News Linux News for Jun 12, 2009:

Filmaster.com -- Film Meets Freedom
(2009-06-12 00:02:47)
Adventures In Open Source: "So when I heard about a new AGPL social network for film fans, I was very happy. The site is called Filmaster and I was lucky enough to have a chat with Borys Musielak (the site's creator) about how it all came to fruition."

A Guest Essay In Favor of Mono (#1)
(2009-06-12 01:32:47)
Linux Today Blog: "I am a member of the Debian Mono Group, Debian CLI Applications Team, and Debian CLI Libraries Team. I've been working on packaging for the Mono stack and applications which make use of it in Ubuntu (and Debian) for just under a year. And, fully aware of the flame war, threats and personal attacks which will follow, I'm going to take you up on your "invitation"."

Linux Migration Guide: Choosing a Linux Distribution to Replace Your Windows Desktop
(2009-06-12 03:02:47)
Linux.com: "The time has never been better to try Linux. With improved hardware compatibility, excellent software applications, and superior stability and security, there's really nothing holding you back from giving Linux a try."

FireFox 3.5, Plugins and the Meaning of Life
(2009-06-12 04:32:47)
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "I hate plugins. Hate them. They are the bane of my online existence. Why do I need plugins? Why can't the browser just come equipped with the plugins I'll need to successfully and happily navigate through websites?"

5 Reasons Old Computers Love Linux
(2009-06-12 06:02:47)
Logo Rannsaich mo Inntinn: "And you never hear about people pulling the same computer out and saying, "Wow! Windows 95 solves all of my problems! Good bye, modern computing!" Why is Linux so dominant in this category? Here are a few reasons."

Microsoft Helps Sell Over $200 Million in Linux Support Certificates
(2009-06-12 06:32:47)
Softpedia: "Since the duo inked their alliance at the end of 2006, Microsoft and Novell sold in excess of $200 million worth of Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server support and maintenance certificates."

Running Vhosts Under Separate UIDs/GIDs With Apache2 mpm-itk On Ubuntu 9.04
(2009-06-12 07:32:47)
HowtoForge: "This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-itk on an Ubuntu 9.04 server. apache2-mpm-itk is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server."

Memo to Canonical and Ubuntu: Don't Repeat IBM's Mistakes
(2009-06-12 09:02:47)
WorksWithU: "On the other hand, Canonical runs the risk of repeating some major software mistakes IBM made in the 1990s. Here’s why."

DigiKam 1.0.0 First Beta
(2009-06-12 10:32:47)
Linux Magazine: "Gilles Caulier has announced the first beta version of DigiKam with the magic number 1.0.0. Downloads are provided."

Linux Gaming: 20,000 Light-Years Into Space
(2009-06-12 12:02:47)
GHacks: "Au contraire mon ami. Linux does have games. Not your modern full-on 3D games that require more computing power than your average Beowulf cluster, but it does have a large amount of solid games that can serve to get your game-break on."

Ion-based Linux nettop soars in review
(2009-06-12 12:32:47)
LinuxDevices: "Berkeley, Calif.-based system integrator ZaReason is selling what appears to be the first Linux-based nettop equipped with both an Intel Atom 230 and Nvidia's Ion companion chip. The HD-capable Ion Breeze 3770 significantly outperforms a system running Intel's 82945GC graphics chipset, according to a Phoronix review."

7 things electronics salespeople won't tell you
(2009-06-12 13:02:47)
CNet: "Going to a retail store for consumer electronics purchases can be both exciting and frustrating. After working at Best Buy for two years, I have a few opinions to share that you might want to consider before your next shopping trip."

Hands-on: new Fedora release goes up to 11 but doesn't rock
(2009-06-12 13:32:47)
ars Technica: "Fedora 11, the latest version of the popular Linux distribution, has been officially released. We took it for a test and found that it has a lot to offer, but it's also got some icky bugs."

IBM expects Linux to make money
(2009-06-12 14:02:47)
Linux and Open Source: "In the latest installment of his podcast interviews, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin found Sutor focused mainly on opportunities for server and cloud Linux, through partnerships with Red Hat and Novell."

Karmic Koala Alpha 2 released
(2009-06-12 14:38:29)
ClubBuntu: "The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. The Karmic Koala Alpha 2 is the second alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of Ubuntu."

Dynamically creating gui objects on demand in Perl
(2009-06-12 15:02:29)
HandleWithLinux: "I've been working on my project for learning perl Gui programming. What I want to do is create a Gui interface for Linux commands. Not because I think there's any need for such a thing but just because I think it provides a good base for learning Perl. It's not meant to be production software but maybe I can turn it in to a learning tool for linux commands or something."

