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One Laptop Per Child Linux software released

  • Tectonic.co.za; By Alastair Otter (Posted by dcparris on Apr 16, 2007 9:01 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: OLPC
Low-cost computer maker releases LiveCD version of Linux operating system software that will be run on PCs destined for developing world.

Stuart Cohen launches Collaborative Software Initiative

  • Linux.com; By Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier (Posted by dcparris on Apr 16, 2007 8:32 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: OSDL
Stuart Cohen stepped down from his role as CEO of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) in in December, saying that he was going to "explore open source joint development using best practices in collaboration and building communities." Today, Cohen has announced what's he's been up to since then. He has formed the Collaborative Software Initiative, a for-profit company that will try to bring companies together to use open source methodology to develop software for vertical industries.

DriveSavers Rescues New Feature Film 'The Refs' Written by 'American Dad' Producer

DriveSavers' Digital Arts Division Celebrates 25 Percent Increase in New Clients

multi-platform data recovery, not necessarily libre - dcparris

Low-cost Linux computer to debut in Uganda

  • Tectonic.co.za; By David Kezio-Musoke (Posted by dcparris on Apr 16, 2007 6:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux, Sun
A new computer that is half the size of a thick book and powered by a motorcycle battery and recharged by the sun is to be used by rural Ugandans.

Thinking Past Platforms: the Next Challenge for Linux

In myfirst SuitWatch Newsletter, on September 5, 2002, I wrote this:"A funny thing happened to Linux on the way to World Domination: it succeeded. That's the good news; the bad news is its success has hit a few hitches, and it's unclear how long those hitches will last."The biggest hitch— dominating PCs the way Linux has dominated servers and embedded devices— is still around, almost five years later. And it will remain a hitch as long as hardware OEMs continue to follow Microsoft rather than lead the marketplace.That's the gauntlet I threw down last Wednesday, inmy last SuitWatch. And now I'm throwing it down here. I want to challenge the big hardware OEMs— Dell, HP, Lenovo, Sony and the rest of them— to break free of the only form factors Microsoft will let them make, and start leading the marketplace by making make cool, interesting, fun and useful stuff that isn't limited by any one company's catalog of possibilities. Stop making generic stuff. Grow greener grass beyond the Windows fences. Stop thinking of Linux as"generic" and"a commodity". Start looking at how building only Windows PCs forcesyou to make generic, commodity products.

Proftpd Monitoring With phpftpwho

Proftpd is an excellent FTP server with many features. Wouldn't it be nice to see who is connected to your FTP server and what they are doing all in a convenient web-interface? phpftpwho allows you to see who is accessing your Proftpd FTP server all in a convenient web-interface. It is simple to install and only requires Proftpd, Apache, and PHP.

Webtop software development: Combining the desktop and the Internet

Adobe recently created a media buzz with the announcement of a cross-platform Web-enabled runtime environment, code named Apollo. The environment allows developers to create applications that run directly on the desktop while using content from the Web. Adobe has built Apollo to leverage existing technologies such as Flash, Flex, HTML, and AJAX. Apollo is an amazing concept, but it is not a new idea. Sun Microsystems released Java Web Start in 2001, and the Mozilla Foundation invented XUL when it created Firefox. There are also several startups entering the market. All of their products are geared do the same thing: bring Web applications to the desktop.

The Debian 4.0 review and impression post

  • debian-news.net; By Christian Pfeiffer Jensen (Posted by cj2003 on Apr 16, 2007 3:17 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Debian
Here's an overview of the different reviews and writeups about Debian 4.0 (Etch) - so far stories from Digital Realms, Softpedia, Lunapark6, Linux-magazin (DE), Linux.com and screenshots at LinuxQuestions and Go2Linux. Also blog overview at LinuxWatch.

The Importance of Software Localization

  • Avangate BV; By Adriana Iordan (Posted by avangate on Apr 16, 2007 2:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Software localization implies more than just the mere translation of the product's user interface. An article about the process and benefits of software internationalization.

