News Linux News for May 09, 2007:

The Hidden Roadblock--What is Stopping SMB Adoption of GNU/Linux?
(2007-05-09 00:00:01)
Free Software Magazine: "When considering moving a Small to Mid-size Business client over to GNU/Linux or talking to someone who is considering the same, there frequently is a 'but' somewhere during the process..."

Review of LinuxCertified LCTP60 Laptop
(2007-05-09 01:30:53)
Smith: I was primarily looking for a new laptop because I wanted to update to state-of-art operating systems. I wanted a Linux friendly laptop, as that is my primary operating system..."

Extending OpenOffice.org: Creating Template and AutoText Extensions
(2007-05-09 03:00:15)
Linux.com: "One of the great features of the current version of OpenOffice.org is the support for extensions, which allow you to add to the office suite's functionality..."

How Do I Create CD/DVD Database Labels in OpenOffice.Org Under Linux/Mac OS X/Windows?
(2007-05-09 04:30:39)
nixCraft: "The box full of index cards has served its purpose; it's time to move on to storing information about your CDs and DVDs in a database..."

A Keyhole for Your System's Back Door
(2007-05-09 06:00:58)
Linux.com: "While a properly set up SSH service can give you secure remote access to a server, you might not like the idea of having an SSH server always running on your machine..."

The Perfect Desktop--Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
(2007-05-09 07:30:02)
HowtoForge: "With the release of Microsoft's new Windows operating system (Vista), more and more people are looking for alternatives to Windows for various reasons..."

Automatix2 Setup in Debian Etch
(2007-05-09 09:00:37)
Debian Admin: "Automatix is a graphical interface for automating the installation of the most commonly requested applications in Debian based Linux operating systems..."

NFS Server and Client Configuration in Ubuntu
(2007-05-09 10:30:58)
Ubuntu Geek: "NFS was developed at a time when we weren't able to share our drives like we are able to today--in the Windows environment..."

Turn Your Linux Box into a PDF-Making Machine
(2007-05-09 11:15:19)
Linux.com: "Remember the paperless office? By now we were supposed to be handling all of our documents digitally, and saving trees by using computers to handle everything electronically..."

Linux: It's Not Just For Computer Geeks Anymore
(2007-05-09 12:00:15)
Keyboard: "You might think there's no way a free operating system written by volunteers could compete when it comes to music production. But in the past couple of years, all the tools you need to make music have arrived on Linux..."

Mandriva 2007 Spring packs a punch
(2007-05-09 12:45:00)
Linux.com: "Mandriva recently released its first distro of the year, dubbed Mandriva Linux 2007 Spring. Like previous releases, Spring is available in five editions, two of which can be freely downloaded. I installed and worked with the $76 Powerpack edition, which includes support and several gigabytes of packages. Not only does Powerpack score over other multiple CD/DVD free-of-cost distros, it also makes competing non-free distros eat dust."

GNU and FSF News for May 2007
(2007-05-09 13:30:00)
Advogato: "In this month's exciting episode of GNU and FSF News, we learn that Eben Moglen has resigned from the FSF, the FSFE starts a list of Free Software legal experts in Europe, Vista has it in for GCC, GNOME will soon fit in the palm of your hand, RMS visits Sweden, and the GPLv3 still can't get along with the Apache 2.0 license."

Xerox SA switches to Red Hat on Dell
(2007-05-09 14:15:00)
Tectonic: "Document specialist Xerox has switched its electronic resource planning (ERP) systems to Oracle on Red Hat Linux running on Dell Power Edge servers."

Dell connects with Microsoft, Novell on collaboration deal
(2007-05-09 15:00:00)
SearchEnterpriseLinux.com: "Dell Inc. has entered into an agreement with Microsoft and Waltham, Mass.-based commercial Linux distributor Novell Inc. to purchase SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft."

Mounting file-systems by label rather than device name
(2007-05-09 15:45:00)
Debian Administration:"When you're dealing with multiple drives, both fixed and removable, it can get hard to remember which is which. Remembering to mount /dev/sda1 in one place and /dev/sdc5 in another. The solution to this problem is to use labels instead of partition names when referring to them, and here we'll show how that can be done."

IPv6: Major Vendors Have Come Aboard
(2007-05-09 16:30:00)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "let's explore how far the networking industry has gone to embrace the IPv6 technology, and see how some of the key networking vendors include support for IPv6 in their products."

Gentoo Linux Rolls Its Secret Sauce
(2007-05-09 17:15:00)
Internetnews.com: "The first Gentoo Linux release of the year is now available, featuring an improved installer and updated packages."

A Day Without Open Source
(2007-05-09 18:30:00)
TalkBMC: "Say at the stroke of midnight, all open source software magically vanished. What would still work tomorrow?"

Indianapolis Star Brands Tux500 Project a Winner
(2007-05-09 19:15:00)
Blog of Helios: "It appears that the folks at Tux500 finally got some mainstream support...and it may be just in time."

Red Hat to Build 'Online Desktop'
(2007-05-09 20:00:00)
vnunet: "Red Hat has started development of a new 'Online Desktop' project that attempts to build an online desktop that will integrate online services into a client desktop platform..."

Red Hat Summit: "The Desktop Paradigm is Dead"
(2007-05-09 20:45:00)
Hoosier Penguin: "You have to wonder what the heck Red Hat is thinking when CTO and VP of Engineering Brian Stevens says to the keynote attendees 'we believe the desktop paradigm is dead...'"

Bend Nokia's N800/770 To Your Will
(2007-05-09 21:30:00)
Tweako: "This is a full how to on how to configure your Nokia internet tablet and create you own package foir it. This will allow you large scale deployment of standard configuration and to create a package that will contain your settings as you want them so that you can restore and apply each time you upgrade the firmware with a single click!"

Review: Elisa media center
(2007-05-09 22:15:00)
Linux.com: "Fluendo's Elisa is a free software media center application that can play your DVDs, video files, music, and pictures. Since it is designed for extensibility, Elisa has the potential to do much more. It does not handle television or video recording functions, but it is a slick and promising project."

Red Hat Summit: ...But They'll Sell a Desktop Anyway
(2007-05-09 23:00:49)
Hoosier Penguin: "Capitalizing on a pre-existing channel in developing nations, Red Hat instead announced their new Global Desktop program, geared to deploy on Intel's Classmate, Affordable, Community, and Low-Cost PC product line..."

Guaranteed Porting for a Heterogeneous UNIX Environment
(2007-05-09 23:45:00)
DeveloperWorks: "To guarantee porting for many heterogeneous UNIX® platforms, a build system should be pluggable. You can create a powerful build system by integrating Apache Ant, the GNU compiler collection (GCC), Make, and Subversion. The build system should be componentized so that adding or removing new platform support for new components is easy. It should also use techniques to automatically detect the current platform, and then invoke corresponding platform-specific build components. This article shows how to construct such a system..."

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