News Linux News for Oct 04, 2008:

Bruce Perens: A Big Change for Open Source
(2008-10-04 00:03:17)
Datamation: "The man who prompted that decision could be described as the worst enemy a Free Software project could have. This is the story of how our community was able to benefit from that enemy."

Rule #1: Hold On Loosely
(2008-10-04 01:33:17)
Free Software Magazine: "In the proprietary production world, what matters about a copyright is who owns it. In the free production world, however, who owns a copyright is relatively unimportant. What matters is what license it is offered under."

How to Troubleshoot RHEL Performance Bottlenecks
(2008-10-04 03:03:17)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "You've just had your first cup of coffee and have received that dreaded phone call. The system is slow. What are you going to do? This article will discuss performance bottlenecks and optimization in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL5)."

Z80 Inventor Zilog Embraces ARM9, Linux
(2008-10-04 04:33:17)
DeviceGuru: "Zilog expects its new general purpose 32-bit microcontroller family to see use in applications such as home and office monitoring and control, multimedia devices, medical equipment, telematics and GPS systems, cameras, and universal remote controls."

Ubuntu 8.04 fstab File Problems
(2008-10-04 06:33:17)
B/ST: "At a very early stage in the installation of the Ubuntu8.04 desktop I encountered some perplexing failures in the mount command and in my attempted alteration of the fstab file. Commands that had worked in Ubuntu's earlier LTS desktop failed both on the command line and when the file itself was executed."

Pidgin Answering Machine - Splert Updated
(2008-10-04 10:33:17)
Shantanu's Technophilic Musings: "This is a simple tool I wrote a few months ago to turn Pidgin, everyone’s favourite multi-client Instant Messenger (works with gtalk, msn, yahoo, aim etc), into a customized answering machine (and more) when you are away from your computer."

Why Thunar is the Best File Manager
(2008-10-04 12:33:17)
lapubell: "With the release of dolphin, the new KDE default file manager, I decided to give the default file manager a try again. Still couldn't get it to do what I wanted, so it’s back to trusty ol' thunar."

How Open Source Biology May Rock Your World
(2008-10-04 14:33:17)
OStatic: "Just as open source software is often shared in online repositories, the BioBricks Foundation has a registry online for open source biological parts. Here's more on how these efforts may change the world, following open source principles."

Linux Netbooks Are Returned 4X More Than Win XP Versions, Says MSI
(2008-10-04 16:33:17)
Gizmodo: "...MSI today told Laptop that, according to internal studies, "The return rate is at least four times higher for Linux netbooks than Windows XP netbooks."

OOXML Leaked: The Stuff ISO Doesn’t Want You to Have (Updated)
(2008-10-04 17:33:17)
BoycottNovell: "In light of the systematic abuse and the demise of ISO, which IBM loudly protested against [1, 2], we shall no longer let this process remain secretive. We finally have complete copies of the documents which the shenanigans keep behind passwords..."

Simply Mepis and My Office
(2008-10-04 18:33:17)
LXer: "What do I use Linux for in my office? Virtually anything that's needed. I'm not trying to be cute, but it's still the truth. I'll attempt to detail some things I routinely use Linux for in my duties as pastor of a small church."

Thunderbird Continues to Idle Rather Than Drive
(2008-10-04 19:33:17)
Cyber Cynic: "A few years back, when Mozilla spun Firefox out from the Mozilla Internet Suite, Thunderbird, its e-mail client got almost as much press and attention as the Web browser. Now, Thunderbird appears to be a neglected stepchild."

12 Most Devastating PC Viruses and Worms of All Time
(2008-10-04 20:33:17)
Tech Source From Bohol: "I don't want to explain further or start a debate here, but I'll just let this all time list of 12 most devastating viruses and worms do the talking."

Bash Weather Script - World Update!
(2008-10-04 22:33:17)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today's Linux/Unix bash shell script is an update on our Bash Weather Script. the info is still grabbed from WeatherBug.com."

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