News Linux News for Jul 11, 2007:

Conversions to GPLv3 from v2... Moving Slowly
(2007-07-11 00:00:28)
CNET News: "Why is the uptake so tepid? Well, the rampant FUD around v3 probably helped, but I don't think that's the main issue..."

What If I Get Hit By a Bus?
(2007-07-11 01:30:11)
ZDNet: "After reading Marc Wagner's post 'Don’t be fooled, Linux is not free,' I was struck by a few items. First and foremost, Marc is right. Linux is not a panacea..."

Linspire Announces Availability of Open XML Translator for Linspire, Freespire
(2007-07-11 02:15:36)
PR: "'Interoperability within the PC ecosystem is extremely important for Linux to find acceptance on the desktop,' said Kevin Carmony, CEO of Linspire..."

The More Dell Lies, The More Ubuntu Community Embraces Dell
(2007-07-11 03:00:29)
DeveloperSide.NET: "Having priced similar Dell Ubuntu and Vista systems in the past, at a real difference of a whooping 10 dollars..."

Staffing for Linux, Not Distribution X
(2007-07-11 04:30:12)
ZDNet: "Back in the mid to late 1970s the battle for control of corporate IT was in full swing..."

Using Compiz, Beryl, And Metisse On A Mandriva 2007 Spring Desktop
(2007-07-11 06:00:32)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can use Compiz, Beryl, and Metisse on a Mandriva 2007 Spring (Mandriva 2007.1) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card)..."

NVIDIA GeForce 7050
(2007-07-11 07:30:34)
Phoronix: "The NVIDIA GeForce 6100 and 6150 integrated graphics processors have been relatively popular among Linux and Windows users. These IGPs have been common in HTPC setups with the NVIDIA driver working out well with MythTV..."

Simulating Cisco and Linux Networks
(2007-07-11 09:00:12)
Nirlog: "The benefits of designing and testing complex networks in simulated environments are obvious to network professionals and companies..."

Linux: Keyboard Blink Driver
(2007-07-11 10:30:14)
KernelTrap: "In the ongoing effort to reduce the power consumption of the linux kernel and take better advantage of the tickless kernel patch, Stephen Hemminger posted a patch to make it possible to unload the keyboard blink driver..."

Red Hat High 2007: Getting Started
(2007-07-11 12:00:20)
Red Hat Magazine: "Today, Sunday, is the first day of Red Hat High, and I'm expecting 47 kids. It's 4:00 in the afternoon, and orientation starts at 4:30. Of those 47 kids, how many have arrived so far? Three, that's how many..."

Lenovo Unveils Its Highest Performing Notebook: A Linux Workstation
(2007-07-11 12:45:54)
InformationWeek: "Lenovo on Tuesday introduced its highest performing notebook, a Linux mobile workstation powered by an Intel Centrino Pro processor..."

Linux: Completely Fair Scheduler Merged
(2007-07-11 13:30:43)
KernelTrap: "Ingo Molnar's Completely Fair Scheduler has been merged into the Linux kernel for inclusion in the upcoming 2.6.23 release..."

MySQL's Planned IPO: OSS Buzz Isn't Enough
(2007-07-11 14:15:39)
SeekingAlpha: "The open source software [OSS] blogosphere has taken its eye off attacking Microsoft for a few days to focus on a recent BusinessWeek article that predicted a 2007 initial public offering for MySQL..."

Canadian Banks Put the Brakes on Open Source
(2007-07-11 15:00:39)
IT Business Canada: "Despite the performance and price advantages offered by open source applications, financial institutions in Canada remain hesitant dive into non-proprietary solutions, according to a recent survey..."

Gobuntu Is... Go
(2007-07-11 15:45:17)
Shuttleworth: "Thanks to Colin and Evan's efforts we now have daily images of a freedom-focused flavour of Ubuntu, 'Gobuntu...'"

Michael Dell: Linux Coming to SMBs, Europe Soon
(2007-07-11 16:30:06)
eWeek: "Dell plans on expanding the reach of its factory-installed Linux PCs to include small and midsize businesses and Europe, Michael Dell, the company's founder and CEO, said at a July 10 event in New York..."

IBM Promises Standards-Based Patent Protection for All
(2007-07-11 17:15:07)
Computer Business Review: "I've just taken a first look at IBM's promise not to assert its patents involved in implementing 150 software standards and it appears to be a work of art in its simplicity..."

Member of Parliament Patrick Harvie Talks to KDE
(2007-07-11 18:00:36)
dot.KDE: "The final talk on Saturday at aKademy 2007 was from Patrick Harvie, a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Green Party..."

Audacity's New Beta? Sounds Good.
(2007-07-11 18:45:53)
CNET News: "Audacity's follow-up to its cult-classic audio editor, Audacity 1.3, warrants the attention of amateur and 'prosumer' music editors..."

Sun OpenSolaris to Become More 'Linux-Like'
(2007-07-11 19:30:24)
SearchOpenSource: "Analysts familiar with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Project Indiana say that as early as this week the company could reveal plans to revamp the OpenSolaris operating system by incorporating key pieces of Linux software..."

Mac Desktops Are 'Smarter Money,' Says CIO
(2007-07-11 20:15:57)
Silicon.com: "Property asset management company Capital & Regional is evaluating Linux desktops and Apple Macs as a way to reduce its dependency on Microsoft..."

A New Chapter in Judiciary and Information Technology
(2007-07-11 21:00:19)
Legal World and Childhood Dreams: "Today--for many reasons--is a happy day for us. The Allahabad High Court website is being inaugurated and e-court project is being launched by symbolic distribution of laptops to the Judges of the subordinate judiciary..."

How Microsoft Crushed Linux's Chinese Rebellion
(2007-07-11 21:45:51)
Salon.com: "David Kirkpatrick lays it on a bit thick in the current Fortune magazine paean to Bill Gates, 'How Microsoft Conquered China...'"

Ubuntu is Built with Proprietary Software
(2007-07-11 22:30:59)
The Jem Report: "Ubuntu is open source, right? Most of it is, small parts of it are not..."

Microsoft Avoids GPL Trap To Step Into Snare
(2007-07-11 23:15:00)
InformationWeek: "It stayed at arms length from distributing the code... But did Microsoft circumvent the trap of GPLv2 by stepping into the snare of GPLv3...?"

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