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News Linux News for Sep 12, 2007:
Linspire Needs to Drop OS, Focus Exclusively On CNR
(2007-09-12 00:00:14)
OSWeekly: "Linspire fans thought I was nuts when I first suggested giving up their OEM business. Even Kevin Carmony had his say regarding the issue..."
The $150 Laptop Saga: Where's This Mystery Laptop?
(2007-09-12 00:45:35)
ZDNet: "I'm still waiting. And waiting. But my order is coming--really..."
Unholy Alliances--Get Used to Them
(2007-09-12 01:30:41)
InfoWorld: "After reading through some of your comments in response to last
week's post on Microsoft's apparently unholy alliance with Novell, I felt a bit as though I'd been dropped into an episode of 'The Odd Couple...'"
Firefox Extensions That Cost Sites Money
(2007-09-12 02:15:24)
OSWeekly: "And while I sympathize with the frustration of readers using these website resources and not allowing themselves to view non-intrusive advertising, the approach talked about in jacklewis.net/weblog is insane..."
eBox and Warp Networks
(2007-09-12 03:00:40)
Once More Unto the Breach: "I met Ignacio Correas, CEO of Warp Networks (Spain), at the Open Source Business Conference last Spring. This is when I first heard about Warp Networks and the eBox platform..."
Compiz Fusion 0.5.2--Review
(2007-09-12 03:45:28)
Lunapark 6: "For the next round of Linux Releases (Ubuntu Gutsy, Fedora 8, OpenSuse 10.3, Mandriva 2008 etc) Compiz Fusion should be installed by default in those releases and with the release date looming not far ahead the time is ripe to give you a preview of what to expect from the latest Compiz Fusion..."
How-To: Switch Your Grandma to Linux
(2007-09-12 04:30:55)
Mad Penguin: "Today, I will explore the viability of grandma, obviously not using some kind of broadband connection, making the switch. Hassle and benefit will be looked into here..."
How To Enable NTFS Write Support (ntfs-3g) On Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
(2007-09-12 06:00:33)
HowtoForge: "Normally Linux systems can only read from Windows NTFS partitions, but not write to them which can be very annoying if you have to work with Linux and Windows systems..."
RHEL 5.1 Update Tweaks Virtualization, Windows Interoperability
(2007-09-12 07:30:52)
SearchOpenSource: "For all intents and purposes, the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat's flagship enterprise Linux operating system, was billed as a success by industry observers and end users..."
Grouping Pages By Mobility
(2007-09-12 08:15:59)
KernelTrap: "'The objective of this patchset is to keep the system in a state where actions such as page reclaim or memory compaction will reduce external fragmentation in the system...'"
How to Give Your Low-End Canon Digital Camera RAW Support
(2007-09-12 09:00:37)
Linux.com: "If you have a point-and-click digital camera made by Canon, you may be able to turn on all sorts of features usually reserved for more expensive SLRs..."
Chris Debenham On Lyricue: Technology Should Support, Not Control, Worship Services
(2007-09-12 09:45:35)
Blue-GNU: "Blue GNU caught up with Chris Debenham, the primary developer behind Lyricue, to learn how the program upholds his IT philosophy..."
Breathe Easily: Protect Your Linux Box with Snort
(2007-09-12 10:30:42)
iTWire: "An IDS is a must-have app, and Snort is rapidly becoming the tool of choice..."
A Date with Cassandra
(2007-09-12 11:15:32)
Tech Source from Bohol: "Before my wife gets mad at me, she should read this first: Cassandra is the name of the latest edition of Linux Mint..."
Software Freedom Day and the Open Source Way
(2007-09-12 12:00:06)
iTWire: "Mark this Saturday, September 15th, in your diary. It's Software Freedom Day and it's coming to you. That's 'free' as in 'free lunch' but also 'free' as in liberty..."
I Promise I'm Not Trying to Start a Flame War
(2007-09-12 12:45:56)
Spevack: "The Distrowatch piece centers on a fact: there have been surveys conducted asking people what Linux distribution they would like to see shipped on various laptops (Dell and Lenovo)..."
Stallman: If You Want Freedom Don't Follow Linus Torvalds
(2007-09-12 13:30:02)
Australian PC World: "The founder of the Free Software Foundation asks readers whether they will fight for freedom or be too lazy to resist..."
