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(Mar 18, 2010, 11:03 UTC) (646 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Groklaw: "Chris Brown was in the courtroom for us today. It was all Darl McBride today, and there also was some sparring over SCO expert, Christine Botosan, he reports. It looks like the jury will be hearing about Judge Dale Kimball's ruling after all, because Novell intends to ask her about what happened to the stock when he issued his rulings."
(Mar 18, 2010, 09:03 UTC) (952 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) ZDNet: "In a Globe and Mail report, the insurance industry wants to use sites such as Facebook to collect and use background information collected to contradict any evidence you have used in your claim for damages."
(Mar 18, 2010, 07:03 UTC) (914 reads) (3 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Infoworld: "MonoDroid, which will enable deployment of .Net-based applications on Google Android phones, is in development at Novell, with a preview release planned for August, the head of the project said."
(Mar 18, 2010, 05:03 UTC) (843 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Howtoforge: "This article shows how you can build your own video community using lighttpd with its mod_flv_streaming module (for streaming .flv videos, the format used by most major video communities such as YouTube) and its mod_secdownload module (for preventing hotlinking of the videos) on Ubuntu 9.10."
(Mar 18, 2010, 03:03 UTC) (1985 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux Magazine: "Some of us are still waiting for the year of the Linux desktop. Some think it’s already here. One thing is certain however, Linux does not have a majority desktop market share. By the time we get there, perhaps the entire idea of what a Desktop is will have been re-defined, thanks to “The Cloud”."
(Mar 18, 2010, 01:33 UTC) (829 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) The H Open: "Ruby Logo According to a new schedule, the next version of the dynamic Ruby 1.9.2 scripting language will probably be released in mid August."
(Mar 18, 2010, 00:03 UTC) (1059 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux.com: "The goal of this article is to review the history and architecture of Linux as well as its present day developments to understand how Linux has become today's leading platform for cloud computing. We will start with a little history on Unix system development and then move to the Linux system itself."
(Mar 17, 2010, 23:32 UTC) (1085 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Ghacks: "Although MySQL works exceptionally well from the command line (it's not as hard as one would think), having a solid GUI tool just opens the user up to learning more powerful tasks and getting more work done faster."
(Mar 17, 2010, 23:02 UTC) (652 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Stop: "The campaign consists of inviting all the candidates to any political or administrative election to subscribe the italian version of the Pact. The candidates who do it commit to actively promote Free Software and Open Standards in the Public Administrations where, if voted, they will work after the elections."
(Mar 17, 2010, 22:32 UTC) (771 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Postfix Mail: "One great alternative client is Thunderbird, Icedove if you are on Debian. Here is a step by step approach to setting up the Thunderbird client for TLS and SMTP AUTH."
(Mar 17, 2010, 22:02 UTC) (732 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux Magazine: "In the last article we looked at using strace to examine the IO patterns of simple serial applications. In the High Performance Computing (HPC) world, applications use MPI (Message Passing Interface) to create parallel applications. This time around we discuss how to attack parallel applications using strace."
(Mar 17, 2010, 21:32 UTC) (1030 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) LinuxDevices: "The Xeon Processor 5600 series also includes the chipmaker's first six-core embedded processors, plus a dual-core processor for "micro servers" that has a TDP of only 30 Watts, the company says."
(Mar 17, 2010, 21:02 UTC) (1203 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) IT Wire: "For the first time in its 16-year history, the Debian GNU/Linux project has a woman in the running to become leader of the project when voting for the post takes place between April 2 and April 15."
(Mar 17, 2010, 20:32 UTC) (2432 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) IT World: "Many have tried to build and sell a $200 tablet; none have succeeded. Freescale's tablet prototype could change that."
(Mar 17, 2010, 20:02 UTC) (1430 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Handle With Linux: "Look at this: a microwave running Linux (yes we can!) and a washing machine also."
(Mar 17, 2010, 19:32 UTC) (816 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) BeginLinux: "The major goal of the regional server is to distribute the results of all service checks to the central server. The regional Nagios machines must use OCSP and OCHP in order to send the proper updates to the central server."
(Mar 17, 2010, 19:02 UTC) (2860 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Netstat -vat: "Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 is now out for developers to try out and test -- well kinda/sorta. You see the IE9 Test Drive Platform Preview isn't really a browser is it?"
(Mar 17, 2010, 18:32 UTC) (1173 reads) (1 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Tech Source: "I've been looking for a Panorama creator application for my Linux box and bumped into Hugin. It's a free and open-source graphical user interface (GUI) for Panorama tools that's simple, easy-to-use, and gets the job done."
(Mar 17, 2010, 18:02 UTC) (2369 reads) (3 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Open Enterprise: "...now the industry is in the process of sorting out what royalties will be for the software stack, which now represents the principal value proposition for smartphones." Really? So the value proposition is not in delivering features and services that customers want.--ed.
(Mar 17, 2010, 17:32 UTC) (759 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Flameeyes's Weblog: "In the recent past, after my rant about lack of QA from some developers but not sure if entirely related, I’ve been accused by some people of being more interested in creating “followers” than in the wellness of Gentoo. This really did make me unhappy; not only it’s definitely not the case, but as an atheist, being compared to a cultist is something that hits my very nerves."
(Mar 17, 2010, 17:02 UTC) (1067 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Microsoft News Center press release: "Industry standards and innovation took center stage at MIX10, as Microsoft Corp. made a series of announcements that underscore the company’s commitment to interoperability and performance on the Web."
(Mar 17, 2010, 16:32 UTC) (1645 reads) (2 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) TechRepublic: "Should you change your passwords often? What’s the risk if you don’t? Little did I know, listening to one podcast would cause me to rethink how I would answer those questions."
(Mar 17, 2010, 16:02 UTC) (1153 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Ghacks: "
If you have read any of the Samba content here on Ghacks you probably will have noticed that within the smb.conf configuration file a line that begins with security =. This is a very important part of Samba setup and generally the section that gives users the most problems"
(Mar 17, 2010, 15:32 UTC) (2329 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Linux User and Developer: "Let’s look at some hacks that will allow you to become more of a power user of OpenOffice, enabling you to be more productive with the software."
(Mar 17, 2010, 14:32 UTC) (2041 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Ghacks: "Pardus has a few features that most will have never heard of or seen before. In this article I will introduce you to some of these features as I introduce you to Pardus Linux."
(Mar 17, 2010, 13:47 UTC) (1797 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Tech Drive-In: "OpenShot video editor has steadily improved since its official release 2 months ago. OpenShot 1.1 even got included into upcoming Ubuntu Lucid 10.04. That news itself speaks volumes about quality and functionality of this budding new video editing app for Linux."
(Mar 17, 2010, 13:04 UTC) (2639 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Kernel News: "Whether you are new to Linux and asking "Which Distribution should I use?", or if you have been using Linux for years and want to see what the other distributions offer, this article highlights the differences between the major Linux Distributions. For those new to Linux, we will also try to fill you in as to what makes a good Linux distribution and what sets each distribution apart."
(Mar 17, 2010, 12:34 UTC) (3894 reads) (12 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) MyBroadband: "Proprietary giant is licensing open source to its partners. What is going on? "
(Mar 17, 2010, 12:04 UTC) (1163 reads) (0 talkbacks)
(Posted by cschroder) Cyber Cynic: "Today, Mar. 16, has been filled with Linux and cloud news — which is great, I guess, if you're ready to trust your data to the cloud."
