Linux Online - News from Mar 03, 2006

News from Mar 03, 2006

Microsoft: E.U. colluded with rivals, Mar 03, 2006

Microsoft Corp. filed a formal complaint on Thursday charging European antitrust officials colluded with its rivals during an investigation into the software giant's compliance with an earlier antitrust ruling against it.

Linspire may offer Ubuntu CNR service, Mar 03, 2006

Linspire Inc. and one of its biggest desktop Linux rivals, Ubuntu, are talking about collaborating to offer Linspire's CNR (Click-N-Run) application download service to Ubuntu users. CNR is a subscription service ($20 annually) through which users can install thousands of software programs with "literally" one click, CEO Kevin Carmony said.

Exposé-like navigation comes to Linux desktops, Mar 03, 2006

Komposé, a full-screen window navigator for KDE that acts similar to Mac OS X's Exposé, is now available for free download. Like the OS X tool, Komposé generates thumbnails of open windows and tiles them in groups by current workspace or all workspaces.

Linux Kernel Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Mar 03, 2006

Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

'Academy' builds business case for Linux in gov't, Mar 03, 2006

Open source is secure, robust and saves money - so why are you waiting?

Sales Sag at Novell, Mar 03, 2006

Novell's first-quarter sales dropped by 5.5%, but the Linux software provider was still able to eke out small upside surprises on the top and bottom lines.

Ellison: Open Source Needs Big Vendors To Thrive, Mar 03, 2006

The success of Linux and other open source projects has depended heavily on the support and investment of major IT companies, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has said.

Fast-booting Knoppix LiveCD does it in 60 secs, Mar 03, 2006

Japan's Alpha Systems Wednesday released Accelerated Knoppix 1.0 -- an offshoot of the standard Knoppix live CD -- which the company claims is one of the fastest-booting Linux distributions available.

Digital Editing on Linux Adventures, part 2, Mar 03, 2006

Well, I still don't own a Mac, as lovely and tempting as they are. Linux is working out great for my needs. Here's a quick outline.

Ticketmaster boosts flexibility with IT overhaul, Mar 03, 2006

The ticket sales company is using hardware and Linux software from IBM to make systems easier to maintain and allow it to move into new markets.

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