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News Linux News for Mar 07, 2007:
/dev/urandom: Bash Script : GNOME vs KDE
(2007-03-07 01:00:01)
Humor: "Answer the age old question..."
Masuran.org: Ubuntu 7.04 Preview
(2007-03-07 02:30:48)
"In this preview I will take a look at the new features in Feisty Fawn, illustrated with lots of screenshots..."
CNET News: Archos 704 WiFi [Review]
(2007-03-07 04:00:40)
"With its 7-inch touch screen interface and Web-browsing and file-serving capabilities, this sexy Linux-based beast offers traveling TV and movie buffs some impressive extras to augment the multimedia experience..."
developerWorks: Build a Fedora Live CD
(2007-03-07 05:30:58)
"In December 2006, the Fedora Linux distribution released its first official Live CD, which, thanks to an intelligent selection of applications, nicely advertises the best features of Fedora..."
HowtoForge: Configuration Automation & Centralized Management With Puppet on Ubuntu
(2007-03-07 07:00:35)
"This is a step by step tutorial on how to install the server component of Puppet (puppetmaster) on one machine, and the Puppet client (puppetd) on another..."
SearchOpenSource: SUSE Linux Administration: How to Set Up a Cluster File System
(2007-03-07 08:30:35)
"Have you ever tried to let multiple nodes write to the same shares file system concurrently? That won't work on normal file systems..."
NewsForge: Back to Baseball with Retrosheet and OSS
(2007-03-07 09:15:20)
"As I drove myself home that night I wondered how unusual it was for a game to end on a bases-loaded triple. I figured the best way to look it up was to visit Retrosheet and look through their data files..."
The GNOME Journal: Cross-Platform GTK+ Applications: A Newcomers Perspective
(2007-03-07 10:00:05)
"In an effort to sharpen my programming skills, I wrote a game using a GUI framework with which I was not previously familiar and ported it to several platforms..."
Free Software Magazine: Learn Some Command Line: Using du, df, file, find to Make Your Life Easier
(2007-03-07 10:45:31)
"I just compared the command line to my dog Roscoe. I love them both, and they both frustrate me..."
Linux.com: Make Invoices Easy with Simple Invoices
(2007-03-07 11:30:08)
"Linux users can choose from several big, bulky financial packages to manage their finances, but what about consultants and freelancers who just need to whip out a few basic invoices by the end of the month...?
SearchOpenSource: Troubleshooting, Finding Lost Files in Linux Servers
(2007-03-07 12:15:08)
"Sometimes a server crashes or an error appears on a hard drive, and you can't access your file system..."
Linux.com: Conary: An Innovative Second-Generation Package Manager
(2007-03-07 13:00:05)
"Considering that Erik Troan, rPath's CTO and co-founder, was one of the original authors of the RPM package format, some might be tempted to view Conary as an effort to do things right the second time around--nor is that view far from wrong..."
Reuters/CNNMoney: Dell Considers Big Change: Offering Linux
(2007-03-07 13:45:54)
"Dell is considering offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday..."
InformationWeek: FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
(2007-03-07 14:30:26)
"FAA chief information officer David Bowen said he's taking a close look at the Premier Edition of Google Apps as he mulls replacements for the agency's Windows XP-based desktop computers and laptops..."
CRN: HP Sees Huge Linux Desktop Deals
(2007-03-07 15:00:35)
"Hewlett-Packard is closing custom deals for thousands of desktop PCs running Linux, which has the company assessing the possibility of offering factory-loaded Linux systems, an HP executive said..."
internetnews.com: Fedora Core 6 Linux Eclipses 2M User Mark
(2007-03-07 15:30:15)
"...internetnews.com has learned that preliminary discussions are underway that could see Novell's OpenSUSE Linux distribution partner with Red Hat's Fedora to drive open statistics about Linux use..."
Gyaku: Schools Across Japan May Switch to Linux
(2007-03-07 16:00:21)
"Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported late last week that the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to introduce the open-source operating system Linux for use within classrooms across the country in the near future..."
The Motley Fool: Mr. Softy Won't Save Novell
(2007-03-07 16:45:32)
"After an interesting deal with Microsoft last November, Novell's stock surged 16%. Unfortunately, the boost proved short-lived, given investors' ongoing concerns about the open-source software firm..."
/home/liquidat: KDE News: Oxygen Hits the Streets, KDE 4 Schedule Discussed
(2007-03-07 18:15:08)
"The KDE 4 release team started a discussion about a possible release schedule. In the meantime, the developers added the Oxygen icons to kdelibs..."
Computer Business Review: 'Legitimate Concerns' Raised Over Microsoft's Office Formats
(2007-03-07 19:00:57)
"Microsoft Corp's director of corporate standards has conceded that 'legitimate concerns' have been raised in response to its attempt to fast-track the approval of its Open XML format by ISO..."
The Globe and Mail: 'The Linux Desktop is a Complete Blast'
(2007-03-07 19:45:01)
"The Linux desktop is a complete blast. This market just went to a million downloads. It's hot, it's cool, it's a lot less expensive, the kids are loving it..." ...said the President of Novell Canada.
Linux.com: University Finds Freedom, Flexibility in Open Source Business Intelligence
(2007-03-07 20:30:21)
"But when all of Microsoft's 'natural predators' began to die off, and Microsoft no longer made the university's needs a priority, Stephen found open source solutions a lot more attractive..."
SeekingAlpha: Will Snort Bring in the Dough? Reading Between the Lines on Sourcefire's IPO
(2007-03-07 21:15:01)
"Network intrusion detection company Sourcefire faces a number of challenges but one of its biggest may be making a buck from an open source security project dubbed Snort..."
Linux-Watch: Google Summer of Code 2007 Heats Up
(2007-03-07 22:00:55)
"Well, a well-known search-engine giant is kicking off its third Summer of Code, an innovative program that pays college students to write open-source software over their summer vacation; and the Google folks want to talk to you..."
Builder AU: Aussie Business Can Learn from Linux: IBM Chief
(2007-03-07 22:45:05)
"Australia's future economic prosperity will depend on it embracing the principles of community-driven technologies such as Linux and Second Life, according to Glen Boreham..."
Computerworld: Second Life's Population Problems
(2007-03-07 23:30:35)
"First, Second Life's true population (as opposed to the number of registered 'residents') is relatively tiny. Second, its infrastructure is unable to handle large numbers of users..."
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