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Source: LinuxTracker.org

Category: RedHat Size: 2.32 GB Status: 3 seeders and 9 leechers Added: 2007-07-06 21:16:14

Source: LinuxTracker.org

Category: LazyDragon Size: 1.78 GB Status: no seeders and 13 leechers Added: 2007-07-06 15:24:35

Source: LinuxTracker.org

Category: Open Source Software Size: 69.59 MB Status: 4 seeders and no leecher Added: 2007-07-06 14:57:02

Source: zenwalk

Michael Verret has announced the release of Zenwalk Live 4.6, the live CD edition of Zenwalk Linux: "We are pleased to announce the release of Zenwalk Live 4.6. This version is based on Zenwalk Linux 4.6 and compliments the security, speed and stability you've come to expect from .

Source: rockscluster

Version 4.3 of Rocks Cluster, a specialist distribution based on CentOS, has been released: "Rocks v4.3 is released for i386 and x86_64 CPU architectures. New features: Rocks command line - initial release of the Rocks command line which facilitates non-SQL administrative access to the database; PXE First - .

Source: Linux Today

eWeek: "The FSF may be losing the support of part of its user base "

Source: Linux Today

The Register: "Should you believe Red Hat's claims that its new Exchange marketplace for 'open source business applications' contains nothing but open source business applications? We say 'no'--since not even Red Hat appears to have a good answer for this question "

Source: Linux Today

Editor's Note: The GPLv3 has spooked Microsoft; but does this mean any chance for real interoperability is gone?

Source: Linux Today

Elive: "After a long wait, the first official Stable version of Elive, 1.0, has finally been released "

Source: Linux Today

Ars Technica: "The success or failure of the One Laptop Per Child Project hinges critically on the cost of the XO laptop, which governments are expected to purchase on behalf of their citizens in developing countries "

Source: Linux Today

Tux Deluxe: "Paradoxically, the viral clause, the part of the GPL licensing framework that so many people objected to because it wasn't business friendly, made the license business friendly "

Source: Linux Today

Techworld: "Meanwhile, the LSM interface is easily abused; since it allows the insertion of hooks into almost any system operation of interest, it can be used by other modules to provide non-security functionality "

Source: Linux Today

InformationWeek: "One of the unsung features of GPLv3 is its grant of compatibility to the Apache and Eclipse open source licenses "

Source: Linux Today

Datamation: "He's the author of The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software, a scholarly article that describes significant shifts in the software business. Datamation spoke with him about how these shifts are shaping the pay levels of open source developers "

Source: Linux Today

Groklaw: "In other words, not to put too fine a point on it, GPLv3 worked "

Source: Linux Today

InfoWorld: "'We're not going to bother,' says one Linux gatekeeper; Microsoft issues make-no-mistake statement of no support "

Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "Bonding is the same as port trunking. In the following I will use the word bonding because practically we will bond interfaces as one "

Source: Linux Today

Linux.com: "Have you ever wished you had access to your Linux distribution's online package repositories when you didn't have access to the Internet, or when your access was slow and unreliable ?"

Source: Linux Today

KernelTrap: "The 'Suspend2' project has been renamed to 'TuxOnIce' Nigel Cunningham announced on the lkml "

Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "This article shows how you can install the Linux version of Google Desktop on a PCLinuxOS 2007 desktop and an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Ubuntu 7.04) desktop "

Source: Linux Today

/home/liquidat: "The first news in this talk was that Kubuntu will not ship with KDE 4 as the default version for the next two (!) Kubuntu [releases] "

Source: Slashdot: Linux

rstrohmeyer writes "Over at Maximum PC, we're betting that Linux will pick up unprecedented momentum in the coming year. With phenomenal new distros, swelling international support, and a little extra momentum from Dell, we think Linux is poised to exploit the current atmosphere of doubt surrounding Vista and pick up serious traction in '08. 'For end users here in North America, Linux poses a low barrier to entry. While many still balk at an upgrade to Vista (typically centered around cost and restrictive licensing terms), those who are curious about the open-source alternative will find few of these obstacles. And an increasingly rich array of ready-to-run software (not to mention surprisingly effective utilities that let you run many Windows apps) makes it easy switch Ultimately, I'm not predicting that Linux will take over the market next year. Or anytime soon, for that matter. But if there's ever been a time to try out the world's leading free OS, 2008 will be that time. I am predicting that users will switch to Linux in record numbers next year. And many will never look back.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: Slashdot: Linux

pilsner.urquell writes "Microsoft yesterday issued a statement proclaiming that it isn't bound by GPLv3. Groklaw has a very humorous rejoinder to the company's claim. From that article: 'They think they can so declare, like an emperor, and it becomes fiat. It's not so easy. I gather Microsoft's lawyers have begun to discern the GPL pickle they are in. In any case it won't be providing any support or updates or anything at all in connection with those toxic (to them) vouchers it distributed as part of the Novell deal These two -- I can't decide if it's an elaborate dance like a tango or more like those games where you place a cloth with numbers on the floor and you have to get into a pretzel with your hands and feet to touch all the right numbers. Whichever it is, Novell and Microsoft keep having to strike the oddest poses to try to get around the GPL. If they think this new announcement has succeeded, I believe they will find they are mistaken. In other words, not to put too fine a point on it, GPLv3 worked.'" EWeek has further analysis of this proclamation.Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Source: eWEEK Linux

KDE developers had their work cut out for themselves when they met in Glasgow, Scotland, for their annual worldwide meeting, aKademy 2007.

Source: eWEEK Linux

Linux and Eclipse leaders and programmers are trying to make Eclipse the IDE of choice for Linux software development.

Source: eWEEK Linux

Try as it might, Microsoft could find it very hard to wiggle out of its GPLv3 connection.