News Linux News for Oct 02, 2007:

The Many Hats of Sourceforge.Net
(2007-10-02 00:00:07)
ZDNet: "Ross Turk of Sourceforge was troubled by my post about Mashable's Open Source God, which to him read as though I were calling Sourceforge a site meant exclusively for developers..."

Opinion: Linux Still Doesn't Make It on the Desktop
(2007-10-02 00:30:15)
Computerworld: "Back in the mid-'90s, my research focused on desktop operating systems. There was a plethora of options for IT organizations, with Mac OS, Windows in the guise of NT and 95, and OS/2 Warp all vying for the attention of IT managers..."

Why GPLv3 Will Supplant GPLv2
(2007-10-02 01:00:36)
Linux Journal: "There were fierce arguments about its utility while it was being drawn up, and although the rhetoric has abated somewhat, there is still a big question mark over its eventual success..."

The "Paradox of Choice" in the F/OSS World
(2007-10-02 01:30:58)
LinuxDevCenter: "My friend Dave just built a machine to run CentOS. Last night he lamented that he didn't like the video player..."

Night of the Living Vista
(2007-10-02 02:00:50)
eWeek: "Today, I think of Vista as the zombie operating system. It stumbles around, and from a distance you might think it's alive, but close up it's the walking dead..."

How Much is Microsoft's Patent Protection Worth?
(2007-10-02 02:30:41)
The Open Road: "I was reading Dave Rosenberg's commentary on Novell's patent deal with Microsoft, and got to thinking about how much 'protection' there actually is in the relationship..."

What's So Precious About Bad Software?
(2007-10-02 03:00:32)
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: "What's the real reason for closed, proprietary code? Embarrassment..."

Is the Success of Linux and Open Software a Hardware Issue?
(2007-10-02 03:45:18)
MoneyforJam: "Or is the decreasing price of hardware about to kick Microsoft in the n*ts...?"

Jews, Gentiles, and the Open Source Definition
(2007-10-02 04:30:11)
The Open Road: "I was read Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews today in the New Testament (Bible) and stumbled across some interesting background, background which resonates today in the open-source community..."

Watching Your Power Consumption With Powertop On Fedora 7
(2007-10-02 05:15:35)
HowtoForge: "Powertop is a command-line tool released by Intel that shows you the power consumption of the applications running on your system..."

Do You Use Linux? The RIAA and MPAA Don't Want You To Use This Program
(2007-10-02 06:00:23)
Fsckin: "Have you ever used PeerGuardian for Windows? Well good news my friend, there's a Linux alternative available..."

How To Set Up VMware Tools On Various Linux Distributions
(2007-10-02 06:45:52)
HowtoForge: "This document explains how to set up the VMware Tools in the following guest operating systems: Ubuntu 7.04, Fedora 7, PCLinuxOS 2007 and Debian Etch..."

Vamp the Linux LAMP Through PHP Part 2
(2007-10-02 07:30:59)
iTWire: "What's best of all is PHP is for everyone; even if you don't run Linux, you can use PHP on the web space provided by your ISP..."

Schedule Streaming Audio Recordings in Ubuntu
(2007-10-02 08:15:33)
Instructables: "If you're like me, your bosses actually expect you to work while on the job, and not sit listening to your favorite radio show like you might want to..."

Loop-based Music Composition With Linux, Pt. 2
(2007-10-02 09:00:28)
Linux Journal: "In this second and final part I'll demonstrate some of the loop-specific tools I've found in Ardour, Reaper, and Audacity..."

Climbing on Board the Accessibility Train
(2007-10-02 09:45:53)
Blue-GNU: "Your website is up and running but can everyone access it? 'Of course, the site is up and running on the Internet with the best web host and the nicest navigation and engaging graphics' you respond..."

Windows vs Linux: Architecture, Part II
(2007-10-02 10:30:42)
PolishLinux: "Errors and failures occur in Linux equally as often as in the Windows systems. Why? Because the least reliable feature is the man himself..."

ASUS Blitz Extreme
(2007-10-02 11:15:30)
Phoronix: "Over the years of reviewing ASUS products we've seen a number of interesting motherboards but the one we have our hands on for review today is one of the most interesting we have ever seen..."

Taoism of Open Source
(2007-10-02 12:00:06)
Linux.com: "Open source is such a soft power. 'Soft power is like water,' Lao-tzu explained in his book, Tao Te Ching..."

