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Linux News for Aug 27, 2010
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Fenec Mobile Browser Lands on Android and Nokia N900 (2010-08-27 23:04:42)
Linux Pro Magazine: "The Mozilla Project
announced the alpha release of Fennec, the mobile version of their
popular Firefox browser, for Android smartphones and the Nokia
N900."
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The CIO and Patent Lawsuits (2010-08-27 22:34:42)
Dell: "You may think that the last thing on
earth that could happen to your company would be that your business
might be sued because it used a particular software program. You'd
be wrong."
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Online collaboration with Feng Office - the ultimate alternative to OpenOffice.o (2010-08-27 22:04:42)
Linux User and Developer: "Feng still allows
you to create text documents online, but that's just a small part
of running projects, taking notes, tracking tasks, passing
milestones, keeping contact with your organisation and perusing
reports of how the projects are progressing."
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Preparing for Ubuntu 10.10 with the Platform Rally (2010-08-27 21:34:42)
Linux User and Developer: "Canonical developer,
Dave Walker, shares more insight into the development of Ubunutu
10.10. This month, the Ubuntu platform sprint rally goes under the
spotlight"
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15 (More) Awesome Conky Configurations (2010-08-27 21:04:42)
Tech Source: "Now, here is another list of some
of the most excellent and unique conky configurations that you
could freely use. Enjoy!"
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The long, sordid tale of Sun RPC, abbreviated somewhat, to protect the guily and the irresponsible. (2010-08-27 20:34:42)
Tom Callaway: "Once upon a time (1984), Sun
created an RPC implementation for Unix, with the intent of
implementing RFC 707 (High-level framework for network-based
resource sharing). Now, in those days, a good way to ensure that
people used code that you wrote was to upload it to usenet, and in
1985, Sun did that."
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Upgrading to Windows 7 isn't Cheap (2010-08-27 20:04:42)
IT World: "A recent Gartner report showed what
many of us already knew: Moving to Windows 7 from XP is
expensive."
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MySQL SELECT Statement 101 (2010-08-27 19:34:42)
Database Journal: "The SELECT statement is
without question the most complex amongst MySQL's data manipulation
statements. This article covers the syntax of the SELECT statement,
exploring its many optional clauses. "
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Ubuntu 10.10 Gets New Default Wallpaper Collection, Upgraded Light Themes (2010-08-27 19:04:42)
Tech Drive-in: "Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat'
keeps changing. The latest updates include a brand new default
wallpaper which I think looks horrible."
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Weekend Project: Accept OpenID Logins (2010-08-27 18:34:42)
Linux.com: "OpenID is a critical piece of "Open
Web" infrastructure. The ability to authenticate users without
relying on a single gatekeeper entity puts every site on an equal
playing field."
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The Top 10 Linux Server Distributions (2010-08-27 18:04:42)
ServerWatch: "You know that Linux is a hot data
center server. You know that it saves you money in licensing and
maintenance costs. But, what are your options for Linux as a server
operating system?"
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Tech Comics: "Technology and Social Life" (2010-08-27 17:34:42)
Tech Comics: "Every once in a great deal, we
need to turn off our devices and talk to one another. Sort of."
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Lightweight Distro Roundup: Day 8 � Puppy 5.10 (WOW) (2010-08-27 17:04:42)
Tech: "Far be it for me to give too much away
too early, but the title of today's entry has the WOW attached for
a reason. I reviewed Puppy about a month ago, and thoroughly
blasted it. That was Puppy 5.01."
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LLNL Talks To Us About Their Linux ZFS Port (2010-08-27 16:34:42)
Phoronix: "KQ Infotech's ZFS port is indeed
based off of LLNL's work. It's based off of the SPL/ZFS 0.4.9
tar-balls that the national laboratories had published to their
GitHub page."
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Novell sees decline in revenues and profits (2010-08-27 16:04:42)
The H Open: "Linux distributor Novell's
revenues were $199 million (£129 million) in the third
quarter of its financial year, $17 million less than in the same
quarter last year."
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Debian at 17: As Important as Ever (2010-08-27 15:34:42)
Linux Magazine: "It's hard to believe that
Debian has 17 years under its belt, but the project celebrated its
17th birthday on August 16. Though Debian may not be quite as well
hyped as other distros, it's still one of the most important FOSS
projects around."
