News Linux News for Dec 06, 2007:

Fedora 8: Close, But No Cigar
(2007-12-06 00:15:45)
Tecosystems: "Anyway, on the workstation front, Ubuntu had done nothing to deserve a dismissal, but the cool kids in #redmonk kept bragging about all of the new hotness in Fedora, and, well, I wanted to be cool too..."

And What Exactly Will sudo rm -rf Do?
(2007-12-06 01:00:37)
Motho ke motho ka botho: "The furor around the sudo rm -rf clowns has subsided (but will no doubt resurface in the future), but just for the record, what will that command do...?"

Review: Chumby
(2007-12-06 02:30:44)
Geek.com: "This whole package comes wrapped up in a nice leather casing, and is actually quite fun to squeeze..." Awkward silence ensues...

Bottom Trumps
(2007-12-06 04:00:55)
LUGRadio: "...[I]f you're wondering what the difference between Xen and VMWare and QEmu actually is, or you like the idea of having one server which is actually thirty servers, then this is the section for you..."

CentOS 5.1 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig (a.k.a. The Perfect Server)
(2007-12-06 05:30:08)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.1 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters..."

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on IBM System p
(2007-12-06 07:00:15)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "Recently we discussed some of the benefits of running Linux on an IBM System p. Now we'll take a look at how the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version does on Power..."

How to Make Kontact Work with Google Apps
(2007-12-06 08:30:06)
Linux.com: "Recently, Gmail added IMAP support, giving the powerhouse email host the ability to interact better with third-party clients..."

Podcasting with Linux Command Line Tools and Audacity
(2007-12-06 10:00:14)
Packt: "Recording a good podcast is as much about good voice training and delivery, as much as it is about the technology used to record it. As with other things, you only get better with practice..."

Installing a New Kernel
(2007-12-06 10:45:06)
Begin Linux: "One of the frustrations of an easy install from one CD is that regardless of your processor, you will get a generic kernel that may not be well suited for your hardware. .."

ASUS P5K-E WiFi vs. Gigabyte P35-DS4
(2007-12-06 11:30:52)
Phoronix: "While all of the rage recently has been around Intel's X38 Express Chipset (used on such motherboards as the P5E3 Deluxe and X38-DQ6), there is still plenty of life left in Intel's P35 'Bearlake' Chipset..."

Linux Magazine Annual Security Survey 2007
(2007-12-06 12:15:03)
Linux Magazine: "As the year draws to a close, it's time to look back and reflect on... IT security. Was 2007 a banner year for secure systems, or rampant attacks...?"

Kernel Space: Tightening Symbol Exports
(2007-12-06 13:00:41)
LinuxWorld: "The kernel's loadable module mechanism does not give modules access to all parts of the kernel..."

XP on XO?
(2007-12-06 13:45:25)
Roundup: Wired reports that Microsoft is rarin' to get a slimmer version of Window XP on the OLPC's XO Children's Machine. Meanwhile, OLPCNews is reporting that this is not the case.

Open Source Licensing: SugarCRM's Original Way to Abide the GPL
(2007-12-06 14:30:16)
Commercial Open Source Software: "...[Y]esterday I happened to download the Sugar Community Edition from the download page. The About page let me wonder about a possible attribution loophole in the GPLv3..."

Linux: Making the Change
(2007-12-06 15:15:37)
ZDNet Australia: "Moving to Linux used to be a big deal. Sure, it was cheaper, more reliable, and more flexible--but who did you turn to when things went wrong...?"

A Supercomputer For Africa
(2007-12-06 16:00:22)
Forbes: "Nigerian schoolchildren no doubt appreciate the innovative little machines that are trickling into Africa via Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child program..."

Embedded Linux Seen as Ready For Prime Time
(2007-12-06 17:30:55)
internetnews.com: "It's one thing for a vendor to claim that Linux is ready for the embedded development market. It's quite another to have a multi-year study involving hundreds of projects and over 1,300 developers report it..."

CNR Beta: A Review
(2007-12-06 19:00:14)
LoCo About Ubuntu!: "CNR has finally entered beta stage, and although I never plan on using Linspire/Freespire, I decided to give CNR a shot..."

SourceForge Opens up to Commerce
(2007-12-06 20:30:51)
internetnews.com: "With over 100,000 hosted open source projects, SourceForge.net for years has been the biggest resource for those looking for open source code. Thanks to a new effort, the site's developers now can look to expand their financial resources, too..."

KWord, The Lightweight Word Processing Power Tool
(2007-12-06 21:15:50)
LinuxPlanet: "In this two-part series we're going to dig into KWord 1.6, and mine some of its hidden jewels..."

Is Desktop Linux Mission Impossible?
(2007-12-06 22:00:57)
Interop News: "In my last post I argued that desktop Linux has slim prospects for ever becoming more than a niche alternative to Windows unless it can somehow come up with a viable business model..."

Bait and Switch
(2007-12-06 22:45:33)
An Antic Disposition: "Promises have been made. Assurances have been given. Commitments have been proffered. But far less has been delivered..."

Dethroning Ubuntu--What Would It Take?
(2007-12-06 23:30:06)
Datamation: "Where people get confused is in believing that if Ubuntu, king of the Linux distros, is not able to take the marketplace by storm, then something must be broken with desktop Linux..."

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