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Even Microsoft's anti-Linux message isn't this bad

This anti-Linux Microsoft "ad" hit the Web a few weeks ago, but I just came across it last night and thought it was funny. It's not funny because of its content but rather because some people actually think that it's a real ad put out by Microsoft to discredit Linux, one originally placed on a page describing how to multiboot operating systems:

Installing PowerDNS (With MySQL Backend) And Poweradmin On Ubuntu 8.10

  • HowtoForge; By Falko Timme (Posted by falko on Jan 30, 2009 11:47 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
This article shows how you can install the PowerDNS nameserver (with MySQL backend) and the Poweradmin control panel for PowerDNS on an Ubuntu 8.10 system. PowerDNS is a high-performance, authoritative-only nameserver - in the setup described here it will read the DNS records from a MySQL database (similar to MyDNS), although other backends such as PostgreSQL are supported as well. Poweradmin is a web-based control panel for PowerDNS.

KDE Commit-Digest for 18th January 2009

In this week's KDE Commit-Digest: A new "Crystal Desktop Search" Plasmoid, allowing searching through NEPOMUK indexes. Support for "grep-like behaviour" in the "FileWatcher" Plasma applet, and support for custom server addresses for the "Pastebin" applet. Further developments in the "System Load Viewer" and "Video Player" applets. An option to show Plasma panels during active KWin-Composite window switching effects, and a configuration dialog for changing the animation duration for the "Magic Lamp" effect. Work on Replay Gain support, and "basic playlist sorting" in Amarok 2. Inline image support for HTML messages in KMail. Porting to Akonadi in Mailody and much, much more.

Intel's Moblin 2 scurries into the wild

The first alpha of Intel's Linux-based Moblin 2 platform has been released for testing. The Moblin Project pushed out the initial version Monday, hoping to lure a community of developers to its open-source stack for netbooks and other low-power devices running on Intel's Atom processors. Alpha 1 includes the Linux 2.6.29-rc2 kernal and ready for initial testing of Moblin 2's developer tools, boot processes, package interactions, and new internet connection manager.

Business Objects pioneer embraces open source BI

The founder, former chairman and chief executive of Business Objects has turned to open source for his latest venture in business intelligence. Bernard Liautaud has joined the board of open source ETL and data integration specialist Talend following a round of $20m funding by Balderton Capital. Liautaud - a pioneer in BI who helped create an industry with his founding of Business Objects nearly 20 years ago - is a general partner of Balderton, which was an early investor in MySQL.

LGP Is Now Porting Shadowgrounds: Survivor

Nearly a year ago we reported on two new games coming to Linux: Shadowgrounds and Shadowgrounds: Survivor. These games were developed by Frozenbyte, a relatively unheard of Finnish game studio, and both are third person shooters with a sci-fi setting. These two games were supposed to be released for Linux (they are already available for Windows platforms) by last Spring, but that never came to fruition. In August we were then told that things were held up due to publisher negotiations, but that beta testing would hopefully start in a week or two. Well, we never ended up seeing any beta or any other word from Frozenbyte or IGIOS (the company originally hired to port these two titles to Linux).

Unix and Linux Humor - Inspirational Posters

  • The Linux and Unix Menagerie; By Mike Tremell (Posted by eggi on Jan 30, 2009 7:13 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Humor; Groups: Community, Linux, Sun
If these don't get your spirits up, you may be dead inside ;)

Knoppix 6.0 released

Version 6.0 of Knoppix is a complete rebuild from scratch and is based on Debian/lenny (draft). It incorporates a new boot procedure with highly parallelised hardware detection and configuration, using LXDE as the default desktop and includes the newly released OpenOffice 3.0.1. Also included in the release is Firefox 3.0.5. Due to space limitations on the CD some applications previously included have now been removed, however these removals are not listed in the change-log.

Fonality CEO Discusses IP PBXes, Asterisk and Competing With Digium

  • The VAR Guy; By Joe Panettieri (Posted by thevarguy on Jan 30, 2009 5:19 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
In this podcast, Fonality CEO Chris Lyman describes competition with Digium, his views on contributing to Asterisk, and the IP PBX market for partners. Here's the scoop from The VAR Guy's site.

How can companies that rely on technology consistently not pay for it?

I was going ask you for your take on what will be this year’s marketing trend to boost sales. We have seen things like green computing and virtualization and the ever popular security (pick your favorite subtopic – USB data slurping, laptop encryption, firewalls etc), or whether Linux is for smart people but I was talking with a couple of friends, both technical and end user and ended up shaking my head.

