News Linux News for Aug 03, 2009:

Linux? There Are Simply Too Many Versions!
(2009-08-03 03:01:52)
ERACC Web Log: "I have once again run across a “too many versions!” comment on another site. In this one a person going by the moniker “matt_chsi” states there are too many versions of Linux and that is why adoption of Linux is so poor."

Introducing Winesharer - so pre-alpha it doesn't even work
(2009-08-03 07:01:52)
Stubborn Tech Problem Solving: "There are two problems with installing Windows applications like Diablo II for multiple users. First, because of the isolation of user accounts on *nix systems, you have to login and repeat the install process for each account. Second, each installation after the first wastes disk space and with Diablo II it's several gigabytes, especially if you have a lot of mods."

Why writing a Windows compatible file server is (still) hard
(2009-08-03 11:01:52)
Tux Deluxe: "Have I mentioned how much I hate Microsoft Excel? I quake in fear whenever I see an Excel interoperability bug logged against Samba. That application is perverse in the things it will do to a remote file server."

Fake ATM doesn't last long at hacker meet
(2009-08-03 12:01:52)
Computerworld: "Criminals running an ATM card-skimming scam made a big mistake this week: They tried to hit the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas."

Notes On the HP 2133 Mini-Note
(2009-08-03 12:31:52)
Random Musings: "I have gotten a query from another HP 2133 Mini-Note owner about my previous postings concerning it, how it is working now, and what can be done about a few key issues on it."

Sound on Linux Anti-FUD: Calm, Certainty and Confidence
(2009-08-03 13:01:52)
Colin.Guthrie: "There are lots of ill informed comments out there concerning various things sound related, both positive and negative, but more often than not commentators miss out very important aspects of a modern, multi-user, desktop sound stack."

At the expense of GNU/Linux.
(2009-08-03 13:31:52)
I Dream of Linux: "This article is based on a true story. The names have been changed to protect the individuals involved."

Patents, Video, and an Open Internet
(2009-08-03 14:01:52)
OnePeople: "In other words, they are putting every producer and broadcaster (which includes individuals) of video on the web in a position where they must pay rent to the MPEG LA consortium."

Watch Star Wars ASCII Animation via Telnet on Linux Terminal
(2009-08-03 14:31:52)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Like perhaps reading those humorous man pages or watching Star Wars ASCII animation, which I'm going to show to you later on."

Just because it's pretty, doesn't mean it's easier
(2009-08-03 15:01:52)
Technology & Life Integration: "Then, and this is what gets my goat, they make some inane statement about how this could be done easier with some graphical based program."

A Jesuit's Guide to Open Standards
(2009-08-03 15:31:52)
Open Standards: "As a result, what was once a dry-as-dust subject has suddenly become crucially important in terms of winning large government contracts."

Cisco Systems: Falling for Red Hat?
(2009-08-03 16:01:52)
The VAR Guy: "At a time when Cisco Systems has aggressively reduced its face-to-face event spending and travel budget, the networking giant has signed on to become a visionary sponsor for the Red Hat Summit"

20 great GDM Themes for Ubuntu you probably haven't seen before
(2009-08-03 16:31:52)
Ubuntu Manual: "This include login window themes or gdm themes also. Major source for themes in ubuntu include www.gnome-look.org and www.devianart.com."

Marble is a polished jewel
(2009-08-03 17:01:52)
Dedoimedo: "Marble is a geographical map program, somewhat similar to Google Earth/Google Maps. However, unlike Google Earth, which requires 3D acceleration to work properly, Marble requires no special graphics and will run well even in virtual machines using a generic display driver."

Create Oscar-Worthy Movie Scripts With Celtx
(2009-08-03 17:31:52)
The Daily Ubuntu: "Celtx is a media pre-production editor that allows you to easily create screenplays and storyboards for your next movie. You can use it to create a whole assortment of media, including theater, comics, advertising, and video games."

A Closer Look at the KIWI Imaging System
(2009-08-03 18:01:52)
Linux Developer Network: "Ever jealously looked at the geeks carrying around their Linux system on a tiny USB stick? If the answer is yes you have probably also wondered about how to create one of these little gadgets for yourself."

A first look at KDE 4.3
(2009-08-03 18:31:52)
Cyber Cynic: "Now, with the "so close to release you can almost taste it," KDE 4.3 is the first of the KDE 4 family that I can wholeheartedly approve of."

Review: Fast Boot Your PC With Xandros Presto
(2009-08-03 19:01:52)
Tux Tweaks: "Presto is intended to be a complement to Microsoft Windows rather than a replacement. What makes Presto a bit of an oddball in the Linux world is than it can only be installed in Windows XP or Vista."

Dynamic wallpaper changing in icewm with feh and a script
(2009-08-03 19:31:52)
Relst.nl x2: "So you use icewm and you do not want 1 wallpaper, but you want to have more? And you want them to auto switch after like, a hour, 2 hour or even a day? Then use feh, and my script. Start with installing feh:"

A Day of Discovery
(2009-08-03 20:01:52)
Blog of Helios: "Linux Against Poverty... No one knew really what to expect."

Bash, in Color
(2009-08-03 20:17:13)
Tip of the Trade: "I find that a little color on the command line helps make things easier to read. ls is easy to colorize: just add the line:"

What Happens to SCO Next? -- Some Possibilities
(2009-08-03 20:31:52)
Groklaw: "A lot of you have been asking about what happens if SCO is sent into Chapter 7. I did some research for you and I'll show you what I found. But there are other possibilities on the table now, and I'll show you a bit about all of them. We'll try to find an answer to our question, what could happen to SCO now?"

The Right To Be Free
(2009-08-03 21:01:52)
Polish Linux: "However let’s try to look at the other side of the coin : with all these activities, trying to “free” the virtual world, including the user, aren’t we sometimes, however rarely, effectively restricting the freedom of those, who we want to be free ?"

Red Hat's POSSE introduces academics to FOSS
(2009-08-03 21:31:52)
Linux Magazine: "Red Hat called the experience POSSE (Professors' Open Source Summer Experience). The goal of the week was to show how FOSS could be used in post-secondary education, and to create a community to further the goal."

SuperGamer Live DVD
(2009-08-03 22:01:52)
Desktop Linux Reviews: "SuperGamer is based on VectorLinux and requires a dual layer DVD. It weighs in at roughly 8GB so it’s a bit on the chunky side as a download. But, given the number of games it comes with (more on that below), you can understand why it’s such a large download."

Five reasons why your company should hire open source developers
(2009-08-03 22:31:52)
Linux and Open Source: "And even though many companies are adopting open source software, they are hesitant to bring open source developers into the fold. Why is this? "

GNOME To Drop Icons in Buttons, Menus
(2009-08-03 23:01:52)
OSNews: "Menu entries, buttons - everything has an icon attached to it which often wastes space needlessly by making buttons larger than they need to be, as well as menus wider than they need to be. The good news (for me, at least) is that the next GNOME release will have all these icons removed."

Creating Convincing Images with Blender Internal Renderer-part1
(2009-08-03 23:31:52)
Packt: "In this article series by Reynante Martinez, we will learn how to go about creating really convincing still images in Blender with the help of Blender Internal Renderer."

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