News Linux News for Apr 10, 2007:

Humorix: Keyboard Replacements Up 35% Thanks To SCO
(2007-04-10 00:00:18)
Humor: "One minute you're enjoying a nice beverage at your computer, the next moment you're spewing liquid all over your monitor and keyboard after reading the latest ridiculous and hypocritical motion from The SCO Group..."

InformationWeek: Dell's March To Linux PCs Won't Be A Walk In The Park
(2007-04-10 01:30:41)
"In preinstalling Linux on consumer PCs, Dell's biggest challenge will be finding a full set of open source drivers for the hardware that will run with the new machines..."

Linux Journal: I'm JADed!
(2007-04-10 03:00:50)
"In my apparently never-ending quest to revive and refresh my aging 32-bit box I decided to try installing the JAD (JackLab Audio Distribution) system..."

developerWorks: Tuning LAMP Systems, Part 1
(2007-04-10 04:30:04)
"Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (or Perl) are the foundation of many Web applications, from to-do lists to blogs to e-commerce sites..."

Linux.com: Bandwidth Monitoring with vnStat
(2007-04-10 06:00:32)
"If you want to monitor and manage your Internet bandwidth, perhaps to make sure your ISP is not overbilling you, try vnStat..."

New Zealand PC World: Hidden Linux : A Little Linux Mashup
(2007-04-10 07:30:50)
"A number of popular Linux applications are essentially mashups of simple command-line tools..."

Phoronix: The Visual History of Fedora
(2007-04-10 09:00:52)
"Fedora began as Fedora Core, which was sponsored by Red Hat and was (and still is) developed largely by the community..."

Linux.com: GNUMP3d: A Small, Portable, MP3/OGG Streaming Server
(2007-04-10 10:30:15)
"Suppose you want to let a friend thousands of miles away listen to a song from your computer. Perhaps you just want to open up the music library on your computer to a select few while you're on another client on your local area network..."

IT Manager's Journal: Open Source SplendidCRM A Sweet Alternative for ".Net-centric" SAAS Provider
(2007-04-10 12:00:32)
"A 'Microsoft-centric' call center solution provider called Promero worked mostly with proprietary applications, offering them as hosted software-as-a-service products..."

Perens Lashes Out at Claims GPL 3 Brings Legal Risks
(2007-04-10 12:45:21)
eWeek: "Open-source developer and evangelist Bruce Perens has scathingly dismissed claims by a lawyer for the Association for Competitive Technology..."

Microsoft Patents Are Striking Again
(2007-04-10 13:30:15)
Planète Béranger: "...I noticed this because someone complained about encountering the side-effects of Microsoft patents on ClearType in... openSUSE 10.2...!"

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: Some Assembly Required
(2007-04-10 14:15:23)
eWeek: "While eWEEK Labs believes Red Hat is off to a good start with its Xen implementation, companies in search of an out-of-the-box server virtualization solution should not expect it here..."

Open Source Software Still Fighting FUD
(2007-04-10 15:00:14)
ITBusiness.ca: "In spite of its maturity and benefits, however, open source software is still trying to win over Canadian and U.S. IT leaders as a credible alternative to their closed-source cousins..."

Microsoft Starting to Win Over Linux Servers
(2007-04-10 15:45:20)
ZDNet UK: "Microsoft is showing some early signs of success with a version of Windows geared for a technical computing market that Linux dominates today..."

Debian 4.0: Not for the Average User
(2007-04-10 16:30:34)
Softpedia: "Well, I am sorry to say this, but I really don't see anything new in this version of Debian..."

Thailand's AIS Builds Linux Computing Cluster
(2007-04-10 17:15:33)
ZDNet Asia: "Thailand's largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) has built a computing cluster as the delivery platform for its mobile services..."

Debian Etch: First Impressions
(2007-04-10 18:00:11)
Ruminations on the Digital Realm: "Debian deserves some extra attention. The latest release is being distributed and I have no doubt that it will be installed on quite a few machines over the coming days and weeks..."

PHP Bug Hunter Silences His Critics with Security Project
(2007-04-10 18:45:48)
LinuxWorld Australia: "PHP bug hunter Stefan Esser says he feels vindicated after his successful Month of PHP Bugs project which ran through March..."

Microsoft Sentences FoxPro to Death
(2007-04-10 19:30:06)
Techworld: "Despite a concerted online effort by devoted Visual FoxPro developers, Microsoft said late last week that it won't change its plan to halt work on the venerable database programming tool..."

Nokia Open Up To Linux Apps
(2007-04-10 20:00:22)
internetnews.com: "Though Linux continues to gain steam as an operating system for mobile phones, Symbian remains a dominant mobile OS..."

Reactions to Debian's v4.0 Release
(2007-04-10 20:30:49)
Linux-Watch: "Now that Debian 4.0, Etch, has finally arrived, what do people make of it...?"

Digital World: The Rise of Linux (Finally)?
(2007-04-10 21:00:17)
The Jerusalem Post: "One day--soon, possibly, maybe--you might find yourself using a form of Linux, even if you're a diehard Windows user. It's the next big thing..."

Ubuntu: Who Needs Vista?
(2007-04-10 21:45:46)
Internet Marketing Fool: "Back in my university days, when Netscape was the latest web browser on the scene and the Pentium MMX was the power user's processor of choice, UNIX was part of my everyday life..."

Dell Does Desktop Linux: Implications and Causes for Failure and Success
(2007-04-10 22:30:12)
ITBusinessEdge: "This could have major implications regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, and the odds are currently--based on past history--more in line with failure than success..."

Swiftfox--The Perverting of an Open Source Browser
(2007-04-10 23:15:22)
Linux.com: "...[Y]ou can't share Swiftfox with a friend or place it in a repository of a Linux distribution because the Swiftfox license prohibits repackaging and redistribution..."

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