The Fast Way to Read Compressed Files on Linux

Linux has a multitude of handy specialized commands and fast ways to do things. Juliet Kemp shows us how to read compressed files without unpacking them first.

Microsoft's Biggest Problem: Too Many Brands

Take a look at this letter from a Microsoft Corporate VP to the company's partners, and you'll see the biggest problem facing Microsoft isn't rivals nor open source. Instead, Microsoft's own marketing and branding has created too many product names and variants for partners to master. Here's the complete Microsoft letter, posted on The VAR Guy.

AMD Catalyst 9.1 Brings OpenGL 3.0

  • Phoronix; By Michael Larabel (Posted by phoronix on Jan 30, 2009 1:14 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
AMD has just released its first official Catalyst driver update for the new year. AMD had delivered several key improvements to their proprietary Linux driver stack last year as we shared in our AMD Linux 2008 Year in Review, but what's there to get excited about in Catalyst 9.1? Well, first and foremost there is improved Composite support during video playback, Hybrid CrossFire support, and a number of fixes. Oh, and there's also OpenGL 3.0 support!

Simulated Wi-Fi Worm Infects Thousands Of Routers Overnight

Wi-Fi networks make an excellent breeding ground for worms and other malware, according to a newly published university study. According to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, four researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington conducted a series of simulated malware attacks on Wi-Fi networks in seven U.S. cities that produced an epidemic spreading to thousands of Wi-Fi routers in less than 24 hours. A simulated attack in New York infected more than 18,000 wireless routers in a two-week time span.

[The FOSS angle? Don't trust closed routers. Grab a copy of Carla's cookbook and build an open, Linux-based access point. -- Sander]

Migrating Away From Windows: It All Starts With Linux

Maybe there a FOSS application that is roughly equivalent to your crucial app, but it needs more developers and documentation writers. So don't sit there crying-- give them some help. That's the beauty of FOSS: if it doesn't exist or needs some help, just roll up your sleeves and pitch in. You'll get there a lot quicker than waiting for the robber barons of tech to have a change of heart.

windows 7 and friends will increase linux popularity

  • handlewithlinux.com; By Timothy van Zadelhoff (Posted by j00p34 on Jan 29, 2009 10:37 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial, News Story
Microsoft is really going for it, they are trying to mimic the success of Linux and other operating systems which are popular on servers. They are trying to shape new windows based operating systems build for the purpose of running on embedded devices. They are trying to build windows for low end hardware and in the process they are destroying there own business model. It's obvious what is happening here:

Xen 3.3.1 port to Ubuntu Intrepid Server via Novell’s Xen-ified kernel 2.6.27.5

  • Xen Virtualization on Linux and Solaris; By Boris Derzhavets (Posted by dba477 on Jan 29, 2009 9:40 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Sun, Ubuntu
The root cause for port mentioned above to run 64-bit Solaris 10U6 HVM on SMP box with several vcpus. Install openssl,x11,gettext,python-devel packages required by Xen and bcc&libc6-dev-i386 via Synaptic Manager.The last two packages are needed to compile “hvmloader” and related binaries.

Is Linux at the Precipice or at the Crossroads?

  • DaniWeb; By Ken Hess (Posted by khess on Jan 29, 2009 8:27 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Does Linux have a destiny or is it at a standstill? Those of you who follow the state of Linux may realize that Linux is now at the precipice or "jumping off place" as an operating system. Linux, to others, is viewed as being at the crossroads for success. What's the difference, for Linux, in teetering at the precipice and standing at the crossroads?

LinuxConf Tasmania 2009: Devils, Schoolgirls, Never Reboot Again, Geekcars, and More

Akkana Peck spent an eventful week trying to see and absorb all of LinuxConf 2009. Executive summary: you want to see real innovation and a desire to get more people involved, as opposed to finding more innovative ways to exploit them, check out Linux.

User security and access control in JBoss portals

  • packtpub.com; By Ramanujam Rao (Posted by sanjivl on Jan 29, 2009 6:32 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: JBoss
Every asset in the constraint declaration is restricted to a certain role, and every role ties back to a user or an entity. In this article we will discuss the ways in which authentication and authorization is facilitated in JBoss portal. We will also discuss other aspects related to authentication and user management such as single sign-on.

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