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News Linux News for Dec 12, 2008:
Best Linux/FOSS Podcasts of 2008
(2008-12-12 00:04:43)
Tech Source From Bohol: "One of the most fun ways to get your daily dose of Linux and other FOSS-related news is to listen to a podcast. Sometimes fueled by beer-drinking podcasters, the discussions are always entertaining and informative at the same time, that's why I make it a point to listen to an episode of my favorite podcasts each day."
Flashback: Nelson Mandela on the Meaning of "Ubuntu"
(2008-12-12 01:34:43)
Tech Source From Bohol: "What is Ubuntu? --I can hear you all saying that it is a popular Linux distribution. What is the meaning of the word "Ubuntu"? --Some of you are probably Googling for it right now :-)"
Chinese Linux Hit by Credit Crunch
(2008-12-12 03:04:43)
IT Wire: "Linux has been doing pretty well in China, with recent year-on-year sales going through the roof. However, there can be no escaping the global economic crisis, not even for Chinese Linux."
Installing ubuntu-system-panel (USP) On Ubuntu 8.10
(2008-12-12 04:34:43)
HowtoForge: "ubuntu-system-panel is a simple launcher for the GNOME desktop, providing easy access to Places, Applications and common configuration items for your computer. This guide shows how to install and configure it on an Ubuntu 8.10 desktop."
OpenLDAP Quick Tips: Enable in Directory Monitoring
(2008-12-12 06:04:43)
Suretec: "You need to obtain information regarding the current state of your slapd instance:"
Understanding Tunneling: Hiding Packets In Plain Sight
(2008-12-12 07:34:43)
LinuxPlanet: "The computing world has become dependent on various types of tunneling. All remote access VPN connections use tunnels, and you'll frequently hear the geeks talking about SSH tunnels. You can accomplish amazing things with tunnels, so sit back and relax while you enjoy a gentle introduction to tunneling and its uses."
Alfresco Joins Forces with Joomla! on CMIS Project
(2008-12-12 09:04:43)
Fierce Content Management: "Today, Alfresco announced a joint project with the Joomla! web content management system where Alfresco will act as the content repository for Joomla! web sites."
Linux Tip of the Day - the Execution of find
(2008-12-12 10:34:43)
dralnuX.com: "The -exec extension to the find command is a very useful and flexible utility."
K12Linux Founders Hand off Project to the Fedora Community
(2008-12-12 12:04:43)
Linux.com: "Two Oregon educators who founded the K12Linux project seven years ago are glad that they have been able to hand that project over to Fedora, the home they always meant for K12Linux to have."
The A-Z of Programming Languages: Perl
(2008-12-12 13:04:43)
Computerworld: "This time we chat with Larry Wall, creator of the Perl programming language and regarded as the father of modern scripting languages."
The Big Move: Defecting From Linux to Windows as a Rational Act
(2008-12-12 13:34:43)
Planete Beranger: "This is to certify that I have migrated my home laptops to Windows XP Professional for a week already."
Can SELINUX Impose a Better Confidentiality Over Encryption?
(2008-12-12 14:04:43)
brajeshwar.com: "One issue that may come to the mind of a Linux user is - How to secure data that comes in from an encrypted file? This critique takes the point that SE Linux is the reply."
Open Source in a Closed Market
(2008-12-12 14:34:43)
ZDNet: "In a truly open market the battle to set new mobile standards would be fairly clear.
It's not, because this is not an open market."
Slackware Linux 12.2 released
(2008-12-12 15:03:43)
Heise Online: "After about seven months, the developers have released version 12.2 of Slackware, which is probably the oldest Linux distribution still being maintained."
Microsoft Hires an Open-Source Identity Expert
(2008-12-12 15:33:43)
The Open Road: "Microsoft, long the bastion of proprietary thought, is increasingly adding open-source DNA to the fold. And it's adding to its roster of open-source veterans: Dick Hardt, founder and CEO of Sxip Identity and ActiveState, announced on his blog earlier this week that he will be joining Microsoft:"
Cisco Disappointed by FSF Law suit
(2008-12-12 16:03:43)
InternetNews: "Since at least May 12, 2006, Cisco has distributed to the public copies of firmware containing the FSF's programs in its products "without providing complete and corresponding source code or an offer for source code as required by the Licenses," the complaint charged. It listed 13 Linksys products as offenders, including its popular wireless routers for setting up Wi-Fi networks."
A Leap Forward - Thunderbird 3 beta
(2008-12-12 16:33:43)
Join The Revolution!: "From the outside it’s just another Thunderbird as we know it - with some user interface changes and tweaks. But under the hood, the groundwork was laid for many future improvements and additions."
