posted 5 months ago on linux today
XKCD: "In the rush to clean up the Debian-Open
SSL fiasco, a number of other major security holes have been uncovered"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Wine-Reviews: "CodeWeavers, Inc., a leading developer of software products that turn Mac OS X and Linux into Windows-compatible operating systems, today announced the release of CrossOver 9.0.1 for both Mac and Linux."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
ServerWatch: "The cloud isn't just a buzzword for Canonical. For the Ubuntu Linux vendor, the cloud is a technology that its users are actually deploying, and it's got the numbers to prove it."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
cmdln.org: "Monitoring and analyzing performance is an important task for any sysadmin. Disk I/O bottlenecks can bring applications to a crawl. What is an IOP? Should I use SATA, SAS, or FC? How many spindles do I need?"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Linux Journal: "After a recent O/S version upgrade (to openSUSE 11.2) I noticed that bash started being a bit more intelligent when I did something stupid: it started giving me a useful error message..."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Enterprise Networking Planet: "How will we know when IPv4 address space is all used up? And what will happen when that day comes?"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Tech Broiler: "We talk about Canonical's upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release for Desktop and Server, and the company's near term goals for 2010 and 2011."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Eleven is Louder: "What's even more rare is having a Linux client. I did just happen to get one though. The first I've ever had."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
The H Open: "Version 2.6.34 of the Linux kernel will be the first to support the Ceph and LogFS file systems. A number of changes to the Btrfs and XFS code promise improved performance."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
LinuxCommand.org: "In this final installment of our series, we will look at perhaps the most significant area of change in bash version 4.x: arrays."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
National Geographic: "Break out those 3-D glasses and get ready to see the sun in a whole new light."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Cyber Cynic: "While I don't know if Adobe is considering it, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, would welcome Adobe."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Flameeyes's Weblog: "I always fine it at least fascinating, the religiousness (and this is most definitely not a compliment, coming from an atheist) with which some people stand to defend “classical” (or, in my opinion more properly, “legacy”) choices in the Unix world."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
The H Open: "
The German appeal court has overturned a decision by the German Federal Patent Tribunal to declare Microsoft's patent for the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system invalid"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Linux Planet: "Linux's NetworkManager has evolved into a solid tool that manages wired and wireless Ethernet, mobile broadband, Bluetooth, roaming, IPv6, and offers both a GUI and command-line interface. Joe Brockmeier gives us a tour of the new features in NetworkManager."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Gnacktrack: "GnackTrack is a Live (and installable) Linux distibution designed for Penetration Testing and is based on Ubuntu. Although this sounds like BackTrack, it's most certainly not; it's very similar but based on the much loved GNOME!"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Handle With Linux: "This is the Alex E-reader. Featuring 2 screens, 1 for reading and one for browsing. Seems like these people do understand you just can't read books on a LCD (no, not even if it's sold by apple ;-"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
FreeBSD-Announce: "Being the first of the four reports planned for 2010 with 46
entries, it shows a good progress of the FreeBSD Project and proves
that our committers are keeping up with the latest trends in the OS
development."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
ars Technica: "Intel has revealed that it is developing a variant of the Linux-based MeeGo operating system that will run on conventional desktop and laptop computers. This move could substantially broaden MeeGo's scope, transforming it from a mobile platform into a general purpose Linux distro."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Datamation: "A new version of the open source Metasploit Framework penetration testing tool is set to debut next month with the release of Metasploit Express -- ushering in new enhancements for ease-of-use and management that come courtesy of its new commercial underpinnings."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
the Linux Experience: "I had tested several Mandriva releases, so what could be that interesting about PCLinuxOS? Now, let me tell you... boy, was I wrong!"
posted 5 months ago on linux today
The Geek Stuff: "Bash shell function can be executed just like a regular Unix command. Shell functions are executed in the current shell context without creating any new process to interpret them."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Linux Journal: "CHIRP is a cross-platform, cross-radio programming tool specifically focusing on ICOM D-STAR radios, although there seems to be nothing preventing you from using it with non-D-STAR rigs."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
IBM Developerworks: "Summary: So you've got to cut costs, but you're not a manager. You're a software developer, or a power user, or just someone who needs to keep the bottom line healthy enough to support your salary. These are ideal situations for introducing open source software solutions into your environment."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
LWN.net: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the Release Candidate for Ubuntu
10.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) Desktop and Server Editions and Ubuntu 10.04
LTS Server for Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and Amazon's EC2, as well as
Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook Edition."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
Linux and Whatever: "Are you thinking about writing an Article on a topic related to Linux? Since I spend way too much time reading tech news and even contribute some of my own allow me to save you some time by listing some of the most over posted Linux related story titles on the internet..."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
MakeTechEasier: "I like to keep maximum information available at all times, with the ability to access my preferred communication tools. Today, I'm going to show you the methods I use to create my own personal Ultimate Desktop."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
An Antic Disposition: "At the risk of pouring oil on the fire, let me say that I think this is an exciting development for ODF."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
LWN.net: "Greg Kroah-Hartman delivered some "tough love" to Android in his keynote at this year's Embedded Linux Conference (ELC). He is very clearly excited about Android and what it can do—uses it daily as his regular phone—but is unhappy with Google's lack of community engagement."
posted 5 months ago on linux today
LinuxDevices: "Via Technologies is now sampling versions of its 64-bit Nano processors that are aimed specifically at the embedded market. The Nano E series CPUs, ranging in speed from 800MHz to 1.8GHz, come with virtualization capabilities and extended longevity support"