[dundee] Taylug Weekly Articles 11 - PODCAST

[gordon dunlop]

Hi All,
The theme of this week is Podcast, I think you know all why. An
official welcome to Chad of Linuxbasement.com, Arron has done us proud
on the podcast and the Linuxbasement.com guys also has done us proud
in promoting Linux and open source within the worldwide community on
the Internet and I bet you they are on a threadbare budget. This
association between International Linux ties can only foster better
relations both professionally and socially within the world-wide Linux
community. This is what community is about, promoting Linux and open
source software by whatever medium is available, whether by mailing
list, articles , podcasts or blogs. Why? To let people know there are
alternatives to other systems, in the end it is the user's choice as
long as you give them a choice.


P – Programming:
Ruby on rails again with netbeans-on-toast.
http://www.devx.com/opensource/Article/37077

I think this guy must be in love with Ruby.
http://www.developer.com/open/article.php/10930_3729206_2

The strengths and weaknesses of PHP.
http://www.cio.com/article/176250


O – Open source:
Banks are looking at open source.
http://www.linux.com/feature/127173

One view on education within the U.K.
http://www.siriusit.co.uk/myblog/linux-will-dominate-uk-schools-within-5-years.html

Italy is producing a Linux touch screen panel.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9048583077.html

Different views on Microsoft's new openness, I will only give three as
there are plenty kicking about.
http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20080221092839846
http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9876425-39.html
http://www.press.redhat.com/2008/02/21/red-hat-statement-on-microsoft-announcement/


D – Distros:
After Hardy Heron it is the Intrepid Ibex.
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2008-February/025136.html

Mark Shuttleworth's stance on Mono in Ubuntu.
http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/22/mark-shuttleworth-on-patents/

A questionnaire put to Gentoo developers.
http://spyderous.livejournal.com/95715.html

Running Debian from a USB.
http://www.linux.com/feature/125625

A new way in Fedora for communicating with remote machines.
http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2008/02/21/open-source-project-func-the-fedora-unified-network-controller/


C – Community:
Linus reckons that the 2.6.25 kernel is going to be awesome? I am on
the 2.6.23 kernel at the moment,  will it get better and better, we
will see!
http://kerneltrap.org/Linux/2.6.25-rc2_A_Winner

The Linux CPU process scheduler.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16778/1141/

Differences between concepts of U.S. and European open source?
http://www.businessreviewonline.com/os/archives/2008/02/europe_better_c.html

The Linux Standard Base.
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=822298

EC providing $1 million of open source funding.
http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2161

Watch FOSDEM via live video streaming.
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/99807/index.html


A – Applications:
AMD helping application programmers.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3728951/AMD+Joins+Open+Source+With+Framewave.htm

A new version of Picasa for Linux.
http://www.techthrob.com/tech/picasabeta.php

Firefox hits the 500 million mark.
http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9876676-39.html

For weather watchers.
http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=378

Open source Geospatial software.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/interview-tyler-mitchell-osgeo


S – Security:
Openid for your logins and passwords.
http://www.packtpub.com/article/openid-the-ultimate-sign-on

Talking about Linux security.
http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/top-10-linux-fud-patterns-part-5/

Cracking disk encryption.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/022108-disk-encryption-cracked.html


T – Tiny laptops:
This reporter thinks that Linux is reaching critical mass on these tiny laptops.
http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/02/20/linux-laptops-reach-critical-mass/

Negroponte talking about the OLPC.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/02/negroponte-olpc.html

How to prepare for 300,000 OLPC's arriving in Peru.
http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2008/02/one_laptop_per_child_one_train.html

This person is obviously happy with the EEEPC.
http://slinky.imukuppi.org/2008/02/17/asus-eee-is-a-robot-of-love/

A guy having a look at Everex's Cloudbook.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/category/product-diaries/cloudbook-diary

Is HP up to something? Maybe we will find out more next week.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/19/hps-umpc-2133-revealed/

I wonder what next week will bring?


Gordon
Taylug Administrator