News Linux News for Mar 05, 2007:

iTWire: Is GNU/Linux For You? Probably Not
(2007-03-05 01:00:07)
"From time to time, it is not uncommon to encounter a confession on the net, a bleating essay that says 'I can't run Linux, though I'd love to...'"

Advisories, February 4, 2007
(2007-03-05 05:30:46)
This weekend's security advisories: gnomemeeting (Debian GNU/Linux); kernel (Fedora Core); Snort, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Suite (Gentoo Linux); mozilla-firefox (Mandriva Linux); thunderbird and mod_jk (Red Hat Linux); and firefox (Ubuntu).

HowtoForge: Using Amfphp 1.9 with the Adobe Flex 2 SDK
(2007-03-05 07:00:37)
"This article shows how you can make PHP interact with Adobe Flex..."

Linux.com: Métamorphose Your File Names En Masse
(2007-03-05 08:30:44)
"Métamorphose is the graphical equivalent of the mv command combined with some of the functions of the chattr command for multiple files..."

Australian PC World: All About Wine: Run Windows Apps Under Linux
(2007-03-05 10:00:19)
"I wanted to see how my work in progress looked in Internet Explorer. On a Windows machine that's as easy as pie, of course, but on my Linux desktop it's not so simple..."

Linux.com: Using squidGuard for Content Filtering
(2007-03-05 11:30:21)
"Content filtering for the Web can be a messy proposition. A business may need to block only the most objectionable Web sites, while schools may be required by law to follow a more thorough process..."

Our-Picks: Access Your Linux Partitions Under Windows
(2007-03-05 12:15:05)
"You can't call yourself a computer expert if you haven't tried at least once one other operating system on your own computer..."

IT Manager's Journal: Phurnace.com Founders Share Lessons Learned for Working with OSS
(2007-03-05 13:00:23)
"For these entrepreneurs, open source was a means to creating the best possible product with the least amount of startup capital..."

internetnews.com: Red Hat's Big Developer Program Plan
(2007-03-05 13:45:37)
"The deal calls for three Exadel products to be open sourced and rebranded as Red Hat products and is all part of a bigger plan that will culminate this summer in a new Red Hat Developer Program..."

ZDNet UK: Birmingham Considers Linux Extension
(2007-03-05 14:30:02)
"Birmingham City Council is mulling an extension to its open-source software deployment, which was criticised last year for falling short of expectations..."

Linux-Watch: Free Software Foundation Courts Hardware Vendors
(2007-03-05 15:00:20)
"The Free Software Foundation is expanding beyond its software boundaries, and reaching out to hardware vendors to encourage them to 'work with the free software community' to establish a 'mutually beneficial relationship..."

Ars Technica: OLPC Project Distributes Second Round of Beta Units
(2007-03-05 15:30:28)
"The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is shipping out another set of prototype XO laptops..."

InformationWeek: The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care
(2007-03-05 16:00:32)
"Both camps are making waves in the industry, which is poised for dramatic IT growth..."

Linux-Watch: IBM Isn't Opposed to Oracle Linux
(2007-03-05 16:30:17)
"Recent news stories have stated that IBM was refusing to support Oracle Linux. That's not true..."

Linux Journal: A Modest GNU/Linux Proposal for Michael Dell
(2007-03-05 17:00:07)
"For anyone who has been using open source for a while, the current commercial enthusiasm for communities, collaboration, and all things Web 2.0, is rather amusing..."

Online Education Database: How the Open Source Movement Has Changed Education: 10 Success Stories
(2007-03-05 17:30:40)
"How would you like to study at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for free...?"

PolishLinux: E17--Desktop Enlightenment [Review]
(2007-03-05 18:00:47)
"Let me introduce you Enlightenment E17--the window manager with minimal hardware requirements that may amaze you..."

Tuxmachines: Quick Cruise Around Fedora 7 Test 2
(2007-03-05 18:30:45)
"Fedora 7 test 2 was announced [March 1] and since they now put out livecds as well as their install images, I thought I'd take it for a little test drive..."

Linux.com: Review: Inkscape 0.45 is the Best Yet
(2007-03-05 19:00:47)
"Inkscape 0.45 packs in new features, speed, and usability enhancements, and offers a tempting look at where the package is headed..."

Performance PC: Puppy Linux 2.14: This Hound Has Teeth
(2007-03-05 19:30:50)
"The best of these lite Linux versions, though, has got to be Puppy Linux, which, in its 2.14 version, shows that it can run very comfortably with the big hounds..."

Tuxmachines: Kicking the Tires of Mandriva 2007.1 Beta 2
(2007-03-05 20:00:01)
"I didn't spend a lot of time in it due to a personal showstopper, but what I saw really nice looking..."

EurekaAlert: Physicists Reveal Water's Secrets in Journal 'Science'
(2007-03-05 20:30:17)
"Equipped with high-speed [Linux] computers and the laws of physics, scientists from the University of Delaware and Radboud University in the Netherlands have developed a new method to 'flush out' the hidden properties of water..."

Computerworld: Language Limits Open Source's...
(2007-03-05 21:00:27)
"...appeal compared with proprietary software..."

/home/liquidat: New Linux WLAN Subsystem Integrated into mm Kernel Tree
(2007-03-05 21:30:05)
"Almost a year ago the Linux WLAN developers announced the switch to a new WLAN subsystem. Today the new system finally found its way into the mm kernel tree of Andrew Morton..."

Linux.com: Money or Nothing? Trade-Offs in FOSS Compensation
(2007-03-05 22:00:39)
"What happens when a free and open source software (FOSS) project attempts to introduce compensation for its developers? Because FOSS remains based largely on volunteer work, many worry that payment might demotivate both those who receive it and those who do not..."

Libervis: On Keeping an Open Mind
(2007-03-05 22:45:48)
"Of course, the likely source of this animosity can be traced back to philosophical and ideological disagreements, but can these disagreements justify this animosity...?"

[H] Consumer: 30 Days with Linux
(2007-03-05 23:30:41)
"But in today's landscape, how viable is that statement? Is the threat to switch to Linux an empty one, or is it entirely possible...?"

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