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IT Management Linux News for Oct 31, 2008
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Editor's Note: Does Linux Deliver For Small Businesses? (2008-10-31 23:01:11)
The answer is Yes, it does, though with some qualifications. The
short answer: it's all in the implementation. The long answer
starts with taking a look at Canonical's successes in opening new
doors for Linux deployments.
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OpenSUSE Starts Steering its Own Course (2008-10-31 22:17:11)
LinuxPlanet: "Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols reports
that it's not easy for a Linux company to let go the reins of
control over its community Linux distribution. Just ask Red Hat,
which started to let go of Fedora and then decided to keep managing
it. But, now Novell is loosening its apron strings on its community
Linux openSUSE."
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Review: Ubuntu 8.10 Is The Real Deal (2008-10-31 22:01:11)
ChannelWeb: "Without much fanfare, developers
of Ubuntu Linux have delivered the latest version of the open
source operating system that scores higher than Windows Vista in
performance testing, does a better job than Windows in making
wireless connectivity easy and, overall, leaves fewer reasons to
stick with Windows than any other previous release of Linux."
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Xubuntu 8.10 Released (2008-10-31 20:31:11)
Xubuntu: "The Xubuntu team is happy to bring
you the latest and greatest software the open source community has
to offer. This is their latest result: Xubuntu 8.10, which brings a
host of excellent improvements built on the rock solid Xfce 4.4.2
desktop environment."
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Linux Continues to Define the Future of Computing While Microsoft Follows (2008-10-31 20:01:11)
Jim Zemlin's Blog: "It is hard for the
executive director of the Linux Foundation to feel bad for
Microsoft, but they are having a bad week while Linux continues to
move forward in innovative ways into new markets for computing.
Let's take a look at the difference between Microsoft and Linux
this week:"
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Why I Don't Like Canonical (2008-10-31 18:31:11)
adamw's very own blog: "So, I've just been
(implicitly) quoted bashing the Mark Shuttleworth / Canonical
business model... I thought it was worth expanding my point from my
own tiny pulpit."
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NVidia Fan Speed Revisited (2008-10-31 17:01:11)
Linux Journal: "One of the comments to my last
post about adjusting the fan speed on your NVidia graphics card was
that what was needed was a script to adjust the speed based on the
temperature. The script presented here does just that."
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The Bilski Decision Is In: Buh-Bye [Most] Business Methods Patents - As text & updated 3Xs (2008-10-31 16:31:11)
Groklaw: "Pop some champagne! The Appeals Court
decision [PDF] is in on Bilski: I'm still reading it, but on first
quick reading, one thing is clear: it's a win! Eligible patent
matter just got smaller."
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The Windows 7 GUI From a Linux User's Perspective (2008-10-31 12:31:11)
TGDaily: "Today, hard core Linux users were
able to view for the first time some of nifty GUI features in
Microsoft's next generation desktop operation system - Windows
7."
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Desktop Linux Tidal Wave Alert (2008-10-31 12:01:11)
Cyber Cynic: "In 2009, more Linux-powered
desktops will sell then will Windows-powered ones. Sounds crazy
doesn't it? Think again."
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Ubuntu's Enterprising Ibex Springs Into Release (2008-10-31 11:01:11)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "Canonical is
stepping up its Linux assault on the enterprise with the launch of
Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition. Code-named Intrepid Ibex, the latest
version of the Ubuntu server operating system was made available
for free download on Wednesday by the distribution’s London,
UK-based sponsor."
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Automatic And Up-To-Date Fedora 9 Installations With Kickstart And Novi (2008-10-31 06:01:11)
HowtoForge: "The problem with Kickstart is that
it usually uses the distribution's packages from the time the
distribution was released, i.e., it does not consider updates which
means you would have to update each system manually after the
Kickstart installation. This guide explains how you can do
up-to-date Kickstart installations with the help of a tool called
novi."
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Parallel SSH Execution and a Single Shell to Control Them All (2008-10-31 01:31:11)
Linux.com: "If you want to increase your
productivity with SSH, you can try a tool that lets you run
commands on more than one remote machine at the same time. Parallel
ssh, Cluster SSH, and ClusterIt let you specify commands in a
single terminal window and send them to a collection of remote
machines where they can be executed."
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