News Linux News for Apr 04, 2008:

Code Modification: The Open Source Database Straw Man
(2008-04-04 00:00:32)
451 CAOS Theory: "It is interesting to read RedmondDeveloper News's take on Oracle's attitude to open source this morning..."

PenguinPolitik: Only Ballmer Could Go to Linux
(2008-04-04 01:30:48)
Between the Lines: "Some of my esteemed industry colleagues feel that Microsoft is never to be trusted, that they are a snake in the grass and a dangerous aggressor, and they are out to crush anyone who opposes them at any cost..."

Linux: Too Much of a Good Thing?
(2008-04-04 03:00:23)
Open...: "The transformation of the Linux Foundation from a rather sleepy, peripheral player into one of the main voices for open source has been fascinating to watch..."

It's Time to Learn Scheme
(2008-04-04 04:30:20)
Linux.com: "Have you ever peeked into one of those bazillion .el files in your Emacs installation's lisp folder and wondered what it meant..."

Learn Git in an Hour with PeepCode's Git Screencast
(2008-04-04 06:00:39)
LinuxWorld: "I like screencasts. A well-made screencast can explain complex concepts more effectively than a written document..."

Beyond Synaptic--Using apt for Better Package Management
(2008-04-04 07:30:09)
Free Software Magazine: "I'll start with a brief history lesson. The 'Advanced packaging tool' was introduced in 1998 and first included in a Debian release (2.1 or slink) in 1999..."

Will a Little Openness Solve Your Web Identity Crisis?
(2008-04-04 09:00:25)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "'Identity Management' for the Internet is a long-unrealized dream; a centralized magic single sign-on for the whole Internet..."

Phoronix Test Suite Released
(2008-04-04 10:30:12)
Phoronix: "Back in early February we announced that we were in the process of formalizing and releasing our internal test tools as a platform for facilitating easy to use, accurate, and reproducible Linux benchmarks..."

Vyatta 10 Gigabit Open Router Throws Down Gauntlet for Cisco
(2008-04-04 12:00:47)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "Vyatta Inc... reported recently that its beta version 4 router software achieved a 10 gigabit throughput, nearly 10 times the scalability of version 3..."

Open Source Pioneer Levanta Goes Out of Business?
(2008-04-04 12:45:27)
Enterprise Linux Log: "At Levanta's offices, no one is answering the phones, and a press release has yet to be issued..."

Intel MID Shuns Microsoft, Taps Linux
(2008-04-04 13:30:43)
CNET News: "At the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai this week the buzz was the Atom processor, the mobile Internet Device, and Linux. And what wasn't buzzing? Microsoft..."

Dave Cameron Pledges to Open Source UK.gov
(2008-04-04 15:00:16)
Channel Register: "David Cameron embraced Linux, open source and bottoms-up decision-making today as he detailed his vision of a Tory innovation policy in a speech at the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts..."

SpikeSource Goes Mixed Source
(2008-04-04 16:30:54)
451 CAOS Theory: "SpikeSource CEO Kim Polese was hinting at a new direction for the former open source stack and services provider at OSBC, and the latest announcement indicates that it involves more of a focus on proprietary and 'hybrid software solutions...'"

Red Hat Gets Into the Fast Lane
(2008-04-04 18:00:26)
iTWire: "Not to say that the man who's been managing Red Hat's affairs in Australia and New Zealand for nearly two years has sounded disconsolate at any time when I've spoken to him..."

XP Home Lives, and So Does Linux, on UMPCs
(2008-04-04 19:30:08)
eWeek: "When I thought Microsoft was going to extend XP's lifetime to better slug it out with Linux on Ultra Mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices, I was afraid Linux was going to have to fight hard for the low-end of the desktop..."

Microsoft & Linux: At What Point Is It Cheaper to Just Buy Novell?
(2008-04-04 21:00:09)
Java Developer's Journal: "Instead of migrating all the tried and tested Yahoo! services over to a Windows server infrastructure, wouldn't it be simpler to establish Microsoft Linux through the acquisition of Novell...?"

Fly the Linux Skies
(2008-04-04 22:30:40)
Editor's Note: How many Linux desktops are there? It's like flying on a cloudy day... before GPS was around.

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