News Linux News for Jan 07, 2009:

International Linux Developers: Falling for Cisco?
(2009-01-07 00:02:10)
The VAR Guy: "International Linux developers have flooded Cisco with inquiries about the contest -- forcing the networking giant to push back a competition deadline. Here;s the scoop."

Tools for Migrating from Windows to Linux
(2009-01-07 01:32:10)
Datamation: "Taking baby steps to become more familiar with a new operating system can be as simple as revamping the OS already in use on your computer. It begins with unlearning Windows-born behavior to free up your mind for a new way of doing things."

Apple to End Music Restrictions
(2009-01-07 03:02:10)
BBC News: "The new agreement with Sony BMG, Universal, and Warner Music will end digital rights management (DRM) software currently attached to iTunes music."

Tools to Delete Files Securely in GNU/Linux
(2009-01-07 04:32:10)
Ubuntu Geek: "Deleting a file or reformatting a disk does not destroy your sensitive data. The data can easily be undeleted. That's a good thing if you accidentally throw something away, but what if your trying to destroy financial data, bank account passwords, or classified company information."

Phoenix HyperSpace: An Instant-On Linux Environment?
(2009-01-07 06:02:10)
Phoronix: "Phoenix Technologies, the company producing the BIOSes for many of the motherboards on the market, is today introducing their SplashTop competitor. HyperSpace is the Phoenix Technologies product being unveiled this morning with several distinct differences from SplashTop."

7 Best Free/Open-source Backup Software for Linux
(2009-01-07 07:32:10)
Tech Source From Bohol: "If you are using Linux, there are plenty of backup software to choose from. I have here a list of some of the best free and open source backup software that you may want to check out."

Super Hi-Fi Digital Audio in Linux
(2009-01-07 09:02:10)
Linux Today Blog: "There is a chapter for golden-eared audiophiles, who have been left behind in the rush to lo-fi MP3s and poorly-engineered CDs with no dynamic range to speak of, no balance, no nuances-- just shove all the levers to the top and call it good. So, as usual, to do it right we have to do it ourselves, and one interesting option is DVD-Audio."

What Would You Exchange Exchange For?
(2009-01-07 10:32:10)
Linux Journal: "It's long been clear to me that the biggest lock-in Microsoft has, at the enterprise level, is not with Windows or personal apps, but with Exchange Server. And the biggest problem there is this: it's good. Enterprises like it."

Appeal for BtrFS Inclusion in Kernel
(2009-01-07 12:02:10)
Linux Magazine: "Chris Mason, lead developer of the copy-on-write BtrFS filesystem, has appealed for its inclusion in the Linux kernel."

The Best, the Worst, and the Ugliest: 2008
(2009-01-07 13:02:10)
Hardware Central: "This year's reminder that the devil is in the details was Apple's MacBook Air, the thinner-than-thin, lighter-than-light laptop whose pre-announcement brought swoons (alas, ours included) and superlatives ... until the actual spec sheet appeared. No Ethernet? Only one USB port?! A nonremovable, nonswappable battery?!?!"

EMC Acquires Open Source Support Firm
(2009-01-07 13:32:10)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "EMC has acquired parts of an open source support company, but the storage giant isn't saying much about its plans for the acquisition. EMC said in a statement that it has "acquired some of the assets of SourceLabs and has hired a number of the company's employees.""

Weekly Ten (1-5-2009)
(2009-01-07 14:02:10)
Tech Source From Bohol: "2. Why It's Time for Steve Jobs and Apple to Split Is Steve Jobs dying? Larry Ellison thinks so — the prospect reportedly moved the Oracle CEO to tears. A Gizmodo source thinks his "health is rapidly declining." For Apple, it could be good news."

12 Reasons Why Windows is Better Than Linux For Non-Techies
(2009-01-07 14:32:10)
Bablotech: "It is quite easy to install and configure for the techie peoples but when we talk about the people whose jobs are not related to computer or they just use computer for Listening music,Watching movies,Office work or email."

Upsizing Linux Servers Getting Easier
(2009-01-07 15:02:10)
NewsBlaze: "On Sunday night, we moved NewsBlaze.com over to a new server. A 5405 dual processor quad core with 4Gb ram, running Red Hat Enterprise 5, over at ThePlanet, if you are geekily inclined. Most things went really well, and there were only a couple of php and apache webserver issues."

Using Bamboo Wacom in Ubuntu is a 12 Step Program
(2009-01-07 15:32:10)
Christopher J. Menning: "Today I'm going to attempt to get my Bamboo Wacom tablet to work. There are already some wacom drivers in the Ubuntu repositories, however none for the ones manufactured by Bamboo."

The Smallest Threat to Open Source in 2009
(2009-01-07 16:02:10)
TechRepublic: "His thesis is simple: that, because open source software usually lacks any mechanisms for easily updating to the latest security patched version, the growing popularity of open source software will render it more vulnerable to problems than its closed source counterparts."

