| Linux Today News RED HAT HAILS IBM'S MOVE TO ORACLE OPENJDK
"So now we've got, Oracle, IBM and Red Hat all on the same basic page when it comes to Java and its open source implementation." HOW TO MANAGE DISK ENCRYPTION PASSPHRASES AND KEY SLOTS
"Disk encryption is one method you may use to enhance the physical security rating of your computer. From my experience, it is rarely used, which is a shame because it is one of the most effective safeguards against unauthorized physical access to data stored on a computer." WHY THE CBC BANNED CREATIVE COMMONS MUSIC FROM ITS SHOWS
"Not a lot of happy Canadians over on the comments page for CBC Radio's program Spark. The producers for the radio show, blog, and podcast on technology issues have disclosed that the program won't be using Creative Commons licensed materials any more." FIRST LOOK AT ACER ASPIRE ONE D255 WITH ANDROID
"...last week's announcement by Acer detailing the product launch of a series of netbooks in dual-boot (Windows/Android) configuration wasn't a major surprise. But it did create enough attention in tech media; after all, this was the first time a major hardware manufacturer started offering a personal computer pre-installed with Android." PREVIEW: DEBIAN 6 "SQUEEZE" LXDE AND XFCE
"LXDE seems to be the new hot thing; to cater to users who need a lightweight distribution either out of necessity (older hardware, need to allocate as much memory as possible to applications without giving up a usable DE) or out of preference" USING YOUTUBE TO PROMOTE LINUX AND FREE SOFTWARE
"It is very clear to me that Linux, GNU, and free software are more popular than ever. It is also very clear that this makes a lot of people in high places very afraid. Patent lawsuits and propaganda seem to be the customary responses to Linux's ever increasing popularity." PAY PER PATCH: A FREE SOFTWARE MARKET MODEL
"Free software can be viewed as sort of a public good — everyone can benefit from it. Instead of paying for complete applications, buyers may wish to only pay for specific program elements they want, which the software lacks. Therein lies an opportunity to make money on free software, instead of around it." LINSCHED FOR 2.6.35 RELEASED
"I would like to announce the availability of the Linux Scheduler Simulator (Linsched) for 2.6.35." HOW TO UPGRADE UBUNTU 10.04 (LUCID LYNX) TO 10.10 (MAVERICK MEERKAT) (DESKTOP & SERVER)
"Yesterday the new Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) was released. This guide shows how you can upgrade your Ubuntu 10.04 desktop and server installations to Ubuntu 10.10." INERTIA, A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.
"Everybody knows what inertia is. It is that force which slops scalding hot coffee all over your front because you have to slam on the brakes when some jerk cuts you off in traffic." HEROES OF NEWERTH KEYS
"Who wants to play HoN? The always Linux-friendly S2 Games has provided trial keys for Heroes of Newerth, the DoTA-inspired strategy game." PIRACY AND FREE SOFTWARE
"Over the last few years, many advocates of access to information have gathered and organized under the banner of piracy. Should FLOSS and free culture advocates embrace advocates of piracy as comrades in arms or condemn them? Must we choose between being either with the pirates or against them?" Cloud Computing 101: Get Free eBook!
