News Linux News for Nov 02, 2007:

Reality Strikes Nicholas Negroponte
(2007-11-02 00:00:59)
ZDNet Education: "He wasn't too keen on Intel introducing the Classmate as a competitor to the XO either--but that's what he gets for trying to keep first-tier vendors out of the project early on..."

The Perfect Desktop--Ubuntu Studio 7.10
(2007-11-02 03:00:41)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to set up an Ubuntu Studio 7.10 desktop..."

What Non-Techies Should Know About The Command Line
(2007-11-02 04:30:30)
Blue GNU: "The Bash prompt need not give you the feeling of having to issue royal decrees in a foreign language you've never even heard of, let alone speak fluently..."

How to Secure Ubuntu With AppArmor
(2007-11-02 06:00:49)
BeginLinux: "AppArmor is one way to protect your assets on your Ubuntu Gutsy system..."

Back Up and Print Your Blog with OpenOffice.org Base
(2007-11-02 07:30:23)
Linux.com: "If you are running a blog (or any Web publishing system, for that matter) that relies on a database back end, you will sooner or later face the problem of backing up the content stored in the database..."

Monitoring Tomcat 5.0 on Ubuntu
(2007-11-02 09:00:23)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to set up and enable Hyperic HQ for monitoring on Ubuntu and Tomcat..."

Ars at FOSSCamp: Integrating Internet Services into the GNOME Desktop
(2007-11-02 10:30:04)
#open.ended: "A FOSSCamp session led by Red Hat developers presented the GNOME Online Desktop project, the nexus of GNOME's efforts to integrate support for modern web services into the open source desktop environment..."

Free Software That Helps You Take Control of Your Mobile Phone
(2007-11-02 12:00:49)
Nuxified: "In an exciting networked world we are living in, just about everything can be connected to anything. By all means that includes your mobile phone, at least if it is not more than a couple of years old..."

Mozilla, Microsoft Drawing Sabers Over Next JavaScript
(2007-11-02 12:45:10)
LinuxWorld: "Mozilla Chief Technology Officer Brendan Eich and Microsoft's Chris Wilson are trading heated rhetoric over the proposed next version of ECMAScript, better known as JavaScript..."

Open Source and the Feds; Your Tax Dollars at Work
(2007-11-02 13:30:30)
Dr. Dobb's Journal: "...[T]he Feds seem to have a growing appetite of and appreciation for open source..."

Will Eee PC Get Oohs and Aahs?
(2007-11-02 14:15:28)
internetnews.com: "With all eyes increasingly on low-cost notebook PC initiatives like One Laptop Per Child, there's a new player in the discount notebook PC market--or is there...?"

Interview with Pamela Jones, Editor of Groklaw
(2007-11-02 15:00:35)
Datamation: "In this Q & A, she explains how Groklaw operates, what its purposes include, and where it is likely to head in the future..."

No Worries: Head of MEPIS Linux is Fine
(2007-11-02 15:45:04)
DesktopLinux: "Users of the popular Linux distribution MEPIS were getting worried about the distribution's leader, who had been rather quiet lately..."

A Dangerous Conflict of Interest Between Firefox and Google
(2007-11-02 16:30:38)
Surveillance State: "However, the open secret in the tech sector is that at the end of the day, Google calls the shots..."

VMware Douses Open Source with Waterfall of Nonsense
(2007-11-02 17:15:41)
The Register: "Greene flat out dismissed our proposal that the company fly the freak flag by open sourcing its flagship code..."

Jailhouse Interview: Reiser Talks to ABC's 20/20
(2007-11-02 18:00:07)
KGO-TV: "The murder trial against Hans Reiser starts on Monday. Even without a body, prosecutors say they have a solid case..."

Real or Fake Linux PC? Everex Will Know
(2007-11-02 18:45:13)
LinuxWorld: "PC vendors haven't been eager to know how many users run Linux when it's preloaded on their low-end PCs, and how many replace it with an infringing copy of Microsoft Windows..."

First Pics of Bug Labs Open-Source Hardware
(2007-11-02 19:30:25)
TechCrunch: "I keep hearing more and more buzz about open-source hardware. One of the most ambitious open-source hardware startups is Bug Labs..."

A Survey of Existing Linux Patents
(2007-11-02 20:15:57)
Linux.com: "The Linux world has been all atwitter since Acacia Technologies Group filed a lawsuit against Red Hat and Novell alleging that their versions of Linux infringe on three patents..."

How To Be a Tech Blowhard
(2007-11-02 21:00:05)
CNET News: "'Is Wikipedia the new Microsoft, or the new Intel?' 'Can Larry Ellison make a rock bigger than he can lift? What if he's wearing his magic loincloth?' 'Can I get crabs in Second Life...?'"

Who Is Behind "Shared Source" Misinformation Campaign?
(2007-11-02 21:45:27)
Open Source Initiative: "Last night I received a google alert about a new blog posting with a most misleading title..."

Tweaking LT's Editorial Policy
(2007-11-02 22:30:00)
Editor's Note: As promised, a chance to discuss what constitutes good content for LT to post. Your chance to chime in your suggestions.

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