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Issue 73 (December 2005) - Leaner, stronger, faster!

Get your hands on the ultimate kernel upgrade

 Features

Cracking the Kernel

Kernel hacker Greg Kroah-Hartman looks inside the latest kernel to show you what makes your box tick. (Greg Kroah-Hartman)
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Free as in freedom

Is open source really the same as free software? Paul Hudson doesn't think so... (Paul Hudson)
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Interview: Richard Hipp

If you've heard of the database engine SQLite and would like to contribute... good luck. Its author Richard Hipp is very, very picky. He tells us why. (Paul Hudson)
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Interview: Eben Moglen

Super Linux evangelist! Software freedom fighter! Defender of the GNU and the Open Source Way! No, it's not Linux Lass - it's Eben Moglen, the general counsel for the Free Software Foundation. (Paul Hudson)
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 Coverdisc

Knoppix 4.0

Brand new version of the world's best Live distro! Plus: Gnome 2.12, Wine, Argonium, Arkeia demo, and more (Mike Saunders)
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HotPicks

Amaya, CSSED, EyeOS, FreeSpeak, Gillo, KScope, Luma, Mailtc, Snowball, TruBlog (Mike Saunders)
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 Tutorials

Online chat: how to use Skype, IRC and Google Talk via Gaim

The launch of Google Talk and eBay's purchase of Skype have pitched VoIP and instant messaging back into the headlines... (Andy Channelle)
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Gimp animated fractals

Take a trip with one of Gimp's creative features. (Michael J Hammel)
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HAL: Auto-mounting USB devices

Resisting any reference to "I'm sorry, Dave", Neil instructs HAL to get his iRiver flowing. (Neil Bothwick)
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Gambas Application Building

Edison was wrong. Forget about perspiration: genius is 100% delegation in Mark's book. So sit back, put your feet up and let a Gambas GUI do all the work for you. (Mark Bain)
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PHP: Data objects in 5.1

The best things come to those who wait. Yes, the PHP update is here... (Paul Hudson)
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PHP: Website authentication

We explain how to set up authenticated areas of a website with PHP and MySQL. (Paul Halfpenny)
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 Reviews

Mandriva Linux 2006

We hope for fireworks from the Mandriva/Conectiva factory, but fear a damp squib. (Graham Morrison)
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SUSE Linux 10.0

Sylish and feature-packed, SUSE finally makes it to double figures. (Paul Hudson)
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Gnome 2.12

Has Gnome managed to add updates without compromising its prized usability? (Andy Hudson)
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Sugar Suite 3.5

CRM software is usually closed source. Will this open release please us? (Graham Morrison)
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CrossOver Office 5.0

'Naughty but nice' redefined for geeks: eating cream cakes while using MS Office on Linux. Would we pay $40 for such an illicit thrill? (Graham Morrison)
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BrightStor ARCserve Backup

It's scalable, but is it usable? Graham looks at a backup solution for the big boys. (Graham Morrison)
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Photo managers

If you need to get your digital photo collection in order, picture this bunch: DigiKam, F-Spot, GThumb, Kalbum, KimDaBa, KPhotoBook (Andy Channelle)
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 More

News: Linux license gets tough

Worldwide consultation for GPL 3 launched with suggestion of patent retaliation clause. Plus: Foresight Linux, Parallels Workstation, Asianux, Studio To Go, OSDL responds to MS TCO study, Xandros founder Berenstein dies (Andy Channelle)
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News: News extra: Trademark trumps

Another Australian soap opera, with a trademark action that has left a bad taste in the mouth of many free software users. (Graham Morrison)
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What on Earth: Parrot

Originally planned to help run new Perl code, this bird could go far. We examine Larry and the Perlmongers' latest creation. (Amias Channer)
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