News Linux News for Aug 12, 2009:

How to Run 32-bit Apps in 64-bit Linux
(2009-08-12 00:02:03)
MakeTechEasier: "Because x86_64 processors are designed over x86 technology, they are still able to support 32-bit programs without any hardware emulation, like what you would need to run x86 programs in a PowerPC or Sparc environment. In Linux, all you need to do is install the necessary software libraries to run the 32-bit software."

Linux Today Readers Speak: Sneaky Skype Stuff and Splendid Sarcasm
(2009-08-12 04:47:24)
Linux Today Blog: "The leadoff Talkback is not sarcastic, but an important reminder about how Skype users "agree" to let their PCs be used as Skype supernodes, and how in Linux you cannot turn this function off without jumping through some major hoops."

Python Threads and Queues
(2009-08-12 06:02:24)
WDVL: "Python has thread support on any OS which has pthreads or Posix Threads. Threads are actually more portable than other methods of running multiple processes. For instance, as of Python 2.5, os.fork() is not supported on Windows."

Sun ending Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE)
(2009-08-12 07:32:24)
Netstat -vat: "Sun is planning on ending the production of its Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) by the end of October. SXCE is (soon to be - was) a binary release of the leading edge of OpenSolaris development. SXCE is updated every other week by Sun."

Debian Etch and Ubuntu Feisty: a comparison
(2009-08-12 09:02:24)
LWN.net: "Based on that, comparing universe packages in etch-vs-feisty and lenny-vs-jaunty for version differences, and any differences in security updates could be interesting, actually."

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL On Debian Lenny
(2009-08-12 10:32:24)
Howtoforge: "This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine"

You Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again
(2009-08-12 12:02:24)
Wired: "Several services even use the surreptitious data storage to reinstate traditional cookies that a user deleted, which is called ‘re-spawning’ in homage to video games where zombies come back to life even after being “killed,” the report found."

Linux geeks, New Zealand beckons
(2009-08-12 12:32:24)
IT Wire: "A husband-wife team is in the driver's seat for the 11th Australian national Linux conference which kicks off in Wellington, New Zealand, on January 18 next year."

System76 Refreshes, Expands Ubuntu Netbook and PC Lineup
(2009-08-12 13:02:24)
WorksWithU: "As Dell continues to adjust its Ubuntu system lineup, niche Ubuntu PC makers are pressing ahead with expanded Ubuntu-driven offerings."

Lies, Damn Lies and File Systems Benchmarks
(2009-08-12 13:32:24)
Linux Magazine: "Benchmarking has become synonymous with marketeering to the point it is almost useless. This article takes a look at a very important paper that can demonstrate how bad it has become and makes recommendations on how to improve the situation."

An Open Letter To Tech Review Sites
(2009-08-12 14:02:24)
Phoronix: "Dear Fellow Tech Review Site, Have you considered embracing Linux in any of your articles? If you have, but have not acted on such thoughts, why is that? Is it the Linux learning curve? The "lack of benchmarks"?"

Consider Linux for Secure Online Banking
(2009-08-12 14:32:24)
eSecurity Planet: "Do you make online financial transactions from a Windows computer? If so, you may want to re-visit that decision."

Drupal 7 Targets the Enterprise
(2009-08-12 15:02:24)
InternetNews: "With new funding under its belt, Acquia is focusing on development for the open source content management system."

WordPress 2.8
(2009-08-12 15:32:24)
ZDNet AU: "If you are in the market for a blogging platform, content management system or a complete web platform, you can do far, far worse than choose WordPress."

Is use of the GPL really decreasing?
(2009-08-12 16:02:24)
IT Wire: "The premise of the whole article is that use of the GPL could be - yes, that's a hypothetical - starting to slide."

Bash Shell Course: Text Editors
(2009-08-12 16:32:24)
Begin Linux: "This course is a series of courses to help you with Bash Shell Scripting. It will be divided into several sections..."

