Raising Linux Awareness: A "Bottoms-Up" Approach Sunday, 01 April 2007 One of the main problems facing GNU/Linux is that it simply is not known by the majority of the computer-literate users in this world, and is used on a daily basis by even fewer. It is an excellent Operating System which can satisfy the needs of most demographics bar certain specialised ones, such as gamers, so there is nothing stopping it from hitting the mainstream except marketing funds. You know what? These might not be needed.   Python Elegance and Warts Sunday, 01 April 2007 Python has greatly increased its number of syntactic features and built-in functions and types, making it no longer a language that experienced programmers can pick up "in an afternoon." This article discusses the new features that have been added to Python, and weighs in on which ones are truly valuable and which just add unnecessary complication.   Search on for SeaMonkey Slogans Sunday, 01 April 2007 In a newsgroup message, Robert "KaiRo" Kaiser has requested feedback on possible SeaMonkey slogans. KaiRo is interested in comments on his own proposals as well as original suggestions. Current proposals include "the suite, reborn", "browse. mail. compose. chat." and "suite life".   LWN.net: KDE 4 Gets More Hot New Stuff Sunday, 01 April 2007 This week's LWN looks at Get New Hot Stuff in KDE 4. Improvements currently being made by lead developer Josef Spillner include new options for uninstalling content, content synchronisation, the ability to rate content directly from the application interface, a dramatically faster interface and more. Get Hot New Stuff is now a specification on freedesktop.org and used throughout KDE in apps like Amarok and KOrganizer.   KDE4 gets HOTTER Hot New Stuff Sunday, 01 April 2007 Since KDE 3.3 was released in 2004, KDE applications have used the KnuDELibs library KNewPorn to implement a simple interface for downloading and installing nudie pictures from a centralized server...   LXer Weekly Roundup for 01-Apr-2007 Sunday, 01 April 2007 LXer Feature: 01-Apr-2007 A weekly recap of the big stories concerning Linux and Open Source.   Simple geo-location with Python and CC-licensed data Sunday, 01 April 2007 Ever wonder how they calculate businesses within a 50-mile radius of an input ZIP code? There are some expensive solutions out there. This one show you how to do it for Free (note capitalization).   The Genesis of the Linux Foundation Sunday, 01 April 2007 On January 21, the New York Times published a story on Linux. This wasn't an article on technical advancement: no new kernel or distribution had been released. It wasn't financial; there wasn't yet another impressive quarter from one of the many companies that build their business around Linux. Thankfully, it wasn't another piece of FUD about open source legal issues and dubious patent assertions from desperate competitors. Instead the article simply stated: "The Linux industry has united to compete against proprietary platforms." The Linux Foundation was born.   Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users Sunday, 01 April 2007 Bash Shell Keyboard Shortcuts For Linux Users   American Dental Association Sues FSF, Linux Foundation over FLOSS Acronym Sunday, 01 April 2007 The American Dental Association announced Friday that they are suing both the Free Software Foundation and the Linux Foundation over the use of the acronym FLOSS.   Building DVD Images Of Debian/Ubuntu Repositories Sunday, 01 April 2007 This article offers a simple way of creating DVD images of Debian or Ubuntu http/ftp repositories. Ubuntu does not offer DVDs ready to download with its main, universe, multiverse and/or restricted repositories. With the contents of this guide you can do it yourself. Having the Ubuntu or Debian repositories on DVD can be useful for those users who do not have access to the internet where they have their Ubuntu installed but have access somewhere else to download the repository and build and burn the DVDs.   Nat Friedman: "Flamewars are part of the community culture" Sunday, 01 April 2007 Novells CTO / Open Source doesn't see long term problems from the Microsoft deal - an interview with the online edition of the Austrian newspaper "Der Standard" about the future of the Linux desktop, legal DVD-support and the mistakes of the Hula project   Get This About Open Source Sunday, 01 April 2007 You like packaged apps because they're standard, but is standard performance what your company is gunning for?   April Fools' Day Selection Sunday, 01 April 2007 A roundup of IT April Fools jokes, including Google, IT Wire, Debian, KDE and others.   CAN-SPAM Act - Is it working? You Decide. Sunday, 01 April 2007 As I delete spam from my Gmail spam folder, I notice the volumes increasing. A year ago, I would see about five to ten emails a day in that folder. This morning, I woke up to 56 items. The volume of spam has grown, no doubt.

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