News Linux News for Mar 02, 2009:

How to Design a Dramatic Winged Dragon with Gimp
(2009-03-02 02:03:14)
GIMP-tutorials: "Create a fantasy image with the Gimp. In this tutorial, we will be taking a picture of a baby iguana and another picture of a bat and we will combine them to be a full-fledged dragon."

Microsoft sues TomTom over FAT patents (make Linux too expensive)
(2009-03-02 04:01:09)
Harald Welte's blog: "The underlying strategy is very obvious: Make those patent licenses high enough to reduce the cost advantage of a Linux based OS over Windows CE and thereby demotivate companies from using Linux in the embedded world."

Copy Shell Prompt Output To Linux / UNIX X Clipboard Directly
(2009-03-02 06:03:14)
nixCraft: "Q. How do I copy output of command to Linux Gnome clipboard? How do I send files directly to X Windows clipboard from a shell prompt? How do I insert command line output or files contains into the clipboard?"

Installing Xen 3.3 With Kernel 2.6.27 On Ubuntu 8.10 (x86_64)
(2009-03-02 10:03:14)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can install Xen 3.3 on an Ubuntu 8.10 host (dom0). Xen 3.3 is available from the Ubuntu 8.10 repositories, but the Ubuntu 8.10 kernels (2.6.27-x) are domU kernels, i.e., they work for Xen guests (domU), but not for the host (dom0). Therefore we need to build our own dom0 kernel. This guide explains how to do this with a 2.6.27 kernel."

Xfce 4.6 Released, Features New Settings and Session Management Enhancements
(2009-03-02 13:03:14)
OStatic: "Xfce is one of the hidden gems of the free desktop. It has managed -- quite successfully -- to capture the familiar feel of a desktop environment while maintaining the speed and responsiveness of the pure window manager."

An Eee PC in Every Room? Twenty Uses for Netbooks in Your Home
(2009-03-02 13:33:14)
The Holistic Economy: "These Linux Eee PCs are so cool. They are getting cheap enough that you could practically have one in every room of your house. If you could, what would you do with them all?"

Error messages explained
(2009-03-02 14:03:14)
TuxRadar: "Linux error messages are obtuse, difficult to understand and rarely helpful. Which is a pity, because the vast majority of problems can be solved quite easily, and a considerable number involve the same problems recurring again and again. In business speak, these are low-hanging fruit. And it's these problems we want to target."

Server sales: If you're falling, dont' fall so hard
(2009-03-02 14:33:14)
Technology Floss: "I had been waiting for it for a while to see how bad the quarter had been given the economy.. but mostly I wanted to see how the GNU/Linux vs Windows battle on the server space is going."

Bruce Perens: Analyzing Microsoft's Linux Lawsuit
(2009-03-02 15:03:14)
Datamation: "...a single software patent infringement case could cost upwards of USD $5 Million to defend. That's what it costs even if you win the case. TomTom must now defend itself from eight patent infringement claims. Smaller companies are often forced to license a patent that is likely to be invalid, rather than pay the terrible expense of proving themselves to be right."

Running vncserver on Fedora Core 10 with gdm
(2009-03-02 15:33:14)
Linux Journal: "Fedora Core 10 introduces several new features, and as with all new releases, several new frustrations. In this how-to, I cover the steps needed to get vncserver up and running, so you can connect to your GNOME-based desktop."

GNOME Do: The King of Launchers
(2009-03-02 16:03:14)
Softpedia: "I have to admit that I am an occasional couch potato. I sometimes lay way back into the arms of the armchair (sic) with just my keyboard, especially when I'm reading a long text, watch some video or just browse a page or two; and life is good. Life stops being good when the text/movie is over and I have to use the mouse..."

Linux tips every geek should know
(2009-03-02 16:33:14)
Tux Radar: "What separates average Linux users from the super-geeks? Simple: years spent learning the kinds of hacks, tricks, tips and techniques that turn long jobs into a moment's work. If you want to get up to speed without having to put in all that leg-work, we've rounded up over 50 easy-to-learn Linux tips to help you work smarter and get the most from your computer. Enjoy!"

Dell & Ubuntu's mighty Mini 9
(2009-03-02 17:03:14)
Cyber Cynic: "Not all netbooks are created equal, though, and some are clearly better than others. One of the best is the Dell Mini 9."