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Native ZFS Is Coming To Linux Next Month (2010-08-27 15:04:42)
Phoronix: "ZFS had not been ported to Linux as
its source-code is distributed under the CDDL license, which is
incompatible with the GNU GPL barring it from integration into the
mainline Linux kernel. Next month, however, a working ZFS module
for the Linux kernel without a dependence on FUSE will be publicly
released."
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5 of the Best Free Linux Screen Capture Tools (2010-08-27 14:34:42)
LinuxLinks: "Now, let's explore the 5 screen
capture tools at hand. For each title we have compiled its own
portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its
features, screenshots, together with links to relevant resources
and reviews."
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Next Generation of Btrfs Linux Filesystem Nears Prime Time (2010-08-27 14:04:42)
Linux Planet: "Is Btrfs a better filesystem for
Linux? Project founder Chris Mason explains what's right and what's
still missing"
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Making Ubuntu look like Windows 7 (2010-08-27 13:34:42)
LinuxTrends: "Although it won't help Linux run
Windows-specific software applications, this easy hack produces an
Ubuntu desktop that looks and feels a lot like Windows 7."
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Netbook's first with dual-core Atom (2010-08-27 13:04:42)
LinuxDevices: "Asus announced a netbook that
not only includes Intel's dual-core Atom N550, but also offers USB
3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0. The Eee PC 1015PEM provides up to 13 hours
of battery life, running either Windows 7 Starter Edition or the
Linux-based "Express Gate" operating environment"
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Akonadi Demystified (2010-08-27 12:34:42)
KDE.news: "Over on his blog Sebastian
Kügler talks about the status of Akonadi, how the migration of
Kontact to Akonadi is going, and in general where the direction of
development is leading."
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GNU/Linux - finally it's Free software (2010-08-27 12:04:42)
Simon Phipps: "Some ancient source code given
away freely by Sun in 1984 turned out to have a non-Free-software
licence all these years, upsetting the licensing purity of glibc
and everything built with it."
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Review: ZaReason Verix Laptop (2010-08-27 10:34:42)
Linux.com: "One of the challenges of being a
Linux desktop user is the difficulty in finding systems that ship
with Linux pre-installed."
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Review of Qimo: Linux for Kids (2010-08-27 09:04:42)
MakeTechEasier: "We've talked about Linux
software for kids a few times here at MakeTechEasier, but so far
we've never actually sat down to take a closer look at whole
distributions intended for children."
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Makers of Pianoteq Talk Piano Modeling, Developing for Linux (2010-08-27 07:34:42)
Create Digital Music: "Pianoteq, which runs as
do its rivals on Mac and Windows, is also unusual in providing
support for the Linux operating system – something some
developers have claimed isn't practical with commercial music
software."
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PostfixAdmin and Fetchmail (2010-08-27 06:04:42)
PostfixMail: "The default set up with
Postfixadmin looks like it should work but it will not work
correctly until you modify a few things. This tutorial will help
you get it working correctly."
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What Will Ubuntu 10.10 Look Like? (2010-08-27 04:34:42)
PC World: "When Canonical broke the news
recently that Ubuntu 10.10 will include uTouch 1.0, a multitouch
and gesture stack, it caused a flurry of excitement about the Linux
release's potential for use in tablets."
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Configuring Conky The (Very) Easy Way (2010-08-27 03:04:42)
MakeTechEasier: "Conky, the amazingly versatile
and useful Linux desktop application, has a bit of a reputation.
It's clearly a great app, but getting it configured can be a
serious pain."
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6 of the Best Free Linux Customer Service Trouble Ticketing Software (2010-08-27 01:34:42)
LinuxLinks: "Now, let's explore the 6 help desk
applications at hand. For each title we have compiled its own
portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its
features, screenshots, together with links to relevant resources
and reviews."
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How You Can Help Patent Attorneys Help Free Software (2010-08-27 00:04:42)
Groklaw: "I would like everyone to watch
tridge's talk [.ogv] [mp3] on patents and how engineers can
interact efficiently with patent lawyers, to get your knowledge
across to them. More formats are linked from End Software Patents,
if you prefer audio only."
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