Linux Today Newsletter For MARCH 30, 2006
Latest News for the Linux and Open Source Community.
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TODAY'S NEWS:
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUXWORLD AUSTRALIA: LINUXWORLD: LINUX CONTINUES UNIX BLOODBATH
"Even the most mission-critical, Unix-based central business systems are being replaced by Linux running on commodity hardware, according to delegates at Linuxworld 2006 conference and expo in Sydney yesterday..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,i5tw,bvhn,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW ZEALAND RESELLER NEWS: SYDNEY LINUXWORLD: BUSINESS IGNORANCE CHALLENGES OPEN SOURCE
"During his keynote address on Monday at the Linuxworld Conference and Expo in Sydney, Maddog said the biggest challenge to open source is 'people not thinking...'"
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,etjd,ie23,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX-WATCH: WHY IS ANYONE STILL USING INTERNET EXPLORER?
"OK, how many times must Internet Explorer be ripped open like a hot 16-year old in a summer slasher movie before people finally get it: IE is not safe. Period. End of Statement..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,mgbo,l82n,2ezm,3q9m
More Security stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,fzmy,6313,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ REUTERS: EU WARNS MICROSOFT TO LIMIT VISTA FEATURES
"The European Union's top competition regulator has warned Microsoft Corp it won't be allowed to sell its new Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-loaded with certain features..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,5g25,6vh9,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERNETNEWS.COM: KEEPING PHP FROM PRYING EYES
"PHP is well known as an open source scripting language. Though PHP itself is open, that doesn't necessarily mean that all PHP developers want their code to open as well..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,5lb6,lrt,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPUTERWORLD AUSTRALIA: MANUFACTURER MOVES TO LINUX FOR STABILITY
"Automotive electronics manufacturer and a supplier to big names like General Motors Holden, Australian Arrow has migrated half its servers to Linux in two years to gain greater stability..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,mf7t,4e3j,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ EWEEK: GOOGLE CONSIDERS JOINING ECLIPSE
"Google is contemplating a move to join the Eclipse Foundation in some capacity..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hv7r,53pm,2ezm,3q9m
More Developer stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hqmx,eofg,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL ABOUT LINUX: VIM AUTHOR GETS HIRED BY GOOGLE
"I have always been a great fan of Vim editor. The very same versatile editor created and maintained by Bram Moolenaar..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,d462,nk0,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ FINANCIAL TIMES: THE POWERFUL APPEAL OF SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
"In places where a Windows software licence costs more than the average monthly wage, the appeal of free software becomes extremely powerful..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,2wak,7lui,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSFORGE: OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AIDS HEALTHCARE LEADER
"Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider in California, needed to consolidate its IT systems and bring greater efficiency and consistency to the infrastructure..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,35dh,do6w,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ CRN: JBOSS OPENS UP MESSAGING, WEB SERVERS
"Open source company JBoss Inc. added messaging projects for service-oriented architecture on Monday in an effort to boost the company's JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite into the enterprise market..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,bqqr,dz8e,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ CIO: HELP FOR LIBRARIANS
"With children clonking on keyboards, patrons downloading viruses and kleptomaniacs swiping mice, library computers quickly end up in PC morgues..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1usu,64be,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ ZDNET AUSTRALIA: LINUX TRADEMARK BID FACES DEADLINE
"A renewed bid to register the word 'Linux' as an Australian trademark must meet an early April deadline or face defeat..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,eta5,hstk,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ TONIGHT ON THE LINUX LINK TECH SHOW
"We talk to Brad Bowling, patent attorney with Baker Botts LLP..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,4j3v,e5f8,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ THE REGISTER: LINUX CONQUERED, TUTTLE MAN TAKES ON LONDON
"The much-admired Tuttle, Oklahoma can-do spirit has survived this week's thrashing at the hands of Linux fanboys everywhere..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hhqy,hn6r,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX.ORG: WITH MICROSOFT IN CHAOS, OUR MOMENT HAS ARRIVED
"What is surprising, however, is that according to reports, some Microsoft developers are now in open rebellion..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,gp13,cjnr,2ezm,3q9m
More Developer stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hqmx,eofg,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ BUSINESSWEEK: KEEPING FREE SOFTWARE FREE
"Next-generation computers are designed to restrict how you use them even before you buy them. What can the free software community do...?"
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,l9e2,3nqu,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPUTER ZEN: IS OPEN SOURCE A CRAP IDEA?
"'The contributors are typically motivated less by altruism than by self-interest...'"
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,iiyy,f1os,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ OSWEEKLY: IS OPEN SOURCE AND FREE SOFTWARE THE SAME?
"Have you ever used the term open source and free software interchangeably? If yes, you are making a mistake..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,bvd2,3qps,2ezm,3q9m
More Developer stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hqmx,eofg,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ NETWORK TIMES: SO LINUX TURNS OUT TO BE A YAWN
"...From the facts I have been seeing, Linux is definitely not taking over the world..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,fr59,6pvd,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVISORIES, MARCH 29, 2006
Today's Gentoo Linux security advisory: bsd-games.
