Linux News Updates

BEAR MISTAKE NO. 1: NEVER SLEEP ON RED HAT INC. "Microsoft is still selling their Vista operating systems, good for them. But the future ladies and gentlemen is not Microsoft, rather it's all the nerdy coders that created the Open Source wave..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,jgxy,5ea9,9l1g,j17rMore IT Management stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1p84,42vr,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

SOFTWARE 'TWEAKS,' CHINESE NEW YEAR DELAY EVEREX CLOUDBOOK "CloudBook was supposed to be available from Wal-Mart Inc. stores and the Walmart.com Web site today..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,9j1g,4bb8,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

FOUNDATION REWARDS OPEN SOURCE BUSINESS PLANS "The Open Source Business Foundation, a European open source network has awarded a total of €75,000 to the three winners of its annual Open Source Business Awards..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,3axl,jzhb,9l1g,j17rMore IT Management stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1p84,42vr,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

HAS MICROSOFT DISAVOWED VISTA? "It seems that Microsoft is already giving up on Vista and is setting up business users to switch from XP to Windows 7..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,i5st,e830,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

WHY DON'T CORPORATES LOVE DEBIAN? "The Debian GNU/Linux project needs more support--men, money and machines. But, apart from HP, big corporates don't offer the project much..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,4ib9,9atr,9l1g,j17rMore IT Management stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1p84,42vr,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

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HP TELLS ENTERPRISES FEAR THE SOURCE "The Hewlett-Packard open source strategy is becoming Fear the source..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,lwms,1u8a,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

STOP MAKING STUPID LISTS! "Having had a scientific education I know something about the basic problems of classification..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,l0l5,kwu,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

COMMENTARY: ISO SHOULD KICK OOXML OFF THE STANDARDS BUS "Microsoft's responses make clear that within one year, it will have four different OOXML specifications to implement and interoperate with, and each of those specs will be closed. Under no circumstances should such a flawed specification become an international standard..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,k8gl,h59w,9l1g,j17rMore IT Management stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1p84,42vr,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

SCHEDULER MERGES FOR 2.6.25 "Ingo Molnar posted a merge request for the latest git scheduler tree..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,7drx,ba8a,9l1g,j17rMore Developer stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hqmx,eofg,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

THE WORKING PLATFORM--COMPUTER IN APPLIANCE (TM) "I recently understood that most of my 'computer'-related work is either already done or can be moved to be totally online..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,c3um,dxpu,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------DUAL LICENSE MODEL: FUTURE OF OPEN SOURCE? "I have noticed a trend developing in the business models of successful open source companies. These companies are implementing a business model that is based on dual licensing their software..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,cd96,jmpd,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

YOU USED PERL TO WRITE WHAT?! "We all know that when faced with a job to do, we usually tend to reach for the most familiar tool in our belt. And while perl is certainly a versatile tool, it isn't the right tool for every job..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,5fdj,hcvd,9l1g,j17rMore Developer stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hqmx,eofg,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------

HOW LINUX USERS SHOULD REACT IN A WINDOWS WORLD "Many Linux users find themselves working in Windows-based environments. More often that not, this is not something that can be avoided, and to be honest, I cannot actually say for certain that it should be..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,11d,2hhx,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------/-------------------------------------------------------------------

