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News Linux News for Sep 10, 2009:
Red Hat accuses Microsoft of patent FUD
(2009-09-10 00:03:24) netstat-vat: "Red Hat is now alleging that Microsoft is not committed to the path of peace with open source software vendors."
How to Cope with File Server Permissions Hell
(2009-09-10 01:32:11) Enterprise Networking Planet: "Running a Samba server or NAS appliance consolidates file storage beautifully for centralized backup and management, but one thing has never been easy: file permissions."
Wine, Linux and Multimedia Software
(2009-09-10 03:48:06) LinuxLinks: "I have been an unashamed Windows user for longer than I care to remember. However, I took a big step about six months ago when I commenced my adventure with Linux."
Eucalyptus Supports VMware Hypervisor
(2009-09-10 05:04:32) InformationWeek: "Open source Eucalyptus code now supports VMware ESX Server as well as open source code Xen and KVM for private clouds."
Red Hat Challenges Ubuntu with KVM Support
(2009-09-10 07:32:36) WorksWithU: "After placing its bets for years on Xen, Red Hat moved recently towards official support for KVM, the virtualization hypervisor built into the Linux kernel. Here’s a look at what this change might mean for Ubuntu, which has promoted KVM from the beginning."
Installing Nginx With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 11
(2009-09-10 09:08:25) HowtoForge: "Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a Fedora 11 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support."
Webopedia Cool Term of the Day: Twishing
(2009-09-10 10:41:08) Webopedia: "Twishing is a combination of the words Twitter and phishing. It is the act of sending a message to a Twitter user in an attempt to obtain his or her name and password."
The New Features of Linux 2.6.31
(2009-09-10 12:06:14) The H Open Source: "After nine release candidates and just under three months in development, Linus Torvalds has released Linux version 2.6.31. Like its predecessors in the main development line, it offers a whole host of new features."
Dell Ubuntu Oops
(2009-09-10 12:42:19) Brendan Scott's Weblog: "Chris Smart reports on the availability of a 10" Linux netbook from Dell in Australia. I went to check it out and noticed some oopses on the Dell site – the operating system icon, and the availability of Norton Security."
PLplot 5.9.5 Has Been Released
(2009-09-10 13:31:12) SourceForge: "This is a development release of PLplot. It represents the ongoing efforts of the community to improve the PLplot plotting package."
The G:Noblin 3.0 is Released
(2009-09-10 14:18:29) GoblinX Project: "The GoblinX Project is proud to announce the release of the new stable G:Noblin distribution. The G:Noblin 3.0 is Released."
Easypeasy 1.5 for Netbooks
(2009-09-10 15:03:02) Eee PC: "Easy Peasy 1.5 is released. This is a custom Linux distribution (Ubuntu based), optimized for netbooks."
Will KVM KO Xen?
(2009-09-10 15:49:48) ServerWatch: "VMware's actions seemed to beg the question of whether the show was intended to be a showcase for virtualization technology in general or a way for VMware to get the word out about its own progress."
The Perfect Server - CentOS 4.8 Server i386 [ISPConfig 2]
(2009-09-10 16:36:07) HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.8 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of CentOS 4.8, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very little modifications as well."
Developing with Real-time Java: Improve Service Quality
(2009-09-10 17:28:34) IBM Developerworks: "This article, second in a three-part series, explains the root causes of delays and interruptions in a JVM and describes techniques you can use to mitigate them so that your applications deliver more consistent service quality."
DesktopBSD 1.7 Review
(2009-09-10 18:42:04) Desktop Linux Reviews: "Unfortunately, according to the DesktopBSD site this will be the last and final release of DesktopBSD. I think it’s worth looking at DesktopBSD if for no other reason then to give the DesktopBSD developer a pat on the back and a thank you for making the effort to create it in the first place."
Kings of Open Source Monitoring
(2009-09-10 19:31:27) InfoWorld: "Two network monitoring systems with open source roots, OpenNMS and Zenoss, provide a bevy of features at a lower (or no) cost than their high-end competitors, and can scale to monitor large numbers of network nodes."
Linux Foundation to Microsoft: Stop Secretly Attacking Linux
(2009-09-10 20:18:14) Ars Technica: "Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin issued a scathing condemnation of Microsoft's recent attempts to unload Linux-related patents to patent trolls. He calls for the company to 'stop secretly attacking Linux' and compete on the basis of quality rather than FUD."
Lubuntu: Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Bee
(2009-09-10 21:39:46) Linux Magazine: "Some complain that there is simply too much choice in the free software world and far too many Linux distributions. Well, now there’s another called Lubuntu. A derivative of Ubuntu with the LXDE desktop, it's super light and very fast."
Hacking the webOS
(2009-09-10 22:36:02) Linux Magazine: "We are going to look at the webOS from the inside-out by actually modifying one of the built-in applications. Don't worry, if all goes well, we won't actually hurt anything."
Microsoft Launches Open Source Foundation
(2009-09-10 23:18:37) Netstat-vat: "Microsoft today is spinning up a new 501.c non-profit effort as a forum to support open source community projects. The new effort is called the CodePlex Foundation and it builds on the efforts of Microsoft's Codeplex site."
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