News Linux News for Nov 02, 2008:

Fun with Linux Commands-III - Being productive
(2008-11-02 00:02:45)
Quick Tweaks: '1. Make Linux speak that he loves himself.
espeak "I Love Linux" '

WFTL Bytes! for October 31, 2008
(2008-11-02 01:22:27)
WFTL Bytes! "This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Friday, October 31, 2008, with your host, Marcel Gagné. Today's scary stories include an Intrepid IBEX from Ubuntu, a netbook from HP, Canonical's finances, fast loading PCs courtesy of Linux, a Miro channel guide, and a DRM-free zone over at the BBC."

Using Your Linux Computer As A Media Server (Part 2)
(2008-11-02 02:02:45)
Makeuseof: "Previously, I have discussed how you can use your Linux computer as a media center. Now, if you are not in front of your Linux machine most of the time, but still want to access all your media files from any internet connected devices such as your smart phone, workplace computer, PDA or even PS3, the only option is to set up your Linux computer as a media server and stream your multimedia content to wherever you are over the internet."

Funny Mozilla Bugs - Open Source Humor
(2008-11-02 04:02:45)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Notice that that this bug (Bug ID 95849) links to, at least, two other funny bugs (Bug ID 360323 and Bud ID 60455). My gut says, if you just keep following the "dependencies" and "follow-ups" you'll find plenty of additional laughs :)"

Audiocast: How Linux Supports More Devices Than Any Other OS, Ever
(2008-11-02 06:02:45)
Broadcast.Oreilly.com: "Kroah-Hartman is a longtime developer of the Linux kernel, known for his work maintaining USB drivers as well as for packaging the SUSE kernel at Novell. O'Reilly Media recently interviewed Greg about his claim that the Linux kernel now supports more devices than any other operating system ever has, as well as why binary-only drivers are illegal, and how the kernel development process works."

Java's New Math, Part 1: Real numbers
(2008-11-02 10:02:45)
IBM Developerworks: "Join Elliotte Rusty Harold for a look into "new" features in the classic java.lang.Math class in this two-part article. Part 1 focuses on more purely mathematical functions. Part 2 will explore the functions designed for operating on floating-point numbers."

The Scariest Things in Open Source
(2008-11-02 14:02:45)
Raiden's Realm: "...the scariest thing to Linux and FOSS users is proprietary software. Or at least that's what you'd think given the response from most of them. I for one am in that camp, as the more I've learned about proprietary software, the less I've found it desirable to use."

Build Seven Good Object-Oriented Habits in PHP
(2008-11-02 18:02:45)
IBM Developerworks: "With PHP's object-oriented (OO) language features, if you aren't already creating your applications with OO principles in mind, these seven habits will help you get started in the transition between procedural programming and OO programming."

Ibex Design: User Switching, Presence and Session Termination
(2008-11-02 22:02:45)
Mark Shuttleworth: "With Intrepid on track to hit the wires today I thought I'd blog a little on the process we followed in designing the new user switcher, presence manager and session management experience, and lessons learned along the way."

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