News Linux News for Jul 02, 2009:

Changing the World, One Penguin at a Time
(2009-07-02 00:02:57)
Linux Today Blog: "Does the idea of "advocacy" make you nervous? It does sound a bit scary, doesn't it, like those annoying door-to-door religious people. But it's not that way. If you're interested in helping people learn to speak Linux, here are a few easy, non-scary tips."

10 Awesome Features of Krunner in KDE 4
(2009-07-02 02:02:57)
MakeTechEasier: "The only catch with Krun was that you had to know the exact name of the command you intended to launch. With the advent of KDE 4, that has all changed."

PostgreSQL 8.4
(2009-07-02 04:02:57)
PostgreSQL press release: "The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released version 8.4, continuing the rapid development of the world's most advanced open source database. "

Red Hat inks cloud partnership with Amazon
(2009-07-02 06:02:57)
Channel Register: "But for the moment, Amazon's EC2 sets the pace in commercial cloud computing, and that means being Amazon's friend is particularly important to companies like Red Hat that want to make money from clouds."

The Kernel Newbie Corner: Your First Loadable Kernel Module
(2009-07-02 08:02:57)
Linux.com: "This is the first in a series of articles aimed at the beginning kernel programmer, designed to lead the kernel newbie through the basics of writing and compiling their first kernel module, and getting increasingly sophisticated from there. Everything that will happen in this space is meant to be fully hands-on, and you're all welcome to play along."

Linux based Solar-powered networking anywhere
(2009-07-02 10:02:57)
IBM Developerwork: "SolarNetOne is a turnkey Internet hotspot—power, computers, and satellite uplink—you can install virtually anywhere, for less than the cost of a subcompact car."

it is like a cow in that i can’t use it to get work done
(2009-07-02 11:32:57)
Dot Unplanned: "I've only seen Vista in brief glimpses here and there. I wanted to try it for myself. As much as it entertains me that people have lost whole years of their lives to being angry and defiant about Vista, I couldn't believe it was that bad."

What ever happened to chunkfs?
(2009-07-02 12:02:57)
LWN.net: ""What ever happened to chunkfs?" This is a question I hear every few months, and I always answer the same way, "Chunkfs works, the overhead is reasonable, and it is only practical if it is part of the file system design from the beginning, not tacked on after the fact. I just need to write up the paper summarizing all the data." Thanks to your benevolent LWN editor, you are now reading that paper."

London Stock Exchange to abandon failed Windows platform
(2009-07-02 12:32:57)
Cyber Cynic: "While the LSE denied that the collapse was TradElect's fault, they also refused to explain what the problem really wa. Sources at the LSE tell me to this day that the problem was with TradElect."

Proprietary Software's Premature Obituary
(2009-07-02 13:02:57)
Pardon My Punditry: "Not atypically for this sort of thing, it's coupled with another prediction of the demise of Microsoft and proprietary software in general. Is it likely that we have actually heard a "death knell" for the proprietary approach?"

The Kernel Newbie Corner: Your First Loadable Kernel Module, Part Deux
(2009-07-02 13:32:57)
Linux.com: "...you can't compile a loadable kernel module without at least a partial kernel source tree -- the part that contains the general build infrastructure and the essential header files. But since it's handy to have a full source tree hanging around for the sake of perusing its contents every so often, you might as well go get one:"

IBM, NetApp Take on Virtual I/O Bottlenecks
(2009-07-02 14:02:57)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "Virtualization has done wonders for server utilization and consolidation, but packing all those virtual machines onto a single server has created something of a mess on the storage side. Storage I/O bottlenecks in virtual environments are a growing and persistent problem for data centers, as storage controllers and heads can become overwhelmed by I/O requests from virtual machines, creating processing delays."

Why Ubuntu has become the flag bearer for Linux
(2009-07-02 14:34:28)
TechRadar: "Ubuntu has to be doing something right. Ubuntu's biggest, and earliest, success has been in marketing itself. It's become a recognisable brand, not only in the Linux community, but in the wider non-technical world."

Microsoft yanks 10 old patches down; smells like anti-Linux FUD
(2009-07-02 15:04:28)
Microsoft Subnet Blog: "He seemed to think that much of the code in Linux belongs to Sun, and therefore will soon be owned by Oracle, who will turn around and use its so-called power to control Linux."

