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Infrastructure Linux News for Apr 27, 2009
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Defending Firefox from Interest-based Ad Cookies (2009-04-27 23:17:43)
eSecurity Planet: "However, when Google started
the rollout of a new cookie-based tracking system last month, it
seemed time to take a new look at cookies with the goal of
protecting privacy."
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Wine 1.1.20 released (2009-04-27 22:02:43)
ItRunsOnLinux: "The Wine development release
1.1.20 is now available. With Wine it's possible to run Windows
applications on top of Linux."
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Which Vendors Were Mentioned in Stories about Ubuntu last week? (2009-04-27 21:17:43)
ITDatabase: "With Microsoft posting its first
quarterly loss last week, lots of people are looking for reasons
(beyond just the economy). One of the reasons that some people
point to is the rise of Linux."
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Jaunty Jackalope: Are Alarm Bells Ringing in Redmond? (2009-04-27 20:51:43)
Linux Blogosphere: "When it came right down to
it, though, it seemed people mostly just wanted to talk about
Ubuntu 9.04 -- Jaunty Jackalope, that is, the successor to Intrepid
Ibex. It soon became clear that the release was a very, very
exciting one, if the discussions were anything to go by."
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In a Desert, TV-Browser is an EPG Oasis (2009-04-27 19:02:43)
Free Software Magazine: "...it was with both
surprise and disappointment that I nearly drew a blank in my search
for an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) for GNU/Linux. Yes, Freevo
and MythTV have this feature built in, but installing and
configuring them just to get your mitts on an EPG looks like
overkill. I wanted a simple, stand-alone EPG programme. I got
TV-Browser and I got a hell of a lot more than I bargained
for."
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 - Happy with Mac, Linux and Windows XP (2009-04-27 18:17:43)
ZDNet: "Similar software for Linux can't be
found directly on the HP website. It is necessary to chase some
links to another website, a site that HP won't vouch for. It points
out that it assumes no responsibility for software on that
site."
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Pulitzers, Broadcasters and Digital Denial (2009-04-27 17:32:43)
LinuxInsider: "This year's Pulitzer Prizes for
journalism were awarded as layoffs and cutbacks threatened to
suffocate the print news industry, and the honorees stood like the
last warriors in their tribes. The lack of recognition for
online-only pubs, however, did not go unnoticed. Meanwhile, in Las
Vegas, broadcasters continued to argue about how to bring their
part of the industry into the digital age."
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Official Novell/Microsoft Web Site (MoreInterop) Calls Moonlight "Microsoft Moonlight" (2009-04-27 16:02:43)
Boycott Novell: "Moonlight is now being called
"Microsoft Moonlight" and this is not a joke. Novell is becoming an
attractive takeover target for Microsoft."
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EDE 2.0 alpha released (2009-04-27 15:17:43)
SourceForge: "Equinox Desktop Environment is a
complete graphical desktop for X Window systems licensed under GNU
GPL. It is based on a FLTK (Fast Light Toolkit). Main features of
EDE are speed and responsiveness, low resource usage, usability,
and a familiar look and feel."
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Netbooks 2.0: another PC upheaval on its way? (2009-04-27 14:32:43)
Reuters: "A new class of cheaper, smaller
netbook computers might upset the IT establishment this year and
potentially usher in new players in a hotly competitive
market."
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Report: First Android Netbook to cost $250 (2009-04-27 14:02:43)
Crave: "The first Netbook running Google's
Android operating system is expected to be available in the next
three months and cost about $250, according to a Computerworld
report."
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'Maddog' Hall: How open-source software can dominate the world (2009-04-27 13:02:43)
Tech Flash: "Open-source guru Jon "Maddog"
Hall, executive director of Linux International, spoke to an
overflow crowd this morning at LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham,
making the case that open-source software is as relevant and
critical now as ever."
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Distributions: From Ubuntu to Mandriva and Fedora (2009-04-27 12:02:43)
The H Open: "Mandriva is also on it's own home
stretch. A second release candidate is already available for
Mandriva 2009.1 "Spring" which is expected to be released on the
29th of April."
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The InNOTvators (2009-04-27 06:02:43)
a.k.a. Dinotrac: "Episode one: Whatcha talkin'
about, Vincent? Vincent David's lonely quest to protect an
innovative world from the clutches of free software."
A very relevant blast from the past. Enjoy!-- ed.)
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