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News Linux News for Mar 05, 2008:
The $100 Headache
(2008-03-05 00:15:29)
Popular Science: "Amid delays and feuds, the One Laptop Per Child program is picking up the pieces..."
Do Linux Users Care About Freedom?
(2008-03-05 01:00:33)
Bytesfree: "I'm torn by this argument, because I can see both sides of this. On one hand, it is true that fewer Linux and FLOSS users today care about the 'free' in Free Software, and I lament this occurrence..."
The Asus Eee PC Effect Just Got Bigger
(2008-03-05 01:45:30)
Computerworld UK: "I am of the view that the Asus Eee PC represents both a new class of ultraportable, ultra low-cost computers, and a huge opportunity for GNU/Linux..."
Penguins? In the Iditarod? Microsoft Gets Served, by Linux
(2008-03-05 02:30:47)
Linux Journal: "This year's Iditarod race is a bit different from past seasons. Oh sure, there are many of the same things going on, like dogs, sleds, snow, and mushing--but this year there's also GPS enabled tracking..."
Ten Steps Needed for Fiery Desktop Linux Adoption
(2008-03-05 03:15:31)
Datamation: "With each passing month, I find one article after another claiming to have the magic formula needed for desktop Linux to see significant gains. But to me, this feels a lot like putting the carriage before the horse..."
The Rise and Rise of Mozilla
(2008-03-05 04:00:21)
Computerworld UK: "Less well known is the way that Mozilla the organisation has turned from a rather desperate and leaky lifeboat for the open-sourced Netscape Navigator code into a mighty battleship blasting hither and thither against outposts of proprietary software..."
Messiness is Better
(2008-03-05 04:45:38)
Off the Wall: "Every few months or so, someone blogs that free software would be more popular if it had fewer applications in each category..."
MPI Benchmarks on Intel Multi-core
(2008-03-05 05:30:17)
ClusterMonkey: "In particular, I am most interested in how multi-core and MPI play in the HPC space. There is plenty to discuss, but for some interesting benchmark numbers, read on..."
Manage a Linux RAID 10 Storage Server
(2008-03-05 07:00:59)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "Today we'll learn how to monitor, maintain, and make changes in our RAID 10 array. We'll make it bigger, smaller, safely test failure recovery, and set up monitoring and failure notifications..."
Linux Server Administration
(2008-03-05 08:30:51)
Linux+ Magazine: "In this article I share some of the basics of setting up a Linux firewall using the iptables tool. It's important to note that configuring firewalls is slightly different depending on which flavour you use..."
NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 512MB
(2008-03-05 09:15:36)
Phoronix: "Workstation GPUs are not our main focus at Phoronix, but with the increasing use of Linux on workstation systems, we will be starting to look at professional graphics products this month and likely more of them in the future..."
Latest Slax Release Needs More Time in the Oven
(2008-03-05 10:00:27)
Linux.com: "Slax, a Slackware-based modular Linux distribution, released version 6.0 last month. This release brings a new tar install format along with a new donation request, but also includes some noticeable bugs..."
My Thoughts on Slackware 12.0
(2008-03-05 10:45:15)
Raiden's Realm: "I had always avoided Slackware because of its reputation for being very difficult to install and configure. I am not a computer professional, so possess the knowledge of a typical user. I just want things to work..."
Kernel Space: Merging Drivers Early
(2008-03-05 11:30:17)
LinuxWorld: "Drivers tend to be a world unto themselves, with bugs only affecting a subset--often a tiny subset--of kernel users..."
The LinuxSampler Project
(2008-03-05 11:30:53)
Linux Journal: "This week we'll look at what's been going on recently with LinuxSampler, a very cool software audio sampler..."
Paylocity Saves Money Developing on Linux
(2008-03-05 12:15:27)
Linux.com: "Paylocity provides payroll and human resources outsourcing services for companies that don't want the burden of performing those functions in house..."
