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News Linux News for Dec 12, 2007:
Tech Spending Set to Plunge; Open Source Set to Rise
(2007-12-12 01:00:43)
The Open Road: "In what should be a boon to commercial open-source software vendors, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that tech spending is set for a big slowdown in 2008..."
"I'd Suggest Linux--But..."--I'd Suggest You Get a Clue, But...
(2007-12-12 02:30:21)
HackFUD: "The most persistent complaint you hear about Linux from the wintel community is that it's for geeks..."
Should One Laptop Per Child System Run Linux Or Windows?
(2007-12-12 04:00:03)
InformationWeek: "Microsoft stirred up controversy last week when it suggested a Linux-based laptop for children in developing nations be redesigned to accommodate Windows. Would that be a good move...?"
CLI Magic: A Little Script to Customize Directory Listings
(2007-12-12 05:30:41)
Linux.com: "Sometimes when I run ls to get a directory listing, I am looking for a specific file, but I want to see the whole context where the file resides..."
Using a Bluetooth Phone with Linux
(2007-12-12 07:00:34)
#open.ended: "My old mobile phone, which was held together with duct tape for the last few months of its sad existence, has finally been replaced with something more modern..."
Puppy Linux 3.01 Review
(2007-12-12 10:00:07)
OSWeekly: "I just finished taking the latest version of Puppy Linux for a spin and was planning on doing a review. However, considering this was on my notebook, that meant connecting to the Internet, preferably via wireless..."
Students Rehab Old Computers for Families in Need
(2007-12-12 11:30:55)
Gazette.net: "Students in the technology club at Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle School opened their Christmas workshop a few weeks ago. Instead of toys and games, they stocked up on donated computers..."
Hospital Software Vendor McKesson Uses Linux to Heal IT Budgets
(2007-12-12 13:00:24)
Computerworld: "In 2004, health care software vendor McKesson Provider Technologies began focusing on ways to cut IT costs for customers, including hospitals and medical offices..."
KDE 4.0 Release Candidate 2 [Released]
(2007-12-12 13:45:55)
KDE.org: "The KDE Community is happy to announce the immediate availability of the second release candidate for KDE 4.0. This release candidate marks the last mile on the road to KDE 4.0..."
Denmark Pretends MSOOXML Already an "Open Standard" & Mandates a Trial of ODF/MSOOXML
(2007-12-12 14:30:43)
Groklaw: "However, if you look closely, you will see that it is pretending that MSOOXML has already been approved as an open standard, equivalent to ODF..."
Results for the 2007 Fall Board of Directors Election
(2007-12-12 15:15:23)
GNOME.org: "Please note that these results are automatically calculated and are thus not the official results..."
Interoperability: The End Users' Biggest Fear About Open Source
(2007-12-12 16:00:22)
Computerworld UK: "The Open Solutions Alliance, a non-profit group backed by a number of commercial open-source suppliers has found that found interoperability is a foremost concern among open-source-software customers..."
Poll: Should We Close All [KDE 3] Bugs in Bugzilla?
(2007-12-12 16:45:02)
bramschoenmakers.nl: "With KDE4 looming in about a month from now, it's a good moment to catch up..."
More Details on Sun's Open Source Grants
(2007-12-12 17:30:30)
451 CAOS Theory: "'If the idea is truly innovative, would it not find its way to to the development tree without the promise of financial reward...?'"
Kernel Space: The Enterprise Real-Time Feud
(2007-12-12 18:00:01)
LinuxWorld: "At the end of November, LWN posted a pointer to Novell's announcement for its SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime offering. The resulting comments were surprisingly negative..."
Movable Type Open Source
(2007-12-12 18:30:05)
MovableType.org: "As of today, and forever forward, Movable Type is open source..."
Linux Phone Stack Vendor Wins Big in Japan
(2007-12-12 19:00:23)
LinuxDevices: "Access has announced a potentially enormous win in Japan for its Linux-based software stack for phones and other mobile devices..."
Working for the Man: Keeping the Open Source Faith
(2007-12-12 19:45:06)
Computerworld UK: "More and more open-source developers these days are employees of companies, paid to work on open-source projects, rather than independent programmers doing it for fun..."
Open Source Claims Seat at the Corporate Table in '08
(2007-12-12 20:30:34)
LinuxWorld: "After years spent on the corporate proving ground, open source and Linux are looking at a 2008 that could likely show how hard labor pays off..."
How Much Open Source Software Are Businesses Really Using?
(2007-12-12 21:15:05)
BetaNews: "Open source vendor OpenLogic is today kicking off a new industry initiative meant to help both users and software companies find out precisely what kinds of open source software is being used--and who is using it..."
Lots of REST For Ruby on Rails 2.0
(2007-12-12 22:00:04)
internetnews.com: "Ruby on Rails 2.0 is the first major release of the popular dynamic language framework in 18 months..."
Desktop Debate, Round 7,513...
(2007-12-12 22:45:58)
Roundup: DesktopLinux posted an article theorizing the success of Linux on the low-end desktop, leading other pundits to respond.
Red Hat's Loss Is Ubuntu Linux's Gain
(2007-12-12 23:30:43)
TechIQ: "Red Hat yet again has delayed a major Linux desktop release. Sure, Red Hat intends to ship the PC software in January..."
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