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News Linux News for Sep 09, 2009:
Linutop 3 - Linux Powered Nettop
(2009-09-09 00:07:34)
It runs on Linux: "Nettops are gaining popularity following the success of the popular Netbooks. Linutop is introducing their new Nettop the Linutop 3. The Linutop 3 is as the name suggests A Linux powered nettop."
Installing 32-bit Support into 64-bit Fedora
(2009-09-09 01:38:04)
BeginLinux: "If you’re running newer hardware, there are some definite advantages to installing a 64-bit operating system. But, if you still need to run any 32-bit applications, you’ll need to have the 32-bit support libraries installed."
Course: Understanding the GRUB Bootloader
(2009-09-09 03:09:16)
BeginLinux: "This course provide a basic understanding of GRUB and give you some illustrations on how to secure it and to fix several common problems."
Creating Pseudo-3D Imagery with GIMP
(2009-09-09 04:32:27)
Packt Publishing: "In this two part article series by Reynante Martinez, we will learn how to digitally sketch/draw your scenes, give them subtle color shifts, add fake lighting, and apply filter effects to further emulate how 3D does its job in a step by step process."
Microsoft Rivals Nears Patent Deal in Bid to Protect Linux
(2009-09-09 06:09:05)
WSJ.com: "In an effort to avert any legal threat that might discourage the adoption of Linux, a group of Microsoft rivals is about to acquire a set of patents formerly owned by the software giant."
Microsoft Indoctrinates Best Buy Workers with Anti-Linux Lies
(2009-09-09 07:38:11)
Daily Finance: "Linux does not support many common applications and online services like iTunes, Zune, Quicken, Photoshop, and Office 2007, asserts one slide in the Microsoft ExpertZone training module designed for Best Buy employees."
Intel Core i5 750, Core i7 870 Linux Benchmarks
(2009-09-09 09:02:16)
Phoronix: "Now that we have provided a brief overview of the Intel P55 and how it functions under Linux, our larger area of concentration is looking at the Linux performance of the P55 with the new Core i5 750 and Core i7 870 processors."
Webopedia Term of the Day: Legacy Network
(2009-09-09 10:31:19)
Webopedia: "Legacy network is the term used to describe a network based on older outdated protocols like IPX... and 802.11a/b/g."
Why Microsoft is Australia's Default Buy
(2009-09-09 12:09:03)
iTWire: "A veteran of Australia's open source industry says that unless government agencies make a fundamental decision to change technologies and then plan their move, the status quo will remain."
Taking a look at xPUD 0.9
(2009-09-09 12:47:21)
DistroWatch: "This week we look at an unusual distribution from Taiwan called xPUD. At just 51 MB total size, xPUD is almost as small as Damn Small Linux (DSL) was."
Ingo Molnar Tests New BF Scheduler
(2009-09-09 13:32:04)
Linux Magazine: "Kernel developer Ingo Molnar has done a benchmark test to compare his Completely Fair Scheduler (CFS) with the recently released BFS from Australian Con Kolivas."
Why the EU Should Block Oracle/Sun
(2009-09-09 14:18:19)
Cyber Cynic: "I've heard from Henrik Ingo, the COO (chief operating officer) for Monty Program Ab, the MySQL fork headed by MySQL's founder Michael 'Monty' Widenius. He has a different take on the EU's opposition to the deal, and I thought it worth sharing his viewpoint with you."
Personalize Your Own PBX Using FreePBX Features
(2009-09-09 15:06:02)
Packt Publishing: "In this article by Alex Robar, we will discuss how to configure FreePBX to check additional sources for caller ID information if none is provided, using the HTTP source type method or MySQL source type method."
TomTom Launches OpenLR Open Navigation Project
(2009-09-09 15:48:26)
ZDNet Blogs: "TomTom, the European GPS company that got into a patent battle with Microsoft early this year, is now launching an open source navigation project called OpenLR."
Build a Personal Social Aggregator with Pubwich
(2009-09-09 16:37:06)
Linux Magazine: "Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr -- with new social services popping up almost every day, how do you make all your social activities easily accessible to your friends and followers?"
Review: hField Wi-Fire HFWFG200
(2009-09-09 17:19:11)
Wi-FiPlanet: "The Wi-Fire is a USB-based 802.11b/g adapter paired with a high-gain directional antenna and compatible with Windows, Mac, or Linux systems."
Year X is NOT the Year of the Linux Desktop
(2009-09-09 18:04:09)
Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "This year is not the year of the Linux desktop. Next year is not the year of the Linux desktop. In fact, NO year is the year of the Linux desktop."
Lin-X Linux 1.1 Review
(2009-09-09 18:49:27)
Desktop Linux Reviews: "Lin-X is a remastered version of Ubuntu designed to look and feel like Mac OS X. Lin-X has turned the cool Apple logo on its head a bit by putting in a skull and crossed swords.We’ll see if anybody at Apple notices this amusing act of rebellion."
(More on...) Microsoft Rivals to Purchase 22 Patents to Defend Linux
(2009-09-09 19:32:07)
PCWorld: "Patent trolls, known more formally as non-practicing entities (NPEs), are companies that exist merely to own patents so they can sue companies for violating them."
Build Your Own PBX With Asterisk and Linux
(2009-09-09 20:18:47)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "Building your own corporate phone system using the Asterisk open source telephony suite could result in massive cost savings for your company, but it's not for the faint-hearted: Asterisk is a complex system, and if you mess up the phone system it could end up costing you your job."
UNIX Network Performance Analysis
(2009-09-09 21:03:13)
IBM Developerworks: "Knowing your UNIX network layout will go a long way with understanding your network and how it operates. But what happens when the performance of your UNIX network and the speed at which you can transfer files or connect to services suddenly reduces?"
Sexism: Open Source Software's Dirty Little Secret
(2009-09-09 21:49:34)
Datamation: "Officially, the FOSS community is a meritocracy, where characteristics like gender don't matter, and everybody is judged only on their contributions. But the figures prove the conventional mythology wrong."
How To Set Up Software RAID1 On A Running LVM System (Incl. GRUB Configuration)
(2009-09-09 22:36:03)
HowtoForge: "This guide explains how to set up software RAID1 on an already running LVM system (Debian Lenny). The GRUB bootloader will be configured in such a way that the system will still be able to boot if one of the hard drives fails (no matter which one)."
How to Make Cloud Computing Vanish into Thin Air
(2009-09-09 23:17:19)
ComputerWorldUK: "Although most cloud computing offerings use open source for their infrastructure – you'd be crazy not to if you want it to scale affordably – the very premise of clouds is that the operating system becomes irrelevant."
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