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[Lockergnome Penguin Shell]  Retail Ready

I've very excited about the in-planning Penguin Shell volunteer project.
Apparently, you are too. I've received more than 100 emails from readers <a
Skills">volunteering</a> a wide range of IT skills for charitable organizations.
Linux users, Windows users, even a few Mac users are ready, willing and able to
spend their own precious off time providing qualified technical skills for a
good cause. I've also gotten more than two dozen suggestions for <a
Suggestion">organizations</a> that might be in need of such skills. And, I've
seen some very interesting suggestions for <a
suggestion">names</a> for our project. Feel free to click through on any of the
above links to join the ever-growing bandwagon. Do me a favor, though. keep the
subject lines intact. It's the only way your messages will filter and sort
It looks like Apple may have crossed a line of irritation with its users.
target="_blank">this</a> article on <a href="http://theregister.co.uk/"
target="_blank">The Register</a>, Apple has tacked a $100 annual fee on its
previously free mac.com email service. It's also set the price for an OS 10.2
I won't question Apple's decision too much. Instead, it really proves how
difficult things have become in the tech world in the past few years. Revenues,
by and large, are still decreasing from the pie-in-the-sky late 90s and early
2000. That's left companies to scramble for new sources of income, some of which
were previously free. Even we at Lockergnome have felt the pinch in the past few
years. Never fear, though. Chris has assured us that the newsletters will remain
free. We have, however, begun to explore alternative income <a
On a brighter note, it looks like <a href="http://www.mandrake.com/"
target="_blank">Mandrake</a> has found a sweet spot. According to their most
recent shareholder's report, the third quarter was the strongest in the
history, with 1.6 million Euro (1.61 million US) in revenue. That doesn't put
them in the black, though. According to MandrakeSoft, the strong quarter will
only decrease operating losses. I have to wonder how much of this revenue was
The news also makes me want to pay a bit more attention to Mandrake's newest
partnership venture, an agreement with <a href="http://www.microtel.com/"
target="_blank">Microtel</a> to provide Mandrake-loaded computers for sale on <a
I would never have guessed that WalMart would lead the consumer Linux machine
charge. They've had Mandrake boxes available for several months. Now, with the
addition of both <a href="http://www/lindows.com/" target="_blank">Lindows</a>
and Mandrake-equipped computers, they seem surprisingly ahead of the retail
computer pack. Let's hope for the best for all involved.<p>
I've recently become a KDE convert - impressed enough with KDE-3 to move me from
my longtime desktop friend Gnome. While I use a combination of fetchmail,
procmail and pine for reading and filtering my email, KMail is a strong
contender in the email race. As you'd guess, it's fully integrated into the KDE
desktop, ready for a quick setup and easy use.<p>
There's one drawback to KMail, though, in my opionion. That's that it doesn't
automatically check your email by default when the program is opened. As much
time as I spend talking about saving key and mouse strokes, you knew the
additional step to check your email after opening the program would be an
irritation to this Penguin. However, changing the problem is a quick and simple
To force KMail to check your email when opened, right-click on the KMail icon in
your KDE panel. Select "Preferences" and the "Execute" tab. In the Execute
window, change the command line to read:<p>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;kmail --check -caption "%c" %i %m<p>
The addition of the --check option will force KMail to bring you your mail when
Fewer keystrokes make a happy geek, right?<p> <p>
<b>Kernel Configuration - Part XIII</b><p>
As you well know, Linux is simply the most robust operating system for
networking around. With its roots squarely in the network, Linux has managed to
stay ahead of the pack in virtually every respect related to networks. It should
come as little suprise, then, that the network section of your Linux kernel
configuration is dense with details and options.<p>
I will say that I warned you on Monday - there are going to be some sections of
the kernel configuration series where I just can't give you a stock
configuration that will work in every case. Networking is one of those areas.
You're going to have to give some thought as to how your network is or will be
used and the level of security you want to provide (both internal and external).
Then, it's a matter of finding the solutions to those options.<p>
For security issues, I can recommend several good articles and HowTos:<p>
href="http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Security-Quickstart-HOWTO/index.html">The Linux Security Quickstart HowTo</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;covers security on a high level, with a good discussion of kernel
target="_blank">Linux Network Security from Linux Planet</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;a nice tutorial on network security<p>
&nbsp;&nbsp;other approaches to network security<p>
These should get you started. Tomorrow, we'll cover telephony support in your
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If the daily Linux news sites are starting to get you down, maybe it's time for
a change. Linux PR is an up-to-the-minute listing of events and developments in
the Linux world. The layout is attractive, with all the most recent articles in
descending order on the front page. It makes quick scans easy. The only real
downside to the news on the site is that some of it is very, very
company-oriented - clearly the work of PR firms cranking out press releases.
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