News Linux News for Jul 09, 2008:

The "Ubuntu Equals Linux" Paradox
(2008-07-09 00:00:16)
LoCo About Ubuntu!: "In a recent article published on CodingExperiments.com, it was noticed that the search term 'Ubuntu' was coming closer to passing the term 'Linux' on Google’s search engine..."

The Difficulty Divide Redux: Linux vs. Windows
(2008-07-09 01:30:08)
Works With U: "Previously, I introduced my theory of the Difficulty Divide. It's a concept that I've used for several years when talking about why I use Linux, and why some people may give up on it..."

Installing Applications in Linux (Part II)
(2008-07-09 03:00:47)
iTWire: "In this article I will be discussing two other methods for installing applications, which are roughly the same as downloading and installing a program from the internet..."

How To Block Spammers/Hackers With mod_defensible On Apache2 (Debian Etch)
(2008-07-09 04:30:50)
HowtoForge: "mod_defensible is an Apache 2.x module intended to block spammers/hackers/script kiddies using DNSBL servers..."

Module Development in Joomla
(2008-07-09 06:00:32)
Packt: "Modules in Joomla can be used to fetch and display data almost anywhere on a page in a website..."

Training Tips for New Linux Users
(2008-07-09 07:30:40)
Works With U: "At my college, I have volunteered to teach faculty, staff, and students the advantages of using Linux..."

Double Spacing In Awk, Perl and Shell on Linux and Unix
(2008-07-09 09:00:35)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "This post is going to be much the same as yesterday's, except with a few different tricks using a few different languages, rather than just focusing on one (sed)..."

The 'Other' Open Source Web Server
(2008-07-09 10:30:27)
ServerWatch: "From a distance it seems like there are no new Web servers under the sun. After all, in Internet time, Apache and Microsoft IIS have together cornered 85 percent of the market for generations..."

In A State Of Flux
(2008-07-09 12:00:29)
Red Devil's Tech Blog: "I came quite late to the Fluxbox party, and now I am here I wish I had arrived earlier..."

Patches Coming Today for DNS Vulnerability
(2008-07-09 12:45:35)
Linux.com: "Whether you're running Linux, Windows, Cisco, Sun, or other DNS servers, you are at risk from a newly discovered vulnerability..."

Bank of America May Finally Embrace Firefox
(2008-07-09 13:30:58)
CNET News: "The largest bank in the United States has officially ignored the second most popular Web browser--until recently..."

My Interview with Murderer Hans Reiser
(2008-07-09 14:15:47)
Salon.com: "Five days before the computer genius who killed his wife led police to her body, he was remorseless and angry in defense of his innocence..."

ISO TMB Recommends Rejection of OOXML Appeals
(2008-07-09 15:00:47)
ConsortiumInfo: "Last night someone sent me a copy of a document delivered by the CEOs of ISO and IEC earlier that day to the ISO Technical Management Board..."

Canonical and Valusoft Bring Ubuntu Plus Support to Best Buy
(2008-07-09 15:45:03)
Canonical: "If you walk into a BestBuy this week you may spot some new software peeking out from the shelves. Yes, Ubuntu is now available as a spiffy boxed set in stores and on-line..."

Google Open-Sources Data Exchange Language
(2008-07-09 16:30:50)
Australian PC World: "Google has open-sourced its internal data exchange language, according to official blog posts..."

Linguistic Problems of GPL Advocacy
(2008-07-09 17:15:01)
Slashdot: "The first disagreement I wish to address concerns the statement 'BSD projects are free, but GPL projects stay free...'"

Alfresco Founder Says Open Source Makes Software Better
(2008-07-09 18:00:13)
Linux.com: "In 2005, Alfresco was the first open source software company in the UK to capture venture funding, for its collection of enterprise document management applications..."

First Look: OpenMoko's Linux-Based Open Smartphone Platform
(2008-07-09 18:45:15)
Ars Technica: "Last Friday, OpenMoko launched its highly anticipated FreeRunner smartphone, a Linux-based handset that's completely open in both hardware and software, and is designed to encourage third-party modification and customization..."

OpenOffice.org 3.0: What to Expect?
(2008-07-09 19:30:48)
Royal HeHe2-ness!: "Around 3 month ago OpenOffice.org released its 2.4 boasting quite an impressive arsenal of advancements. However if you thought 2.4 was major release, then you have seen nothing...!"

Tutorial: Preview: What's New in GIMP 2.6?
(2008-07-09 20:15:52)
GIMPusers: "The main focus for GIMP 2.6 was the implementation of GEGL. While most users won't notice the changes under the surface, some things can be seen clearly..."

VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper
(2008-07-09 21:00:18)
Tech Broiler: ""It would not be an exaggeration to say that yesterday was a very bad day for VMWare..."

Figuring Out the Meaning of "Community"
(2008-07-09 21:45:50)
Lizard Wrangler: "I'd like to keep improving the ways we describe Mozilla in general. It would be helpful to have some greater specificity around some key concepts we use regularly. 'Community' is one such concept..."

Don't Compare GNU/Linux with Windows or MacOS--They Are Not in the Same Game
(2008-07-09 22:30:01)
Free Software Magazine: "Recently a blog post entitled 'Why Desktop Linux is its own worst enemy' has come across my feed-radar a few times..."

Introducing the Linux User Interface
(2008-07-09 22:30:12)
Defensive Computing: "I'm not a Mac user, but from reading the article, it seems that the initial learning curve for switching from Windows XP to Linux, is less than that for switching to Macs..."

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