Jeos: Canonical's Virtualization-Specific Ubuntu Linux
(2007-09-12 14:00:23)
Underexposed: "Ubuntu sponsor Canonical announced a version of its Linux software stripped down for use just on virtualized environments..."
Countries' Comments on MS OOXML--How You Can Help
(2007-09-12 14:30:33)
Groklaw: "I think I see a way we could be really helpful to the ISO folks having to sort through all the 10,000 comments the various countries filed with their votes on MS OOXML..."
IBM Beats Microsoft Over the Head With Its Own Code
(2007-09-12 15:00:35)
Network World: "Accessibility technology now headed for open-source applications was derived from work done by Microsoft..."
Spanair Migrates to Linux
(2007-09-12 15:30:21)
Computerweekly: "Spanair, one of the largest airlines in Spain, is optimising its performance and cutting costs with Linux infrastructure systems..."
Microsoft and Novell Open Interoperability Lab
(2007-09-12 16:00:50)
LinuxLookup: "Microsoft Corp. and Novell today announced the opening of the Microsoft and Novell Interoperability Lab in Cambridge, Mass...."
Linux Kernel Summit: Future Directions
(2007-09-12 16:30:32)
Linux and Open Source: "The last formal session for the kernel summit was to look at the logistics for the next summit..."
The Linux Foundation Announces First Legal Summits
(2007-09-12 17:00:59)
The Linux Foundation: "The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it will hold two legal summits over the next 12 months..."
Source Rules Among Embedded Developers
(2007-09-12 17:30:22)
LinuxDevices: "Access to source code is the 'primary motivating factor' in Linux adoption among embedded systems developers, suggests Evans Data Corp..."
Mozilla Shows Mock-Up of Firefox 3.0's Places
(2007-09-12 18:00:47)
Computerworld Australia: "Mozilla has posted mock-ups of Places, one of the most-awaited new features in the upcoming Firefox 3.0., on its Web site..."
VMware Unveils VMware Tools as Open Source Software
(2007-09-12 18:30:43)
PRNewswire: "VMware Tools is a set of guest operating system virtualization components that enhance performance and improve management of VMware virtual machines..."
All Systems Go for Validation of Updated OpenSSL Module
(2007-09-12 19:00:53)
Linux.com: "When the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) sought Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 validation for its OpenSSL toolkit last year, it was anything but smooth sailing..."
PC World Denies Linux Warranty Void
(2007-09-12 19:30:02)
ZDNet UK: "PC World has denied reports that it considers the warranties on its computers void if customers install Linux..."
Bastille Domain Hijacked
(2007-09-12 20:00:02)
Bastille Linux/Bastille Unix: "On the morning of September 11th, 2007, alerted by handlers from the Internet Storm Center, I learned that one Mykhaylo Perebiynis purchased our Bastille Linux domain and is demanding $10,000 to return it to the project..."
New OpenVZ for Linux 2.6.22 Includes Live Migration
(2007-09-12 20:30:24)
Linux.com: "The team behind the OpenVZ project will announce today the availability of its operating system virtualization software for the latest stable release of the Linux kernel..."
Cisco: Open Source Friend?
(2007-09-12 21:00:28)
There are indications from executives that Cisco is opening up to open source, but then messages from resellers may seem to demonstrate another attitude.
IBM and OpenOffice.org: An Interview with IBM's Doug Heintzman
(2007-09-12 21:30:11)
ConsortiumInfo: "That leads to the logical question of why IBM has only been an informal supporter of this project in the past, why it has decided to come inside the tent now, and what its participation may portend for the future..."
Can New Solaris Beat Linux in Server Market?
(2007-09-12 22:00:05)
ZDNet: "The new Solaris, 10 8/07, is here. The announcement coincides with the company's OpenSolaris Day event in Boston..."
400 Million Firefox Downloads Bruise Microsoft in Europe But Not Globally
(2007-09-12 22:30:37)
DaniWeb: "Which is a good result for Firefox, no doubt about that, but how does it pan out when you take a more global view...?"
Is the World Ready for a Web-Based Desktop?
(2007-09-12 23:00:12)
eWeek: "Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com and Linspire, a Linux distributor, thinks the world is ready for a 'virtual' desktop on the Web. Is he right...?"
Why David Beckham Should Not Play for Team Open Source
(2007-09-12 23:30:38)
CNET News: "It's just as well, since he hasn't been much good for several years. What is interesting to me, however, is how much Beckham reflects the worst in open-source hype..."
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