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News Linux News for Jun 03, 2009:
CentOS Pulse - community newsletter
(2009-06-03 00:01:56)
CentOS: "Welcome to the first CentOS newsletter *ever*.
I am really excited to be able to welcome you to this first issue of the CentOS newsletter. Not only because this is something I wanted to do for a very long time, but mostly because to me the Newsletter is a turning point in how the CentOS community can be a driving force in the progress of CentOS."
Create Presentations and Tutorials in Linux with Wink
(2009-06-03 01:31:56)
WebUpd8: "Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users."
The ABC's of PHP - Part 10 - The Final Installment
(2009-06-03 03:01:56)
PHPBuilder: "Well my loyal readers (and you must be loyal if you've made it this far). Here we are at the final installment of the 'ABC's of PHP' where we are going to put some of what we've learned over the past couple of months into practice."
10 things you can do faster with the Command line
(2009-06-03 04:31:56)
Relst.nl x2: "I use Tilda(http://tilda.sourceforge.net) for my terminal word, with the F3 keybinding, so I always have a terminal at hand. This is just a list of my favorite commands, it is not a list of the best commands. If you know others, then please leave a comment, I like it."
SanDisk next-gen SSDs are faster, target netbooks and Linux
(2009-06-03 06:01:56)
The ToyBox: "SanDisk today announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation solid state drives for the 12 million-strong netbook market in 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB flavors."
Asus Eee and the 'It's Better with Windows' Campaign
(2009-06-03 07:31:56)
Datamation: "When the Asus Eee PC was first released two years ago, its operating system was GNU/Linux. Now, if the local stores are any indication of global trends, it's hard to find an Asus notebook that doesn't run Windows."
Linux: Lean on Me
(2009-06-03 09:01:56)
Daniweb: "I received a newsletter from rPath concerning Lean IT and it occurred to me that Linux is the keystone in each one of the elements listed in it: Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Cost reduction mandates. As more businesses work toward saving money, they'll look for ways to save on IT infrastructure (Hardware), labor and external services."
Pursuing Government RFPs: A How-To Guide for Open Source
(2009-06-03 10:31:56)
Linux.com: "As they make software and hardware purchases, governments are creatures of habit.
They form long relationships with IT vendors and stick with them so they can keep their IT systems running with minimal interruptions. "
Want a Linux.com email address? It'll cost $99
(2009-06-03 12:01:56)
Netstat -vat: "If you've ever wanted your very own Linux.com email address (and didn't work for SourceForge/OSDN) - you too can now get one. All you need to do is join the Linux Foundation."
Bing is not Google, but it is a spin engine.
(2009-06-03 12:31:56)
Christian Einfeldt: "But rather than a search engine or even a "decision engine", Bing also appears to be a spin engine, in that it provides partisan answers to controversial topics, such as Steve Ballmer's propensity to throw chairs to blow off stress."
Why Linux is Better than Mac (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love apt-get and debuild)
(2009-06-03 13:01:56)
scottgrizzard.com: "Macs have this weird, non-liner learning curve that starts very low and stays shallow for a while, but then gets "super-steep" - it is very difficult to be in the tech-savvy but non-pro middle ground."
Watch Video...without Flash
(2009-06-03 13:31:56)
Dailymotion: "As Steve Jobs once said: "We are going to make history today.""
Xandros - the Linux company that isn't
(2009-06-03 14:01:56)
The Register: "What Xandros has figured out, after years of trying to fight Windows on the desktop, is that you have to win with Linux on other platforms and bury it deep behind an application layer to insulate people from Linux. As it has done well (but not brilliantly) with the Asus Eee PC."
Invasion of the Android Snatchers
(2009-06-03 14:31:56)
Linux Journal: "Android -- the mobile phone platform, not the AI-bearing robots -- is the buzzword of the moment for netbook developers. Though the majority of the ultra-light devices are said to be utilizing a massively scaled down version of Windows XP -- despite favoring Linux initially -- the über-portable boxen are poised to be Googlified."
Mumbles Brings Growl-like Notifications to your Gnome/Ubuntu Desktop
(2009-06-03 15:01:56)
Kabatology: "Mumbles is a promising open source, plugin-driven, python application that can be re-baptised as "Growl for Linux". Using the DBus notification system - - similar to libnotify notifications, Mumbles lets those Gnome applications that use it to un-intrusively notify users of the status of the application."
