News Linux News for May 11, 2009:

A Nice Linux ScreenSaver
(2009-05-11 02:03:55)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Hope you enjoy this cool little screensaver script I found over at BloggEd"

Graphic (Video) Drivers Ubuntu Repository
(2009-05-11 06:03:55)
Web Upd8: "You can now reduce the wait for the latest graphic card driver in Ubuntu, which will only be available in a few months. There is an Ubuntu repository periodically updated with the latest open source drivers included in the xorg project."

Clang to replace GCC in the FreeBSD base system
(2009-05-11 10:03:55)
FreeBSD Stable mailing list: "The FreeBSD project is looking at the possibility to replace GCC with Clang as a system compiler. It can compile 99% of the FreeBSD world and can compile booting kernel on i386/amd64 but it still contains bugs and its C++ support is still immature."

12 of the Best Free Linux News Aggregators
(2009-05-11 12:03:55)
LinuxLinks: "So, let's explore the twelve news aggregators software at hand. For each application we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, screenshots, together with links to relevant resources and reviews. Start keeping up with the news today."

DRM Hell
(2009-05-11 12:33:55)
Linux Journal: "I used to think that it was applied for valid reasons However, after my latest episode with my laptop, I am seriously considering the headaches of DRM, especially when applied to software. Follow along for the current tale of woe."

3 Tools to transfer movies off Tivo and onto your desktop
(2009-05-11 13:03:55)
OStatic: "My name is Lisa and I'm a TiVo addict."

Why Windows users should switch to Linux
(2009-05-11 13:33:55)
TechRadar: "Which proprietary OS gives you access to a virtually endless list of install-on-demand software, along with an uncomplicated and effortless update cycle, all at no cost? Umm... that's right, none."

Should Software Developers Be Liable for their Code?
(2009-05-11 14:03:55)
Linux Journal: "There's no other industry where shoddy products are sold to a public that expects regular problems, and where consumers are the ones who have to learn how to fix them."

The First Computer Mouse - Circa 1964
(2009-05-11 14:33:55)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today's interesting little thingy was found over on the Stanford.edu website, which showcases the "first" computer mouse. As you can see, from the pictures below, it doubled nicely as a blunt instrument ;)"

The Thin Line Between Victim and Idiot
(2009-05-11 15:03:55)
Blog of Helios: "It's convenient to blame the virus writers and anti virus software makers but ultimately it is your fault you get this crap on your machine. You are using a system that not only allows it...it fosters it."

Which Distros Would You Use If Ubuntu Vanished?
(2009-05-11 15:33:55)
Datamation: "Like many of you, I live in an Ubuntu world. Sure, I also have a Debian box that I run as a file server on my home network, but most of my desktops/notebooks are fully dedicated Ubuntu machines."

AVG 8.5 for Linux hands back to open source community
(2009-05-11 16:03:55)
Technology and Business: ""If Linux was the default platform being used by the majority of home users, things would be very different. The criminals would be actively targeting the people and the platform, and based on history, they would succeed just as well as they do targeting Windows based users today.""

A Few Independent X Utils
(2009-05-11 16:33:55)
Systhread: "In this text a look at a some (not all and not your favorite) utilities that are designed to run just under X and not an environment or window manager in particular from a sampling of older utilities to newer ones. Please do note that many apps written for window managers or environments will in fact run just fine in other window managers or environments."

California open source digital textbook plan faces barriers
(2009-05-11 17:03:55)
ars Technica: "The governor of California has launched a new initiative to compile open source textbooks for the state. He hopes that the plan will help cut costs and improve the quality of education. The effort seems very promising, but the state's complex standards and arduous textbook evaluation process will pose major challenges."

Top 10 features you'll love about Android 1.5
(2009-05-11 17:33:55)
Geek.com: "Make no mistake, Android 1.5 is a major upgrade. The software brings a host of new capabilities, some of which can't be found on rival mobile platforms."

Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls
(2009-05-11 18:03:55)
New York Times: "The West Point team used this open-source operating system, freely available on the Internet, instead of relying on proprietary products from big-name companies like Microsoft or Sun Microsystems."

Linux: here before Social Media
(2009-05-11 18:33:55)
Telegraph.co.uk: "The Linux movement is traditionally viewed as a bit archaic, elitist and closed to anyone with an IQ lower than MENSA's finest. I'm pleased to say that this culture is dying out and instead a new era of acceptance is seeing the doors opening to everyone."

Dell Freshens Up Its Mini 10 Netbook with Ubuntu
(2009-05-11 19:03:55)
Linux Magazine: "Dell now provides its 10" Mini 10 netbook with Ubuntu in the U.S. and Canada, with the rest of the world to follow shortly."

Linux is not an OS
(2009-05-11 19:33:55)
Nuxified: "One way that it could be claimed that Linux is not an operating system is by asserting that what we call "Linux" is in fact a name of the kernel, a core of the operating system, rather than an OS as a whole."

Is the Linux Foundation Our NRA?
(2009-05-11 20:03:55)
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "I wonder if they are our National Rifle Association (NRA)? I wonder if the Linux Foundation is prepared to meet the challenges of the future for Linux as it transforms and conforms into something totally new (GNU?)."

Best Linux distros for power users, gamers, newbies and more
(2009-05-11 20:33:55)
TechRadar: "What kind of user are you? Take a step back and ask yourself what you need from a Linux distribution."

Portable Ubuntu, Windows Live Together in Perfect Harmony
(2009-05-11 21:03:55)
LinuxInsider: "PC users who want to have an Ubuntu machine without eighty-sixing Windows completely often configure their systems to run both -- though a reboot is sometimes required. Not so with Portable Ubuntu."

What was the first netbook?
(2009-05-11 21:33:55)
Cyber Cynic: "I wasn't aware that there was a question about what the first netbook was, but Anthony, a blogger at the Coffee Desk, asserts that 1996's Toshiba Libretto 70CT was the first netbook. Ah... no."

Protecting Your Root Password
(2009-05-11 21:47:38)
Tip of the Trade: "It's possible to password-protect all GRUB entries: They can still be booted, but they can't be edited from the GRUB startup screen without the password."

Obama vows antitrust crackdown
(2009-05-11 22:03:55)
CNN Money: "President Obama's top antitrust official said Monday that the administration will aggressively crack down on antitrust violations, reversing a Bush-era policy that had weakened the government's ability to take on monopolies."

Before Ubuntu Was SimplyMepis: A Long-Term Review
(2009-05-11 22:33:55)
LinuxPlanet: "Despite being overshadowed by the popularity of Ubuntu in recent years, SimplyMepis is still one of the most friendly desktop distributions in the Linux landscape. Installation is easy, as most Linuxes are these days, but that's only the first step. Susan Linton reports on how SimplyMepis performs in daily use."

Linux Audio Update
(2009-05-11 23:03:55)
Linux Journal: "PaulStretch can be used for normal time compression/expansion, but it has been designed especially for extreme application. For example, when I processed a 49-second soundfile with the HyperStretch function, the default output length was almost 1 hour 30 minutes."

Selecting and Tuning a Scheduler
(2009-05-11 23:33:55)
ServerWatch: "In the first piece in this series we looked at the role schedulers play in I/O optimization. But how do you actually select and tune a scheduler to increase I/O performance in practice?"

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