Microsoft banned from selling Word
(2009-08-12 16:49:54)
Cyber Cynic: "It sounds like a joke. But, it's real and it's anything but a joke for Microsoft."

The A-Z of Programming Languages: Clojure
(2009-08-12 17:02:24)
Computerworld: "Our series on the most popular programming languages continues as we chat to Clojure creator Rich Hickey"

Microsoft still pushing a standards tax
(2009-08-12 17:32:24)
Linux and Open Source: "While putting it in the way of the weasel, Microsoft is still pushing what amounts to a tax on users of Internet standards"

Watch Internet TV for Free on Linux with Miro
(2009-08-12 18:02:24)
Tech Source From Bohol: "If I would pick the best free and open-source internet television desktop client, it has to be Miro."

The KDE 4 Series: Pro and Con
(2009-08-12 18:32:24)
Datamation: "At this point, it seems fair to ask: How successful are the KDE 4 series of releases?"

Use FreeRADIUS for Wi-Fi Authentication
(2009-08-12 19:02:24)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "One authentication server you could use is called FreeRADIUS, an open source project, developed under the GNU General Public License Version 2 (GPLv2). It is actually the most widely used RADIUS server in the world."

The death of Linux Evangelism, and the rise of Education
(2009-08-12 19:32:24)
Raiden's Realm: "If you set them down in front of a Linux machine, or in front of an Open Source application, and demonstrate it, they're more likely be sold on it, or at least give it greater consideration than if you just threw a bunch of facts at them."

How to use Virtual Machine Manager on Fedora 11
(2009-08-12 20:02:24)
Linux and Open Source: "It is light-weight and easy to use, and because KVM is “baked” directly into the Linux kernel as of 2.6.20, it makes managing KVM a breeze."

Avant Window Navigator: OS X-like dock on Linux desktop
(2009-08-12 20:32:24)
Ghacks: "Now if you’ve used a recent release of GNOME you can probably see how the GNOME team have tried, in some ways, to bring a bit of OS X to the Linux desktop. Now there is a dock application called Avant Window Navigator, that finishes the process."

"Penguin on Demand" Extends Cloud Computing
(2009-08-12 20:46:20)
Penguin Computing press release: "Penguin Computing, experts in high performance computing solutions, today announced the immediate availability of "Penguin on Demand"

Programming
(2009-08-12 21:02:24)
The Linux Foundation: "I've actually written code lately, although for some reason it's been all these stupid projects. First I needed to fix the kernel tty refcounting, then I got all OCD on the git SHA1 routines."

LinuxCon: When Open Source Is Not Enough
(2009-08-12 21:32:24)
Linux.com: "I serve as Chief Technologist for Open Source and Linux at HP. What that means is that since 2001 I've helped to establish HP's technology and business strategies around Linux, advocated for greater engagement in open source across all of HP's many business units, mentored internal teams on how to participate as good citizens in open source development communities..."

Technical School changes to Ubuntu and saves Millions
(2009-08-12 22:02:24)
PMA Box: "The Icelandic National TV channel RUV broadcasted a news story yesterday 11 August 2009 entitlled: "New system saves millions""

Verona's University Migrates 4000 PCs to Linux
(2009-08-12 22:32:24)
Linux Magazine: "Verona is about to become famous for more than just Romeo and Juliet and opera: the university of the romantic Italian city is migrating 4000 of its desktops to Linux and open source."

Ubuntu, Debian Partner to Employ Communist Era Model
(2009-08-12 23:02:24)
ServerWatch: "Now we all know in a capitalist system, the competition is there to be crushed. Inefficient companies or those with inferior products lose out to better companies and products, and the principal of survival of the fittest means the consumer gets an ever better deal."

A First Look at HTML 5
(2009-08-12 23:32:24)
PHP Builder: "...the official specification expects HTML 5 to be completely functional and ready by the year 2022 - and no, that wasnt a typo, I did mean 2022"

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