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News Linux News for Dec 08, 2008:
Running DOS Programs on Linux: Duke Nukem Lives!
(2008-12-08 00:04:12)
Linux Journal: "If I play video games they're usually pretty low tech ones. One of the few games I miss from the old days is Duke Nukem, and I'm talking about the Duke before he went 3D. If you have an old DOS game that you'd like to run, or for that matter any old DOS program, check out DOSBox."
Real Web 2.0: Battling Web Spam, Part 1
(2008-12-08 04:04:12)
IBM Developerworks: "The arms race is on, and Web developers need to know what basic tools are available to battle spam on their Web sites. This two-part installment provides a thorough guide to anti-spam techniques. This first article explains how to assess whether a visitor is a spammer and how to organize site workflow to discourage spam."
TIP: Automating Website Backups
(2008-12-08 08:04:12)
Shantanu's Technophilic Musings: "Now, a backup involves two most important things: "Database Backup" and "Files Backup". Most webhosts give you the options to back these up for you but with a few catches:"
What Programming Language For Linux Development?
(2008-12-08 12:04:12)
Slashdot: "Over the years I've developed a healthy fear of everything Java and I'm not too sure of what I think of Python's use of indentation to delimit blocks. The question that remains is: what language and tools should I be using?"
Amid Cannibalization Woes, Netbooks Eat Into Microsoft Sale
(2008-12-08 13:04:12)
CNN Money: "The growing popularity of netbooks - low-priced, stripped-down computers - is weighing on Microsoft Corp.'s revenue growth, just as the software company separately grapples with potential cannibalization by offering more programs online and amid weak sales of its latest operating system."
OpenSolaris Tackles Ubuntu Dominance
(2008-12-08 13:34:12)
ZDNet: "Sun has crafted the second release of OpenSolaris with a number of improvements in an attempt to make it more competitive with desktop-orientated Linux distributions such as Canonical's Ubuntu."
Linux Hater's Redux... dead? Long live... Oiaohm?!
(2008-12-08 14:04:12)
IT Wire: "First the Linux Hater's blog ended, and now there’s a claim that the Linux Hater's Redux has gone to the great kernel panic in the sky. Now a mysteriously named person called "Oiaohm" is trying to re-incarnate some of the hate in a new battle ground but his sights aren't set on Linux alone."
10 Things Songbird Does That iTunes Can't
(2008-12-08 14:34:12)
In the Jungle: "Songbird turned 1.0 this week, and aims to do to iTunes what Firefox did to Internet Explorer. That is, it aims to take the basic design of something closed and proprietary, and turn it into something open and extensible and fun. Songbird aims to give the power back to the people."
Red Hat: Moving Beyond 'Rip and Replace'
(2008-12-08 15:04:12)
The Open Road: "Consider that, according to IDC, Microsoft wins more of the Unix replacement business than Red Hat (or Linux, more generally), does. Why? Because Microsoft offers Unix shops a more complete solution, one that goes beyond "or" to include "and" with great developer tools and relatively easy-to-use software."
Novell: 81% Boost in Linux Revenues
(2008-12-08 15:34:12)
ZDNet: ""Microsoft is the world's largest reseller of Suse," McCarry told ZDNet.com.au's sister site ZDNet UK."
Why the IBM Linux Desktop Will Fail
(2008-12-08 16:04:12)
IT Wire: "If one was to believe IBM, the days of the Microsoft desktop are numbered, soon to be cut short by a combination of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, IBM's Lotus range of office applications and a virtual desktop from Virtual Bridges. The trouble is IBM's solution is nothing new and addresses none of the issues associated with moving away from Microsoft."
A Better Office .docx Converter
(2008-12-08 16:34:12)
OpenOffice.org Ninja: "There's plenty of ways to convert Microsoft Office 2007 file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) to OpenOffice.org. Now OpenOffice.org 3.0 imports these Office OpenXML files natively, but natively doesn't mean a fluent translation."
Which is More Important? Open File Format or Free Software?
(2008-12-08 17:04:12)
Chao-Kuei's Notes: "For the sake of free software, please help defend Taiwan from Microsoft's docx file format invasion. Please help odf plugin for firefox more than you do with the docx plugin. Otherwise, you could be hurting open file format as you contribute to one controversial piece of free software, and ultimately hurt the entire FS landscape as a whole."
Perl 6 to Break Compatibility, Support Other Interpreters
(2008-12-08 17:34:12)
Computerworld: "Version 6 of the popular Perl programming language will not be compatible with previous versions, but will open up a new world of custom "languages" and interpreters, according to its founder Larry Wall."
Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Optimized for XO Laptop
(2008-12-08 18:04:12)
OLPC News: "Thanks to the tireless efforts of Teapot, we now have Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid optimized for the XO laptop! Teapot designed this release to be reliable and consistent with these modifications:"
Why is Firefox so Popular?
(2008-12-08 18:34:12)
Maarten's Open Source Blog: "But since one hasto actively download and install the program (on Mac and Windows), why do people choose to download and install Firefox? Why not Opera, Safari, Konqueror or any other browser?"
Cloud Computing to Fuel Open Source Explosion
(2008-12-08 19:04:12)
ZDNet: "Cloud computing will fuel growth in open source software as companies try to manage costs, according to database heavyweight Ingres."
Welcome to Great (Firewall) Britain
(2008-12-08 19:34:12)
Open Enterprise: "As a result of this UK censorship, it has become impossible to use Wikipedia as before..."
Smart Mobile Can Turn on Heating
(2008-12-08 20:04:12)
BBC News: "A system that could eventually control heating, home security cameras and draw curtains has been demonstrated by phone maker Nokia"
I'm Done With Plone
(2008-12-08 20:34:12)
Bitubique: "But unfortunately, Plone suffers from being unnecessary complex, perhaps due to its design framework of using Zope. To do even a simplest things requires you to understand things like TAL, ArchGenXML, ZCML, and whats not."
RIAA Targets Transplant Patient Ciara Sauro
(2008-12-08 20:47:12)
p2pnet News: "Their RIAA is suing a young transplant patient in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
Digital Copy: A Feature That's no Feature
(2008-12-08 21:34:12)
Cyber Cynic: "On this disc is a copy of the movie you can put it on your computer, and from there, view it on your PC's screen or on your television via an Apple TV or some other computer-to-TV device.
Sounds great, doesn't it? Well... no."
SCALE Organizers Call For Women in Open Source Presentations
(2008-12-08 22:04:12)
OStatic: "SCALE organizers have put out a call for papers in order to begin making decisions on presentations and are now accepting proposal ideas. Virtually anyone is welcome to attend or suggest a presentation."
5 Tips For Free Software Advocates
(2008-12-08 22:34:12)
Free Software Magazine: "Free software advocacy is something I do -- both for a living and as a hobby. Over the years I've gleaned a few best practice tips and I thought I'd pass them on. They may not all work or even be applicable in your case, but I have found then all useful at some time or other."
10 Standards Recommendations for the Obama Administration
(2008-12-08 23:04:12)
Standards Blog: "But, as examined in the Feature Article of this issue, the government does not have the historical competency to address these dependencies. What, then, is the new administration to do?"
Coalition to Secure DNS Takes Shape
(2008-12-08 23:34:12)
InternetNews: "It will take some time, but the Domain Name Service (DNS) is on its way to be secured around the world with DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions). A new industry consortium called the DNSSEC Industry Coalition has been formed to expedite the implementation of DNSSEC and in so doing will help to secure the Internet itself for over a billion users."
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