News Linux News for Sep 01, 2009:

Linux File Permissions
(2009-09-01 00:04:29)
Ian's Thoughts: "If you can't access some of the files on your very own Linux system, it's usually because of misconfigured file access permissions."

Weekly Ten: HTML 5 Starts Looking Real, ultimate Linux flight simulator, Arduino based synthesizer
(2009-09-01 02:04:29)
Tech Source From Bohol: "The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has revealed its latest flight simulator runs on Suse Linux-based clusters of Opteron servers and uses an open source graphics platform."

Linux File Ownership
(2009-09-01 04:04:29)
Ian's Thoughts: "You can change the owner and group of a file or a directory with the chown command. Please, keep in mind you can do this only if you are the root user or the owner of the file."

Convert various media formats to Vorbis in Linux
(2009-09-01 06:04:29)
Ghacks: "Over the past month I have made it my goal to stop using the proprietary MP3 format for audio in favor of the free, open standard Ogg Vorbis format. "

AMD's New Lower Power Server Chip Targets Web
(2009-09-01 08:04:29)
Datamation: "Advanced Micro Devices Inc ships a lower-power version of its Opteron server chip on Monday as it tries to expand its offerings for Web hosting companies."

Why Cron Is Better Than a String Around Your Finger
(2009-09-01 10:04:29)
Tip of the Trade: "I've occasionally found it useful to set up reminders to be emailed to myself on a regular basis. The most straightforward tool to use for this is cron with mail."

XDMCP over SSH for Linux and Windows
(2009-09-01 12:04:29)
Ruckman.net: "So you have a XDMCP server set up and operating on your LAN but you want to use it over the internet securely? It is a little tricky to do, but it can be done."

Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.31 - Part 5: CUSE, USB 3.0, FireWire networking and the rest
(2009-09-01 12:34:29)
The H Open: "Linux 2.6.31 will support USB 3.0, although the corresponding hardware is not yet available. Distributions are to use the new FireWire stack that now offers LAN support."

Vine Linux 5 Review
(2009-09-01 13:04:29)
Desktop Linux Reviews: "Today I snagged Vine Linux and thought it would be fun to look at something from Japan."

Staying Power
(2009-09-01 13:34:29)
Eleven is Louder: "What are the real threats to open source software?...From programmers to home users, we are the cancer killing Linux."

Fedora 12 adds Moblin technology!
(2009-09-01 14:04:29)
Moblin Zone: "The Fedora Linux project has integrated Moblin technology for netbooks and nettops. The project is seeking alpha testers to help "make [Moblin] great" for its debut in Fedora 12, which ships this fall."

Multi-booting over the internet
(2009-09-01 14:34:29)
The H Open: "Many operating systems can already be booted over the net, especially so for the installation systems of the major Linux distributions, but the netboot.me web service offers a universal boot loader which presents them all in one menu."

How to monitor your Red Hat Cluster using Python and SNMP
(2009-09-01 15:04:29)
Linux Dynasty: "As you all know, monitoring is a vital part of any environment. Even though we have a cluster of nodes setup, we still need to be aware of what is happening. Currently here are 2 very important tools, for checking the cluster status."

Multiple Home Pages with Google Chrome
(2009-09-01 15:34:29)
FOSS Boss: "Anyway, one really cool feature I missed from Firefox was the ability to set multiple pages as the homepage."

Command Line Cheatsheet
(2009-09-01 16:05:33)
Ian's Thoughts: "I explained some of the keyboard shortcuts I use and she asked if I could write them down for her.Since this was the third person to ask me for a copy of the keyboard shortcuts I use, I thought I'd post them here in the hopes that they can help others too."

OLPC Deployment in the Greek village of Sminthi
(2009-09-01 16:35:33)
Free Software: "The last two days I’ve been attending the Software Freedom Kosova Conference 2009, which was really interesting and had quite an impressive turnout. In the conference I presented our work for the deployment of some XO-1 laptops, part of the One Laptop Per Child project, to some students of the High School of the Greek village of Sminthi."

