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Infrastructure Linux News for Jul 31, 2007
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MS-DOS paternity suit settled (2007-07-31 21:30:13)
The Register: "...history has overlooked the
contribution of Kildall, who Evans justifiably described as "the
true founder of the personal computer revolution and the father of
PC software" in a book published three years ago."
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Acer: 'No UK Demand' for Linux Laptops (2007-07-31 20:00:13)
ZDNet UK: "Acer will not release Linux-based
laptops in the UK due to a lack of demand, despite launching an
Ubuntu-based machine in Asia."
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Working With The GRUB Menu (2007-07-31 18:30:13)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial describes how to
edit the GRUB menu. It will also show how to add operating systems
and how to add splash screens..."
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Microsoft Project to Get Open Source Competition (2007-07-31 16:15:13)
ZDNet: "Projity, which has been selling its
project management software in the form of Software as a Service
(SaaS), will launch an open source version at LinuxWorld next week,
under the name OpenProj..."
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Fedora Stats Offer Insight Into Linux Usage (2007-07-31 15:30:13)
Linux.com: "The Fedora Project offered a peek
under its kimono recently with details about Fedora 7 adoption and
other statistics..."
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Making Linux systems That Don't Suck. Part II (2007-07-31 14:00:13)
Lateral Opinion: "While one of the pillars of
Unix is that each command should do one thing and do it well, we
have here one of the most peculiar results. You have seven commands
to do one or two things, and they do them rather badly."
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Linux Authentication Troubles? Try Active Directory (2007-07-31 13:15:13)
SearchEnterpriseLinux: "In a heterogeneous data
center, administering access and managing identity can be
time-consuming any way you slice it..."
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Do Microsoft's Licenses Stand a Chance of OSI Approval? (2007-07-31 12:30:13)
Computer Business Review: "Do any of them stand
a chance? Here's my (admittedly simplified) two-penneth..."
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Sun Plug-in Brings ODF Support to Microsoft Office (2007-07-31 11:00:13)
eWeek: "Sun Microsystems' ODF Plug-in for
Microsoft Office won't usher in an era of universal document
interoperability, but eWEEK Labs believes it is the best option
currently available..."
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Dissecting The ATI/AMD Linux Driver (2007-07-31 08:00:13)
Phoronix: "If you have been reading our ATI/AMD
Linux display driver reviews for some time, you will know that
there are periods where it doesn't look like the fglrx driver is
actively being worked on, but in fact changes are being made 'under
the hood...'"
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Bird Has Wings, But Can It Fly? (2007-07-31 06:30:13)
Join the Revolution!: "The article was cleverly
packaged with an interesting looking title and introduction, but
after reading on I was surprised to see the objectives offered - to
let Thunderbird determine its own destiny...!"
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Review: Vector Linux 5.8 Standard Edition (2007-07-31 03:30:13)
Raiden's Realm: "Vector Linux, a derivative of
Slackware Linux, is an all in one Linux distribution targeted
towards both beginners and the Windows refuge..."
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Is Comparison to Microsoft Necessary (2007-07-31 02:00:13)
Techzone: "It appears that bashing Microsoft
(commonly known as M$) has evolved as our, the so called open
source lovers, common hobby..."
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