News Linux News for Apr 03, 2007:

Chicago Flourish Conference Announced
(2007-04-03 00:00:05)
"The Flourish Conf. will take place next 6-7 of April at the University of Illinois at Chicago..."

Mad Penguin: Polippix: The Political Linux Distribution of Denmark
(2007-04-03 00:45:53)
"Take the online privacy policies behind the Danish government, for instance. Some Danes have decided that enough was enough and went as far as to create a Linux distribution to defend their online privacy..."

Wired: Apache for Kids
(2007-04-03 01:30:34)
"When my daughter wanted to learn how to build web pages, I found it to be the easiest way to get her up and running with a place to play on her own computer..."

When Will AIGLX Come For ATI?
(2007-04-03 02:15:34)
"For months now Radeon/FireGL owners have been wondering whether or not ATI Technologies/Advanced Micro Devices is actively working on AIGLX support for their official drivers or whether they will even support it with their binary fglrx drivers..."

Linux Gazette.net: Getting Started with Linux Mint
(2007-04-03 03:00:22)
"In this article, I would like to talk you through some basic things one should know about using Linux Mint, and generally just help you be productive in your new OS environment..."

developerWorks: Python Elegance and Warts, Part 1
(2007-04-03 03:45:32)
"In this article, I discuss the non-obvious features that have been added to the last several Python versions, and I weigh in on which are truly valuable and which just add unnecessary complication..."

Linux.com: Portrait: GNOME Foundation's Dave Neary
(2007-04-03 04:30:33)
"Many free software advocates make a name for themselves by being involved with a single project. Dave Neary casts a wider net..."

Nuxified: Using External File Devices in Linux: Climbing the "mount" Command
(2007-04-03 06:00:18)
"In my four years of using Linux, getting usb drives, memory cards, cd-roms, and Windows shares in a state where I could actually use them has been one of my most frustrating problems..."

Linux.com: Download Podcasts and Sync Music Automatically with Podget
(2007-04-03 07:30:01)
"Many so-called podcatchers have shown up to help users download podcasts on request..."

Linux Journal: OpenOffice.org Calc Functions, Part 1: Understanding Functions
(2007-04-03 09:00:06)
"A function is a pre-defined calculation entered in a cell to help you analyze or manipulate data in a spreadsheet..."

TriedIT: Review: Bayanihan Linux 4
(2007-04-03 10:30:30)
"This Filipino-based Linux distribution, initiated by the Open Source Group in the Philippines' Advanced Science and Technology Institute in October 2001, hasn't received a lot of press..."

Linux.com: Free Geek Vancouver Helps the Needy Get Nerdy
(2007-04-03 12:00:38)
"Free Geek is a nonprofit society in Portland, Ore., dedicated to recycling computing equipment and distributing computers loaded with free software to organizations or individuals in need..."

CNET News: Red Hat CEO Praises GPL 3 Changes
(2007-04-03 12:45:01)
"Red Hat Chief Executive Matthew Szulik had words of encouragement Thursday for the Free Software Foundation's latest draft of General Public License version 3..."

TechWeb: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell Available on Sun x64 Workstations
(2007-04-03 13:30:54)
"Novell today announced that SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 from Novell is now available from Sun Microsystems on Sun Ultra Workstations..."

internetnews.com: A Xen Way to iSCSI Virtualization?
(2007-04-03 14:15:01)
"Virtualization isn't only about supporting a virtualized operating system. Storage and security are key support sectors in any enterprise IT environment, real or virtual..."

IT Business Canada: The Open Source Attitude
(2007-04-03 15:00:22)
"In the first of a three-part series, we offer a comparative look at how firms in the U.S. and Canada decide which software model works for their enterprises..."

LinuxInsider: Stretching the Education Dollar With Linux
(2007-04-03 15:45:00)
"As the cost of equipping classrooms with everything from chalk to chairs continues to escalate, many school districts are turning to open source solutions as a viable alternative to expensive software for in-class computers..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: GPLv3 Draft Gets Thumbs Down from IP Attorney
(2007-04-03 16:30:48)
"IT managers would do well to table the Microsoft-Novell debate for now, because the real crux of the GPL today is that it is becoming too ambiguous a document to be taken seriously by the enterprise..."

eWeek: Microsoft's Open XML Format Advances in ISO
(2007-04-03 17:15:51)
"Microsoft's Office Open XML format moved a step closer to becoming an ISO standard on April 2..."

Computer Business Review: FSF Plans Another New License to Close SaaS Loophole
(2007-04-03 18:00:17)
"Not content with bringing version three of its GNU General Public License to market, the Free Software Foundation is about to start work on a new license that will make the GPL applicable to software-as-a-service..."

Computing: Quanta Plans $200 Consumer OLPC
(2007-04-03 18:45:43)
"Quanta Computer is planning to produce a retail version of the One Laptop per Child notebook for developed markets that will cost $200, the company's president told the Financial Times..."

Once More Unto the Breach: China Open Source Software Summit, Beijing
(2007-04-03 19:30:34)
"It started when a friend organized a meeting in her Beijing offices the last days of January with the conference hosts for the upcoming 2007 Software Innovation Summit..."

CRN: IBM's Mills Sounds Off On GPL, Free Software Foundation
(2007-04-03 20:15:03)
"'At some point you become so shrill and beyond what's required that you lose the audience and the audience moves on to something else,' he said..."

DesktopLinux: Dell, The Linux Desktop, and Timing
(2007-04-03 21:00:52)
"Dell may have picked the perfect time to begin offering Linux-powered desktops. Why? Because, the next generation of Windows, Vista, has just sprung its first major security leak: the .ANI vulnerability..."

Linux Tech Daily: Compiz and Beryl Merger
(2007-04-03 21:45:00)
"The war between Compiz and Beryl has been entertaining if counterproductive..."

Linux Journal: Buy! Buy! Buy!--Into Openness
(2007-04-03 22:30:41)
"One of the core problems for open source has always been that as a radical force outside the mainstream it is hard for its supporters to influence conventional players there..."

Random Thoughts: Memories...
(2007-04-03 23:15:41)
At the time that SCO launched their lawsuit against IBM I was in the midst of managing Oracle's Linux Program Office and I had responsibility for Oracle's relationships with all the Linux players..."

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