continues on previous versions of RHEL..."

Linux-Watch: Novell's Revenue Sags, Linux Business Soars
(2007-03-02 14:30:26)
"Still, while awaiting the results from the audit committee, Novell on Mar. 1 announced preliminary financial results for its 2007 fiscal year first quarter, showing net revenue of $230 million..."

Red Hat: Announcing Fedora 7 Test 2 (6.91)
(2007-03-02 15:15:20)
"This test release includes significant new versions of many key components and technologies..."

ZDNet UK: UK Trumps Europe on Linux Streaming
(2007-03-02 16:00:27)
"When the European Commission launched a streaming video service last year which excluded Linux users, large swathes of the open source community became deeply angry..."

Linux.com: Fedora Cleans its Repositories, Considers Move to Free Software
(2007-03-02 16:45:37)
"In preparation for Fedora 7, which will fuse the Core and Extra software repositories, Fedora's developers are auditing the repositories for non-free and non-open software that doesn't meet the project's guidelines..."

Linux-Watch: Eric Raymond: Yes, "Open Source" Is Still Meaningful
(2007-03-02 17:30:33)
"Open-source leader Eric S. Raymond replied to Torkington's essay in a letter to O'Reilly and several journalists, in which he asserted that the open source 'label is still valid and important...'"

internetnews.com: SCO's McBride: 'We're Undervalued'
(2007-03-02 18:15:03)
"You've got to hand it to SCO CEO Darl McBride, he sticks to his guns..."

UbuntuME: Welcome to UbuntuME
(2007-03-02 19:00:55)
"Ubuntu Muslim Edition customizes the Ubuntu distro by installing islamic software (prayer times, Quran study tool, Arabic learning software etc.) and by changing its 'look...'"

Electronics Weekly: Fault-Tolerant Linux Can Compete with Windows
(2007-03-02 19:45:14)
"If you ask any IT manager if they would want an operating system that was 'guaranteed' to be available and supporting applications running continuously twenty four hours a day, 365 days a year, then the answer would probably be very simple..."

ZDNet Asia: Tamil Nadu Gets Dual-Boot Win-Linux Desktops
(2007-03-02 20:30:29)
"The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has finalized a tender for 40,000 Lenovo desktops which can be installed with both Novell's Suse Linux and Microsoft's Windows XP Starter Edition..."

Valentino's Tiny Webserver: Two Short and Clear Messages from Germany to Steve B.
(2007-03-02 21:15:54)
"Microsoft's FAT patent has been declared NULL and VOID by the German Supreme Patent Court..."

SearchServerVirtualization: Xen Trademark Stirs Up Virtualization Community
(2007-03-02 22:00:45)
"Unlike Shakespeare's rose, Xen, by any other name, is most definitely not Xen..."

CNET News: PC Hardware Can Pose Rootkit Threat
(2007-03-02 22:45:46)
"PC hardware components can provide a way for hackers to sneak malicious code onto a computer, a security researcher warned Wednesday..."

Editor's Note: Blame Dell or Help Them?
(2007-03-02 23:30:26)
Instead of firing the usual negative labels at Dell, maybe we could try something different: understanding their business concerns and working to solve them so they will sell Linux PCs.

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