News Linux News for Nov 01, 2007:

Is the Monsoon Settlement a Missed Opportunity?
(2007-11-01 00:00:14)
451 CAOS Theory: "...[O]ne can't help the feeling that the case once again represents a missed opportunity to establish a legal precedent..."

Dell Ubuntu Computers Cost More than Windows Equivalent--So What?
(2007-11-01 00:45:21)
iTWire: "The issue of Dell Ubuntu pricing is causing a storm of consternation among visitors to the Dell blog IdeaStorm..."

Linux: The Little Operating System That Really Can
(2007-11-01 01:30:54)
Donspatch: "I began what I like to think of as my 'Linux Adventure,' in February of 2006 on a short, much-frazzled shoestring..."

The Three Opens, Pt. 1: Open-Source OS
(2007-11-01 02:15:52)
InformationWeek: "There's been a lot of talk about the three big 'open's in the computing world today--open-source OSes, open-source applications, and open standards..."

Why Non-Technical Users Might Find Shell Scripting Useful
(2007-11-01 03:00:56)
Blue GNU: "You know, I've never found any real use for a shell script. Recently, I found an actual reason to write one for moving and converting audio files using a few less keystrokes..."

Kernel Space: Should Security Modules be Dynamically Loadable?
(2007-11-01 03:45:28)
LinuxWorld: "The ever-contentious Linux Security Modules API is being debated once again on linux-kernel, not its removal, which Linus Torvalds came down firmly against, but whether it should allow security modules to be loaded dynamically..."

Full Mail Server Solution w/ Virtual Domains & Users
(2007-11-01 04:30:02)
HowtoForge: "This guide describes how to set up a full email solution in Debian Linux (all code is from Debian Etch)..."

Apache Authentication and Authorization Using LDAP
(2007-11-01 06:00:55)
Linux.com: "Network administrators frequently use the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to implement a centralized directory server..."

ATI: Linux vs. Windows Vista
(2007-11-01 07:30:59)
Phoronix: "Since AMD introduced their new Linux display driver last month, we have published a number of different articles looking at the Radeon performance across their different GPU product generations..."

Vodafone Mobile Connect Card Driver For Linux
(2007-11-01 09:00:15)
HowtoForge: "Vodafone Mobile Connect Card driver for Linux is a tool that allows you to establish a connection to the Internet using 3G cards..."

Giant Firewall Runs Linux
(2007-11-01 10:30:48)
LinuxDevices: "Crossbeam Systems has started shipping a massive chassis-style, 'unified threat management' (UTM) system based on an open Linux OS..."

ASUS Eee PC: Exclusive Inside Look
(2007-11-01 12:00:43)
TweakTown: "What am I on about? Well it's ASUS' new mini laptop already on sale in Taiwan, and due out elsewhere towards the end of the year..."

An Open Letter to Steve Ballmer
(2007-11-01 12:45:20)
Mandriva: "You should give it a spin, I'm sure you'd like it. We also happen to be one of the Linux companies that did not sign an agreement with your company (nobody's perfect)..."

Software Patent Abolition Campaign will Launch Next Month
(2007-11-01 13:30:37)
Linux.com: "What could make the Free Software Foundation (FSF), proprietary software companies, and at least one venture capitalist into allies...?"

In-Depth Roadmap Analysis For Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04
(2007-11-01 14:15:44)
fsckin w/linux: "The Hardy Heron Roadmap has over 130 new ideas that have been proposed thus far..."

Being a Good Netizen--Protecting Linux from Network Nasties
(2007-11-01 15:00:44)
iTWire: "Microsoft Windows attracts virus writers and malware like faeces attracts flies..."

Fedora Struggles with Harm Reduction via Codec Buddy
(2007-11-01 15:45:07)
Linux.com: "In public health, harm reduction is a practice that, rather than trying to eradicate potentially dangerous choices like prostitution, tries to minimize their effects..."

Microsoft's Newest Halloween Documents
(2007-11-01 16:30:30)
The Open Road: "There was a day when Microsoft's confidential internal documents had to be leaked in order to show the company's views on open source..."

Google Docs Spreadsheets Can Kill Nokia's Mozilla Browser
(2007-11-01 17:15:19)
The Inquirer: "We found that this browser still needs to be optimized to deal with Google's AJAX based Google Docs..."

Sprint Also Rumored to Eyeball Google Apps
(2007-11-01 18:00:41)
Reuters/internetnews.com: "Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, is in talks to put applications from Web search leader Google on its cell phones, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday..."

OLPC Makes its Entry Into India--Finally
(2007-11-01 18:45:25)
All About Linux: "When the OLPC first made news, a prominent official in the HRD ministry of the Indian government had gone on record snubbing the OLPC project..."

Linux Backups For Real People, Part 1
(2007-11-01 19:30:38)
LinuxPlanet: "Everyone knows they should make regular backups of their data. But hardly anyone is as diligent with backups as they should be..."

Review: NimbleX 2007
(2007-11-01 20:15:51)
Raiden's Realm: "NimbleX is a Linux distribution built on the idea that 'fast is best...'"

Choosing a Desktop for GNU/Linux
(2007-11-01 21:00:54)
Datamation: "'It's like starting another operating system,' a colleague complained recently when he switched from the GNOME to the KDE desktop..."

HP Backs Red Hat in Government Biz Bid
(2007-11-01 21:45:21)
internetnews.com: "When it comes to big enterprise IT deployments in the U.S., there is no enterprise bigger than the federal government itself..."

Applications Versus Formats
(2007-11-01 22:30:03)
PlexNex: "Yesterday I asserted that at the core of our disaffection with ODF is its supporters' fundamental view that interoperability is an application thing and not a format thing.

Why Linux Will Succeed On The Desktop
(2007-11-01 23:15:03)
InformationWeek: "I believe Linux will become the de-facto standard desktop operating system. Though it'll take a while for many users to break free from ties to Windows, there is good reason to believe that this day will come..."

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