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AUGEN TABLET WILL DUAL-BOOT UBUNTU AND ANDROID
"Hard on the heels of the news last week of Acer's dual-booting netbooks, Augen has announced that one of its six forthcoming tablets will run both Android and Ubuntu." BIG BUSINESS GO BIG ON LINUX
"I know Linux is continuing to play a larger and larger role in big business, but it's always nice to see hard, cold proof that this is true." CLOCK MANAGEMENT ON LINUX
"The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks." ANDROID PUSHING FORWARD... BUT DON'T ASK ME... LISTEN TO GARTNER
FIX FOR GPG ERROR: HTTP://EXTRAS.UBUNTU.COM MAVERICK RELEASE
"When you try to access ubuntu extras you might see following GPG error W: An error occurred during the signature verification. PALM GIVES WEBOS HOMEBREW HACKERS A LITTLE LOVE
"Up until recently, if you wanted to hack your Palm Pre, you hopped over to the Pre-Central forums for all of your hacking needs, where you could find concise and usually simple explanations from the experts of WebOS Internals and the like" QUICK LOOK: SABAYON LINUX 5.4
"Sabayon Linux 5.0 was released about a year ago, and I did a review of it for Desktop Linux Reviews. Version 5.4 has just been released so I thought it was definitely worth a quick look to see what has been updated and if it’s worth checking out." 6 EXPECT SCRIPT EXAMPLES TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED (WITH HELLO WORLD)
"Expect scripting language is used to feed input automatically to an interactive program. It is easy to learn compared to other scripting languages. Using expect script sysadmins and developers can automate redundant tasks easily." UBUNTU 10.10 MANUAL DISK PARTITIONING GUIDE
"The installation program on Ubuntu desktop is pretty basic. It lacks the other features, like support for LVM, RAID, and full disk encryption, that the Ubuntu text installer edition has. By default, it creates just one partition onto which it installs everything" 35 AMAZING ANDROID APPS: INFORM, UPDATE, MANAGE
"Have Android app, will travel. In the digital age, managing the steady deluge of information that confronts you every day can be a challenge. But with the right apps, the Android can be a powerful tool to help you stay on top of that deluge." GOSCON HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF OSS IN PUBLIC SECTOR
"Faced with budget tightening and cost-control measures that threaten to deplete government services to beyond the bare minimum, local, state, and Federal organizations are taking a very hard look at the cost and performance benefits of open source software" THREE APPS THAT KEEP LINUX SQUEAKY CLEAN
"As good as the Linux OS is, troublesome stuff sometimes happens. When it does, BleachBit and GtkOrphan can do a good job helping you solve small problems before they become major complications." THE COMMAND LINE: NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF
"A common misconception of people that use Windows is that Linux is "too hard" or "not user friendly" because sometimes you need to use the command prompt in Linux. Well, it's true, sometimes you do. But, is this really such a bad thing?" TOP 5 MISTAKES MADE BY LINUX FIRST-TIMERS
"With the arrival of Ubuntu 10.10, the list of reasons to try Linux for your business just got a little longer. The free and open source operating system is now more user-friendly than it's ever been before while still offering the many security and other advantages it has over its competitors." IF IT POLICY IS YOUR THING, KEEP AN EYE ON EUROPE
"But it’s in the EU where you find by far and away the greatest sophistication on the part of policy makers, and the most extensive grass-roots engagement by citizen groups." 10 YOUNG OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS TO WATCH
"Here are 10 promising young FOSS projects to keep an eye on as their development grows. Download or use them in the meantime as they develop, they are awesome!" ANDROID TABLETS – A DEVELOPER’S VIEW
"Linux User & Developer talks to Tommy Forslund, producer at Swedish mobile developer Polarbit, to see if Android can do for Tablets what it’s achieved in the Smartphone market..." CRM REVIEW: VEGAPORT FREE CRM AND EMAIL MARKETING SOFTWARE
"The problem with "free" is that there is usually a catch somewhere. In the case of Pravega's free customer relationship management (CRM) software, VegaPort, the catch may be worth it." AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE
"Today’s announcement that IBM is going to join forces and work with Oracle on OpenJDK is good news for Java, and by extension for Eclipse." JAVA WARS: IBM JOINS OPENJDK AS ORACLE SHUNS APACHE HARMONY
"IBM's move to take a more active role in OpenJDK could end the company's commitment to Apache's Harmony project, and it should dissolve a long-standing stalemate that has hindered collaboration in the Java ecosystem." SNAKES ON A COUCH! USING PYTHON WITH COUCHDB, PART II-- WHERE DO YOU WANT TO EAT?
"Akkana Peck completes her introductory series to CouchDB, one of the newfangled distributed "NoSQL" databases. In Part 2 we learn more fundamental ways to manage CouchDB with Python." LINUX USERS TO RECEIVE AUSKEY ACCESS BEFORE CHRISTMAS
"The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has confirmed Linux users will finally have access to its AUSkey authentication software within two months, following compatibility complaints in May when the service was launched for Windows and Mac OS X only." PILL GANG USED MICROSOFT’S NETWORK IN ATTACK ON KREBSONSECURITY.COM
"In just one of the many ironies in this story, the compromised server inside of Microsoft appears to have been running Linux, not one of Microsoft’s server technologies." LINUX AUDIO UPDATE: THE FALL FASHIONS
"This week's entry looks at a unique new audio editor, some important updates, and a very cool programming environment for graphics (and much more). As always, some tasty treats are cooking in the Linux audio kitchen." | 
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