News Linux News for May 07, 2007:

Digipup: A Linux Live CD for Amateur Radio
(2007-05-07 00:00:39)
Linux.com: "Puppy Linux is a lightweight live Linux distribution that you can boot and run from a CD, USB stick, or DVD. One of its features is the ability to create specialized 'pups...'"

Who Are the Linux Desktop Users?
(2007-05-07 00:45:20)
DesktopLinux: "A typical Linux desktop user is a guy in his twenties who's computer savvy but may very well not be an IT professional. Those are some of the conclusions you can draw from the just-released openSUSE survey results..."

Open Letter to Brian Proffitt
(2007-05-07 01:30:10)
*Nixed Blog: "I need to tell one thing however: stop worrying. Dell is not the end all, be all for computer vendors..."

Public Policy and the Business of Software
(2007-05-07 03:45:53)
Technetra: "The latest thinking about how technology-based economies prosper suggests that the success of great technology can only be achieved when packaged with the right delivery mechanisms..."

Debian Etch And Xen From The Debian Repository
(2007-05-07 04:00:07)
HowtoForge: "This how-to provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen on an already working Debian Etch system..."

Top 7 Things System Administrators Forget to Do
(2007-05-07 06:00:41)
O'Reilly Sys Admin: "Out of the plethora of chores that we do each day, which ones make up the top seven activities of forgetful system administrators...?"

Connect to MySQL in OpenOffice.org
(2007-05-07 07:30:50)
Builder AU: "It has a lot going for it: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. It also can connect you to any kind of database that you like, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others..."

Mugshot: Social Networking Open Source Style
(2007-05-07 09:00:11)
Linux.com: "Now that we have open source beer, open source cars, and open source photography, a social networking service run by Red Hat and based around open source software comes as no surprise..."

Linux: Debating Swap-Prefetch
(2007-05-07 10:30:47)
KernelTrap: "Ingo Molnar reviewed Con Kolivas's swap-prefetching patches suggesting that they were ready for inclusion in the mainline kernel..."

Metasploit 3.0 Doesn't Pwn Systems, Black Hats Pwn Systems
(2007-05-07 12:00:52)
Linux.com: "Metasploit LLC released version 3.0 of the Metasploit Framework (MSF), the popular penetration testing project, late last month..."

Dell Joins Microsoft, Novell in Linux Collaboration
(2007-05-07 12:45:31)
Computerworld: "Dell Inc. is backing the Windows-Linux partnership set up by Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc..."

Comcast Takes Zimbra For a Spin
(2007-05-07 13:30:53)
internetnews.com: "Open source messaging is about to take a huge step forward with the integration of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite into a national offering from Comcast..."

Finally, Sun Preps Open Source Java Release?
(2007-05-07 14:00:43)
LinuxWorld Australia: "Some twelve months have passed since Sun Microsystems promised to open source the venerable Java programming language, but the industry is yet to see the code, which should now be available within a few weeks..."

Sun To Reveal 'Project Indiana' At JavaOne
(2007-05-07 14:30:51)
InformationWeek: "Word on the street (thanks to Jonathan Schwartz's latest blog) is that Ian Murdock will help make an announcement next week that will help dispel anymore competition between the two operating systems..."

Dell Explains Linux Delays
(2007-05-07 15:00:59)
ZDNet UK: "Speaking to ZDNet UK he suggested that the greatest volume of responses to its Linux survey had come from the US, but he also pointed to wider considerations..."

Push for Indy 500's First TeamLinux Car Stirs Controversy
(2007-05-07 15:30:43)
Linux.com: "At first glance, the story of the Tux500 project doesn't look too unusual. A couple of devoted Linux advocates were looking for a cool way to promote the operating system they love..."

Linux Foundation Announces Open Source Developer Travel Fund
(2007-05-07 16:00:22)
ConsortumInfo: "One of the news items I should have commented on earlier was the Linux Foundation's announcement last week that it has established a travel fund for open source developers..."

Nina Reiser Couldn't Win
(2007-05-07 16:30:00)
CrimeBlog.US: "I had to wonder--are others just not noticing, or do investigators suspect that Sturgeon is lying, to fill some kind of sick need for attention...?"

Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Edition
(2007-05-07 17:15:21)
Ubuntu.com: "Three years on, it is clear that new types of device--small, handheld, graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled are going to change the way we communicate and collaborate..."

Linux: 2.6.21-ck1, Performance Patchset
(2007-05-07 18:00:29)
KernelTrap: "Con Kolivas continues to maintain the performance oriented -ck patchset that he started in early 2004..."

ATI Has Open-Source Drivers Too
(2007-05-07 18:45:16)
Phoronix: "Since late last year the open-source Linux community has been ecstatic about the growing progress made by the Nouveau developers..."

Mozilla CEO Speaks Out on Future of Firefox
(2007-05-07 19:30:32)
APC Magazine: "According to Mozilla Foundation CEO Mitchell Baker, Firefox is just at the beginning of its life cycle..."

Daniel James Interview
(2007-05-07 20:15:17)
Linux Format: Daniel James is the project directory of the audio distro 64 Studio... James also runs a Linux-based recording studio near his home on the Isle of Wight..."

Skype Unleashes Alpha v1.4 Linux VoIP Client
(2007-05-07 21:00:33)
LinuxDevices: "Make no mistake about it. This is an alpha release. Over on Windows, Skype is now up to version 3.1; and the newest Mac OS edition is a 2.6 beta..."

Desktop Linux For All?
(2007-05-07 21:45:54)
internetnews.com: "One might be tempted to think that no hardware vendor has ever offered Linux before..."

Open vs. Closed Source: There Really is No Competition
(2007-05-07 22:30:06)
Mad Penguin: "Is there really the level of competition in the open source world that we see in the closed source world...?"

Ubuntu is Not Ready for Most, Even from Dell
(2007-05-07 23:15:56)
Tech.Blorge.com: "Dell has seen fit to equip some of its laptop and desktop offerings with one of the most popular versions (also called distros) of Linux being Ubuntu..."

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