I decided to open up logins again (approval required), but of course I started getting new user requests from spammers. If I don't approve your login, look-up my email on the colug list and send me a note.

It is the first day of the month and one open-source mailing list manager package insists on sending password(s) (why do you need a password for a mailing list?) via un-encrypted email. What package is that? Why Mailman, the GNU Mailing List manage. How about has a New Years Resolution everybody who installs this package TURN OFF this feature. Look in the general options for this feature that should be off by default. Me, I'll stick to using ezmlm, it just works.

In other smtp news, is the postfix author becoming more like the person the postfix users most hate?

At least for me, ~4 months. Please don't tell my partner in crime...although I think she alread suspects that I'm a bit slow on certain computer issues (ie: her blog).

Been working on hacking wxPython and FreeGeek Columbus. Well not hacking the latter, but you know what I mean. If you see this, and you have an extra computer hidden in a closet, or wasting away in your basement, please check us out.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

BTW, Microsoft provided backdoor financing in SCO' FUD campaign against IBM and Linux. I said that the first day I heard about the law-suit. Now, all you good people, why are you stillusing software from the Redmond Computer Mafia?

I seem to have broken the titles during the 4.7.2 upgrade. Will fix soon.

Reclusive Linux founder opens up - Portland, Oregon is the unlikely capital of a global software revolution. The revolution is called Open Source. And its leader? Linus Torvalds, the reclusive founder of Linux. [Not sure where the "reclusive" comes from, but it's a really nice interview. -- grouch] [LXer]

Reclusive? How about he just wants to do his work without the distraction of the stupid media poking its nose into every aspect of his life. Stupid so-called MSM.

I agree with grouch, nice interview.

Who wants to learn a a new language anyway (just kidding).

PHP on Sweets!

10 most popular Ubuntu sites on the net - In a previous post, I had written how I solved certain problems in Ubuntu like getting support for proprietary file formats. That post may or may not be helpful to many. But for me, it is definitely useful because, in a situation where I want to re-install Ubuntu on my machine, I just have to pull up my blog page and I can come up to date in very little time. The alternative being having to spend valuable time searching on the net or forums all over again. Having said that, I think credit has to be given where it is due. So here I have put together a collection of sites which are dedicated to Ubuntu Linux and where one can find a wealth of information on general topics or accomplishing a particular task in Ubuntu. Digg Story [LXer]

I'm looking at Ubuntu for my Wife's pc. She is currently on Mandrake 9.2 and I want to replace it with something more free and with better community support.

Smear of ODF proponent by MS and Boston Globe backfires - The attack was front page "news" in the Boston Globe. The exoneration of Peter Quinn, whose only "sin" was wanting to use OpenDocument Format instead of Microsoft's solution, is now complete. The bogus investigation is over, and they couldn't find any dirt. [ED- Covered by Oram earlier today but more details at Groklaw bstadil ] Digg Story [LXer]

This says it all about the state of the corporate media. ODF rocks.

Massachusetts OpenDocument adoption: no conflict of interest - Three weeks ago I editorialized about a controversy stirred up by the Boston Globe and sources in Massachusetts about the state government's adoption of the OpenDocument format. I'm happy to say the whole matter has blown over, now that the facts are in. The Globe reports today (not on the front page, but where such news is normally reported--in the City & Region section) that a review of IT director Peter J. Quinn is finished and that no wrong-doing was found. The findings match the analysis I presented in my blog, with minor updates. Quinn was told to finish the paperwork for his trips, which his boss Eric Kriss had waived. It's nice for the government in Massachusetts to recognize that officials can meet with relevant experts and communities in the course of decision-making. Andy Oram is an editor for O'Reilly Media, specializing in Linux and free software books, and a member of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility. His web site is www.praxagora.com/andyo. Digg [LXer]

Now if they would just investigate Microsoft. Go ODF!

Microsoft's sleight of Palm - Only now are details emerging of the months of secret talks that allowed the birth of the Windows Treo [LXer]

The Treo 650 will be the last palm based phone I own. My next phone will be Linux or anything but palm/m$ based.