Open Source in Schools Could Save the Taxpayer Billions
(2008-03-05 13:00:04)
Computerworld UK: "Since this study we have seen the emergence of the new breed of ultra-portable Linux-based computers aimed squarely at the education sector and the inexorable build of Web 2 services such as Google Apps..."
"$5 iPod" Follows in $100 Laptop Tradition
(2008-03-05 13:45:50)
LinuxDevices: "A Seattle-based nonprofit organization called Literacy Bridge hopes to create a low-cost audio player for the developing world..."
Samba 4 Hits Alpha Status, But 2008 Release Unlikely
(2008-03-05 14:30:35)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "Are you curious about Samba 4, the ambitious new version of the open source program that provides an interface between Linux and Unix print and file servers and Microsoft Windows clients...?"
IBM Abandons solidDB for MySQL
(2008-03-05 15:15:10)
451 CAOS Theory: "As Dhiren Patel, community relations manager writes: 'This in-memory technology, and not Solid's open source offering, was the key driver behind IBM's acquisition...'"
GNOME Foundation and Mozilla Foundation Join Forces
(2008-03-05 16:00:20)
GNOME.org: "The GNOME Foundation and the Mozilla Foundation announced today that they will increase their collaboration to improve developer support and user experience of desktop applications on GNU/Linux and other free software systems..."
Malaysia Standards Says Most of Their Technical Concerns Unresolved at BRM...
(2008-03-05 16:45:23)
Groklaw: "They were there. And they contradict the stories being put out by those in charge and by Microsoft..."
South America Warms to Open Source
(2008-03-05 17:30:36)
Argentina Discovery: "The trend to Open Source in South America seems to be stronger than it is anywhere else. Almost all governments there seem to be setting an Open Source agenda..." [Link repaired. -ed]
RepRap: An Open Source 3D Printer for the Masses
(2008-03-05 18:15:44)
ComputerWorld Australia: "Project founder on making self-replication technology affordable through open source hardware and software..."
Boffin Stacks 16 PS3s to Simulate Black Hole Collisions
(2008-03-05 19:00:31)
Register Hardware: "Khanna now owns a total of 16 PS3 consoles, all linked together to provide the same computing power as a 400-node [Linux] supercomputer..."
Dispelling the Mystery of Android
(2008-03-05 19:45:16)
LinuxInsider: "To long-time promoters of mobile Linux, Google's announcement of Android marked a critical market inflection point..."
Athens Schools Promote 'Open Source' Computing
(2008-03-05 20:30:37)
Battle Creek Enquirer: "Athens Area Schools is spreading its wisdom on the use of open source computer technology to educators around the state..."
Linux 2.6.25-rc4 [Released]
(2008-03-05 21:00:44)
LKML: "It's a few days late, but I was waiting for some updates for some of the most annoying regressions until releasing it, so the end result is hopefully more useful as a result..."
ISO Statement on the BRM: Public Stay Out
(2008-03-05 21:30:16)
Groklaw: "The BRM was not intended to be a public event but followed the orderly and inclusive process of ISO and IEC. With the BRM review completed, it is now up to national bodies to determine whether approval of ISO/IEC DIS 29500 is warranted..."
Red Hat Expands Legal Firepower
(2008-03-05 22:00:44)
internetnews.com: "The hires could be a sign that the Linux vendor is gearing up for intellectual-property challenges ahead..."
Novell Execs Talk Microsoft Interop Announcement
(2008-03-05 22:30:18)
LinuxWorld: "...[B]ut questions during the press conference at Cebit in Hanover, Germany, focused more on Microsoft's recent, high-profile pledge to improve interoperability and shore up its relationship with the open source community..."
AOL Opens AIM for Open Source
(2008-03-05 23:00:59)
internetnews.com: "Effort to win hearts and minds in open source community heats up with latest release..."
Does the Open-Source Development Model Work for Business Users?
(2008-03-05 23:30:07)
Computerworld: "Carefully choosing between community-supported and enterprise versions is key, they say..."
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