The traditional file permission model, where read, write, and execute permissions are set on each file for the user, group, and others (UGO) has one drawback: It can't be used to define per-user or per-group permissions. For that, you need to employ access control lists (ACL). Eiciel is a graphical tool that integrates with the Nautilus file manager and allows for easy ACL management.
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Microsoft Ruins “Open Source” from the Inside
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In light of very recent news, consider just how Microsoft is already abducting "open source" and changing the rules
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Welcome Novell’s “SUSE Linux Kernel”
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Novell seems to be working in isolation (from GNU/Linux) on virtualisation compatibility
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A Novell Vice President Quits, Company Initiates ‘Damage Control’
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Thomas Francese, Novell's executive vice president of worldwide sales, is leaving the company
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Microsoft-Novell at a Different Scale?
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XML standards key in government - Steve Pepper
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As the representative for Norway in the recent OOXML ratification process, Steve Pepper has become an outspoken critic of the IEC/ISO process. Pepper is also a passionate advocate of XML, open standards and Topic Maps.
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Is Linux the most secure OS?
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Linux-based systems get a lot of press in IT trade publications. A lot of that press relates to its security characteristics.
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If I were to ask you what the world’s most largest open source firm was, how would you answer? Red Hat, perhaps, because they’re the first pure play to get within hailing distance of a billion in revenue? MySQL, because they were valued at a billion? IBM? Sun?
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Voodoo's Mac Air-killer has room for... an extra operating system
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The Envy has two operating systems. The slow-starting Windows Vista provides a full suite of applications. But for quick access to basic programs such as a music player, you can boot up Linux in about five seconds.
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Mozilla: 1.6 million downloads and counting
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Early Tuesday evening, the Mozilla organization gave BetaNews an update on its quest to have posted the single most downloaded (tracked) software item in a single day, having exceeded Firefox 2's single-day mark in just five hours' time.
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Open Source 'Census' is a joke. Isn't it?
Mandriva Linux 2009 plans announced
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Mandriva Linux 2009 comes a step closer to reality today with the unveiling of the release schedule and the technical specifications.
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How to change from Gnome to KDE in Ubuntu
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Inorder to change your Ubuntu Desktop environment from Gnome to KDE: please follow the below steps.
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EU Says Governments Could Bar Microsoft From Bidding
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Governments contracting IT work could conclude that Microsoft's antitrust history constitutes "grave professional misconduct" and ban the company, according to the European Commission.
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Dell at Red Hat Summit and FUDCon
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This week, Dell will be out "in force" at the Red Hat Summit in Boston. If you're attending the show, be sure to stop by the Dell booth in the expo area, where we'll have one of our new PowerEdge M1000e modular blade enclosures on hand, as well as a Precision M6300 mobile workstation (coincidentally sold with Red Hat Enterprise Linux installed).
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