"After a long incubation, a few days ago TurboGears 2 has been released [...] Since the long 2.0 release was marking a gap with Django, I was eager to test the 2.0, and I was delighted to find it in Debian [...] If you want to help, you are more then welcome..." — TurboGears is Free Software licensed under the X11
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The Ext4 Linux file system
Ext3, the default Linux file system for many years, is definitely starting to show its age. Modern mass storage devices are approaching its limits and block-based data management is no longer adequate for modern file sizes. High time for an update!
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Docky: Move it To the Top of the Desktop, Add a MacOSX-like "Genie" Effect and ...
Docky, the new GNOME Do interface in the form of a dock, is getting more and more used and causes sensation among GNU / Linux users.
Read more »The MIPS Processor and the $150 Linux Netbook
Last week I wrote about two different projections claiming that Linux will recapture 50% of the netbook market, either in three years or by next year. Compelling MIPS and ARM based systems are the reason.
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Eproject 1.5
"I have been working on eproject somewhat extensively again, and have added a ton of features and documentation. I have split eproject into two files, eproject.el for the "plumbing", and eproject-extras.el for the "porcelain".
Read more »My first Lisp conference
"Once I discovered that the European Lisp Symposium was being held in Milan - just 1 km from my house - I decided that I could not miss it. I asked to partecipate as a speaker and I am attending to it now. Yesterday I gave my talk ..."
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Linux 2.6.30 Kernel Benchmarks
With the Linux 2.6.30 kernel being prepped for release in early June, we have set out to provide a few benchmarks of this latest Linux kernel to see how it compares to its two earlier predecessors.
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SELinux vs AppArmor vs Grsecurity
Linux kernel is the central component of Linux operating systems. It is responsible for managing the system's resources, the communication between hardware and software and security. Unfortunately, stock kernel is not secured out of box. There are some important Linux kernel patches to secure your box. They differ significantly.
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Pimp up your Terminal with Guake and Yakuake
If you're wondering whether Guake and Yakuake are Polynesian happy mushrooms, you're a bit off mark. These are Linux command line terminals, modified to behave like the console in the popular First Person Shooter (FPS) Quake. Hence, the funny names.
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in which are found tricks of the trade concerning clojure authorship
"So it turns out getting set up to write Clojure code can be a little tricky. The current first hit for a search on clojure emacs returns instructions that are very out of date and far more complicated than necessary.
Read more »Canonical Begins Ubuntu Server Edition Training
Canonical, as expected, has introduced training for Ubuntu Server Edition. I asked Billy Cina, Canonical's Training Programmes Manager, for an update on the effort. Here are her thoughts.
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Comparing UNIX innovation
This article compares and contrasted recent innovations and functionality improvements of UNIX
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Fedora 11: Virtual(ization) Reality
In an interview with Daniel P. Berrange, Red Hat Virt Team Engineer and Fedora Virtualization guru, we talk about the many key upgrades to virt technology in F11.
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Infrastructure announcements: rossini.debian.net, a machine running Debian GNU/Hurd
"Dear Debian community, There is now a porter box strauss.debian.net) for the Debian GNU/Hurd (hurd-i386 architecture) port available..."
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AMD Phenom II X3 On Linux
With the Phenom II series there is the X3 and X4 line-up for triple-core and quad-core processors, respectively. In this article we are looking at how well the AMD Phenom II X3 710 performs under Ubuntu Linux.
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