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Linux and Open Source News for 2nd May 2008

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Source: suse

The second beta of openSUSE 11.0 has been released: "The openSUSE team is proud to announce the second Beta release of openSUSE 11.0! New changes include countless bug fixes, as well as the import of the new openSUSE 11.0 artwork for login, splash screens and more. The live .


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Source: slackware

Patrick Volkerding has announced the release of Slackware Linux 12.1: "Well folks, it's that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.1! Since we've moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively (and fine-tuned the system to get the .


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Source: mandriva

Mandriva S.A. has announced the availability of an unofficial "Xfce" edition of Mandriva Linux 2008.1: "Thanks to the efforts of the Mandriva Linux Xfce development community, an Xfce edition of Mandriva Linux 2008.1 One is now available. Just like the KDE and GNOME editions of One, this is .



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Source: Linux Today

Practical Technology: "OK, so it's more than an alarm clock that you could throw to the floor in the morning without breaking it "


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LinuxDevCenter: "10 days ago the Linux Loop blog had a post titled 'Linux Eee PC Far Faster Than Windows Version.' I'm sure many Linux users nodded and had assumed as much "


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Source: Linux Today

Editor's Note: Is it really just about the "suits" vs. the "hobbyists"? Or are these labels simply making things worse?


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The Open Road: "Mozilla Europe's founder Tristan Nitot has no problem with free software. Indeed, his organization has created some of the best of it "


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Phoronix: "Last month we reported on VIA's new open-source driver efforts that was announced at the LF Austin Summit "


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Groklaw: "Day 3 of the SCO v Novell trial started with SCO's Edward Normand calling William Broderick, SCO's Director of Software Licensing "


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MIT Technology Review: "This week, with orders for its laptop having failed to meet expectations--and the plunging dollar driving up the computer's purchase price--the One Laptop per Child program installed a new president "


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CNET News: "The British Standards Institution has been taken to court by a group of Unix users in an attempt to get the standards body to recant its approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format "


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Ars Technica: "McBride attempted to reinforce his argument with analogy. 'When you go to the bookstore and look in the UNIX section, there's books on 'How to Program UNIX' but when you go to the Linux section and look for 'How to Program Linux' you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist '"


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Linux.com: "These days, effective document management means accessibility from anywhere on the planet, electronic storage, reliable backup, and instant document modification updates "


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Socialized Software: "Not just desktops but laptops that have camera's, wi-fi, and support for power management of modern laptops "


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Every single member had something important to say, and the result is an interview that becomes a unique insight into Ekiga, the VoIP world, free software development and team work


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PolishLinux: "The state of Plasma can be currently described as 'chaotic.' The reason for that is that its API is being refactored which in result makes it almost impossible to use for a regular human being "



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Source: Slashdot: Linux

SlackFan writes "Slackware 12.1 has been released with kernel 2.6.24-5. 'Among the many program updates and distribution enhancements, you'll find better support for RAID, LVM, and cryptsetup; a network capable (FTP and HTTP, not only NFS) installer; and two of the most advanced desktop environments available today: Xfce 4.4.2, a fast, lightweight, and visually appealing desktop environment, and KDE 3.5.9, the latest 3.x version of the full-featured K Desktop Environment.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.


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eldavojohn writes "Here's a short update on the Novell Vs. SCO case we've been following. Our good friend Darl McBride made some interesting comments in court yesterday. He stated (under oath): 'Many Linux contributors were originally UNIX developers We have evidence System V is in Linux When you go to the bookstore and look in the UNIX section, there's books on "How to Program UNIX" but when you go to the Linux section and look for "How to Program Linux" you're not gonna find it, because it doesn't exist. Linux is a copy of UNIX, there is no difference [between them]." This flies directly in the face of what SCO found in extensive investigations in 2002 and contradicts what SCO Senior Vice President Chris Sontag had just finished testifying earlier that day (testimony that McBride did not hear)."Read more of this story at Slashdot.



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If there is one Microsoft product that openly gets inspiration from and gives credit to UNIX and GNU Linux/Open Source, it is Microsoft PowerShell. How open source has influenced Windows Server 2008 The PowerShell team is at the Microsoft Management Summit



Updated: Sat May 3 23:55:01 2008


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