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News Linux News for Mar 04, 2009:
The Pirate Bay - Innocent or Guilty?
(2009-03-04 00:03:42)
TorrentFreak: "After two weeks of live broadcasted hearings on the Internet, the 'Spectrial' is coming to an end. This week both parties presented their closing statements to the court. Time for us to weigh up developments so far and look forward to the verdict."
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XIII: DD-WRT All Over the Place
(2009-03-04 01:04:20)
Wi-Fi Planet: "This month the Wi-Fi Guru laughs in the face of superstition. It is episode 13, you see, and if we were an airplane we might skip row 13. If we were an apartment building we might not have a 13th floor. If we were a residential street there would be no house marked number 13. But when you face down wireless networking problems month after month, you develop something important--bad posture. But also, a backbone..."
VMWare's filesystem clustering cracked open
(2009-03-04 01:33:42)
Tech Broiler: "Late last week, an important plate in VMWare's proprietary battle armor was cracked open when Fluid Operations, the company behind the eCloudmanager storage virtualization product open-sourced on the community Google Code site their clean room implementation of VMFS, the clustered locking file system used by VMWare's ESX Server hypervisor product."
Vortalgate: Portuguese eProcurement - Only with Microsoft
(2009-03-04 03:03:42)
ESOP press release: "Even though this is an online platform available on the Web, therefore in theory universally accessible, only Microsoft browsers and operating systems can in fact gain access to it."
10 steps to UNIX nirvana
(2009-03-04 04:33:42)
IBM Developerworks: "...this article provides 10 effective methods that can increase your productivity. The examples in this article use tcsh version 6 as a reference, but the ideas are portable to all variants of UNIX shells. This article also refers to several open source tools available for the UNIX platform."
Linux : The cool factor
(2009-03-04 06:03:42)
Handle With Linux: "I have a bunch of designers at my job, and they all carry around an apple. No not the fruit, you know the vastly overpriced and over-hyped electronics brand. These guys think they are so cool with there notebooks running extremely expensive designer software."
How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 8.10
(2009-03-04 07:33:42)
HowtoForge: "WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files."
Using Webmin Securely
(2009-03-04 09:03:42)
BeginLinux: "Webmin a browser based program that you can use to manage a Linux server, from a remote location. It is an excellent tool for those who are making the transition from a GUI based system to the Linux command line. However, if you are going to use Webmin take a few security precautions first."
6 of the Best Free Linux eCommerce Software
(2009-03-04 10:33:42)
LinuxLinks: "This feature focuses on shopping cart software, which is software used in eCommerce to enable consumers to purchase goods and services online. Anyone who wishes to run an eCommerce site has a wide range of platforms and software to choose from, many of them being proprietary. However, if you want to operate an eCommerce site, Linux makes a strong platform, with a wide selection of Open Source eCommerce software available."
The Xcaster Wireless HD Camera (Linux powered)
(2009-03-04 12:03:42)
Pixavi press release: "The Xcaster is the worlds first Mobile High Definition video communication camera. It provides companies and organizations with Wireless High Definition video communication from the field to offices or meeting rooms."
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 gets 4th beta
(2009-03-04 13:03:42)
Computerworld UK: "Mozilla has confirmed that it will add another beta to the Firefox 3 .1 development schedule, a move that will push the browser's ship date to the second quarter or later."
Hive Five Winner for Best Home Server Software: Ubuntu Server Edition
(2009-03-04 13:33:42)
Lifehacker: "It was certainly a neck and neck race to the finish line for last week's Hive Five."
Quake, Meet GPL; GPL, Meet Quake
(2009-03-04 14:03:42)
Linux Journal: "Back in the summer of 2005, id Software released the Quake 3 engine to the public under the GPL license. For open-source enthusiasts, it was amazing news, but to the general public, it seemed like mostly marketing nonsense. Releasing the Quake 3 engine, unfortunately, wasn't the same as releasing the game, so the average gamer didn't gain anything--at least, not at first."
The coming merger of Netbooks and handhelds
(2009-03-04 14:33:42)
ZDNet: "With Android moving into Netbooks, you can expect a merger between the Netbook and mobile form factor very soon."
Job-chopping Chipmaker Bites the Bankruptcy Bullet
(2009-03-04 15:03:42)
Linux Journal: "Last week, Breaking News brought LinuxJournal.com readers the sad and sordid news of Flash-memory manufacturer Spansion's decision to drop 35% of their workforce, while simultaneously rescinding a 10% pay cut on top executives, and granting the company's new CEO a massive pay package including non-refundable advances."
The Beginner's Guide to Linux, Part 2: Installation
(2009-03-04 15:33:42)
Maximum PC: "This chapter is going to walk you through downloading and burning a CD image of your chosen distro(s), the traditional way of partitioning and setting up a dual-boot system, and another way to dual-boot without repartitioning."
