News Linux News for Jun 06, 2009:

Editor's Note: Users Are Not As Stupid as the FUDsters Say
(2009-06-06 00:02:22)
"You're never too old to try something new; computers are a heck of a lot of fun; and anyone can learn to do anything." I still believe that, and most of the time it's true.

Status Report: The Linux Driver Project
(2009-06-06 01:32:22)
The H Open: "The Linux Driver Project (DLP), started by kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman about two and a half years ago, is a group of Linux kernel developers and project managers that focus on developing and maintaining Linux kernel drivers for device manufacturers."

File System Benchmarks Need to be Reformed
(2009-06-06 03:02:22)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "I was a benchmarker at one time and consider myself a reformed benchmarker, so I know the tricks that vendors can use. We'll look at some of them and hopefully in the process make you a more informed consumer."

Linux Makes the Grade in California Schools
(2009-06-06 04:32:22)
Linux.com: "A few growing pains aside, a Linux deployment in a Santa Rosa, CA elementary school district is maturing robustly, letting teachers and students stand apart from their previous dependence on Microsoft Windows while they try on new open software attitudes."

Judgement Day: Studio Dave Tests Ubuntu Studio 9.04
(2009-06-06 06:02:22)
Linux Journal: "I need at least one i386 installation here at Studio Dave because some production software is not yet 64-bit ready, and I happen to need that software. SuperCollider3 can run on a 64-bit system, but only after some tricky maneuvers; the label printing programs for my Lightscribe drive are 32-bit only; and VST/VSTi audio plugins still work best in a pure 32-bit system."

AbiWord - the underestimated word processor
(2009-06-06 10:02:22)
Dedoimedo: "When someone tells you to name a word processor, you'll most likely say Microsoft Word, maybe OpenOffice Write, seldom WordPerfect, but almost never AbiWord. This little tools seems to avoid the spotlight, which is a shame, because it's a beautiful, powerful word processor that you should definitely be using."

HOW-TO: Configuring Your Mouse To Work With All 5 Buttons
(2009-06-06 14:02:22)
LinuxHardware: "anders999 writes "Getting the mouse to work with all the five buttons I write to you this article because I've just solved a problem that I haven't yet seen an easy solution to."

Tetris: From Russia With Fun! (Happy 25th Birthday!)
(2009-06-06 14:09:14)
Time: "Sputnik burned up in the atmosphere, Berlin is now one city, but 25 years later, the Soviet-designed Tetris remains one of the most popular and ubiquitous video games ever created."

Stopping KDE/windows development
(2009-06-06 16:01:18)
Some thoughts about kde on windows: "I decided to stop windows development - at least for a while. This means there will be no binary packages from my side for 4.2.4 and 4.3.x but I hope Saro will do them."

Tweeting via Pidgin on Ubuntu
(2009-06-06 18:02:22)
Tech Source From Bohol: "You can even send and receive SMS (Text Messages) for free via Pidgin. So if it can do all these, does it support everybody's favorite micro-blogging platform Twitter?"

Good Passwords
(2009-06-06 22:02:22)
Realeyes Technology: "I have recently had reason to think about "good" passwords. To begin with, passwords are like keys. And weak passwords are like leaving your keys in the ignition of your car when you are out of it -- before long, it's going to be stolen."

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