An International Look at Women in Open Source, Cathy Malmrose
(2009-06-03 15:31:56)
Open Source Business Resource: "The question, "How do we include more women?" has been asked many times and answered in many ways. Cathy Malmrose, CEO of ZaReason, a Linux hardware company, stated, "possibly the most immediately effective solution is to showcase women internationally and their contributions."
VirtualBox and the X Windowing System
(2009-06-03 16:01:56)
Another day in development... "Anyways, whenever virtualizing a non-Windows operating system which utilizes the X Windowing system over VirtualBox, it may be beneficial to have some flexibility on supported resolutions for the GUI."
MS v Linux: Sparks of the Tom Tom Fire stubbornly refuse to die
(2009-06-03 16:31:56)
Spicy IP: "No explanation was forthcoming, however, as to how exactly can TomTom both use the rights granted under the patent and conform to the GPLv2!"
Practical Exercise Tips For Busy Linux Geeks
(2009-06-03 17:01:56)
Linux Today Blog: "God invented USB sticks to help us improve our health. Network file transfers are like plastering bacon grease to your arteries. Using the good old-fashioned Sneakernet protocol adds more tens of feet of healthy walking to your day."
Sorry Linux but the chicken came first
(2009-06-03 17:31:56)
Linux and Open Source: "I started my day on a hunt for Linux, preferably desktop Linux.
It was depressing"
Even OpenSUSE recognises drawbacks of Mono
(2009-06-03 18:01:56)
IT Wire: "Mention Mono in a story and you are certain to draw two kinds of readers - the followers, those who have drunk the kool-aid ladled out by Novell vice-president Miguel de Icaza, and the detractors, who realise that it could cause them patent headaches a few years hence."
Breakup of the Wintel alliance caused by Netbook
(2009-06-03 18:31:56)
GLG News: "For over 20 years, Microsoft and Intel have partnered to grow the PC industry. Now, Intel is launching a netbook that will use the Linux operating system and not Microsoft."
Conky: Install/Set-up and Auto-start Fix on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
(2009-06-03 19:01:56)
Tech Source From Bohol: "I once wrote a tutorial here on installing Conky on Ubuntu. Unfortunately, that guide will not work on the latest version of Ubuntu, which is 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). That's why I'm going to make an update on that one with this post."
Deceptive Pricing At CompUSA
(2009-06-03 19:31:56)
Ever Increasing Entropy: "Here's the issue: the only way you'd know there was a rebate was to read some microscopic print on the price tag. I mean really, really tiny print. This is in the "bring your magnifying glass" category of tiny."
NILFS: A File System to Make SSDs Scream
(2009-06-03 20:01:56)
Linux Magazine: "The 2.6.30 kernel is chock full of next-gen file systems. One such example is NILFS, a new log-structured file system that dramatically improves write performance."
Red Hat Linux helps to powers Verizon's Cloud
(2009-06-03 20:31:56)
Netstat -vat: "While the cloud is a compute infrastructure, it still needs an operating system and for Verizon that means both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows."
Latest OpenSolaris is much faster than Linux, says Sun
(2009-06-03 21:01:56)
ComputerWeekly: "Sun Microsystems has boosted networking and performance in the latest version of OpenSolaris, by including Project Crossbow from the Solaris operating system."
Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac
(2009-06-03 21:31:56)
Tech Broiler: "The Apple ][ series had the distinction of being the last personal computer that Steve Wozniak (the true technical brains behind early Apple Computer) was responsible for engineering."
Jolicloud Alpha release available
(2009-06-03 22:01:56)
ItRunsOnLinux: "The first Alpha release of the Joilicloud OS is available. Jolicloud is an Internet operating system. It combines the 2 driving forces of the modern computing industry: the open source
& the open web."
Vista -- The Most Secure Enterprise OS?
(2009-06-03 22:31:56)
ServerWatch: "If you ask Microsoft's COO Kevin Turner, he'll tell you this: "Vista today, post-Service Pack 2, which is now in the marketplace, is the safest, most reliable OS we've ever built. It's also the most secure OS on the planet, including Linux and open source and Apple Leopard.""
He left out "bestest"-- ed
Some openSUSE Factory changes
(2009-06-03 23:01:56)
LWN.net: "For the future of openSUSE development we want to change some things.
Currently, we have some policies around the distribution that date
back to the time when there was no openSUSE. Code contributions are only
possible if you go through a Novell developer."
How to compile mplayer with vdpau support on Ubuntu
(2009-06-03 23:31:56)
My Thoughts: "...if you have a less powerful processor and you want to watch a DVD, movie on your computer this implementation makes it possible."
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