News Linux News for Aug 07, 2008:

Virtually Speaking: IBM Goes High on Linux
(2008-08-07 00:35:05)
ServerWatch: "None of this is terribly surprising. Today, for many enterprises, Linux is just another operating system choice. In a clear case of be-careful-what-you-wish-for, it is as viable an option as some of the Unix heavyweights or Microsoft Windows, depending on the situation."

Using Bash To Feed Command Output To A While Loop Without Using Pipes!
(2008-08-07 02:00:05)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: ""why has this feature never existed when it seems so essential?" As it turns out, this feature "has" existed, although it was a little hard to find in bash 2.x. With bash 3.x, it's brought to the fore and given the attention it deserves..."

CentOS Directory Server On CentOS 5.2
(2008-08-07 03:30:05)
HowtoForge: "The enterprise-class Open Source LDAP server for Linux. It is hardened by real-world use, is full-featured, supports multi-master replication, and already handles many of the largest LDAP deployments in the world. The Centos Directory Server (based on Fedora Directory Server) can be downloaded for free and set up in less than half an hour."

Banshee 1.2 - Audio Video Podcast Last.fm Player for openSUSE
(2008-08-07 05:00:05)
SUSE and OpenSUSE: "Banshee is a simple but powerful multimedia player with Audio/Video playback support, subscribe and playback podcasts and last.fm radio from Banshee. With Banshee1.2 Import, organize, play, share your music and videos using Banshee’s simple but powerful interface."

Red Hat, Community Release Fedora 10 Alpha
(2008-08-07 07:00:05)
Techworld: "Red Hat and project contributors have released alpha code for Fedora 10, the next version of the community-sponsored, free and open-source Linux distribution that will include enhancements to the audio, security and wireless-connection features of the OS."

Networking 101: Subnets Realized (Including IPv6)
(2008-08-07 10:30:06)
LinuxPlanet: "What's the point of creating subnets anyway? How do I remember those strange looking subnet masks? How the heck does this work with those crazy looking IPv6 addresses? This edition of Networking 101 will expand on the previous Subnets and CIDR article, in the interest of promoting a thorough understanding of subnetting."

Ubuntu Goes Enterprise
(2008-08-07 12:00:06)
CIO: "Ubuntu is well known in user circles as the cool kids' Linux. It's available pre-installed on PCs and laptops from Dell and from numerous smaller computer vendors. What Ubuntu hasn't been known as is a Linux distribution that matters to CIOs and IT managers. Things are changing."

Back to Debian: Freespire Returns to Debian Roots
(2008-08-07 12:30:06)
Practical Tech: "When Linspire was bought by Xandros, everyone expected changes. No one expected Xandros to decide to switch Freespire back to Debian from Ubuntu but that’s exactly what’s happened."

Ubuntu Unified Communications Suite Released
(2008-08-07 13:00:06)
ZDNet: "The software combines email, instant messaging, a PBX, contacts and calendaring onto a single server — Unison Server — which can run on top of Ubuntu Server."

What if Linux Took a Vista 'Mojave' Test?
(2008-08-07 13:30:06)
Datamation: "Without actually duplicating what Microsoft put together with their Mojave experiment, some basic Linux usability factors can be examined by looking at the most common factors as seen by average users. And yes, because of the target audience of such an experiment, I left out security – clearly, based on current malware infection numbers, it’s not on the minds of the casual computer user."

Q&A: Mozilla's Tristan Nitot
(2008-08-07 14:00:06)
IT Pro: "Mozilla hasn't just improved Firefox, but pushed the 'other' browsers to up their game, according to Tristan Nitot."

Analysis: Linux Versus RTOS
(2008-08-07 14:30:06)
Electronics Weekly: "Linux has become well-established in the world of embedded design, but there are often reservations about its real-time performance. There are significant advantages to using Linux. A careful analysis of the real-time performance requirements of a system design can reveal whether Linux can be used or a real-time operating system is necessary."

VMware Joins Linux Foundation -- While Reportedly Violating the GPL
(2008-08-07 15:00:06)
The Open Road: "What it doesn't resolve is the allegation that VMware is in active and conscious violation of the GPL. Some of these allegations appear to be well-founded. VMware's lack of response to the allegations is not golden, especially in light of its embrace of the Linux Foundation."

gOS 3.0 Goes Gadget Crazy
(2008-08-07 15:30:06)
Desktop Linux: "gOS today announced release 3 of its Google-oriented consumer Linux distro, adding support for Google Gadgets. gOS 3 Gadgets offers access to more than 100,000 iGoogle and Google Gadgets, says the company, and also preloads WINE 1.0 and the LXDE (Lightweight X Desktop Environment) desktop."

Opendocument Format
(2008-08-07 16:00:06)
Trolltech Lab Blogs: "So, for end users the biggest advantage of the uptake of ODF is that more and more applications will standardize on this one format and thus applications will be much more interoperable. OpenOffice and KOffice are the early adopters here, I expect that many more applications will start to generate or consume ODF in some form or other. For example to export an abstract dataset to a nicely formatted document ready for printing, or the web."

