News Linux News for Feb 06, 2009:

Real Geeks do Peer Clouding
(2009-02-06 00:05:33)
Linux Today Blog: "So, does refusing "the cloud" mean that the hardcore refusenik is condemned to a life of isolation? No, because there is a third alternative, and that is the Peer Cloud."

Don't Forsake These Java Apps, Linux Users
(2009-02-06 01:35:33)
Intranet Journal: "I happen to believe that to some extent, Java can be a really beneficial thing to consider for the desktop. Here are my favorite Java apps in no uncertain order."

Sabayon Linux 4
(2009-02-06 03:05:33)
LWN.net: "Sabayon Linux began life as a binary shortcut to a fully working Gentoo system. Early experiences with RR4 - Sabayon's original name - ranged from "nothing installed" to "data lost." Fortunately, the developers never gave up and today Sabayon is a beautiful, functional, and stable Linux desktop distribution."

Announcing Fedora 11 Alpha (blink)
(2009-02-06 04:35:33)
fedora-announce-list: "Ok enough of that. The Fedora project is proud to present the availability of Fedora 11 (Leonidas) Alpha. Now is the time to test, now is the time to improve."

Python 3 Metaclasses and other strange creatures
(2009-02-06 06:05:33)
IBM Developerworks: "Python 3 is the latest version of Guido van Rossum's powerful general-purpose programming language. It breaks backwards compatibility with the 2.x line but has cleaned up some syntax issues. This second article builds on the previous article. In Part 2 of this two-part series, discover more new Python features and details on more advanced topics such as changes in abstract base classes, metaclasses, and decorators."

KDE 4.2 and KOffice 2.0 beta 6 available for Maemo
(2009-02-06 07:35:33)
ars Technica: "KDE developer Marijn Kruisselbrink has released packages of KDE 4.2 and KOffice 2.0 beta 6 for Maemo, the Linux-based software platform that powers Nokia's Internet Tablet devices."

Linuxtracker - Moving 180 Terabytes of Linux a Year
(2009-02-06 09:05:33)
TorrentFreak: "Nearly three years ago, we mentioned Linuxtracker in a short post on BitTorrent sites that list 'legal' software downloads. Now, the site is celebrating its 4th anniversary, and with over 1400 torrents it is one of the best places to get your Linux fix."

Survey shows Ubuntu not just for desktop anymore
(2009-02-06 10:35:33)
LinuxWorld: "Ubuntu should not be considered merely the desktop Linux distribution of choice anymore if a new survey conducted by Canonical and open-source analyst firm RedMonk is an indicator."

Microsoft patent deal covers Linux printers
(2009-02-06 12:06:44)
LinuxDevices: "Microsoft and Brother Industries have entered into a broad patent cross-licensing agreement that enables access to each company's respective patent portfolio, including Brother's embedded Linux printing products. Aimed at boosting R&D efforts, the agreement includes compensation paid to Microsoft by Brother, say the companies."

Lenovo CEO quits
(2009-02-06 13:06:44)
ZDNet: "PC maker Lenovo announced a US$96.7 million loss today due to a drop in sales amid global turmoil and said CEO William Amelio had resigned in a management reshuffle."

Top 10 Free Video Editors for Ubuntu Linux
(2009-02-06 13:46:44)
TechCityInc: "Today I'm going to write about some of the best Video editing tools for Ubuntu Linux because Linux itself doesn't offer any default or built-in video editor application but there are tens of third party software for Linux you can use to add effects to your videos and do a lot more"

Happy Birthday To My Wife: Firefox Spotted In Outer Space
(2009-02-06 14:31:44)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "One of these is a photograph taken by the Hubble space telescope on December 17, 2002, featuring the variable star V838 Monocerotis. The other is the same photograph overlaid with a familiar logo. Can you tell which is which?"

Picking Linux software made easy
(2009-02-06 15:01:44)
Cyber Cynic: "In a recent story, my fellow scribe Preston Gralla wrote, "If Linux has an Achilles heel, from the point of view of a Windows user, it's installing new software."

Linux in schools (Gaza style)
(2009-02-06 15:31:44)
ComputerworldUK: "You can wonder at the irony though; a theocratic state embraces probably the most free, computing paradigm seen hitherto on this earth versus a basket of freedom loving liberal democracies which had embraced probably the most secretive restrictive computing paradigm on earth."

