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News Linux News for Jan 10, 2008:
Open Source and the Long Tail: An Interview with Chris Anderson
(2008-01-10 01:00:34) The Open Road: "Anderson's theory--that there is big opportunity in lots of little markets--resonates in a world whose technology increasingly permits, encourages, and even requires that we move beyond mass market product development to cater to individual tastes..."
Geronimo: Are Its Days Numbered?
(2008-01-10 02:30:09) The Server Side: "An anonymous conversation with a Geronimo user who's been paying close attention to Geronimo's development yielded an interesting statement: Geronimo's days are numbered..."
Freedomware Marketing < Apple Marketing
(2008-01-10 04:00:57) Nuxified: "Often the sole reason for me going there is to look at the design of the homepage, what new shiny thing do they have to show off..."
CentOS 4.6 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig (a.k.a. The Perfect Server)
(2008-01-10 05:30:48) HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.6 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters..,"
Decoding Oops
(2008-01-10 07:00:38) KernelTrap: "'This week, a total of 49 oopses and warnings have been reported, compared to 53 reports in the previous week,' Arjan van de Ven noted..."
Vector Linux 5.9 Standard: What Slack Should Be
(2008-01-10 08:30:22) TechieMoe: "I've been impressed with Vector Linux in the past, though strangely moreso with their free version than the paid edition..."
The Linux Project: Gentoo Revisited
(2008-01-10 10:00:56) OpEdNews: "Once upon a time, I wrote a series of articles about the various Linux distributions that exist on the Internet..."
Kernel Space: Kerneloops, Read-Mostly, and I/O Port 80
(2008-01-10 11:30:48) LinuxWorld: "Triage is an important part of a kernel developer's job. A project as large and as widely-used as the kernel will always generate more bug reports than can be realistically addressed in the amount of time which is available..."
Picasa 2.7 A Slick Upgrade on Linux
(2008-01-10 12:15:49) Linux.com: "Google has released a public beta of its Picasa photo organizer for Linux. The new release adds some important features for image browsing, image searching, and creative image export..."
Mozilla Public License to be Updated?
(2008-01-10 13:00:46) internetnews.com: "Now, the closely watched MPL may be seeing an update after remaining unchanged for years..."
Microsoft Denies Dual-Boot Linux/Windows XO Laptops Are On Its Agenda
(2008-01-10 13:45:43) All About Microsoft: "It looks like the head of the One Laptop Per Child Chief Nicholas Negroponte is not only alienating Intel, but Microsoft, too..."
Mitch Kapor Bails from the Chandler Project
(2008-01-10 14:30:24) The Open Road: "I guess it was just a matter of determining how long Mitch Kapor's patience would last, since he has enough money to fuel a dead project for a loooonnnggggg time..."
CES: Asus Eee Rival Emerges in Everex CloudBook UMPC
(2008-01-10 15:15:22) Computerworld: "Another $400, 2-pound Linux-based mini-laptop will be arriving in Wal-Marts in the United States by the end of this month to rival the Eee ultraportable from AsusTek Computer Inc..."
Linux Guru Offers Sneak Peek at Kernel Report
(2008-01-10 16:00:13) Computerworld Australia: "Jonathan Corbet gives Computerworld a taste of his 2008 Linux.conf.au address..."
Shuttle's $199 Linux PC
(2008-01-10 16:45:29) CNET News: "Asus' Eee PC and Everex's CloudBook aren't the only ones pushing down the price of affordable, open-source PCs..."
Mid-Market Heroes: Linux and Outsourcing Help Virgin America Soar
(2008-01-10 17:30:42) bMighty: "The fledgling discount airline is flying high--and saving money--thanks to an IT infrastructure based on open-source apps, inexpensive servers, and outsourcing..."
Becta Promises to Do More to Promote Open Source in UK Schools
(2008-01-10 18:15:37) 451 CAOS Theory: "Becta, the UK government agency responsible for technology in the education sector has promised to do more to promote the use of open source software within schools..."
OLPC America to Launch in 2008
(2008-01-10 19:00:15) InfoWorld: "The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) plans to launch OLPC America in 2008 to distribute the low-cost laptop computers originally aimed at developing nations to needy students in the United States..."
Wither OpenServer, Unixware?
(2008-01-10 19:45:12) Enterprise Unix Roundup: "During the holiday break, a change occurred in the Unix business landscape when The SCO Group announced it would be delisted from the Nasdaq. As of Tuesday afternoon, SCOX is a penny stock sitting at nine cents a share. Quite a fall from its five-year high of $22.29..."
Sharing a Samba File and Print Server Across Subnets, Part 1
(2008-01-10 20:30:02) LinuxPlanet: "It's a common belief that Samba shares cannot be accessed across subnets. But actually Samba can cross subnets. It's easy for Linux hosts, and a bit less easy for Windows clients..."
Ubuntu Tweak Off to a Good Start
(2008-01-10 21:15:20) Linux.com: "For years, discerning Windows users have relied on Tweak UI, a semi-official Microsoft program for system settings not available on the default desktop. Now, in the same tradition and with something of the same name, Ubuntu Tweak offers the same advantage to Ubuntu users..."
Coverity Work Spun Backward
(2008-01-10 22:00:30) Shared Software, Shared Processes: "Coverity is doing what we in the South call the Lord's Work, checking major open source code for common problems, helping make things more secure..."
Why Microsoft Must Control One Laptop Per Child
(2008-01-10 22:45:16) Technocrat: "It's a threat Microsoft can't let stand: the entire third world learning Linux as children, and growing up to use it. And Microsoft is going to get its way..."
The Choice of Linux
(2008-01-10 23:30:05) Red Hat Magazine: "Many people claim that 'Linux is about choice!.' That's a neat phrase, but what does it mean? Does it mean that you should have the ability to twist and turn 400 different knobs on your Linux install...?"
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