Asus Blames Lack of Linux Eee PCs on Atom Hold-ups
(2008-08-07 16:30:06)
The Register Hardware: "Asus has blamed Intel not Microsoft for the apparent absence of the Atom-based Eee PC 901 from UK suppliers' shelves."

An Old Dog Learns Some New Tricks With Puppy Linux 4
(2008-08-07 17:00:06)
LinuxInsider: "The ability to carry an entire operating system (OS) on a flash drive and run it with all my files and settings intact is a powerful lure. Running Puppy Linux in RAM from any computer is one of this distro's best features. And because the entire OS lives in at least 128 MB of RAM once booted, Puppy Linux is lightning fast."

Easily Develop and Deploy Web Applications From Subversion
(2008-08-07 17:30:06)
Lone Wolves: "First I will show you how to configure Apache on your development server so that it picks up your checked out working copies as separate subdomains. Using this, you can simply make a checkout of your project and it will automagically be up and running. No need to touch the Apache configuration. After that I will show you how to use dnsmasq so you can achieve the same effect on your own development machine. That way you can develop your web applications locally and you won't need a central development server."

Tiny, 6-Chip 'Open' Computer Runs Linux
(2008-08-07 18:00:06)
DeviceGuru: " The Linuxstamp is an extremely simple hardware design, consisting of six integrated circuits (processor, flash, RAM, serial-to-USB, ethernet PHY, and power conversion) plus a bunch of passives."

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic 512MB
(2008-08-07 18:30:06)
Phoronix: "...today we are looking at a new Radeon HD 4850 graphics card from Sapphire Technology. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Toxic 512MB ships with a performance-oriented Zalman cooler and it also comes factory overclocked."

IBM To Linux Desktop Developers: 'Stop Copying Windows'
(2008-08-07 19:00:06)
Information Week: "Bob Sutor, VP of open source and standards at IBM, told attendees of the LinuxWorld Conference in San Francisco, that what the open source community needs to make Linux popular as a desktop OS used by consumers and businesses are "some really good graphic designers. Stop copying 2001 Windows. That's not where the usability action is," Sutor said during his afternoon keynote."

Cairo-Dock - Desktop dock for openSUSE Linux
(2008-08-07 19:30:06)
SUSE & OpenSUSE: "To configure the dock, right-click on it, click “Cairo-Dock” and click Configure. Here you can set various attributes and most importantly, select and add applets and plugins for your dock."

Get Your Webcam Working with GSPCA (video tutorial)
(2008-08-07 20:00:06)
Linux Journal: "Webcams are notorious for their lack of support under Linux. But thanks to GSPCA, many webcams now have functional V4L drivers."

CompTIA Breakaway Conference: Open Source Misses Big Opportunity
(2008-08-07 20:30:06)
The VAR Guy: "CompTIA Breakaway, held in Orlando, Florida, this week, was a successful conference for hundreds of VARs and managed service providers. Foolishly, open source companies that need channel strategies skipped the show. Here’s why The VAR Guy was alarmed."

Linux on Servers? Great. On PCs? Not So Much
(2008-08-07 21:00:06)
Yahoo/PC Magazine: "What's holding Linux back? When asked what they would have the Linux community improve, all three OEM representatives named power management. HP's Mann added the lack of good wireless support. John Hull, manager of an engineering team at Dell, wanted shorter boot times. And Mann added, "don't ever make me open a terminal window and access a command prompt.""

The Best News Linux Could Ever Receive: LinuxWorld's a Bust
(2008-08-07 21:30:06)
CNet: "The latest proof that Linux has conquered the corporate data center crowd: LinuxWorld is a dud."

Ubuntu Mobile Edition: Review
(2008-08-07 22:00:06)
LinuxPlanet: "I was able to pick up one of the original Samsung Q1s from woot.com for around $600. This model has an Intel 900 MHz Celeron processor, 512MB of memory and a 40 GB hard drive. With an extended 6-cell battery you can expect to get from 4 -- 6 hours of use from a typical usage pattern. While the Q1 XP Tablet edition combination is functional, it just seemed like it wasn't made to fit the small form factor. Installing software often produced the clipped dialog screen problem where you couldn't see the buttons at the bottom to click on them."

Conversations With My Dad About Open Source
(2008-08-07 22:30:06)
Linux Magazine: "Back in the go-go dot-com days, he would look at the IPOs and say to me, “Am I missing something, or are these guys selling one dollar bills for 80 cents? How is that a sustainable business?""

Ken Starks and Larry Cafiero (Lindependence 2008 Installfests) Event Videos
(2008-08-07 23:00:06)
Digital Tipping Point: "This series of 9 segments features Lindependence 08 organizers Larry Cafiero and Ken Starks talking about what Lindependence 08 is. Namely, it is a series of installfests and demos held at the Felton Presbyterian Church. The purpose of these events is to persuade the entire town of 6,000 people in Felton to move over to Free Open Source Software. Ken and Larry acknowledge that this will be a tough job, but they talk about why they want to give it a try, and how far toward that goal they think they will go."

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