News Linux News for Mar 12, 2007:

O'Reilly Radar: Why I Joined the MySQL Board
(2007-03-12 01:00:31)
"As some of you have probably already noted, I recently joined the MySQL board. There are a couple of good reasons..."

Linux.com: Using Cscope and SilentBob to Analyze Source Code
(2007-03-12 07:00:08)
"When you start learning the source code of an unfamiliar project, you don't have the knowledge of its structure or the meaning of specific functions, classes, and units in the project..."

HowtoForge: Setting the SUID/SGID Bits: Giving a Program Your Permissions When It Runs
(2007-03-12 08:30:33)
"If I set the SUID or SGID bit for a file, this causes any persons or processes that run the file to have access to system resources as though they are the owner of the file..."

Linux.com: Create a Web-Based Interface for MySQL Databases in a Flash with phpMyEdit
(2007-03-12 10:00:29)
"If you've ever worked with MySQL databases, you are probably familiar with phpMyAdmin, a PHP-based tool that allows you to create and manage MySQL databases via a browser..."

Dr. Dobb's Journal: Open Source Soft Microprocessors
(2007-03-12 10:30:05)
"While open source licensing of soft microprocessors allows designers easily modify FPGAs and greater visibility into the CPU architecture, it is important to understand the implications of associated licensing models..."

Wired News: Hack That Urban Forest
(2007-03-12 12:00:07)
"The Urban Forest Mapping Project is infoporn for the eco set. The open-source database, which launched Wednesday, gives anyone access to all sorts of information about 140,000 public trees in San Francisco..."

Silicon.com: French MPs Pick Ubuntu for Linux Switch
(2007-03-12 12:45:50)
"When French MPs and their assistants return from their summer break this June, they will conduct parliamentary business on PCs running Ubuntu. From the next session of parliament, 1,154 desks will feature the Linux-based PCs..."

internetnews.com: Firefox Password Flaw Still Open?
(2007-03-12 13:30:09)
"Is a flaw in the Firefox browser fixed or not? A security research claims that it's not. Mozilla says it is..."

Groklaw: SCO Asks for More Time in Novell, Again
(2007-03-12 14:00:23)
"SCO has asked the Court for more time to respond to Novell's Opposition to SCO's Cross Motion for PSJ on Novell's Fourth Claim for Relief, which was filed under seal..."

CRN: OpenOffice To Dell: Pre-load Us, You'll Like Us
(2007-03-12 14:30:48)
"The OpenOffice Project has sent a letter to Michael Dell, showering praise on Dell Inc.'s chairman and CEO and asking him to consider pre-loading OpenOffice onto PCs..."

DesktopLinux: Freespire Floats First Ubuntu-Based Alpha
(2007-03-12 15:00:46)
"After the recent switch to the Ubuntu code base, Freespire announced that it has restarted its development process with the first alpha release of Freespire 2.0, Alpha1U (1.2.42)..."

MIT Technology Review: Open Source and You
(2007-03-12 15:30:48)
"No one would buy a car with the hood welded shut, but that is essentially what commercial software is. However, since computing began, some software has been distributed in such a way that users can change or repair it by modifying its source code..."

LXer: Exploring the Debian Installer
(2007-03-12 16:00:11)
"Debian GNU/Linux used to have a reputation as the toughest GNU/Linux distribution to install, yet the easiest to maintain..."

Seopher: Review of Ubuntu 7.04 Alpha 5 (Feisty Fawn)
(2007-03-12 16:30:17)
"There's a lot of exciting things going on in the world of Linux distros and while browsing for alternatives to (K)Ubuntu I stumbled across PCLinuxOS..."

CNET News: SXSW Sets Stage for Open-Source DIY Hacking
(2007-03-12 17:15:30)
"If you went to the keynote speech at South by Southwest Interactive here Sunday and found your cell phone not working, it wasn't your carrier's fault..."

DesktopLinux: Security-Oriented Linux Live CD Achieves Major Release
(2007-03-12 18:00:14)
"The Switzerland-based Remote-Exploit.org project team earlier this week announced the release of BackTrack 2.0, a SLAX-based live CD with a comprehensive collection of security and forensics tool..."

Redmondmag: Cracking Open the Door to Open Source
(2007-03-12 18:45:15)
"When Bill Hilf came from IBM Corp. to join Microsoft three years ago, the company's stance on open source vacillated wildly..."

ARNet: SpamBayes Knows Spam
(2007-03-12 19:30:15)
"Thomas Bayes, a Presbyterian minister and mathematician born just over 300 years ago, would be shocked to see most of the email messages that bid for our attention nowadays..."

vnunet: DRM is (Almost) Dead
(2007-03-12 20:15:18)
"Recently, Fred Amoroso of Macrovision published his response to Steve Jobs call for a DRM free world. Needless to say, he did not agree with Steve..."

EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: "Open Source Means You Have to Be Better."
(2007-03-12 21:45:51)
"How can a company give away its flagship product and still make money? Ask Red Hat, because it's doing a great job at doing just that. Really. Go here to download it..."

OSWeekly: Why Dell Is Really Saying No to Linux
(2007-03-12 22:30:19)
"By now, many of you may be wondering why Dell is passing up such a great niche market by not offering Linux as an alternative OS option to Windows..."

Linux.com: Joe Barr Rips Proprietary Software Vendor a New One
(2007-03-12 23:15:08)
"It seems to be a trend among some proprietary software vendors: attacking open source with lies..."

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