http://linuxtoday.com en-us Linux Today News Service http://linuxtoday.com/pics/ltnet.png http://linuxtoday.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-024-35-OS-DV <b>Linux User and Developer:</b> "As part of his massive Python Masterclass article, Kunal Deo drew up some golden rules when working with Python." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-024-35-OS-DV Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-023-35-NW-LL <b>The American Prospect:</b> "New DMCA exemptions are an improvement, but the basic paradox of telling consumers how they may use electronics remains unaddressed." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-023-35-NW-LL Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-022-35-NW-SW <b>PC World:</b> "Windows CE-based machines can easily be made to dole out cash, a security researcher says" http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-022-35-NW-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-021-35-OP-BZ <b>OStatic:</b> "It's a sad truth that advancements in technology often make jobs obsolete, usually sooner than most people are ready. The more savvy workers learn to keep up with the times..." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-021-35-OP-BZ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-020-35-RV-HW <b>Linux User and Developer:</b> "Pros: It's a pleasing design with some of the best netbook technology on the market" http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-020-35-RV-HW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-019-35-OS-DT-HL <b>Lifehacker:</b> "You need root access to edit a lot of files in Linux, but Terminal work can get tedious. Here''s a simple way to add a shortcut to your applications menu for a root-enabled Nautilus." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-019-35-OS-DT-HL Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-018-35-RV-SW <b>MakeTechEasier:</b> "Basket Note Pads is a multipurpose note-taking application for KDE. Business people can use it to keep track of important tasks and notes. Writers can use it to organize their thoughts." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-018-35-RV-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-017-35-OS-SW <b>I Am, Therefore I Think:</b> "I have an on-going project, to code the Collatz sequence in as many languages as I can. So far, I've implemented it in C (integer and floating-point), assembly (x86, x86_64, and SPARC32), Java, BASIC in Open Office.org, Tcl, Lisp, Ada, Python, and Bash." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-017-35-OS-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-016-35-RV-SW <b>Linux Journal:</b> "SimplyMEPIS is a simply wonderful distribution. It was the first to offer a complete out of the box experience all tied up in a pretty package. It would be fair to say that it was probably the inspiration for many of the easy-to-use distributions available today." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-016-35-RV-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-015-35-OS-SW <b>Acrossad:</b> "In a rapidly evolving world, people at high levels in the government have come to the realization that FOSS may offer higher levels of software development flexibility than the traditional proprietary models. The fact that FOSS helps to alleviate some of the pressure created by tight budgets and other fiscal constraints doesn't hurt." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-015-35-OS-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-014-35-OP-OO-SW <b>Technology & Life Integration:</b> "What happens? It goes splat, and flattens out but is still in one piece. That is what happens when Linux crashes." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-014-35-OP-OO-SW Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-013-35-OP-RH-UB <b>Greg DeKoenigsberg Speaks:</b> "If you doubt, for a nanosecond, that Canonical is a marketing organization masquerading as an engineering organization, then you're either an unapologetic Ubuntu fanboy or you're not paying attention" http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-013-35-OP-RH-UB Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-012-35-OP-DT <b>The VAR Guy:</b> "First, let me pose a question: Why don't other industries have the same black/white mentality?" http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-012-35-OP-DT Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-011-35-NW-BZ <b>IT News:</b> "Oracle has shut down servers Sun Microsystems was contributing to the build farm for open source database software, PostgreSQL, forcing enthusiasts to scramble to find new hosts to test updates to their software on the Solaris operating system." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-011-35-NW-BZ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:36:15 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-010-35-OS-SW <b>Milian Wolff:</b> "Dominik asked me to blog about a feature in Kate that is still (sadly!) pretty unknown and seldom used: Kate Scripting. As you should know you can script KatePart completely via JavaScript." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-07-29-010-35-OS-SW