News Linux News for May 02, 2008:

Open Source Big Dog: Red Hat or Sun?
(2008-05-02 00:00:52)
The Tao of Open Source...Community...Business: "So my question is simple: Who is the open source big dog...?"

Improving Freedesktop.org Processes
(2008-05-02 00:45:41)
aseigo: "The other day, Vincent Untz requested a git repo to house all freedesktop.org specs. I liked the idea a lot..."

You're A Linux User/Supporter: You Just Don't Know It Yet
(2008-05-02 01:30:46)
Raiden's Realm: "I'd like to start by asking you a series of seemingly unrelated questions. Have you watched Shrek or Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone...?"

A Standards Primer
(2008-05-02 03:00:35)
Once More Unto the Breach: "I have recently had several long discussions about the motivations and machinations that surround the development of technology interoperability standards..."

Upgrade Your Desktop From Mandriva One 2008.0 To Mandriva One 2008.1 (Spring)
(2008-05-02 04:30:42)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to upgrade your desktop from Mandriva One 2008.0 to Mandriva One 2008.1 via online upgrade..."

New SymphonyOne Distro Plays a Different Tune
(2008-05-02 06:00:19)
Linux.com: "After several years of development, SymphonyOS this month released SymphonyOne 2008.1, the first stable version of its distribution..."

KDE 4 Rev 802150: Work in Progress
(2008-05-02 07:30:07)
PolishLinux: "The state of Plasma can be currently described as 'chaotic.' The reason for that is that its API is being refactored which in result makes it almost impossible to use for a regular human being..."

Free Software Magazine: Interview with the Ekiga Developers
(2008-05-02 09:00:07)
"Every single member had something important to say, and the result is an interview that becomes a unique insight into Ekiga, the VoIP world, free software development and team work..."

ZaReason--Ubuntu Laptops and PCs
(2008-05-02 10:30:00)
Socialized Software: "Not just desktops but laptops that have camera's, wi-fi, and support for power management of modern laptops..."

KnowledgeTree Business Model Hits Many a Niche
(2008-05-02 12:00:54)
Linux.com: "These days, effective document management means accessibility from anywhere on the planet, electronic storage, reliable backup, and instant document modification updates..."

Deluded SCO CEO on Witness Stand: "Linux is a Copy of UNIX"
(2008-05-02 13:30:03)
Ars Technica: "McBride attempted to reinforce his argument with analogy. 'When you go to the bookstore and look in the UNIX section, there's books on 'How to Program UNIX' but when you go to the Linux section and look for 'How to Program Linux' you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist...'"

U.K. Standards Body Taken to Court Over OOXML
(2008-05-02 15:00:33)
CNET News: "The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format..."

$100 Laptop Program's New President
(2008-05-02 16:30:49)
MIT Technology Review: "This week, with orders for its laptop having failed to meet expectations--and the plunging dollar driving up the computer's purchase price--the One Laptop per Child program installed a new president..."

Day 3 in Novell v. SCO; and Some Bankruptcy Filings
(2008-05-02 18:00:48)
Groklaw: "Day 3 of the SCO v Novell trial started with SCO's Edward Normand calling William Broderick, SCO's Director of Software Licensing..."

VIA's Open-Source Efforts a Bluff?
(2008-05-02 19:30:16)
Phoronix: "Last month we reported on VIA's new open-source driver efforts that was announced at the LF Austin Summit..."

Mozilla Speaks Out Against the Free But Proprietary Web
(2008-05-02 21:00:59)
The Open Road: "Mozilla Europe's founder Tristan Nitot has no problem with free software. Indeed, his organization has created some of the best of it..."

The Seven/Big/Days/Bang Mashup
(2008-05-02 22:30:03)
Editor's Note: Is it really just about the "suits" vs. the "hobbyists"? Or are these labels simply making things worse?

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