When Bugtracking Systems are Fences, Not Bridges
(2008-12-12 17:03:43)
Field Commander Wieers: "However what I found was a few bugreports, some for known issues and some for new issues I haven't heard of. Now the sad part is that nobody contacted me (upstream) regarding these issues. And nobody was fixing them either, let alone commenting on them."
HP Opens Up Open Source for Small Businesses
(2008-12-12 17:33:43)
OStatic: "While large businesses are a major focus for HP -- and it has supported open source in other ways -- a "smaller business" line of open source products has been a long time coming."
Ubuntu Tries Marketing Slogan, Fails
(2008-12-12 18:07:08)
PC Authority: "I do it with Ubuntu."
My Three Worst Experiences in Software Development
(2008-12-12 18:31:24)
Datamation: "Our team had to convert three legacy payroll and HR systems into a brand-spanking new ERP system. And we had to do it in a weekend or potentially impact the payroll of 100,000 employees.
Now, everything was going down the toilet."
How to Talk About FOSS Without Sounding Like a Total Dweeb
(2008-12-12 19:01:24)
Penguin Pete's Blog: "If you run Linux, BSD, or any other Free and Open Source system, you know that every time you open your mouth about it in day-to-day life, you usually have to stop and explain what it means. Outside your office or school, there's everyday-type folks who have no idea that such a thing exists, and they'll all have to be taught, one person at a time."
When Being Proprietary Makes You Do Stupid Things
(2008-12-12 19:31:24)
It's a Binary World 2.0: "When my wife went to do this, she was informed that MS Money only allows you to do this for two years. After that if you want to keep doing it you have to buy another copy of Money."
Protecting Networks With SmoothWall Express
(2008-12-12 20:01:24)
Linux.com: "Corporations and home users alike need firewall protection. Many choices abound, including some expensive, commercial options that only run on specialized hardware. Others, like SmoothWall Express, are freely downloadable, built on the same technology as the commercial solutions, and even deliver some superior features."
Media Companies Have Only Themselves to Blame
(2008-12-12 20:31:24)
Datamation: "The recession is hitting everyone. But print media companies -- newspapers, books and magazines -- are getting hit harder and sooner than most.
It's their own damned fault."
The Linux CLI for Beginners, or, Fear Not the Linux Command Line!
(2008-12-12 20:46:51)
LinuxPlanet: "Linux forums, mailing lists, and even howto articles are full of fearful comments against the Linux command line. "Pry my GUI from my cold dead hands!" is all too common. Nobody wants to take your GUI away, because with Linux you get the full power of both. Akkana Peck gives us a friendly introduction to the Linux command line, starting with a lesson on the fastest way to find files."
Character-Assasinations-Ain't-Us
(2008-12-12 21:01:24)
Blog of Helios: "It never was my intention to attack anyone personally...."
30+ Funny Linux/Anti-Windows Wallpapers
(2008-12-12 21:31:24)
Muhammad Siyab: "The OS wars started a long time back, and are still continuing on now, with the open-source side bashing Windows fans and vice versa. Here's a collection of over 30 funny anti-microsoft, pro-linux wallpapers from all over the internet. Enjoy!"
Windows Needs a Linux Package Manager
(2008-12-12 22:01:24)
Netstat -vat: "From the "lessons Microsoft should learn from open source" files:
Windows users have a real problem when it comes to updates."
Bjarne Stroustrup on Educating Software Developers
(2008-12-12 22:31:24)
Datamation: "He notes that "The US industry could absorb more good developers than there are currently students enrolled in IT-related programs -- but not all of those programs and all of those students would qualify as 'good' in this context.""
WFTL Bytes! for Dec 12, 2008: Cisco Steals Linux, HP Does Desktop Linux, Amaroks (that's a pun)
(2008-12-12 23:01:24)
WFTL Bytes!: "This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Friday, December 12, 2008, with your host, Marcel Gagne. This is episode 37. Today's stories ask you to decide whether Cisco is a good or a bad witch as the Free Software Foundation sues forward. Meanwhile HP shows IBM they aren't the only ones, netbooks are seriously hot, Amarok rocks hard, and even teachers can learn."
System76 Launches Biometric Ubuntu Linux Laptop
(2008-12-12 23:31:24)
WorksWithU: "System76 continued its long-term Linux commitment today by launching the Gazelle Ultra (pictured) -- an Ubuntu laptop with some pretty slick hardware specs and a biometric fingerprint reader for security."
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