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Linux and Open Source News for 16th July 2007

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Source: absolute

Paul Sherman has announced the release of Absolute Linux 12.0, a light-weight variant of Slackware Linux using the IceWM window manager: "This is Slackware 12.0 modification. Features kernel 2.6.21.5 (smp) and implements auto-mounting capabilities for devices and media. Updates to Hal and DevTray installation since last release. 586 .


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Source: netsecl

Iuri Stanchev has announced the release of NetSecL 2.1, a security-focused distribution based on Slackware Linux: "NetSecL 2.1 introduces GCC with Stack Smashing Protection, this increases the security of the compiled packages (i486_64). More than 250 Package Updates. Most networking packages are now i486_64 packages. This release fixes .


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Source: sabayon

Love Sabayon Linux and want to use it for working purpose but are not interested at all in games or desktop acceleration? Then try its "Business Edition". "Sabayon has prepared for you a fast, cheap and stable solution for every "office needs" you might have! INFO/FEATURES: Optimized Server .


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Source: weekly

Some developers and readers may have noticed that the distribution-specific pages are not updated for the moment to follow up a few very recent releases. That's because Ladislav Bodnar is currently on vacation. Consequently, we invite Susan Linton from tuxmachines to author this issue of DistroWatch Weekly: .



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Source: Linux Today

Linux-on-Laptops: "I chose Sidux as I wanted to have a nice current distro (also because of the current hardware), but I wanted some more support and testing done on it than just plain Debian Sid "


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Source: Linux Today

Linux.com: "You can stop computer-based slacking--like the compulsive reloading of Digg or Reddit at the expense of productivity--with a few changes to your computer's DNS profile "


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Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can enable Beryl on a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card) "


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Source: Linux Today

Softpedia: "Gobuntu is a just like Kubuntu or Xubuntu, a flavor of the Ubuntu distribution that has a very strict set of restrictions on the licenses of code and content "


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Source: Linux Today

Join the Revolution!: "Today I received a new ATI video card which I promptly installed at my computer "


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Source: Linux Today

Dragonshorn: "The problem is, for me, and many other developers, administrators or just normal users, that if you want to use applications from different OS, you have to reboot and boot into the other OS "


Source: Linux Today

Legal Technology Blog: "I have received some feedback on my previous Linux post talking about a commercial product for Linux called Cross Over published by Codeweavers "


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Source: Linux Today

The Jem Report: "The big news in the Linux realm for the past few months has been Dell's introduction of Ubuntu-preinstalled computers "


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Source: Linux Today

O'Reilly Radar: "Tor took us through evolutionary psychology attempts to account for the peacock's tail. The tail is bright, colourful, and it makes the peacock an easy target to pick off "


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Source: Linux Today

Linux.org: "Though the author claims to be a Linux enthusiast, the 10 observations are actually just re-wordings of many of the classic arguments against using Linux "


Source: Linux Today

Datamation: "Ambitious businesses are sometimes led to believe that their data can merely be be dumped from one platform onto another, but the reality is a little more complex than this "


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Source: Linux Today

iTWire: "The third revision of the General Public Licence has been out for just short of three weeks but plenty of people are already questioning why take-up has been so slow "


Source: Linux Today

IT Business Edge: "This isn't an 'OSS is losing? Microsoft is winning' piece. This is more along the lines of 'the technology market is sick,' and OSS and the FSF have a lot to do with why "


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Source: Linux Today

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Source: Linux Today

Linux.com: "Emacs 22.1 hit the street a month ago, a long-awaited update to the GNU project's customizable and extensible do-everything super-editor that has been six years in the making "


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Source: Linux Today

LinuxDevices: "Palm's Linux-powered Foleo has potential, but only if Palm can stop denying that the device is actually laptop, reckons Sascha Segan of Gearlog "


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Source: Linux Today

CNET News: "But I must admit I was tempted when John Robb shot me an e-mail indicating that Zimbra was developing its application to run 'on' the iPhone "


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Source: Linux Today

Business Standard: "Chennai-based National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software is planning to bring its programme on free/open source software to Gujarat "


