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Linux News for Feb 28, 2008
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Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched (Feb 28, 2008, 23:30)
The Fridge: "Today a new feedback site is
launched at brainstorm.ubuntu.com that will make it easier for
users of Ubuntu to suggests ideas for improvements..."
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Fedora Update Ready For Distribution? (Feb 28, 2008, 22:00)
internetnews.com: "As the new leader takes the
helm, Fedora 9 unveils FreeIPA and a plethora of new
features..."
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Kubuntu-KDE4 Hardy Alpha Released (Feb 28, 2008, 20:30)
Kubuntu: "There will be two editions of Kubuntu
with the 8.04 release, a commercially supported KDE 3 edition and a
community supported KDE 4 edition..."
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IBM Amends POS Focus, Opens Its Cash Registers to Version of Windows (Feb 28, 2008, 19:45)
Computerworld: "Point-of-sale leader embraces
Microsoft's WEPOS software as alternative to Linux..."
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Sun's Source Code Donation Met With Skepticism (Feb 28, 2008, 19:00)
internetnews.com: "Sun is donating the source
code for the Sun StorageTek 5800 system to the OpenSolaris storage
and Java.net communities..."
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Ubuntu Mobile Takes on Apple Touch Interface (Feb 28, 2008, 17:30)
electronista: "Its first Linux variant aimed at
handhelds, the software is tailored for the Mobile Internet Devices
expected to launch in spring based on Intel's Silverthorne
technology..."
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Swiss Canton Solothurn Migrating 2000 Desktops to Debian GNU/Linux (Feb 28, 2008, 16:45)
Debian Times: "The IT adminstration of the
Swiss canton Solothurn will conclude the 2000 desktop migration to
Debian GNU/Linux by the end of 2008..."
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Confusion, Standards, and OpenXML (Feb 28, 2008, 16:00)
Durusau: "A preliminary response to Updegrove's
apocalyptic vision concerning OpenXML..."
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The City of Vienna & Open Source: A Fuzzy-Logic Story (Feb 28, 2008, 14:30)
CognitiveCombine: "No, you don't wait for the
results of the study, instead you decide to spend 7.600.000 Euro
prematurely in order to buy, no it's not April yet, Windows Vista
licences..."
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Best Buy Sells Linux (Feb 28, 2008, 13:45)
LinuxHow2: "Add another once Windows-only PC
distributor to the Linux hit list..." Story updated to reflect
original source.
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Red Hat Competes in Crowded Market (Feb 28, 2008, 13:00)
Datamation: "But even a quick look at the
burgeoning Linux market reveals that Red Hat faces a crowd of
competitive threats. A competitor lurks behind every server..."
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NVIDIA 169.12 Linux Display Driver (Feb 28, 2008, 11:30)
Phoronix: "We know NVIDIA has been working on a
new Linux display driver release, with the GeForce 9 series having
been introduced just this past week, and today a new driver release
has arrived for Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD..."
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Notebook Review: The Zonbu Zonbook (Feb 28, 2008, 10:00)
Wi-Fi Planet: "The name conjures up (at least
to us) images of some kind of evil galactic overlord, but
fortunately Zonbu is not here to enslave us, but to offer
freedom..."
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10 Slick Linux Desktops, and How To Make Them (Feb 28, 2008, 08:30)
Royal HeHe2-ness: "So you thought Vista's
desktop looked slick? Or the latest Leopard desktop is coolest
thing after sliced bread? Well you probably haven't been properly
exposed to Linux's customizability..."
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Using "shred" to Securely Delete Files (Feb 28, 2008, 07:00)
BeginLinux: "When you use the 'rm' utility, you
may think that you're deleting a file, but you're not..."
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Use Kaffeine to Receive Free-to-Air TV on Your Linux Box (Feb 28, 2008, 05:30)
Linux.com: "Free-to-air ethnic television in a
variety of languages beamed from satellite straight to your Linux
PC? No problem--here's how.
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Sony Leery of the Eee PC? (Feb 28, 2008, 04:00)
CNET News: "As a computer, the Eee PC from Asus
is intended to be the opposite of intimidating--it's made for
children after all. But its potential as a market force is
apparently giving chills to its larger industry peers..."
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Promotion and Celebrity (Feb 28, 2008, 02:30)
LUGRadio: "...Jono Bacon, Stuart Langridge,
Chris Proctor and Adam Sweet discuss whether there is any
difference between Open Source heroes and the rest of us..."
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Microsoft's Open Premise: The License Compatibility (Feb 28, 2008, 01:00)
Grigor Gatchev--A Weblog: "It is falling short
of the freedom we are used to, but is a step in the right
direction. Unless it is a part of some sinister plan, we should
commend Microsoft for it..."
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