Linux in the news [LWN.net]

Dell's Linux desktop line keeps expanding (DesktopLinux)

DesktopLinux reports that Dell is expanding its consumer Linux line. "When Dell first announced that it would be releasing Ubuntu Linux-powered consumer desktops and laptops, some people saw it as more of a stunt than a serious business move. They were wrong. Dell has already expanded its consumer Linux line, and now it has announced that it will soon be offering Ubuntu Linux systems outside of the United States and for new businesses."

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Did ya know? It's Fair Use Day: July 11, 2007 (ars technica)

ars technica reminds us that today is the day to celebrate our right to fairly use copyrighted material, no matter what the holders might wish you to believe. "'It is important the people are aware of what they can legally do with regards to copyrighted material,' said Pirate Party US spokesman Andrew Norton. 'Very often people believe that a use of copyrighted material that would normally fall into fair use is an infringement of copyright. It is a belief that copyright holders seek to enforce, either through frivolous litigation, intimidation, or legal and political maneuvering to legally restrict what can be considered fair use. This is especially true when it comes to critical reviews, or parodies.'"

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Trade Shows and Conferences

aKademy 2007: The Second Day (KDE.News)

KDE.News covers aKademy. "aKademy 2007 continues! Sunday, the second day of the conference, brought more talks covering a wide diversity of topics. Read on for the Sunday aKademy 2007 Report. Sunday was very busy and interesting, and we regret that we were not able to attend and cover all talks. Yet, we reported some of the most interesting. Luckily, you will be able to find sheets and videos of the talks on the aKademy 2007 website."

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aKademy 2007: KDE e.V. Meeting (KDE.News)

KDE.News covers the KDE e.V. meeting at aKademy. "Officially, KDE is represented by the KDE e.V. which is located in Germany. The meeting started with general housekeeping tasks, followed by reports from the e.V. departments and the working groups. With the departure of Eva Brucherseifer, our long-standing president of the KDE e.V. for the past 5 years, the assembly elected a new board member. KDE e.V. would like to take this oportunity to thank Eva again for all the great work she performed during this time of great change within the KDE community and technological landscape, and we are pleased to hear that she will continue to contribute to KDE. The new elected board member is Klaas Freitag. After internal private discussion within the board, it was decided that Aaron Seigo will assume the presidency of the KDE e.V. board."

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More aKademy 2007 (KDE.News)

KDE.News continues its aKademy 2007 coverage with Education Day, Summer of Code and Tuesday Hack-a-thon.

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Member of Scottish Parliament Patrick Harvie Talks to KDE (KDE.News)

KDE.News covers the final talk at aKademy by Patrick Harvie, a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Green Party. "While not a technical wizard like most of the other talks of the day, Patrick was able to describe to us the attitudes to free software from the Government he is elected to keep an eye on, and how the work of KDE developers applies to more than just software."

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Akademy Awards 2007 (KDE.News)

KDE.News covers the aKademy Awards. "At the second day of aKademy 2007, the contributors conference closed with the aKademy Awards Ceremony. Two of last years winners, Boudewijn Rempt and Laurent Montel awarded no less than four awards to Sebastian Trueg, Mathias Kretz, Danny Allen and Kenny Duffus."

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Ottawa Linux Symposium 2007 Day 4 (excess.org)

Ian Ward finishes his OLS coverage with a look at Extreme High Performance Computing or Why Microkernels suck (by Christoph H. Lameter), Cleaning Up The Linux Desktop Audio Mess (by Lennart Poettering) and The Price of Safety: Evaluating IOMMU Performance (by Muli Ben-Yehuda).

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Linux robots descend on Atlanta (LinuxDevices)

LinuxDevices has a report from Robocup. "Linux-powered robots are flocking to Atlanta this week to compete in the Robocup scientific competition. The eleventh annual event has attracted at least two Linux-based designs aiming to replace Sony's Aibo as the de facto hardware platform for standard Robocup league play."

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Companies

Lenovo quietly selling Linux-compatible laptops (DesktopLinux.com)

DesktopLinux.com looks at the latest Linux laptop offerings from Lenovo. "Lenovo seems to have a love/hate relationship with Linux. Last year, it began offering its high-end T60p ThinkPad laptop with SLED 10 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop). This year, the company is releasing its newest high-end laptop, the T61p ThinkPad, and once more, while it runs desktop Linux, the company isn't overly eager to let the world know about it. Be that as it may, Lenovo released the ThinkPad T61p, on July 10 and will start to ship it to customers later in July."

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Interviews

Interview with FSFE President Georg Greve by Sean Daly (Groklaw)

Groklaw has an interview with Georg Greve, President of the Free Software Foundation Europe. "Sean Daly had the opportunity to meet up in Brussles (sic) with George Greve, President of the Free Software Foundation Europe, on July 2nd, and naturally he wanted to ask him about GPLv3. He also got Greve's views on what's wrong with Open XML, some news about the complaint ECIS, the European Committee For Interoperable Systems, has lodged with the European Commission, this time in the area of office and internet interoperability, how the FSFE's Freedom Task Force has been working out, and much more."

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Resources

A sysadmin toolbox for Web site maintenance (Linux.com)

Linux.com looks at running a home web server. "I run a small but fairly active Web site from a home server, as was commonly done back in the early days of the World Wide Web. What started as a learning project soon grew to be my primary hobby. It takes a bit of knowledge of Linux systems, various open sourced applications, and how the Internet works to start a Web site from scratch. Here are some of the applications and tools that help me stay on top of things."

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Reviews

Gaming In Ubuntu Feisty Fawn (Techy Stuff)

Techy Stuff reviews games (with screenshots) for Feisty Fawn. "It is true that you can't run to Walmart and buy a Linux version of the newest games; Yet there are plenty of games that are worth playing in Linux. Although there are thousands of Linux games, these are the best."

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A brief hands-on with the Intel classmate PC (ars technica)

ars technica takes a look at the Intel classmate PC. "The unit I looked at was powered by a specialized version of Mandriva 2007, with customizations aimed at school-aged children. It was packed with several free, open-source productivity programs such as OpenOffice.org, and included a number of customizations to make the KDE-powered interface easier to use for those with limited computer experience. Support for open-source software for these systems will reduce the price, but there are other advantages as well. Schools and governments will be able to modify the Classmate PC software to meet their needs."

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Siag Office is far from pathetic (Linux.com)

Linux.com reviews Siag Office. ""Siag, it sucks less!" This is the slogan for Siag Office. This and the self-effacing name for the Siag Office Word Processor, Pathetic Writer, might leave you thinking that this office suite is a mere plaything, a university student's cobbled-together programming assignment. But don't be fooled by first impressions. Siag Office is a lightweight suite of applications which might be just the right set of office tools for you, especially if you have older hardware."

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