Tech Comics: "GPL3 and the Pentagon"
(2009-02-06 16:01:44)
Tech Comics: "America's military establishment might not be fully ready for the GNU/Linux GPL3 license."

Red alert: Ardour is in serious trouble
(2009-02-06 16:31:44)
Ubuntu Forums: "SAE announced today that they will no longer sponsor the development of Ardour. This puts me (Paul, Ardour's lead developer) in the position of being paid solely by the donations and subscriptions made by the Ardour community. This is obviously insufficient to support myself, let alone my family, so I am obviously looking for other opportunities to earn a living."

Fedora 11 Alpha Screen Shots
(2009-02-06 17:01:44)
LAMP Website Design: Fedora 11 Alpha Screen Shots

Xfce creator talks Linux, Moblin, netbooks and open-source
(2009-02-06 17:31:44)
Slashgear: "As Intel's investment into the Moblin OS gets increasing attention, and more non-technical users are introduced to Linux-based platforms in the shape of low-cost netbooks, 2009 will see open-source become more mainstream than ever before."

Fedora 11 Alpha now ships with Windows cross compiler
(2009-02-06 18:01:44)
OS Today: "Fedora's newest release includes a number of new features including the new Windows Cross Compiler and a development release of Gnome 2.26 as the default desktop."

Evaluate expression inside another evaluation - bash script
(2009-02-06 18:49:33)
UNIX Bash Scripting: "As we know, $( ) is used to to evaluate sub-expressions in bash shell (same as of back-tick in bash shell)"

Dynamic Robots.txt Rules for Apache Security
(2009-02-06 19:33:02)
Enterprise IT Planet: "In the previous article, we devised a way to gather intelligence via a dynamic robots.txt but we're not (yet) taking any action. In order to do so, within the role of the robots.txt file, we need to have some rules pertaining to each client."

Canadian Government Considers Open Source
(2009-02-06 20:03:02)
Opendotdotdot: "The Canadian Government has put out a "Request For Information" (RFI) - essentially, a formal invitation for feedback on the topic. Rather amusingly, the RFI speaks of "No-Charge Licensed Software":"

Microsoft looking for director of open source desktop strategy
(2009-02-06 20:33:02)
451 CAOS Theory: "...Microsoft's Windows Competitive Strategy team is searching, via Linkedin, for "a strong team member to lead Microsoft's global desktop competitive strategy as it relates to open source competitors.""

Welcome to the last issue of Free Software Magazine
(2009-02-06 21:04:08)
Free Software Magazine: "You have in your virtual hands the last issue of Free Software Magazine. But, this doesn’t mean that FSM is closing down -- in fact, quite the opposite. However, things are changing."

Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts
(2009-02-06 21:34:08)
LinuxPlanet: "Carla Schroder reviews the book "Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts", and answers the questions is it really wicked cool? Do you have to be a guru to use this book? What the heck is Ruby, anyway?"

The Death of the Newspaper
(2009-02-06 22:04:08)
LXer: "Why does the newspaper deserve to be saved? Just because they have been around for a long time? That's not a good enough reason for me. Or the arguments that society will somehow be lessened by their absence or be less informed without them is arrogant and presumptuous."

All About Linux Swap Part 3: Analysis
(2009-02-06 22:34:08)
Idea Excursion: "This article is the third in a multipart series introducing the Linux swap. Part 1 is intended to familiarize the reader with the concept of swapping, why it exists, and what it’s used for. Part 2 highlighted basic analysis and management techniques for handling swap space. Part 3 appears below and discusses the current state of swap usage and present opinions about its implementation today."

Linux installation frustration!
(2009-02-06 23:04:08)
Handle With Linux: "Sometimes I get frustrated with Linux, this happens mainly while installing. Installing is often one of the most frustrating experiences with Linux. I remember a time where this kept me from using Linux at all."

Microsoft's secret deals on open source
(2009-02-06 23:34:08)
ZDNet: "It's a familiar story. Microsoft does a secret deal with a company over patent licences. Almost no details are provided about which patents, how much money has changed hands, or why, except for one vaguely worded press release that talks about how such secret deals benefit the customer through openness and innovation."

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