News Linux News for May 08, 2007:

Rampant Layering Syndrome
(2007-05-08 00:00:52)
ars technica: "I won't repeat Jeff's long rebuttal here, but suffice it to say that I've long seen the Linux community's inability to design, plan, and act in a holistic manner (i.e., 'across layers') as its greatest weakness..."

Should Copyright Be Abolished?
(2007-05-08 00:45:37)
Brain Handles: "The problem with a large part of the anti-copyright crowd is that they don't understand or won't admit what copyright entails as a concept..."

"Spare Cycles" or Selfless Souls?
(2007-05-08 01:30:49)
The NeoSmart Files: "...[D]o people actually believe that open source exists only because we [the developers, the contributors, the testers, the documenters, and just about everyone else involved in the process] are too bored and have nothing better to be doing...?!"

Core, Complement, and Context: Channeling Geoffrey Moore on Open Source
(2007-05-08 02:15:36)
Once More Unto the Breach: "Geoffrey Moore wrote Crossing the Chasm in 1991. He might joke in his presentations that he's been milking the idea for 15 years, but it remains a classic..."

Ubuntu: Too Good to be True?
(2007-05-08 03:00:29)
ConsumerAffairs.com: "It not only makes a tiny dent in Microsoft's armor but also is one of the few times consumers can actually get something for nothing..."

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Debian Etch
(2007-05-08 04:30:50)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users..."

A Guide to Virtualization on Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring
(2007-05-08 06:00:11)
Mandriva Club: "Have you ever wished you had another computer handy? Maybe you want to try a new operating system out..."

Rosie's Blog Builders Say it's All About Community
(2007-05-08 07:30:55)
Linux.com: "EchoDitto helps its clients create online communities. It believes in open source software and relies heavily on the Drupal content management system both internally and for its customers..."

Review of SAM Linux 2007
(2007-05-08 08:15:24)
Seopher: "Sam Linux 2007 is another one of those distros that clearly has a lot going for it because numerous people have told me to look in it's direction..."

Make the Whole Web Look Better with Stylish
(2007-05-08 09:00:12)
Linux.com: "Most Firefox users are familiar with the Greasemonkey extension, a powerful tool that lets you enhance your browsing experience by rewriting HTML pages and JavaScript on the client side..."

A First Look At CentOS 5
(2007-05-08 09:45:58)
LinuxRonin: "CentOS 5 was released a few weeks ago to little or no fanfare on the Internet. I find this surprising, since CentOS is a good, stable operating system traditionally..."

ArchLinux--Smooth and Cuddly
(2007-05-08 10:30:07)
PolishLinux: "ArchLinux or Arch for short is one of the uprising new distributions. Well, at least compared to old folks like Debian or Slackware it;s still fresh and shining..."

Linux: Improved KVM Performance, Vista Support
(2007-05-08 11:15:22)
KernelTrap: "Avi Kivity announced significant performance improvements and support for running 32-bit Windows Vista as a guest within the latest release of KVM..."

Qlusters: Open Source Systems Management
(2007-05-08 12:00:17)
Datamation: "Managing tens of thousands of servers is no trivial task and it's not something you want to leave to just any software vendor..."

Gentoo 2007.0 Released
(2007-05-08 12:45:26)
Gentoo.org: "After several delays, the Gentoo Release Engineering team is proud to announce the release of Gentoo Linux 2007.0, code named 'Secret Sauce...'"

Promise Kept: Sun Delivers Open Source Java
(2007-05-08 13:30:05)
internetnews.com: "Sun Microsystems today will announce it's released a fully buildable Java Development Kit for Java Platform Standard Edition under the GNU General Public License version 2..."

Novell Linux Desktop Architect Goes to Google
(2007-05-08 14:15:10)
DesktopLinux: "On May 4, Robert Love resigned as chief architect of Novell's Linux desktop efforts. He has since announced that he has accepted a position at Google..."

Red Hat's Answer to Novell Market Start
(2007-05-08 15:00:29)
internetnews.com: "Red Hat Exchange was a part of the hoopla surrounding Red Hat's release of its next-generation Linux platform..."

Open Source Goals Outlined in Report
(2007-05-08 15:45:49)
Application Development Trends: "For instance, participants noted a growing similarity in methods between open-source and proprietary software development. They predicted some kind of convergence, where the best of both approaches gets adopted in each camp..."

Interview with Simon Phipps
(2007-05-08 16:30:50)
Linux Journal: "Simon Phipps defends the open-source roots of Sun and the GPL-ization of Java..."

Xandros Server Standard Edition 2 Released
(2007-05-08 17:15:01)
LinuxLookup: "Xandros today launched Xandros Server Standard Edition 2, a complete, enterprise-grade SMB Linux server package including Xen virtualization and more than 30 other services..."

7 Challenges Red Hat Faces to Remain Open Source's Finest
(2007-05-08 18:00:12)
SeekingAlpha: "When Red Hat kicks off its annual customer conference today in San Diego, I will be watching closely..."

Open Source Software Spurs Roaring Penguin
(2007-05-08 18:45:40)
Linux.com: "Open source advocate David Skoll launched Roaring Penguin Software in 1999 because he was restless in his job as R&D project leader at Chipworks, Inc..."

Meek Not Geek--Interview with Michael Meeks of OpenOffice.org
(2007-05-08 19:30:33)
Tux Deluxe: "One of these is Michael Meeks, a Cambridge graduate who began his Linux career at GNOME desktop start-up Ximian, and now works as part of Novell's OpenOffice.org team..."

How to Kill Open Source
(2007-05-08 21:00:12)
ZDNet: "...[M]any in the open source community are under the mistaken impression that the war is over and they won..."

The State of Ubuntu 7.04 Is Strong
(2007-05-08 21:15:02)
eWeek: "...[I]t seems certain that the days of Microsoft's desktop monopoly are numbered..."

Supporting Open Source While Opposing Copyright
(2007-05-08 21:45:36)
QuestionCopyright.org: "The piece's most obvious problem is its conflation of copyright with 'creditright...'"

6 Biggest Wins for Linux in Q1 2007
(2007-05-08 22:30:21)
Seopher: "People noted 2006 as being a lost year and I strongly disagreed and my thoughts have been further confirmed with the confident rise Linux has had throughout the start of 2007..."

Canonical Should Focus on Desktop, Not Mobile
(2007-05-08 23:15:28)
DaniWeb: "This week, developers for the Ubuntu operating system are meeting in Seville, Spain to begin work on a new version of the distribution, Mobile Ubuntu..."

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