News Linux News for Apr 02, 2008:

Is Microsoft Really Any More Trustworthy?
(2008-04-02 00:00:09)
Linux-Watch: "Lately, Microsoft has been trying really, really hard to appear as open source's best friend. All I can say is: 'With friends like these, who needs enemies...?'"

In Praise of Journalistic Scum
(2008-04-02 01:30:04)
Computerworld UK: "But there's also a big downside to this approach, as the latest interview shows..."

Linux Wins The Security Showdown! Now What?
(2008-04-02 03:00:06)
InformationWeek: "So now that Ubuntu Linux was 'last man standing' in the PWN to OWN contest at CanSecWest, does this mean open source has it all over the competition when it comes to security...?"

How To Install The Openbravo ERP On Debian Etch
(2008-04-02 04:30:38)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to set up Openbravo ERP (enterprise management system) on Debian Etch..."

Comparing UBIFS And LogFS
(2008-04-02 07:30:48)
KernelTrap: "'Ubi scales linearly, as it does a large scan at init time. It is still reasonably fast, as it reads just a few bytes worth of header per block...'"

Using Your Linux Box for Volunteer Computing
(2008-04-02 09:00:25)
Linux.com: "You can do your part to help tackle such global issues as disease control and climate prediction simply by volunteering your computer's resources to solve complex computational problems..."

Twitter Clients for Linux
(2008-04-02 10:30:33)
fsckin w/linux: "I would venture to say that I'm enjoying my time spent on Twitter. I've been using it as sort of a micro-blog that lets me connect with friends I've made on this site and keep my pulse on the collective tech industry..."

Happy Run Some Old Web Browsers Day!
(2008-04-02 12:00:30)
jwz: "In honor of the ten year anniversary of the Mozilla project, home.mcom.com, the Internet Web Site of the Mosaic Communications Corporation, is now back online..."

OOXML Formally Approved, Pending Appeals; But at What Cost?
(2008-04-02 12:45:01)
Roundup: The not-unexpected news that OOXML is now approved as an ISO standard. But ConsortiumInfo highlights a possible delay through appeals, and InfoWorld examines how this will appear to the ongoing EU anti-trust investigation of Microsoft. Articles within.

Linux 2.6.25-rc8 [Released]
(2008-04-02 13:30:46)
LKML.org: "No cute April 1st shenanigans, just a regular -rc release that happened to come up today because I was waiting for the input layer oops-fixes to be ready and tested..."

Wall Street Still Likes Linux, But for New Reasons
(2008-04-02 14:15:26)
BetaNews: "A few years ago, financial services firms tended to point to low cost and customizability of components as their major reasons for turning to Linux and open source..."

2008.0_beta1 Unleashed. No Joke
(2008-04-02 15:00:52)
Gentoo Linux: "When we said 'soon,' even we didn't realize how soon it would be. 2008.0_beta1 is here..."

Hackers Give Linux an Easy Ride
(2008-04-02 15:45:56)
Computerworld UK: "It was lack of interest in Linux rather than the operating system's inherent security that left an Ubuntu laptop unbreached in a hacking contest, said the security expert who oversaw the contest..."

Burst of Low-End Pcs Could Boost Linux
(2008-04-02 16:30:47)
USA Today: "Now Linux has a chance to finally crack Microsoft's hold on computing's most visible domain--mainstream PCs--because of the rise of innovative, inexpensive machines..."

Tracking Open Source in Mobile Handset Market
(2008-04-02 17:15:14)
internetnews.com: "For more than a few reasons, open source mobile operating systems based on the Linux kernel may have a significant impact on future product development..."

Gartner Report Forecasts Bad News, Good News for Open Source
(2008-04-02 18:00:13)
ZDNet: "The Gartner Group has released a preview of a forthcoming report, The State Of Open Source 2008, that contains both good news and bad news for open source..."

OpenOffice May Support OOXML
(2008-04-02 18:45:44)
ZDNet UK: "OpenOffice may support Microsoft's Office Open XML standard in future, but the organisation behind the open source productivity suite anticipates that everyone including Microsoft will have 'difficulty' in making the format work..."

LPI to Offer Security Training with LPIC-3 Certification
(2008-04-02 19:30:51)
Linux-Watch: "There are Linux certifications, such as the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer). There are security certifications, like the CCSP (Cisco Certified Security Professional)..."

Congrats to the OOXML Team!
(2008-04-02 21:00:43)
Hoosier Penguin: "...I also wonder if the preliminary approval of OOXML as an ISO standard might not be the biggest gift to Linux and Open Software... ever..."

Q: Who Really Creates Linux? A: The Enterprise
(2008-04-02 22:30:52)
Linux-Watch: "Some people are still under the delusion that Linux is written by unwashed hackers living in their parents' basements whose only social life is playing D&D and having flame wars over IRC.."

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