Linux 2.6.23-rc9 and a Heads-Up for the 2.6.24 Series
(2007-10-02 12:30:46)
LKML.org: "I said I was hoping that -rc8 was the last -rc, and I hate doing this, but we've had more changes since -rc8 than we had in -rc8..."

FFII Awards Microsoft "Best Campaigner Against OOXML Standardization" Prize
(2007-10-02 13:00:54)
FFII: "Microsoft itself is the surprise winner of the FFII's 'Kayak Prize 2007...'"

Pluggable Security
(2007-10-02 13:30:23)
KernelTrap: "'I think the decision to merge Smack is something that needs to be considered in the wider context of overall security architecture...'"

Smartphones with Palm OS II Definitely Coming Next Year
(2007-10-02 14:15:49)
Brighthand: "Palm Inc.'s CEO said today that his company expects to release before the end of 2008 devices running the Linux-based operating system it currently has in development..."

Merging From -mm in 2.6.24
(2007-10-02 15:00:43)
KernelTrap: "With the official release of the 2.6.23 kernel expected any day now, Andrew Morton posted his -mm merge plans for the 2.6.24 kernel..."

BT Backs Linux for Mobile Devices
(2007-10-02 15:45:15)
iTWire: "BT has joined the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum, significantly boosting momentum behind the movement to make Linux a standard operating system for mobile devices..."

Only 5% of UK Firms Always Choose Open Source
(2007-10-02 16:30:16)
Computer Business Review: "Most UK firms are happy to use open source software, but prefer to weigh up each project individually rather than automatically take the open route..."

Why Choose Proprietary Software Over Open Source? Survey Says!
(2007-10-02 17:15:46)
CNET News: "Barracuda talked to 228 enterprise customers and asked what advantages open source has over proprietary software, and vice versa..."

Open Source Funding Down 41% in Q3
(2007-10-02 18:00:33)
451 CAOS Theory: "The slowdown in venture capital funding for Linux and open source-related vendors continued in the third quarter as disclosed funding deals were down 41.6% to $77.8m, compared to $133.3m in the same quarter last year.

Vista Slowly Continues its Growth, Linux More Aggressive than Mac OS During the Summer
(2007-10-02 18:30:07)
XiTiMonitor: "7 months after its launch, the new version of Windows is taking, little by little, its place within its family. The visit share of Mac OS is stable compared with January whereas Linux knows a slight increase..."

FOSS: The Major Players in Linux and Free- and Open-Source Software
(2007-10-02 19:00:10)
iTWire: "Here are my picks for who's making a mark today and tomorrow on the FOSS world..."

Another Low-Cost Linux Laptop Gets a Price Hike
(2007-10-02 19:30:54)
CNET News: "Pricing for this machine, originally expected to start at $199, is now rumored to begin at $260 when the machine goes on sale later this month, with high-end models coming in around $400..."

Basic Linux Tips and Tricks, Part 1
(2007-10-02 20:00:12)
LinuxPlanet: In Part 1 of a three-part series, A. Lizard dives into his notes for resources and methods he's found useful in the last three years in keeping his systems running..."

Ease of Use: But for Who?
(2007-10-02 20:30:15)
TechRepublic: "I think Linux developers are targeting the wrong people. I think, in a number of instances, Linux developers are targeting themselves as the key user group for their tools..."

Everything I Need to Know about SOA I Learned from Linux
(2007-10-02 21:00:18)
IT Manager's Journal: "While there are volumes of online magazines, blogs, trade magazines, and books written about Service Oriented Architecture, everything I need to know about SOA, I already learned from Linux and the Open Source Software movement..."

Storing Files on the Internet, Microsoft Style
(2007-10-02 21:45:42)
Once More Unto the Breach: "That's the title of yesterday's New York Times article on Microsoft's launch of Office Live Workspace..."

The Mono Project: You Might Expect the Unexpected
(2007-10-02 22:30:04)
Linux Journal: "Some one in the audience asked me about Mono. I gave a cavalier answer having a bias against it. Then someone else in the audience said that I needed to get my facts straight..."

Open Source Software: Do You Have Time to Exploit It?
(2007-10-02 23:15:43)
bMighty: "Before you take the leap into the innovative world of open source, make sure your IT department has the time--and the inclination--that using this software requires..."

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