News Linux News for Nov 07, 2007:

Why The Linux Driver Project is Good for Corporations
(2007-11-07 01:00:58)
OSWeekly: "What happens when you take 200 hardcore roughly 10 project managers heck bent on making sure that your preferred Linux distro has the best driver support possible? You end up with The Linux Driver project..."

MultiMedia Confusion
(2007-11-07 02:30:24)
Join the Revolution: "This week the StartCom MultiMedia Edition's latest release was reported a few times in the networked media and has also caused some confusion..."

Popularizing Linux
(2007-11-07 04:00:38)
Newsvine: "It is the fact that a product is a better tool which makes it a popular item for people to purchase..."

Running FreeNX Using a Mandriva 2008 Server
(2007-11-07 05:30:25)
Linux-Tip: "The following workshop describes the FreeNX installation on a Mandriva 2008 Free server. Additionally it explains how to access it using a Windows XP and an OpenSuse 10.3 client..."

Who's on First? Wireless Network Security with Linux
(2007-11-07 07:00:06)
iTWire: "Network monitoring and intrusion detection are integral parts of network security..."

JeguePanel 2.0--More Power on Your Network
(2007-11-07 08:30:53)
Blue-GNU: "With full support to Active Directory and MySQL and PostgreSQL databases, JeguePanel comes to it’s 2.0 version, bringing you a lot of management options to Gnu/Linux and Windows networks..."

Linux Media Player Roundup - Part 2
(2007-11-07 10:00:50)
Raiden's Realm: "Welcome to part 2 of our Linux Media Player Roundup. Today we'll be covering a few more Linux Media Players and showing you each of them, and what makes them special..."

Another Day Another Distro--Part 7--Sabayon 1.1 Professional
(2007-11-07 11:30:09)
Adventures in Open Source: "So here we go again, another distro has made it to the front of the queue and this time it's the relatively new release Sabayon 1.1 Professional..."

Open Source VoIP Guide Part 3: Ready for Business?
(2007-11-07 12:15:23)
SearchVoIP ANZ: "While the strongest uptake of Asterisk is in the education sector, analyst firm Gartner says businesses should be open to using Asterisk..."

LTSP Saves Old Hardware in Brazilian Doctor's Office
(2007-11-07 13:00:35)
Linux.com: "Thank to the Linux Terminal Server Project, hardware that's too old for new versions of Windows runs Linux applications just fine over a network from a server..."

Roundup: Reiser Trial Opens; Future of Reiser4 Uncertain
(2007-11-07 13:45:02)
Wired continues its daily coverage of Hans Reiser's murder trial, while LinuxWorld examines the possible fate of the Reiser4 filesystem.

Roundup: Government, Industry React to Google's Android
(2007-11-07 14:30:03)
While some pundits are a bit let down with Google's new Open Handset Alliance (likely embarrassed by their own hype), key industry organizations, the FCC chairman, and potential new partners are all keenly interested. A look at more industry reaction, as well as a roundup of more bloggers' comments from The Open Road.

The [Nov. 6 SCO Bankruptcy] Hearing
(2007-11-07 15:00:48)
Groklaw: "First motion of the day is SCO's motion to 'enforce' the automatic stay, to try to make it apply to the arbitration in Switzerland..."

2.6.24-rc2, "Snooze City"
(2007-11-07 15:30:06)
KernelTrap: "'Yeah, don't remind me--it's late,' began Linus Torvalds, announcing the second 2.6.24 release candidate..."

Mass Production Kicks Off for XO Laptops--Finally
(2007-11-07 16:30:55)
CNET News: "Following a number of delays, the One Laptop per Child Foundation's much-awaited XO laptop for needy kids has finally gone into mass production..."

Mozilla Closing in on Firefox 3.0 Beta
(2007-11-07 17:00:15)
Computerworld: "Mozilla Corp. is nearing a release of the first beta of Firefox 3.0, which is several months behind schedule, making a final version of the open-source browser this year unlikely..."

Update: Dell Doesn't Dump Ubuntu
(2007-11-07 17:21:24)
The Inquirer: ""As some readers have pointed out, Dell is still flogging PCs loaded with Ubuntu..."

Fedora 8 on Way, Final Days for Fedora 6
(2007-11-07 17:30:40)
Tectonic: "Fedora, the community version of the Red Hat Linux operating system, is due for its next release on Thursday November 8..."

Roundup: Red Hat Has Announcement-Fest
(2007-11-07 18:00:07)
Red Hat had a webcast this afternoon to release some significant news. Among the announcements include the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.1, the availability of RHEL on Amazon's EC2 web services, and a new Red Hat Appliance Operating System for software vendors. All press releases linked within.

Cray Stretches Linux in Supercomputer
(2007-11-07 18:30:26)
EE Times: "The day after Google announced a new initiative to pack Linux into mobile handsets, supercomputer designer Cray is announcing a system it claims will be its biggest computers to use the open source operating system..."

Debian and the Grass Roots of Linux
(2007-11-07 19:00:12)
IT Pro: "Debian is both the most conservative and the most radical of Linux distributions, resolute and true to the ideals of the movement from which it sprang..."

Open Source Developers Must Chart Clear Defense in the Patent Wars
(2007-11-07 19:45:03)
LinuxWorld: "The United States patent and legal system has turned into a battlefield where companies and technology developers can be attacked..."

News from the E Stables
(2007-11-07 20:30:25)
[enlightenment-devel]: "This amounts to what is commercial support for E. This makes me excited. This opens doors for us..."

PostgreSQL Advocates Press On
(2007-11-07 21:15:13)
eWeek: "Advocates of PostgreSQL say the open-source database is continuing to slowly win converts even as it remains in the shadow of the more widely used MySQL..."

Interview with Mandriva CEO, François Bancilhon
(2007-11-07 22:00:49)
ZDNet Education: "I had the opportunity to speak Monday afternoon with the CEO of Mandriva, François Bancilhon..."

Constructing the Bazaar
(2007-11-07 22:45:17)
SnapLogic: "The open-source development model can can be powerful and incredibly beneficial for any software development project. Yet, even most open-source projects do not follow this style of development..."

Overcoming Social Inertia
(2007-11-07 23:30:32)
Free Software Foundation: "15 years have passed since the combination of GNU and Linux first made it possible to use a PC in freedom. During that time, we have come a long way..."

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