From the Internet.com eBook Library: Navigating Your IT CareerA career in information technology usually has its share of ups and downs. Download this Internet.com eBook to learn where the jobs are in IT, how to negotiate a salary, and helpful advice on job security and how to deal with a layoff.Join Internet.com now to download!http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,dvzl,4myr,9l1g,j17r--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/------------------------------------------------------------------SPLUNK 3.1: A LOG-MONITORING GEM SHINES BRIGHTER "Many moons have risen since we last gushed about Splunk, so what better way to reinvigorate our personal buzz than to install the latest version and write a how-to..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,9e0h,f5f5,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------REVIEW: GOS 2.0 BETA "Then there's America, where Everex's range of PCs featuring the upstart Linux distribution known as gOS have been selling out faster than they can make them. But can cheap and cheerful also mean innovative and interesting...?"COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,gzqr,ivfb,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------EXAMINING THE XO ACTIVITIES AND DURABILITY "Having thrown around a few initial impressions about the OLPC XOs, I thought I would take a more in-depth look at the user interface and some of the activities kids can engage in..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,93vn,g7s5,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------FIRST LOOK AT PARSIX GNU/LINUX 1.0R0, RAMON EDITION "Linux distributions keep on updating, and upgrading and releasing new editions and basically getting better, faster, stronger and more usable, otherwise they will just be dead with no one to miss them..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,isbp,aoj4,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------ARCH: PROS ONLY, BUT NOT BAD "Arch Linux is one of the few distributions to be optimized for an i686 processor--in other words, it's really fast without having to compile anything..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,57q4,ipss,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------ATI LINUX & X-PLANE: IT WORKS "X-Plane is marketed as the 'most thorough, flexible, and realistic flight simulator available for personal computers' and ships not only for Windows and Macintosh platforms but also for Linux..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,iooy,bz0t,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------TWEAKING HIDDEN UBUNTU SETTINGS WITH UBUNTU TWEAK "Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you change hidden Ubuntu settings..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,gydh,iyp9,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------LINUX DETECTING/CHECKING ROOTKITS WITH CHKROOTKIT AND RKHUNTERSOFTWARE "Most rootkits use the power of the kernel to hide themselves, they are only visible from within the kernel. How do I detect rootkits under CentOS or Debian Linux server...?"COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,9ouh,17fs,9l1g,j17rMore Security stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,fzmy,6313,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------CELEBRITY ADVICE ON KEEPING YOUR LINUX DESKTOP SECURE "Everyone knows you need to add extra security to try to keep a Windows desktop safe, but what do you have to do to accomplish the same thing on Linux...?"COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,lm7e,ippr,9l1g,j17rMore Security stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,fzmy,6313,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------NEW APPROACH TO ATI LINUX DRIVER INSTALLATION "With two new driver options that will be formally introduced next month in Ubuntu's packaging scripts for the Catalyst 8.02 Linux driver, the installation process of the ATI fglrx driver on Ubuntu will become several steps easier..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hpa0,2jhg,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------DESKTOP GIS FOR LINUX: AN INTRODUCTION "This article provides an overview of Linux-based tools for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including a quick take on the ESRI's ArcReader..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,6dmm,geva,9l1g,j17rMore High Performance stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,2wjc,8pd8,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------23,000 LINUX PCS FORGE EDUCATION REVOLUTION IN PHILIPPINES "Linux still cheaper than heavily-subsidized Microsoft products..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,bgfv,36so,9l1g,j17rMore IT Management stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1p84,42vr,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------'WE'RE HUGE IN FINLAND!' FIREFOX HITS NEW HIGH AS IE7 LAGS "Mozilla Firefox continued its slow but steady march against the worldwide dominance of Microsoft Internet Explorer in 2007..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,d3,237u,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------NOKIA'S TROLLTECH GRAB HURTS RIVALS "The software acquisition bolsters Nokia's perch in the mobile device arena, could further dismantle Motorola, and puts pressure on Google..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,6hra,dmce,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------THE WORLD ACCORDING TO LINUS "Computerworld catches up with the man behind Linux, Linus Torvalds, at Linux.conf.au..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,lklp,gra9,9l1g,j17rMore Developer stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hqmx,eofg,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------BLACK DUCK OPENS CODE CENTER "Tracking which software licenses are being used as part of an application development lifecycle is an important activity. Developers need to know where code is being used and whether or not it has been approved for use..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,6ghi,ayb0,9l1g,j17rMore Developer stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hqmx,eofg,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------SPRINGSOURCE HAS ACQUIRED COVALENT TECHNOLOGIES "The rate of open source M&A continues apace, this time involving two open source software vendors. SpringSource has announced plans to acquire Covalent Technologies for an undisclosed fee..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,5g3c,gu2q,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------HP DEBUTS LINUX-BASED THIN CLIENT "Hewlett-Packard unveiled its first new thin clients since acquiring Neoware last fall. Among the new products is a Debian- based 't5735' model featuring a CPU and GPU (graphics processor unit) from AMD, which acquired GPU specialist ATI recently..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,5zdo,m7nc,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------THE RED HAT COMMUNITY ARCHITECTURE TEAM "Inside of Red Hat, March 1 is always a magical date, because that represents the beginning of a new budget year..."COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,4sjk,ast2,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------SOFTWARE PATENT CASE DEFENDANT SEEKS SUPPORT OF FOSS COMMUNITY "Barracuda Networks is actively seeking the support of the free and open source software community in its battle against a patent suit brought against it by Trend MicroCOMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,etol,8ayb,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------POTENTIAL IMPACT OF NOKIA'S TROLLTECH ACQUISITION Trolltech and Nokia in a Scandinavian acquisition-fest. You just know people have something to say about that.COMPLETE STORY:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,k9r2,heuh,9l1g,j17rMore Infrastructure stories:http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,hfcu,kuvm,9l1g,j17r------------------------------------------------------------------Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planethttp://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,5mnc,ah7b,9l1g,j17r Enterprise Linux Todayhttp://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,lw2f,jzi4,9l1g,j17rAllLinuxDeviceshttp://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,1ihu,fjtv,9l1g,j17rand JustLinuxhttp://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3r4v,1,59b9,b9s6,9l1g,j17r