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Linux in the newsRecommended Reading Interview with Richard Stallman on GPLv3 and More, by Sean Daly (Groklaw)Groklaw has an interview with Richard Stallman. "Sean Daly met up with Richard Stallman in Brussels, where Stallman just gave a speech on the GPLv3 draft. Mr. Stallman was kind enough to do an interview for Groklaw right afterward, which we appreciate, especially because Sean tells me rms was so exhausted before his speech that he pushed the chair away and did it standing up, to make sure he stayed awake."
Hackers v Hollywood, Round 2 (LA Times)The LA Times has a column on Corel's response to the WinDVD crack. "On Friday, Corel informed WinDVD users that they had to download a 'security update' in order to continue playing high-definition discs. They'll have about three months to do so; after that, all newly minted high-def discs will include a set of instructions that permanently disables the older, hacked version of the software. Users who put one of these new discs into their PC will not be unable to play that disc, but they'll render the software incapable of playing any other high-def Hollywood movie -- even the older ones in their personal collections. Ouch!" The joy of DRM and non-free software.
Companies AMD Launches 3.0GHz Opteron Processors (eWeek)eWeek covers the latest Opteron processor releases from AMD. "On April 4, AMD launched the Opteron 2222 SE model for two-way systems and the 8222 SE model for four- and eight-way servers. The two new models will both run at 3.0GHz and offer 2MB of Level 2 cache and the same integrated memory controller and HyperTransport technology (a high-speed chip-to-chip interconnect) as other processors in that series."
Linux Adoption 203 Million Mobile Phones Will Use Linux Operating Systems by 2012 (3G.co.uk)3G.co.uk covers a prediction on the increasing use of Linux in mobile phones. "ABI Research forecasts that by 2012, more than 127 million devices will be enabled with a commercial Linux OS, up from 8.1 million in 2007. Additionally, device shipments that incorporate Linux as an RTOS replacement are set to grow to more than 76 million units in 2012, up from nearly zero in 2007. "Linux in the cellular phone is not a question of 'if', but 'when'," says research director Stuart Carlaw."
Resources The lighttpd Web Server (O'ReillyNet)Bill Lubanovic investigates lighttpd on O'Reilly. "Until recently, Apache didn't have a serious open source rival. In Netcraft's latest web server survey, we can see one emerging. As always, Apache has the top spot, Microsoft's IIS is second, and the ever-popular unknown is third. Fourth is Sun's Java Web Server (formerly known as ONE, formerly iPlanet, formerly Netscape). But at number five, serving about 1.4 million sites, is something called lighttpd. Where did that come from? We'll look into lighttpd's history, basic installation and configuration, and some visions of the future."
Complex service checks with Nagios (Linux.com)Linux.com presents an excerpt from the book Building a Monitoring Infrastructure with Nagios. "Nagios is a GPL-licensed framework that allows you to intelligently schedule little monitoring programs written in any language you choose. Nagios lets you monitor hosts, services, and networks. Here are a couple of examples of real-world monitoring scenarios."
Tips: Making Vim easy (Linux.com)Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier has a few tips for new Vim users. "Vim's flexibility and countless features are a major asset for experienced users, but a challenge for newbies. If you've always wanted to try Vim but were put off by your first attempts, you can start off gradually by getting to know Vim's GUI and easy mode. This article is a primer for those who haven't used Vim much and want to wade in gradually."
Reviews A first look at Dolphin, the KDE 4 file manager (Ars Technica)Ars Technica looks at Dolphin, the KDE 4 file manager. "Although Konqueror is one of the most powerful file-management applications available on the Linux platform, the broad scope of its functionality creates some usability problems that aren't easily resolved. Konqueror's elaborate profile system and support for KParts-based document viewing add complexity to file management and intimidate users who are accustomed to less sophisticated file managers. By focusing exclusively on file management, Dolphin avoids many of the pitfalls inherent in Konqueror's approach. Although Dolphin is still under development and lacks a number of critical features, early releases illuminate the significant potential of the application. Dolphin appears to be a well-thought compromise that will provide a more reasonable balance of versatility and usability."
Ekiga videophone gets you connected (Linux.com)Joe Barr reviews Ekiga on Linux.com. "For my next try, instead of finding a camera online and wondering whether it was supported, I selected a camera I found on a list of supported devices (registration required) and then tried to find it available for sale. As a rule of thumb, the newer the device, the less likely it is to have a Linux driver, and the older the device, the harder it is to find it for sale. I had better luck with the second camera I tried, a Creative Labs Ultra NX."
Writing and publishing with Emacs Muse (Linux.com)Linux.com takes a look at Emacs Muse, a publishing environment for Emacs. "Some of the uses that people have put Muse to include documentation and tutorials, Web pages, recipes and poems, blogs, and knowledge bases. Since I started using Muse last year, I've output LaTeX, HTML/XHTML, DocBook, and PDF files. After a bit of tweaking, the results have been very good."
Make Firefox full screen even better with Fullerscreen (Linux.com)Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier examines the Firefox Fullerscreen extension on Linux.com. "Fullerscreen is an extension that gives Web pages in Firefox the full run of your monitor. If you spend much time using Web-based applications like Gmail, Google Notebook, or Backpack, Fullerscreen is a must-have addition to Firefox."
Integrated issue tracking with Ikiwiki (LinuxWorld)Joey Hess looks at Ikiwiki. "Ikiwiki is a wiki engine with a twist. It's best described by the term "wiki compiler". Just as a typical software project consists of source code that is stored in revision control and compiled with make and gcc, an ikiwiki-based wiki is stored as human editable source in a revision control system, and built into HTML using ikiwiki."
Radiant Data launches 64-bit Linux HA replicating file system (Linux-Watch)Linux-Watch looks at PeerFS. "If you need your data to be available in all your offices -- even if the central office goes up in smoke one day -- Radiant Data's new PeerFS 4.0, which now supports multiple 64-bit Linuxes, might be just what you need."
XMP making inroads in open source imaging software (Linux.com)Nathan Willis looks at the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP). "Two separate projects are attempting to build support for the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) in Linux. Not to be confused with the "Jabber protocol" XMPP, XMP is an XML-based metadata standard for digital images. Despite its historical connections to photography, other kinds of applications and data stand to benefit, too, making XMP-aware projects something we all should watch."
Miscellaneous The Linux Foundation Boosts Its Membership (eWeek)eWeek reports on the newest members of the Linux Foundation. "The Linux Foundation, which was created in January 2007 out of the merger between the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group, has signed up three new members: Marvell, Nokia and VirtualLogix. This brings current membership of the foundation—which has the goal of providing services that are useful to the community and industry, as well as protect, promote and continue to standardize the Linux platform— to around 86."
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