Why I Use Linux
(2009-06-12 15:32:29)
IT News Today: "I was primarily a Windows user myself at one point, but after a while I just couldn’t take it anymore and Linux became my primary choice. Read on to find out what led to my decision."

Europe to get Windows 7 sans browser
(2009-06-12 16:02:29)
CNet: "Microsoft plans to remove Internet Explorer from the versions of Windows 7 that it ships in Europe, CNET News has learned."

MySQL: Five Dials to Set
(2009-06-12 16:29:56)
Database Journal: "MySQL can be installed and up and running in a matter of minutes with RPMs or even quicker with tools like xampp. However, there are so many dials to turn, and options to set that even experienced DBAs can feel overwhelmed. With that in mind, we'd like to focus your attention on ten areas that will put you on solid footing."

Call for Tax Deductibility for Donating (to) FLOSS (AU)
(2009-06-12 17:01:56)
Brendan Scott: "Some while ago Open Source Victoria (OSV) asked me to investigate some issues relating to the tax deductibility of donating FLOSS to charities as a means of promoting participation in FLOSS within Australia."

Cable group turns net neutrality around over ISP access fees
(2009-06-12 17:31:56)
ars Technica: "The American Cable Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop Internet video content providers from charging ISPs wholesale access fees to their sites "at discriminatory rates, terms and conditions.""

Fit-PC2: Ubuntu Desktop In A Tiny Box
(2009-06-12 18:01:56)
Linux.com: "I have been working with the Plug Computer for a while now and have first hand experience with the diminutive size of the current crop of nano Linux machines. The latest Compulab Fit-PC2 offering carries on that fine tradition of micro-miniaturization."

vpnc Connects Linux and Cisco VPNs
(2009-06-12 18:31:56)
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: "Until vpnc existed, corporate employees were often relegated to connecting to their company's network via a Windows machine or with Cisco's problematic VPN client for Linux. Thankfully, those days are over, but not without slight configuration effort. In this article we show you how to get it up and running."

Open source takes no hostages
(2009-06-12 19:01:56)
IT Wire: "Have you ever had the experience of creating and storing data in a certain application, only to find that your dependency on a proprietary format means that you have lost all your data?"

R.I.P. Linux 9.1 Comes with Opera 10 and GRUB 2
(2009-06-12 19:31:56)
Softpedia: "Kent Robotti announced yesterday (June 11th) yet another stable release of his popular R.I.P. (Recovery Is Possible) Linux distribution. R.I.P. 9.1 comes with the newly released Opera 10 Beta (the installation is available as an option in the X11 setup menu), an updated SVN version of GRUB 2 1.96 and the latest beta of the upcoming Firefox 3.5 web browser."

Why Microsoft Hates - No, *Really* Hates - ODF
(2009-06-12 20:01:56)
Open Enterprise: "Its core Office franchise remains incredibly profitable, with an enviable 75% operating margin, and this has been bankrolling most everything else."

Fedora is concerned about Mono
(2009-06-12 20:31:56)
Netstat -vat: "Since Mono benefits from the Microsoft/Novell interoperability agreement, some in the Linux community have concerns about the legal status of mono when it comes to redistribution. Among those that have a concern is Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields."

Get Your Free Networked Storage
(2009-06-12 21:01:56)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "One network storage software vendor, Openfiler, never needed to be convinced of the benefits of offering enterprises an open source network storage operating system"

Android Scripting Environment Adds More Power to Google Phone
(2009-06-12 21:31:56)
Tech Source From Bohol: "If you are a programmer, then you will surely love this newly introduced Android application. It's appropriately called Android Scripting Environment (ASE) since this program makes it possible for you to edit and execute scripts directly on your Android device."

Display The List Of Recently Installed Packages By Date On Ubuntu
(2009-06-12 22:01:56)
Watching the Net: "Ever have a need to show a list of what packages were installed (or recently installed) by date on Ubuntu?"

Why Windows is not yet ready for the Desktop
(2009-06-12 22:31:56)
Climbing the Hill: "1.5 Any OS that regularly requires a wipe and reinstall to fix is beyond tolerance by any sane person."

PCLinuxOS Appstore Launched
(2009-06-12 23:01:56)
PCLinuxOS: "Apturl is a web-based tool that install applications on the PCLinuxOS distribution."

ATI Brought Me Solutions As Well As Problems
(2009-06-12 23:31:56)
CustomDistros: "My past experience has been with NVIDIA cards and not with ATI so I figured I would be learning a thing or two with this card, especially with how it works with Linux. And learn a few things I did."

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