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● Links 04/09/2008: Red Hat Buys KVM

Posted in News Roundup at 8:11 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzRed HatRed Hat acquires QumranetRed Hat Selects Unanet to Provide Visibility for Project Management OfficeQ and A: MRG (Messaging, Real-time, and Grid)SchoolsWhat They’re Using: Christian Einfeldt, Producer, the Digital Tipping PointI have six basic different uses for free, open-source software: 1) my law office practice; 2) managing and editing video for the Digital Tipping Point Project; 3) running a 25-seat Edubuntu lab at a public middle school as a volunteer in San Francisco; 4) placing ACCRC.org Linux computers in classrooms; 5) giving out ACCRC.org Ubuntu computers to friends, neighbors and the children who attend that school; and 6) supporting San Francisco’s Tech Connect program by demonstrating Linux boxes at events for nonprofits and low-income individuals.Linux in U.S. Schools: Why the Resistance?GNU/Linux: GeneralWhy Linux has come of ageWhy Linux won the popularity contest and FreeBSD didn’tEvergreen takes root at Kent County Public LibraryBy migrating to Evergreen, the library was able to buy a $6,000 server running Debian Linux instead of the $32,000 Sun server, and it also saved tens of thousands of dollars in support costs, Collier says.ZaReason (and Other Independents) Outshine the Big BoysAnn Arbor’s Linux Box grows from start-up to 10-person firm, plans to hire 1-2 moreUbuntu offers an exciting alternative for the Vista-waryWindows to LinuxA Simple Arch ReviewA very well-made malware installation siteC-DAC Launches BOSS Linux Version 3.0, Signs MoU with NICFirst Linux on EverestMontaVista Vision gains focusATI to Show Linux Some LoveAccording to recent reports, AMD’s graphics subsidiary is set on becoming more Linux-friendly. The company plans to release new Catalyst drivers for Linux-based operating systems, which will allow playback of protected high-definition content on a Linux OS. The new drivers should become available sometime in October 2008, thus enabling the company to address the market of Linux-based computers by bringing to the table a feature currently unavailable.Marching Penguins: Monitoring Your HPC ClusterAn Open Source Mashup for Amazon EC2Converting a NSLU2 into an RTorrent applianceReleases[ANNOUNCE] xserver 1.5.0Mandriva Linux 2009 RC1 is availablePhoronix Test Suite 1.2 ReleasedPhoronix Media has announced the release of Phoronix Test Suite 1.2 (codenamed “Malvik”), an update to its leading and award-winning benchmarking software, during the 2008 X Developers’ Summit. This update incorporates support for new operating systems and features to better aid ISVs, IHVs, ODMs, and OEMs in profiling their hardware and software for optimal performance and compatibility. In total there are more than 250 official changes with many new test profiles and suites since the release of Phoronix Test Suite 1.0 in June of 2008.LaptopsAmazon to sell one OLPC laptop for the price of twoSmall ‘n’ cheapWhile many netbooks are built around Linux operating systems in order to reduce their costs, Asus has loaded the Eee PC 1000H with the Windows XP operating system at Rs 29,900 while the Linux loaded is priced at Rs 18,000.Hardware Review: Elonex Webbook with Ubuntu 8.04Overall I really like this little machine and in a way it’s opened my eyes as to why the world seems to be going potty for netbooks. I was worried that it wouldn’t be fast enough or wouldn’t be big enough but it works well. So you’re not going to be rendering any large Blender projects on it or running lots of virtual machines but for web surfing, email, multimedia and word processing this can do the job.My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookDellDell bets on a small laptopDell outs Mini 9: Ubuntu Linux netbook for $349Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (Linux)Dell mini-notebook offers Linux for a premiumChromeA Linux users’ guide to Google ChromeChromium Build Instructions?Chromium – Open Source ChromeOnline desktop or desktop online?Chrome expected on Google’s Android mobile softwareNew Firefox JavaScript engine is faster than Chrome’s V8Does Windows Still Matter?F/OSSFonality Receives $12M to Grow Open Source Communicationssnom Joins Fonality Open Source Telephony EcosystemFusis becomes Zimbra EU PartnerSugarCRM Leaps and Bounds and Other Cool MovesOpen Source Repository: Public Launch of the European Open Source RepositorySoftware Freedom Day 2008If You Knew Cash Like GnuCash Knows CashOpen Source FakersOn stupid mascots and closed source browser pluginsVivox(R) Announces Vivox Open Initiative to Drive Innovation and Expand ReachSunSun Microsystems Unveils xVM VirtualBox 2.0 and New Enterprise Support SubscriptionSun Microsystems Champions Open Standards to Usher in a New Era in ManufacturingLeftoversThai government tries to shut down 400 websitesBinary Freedom Responds to Thai CensorshipRFID: Your privacy is up for grabsEDPS confirms the possibility of a ‘Soviet Internet’Phorm: Our business is fine, honestInternational Action Day «Freedom not fear – Stop the surveillance mania!» on 11 October 2008ISP Web Tracking Dead As Net Eavesdropping CEO ResignsTechnology lobbyists gather at Republican convention[Old] Netroots Nation KeynoteDirecTV and TiVo kiss and make upCory Doctorow: The WorldChanging InterviewMS doesn’t set world alight with Office Live WorkspaceDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayLarry Augustin, GNU Linux business visionary 02 (2005)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. 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