Inside the Linux Foundation Purchase of Linux.com
(2009-03-04 16:03:42)
Datamation: "As of today, the URL redirects to a welcome page that solicits suggestions from the community about what contents the site should have. The Linux Foundation will administer the site, and SourceForge will assist in the sale of advertising. However, in many ways, the news raises as many questions as it answers about what happened and what Linux.com will look like in the future."
Is Microsoft Targeting Linux Through Tom Tom? Oh Please...
(2009-03-04 16:33:42)
IT Business Edge: "Linux leaders have a problem. Ever since Microsoft adopted the "let's get along" strategy of licensing and interoperating, it has been hard to get people to volunteer their time for the platform, and interest seems to be waning."
The Linux Family Tree
(2009-03-04 17:03:42)
While there are hundreds of Linux distributions, most of them are derived from a few common ancestors: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Gentoo, and some others. And then there are the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Distrowatch has a table showing who came from where.
The Real Story on Oracle Unbreakable Linux
(2009-03-04 17:33:42)
Wim Coekaerts Blog: "It has never been about creating a knock-off or forked Linux distribution. There is no migration, or switch, needed for existing RHEL users to move to Oracle Unbreakable Linux support."
3MX RC2 Linux released for the Razorbook
(2009-03-04 18:03:41)
EeePC: "Untill now there wasn't an alternative Operating System, because these netbooks don't use an Intel x86 compatible processor, but an Xburst processor. Now there's an alternative OS called 3MX."
Networking Nightmare II: Adding Linux
(2009-03-04 18:33:41)
RamelCast: "Well, the nightmare part has kicked in.
Bear with me, folks, because I'm going into some detail so others may learn from my pain."
Red Hat and Novell: Heading In Opposite Directions?
(2009-03-04 19:03:41)
The VAR Guy: "When Red Hat announces quarterly results March 25, the news may confirm what Wall Street has suspected since November 2008: Despite Novell's continued momentum with SUSE Linux, the smarter money remains on Red Hat's open source strategy. Here's why."
All Kindles Should be Virtual
(2009-03-04 19:33:41)
Tech Broiler: "Kindle books can now be purchased directly from Amazon.com on a PC or Mac using a standard web browser, and read on an iPhone, without actually owning a Kindle device. Why not take it to the next logical step -- read it on anything?"
Cloud computing versus Grid computing
(2009-03-04 19:49:37)
IBM Developerworks: "Want to know more about cloud and grid computing? Learn how you can use Infrastructure as a Service to get a full computer infrastructure using Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). See the similarities, differences, and issues to consider in grid and cloud computing. Explore some of the security issues and choices for Web development in the cloud, and see how you can be environmentally friendly using cloud computing."
Tempers Flare as Recession Creeps into Tech Industry
(2009-03-04 20:03:41)
Blog of Helios: ""It's ____ ____hippy freaks like you that are costing us our jobs. You got any idea how many people are getting pink slips because of your b_________? Every time you put that ____ on someone's computer, some guy trying to feed his family has to go home and tell his wife that he lost his job.""
Journey to the New Linux.com
(2009-03-04 20:33:41)
Linux Developer Network: "Since yesterday, quite a few folks have called or e-mailed me to find out just what exactly we at the Linux Foundation have planned for the new Linux.com site. The big question: are we really making this a community-driven site?
Yes, yes we are. And more."
Mommy, I found it! -- 15 Practical Linux Find Command Examples
(2009-03-04 21:03:41)
The Geek Stuff: "In this article, let us review 15 practical examples of Linux find command that will be very useful to both newbies and experts."
Windows gaming on Linux & Macs made easy
(2009-03-04 22:48:57)
Cyber Cynic: "Sure, it's handy being able to run Internet Explorer or Microsoft Office on Linux or the Mac thanks to WINE and Crossover Linux and Mac, but you know what's even cooler? Running WoW (World of Warcraft) or Guild Wars on them."
How To add multiple datapoints the Easy Way in Zenoss.
(2009-03-04 23:03:41)
Linux Dynasty: "Recently I had to input quite a few OID's into Zenoss. This meant I had to create a Data Source for each OID I wanted to monitor as well as one Data Point.
Now I knew this was going to be a hassle!!! So I decided to write a custom Python script that uses pysnmp to essentially do a snmpwalk (nextCmd)
on a Branch of OID's. This means that I can create one Data Source and Mutiple Data Points."
Linux System Administrator Wanted - Send Word Resume
(2009-03-04 23:33:41)
The ERACC Web Log: ""Qualified candidates should forward their Word formatted resume ..." What?! Word? As in Microsoft Word? Are they looking for Linux experts or not?"
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