Thank You SGI, for Freeing the GNU/Linux 3D Desktop!
(2009-01-07 16:32:10)
FSF.org: "In January of 2008, software code at the heart of GNU/Linux 3D applications was discovered to be non-free--a potential disaster for free software advocates hoping to see advanced graphical acceleration now common on modern operating systems."

5 Best Linux Distros to Convert Windows Users
(2009-01-07 17:02:10)
Intranet Journal: "Despite Ubuntu continuing to tear up the headlines as the most likely Linux distribution to bring in Windows users from the proprietary OS nightmare, it should be noted that there is a Linux-newbie- friendly world outside of the one created by the Ubuntu distribution. In this article, I'll highlight the best of the best."

A Call for a Linux Powered Wearable PC
(2009-01-07 17:32:10)
Raiden's Realm: "But the idea really didn't start coming into it's own until around the mid to late 90's when an advertisement, I believe produced by IBM, was released showing a guy on a park bench in the middle of Paris working on a spreadsheet, doing email, playing the stock market, and controlling the computer by voice command."

Preservation
(2009-01-07 18:02:10)
Groklaw: "Groklaw has achieved everything it set out to do, and since there can normally be no new materials introduced in an appeal, might this be a good time to take a breath and work on perfecting the work we've done? This could drag on literally for years, but it won't be events happening daily as it used to be, and so I had some suggestions on how I thought we could use the lull."

Microsoft's Windows 7 Vista Replacement Plan
(2009-01-07 18:32:10)
Cyber Cynic: "How badly does Microsoft want you to forget about Vista? Badly enough that they're already offering people who buy PCs with Vista after July 1st a free upgrade to Windows 7."

Hacker's Google - Linux and Unix Humor
(2009-01-07 19:02:10)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "any company that goes out of its way to let you know that they have game rooms, provide 24 hour meal service, have sleeping quarters available on location and then follows that up with a slogan like "Google...a great place to work!" instantly scores low on my optimism scale. If I see that, I'm thinking "Google...you're never ever going to see your family again""

No-Nonsense Guide to Configuring Conky
(2009-01-07 19:32:10)
No Thick Manuals: "This lightweight system monitoring utility can help you to keep an eye on virtually any aspect of your system, and it offers a huge list of options to choose from. But this flexibility comes at a price: all Conky’s settings are stored in the .conkyrc file, which you have to create and tweak manually. The good news is that once you've understood the inner workings of the .conkyrc file, you can easily create rather powerful Conky configuration profiles."

How To: Become a Linux Netbook Power User
(2009-01-07 20:02:10)
Maximum PC: "However, there are things you can do to get the most out of your little machine. For instance, you can swap out the limited OS that comes packaged with most Linux-based netbooks for a much more versatile distro like Ubuntu, which can be customized specifically for netbooks."

Wireshark
(2009-01-07 20:32:10)
ISP Planet: "Gerald Combs first started developing the open source packet sniffer Wireshark (initially called Ethereal) back in 1997, and released it in the summer of 1998. "I was working at a small ISP in the Midwest, and we were very limited on the tools that they would buy us for troubleshooting--so I decided to write a network protocol analyzer," he recalls."

Turn Your Linux Desktop into an Alarm Clock
(2009-01-07 21:02:10)
Tech Source From Bohol: "This time, I'll keep it simple by showing to you some free and open-source programs that you can easily install and use to make your Linux desktop as an alternative or shall I say an improvised alarm clock."

How Does Ubuntu Linux Differ From Debian?
(2009-01-07 21:32:10)
The Linux Distillery: "Bring up the topic of Ubuntu and you'll receive a mixed response from unexpected corners. No, it's not the Windows brigade, but the Debian crowd. So just how does Ubuntu differ from Debian to inflame such passion?"

Indie Dev Suggests Peers Should Support OS X, Linux Gaming
(2009-01-07 22:02:10)
ars Technica: "But now that the indie sector is growing, how does one stand out from the pack? According to one indie developer, the answer is simple: make games for Mac OS X and Linux."

OpenOffice.org vs. Go-OO: Cutting through the Gordian Knot
(2009-01-07 22:32:10)
Datamation: "Is OpenOffice.org (OOo), the popular free office application, "a profoundly sick project," as developer Michael Meeks alleges? Or are his comments a poorly concealed effort to promote Go-OO, Novell's version of OOo, as the anti-Novell lobby suggests?"

How to Run Linux From a USB Drive
(2009-01-07 23:02:10)
Tech Radar: "Because no one likes being parted from their data for too long, we present a smarter option: store it all on a USB flash drive."

Puppy Linux On Windows Desktop
(2009-01-07 23:32:10)
DownloadTube: "Puppy Linux is an interesting Linux distribution which offers multiple features, despite of its low file size (around 99 MB). An average computer user will find enough flexibility and an increased speed during the execution of common tasks like web browsing, text processing, image editing and more."

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