Troll-Free COLA Stats: Saturday the 28th of November, 2009.
	ngstats.pl version 1.31 Written by Roy Culley. Contributions from Mark Kent. Modifications by Homer, 2007 - 2009. This report covers 697 articles received by this system to newsgroup comp.os.linux.advocacy [1] ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------- Toplist of Posters... more » By Homer  - 09:00 - 1 new of 1 message

Another poll: should companies answer blog posts?

Need another second opinion, as I read something on a site tangentially related to this newsgroup that seems crazy to me, but thought I'd check. If you post a blog entry complaining about a service problem with a company, and a representative from that company posts a comment, clearly identifying themselves, and asking you to email so they can help with... more » By Tim Smith  - 08:18 - 1 new of 1 message

Linux Fedora 12 rocks on netbook, Wireless Broadband never easier !

Linux Recipe for Mobile Wireless Broadband Ingredients:- 1) Asus EeePC900 netbook (AUD $450 two years ago) 2) Fedora 12 (Fedora-12-i686-Live.iso) put onto 1Gb USB key with Fedora "USB Creator" app and install on above netbook. 3) Nokia 3G cellphone 4) Slimline USB Bluetooth dongle ($10 AUD) 5) Insert Bluetooth dongle into netbook, select phone from Bluetooth... more » By Terry Porter  - 04:46 - 1 new of 1 message

	[Rival] Vista 7 Breaks Samba a Little More, as Usual
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 With Windows 7, Only Half of Samba Stops Working ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Recent: Episode 0x1B: Jeremy Allison of the Samba Team ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	[Rival] Investor Sees the Demise of Microsoft Corporation and Failure of Vista 7
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Microsoft Doesn't Learn ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Recent: Windows 7 – It’s Vista All Over Again ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	FSFE Responds to Microsoft Crony Siim Kallas
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 FSFE: EC caves in to proprietary lobbyists on interoperability [link] Text at bottom. Of Estonia, Language, and Open Standards ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	[Rival] Vista 7 'Upgrades' Are Failing
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Windows 7 upgrades fail because of Intel driver ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Recent: The Hard Sell: Microsoft Windows 7 ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Mono Folks Can Still be Kept Out of GIMP Replacement Candidates
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ubuntu Live to lose GIMP - Will it matter? [link] 10.04 Good Buddy - Ubuntu Lucid Lynx sighted, gives up the GIMP ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Recent:... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Digital Colonisation of Britain Faces More Backlash
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Baron Mandelson and Magna Carta ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Why does Mandelson favour the Analogue Economy over the Digital? ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	UK Surveillance Society Progresses
	-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alan Johnson on DNA retention - a quick fisk ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link] Street Artist Cautioned and DNA taken ,----[ Quote ] ...`---- [link]... more » By Roy Schestowitz  - 27 Nov - 1 new of 1 message