Mono: Shielding the facts
(2009-07-02 15:34:28)
IT Wire: "Until the anti-Mono crowd actually make a contribution to Free Software, they will continue to be treated as cranks - and their questions left unanswered."

Kernel Log - Coming in 2.6.31 - Part 1: New Wi-Fi drivers and other network-related changes
(2009-07-02 16:04:28)
The H Open: "Linux 2.6.31 will be IEEE 802.15.4 capable and will include a new Wi-Fi driver for Intel chips. Developers have also added support for recent Ralink Wi-Fi components and revamped the Rfkill framework."

Get to Know Clustered File Systems
(2009-07-02 16:34:28)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "In this article we will cover a few common physical storage configurations, as well as clustered and distributed file system options. Hopefully, this is a good starting point to begin looking into the technology that will work best for your high availability storage needs."

New Linux patch could circumvent Microsoft's FAT patents
(2009-07-02 17:04:28)
ars Technica: "The patch, which has undergone extensive legal review by patent lawyers, could make it possible to use FAT on Linux without having to pay licensing fees to Microsoft."

The cranky CIO says the hard drive is inside the computer
(2009-07-02 17:34:28)
The Linux Distillery: "Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive.""

Get started with Linux - part 1
(2009-07-02 18:04:28)
Computeractive: "Here, we will explain how to get started with Linux. No experience is necessary, as we will guide you through all the basics. To start we will explain how to install the software, either by replacing Windows or running alongside it."

5 reasons to switch to Linux
(2009-07-02 18:34:28)
TechDigest: "Struggling along on your Windows-based PC and considering moving over to Linux? Here are five reasons why you should make the switch."

Yellow Dog Linux 6.2 released
(2009-07-02 19:04:28)
The H Open: "The Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) developers have announced the release of version 6.2 of their PowerPC distribution that runs on the Sony PlayStation 3 and other computers with Cell processors, including IBM's Cell blades."

Available Now: GNOME 2.26.3
(2009-07-02 19:34:28)
Softpedia: "The GNOME developers, through Lucas Rocha, have announced early this morning in a press release that the last maintenance release of the popular GNOME 2.26 desktop environment is now available for download."

PostgreSQL 8.4 Improves Database Management, Security
(2009-07-02 20:04:28)
InternetNews: "In total, PostgreSQL 8.4 includes 293 enhancements from the previous 8.3 release, an update that was primarily centered around performance."

Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python
(2009-07-02 20:34:28)
A Million Chimpanzees: "Welcome to "Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python". Not a book about learning Python as such, but an introduction to the discipline of Computer Science with Python as your guide."

ASCAP Makes Outlandish Copyright Claims on Cell Phone Ringtones
(2009-07-02 21:04:28)
Electronic Frontier Foundation: " But as part of a ploy to squeeze more money out of the mobile phone companies, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) has told a federal court that each time a phone rings in a public place, the phone user has violated copyright law."

VirtualBox 3.0: No More Booting Windows
(2009-07-02 21:34:28)
Linux Magazine: "VirtualBox 3.0, with its improved 3D support, can ensure that some users won't need to boot Windows even when gaming."

Mozilla's Crowdsourcing Mystique
(2009-07-02 22:04:28)
Business Week: "So Ken Saunders, a 41-year-old, legally blind volunteer for Mozilla, took it upon himself to create a tool that makes the player easier to use for people with vision problems."

Will AES crypto go the way of MD5?
(2009-07-02 22:34:28)
Netstat -vat: "The AES (Advance Encryption Standard) (Define:AES) is a standard encryption mechanism in use by the US Government and many others - and it is now at risk from a very theoretical attack."

Eschalon Review - Commercial Role-Playing Game for Linux
(2009-07-02 23:04:28)
Tuxarena: "Eschalon is a turn-based RPG (role-playing game), which tries to reproduce the feeling of classic RPG games. It's closed-source, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, and it comes with a demo too. The full version is available as a download for $19.95."

How To Configure SSH Keys Authentication With PuTTY And Linux Server In 5 Quick Steps
(2009-07-02 23:34:28)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial explains how you can replace password-based SSH authentication with key-based authentication which is more secure because only the people that own the key can log in. In this example, we're using PuTTY as our SSH client on a Windows system."

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