News Linux News for Nov 05, 2007:

ATI Open vs. Closed-Source AIGLX Performance
(2007-11-05 01:00:44)
Phoronix: "For those that may have missed it, the ATI/AMD fglrx 8.42 display driver that was released last month had introduced AIGLX support..."

A More Informative Status Line for Vim
(2007-11-05 05:30:41)
Linux.com: "At the bottom of the Vim editor, you will find two things: the command-line buffer (where you can input commands) and the status line...."

Testing Suspend and Hibernation
(2007-11-05 07:00:31)
KernelTrap: "'The following patches add a new testing facility for suspend and hibernation,' noted Rafael J. Wysocki..."

JACK Sync: A Primer For Linux Users
(2007-11-05 08:30:35)
Linux Journal: "Recently I've been working with the transport synchronization capabilities of the JACK audio server..."

LinuxConf: Getting the Smalltalk on the Road
(2007-11-05 10:00:56)
iTWire: "Every year (bar one) since 1999, around 800 people have got together on an annual basis to discuss an operating system that was for a long time deemed to be on the fringes..."

Industry Standards vs. Proprietary Technologies
(2007-11-05 11:30:17)
Network World: "It's hard to imagine now, but there used to be a rigorous debate about which strategy was best for corporate IT buyers: industry standards or proprietary technology..."

Open Source VoIP Guide Part 1: An Overview
(2007-11-05 13:00:40)
SearchVoIP ANZ: "Open source is claiming a seat at the table when it comes to Voice over IP--but is it open for business...?"

Microsoft Denies Nigerian Linux Scam
(2007-11-05 13:45:43)
internetnews.com: "'Microsoft has a strong relationship with the government in Nigeria and will continue to partner with government and industry to help meet their needs,' a Microsoft spokesperson said..."

IBM, Novell Move To Block SCO's Unix Sell Off
(2007-11-05 15:00:44)
InformationWeek: "SCO is hoping to sell its UnixWare line of business software and some of its mobile technology to investment group York Capital Management for $36 million..."

Confused BBC Tech Chief: Only 600 Linux Users Visit Our Website
(2007-11-05 15:30:33)
The Register: "The BBC's technology boss Ashley Highfield has provoked consternation in the UK's open source community by claiming that only a few hundred of the corporation's 17.1 million website visitors use Linux..."

Linux Programmer, Hans Reiser, Facing Murder Trial
(2007-11-05 16:00:10)
Wired: "Did Hans Reiser, the prominent Linux open source programmer, whack his wife, Nina Reiser...?"

T-Mobile USA Partners with One Laptop Per Child Program
(2007-11-05 16:30:28)
TechLuver: "T-Mobile is offering one year of complimentary T-Mobile HotSpot access to people who donate an XO laptop to a child in a developing country through the campaign..."

Document Format Dispute Spills into the Open
(2007-11-05 17:00:31)
eWeek: "The recent decision by the Open Document Foundation to substitute the World Wide Web Consortium's Compound Document Format in place of the format it was set up to promote, the Open Document Format, has sparked a contentious debate over what shape the format should take..."

Update: gPhone Facts Announced
(2007-11-05 17:09:08)
The "gPhone" from Google has been officially announced: not as an actual phone, but a new Linux-based, Apache-licensed, open source OS called "Android." Links to announcement details, and the earlier rumors, are within.

When Open Source Projects Close the Process, Something's Wrong
(2007-11-05 17:30:26)
Linux.com: "Twice in recent weeks open source projects have surprised me with their lack of openness. In both cases, developers acted or spoke out in such a way as to intentionally push other developers away from their work..."

How Badly is CentOS Hurting Red Hat?
(2007-11-05 18:15:29)
InterOp News: "Why does Red Hat tolerate CentOS? The Community ENTerprise Operating System is an identical binary clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux..."

Interview with gOS Founder: "Linux For Human Beings (Who Shop At WAL*MART)"
(2007-11-05 19:00:23)
fsckin w/ linux: "My first impression of gOS is 'Gee, I thought I liked Google...'"

Hitting the Open Source Road With a Linux-Powered Driverless Vehicle
(2007-11-05 19:45:44)
LinuxInsider: "The team used the Linux equipment to navigate the vehicle through simulated city traffic and obstacles during the qualifying rounds the last week of October..."

Canadian Greens Add FOSS to Election Platform
(2007-11-05 20:30:28)
Linux.com: "Thanks to a founding member of Free Geek Vancouver, the Green Party of Canada has quietly become the first major political party in Canada to make support for free and open source software part of its election platform..."

10 Things Ubuntu Needs To Improve On
(2007-11-05 21:15:24)
Datamation: "In this article, I'll examine ten areas where I think Ubuntu could go still further; that is, really improve and even gain back those who abandoned it out of frustration..."

Don't Buy Linux From Wal-Mart
(2007-11-05 22:00:27)
internetnews.com: "You can now buy a Linux PC at Wal-Mart! Woo hoo...!"

Watching DVDs in Linux: A Fight with MPAA
(2007-11-05 22:45:48)
OSWeekly: "Has anyone really, and I mean really, spent hours researching the issue of using libdvdcss in Linux to watch DVDs? What would you say if I told you much of what you are reading about this issue is complete bunk...?"

Open Source in BT
(2007-11-05 23:30:15)
Phillie Casablanca: "Yesterday we had an open source event in BT's auditorium called 'Open source--open for business.' If you'll excuse the rather corporate-sounding title, it was actually a really cool day..."

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