News Linux News for Jun 09, 2008:

How To Repair MySQL Replication
(2008-06-09 04:30:31)
HowtoForge: "If you have set up MySQL replication, you probably know this problem: sometimes there are invalid MySQL queries which cause the replication to not work anymore..."

Piped Variable Scoping In The Linux Or Unix Shell
(2008-06-09 06:00:58)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today we're going to look at variable scoping within a piped-while-loop in a few Linux and Unix shells..."

A Utility for Sending Complex Email Messages from the Command Line
(2008-06-09 07:30:00)
Linux.com: "When the need arises to send email from the command line, many folks first think of the mail(1) command..."

AMD Talks About Stream SDK On Linux
(2008-06-09 09:00:49)
Phoronix: "Late last month AMD had announced the release of the Stream SDK for Linux. This Stream SDK brings support for the CAL and Brook+ libraries on Linux..."

Review: The Linux Powered Nokia N810 Internet Tablet
(2008-06-09 10:30:19)
"For many years people have been looking for a simple and efficient way to take the internet with them. First there was laptops, but those were too big..."

Where's the Ubuntu Server Push?
(2008-06-09 12:00:02)
Works With U: "It's far too early to press the panic button. But anecdotal evidence is mounting that Canonical's server push hasn't gained much momentum..."

Hans Reiser Offers To Lead Cops to Nina's Body
(2008-06-09 12:30:33)
Threat Level: "Hans Reiser, the Linux programmer facing a mandatory 25-to life term for killing his wife, might disclose the location of Nina Reiser's body in exchange for a reduced term, Alameda County District Attorney Thomas Orloff told Threat Level on Friday..."

Microsoft Apologizes to Open Source Initiative for Policy Violation
(2008-06-09 13:00:16)
All About Microsoft: "After outcry from various constituencies over the past couple of days, Microsoft has pulled from its CodePlex site its Sandcastle project for failure to comply with the terms and conditions required in order to be qualify as bona-fide open source..."

The 10th Anniversary of Mandriva
(2008-06-09 13:30:48)
adamw's very own blog: "In these 10 years, the company has introduced several innovations in the world of free software and its distribution is one of the world's most popular..."

Open Sesame
(2008-06-09 14:00:57)
The Economist: "Consumer devices: Revealing the underlying technical details of electronic gadgets can have many benefits, for both users and manufacturers..."

Linux Captures the 'Green' Flag, Beats Windows 2008 Power-Saving Measures
(2008-06-09 14:30:01)
Network World: "Ensuring your servers stamp as small a carbon footprint as possible on the earth and in your data center can encompass everything from making sure they are shipped in recyclable packaging to hiring an analyst who can predict the total life-cycle environmental impact..."

Eyeballs Needed for ODF
(2008-06-09 15:00:30)
Groklaw: "There is an announcement just posted about OASIS opening a new discussion list for members and nonmembers to discuss a proposal to form a new technical committee to help out with 'ODF Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance...'"

Who Will Rule The New Internet?
(2008-06-09 15:30:29)
Time: "In the computer industry, IBM dominated the first commercial platform with its expensive mainframes and operating systems, aimed at corporate users..."

Netbooks Pre-Loaded with Ubuntu
(2008-06-09 16:00:08)
here be dragons: "The Canonical OEM team has been approached by a number of OEM's who want to sell netbooks (small, low-cost laptops with an emphasis on the web) based on Ubuntu..."

Is Second Place Good Enough In Open Source?
(2008-06-09 16:30:38)
The VAR Guy: "In our 'winner take all' society, The VAR Guy is starting to wonder: Can open source companies like Concursive, Compiere and EnterpriseDB ever escape from the shadows of their larger and more successful rivals (SugarCRM and MySQL)...?"

The Next Frontier for Open Source
(2008-06-09 17:00:40)
Jim Zemlin's Blog: "Cell phones are the next device that will move to open standards. Whether the big providers like it or not..."

Version Labeling is Out of Control
(2008-06-09 17:30:08)
Linux.com: "Anybody who spends time trying new free software applications and distributions will soon notice that version numbering and labeling is next to meaningless..."

Stallman Comments on the Oyster
(2008-06-09 18:00:45)
Open Sauce Software: "After our coverage of London's Oyster card, which uses Linux for its online payment system, we had a response from Richard Stallman, head of the Free Software Foundation..."

Ubuntu Netbook Remix: A Detailed Explanation
(2008-06-09 18:30:00)
Free Software Magazine: "Ubuntu Remix is a bit of an odd project. It's very new, and things are likely to change very quickly--especially when we start seeing devices that use it natively..."

Absolute 12.1: Slackware ++
(2008-06-09 19:00:41)
TechieMoe: "Absolute Linux, according to its website, is an attempt to take Slackware and make it more convenient with a few well-placed scripts..."

Meet Linpus Linux
(2008-06-09 19:30:05)
Practical Technology: "Their Linux of choice for their forthcoming 512MB to 1GB of RAM mini-computers is Linpus Linux. 'Linpus who,' you ask...?"

Virtualizing the Embedded World: Vista Over Linux in a Cell Phone?
(2008-06-09 20:00:42)
LinuxPlanet: "While you probably won't run Vista as a virtual machine on your cell phone, there are many viable use cases of virtualization for embedded applications. The most simplest, cheapest, feature rich is using Linux and KVM..."

Slackware 12.1--The Newest Version of the Oldest Surviving Linux Distribution
(2008-06-09 20:30:33)
O'Reilly: "Slackware is still Slackware. It's designed for the very knowledgeable, experienced Linux user who wants the ultimate in control over their system..."

24 Core, 48GB RAM Linux Cluster Runs on 400W
(2008-06-09 21:00:14)
Open Source Initiative: "I just read the story of Helmer, a Fedora 8 linux cluster in an IKEA Helmer cabinet..."

Netbooks, MIDs, Whatever--It's About Lower Cost Linux
(2008-06-09 21:30:38)
451 CAOS Theory: "No one can be sure what form factor (or name) would best carry Linux to a significant portion of the mainstream PC market, but I agree whole-heartedly with Otellini's view that the driver here is cost..."

Never Heard of Exherbo? You Will in the Future
(2008-06-09 22:00:06)
kloeri: "The last couple of days I've seen a bunch of links to 'Never Heard of Exherbo? Never Will, Either...'"

Is Linux a Lonely Word?
(2008-06-09 22:30:56)
Amanda McPherson's Linux Foundation Blog: "Just last year I would have leaped out of my chair (spilling my drink) and shouted to uninterested cafe neighbors, 'Hey, look! The New York Times is writing about Linux on the desktop...!'"

Mozilla is Not Tech's Worst Workspace
(2008-06-09 23:15:06)
Netstat -vat: "I spent the better part of today at Mozilla's offices in Toronto--the workspace that my friend Nicholas Carlson at Valleywag labeled as 'the worst in tech...'"

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