News Linux News for Feb 07, 2008:

Open Source Software and the Future of the World
(2008-02-07 01:00:18)
The Linux Distillery: "Torvald's comments are therefore unsurprising, and are consistent with his own work. However, what he goes on to say is definitely insightful..."

Could Oracle Crash Sun's ZFS Party
(2008-02-07 02:30:00)
g.campbell: "However Oracle it seems will be the unlikely hero, as it's skunkworks develop a next generation Linux Filesystem named Btrfs..."

Using Ubuntu to Bust Movie Pirates: Fair or Not?
(2008-02-07 04:00:40)
OSWeekly: "I will do one better--if you do not use a Firewall and a VPN on what is largely considered a non-private network (coffee shop or college campus, for instance), you are basically inviting anyone to examine your network traffic closely..."

Using Xen for High Availability Clusters
(2008-02-07 05:30:33)
ONLamp: "The idea of using virtual machines to build high available clusters is not new. Some software companies claim that virtualization is the answer to your HA problems, off course that's not true..."

In Latest Release, Nmap Looks Better than Ever
(2008-02-07 07:00:11)
Linux.com: "December's release of Nmap 4.50 marked the popular port-scanning tool's tenth anniversary..."

WordPress Automatic Updater Plug-in
(2008-02-07 08:30:55)
Socialized Software: "WordPress put out an urgent security release today. If you are using an older version of WordPress you should consider upgrading to version 2.3.3 as soon as possible..."

Configuring Xen HA with Heartbeat for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
(2008-02-07 10:00:08)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "If just one server goes down, essential services don't have to shut down, too. Linux administrators can keep those services up all the time by setting up a Heartbeat cluster on Linux..."

Kernel Space: Avoiding the OOM Killer with mem_notify
(2008-02-07 10:45:03)
LinuxWorld: "Having applications that use up all the available memory can be a fairly painful experience..."

kgdb, To Merge Or Not To Merge
(2008-02-07 11:30:28)
KernelTrap: "It was recently pointed out that most of the x86 architecture patches had been merged into the mainline 2.6.25 kernel, except for the kgdb patches..."

Interview with Bob Gobeille, HP Fossology
(2008-02-07 12:15:58)
SCALE: "HP recently released 2 projects, FOSSBazar and FOSSology, which have been generating a lot of discussion in the Open Source community..."

OSS Project Scoops Multilingualism Award
(2008-02-07 13:00:09)
Tectonic: "...Translate.org.za was awarded the coveted Pan South African Language Board award for its contribution to multilingualism and nation building over the past decade..."

Novell: Ready to Buy
(2008-02-07 13:45:14)
BusinessWeek: "Now, having stemmed a multiyear revenue decline and beefed up its balance sheet, Novell plans to start acquiring smaller software companies in a quest for growth..."

Getting Closer: Firefox 3 Beta 3 to be Out Feb 11, Beta 4 Planned for Feb 26
(2008-02-07 14:30:10)
ZDNet: "With that, it appears Firefox 3 will be released in early 2008 as planned, although no exact date has been announced..."

Canonical Distributes Parallels via Desktop Update
(2008-02-07 15:15:12)
CNET News: "Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, will on Thursday begin making commercial applications available to Ubuntu users directly through the desktop, in a step designed to simplify software installation..."

One Laptop Per New York City Middle School Student
(2008-02-07 16:00:31)
One Laptop Per Child News: "One Laptop Per Child may have pilot projects in many schools worldwide, but the newest program has my rapt attention..."

If Torvalds Quit Linux Would Anyone Notice?
(2008-02-07 16:45:35)
ZDNet Australia: "If Linus Torvalds stepped away from his position as coordinator of the Linux kernel, it is unlikely many people would notice, according to the man himself..." [Flash video]

Cinelerra Community Forks the Video Editor
(2008-02-07 17:30:20)
Linux.com: "The community surrounding Cinelerra, one of the premier non-linear video editors for Linux, has decided to strike off in its own direction and rewrite Cinelerra under a new codebase..."

Btrfs 0.12, Performance Improvements
(2008-02-07 18:15:08)
KernelTrap: "Btrfs was first announced in June of 2007, as an alpha-quality filesystem offering checksumming of all files and metadata..."

Well-Appointed Darkstar Linux Has a Dark Side
(2008-02-07 19:00:32)
Linux.com: "For a desktop-oriented distro with its first release in 2004, Darkstar Linux has a lot of scope for improvement; its rock-solid performance and range of applications is overshadowed by its poor hardware skills..."

Why MySQL Sold Out
(2008-02-07 19:45:23)
451 CAOS Theory: "It's good to see MySQL's CEO, Marten Mickos, explaining his reasons for abandoning the company's IPO in favor of being acquired by Sun..."

A Microsoft Secret Plan for Yahoo's Open Source?
(2008-02-07 20:30:51)
InteropNews: "One of the most surprising things about Microsoft's bid for Yahoo is that if successful it will make Microsoft one of the two or three largest users of open source software in the world..."

The Seven Largest Open Source Deals Ever
(2008-02-07 21:15:06)
Royal Pingdom: "In light of the MySQL acquisition, we decided to find the largest deals in open source history..."

OOXML-ODF: The Harmonization Hope Chest
(2008-02-07 22:00:47)
Orcmid's Lair: "Brian Jones has reported that there is a great deal of interest in harmonization of ODF and OOXML in some way..."

A New User Guide to Linux Communities
(2008-02-07 23:30:59)
Yet Another Linux Blog: "Now that you've chosen, installed, and are using Linux there are a few things you should keep in mind as you learn the ropes of your new system..."

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