FSM Newsletter 8 October 2007
By admin
Hello everybody, and welcome once again to the fortnightly newsletter =
of Free=20
Software Magazine: keeping you well informed about the realm of free =
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AND the top 10 FSDaily announcements for this week! Happy reading!
General announcements
Issue 20 has been released! It's brimming with fabulous and =
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articles, don't delay... get in there and start reading!
Top ten Free Software Daily stories this week
1. Free Software Magazine's Issue 20 is out - Free =
to read=20
online and free to download. There's 19 new articles to peruse. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Free_Software_Magazines_Issue_20=
_is_out/">Read=20
more...
2. Novell uses Microsoft FUD to market itself - For =
some=20
time, we have not heard anything about the patent sellout which Novell =
inked=20
with Microsoft 11 months ago. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Opposition/Novell_uses_Microsoft_FUD_to_ma=
rket_itself/">Read=20
more...
3. 5 Reasons your parents should use Linux - =
It’s no secret=20
that tech-savvy computer users typically become the go-to guy for all =
technical=20
help in their circles. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/5_Reasons_your_parents_should_us=
e_Linux/">Read=20
more...
4. Torvalds irate over Linux Smack - Linus Torvalds =
has=20
launched a blistering attack on security programmers who object to =
adding the=20
Smack application to the upcoming 2.6.24 Linux kernel. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Industry/Torvalds_irate_over_Linux_Smack/"=
>Read=20
more...
5. OpenOffice.org community conflict leads to =
fragmentation=20
- In a blog entry posted yesterday, developer Kohei Yoshida expresses =
his=20
frustration with Sun's excessively bureaucratic specification process =
and=20
unwillingness to compromise and communicate with members of the =
community. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/OpenOffice_org_community_conflic=
t_leads_to_fragmentation/">Read=20
more...
6. FFII awards Microsoft "Best Campaigner against OOXML=20
Standardization" prize - "we could never have done this by =
ourselves.=20
By pushing so hard to get OOXML endorsed, even to the point of loading =
the=20
standards boards in Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, and =
beyond,=20
Microsoft showed to the world how poor their format is." href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/FFII_awards_Microsoft_Best_Campa=
igner_against_OOXML_Standardization_prize/">Read=20
more...
7. HP: Linux ready for most applications - Linux is =
ready to=20
take on a more serious role in enterprises, a senior Hewlett-Packard =
executive=20
has said. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Business/HP_Linux_ready_for_most_applicati=
ons/">Read=20
more...
8. Full speed ahead for Linux drivers - Noted Linux =
kernel=20
and Novell developer Greg Kroah-Hartman will be devoting all his time to =
helping=20
create Linux drivers. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/HighEnd/Full_speed_ahead_for_Linux_drivers=
/">Read=20
more...
9. Open source entrepreneur turns his hobby into an Inc. 500=20
enterprise - iFAX, a commercial company that is built on open =
source=20
fax server software HylaFAX, was recently included in Inc. Magazine's =
2007 list=20
of the top 500 fastest growing companies in the United States. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Business/Open_source_entrepreneur_turns_hi=
s_hobby_into_an_Inc_500_enterprise/">Read=20
more...
10. Distinguishing Between Free Software and =
Freeware - I=20
ran across a business website that refers to Amanda and Bacula as =
freeware. href=3D"http://www.fsdaily.com/Community/Distinguishing_Between_Free_Soft=
ware_and_Freeware/">Read=20
more...
Thanks to dave, C733tus, greengrass, snotbutter, can.axis, Jimbob, =
and=20
dcparris for these stories!
Latest content
Extending Nautilus: rotating JPG images - How to =
customize=20
the GNOME file manager with scripts. By Scott Carpenter. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/jpg_image_rotation_i=
n_nautilus">Read=20
more...
Free software drivers: the unmatrix - Mitch Meyran's =
take on=20
3D cards. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/summer_of_changes_in_3d=
_drivers">Read=20
more...
Interview with Clement Lefebvre - This is the first =
in what=20
Tony Mobily hopes will be a series of interviews with major GNU/Linux=20
distribution lead developers. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/interview_with_clement_=
lefebvre">Read=20
more...
Using PDFedit in Kubuntu - Laurie Langham learns to =
use=20
PDFedit in Kubuntu. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/using_pdfedit_in_kubunt=
u">Read=20
more...
SSH beyond the command line - File servers made easy =
with=20
SSH. By Nathan Sanders. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ssh_beyond_the_comma=
nd_line">Read=20
more...
The "alias" command - Alias: Speed Dial for your =
Shell. By=20
Gary Richmond. href=3D"http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/the_alias_command">R=
ead=20
more...
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