Xorg is a stumbling stone in the advancement of desktop linux. Xorg is bigger, slower and more complicated than the graphical servers of other operating systems.
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Linux 2.6.30's best five features
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Linux's changes may not be as big from version to version, but they tend to be more thoroughly tested and stable. What most users will like in this distribution starts with a faster boot-up for Linux.
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ZaReason Ion Breeze 3770
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Last week we published an in-depth article looking at the NVIDIA ION Linux Performance using a nettop device that contained this chipset with GeForce 9400M graphics rather than the usual Intel 945 graphics. In this review we are taking a closer look.
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Snort open source IDS turns 10
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When it comes to open source Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) one name stands alone -- Snort. Yup the hog is still protecting lots of networks and today Sourcefire (Nasdaq:FIRE) --the lead commercial vendor behind Snort) issued a release celebrating Snorts 10th anniversary (technically the anniversary was December but hey...).
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Poll: 90 per cent are satisfied with the Eclipse development environment
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The Eclipse Foundation has published the results of the global Eclipse Community Survey 2009 in The Open Source Developer ReportPDF. The Foundation held the survey from mid-April to mid-May in order to get developer feedback on the tools and software that they use. The organisation wanted to learn how the respondents used open source software and how they interacted with the Eclipse community.
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The Killer App keeping her on Windows is… Open Source?
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Subversion is a server-side application. Yes it comes with a command-line client, but only the uber-geeky use it. TortoiseSVN is one of the “little sung” heroes of Open Source, but is only available for Windows.
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PHP Impact On The Web World
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PHP programming language is popular among web developers world wide due to its easy to use properties. There is various web development companies in the web world are creating cost effective websites using PHP and ASP.NET languages and helping the internet business.
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The Perfect Server - Fedora 11 x86_64 [ISPConfig 2]
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This is a detailed description about how to set up a Fedora 11 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP5/Ruby/Python, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
Read more »User Personalization with PHP:
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Part six of this series looks at the last scripts that make up the main section of the application. We will look at how to add, remove and change bookmark information, in particular.
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Getting Things Done with Tracks
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Tracks is an Open Source GTD(Getting Things Done) program. Speaking personally, I'm a huge fan of Dave Allen's book - the GTD system and way of thinking has made me far more productive and effective. More importantly I feel so much more in control - no more worrying! GTD really requires some programs to allow you to use it - Tracks has worked very well for us.
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Setting up a Linux-based Open-Mesh Wireless Network, Part 1
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Mesh networks are a type of wireless network. As you'll discover, mesh networking is great for blanketing Wi-Fi in larger areas. They are especially useful in places where the environment changes frequently, such as people and walls moving around in malls, trees and buildings growing around an apartment complex, boats moving around the docks, and trucks coming in and out of stops.
Read more »Linux Unified Kernel Aims to Combine Linux, NT Kernel
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There are several ways to run Windows programs on Linux (virtualisation, WINE) and vice versa really isn't a problem either with Cygwin, or better yet, native ports thanks to the Windows variants of Gtk+ and Qt. Still, what if Windows support was built straight into the Linux kernel? Is something like that even possible?
Read more »Android Scripting Environment Adds More Power to Google Phone
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If you are a programmer, then you will surely love this newly introduced Android application. It’s appropriately called Android Scripting Environment (ASE) since this program makes it possible for you to edit and execute scripts directly on your Android device.
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New Intel Graphics Drivers for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)
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There is hope for Ubuntu users with Intel graphics. As it appears, the current 2D drivers solve most of the recent graphics problems with Intel chips, according to Ubuntu developer Bryce Harrington in a developer mailing list. Jaunty users should profit it from them as well.
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Ubuntu 9.04 vs. Fedora 11 Performance
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Fedora 11 was released earlier this week so we have set out to see how its desktop performance compares to that of Ubuntu 9.04, which was released back in April.
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