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News Linux News for Jan 11, 2008:
9 Characteristics of Free Software Users
(2008-01-11 01:00:40)
Datamation: "Operating systems come with cultures as much as codebases. I was forcibly reminded of this fact over the holidays when several family members and neighbors press-ganged me into troubleshooting their Windows computers..."
Will Software Businesses Really Move Toward the Middle in '08?
(2008-01-11 02:30:10)
Blue-GNU: "Anne Zelenka recently predicted that software businesses will move from the extreme 'closed' and 'open' licensing models toward the center, what she refers to as 'clopen', or hybrid closed and open licensing models..."
Where's the Shareware?
(2008-01-11 04:00:51)
Linsec.ca Blog: "It seems like, by and large, the Linux crowd is stuck with two: freeware (ala open source) and commercial..."
Migrating from Netscape to Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
(2008-01-11 05:30:41)
Netscape Blog: "Now that we have recommended users adopt Firefox and Thunderbird for their browser and e-mail needs..."
Lovable LUGgable: Support Your Linux User Group
(2008-01-11 07:00:59)
The Linux Distillery: "There's no denying that the widespread growth of Linux was due in part to the raw enthusiasm of advocates meeting together under the broad banner of a 'LUG'--a Linux User Group..."
Tux Untangled: A Gateway Distro That's Easy to Use
(2008-01-11 08:30:01)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "We've been playing with the Untangle Network Gateway for a few months, and we must say: 'well done...'"
gOS Reloaded 2.0 Beta--Is Good OS Really Good Enough to Blast Off?
(2008-01-11 10:00:41)
KnoLinux: "In the past few years, much hype has been placed on the sub $300 desktop, with a company even calling themselves sub300.com..."
Linux Keeps Alexa's Engineers Happy
(2008-01-11 11:30:03)
Linux.com: "Don Whitt, Alexa's vice president of operations, says Alexa, acquired by Amazon.com in 1999, has a long history with open source platforms, including Slackware, FreeBSD, and CentOS..."
KDE 4.0 Released
(2008-01-11 13:00:07)
KDE.org: "The KDE Community is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of KDE 4.0..."
Hardy Alpha 3 Released
(2008-01-11 14:30:43)
Ubuntu: "Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04..."
KDE 4: A New Dawn for the Linux Desktop?
(2008-01-11 16:00:28)
internetnews.com: "With a new visual interface including new themes sounds and effects as well as a semantic file manager, speed and multimedia handling improvements, KDE 4 is a major release for the Linux desktop..."
IE Still Top Dog Over Firefox in Corporate Browser Kennel
(2008-01-11 16:45:39)
Computerworld: "With a new CEO on board and a major update of its Firefox Web browser expected this year, Mozilla Corp. hopes to reinvigorate its campaign to pull users away from Microsoft Corp.'s still-dominant Internet Explorer software..."
Parallels Server Virtualises Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
(2008-01-11 17:30:26)
iTWire: "SWsoft claims its Parallels Server virtualisation product, now in private beta, is the first of its kind to run on Apple hardware and to run multiple copies of Mac OS X Server..."
Four Tricks Companies Use to Feign Openness
(2008-01-11 19:00:33)
Epicenter: "However, one could argue that the current fad of openness is little more than a Trojan horse. Take for instance these four tricks companies recently employed to convince us of their openness..."
Utah Bench Trial Set for April 29 in SCO v. Novell
(2008-01-11 20:30:37)
Groklaw: "So four days. Make your plans. Get your plane tickets. This is center ring in the Big Tent..."
Apache Developers Invited to Redmond
(2008-01-11 21:15:52)
Open Source at Microsoft: "I would like to extend an official invitation to the Apache Software Foundation to participate in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Labs here in Redmond..."
Here Come the Open Source IPOs
(2008-01-11 22:00:56)
451 CAOS Theory: "Fortune magazine has published a list of its hot IPO tips for 2008. Three out of the five--MySQL, Ingres and SugarCRM--are open source companies, while another--Parallels--is an open source project sponsor..."
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Alpha 2 "Neottia" Released
(2008-01-11 22:45:08)
Mandriva: "The second alpha, codenamed Neottia, for Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (2008.1) is now available..."
Consumer Darwinism and the Rise of FOSS
(2008-01-11 23:30:01)
Editor's Note: Consumers are waking up from a 20-year cycle of marketing to discover what they really want from technology. Which is a certain company's worst nightmare.
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