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,ingx,c3vc,2ezm,3q9m
More Security stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,fzmy,6313,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ HOWTOFORGE: WINDOWS LINUX DUALBOOT TUTORIAL
"This tutorial was written to help set up a dual boot on a SATA drive but it will also work for PATA so continue forward and I will let you know if you need to skip something..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,acf3,3sdj,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ BOBCARES: DEPLOYING RUBY ON RAILS
"This article is an introduction to the installation and deployment of Ruby on Rails..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,f17c,mbm6,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ KERNELTRAP: SCSI ID'S
"An interesting thread on the lkml began with a patch to try and move an IOCTL call used to obtain the SCSI ID of a SCSI device from the block layer into the SCSI subsystem..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,gx91,6mla,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX.COM: GRAPHITE: SMART FONT TECHNOLOGY COMES TO FOSS
"Smart font technology, which automatically inserts advanced typographical features in the right context, has existed for a decade, but it is still only partly implemented in most operating systems and programs..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,aqzh,r50,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ CLUSTER MONKEY: BLUE COLLAR COMPUTING: HPC FOR THE REST OF US
"From an industrial perspective, HPC seems to be a 'look, but don't touch' technology..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,iw75,2xl8,2ezm,3q9m
More High Performance stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,2wjc,8pd8,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX.COM: GET THOGGEN, AND LEAVE YOUR DVDS AT HOME
"Thoggen is a new DVD ripper/backup-tool for Linux that encodes video into the free Ogg Theora format..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,8lqu,3kfl,2ezm,3q9m
More stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,ioqq,lhlt,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX JOURNAL: CONFERENCE REPORT: FOSS MEANS BUSINESS, BELFAST
"The conference was held to host talks by two of the free software world's patron saints, Bruce Perens and Richard Stallman..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,h8mj,8v1n,2ezm,3q9m
More Developer stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hqmx,eofg,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWSFORGE: MY DESKTOP OS: VECTORLINUX SOHO
"Mandrake proved impossibly slow to use on these machines, but VectorLinux impressed me with its speed, ease of install, well-chosen lightweight applications, and stability..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,apja,bcu0,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ SEARCHOPENSOURCE: POSTGRESQL EXPERTS: WHY ARE YOU STILL USING A BIG BUCKS DATABASE
"Your company doesn't have to pay big bucks for a big database..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,f7y2,gw4n,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ UNIXREVIEW: MARCEL'S LINUX APP OF THE MONTH: KDISSERT
"Even after writing a half dozen books and several hundred articles, I still find it difficult to know where to start when I'm looking at a new project..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,huzx,gjy2,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ SEARCHOPENSOURCE: GOLDEN'S RULES: WHY NEW CHIPS + XEN = DREAM MACHINESS
"I'm changing my ways, and all because of multi-core virtualization..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,2j87,2dpz,2ezm,3q9m
More High Performance stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,2wjc,8pd8,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUX-WATCH: NEED OPEN-SOURCE FUNDING? TALK TO THE OSDL
"This Fund will provide financial support to software developers working on Linux and open-source community projects that don't have access to financial resources or support..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,8kg1,8ozh,2ezm,3q9m
More Developer stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hqmx,eofg,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ ZDNET AUSTRALIA: HP: TOO MANY OPEN SOURCE LICENCES
"Martin Fink, Hewlett Packard's Linux vice-president, yesterday slammed the open source community's complex licensing schemes, suggesting that there are too many open source licences for developers to manage properly..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,c7d0,acmf,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ WASHINGTON POST: IBM MAKES A PLAY FOR MICROSOFT'S CUSTOMERS
"International Business Machines Corp. said it will roll out an aggressive strategy today to lure business customers away from rival Microsoft Corp..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1ph,1boc,2ezm,3q9m
More IT Management stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,1p84,42vr,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ MICHAEL'S MINUTE: 502,174 DOCUMENTS CAN'T BE WRONG. NEXT UP AJAXSKETCH
"As promised we're announcing a new product on Wednesday of each week at ajaxLaunch.com... This week we're unveiling ajaxSketch..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,5vj4,9qv0,2ezm,3q9m
More Infrastructure stories: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,hfcu,kuvm,2ezm,3q9m
------------------------------------------------------------------ GROKLAW: THE END TO THE TRADEMARK TALE
"You will remember SCO's attempt to trademark UNIX SYSTEM LABORATORIES..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,g2y9,fk3z,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ BUSINESSWEEK: RED HAT FALLS ON OUTLOOK
"Red Hat Inc. shares fell before Wednesday's opening bell after the software maker reported solid quarterly results but projected a profit that fell short of Wall Street's target..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,c00w,clhy,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ ZDNET UK: BRISTOL COUNCIL SAYS IT CAN SAVE £1M WITH OPEN SOURCE
"The local authority claims its biggest challenge was encouraging its staff to accept alternatives to Microsoft Office, with staff assuming that 'if it's cheap it must be nasty...'"
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,28di,834k,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ CRN AUSTRALIA: LINUXWORLD: GOVERNMENT OPEN TO OPEN SOURCE
"Speaking at LinuxWorld in Sydney, Department of Finance and Administration's Patrick Callioni said the OSS community could no longer blame government for its slow adoption of offerings like Linux..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,jma1,1jqs,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPUTERWORLD AUSTRALIA: ACS SEES OPEN SOURCE AS A WAY TO BOOST JOBS
"The Australian Computer Society has emphatically come out in support of open source software, claiming Australia should embrace it on the grounds it fosters innovation and can boost ICT employment..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,m5ar,e9mr,2ezm,3q9m
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------------------------------------------------------------------ LINUXPLANET: GENERATION LINUX, PART 2--WEB RESEARCH
LinuxPlanet "steps parents, guardians, and 'geekparents' through the basic steps of exploring the vast Internet using open source tools..."
COMPLETE STORY: http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2c7k,1,mzl,7lqn,2ezm,3q9m
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