Next for Sainthood...? KDE Developers
(2009-09-01 17:05:33)
Blog of Helios: "KDE Devs...bless your over-worked. under-appreciated hearts. And I mean that with all my being."

Bash Shell Scripting Online Course
(2009-09-01 17:35:33)
BeginLinux: "This course is in a series of mini-courses to help you with Bash Shell Scripting. It is divided into several sections as you can see below. In addition, to help you in the challenge of learning bash shell scripting you will find a quiz at the end of each mini-course."

Loading Xen via GRUB2 on top Ubuntu Karmic Server (alpha 4)
(2009-09-01 18:05:35)
Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris: "Due to GRUB2 doesn’t allow module entries to accept parameters via command line in meantime , creating corresponding Xen grub2 entries for xenified aka Suse kernels went a bit different the same procedures on Jaunty and Intrepid Servers"

Game Over for Sony and Open Source
(2009-09-01 18:35:35)
Open Enterprise: "I've never really liked the company Sony. On the computer side, it's hardly been a friend of GNU/Linux, while the music division gave us the Sony rootkit, which was pretty much as bad as a bad thing can be:"

Linux powers world's fastest stock exchange
(2009-09-01 19:05:35)
Cyber Cynic: "A Deutsche Borse representative claimed that their Linux-powered exchange software can "easily execute more than a million trades per second, dwarfing even the mighty NY Stock Exchange.""

How To Land A Spot In The Spotlight - Part I
(2009-09-01 19:35:35)
Linux Journal: "First, says Schindler, is to "make yourself discoverable," by which she means, give journalists somewhere to go when they're interested. She suggests including a press page on the project's website where reporters can find basic information to work from."

Null pointers, one month later
(2009-09-01 20:05:35)
LWN.net: "...it should be safe to assume that steps were taken to prevent null pointer vulnerabilities from opening up systems in the future. The reality is that some things have truly improved, but that some important vulnerabilities remain."

IT Career Crisis Management: Five Lucrative Areas
(2009-09-01 20:35:35)
Datamation: "But don’t believe the calm. IT’s really just before the storm. So what do you think? What will you be doing in a few years?"

10 Interesting Google Chrome OS Mock-up Designs
(2009-09-01 21:05:35)
Tech Source From Bohol: "I've collected some of the best looking and interesting mock-ups, and you will be the judge if any of them can closely resemble or shall I say predict the look of the "real version" of Chrome OS once it comes out."

Con Kolivas returns with a new scheduler
(2009-09-01 21:35:35)
LWN.net: "Con Kolivas, who worked on desktop interactivity issues in the past before storming off in 2007, has posted a new scheduler called BFS."

Parallels Desktop 4 for Windows and Linux released
(2009-09-01 21:52:42)
Parallels press release: "Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, today launched a new easy-to-use desktop solution that is designed to enable widespread adoption of PC virtualization."

Copyright’s Creative Disincentive
(2009-09-01 22:05:35)
Tucows News: "1. We believe any legislation should be technologically neutral. A DMCA-like approach that considers a technology or a non-infringing use of a technology illegal per se is a huge brake on innovation."

Kids in Austin, Texas Need More Penguins
(2009-09-01 22:35:35)
Linux Today Blog: "The time has come when the tireless Ken has to slow down a bit, and needs some more hands on deck. Perhaps one of them can be you."

Gain more battery life from your Linux-based laptop with powertop
(2009-09-01 23:05:35)
Ghacks: "If your laptop is running Linux you might not be happy with the battery life you are getting. There are numerous reasons for the possible extra drain on your battery."

How To Land A Spot In The Spotlight - Part II
(2009-09-01 23:35:35)
Linux Journal: "Picking up from yesterday, Schindler's final point is another that we should all strive for regardless of the individual at hand, and that is to "please treat journalists with respect.""

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