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A new lobbying group has been formed to fight against the software patent directive due to re-appear in the European Parliament soon. The NoSoftwarePatents (NSP) campaign is supported by US Linux manufacturer Red Hat and Swedish open-source database company MySQL, as well as German software and Internet services provider 1&1 Internet.

A new version of Linux designed for the car industry hopes to make life easier for developers building navigation, hands-free phones and infotainment systems.

"KANOTIX is a Linux live CD based on Knoppix technology using Debian/sid. The included XFree86 is from Debian/experimental... optimal for HD install (you get a working Debian/sid install in about 10 minutes!)" Check out these KANOTIX 09-2004-A screenshots by OSDir.

China's Ministry of Science and Technology and French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) plan to jointly develop software for Lixun operatng system. The two governmental departments will cooperate in developing a platform, based on Linux, able to be applied under various environments, such as personal computer, server and personal digital assistant.

Linux users running a 2.6 series kernel and using iptables for firewalling have been advised to upgrade to fix a bug which could be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service.

A discussion of four of the kernel features needed for mission-critical server environments, including telecom.

Last time we talked about how to get a simple installation of Postfix up and running. Once your organization becomes relatively complex, you will find yourself wanting to do things with email that may not seem immediately important. The first and most important thing is, of course, that the mail flows and that you can send and receive. I'm willing to bet that the first enhancement that comes to mind for people is spam control, or unsolicited commercial email (UCE). But that, as they say, is just the beginning. On that note, I'm going to save the best for last -- or is it the worst?

The voting system at LXer has been completely re-written and has many new options, as well as features. Click to find out more.

Open source software vendors Red Hat Inc and MySQL AB have lent their support to a new campaign against software patents in the European Union under the name NoSoftwarePatents.com.

Use this in-depth tutorial to master the troubleshooting and administration of Linux printers.

The four main political parties in Germany are supporting the fight against European software patents. The German Parliament will on Thursday discuss a proposal put forward by the main opposition party that demands changes to the EU Council's proposal on software patents.

Silicon Graphics is set to re-affirm its commitment to Linux with the announcement of Open/SpeedShop that is expected later this week

Desktop Linux maker Xandros is recruiting beta testers for its desktop software. In preparation for the release of Xandros Desktop 3.0, the company is seeking volunteers to help test the software. In exchange, reviewers gain early access to the software.

The Defense Ministry of Singapore has decided to switch from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org, a move which could involve 20,000 PCs, according to reports. With the ministry operating around 20,000 PCs, the decision to move to open-source software on the desktop is among the biggest by any government agency.

IE has come out the clear leader in an ad-hoc test of browser security. What does Microsoft know that others don't?

Building a home recording studio isn't hard, nor does it require a great deal of technical knowledge. The biggest problems musicians face in building a home recording studio stem from all the myths and pseudo-truths that have developed around the art of recording. But with a little bit of elbow grease and a great selection of open source software, you can build an adequate recording studio. Making it perfect? Well, let's worry about that another day.

Using open source code in proprietary products without a well-defined technical and legal strategy imperils a company's intellectual property rights and increases the risk of lawsuits, Edmund J. Walsh an IP lawyer with Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., told the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston.

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is reviving profit and sales growth by preventing customer defections to Linux, a computer operating system available for free on the Internet. The effort may help Microsoft post a 9 percent rise in sales to $8.99 billion in the first quarter, according to the average estimate of 25 analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, will probably report later today that net income rose 23 percent to $3.20 billion.

Open source advocates will get an official boost next week with State Government support for the Australian Open Source Symposium in Perth. The State Government will be directly involved for the first time in the symposium's six-year history.

"Kurumin Linux is a Brazilian run-from-CD Linux distribution based on Knoppix. Its main features are excellent hardware auto-detection, support for Brazilian Portuguese and small size - the size of the ISO image is under 200MB." At OSDir we've done a handful of great screenshots of this Brazilian distro that's easy on the eyes.