DistroWatch Weekly: Overview of KNOPPIX and Slackware, CentOS 5, OLPC

  • DistroWatch.com; By Ladislav Bodnar (Posted by dave on Apr 16, 2007 1:35 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Newsletter
Welcome to this year's 16th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! The new releases from CentOS and One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) projects were in the centre of attention at many Linux news sites during the past week. CentOS 5, a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, is a free enterprise-class distribution with 5-year security support - perfect for any organisation with long-term operating system plans, while the first public release of OLPC -- especially its "Sugar" user interface -- also aroused much curiosity among Linux users. In the news section: Ubuntu "Feisty" gets delayed over several release-critical bugs, Linux Mint proves its growing popularity with incredible download figures, and FreeBSD gets a new file system - the excellent ZFS from Sun Microsystems. Finally, don't miss the fourth part of our overview of top ten Linux distributions covering KNOPPIX and Slackware Linux. Happy reading!

Which Distro to choose? - Comparison -(Not a Debian vs Ubuntu vs Fedora vs Centos)

  • Go2Linux; By Go2Linux (Posted by ggarron on Apr 16, 2007 1:07 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux
This article shows some facts about four of the major distros (not specifically the four most important, but four really important), it compares them according to its release cycle, admin difficulty, and so on

Intel to launch Linux-powered mobile Internet device

  • ZDNet Australia; By David Flynn (Posted by daria42 on Apr 16, 2007 12:09 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Intel
Intel is developing its own take on the mini-tablet, with a new ultra-mobile PC platform to be announced at this week’s Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. The big surprise? It’s based on Linux.

Ubuntu 7.04 arrives Thursday

For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention.

Parsing Options in Shell, Perl and C

I was originally going to call it parse this but thought better of it. Deciding upon and implementing command line options, arguments and flags can be a real bear. There exist a lot of tools to help out programmers, although some of them may be a bit heavy handed; solution - roll your own when possible. In this text a look at short and long opt parsing options with limited examples. I would have gone more in depth, however, the possibilities are so endless (especially in shellcode and Perl) that I chose some small examples.

Being your own website host with Linux

  • Linuxblogger; By larrydag (Posted by larrydag on Apr 15, 2007 8:49 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
Here is a quick tutorial on how to host your own website with Linux. This tutorial is the basics of setting up a Linux server.

Meet the Distro guy

There's no dearth of Linux distributions. This isn't the first time I've said this. Neither will it be the last. But why the chaos? Why are there more failed distributions than successful ones? Ask the distro guy, Ladislav Bodnar, maintainer of DistroWatch.com. Excuse me if the above sounds like those 15-second commercials during super bowl. As a Linux journalist, DistroWatch is an important tool of my trade. For over half a decade the website has been keeping track of every distribution related activity. And like the many distros it lists, DistroWatch is a one-man show. From its humble beginnings, Bodnar has turned DistroWatch into the most comprehensive, and respected, directory of Linux distributions, it is today.

Debian Etch on a Toshiba Satellite A100-159

The Debian distro had to replace Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04 which worked fine. I downloaded the netinstall cd from one of the debian mirrors and started the install. I noticed that I had to get used to the less beautiful installer again but all worked fine. The thing I missed though was support for wireless lan. If you distribute a netinstall version it whould be logical (to me at least) that you include support for all possible network hardware. Especially when you have so much space left on the disk.

DNS Hole Puts E-Mail at Risk

A compromised DNS server could send browsers to malicious Web sites and cause problems with directory services and e-mail.

Hidden Linux : The dict Difference

There are lots of ways in which Linux applications can be tweaked to your personal taste. Here's one of my favourites...

KDE vs. GNOME: Is One Better?

  • IT Management; By Bruce Byfield (Posted by dcparris on Apr 15, 2007 11:41 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: GNOME, KDE
One of the hardest things for users of other platform to understand is that GNU/Linux does not have a single graphical display. Instead, there are dozens, ranging from basic window managers that control the look and positioning of windows in the X Window system, to complete desktop environments with a wide variety of utilities and specially designed applications.

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