In his recent Forbes article Cash Me Out (by way of The Register’s Open Season) Dan Lyons likens the assimilation of open source into the mainstream IT industry to the incorporation of gay culture into mainstream culture.
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Does Linux lack mass-market appeal?
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Doesn't that headline state the obvious? Doesn't the entire world know that Linux simply doesn't offer the kind of mass-market appeal Windows and Mac OS X do? I guess not.
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Linux Foundation: We'd love to work with Microsoft
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In an interview, Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation's executive director, talks about desire to interoperate and discusses the desktop outlook for Linux.
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Microsoft's Takeover Tactics
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A plan to reshape Yahoo's board from the inside may be a shrewder strategy than an all-out assault
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Firefox 3 Memory Usage
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As the web and web browsers have matured, people have started expecting different things out of them. When we first released Firefox, few people were browsing with tabs or add-ons. I’ve written before about how web usage patterns have changed, so too have our strategies on how to effectively make use of system resources such as memory.
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Microsoft’s New Play for Linux Lovers
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A few weeks ago, Microsoft rolled out what’s arguably its most important product this year: Windows Server 2008, the operating system for corporate server computers. It’s a cornerstone to a bunch of other Microsoft software, and it will be used by businesses large and small.
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Open Source professionals higher skills, higher paid: survey
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A new survey of companies and individuals supplying Open Source solutions and services claims to show that Open Source IT professionals make more money than their proprietary IT counterparts because they're more highly skilled.
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Watch the Ubuntu community in real time
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Here’s something useful to pass the idle hours with while you wait for your next particulary large download to complete: UbuntuStats. The UbuntuStats site tracks Ubuntu development in real time by tracking forums, bug reports, security issues as well as Ubuntu news. Sections are updated as soon as they are changed without needing to reload the site.
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Linux Thin Client: Considering the Network
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Much information already exists concerning methods for deploying networks and hardware using thinclients. However, in this excerpt from David Richard's book, we shall try to clarify those essential differences between using a network with personal computers and thin clients. Certain network designs prove to be very stable and provide the best possible solution.
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Good malware hunting for Linux
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Given all the fuss in the news recently about compromised Linux/Apache servers being responsible for infecting Windows users with malware when they visit those compromised sites, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at three of the best rootkit/malware detection tools available for Linux desktop and SOHO users.
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BIOS boots to Linux in one second
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Firmware company General Software announced that it is selling customized, quick-booting versions of its Linux-compatible BIOS firmware to the medical device industry. The company says its "Embedded BIOS with StrongFrame Technology" can boot to lilo (Linux loader) in less than a second.
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Digital Forensics in Linux - Reclaiming Data Off a Failed Hard Drive.
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I recently spoke with a lady who operates a Forensic Accounting consultancy. During the course of our conversation, she indicated that from time-to-time she receives requests for computer data related assistance. Namely, obtaining deleted information off hard drives or data off failed drives. Her business operates on Windows based platforms and she was wondering how productive I had found Linux.
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How to Set VMWare resolution fullscreen as your Ubuntu desktop
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We have already discussed how to install VMware server in ubuntu gutsy .If you want to use your vmware same as your ubuntu desktop resolution follow this simple procedure.
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Zimbra Collaboration Suite Open Source Edition On CentOS
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This tutorial shows how to set up Zimbra Collaboration Suite - Open Source Edition on CentOS. This tutorial covers installation of CentOS, dependencies for ZCS and setup of Split DNS when working behind a firewall. This tutorial is based on the way I set this server up and is only a suggestion.
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After troublesome install, EnGarde proves it's secure
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EnGarde, a GNU/Linux-based operating system produced by Guardian Digital, aims to provide a secure system that is easy to manage from anywhere. Its philosophy of including only what you need to lessen possible vulnerabilities, combined with strict SELinux application policies and default configurations tuned for security, make EnGarde an excellent base for a server -- though it's not without its problems.
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