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News Linux News for Mar 07, 2008:
Is Cittio Ripping Off the OpenNMS Community?
(2008-03-07 01:00:38) The Open Road: "There are a lot of allegations flying around relative to Cittio's (allegedly improper) use of the OpenNMS code without contributing code back, in apparent violation of the GPL..."
Anatomy of the Irrational Microsoft User Response
(2008-03-07 02:30:22) foobar: "Advocating free and open source software often will go hand in hand with pointing out issues or problems with particular Microsoft strategies..."
Open Source Contribution Standard
(2008-03-07 04:00:08) silentk::cbx33: "Why not setup a small organisation that looks at the documentation available to volunteers or communities and awards the open source project a compliance standard. What does it mean for the project...?"
Monitoring Multiple Systems With munin (Debian Etch)
(2008-03-07 05:30:09) HowtoForge: "In this article I will describe how you can monitor multiple systems with munin. munin produces nifty little graphics about nearly every aspect of your server..."
Better Linux Sound Managment With ALSA, Part 2
(2008-03-07 07:00:30) LinuxPlanet: "Last week we learned how to configure soundcards for playback with ALSA.."
Open Source Without Tears
(2008-03-07 08:30:55) bMighty: "...[T]he process of finding the right open-source app to meet your business needs can be a royal pain in the butt--unless, that is, you know where to begin your open-source software hunt..."
Nero Linux Moves Ahead with HD DVD, Blu-Ray Support
(2008-03-07 10:00:44) BetaNews: "During the CeBIT computer show in Hannover, Germany, Nero announced plans to launch Nero Linux 3.5, which now promises to run on Linux subnotebooks with smaller screen resolutions.
Choose the DVD Ripper That's Right for You
(2008-03-07 11:30:15) Linux.com: "Linux is sometimes belittled for having inferior applications, but that's simply not the case. Take DVD rippers, for example--a plethora of them work on Linux machines. With so many to choose from, which is the best...?"
Linux Tablet Vendor Pledges Silverlight Support
(2008-03-07 13:00:52) LinuxDevices: "The Finnish mobile-phone giant will add Silverlight support to Symbian S60 smartphones, Series 40 devices, and Linux-based Nokia Internet tablets, it said..."
OpenOffice.org Goes to LGPLv3
(2008-03-07 14:30:04) Sun Mink: "You may recall that a team from Sun devoted a great deal of time to the process of drafting the GPLv3..."
MIX--Novell's de Icaza Criticizes Microsoft Patent Deal
(2008-03-07 16:00:57) LinuxWorld: "Open-source pioneer and Novell Vice President Miguel de Icaza Thursday for the first time publicly slammed his company's cross-patent licensing agreement with Microsoft..."
Microsoft Releases Updated Office-OpenOffice XML Translator...
(2008-03-07 17:30:57) ZDNet: "Microsoft today launched an update of its OpenXML and ODF translator for its Excel and Powerpoint applications and pledged to keep churning out more documentation to enable interoperability--and more patents to protect that IP..."
Red Hat Branding Police Outlaws RHEL
(2008-03-07 19:00:33) 451 CAOS Theory: "I just noticed an article from last month's Red Hat Magazine that states: 'It is never correct to abbreviate 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux' as 'RHEL'...'"
Australia Stalls OOXML Vote as NZ Scratches Head
(2008-03-07 20:30:05) ZDNet Australia: "...Australia and New Zealand's representatives are keeping their cards close to their chests on which way they will vote..."
OLPC Computers on their Way to Birmingham, Ala.
(2008-03-07 22:00:15) DesktopLinux: "Anyone who has thought that, as nice as the Linux-powered One Laptop Per Child computers are for the target market of third-world children, they'd also make a lot of sense for U.S. kids too, is in good company..."
Teach Your Children Well
(2008-03-07 23:30:33) Editor's Note: "It's not just watching the parents and listening to what they say. It's picking up on our values, too..."
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