links for 2008-06-12

• iTWire – GPL: why can’t a lawyer understand it?
  In one case, this is due to the ignorance of the writer and I have already dealt with it in detail; in the second, it appears to be a wilful misinterpretation of the conditions imposed by the GPLv3, for reasons best known to the author.
  (tags: gplv3 gnu richard stallman license open source software)
• The Linux and Unix Menagerie: How To Get Started With Logical Volume Management In Linux
  Today, since past posts regarding disk management software have mostly been limited to Veritas Volume Manager, I thought we’d look at LVM on Linux.
  (tags: lvm linux logical volumen management howto)
• Linux.com :: Save disk space – use compFUSEd to transparently compress filesystems
  The Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) project allows you install new filesystems without touching your Linux kernel. The filesystems run as regular programs, allowing them to use shared libraries and perform tasks that’d be difficult from inside the kernel.
  (tags: filesystem compression linux disk howto)
• Ubuntu Netbook Remix Strategy Faces Four Challenges | Works With U
  Canonical has finally “branded” its Internet-centric device strategy for Ubuntu. The company says “Ubuntu Netbook Remix” devices will emerge as affordable, power-efficient, small screen devices driven by Intel’s Atom processor.
  (tags: ubuntu linux gadgets streategy market growing)
• 3 Reason Why Your System Might Be Slow | Bringing Linux to the Masses
  Computer users expect their systems to work well at all times, but unfortunately this isn’t always the case. If your system becomes slow, there certainly is something you can do about it.
  (tags: linux ubuntu tech-support tuning tips howto)
• Harsh Words for Microsoft Technology – NYTimes.com
  “No citizen or company should be forced or encouraged to choose a closed technology over an open one.”
  (tags: sofware microsoft linux ubuntu munich ue monopoly)
• Practical Technology » Violate the GPL at your own risk
  It used to be that companies could get away with stealing GPLed open-source code into their own software and no one would be the wiser. Those days are done.
  (tags: gpl open source free software legals gnu)
• Proxy caché y filtrador web: squid – Wiki administradores
  Squid es un Servidor Intermediario (Proxy) de alto desempeño que se ha venido desarrollando desde hace varios años y es hoy en día un muy popular y ampliamente utilizado entre los sistemas operativos como GNU/Linux y derivados de Unix®.
  (tags: proxy squid networking redes)
• CyberOrg » Compiz and Compiz Fusion 0.7.6 out in wild
  Our friends Dennis Kasprzyk and Guillaume Seguin announced the release of Compiz and Compiz Fusion 0.7.6 respectively. As is the tradition we always make a release with a lot of new features and of course eye-candy to go with it.
  (tags: linux ubuntu compiz fusion eyecandy tips howto)
• jonobacon@home » Invigorating GNOME
  GNOME needs to give way to a new, exciting vision that takes into account the changes since GNOME 2.0 in the online and offline world, in interaction, social networking and the typical things people do with computers.
  (tags: linux gnome desktop innovation)
• Eye Candy: So Bad, Yet So Good – Linux Today Blog
  First impression? Very pretty, but what the heck do I use it for?
  (tags: linux ubuntu compiz fusion eyecandy review blogs blogging)
• Practical Technology » Biggest legal victory ever for GPL
  For decades,almost no one challenged the GPL in legal matters.In fact,no one has even dared to try to break it in court.That record remains unsullied as the biggest company to date–Verizon–that had been accused of a GPL violation opted to settle out-c
  (tags: gpl open source free software legals)
• DebuggingProgramCrash – Ubuntu Wiki
  This document describes how to install debug packages on Ubuntu, which will aid in providing information for bugs.
  (tags: ubuntu bug report development troubleshooting debugging debug programming)