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CNET News: "First there was the standard server product, then the hosting solution, and now Express "


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Source: Linux Today

LinuxPR: "Moshe Bar, openMosix founder and project leader, has announced plans to end the openMosix Project effective March 1, 2008 "


Source: Linux Today

Daniweb: "No less than three critical vulnerabilities have been identified by Adobe affecting upon users of Flash Player 9.0.45.0 and earlier, 8.0.34.0 and earlier, and 7.0.69.0 and earlier "


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Source: Linux Today

The Open Road: "One week after Palamida reported a rather sluggish start to GPLv3 adoption, we're up 41% and growing quickly. This could represent 10% of all active open source projects "


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Source: Linux Today

Linux-Watch: "So, you want a job in Linux do you? Well then get your tickets for San Francisco to see Dice's free Technology and Engineering career fair at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo "


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ConsortiumInfo: "Rob Weir reported today that V1, the Technical Committee at standards organization INCITS charged by the Executive Committee of that organization to review office format specifications, has narrowly failed to approve Ecma 376 (formerly Microsoft's OfficeOpen XML formats) "


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Groklaw: "I thought it would be useful, judging from some recent confusion in the media, to highlight the latest goings on in all the ongoing cases in the SCO saga all on one page, so everyone can follow the bouncing ball "


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Source: Linux Today

ONLamp: "The ease of HTML and server-side programming makes web development, and the use of web applications, very popular "


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Source: Linux Today

Shift+Backspace: "The latest installment of Pardus, version 2007.2, was officially released on, July 12, 2007 "


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The DistRogue: "First off, the obligatory background info. DreamLinux is a Brazilian distribution aimed at multimedia enthusiasts and former Mac OS users. Why OS X users? That's what it looks like "


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Source: Linux Today

O'Reilly Databases: "The launch of MySQL Proxy has caused quite a commotion in the community. And with reason. For feature-hungry people, this is undeniably the most exciting addition to MySQL set of tools "



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Source: Slashdot: Linux

willdavid writes "In a follow-up story by Jeff Gould, he talks to XenSource CTO Simon Crosby. Usually we hear about how open source provides freedoms for end users. However, this article talks about the difficulty a small software developer has with an open source license, in particular, the need to prevent Red Hat, IBM or Novell from running away with all the business revenue."Read more of this story at Slashdot.


Source: Slashdot: Linux

An anonymous reader writes "Gizmodo has published an article (with video) on the Linux-based free alternative to MS Surface along with a quite interesting interview with its creator, Peter Hutterer. "It may not be as fancy-schmancy as Microsoft Surface or Jeff Han's demos but this video of a Linux-based MPX multi-touch table shows that things are moving full speed ahead in the land of the free penguins. We talked with developer Peter Hutterer, who gave us his insight on the project, the iPhone and the ongoing multi-touch craze." He talks about Jeff Han's work, MS Surface and defines the iPhone as "not the first in what it's doing, but definitely a huge impact" in the field."Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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Source: Slashdot: Linux

Tookis writes "Tech writers are spreading FUD about GPLv3 because they fear its take up will slow the adoption of Linux, according to this open source writer. "A large number of tech writers — I wouldn't call them journalists and sully my own profession — are fearful that the license will slow adoption of Linux in the workplace. And that would lead to a lessening of their own importance and influence."" So by posting this, am I spreading fud about spreading fud? I think I broke my brain.Read more of this story at Slashdot.



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Source: eWEEK Linux

Opinion: Intellectual property may be off the table, for now, but it sure seems like Red Hat and Microsoft are still dancing around coming to some kind of partnership relationship.


Source: eWEEK Linux

Intel unveils an ambitious project aimed at developing open-source software for mobile devices. (LinuxDevices.com)


Source: eWEEK Linux

Open-Xchange announces Open-Xchange Express Edition, a full-featured collaboration designed to make it easy for SMBs to take advantage of the cost benefits of open source without requiring prior Linux know-how.



Updated: Tue Jul 17 23:55:02 2007


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