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LWE UK Bound

I just booked my flight so it's official - LQ is LWE UK bound.  If you'll be in or around London on October 25 or 26 make sure to stop in the .Org Village and say hello.  From the looks of things we are going to

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Google testing Sun's OpenSolaris

It looks like Google may be experimenting with OpenSolaris, according to a couple sources.  From the article: Google runs a stripped-down version of Red Hat Linux specially modified by its engineers. But another source, a Solaris systems administrator who recently interviewed for a job at Google, said he was told

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Managing Gentoo - a study in quotes

The announcement about seeds lead me to this LWN article.  I often talk about the advantages and strengths of Open Source here, so it's only fair that I also talk about where it is weak and can use improvement.  Now, we know that Open Source produces better code.

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Dunc-Tank To Help Meet Debian Etch Deadline

The Dunc-Tank is an experiment to see how targeted fund raising can improve Debian.  From the article: The brainchild of Debian project leader, Brisbane, Australia-based Anthony Towns, Dunc-Tank is an experimental project that seeks to find ways of funding Debian development. That money will then go into paying people to

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The Post You Never Think You'll Have to Make

There are some posts you simply aren't prepared for and think you'll never have to make.  This is one.  One of our mods passed away far too young.  David, mcleodnine on LQ, was a long time member and one of the very early mods (he was

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Flashforward Linux Demo

A quick Flash 9 on Linux status check, as my previous posts on the topic drew many requests for continual updates.  The Flash 9 plugin is now in good enough shape that they are showing it publicly.  No exact ETA yet, but a public beta should be along "real

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Microsoft Re-Re-Releases IE Patch

Microsoft has recently released, for the third time, a patch for MS06-042.  From the article: According to Microsoft's security bulletin, the IE patch was updated September 12 to fix another remote code execution vulnerability in IE's handling of long URLs from Websites using HTTP 1.1

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Microsoft Releases New "Open Specifications Promise" on 35 Web Services Specifications

From a post at consortiuminfo.org: Microsoft has just posted the text of a new patent "promise not to assert " at its Website, and pledges that it will honor that promise with respect to 35 listed Web Services standards. The promise is similar in most substantive respects to

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10 common misunderstandings about the GPL

Here's a decent article regarding common misunderstandings about the GPL.  My single bone of contention is #1.  The GPL most certainly is viral.  Not in the way they indicate in the article, but saying it isn't (when it is by design) in an article meant to

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APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize 2007

Just ran across this and it seems like a fantastic commemoration.  From the article: The APC Chris Nicol FOSS Prize recognises initiatives that are making it easy for people to start using free and open source software (FOSS). The prize is awarded to a person or group doing extraordinary work

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FairUse4WM strips Windows Media DRM

It was just a matter of time before something like this happened.  Interestingly, engadget has written An Open Letter to Microsoft - Why you shouldn't kill FairUse4WM, but I wouldn't be surprised if this one gets fixed before the next patch Tuesday hits.  For regular readers,

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Flash9 on Linux Update

A quick follow up to this post about Flash 9.  It looks like things are progressing nicely, which is good as a number of sites that I'd really like to use are now requiring Flash > 8.  Whether you like Flash or not, some cool things are happening

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Fresh Rumors Erupt over Red Hat-Oracle Buy

After multiple rumors that Oracle would offer Red Hat support, the new rumor seems to be that Oracle will simply acquire Red Hat. While Oracle certainly has the cash to do this, I can't see the logic from either side.  The rumor includes numbers as high as $6b

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Open source guru advocates ideological shift

I have to admit I was a bit surprised after reading this article, which include the following: Eric Raymond has told the community that painful compromises are needed to the way it deals with closed source platforms and formats to avoid losing ground on desktops and new media players. Raymond

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Real to plug Windows media support into Linux

RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files.  No word on if Real will ever open its own codec unfortunately.  This deal is "a result of a licensing deal RealNetworks signed with Microsoft and its settlement of an antitrust suit against

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IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

In a trend that seems to be increasing, IBM recently took the time to deride Sun on OpenSolaris.  While I'd agree that Sun has been a bit skiddish at times and has certainly waffled more than any of us would have liked, saying that "OpenSolaris isn'

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OSL Rackathon 2006

If you're looking for a place to donate money that will benefit Open Source related projects, the OSL Rackathon 2006 may be just what you've been seeking.  From the OSL description: Greetings! We are looking for individuals to help sponsor the OSL in our new fundraising

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Firefox crop circles

You have to hand it to Firefox enthusiasts, they're a dedicated bunch that continue to show incredible ingenuity.  They've funded a full page NYT ad, launched a Firefox weather balloon and now we have a Firefox crop circle.  Yes, an actual crop circle.  In fact, a

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The Real Lenovo Laptop Deal

Contrary to the details in the original story, Lenovo will not be preloading Linux on a new Thinkpad.  From the article: The new "Linux-enabled" Lenovo laptop launched this week at LinuxWorld will not actually come "pre-loaded" with Novell SUSE Linux, a high-ranking Lenovo official said today,

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First open source Java code promised for October

Following up on an earlier promise, Sun will be publish the first parts of Open Source Java in October.  More code will follow soon after, with the process being completed by 2007.  The first bits to open will be Java C and the Hotspot VM, which isn't surprising

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HP offers Debian Linux support

Hewlett-Packard is throwing its support behind Debian, and is the first tier one hardware maker to align itself with the noncommercial community-based Linux offering.  From the article: "We've had a number of customers continuing to ask us to have broader support for Debian," and HP decided

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Open Source: Architecture or Goodwill?

Sparked by a debate between Jeremy Zawodny and Matt Asay about whether companies like Yahoo! and Google are good Open Source citizens, Tim O'Reilly has posted an interesting Radar piece about the future of Open Source in a world that is increasingly web-based.  From the post by Tim:

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Jono is the new Ubuntu Community Manager

A quick congratulations to Jono, who will be the new Ubuntu Community Manager.  I had a good number of beers with Jono at the last SCALE and he's a good guy who's well deserving of the position.  He should have his work cut out for him

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Andrew Morton Moves To Google

In a move I somehow missed a couple days ago, Andrew Morton is now employed by Google, where he'll continue to maintain the 2.6 Linux kernel. From the article: The reason for this odd statement is explained by who was funding Morton's employment to begin

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Apple Opens Up: Kernel, Mac OS Forge, iCal Server, Bonjour, Launchd

After taking a bit of heat for appearing to have closed the XNU source, Apple just announce that XNU and more are being released as Open Source.  The projects will be hosted at Mac OS Forge, which will be replacing the OpenDarwin servers and may serve as a home for