News Linux News for Feb 08, 2008:

Avoiding the Great Open-Source Blunder
(2008-02-08 01:00:04)
Computerworld: "Let me get right to the point: The time is now for open-source offerings to get their collective act together..."

Why Vista Is Not 'The Best Argument For Linux'
(2008-02-08 02:30:26)
InformationWeek: "I've seen a number of people argue that Windows Vista, in all of its bloat and cost and lateness to market, is the best argument for switching to Linux..."

Top 25 Linux Games for 2008
(2008-02-08 04:00:03)
WHDb: "So, why waste your time and money on proprietary games when so many great Linux games are available...?"

Mandriva Directory Server On Debian Etch
(2008-02-08 05:30:57)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to set up the Mandriva Directory Server (MDS) on Debian Etch..."

Virtualization Benefits Linux, Unix Adoption; Potentially Harmful to Windows
(2008-02-08 07:00:46)
SearchServerVirtualization: "Like dinosaurs in their time, the monolithic, commercial operating systems (OSes) have ruled their world for an age..."

Moving My Mother Over to Linux
(2008-02-08 08:30:22)
Linux.com: "To save money, I cobbled together a computer for my mother out of cast-offs left over from my own upgrades..."

An Interview with Haiku
(2008-02-08 10:00:13)
SCALE: "The project started as OpenBeos. The change to Haiku was in 2004..."

Fie on Photoshop: Krita, the Real Photoshop Killer
(2008-02-08 11:30:42)
LinuxPlanet: "Two weeks ago we learned why Gimp, even though it is a superior cross-platform image-editing application, is not a 'Photoshop Killer.' I'm not fond of lurid headlines, but if I were to nominate a 'Photoshop Killer' I pick Krita..."

Zvents Releases Open-Source Cluster Database
(2008-02-08 13:00:44)
LinuxWorld: "Event search firm Zvents is releasing a massively parallel database server, based on a published Google design, as an open source project..."

State of Open Source Message: A New Decade For Open Source
(2008-02-08 13:45:01)
Perens.com: "And that brings me to our first mistake: for a time, there was a conflict between Open Source and Free Software evangelism..."

Announcing openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 2
(2008-02-08 14:30:00)
openSUSE: "Only three weeks after Alpha1, we're glad to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 2..."

Open Source Gets a Wall Street Boost
(2008-02-08 16:00:40)
eWeek: "The commoditization of equity trades is giving Web 2.0 open-source investment platforms a chance to win converts..."

OpenID Gets Star Power
(2008-02-08 17:30:03)
internetnews.com: "With Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, IBM and VeriSign joining its board, the notion of an online universal identifier doesn't look like a pipe dream any more..."

EU: Microsoft Pushing Too Hard for OOXML?
(2008-02-08 18:15:48)
Roundup: The European Union has launched an investigation into the tactics Microsoft has used to get its OpenXML format recognized as a standard. News, analysis within.

Vista, Leopard and Linux Square Off in Hacking Contest
(2008-02-08 19:00:22)
Wired: "Will the most secure OS please stand up? Mac OS X, Windows Vista, and Linux are set to go head-to-head in a 'ethical' hacking contest to determine which system is more secure..."

Microsoft Upbeat about Windows on the OLPC's XO
(2008-02-08 20:30:28)
eWeek: "The company is conducting field trials to ensure the OS can work well with the low-priced PC..."

Cobra Language Slithering to Open Source
(2008-02-08 22:00:34)
InfoWorld: "Cobra, a .Net-based programming language, is being readied for open source release as an all-in-one solution to address multiple needs in software development..."

The Year of the Open Source Desktop
(2008-02-08 23:30:01)
Editor's Note: Interoperability is on my mind again this tax season. A big change on the cross-platform horizon may change the interop game forever.

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