Joe 'Zonker" Brockmeier Fights FOSS LIcense FUD
(2009-03-02 17:33:14)
TechTreasures: "Seems every time I write a piece suggesting open source as an option, I get a couple of comments warning readers about the scary complexities of open source licenses. So I decided to ask a guy who knows free and open source (FOSS) exactly what the deal was regarding FOSS licensing and whether they were really any more or less complex than their commercial counterparts."

DreamLinux Desktop Edition 3.5 Released
(2009-03-02 18:03:14)
DetectorPro: "Brazilian DreamLinux GNU / Linux distribution is a free, modern and modular system. DreamLinux is based on Debian GNU / Linux, but the authors make also their own efforts for the development of tools, system scripts and applications."

Oracle's Unbreakable Linux not denting Red Hat
(2009-03-02 18:33:14)
The Open Road: "Red Hat's Linux server business is swimming against the current. A February 11 Piper Jaffray report ("Red Hat Inc.: Buy. Survey Shows Red Hat Will Be a Top Share Gainer") indicates that "Our survey of 89 domestic Oracle applications customers indicates that Red Hat is gaining IT budget share.""

Desktop Linux: Ready for the mainstream
(2009-03-02 19:03:14)
InfoWorld: "So when my colleague Neil McAllister, author of InfoWorld's Fatal Exception blog, made the case for desktop Linux, I snorted, "Give me a break! Desktop Linux is nowhere." He challenged me to try it myself. He had a point: It had been a decade since I fired up any desktop Linux distro. So I accepted his challenge."

Debian's proposed-updates Feature
(2009-03-02 19:33:14)
ServerWatch: "Reading through the release notes, I also found out about a feature that isn't new, but hadn't been widely publicized before: proposed-updates."

RadeonHD Driver Takes A Blow In Novell Layoffs
(2009-03-02 20:03:14)
Phoronix: "Well, there are now just two key Novell developers left working on the RadeonHD project."

Need a new tech job? Learn Linux
(2009-03-02 20:33:14)
Cyber Cynic: "But, when it's you without a job, when you're not able to draw a paycheck, that's cold comfort. One ray of light in this misery economy though is that there are still some Linux jobs."

Amazon Backtracks on Kindle Voice Feature
(2009-03-02 21:03:14)
InternetNews: "Amazon is rethinking its stance on the text-to-speech function in its new Kindle 2 e-book reader, saying authors and publishers critical of the feature the ability will soon be able to block it from their works."

Eucalyptus: the unsung hero of Open Source?
(2009-03-02 21:33:14)
ComputerworldUK: "Eucalyptus is an open-source infrastructure for the implementation of cloud computing on computer clusters. Its name is an acronym for "Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs To Useful Systems"."

10 Of The Best Linux Desktop Customization Screenshots To Inspire Your Creativity
(2009-03-02 22:03:14)
MakeTechEasier: "For those who are put off by the default ugly desktop (especially the brown desktop of Ubuntu) and have absolutely no idea how to decorate your desktop, here are 10 of the best desktop customization screenshots (sourced from deviantArt) that could inject some inspiration to your creativity."

Linux GUI diff utilities a visual tour
(2009-03-02 22:33:14)
Handle With Linux: "The standard command line utility diff does a reasonable job when it comes to finding small differences. It shows that it wasn't developed to create the best possible human readable output when you try reading long listings...If you just need a quick and dirty side by side view of a small piece of text, sdiff is your tool."

Creating an adhoc host with Ubuntu
(2009-03-02 23:03:14)
Ubuntu Geek: "Have you ever needed to wirelessly network a Windows PC’s directly to a Ubuntu machine? In other words, you lack a router, switch, or other networking mechanism, each PC has a wireless device and you need to trade a file or play a network game? Read on."

Torture-Testing Phoenix HyperSpace, the Linux-Based Instant-On OS
(2009-03-02 23:17:40)
LinuxPlanet: "In the "Linux Rescues Windows From Itself In Yet Another Creative Way" category we have all these newfangled Linux-powered instant-on environments. Hit the on switch, and in a few seconds you're connected and Web-surfing. Phoenix Technologies HyperSpace stands apart from the herd; follow along as your faithful correspondent torture-tests it."

Twonky on Asus WL-500W without custom firmware hassles
(2009-03-02 23:33:14)
Shantanu's Technophilic Musings: "If you do not want to take any risks with the custom firmwares, I'll tell you a simple way to use twonky with the stock firmware itself. Follow these steps:"

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