Vyatta, an open source networking software and hardware specialist, has announced the release of version 6.0 of its Linux-based router and firewall software
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OpenSUSE Li-F-E vs. Edubuntu vs. Ubuntu
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I’ve been testing OpenSUSE’s Linux for Education Project and Ubuntu 10.04 server beta 1. I have a couple of problems that I was hoping they could solve:
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How and why contributing to FOSS can benefit your organization
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Elizabeth walks readers through the FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) ecosystem describing how and why contributing can help your organization.
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Legal Strings Remain in Novell-SCO Group Tussle over Unix
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There are still some dangling legal strings that need to be trimmed, and those won't happen for at least a few weeks -- barring any more appeals, of course, by the Lindon, Utah-based SCO Group. One of them involves counterclaims by IBM and Red Hat.
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New Application Could Make All Software 'open Source'
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Imagine controlling Apple iTunes from inside Microsoft Word without having to switch applications. That could be possible, according to researchers at the University of Washington who are working on a project that could essentially make any proprietary software open source.
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Linux isn't invulnerable. Don't say it is.
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Every month or so, I find some blog or forum post telling the world that because Linux is so hardcore, there's very little chance of it getting any malware. As you can probably tell from the title, I disagree and want these people to recognise why their arrogance is dangerous.
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The first MeeGo release
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Today is the culmination of a huge effort by the worldwide Nokia and Intel teams to share the MeeGo operating system code with the open source community. This is the latest step in the full merger of Maemo and Moblin...
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FreeBSD 7.3-release: I'm not done yet
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I've had a little time to think about it, and I realized that it's not yet time to give up on FreeBSD 7.3. I'm not in any way saying I'll be sticking with it long-term. But I think I should spend some more time running it before I end the test.
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Cucumber Makes Behavior-Driven Ruby on Rails Development Cool
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This article introduces the Cucumber framework, a tool for implementing the Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) methodology. The idea behind BDD is simple: everyone should understand the system features. Cucumber promotes this idea by enabling the features of a system to be written in the native language of the program as either specs or functional tests.
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Linux on HTC Kaiser (Tilt)
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Late last week I came into possession of an old AT&T Tilt 8925. Just as when I receive any computer with a Windows based operating system on, my first inclination is to format said device to some variation of Linux on it.
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Install GNOME Split File Splitter Application in Ubuntu
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GNOME Split is a simple tool that allows you to split files and merge them back. It is written in Java and uses a GTK+ user interface. GNOME Split 0.6 codenamed Bengal Tiger has been released recently.
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Why have an Iphone if you can have a Bphone? Linux, rotating screen, Cool
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...available from chinagrabber.com this is the Bphone, a hybrid netbook/cellphone which features a rotating touch screen and a keyboard, beat that apple...
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The importance of Document Freedom Day explained by Microsoft
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These are only a few of the many resources that you can use to understand how important DFD is for you, even if, personally, you don't care at all about computers. The rest of this page, instead, explains how even a job offer from one of the greatest enemies of Document Freedom, Microsoft, proves the same point.
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You may want to avoid hacking your open source CMS
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When the Onion decided to hack Drupal 4.7 to make it work for a larger audience than Drupal could handle at the time, it diverted so far from the core build, it was difficult to upgrade after that. Companies considering open source solutions may want to learn from this cautionary tale.
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Linux / UNIX: Encrypt Backup Tape Using Tar & OpenSSL
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How do I make sure only authorized person access my backups stored on the tape drives (DAT, DLT, LTO-4 etc) under Linux or UNIX operating systems? How do I backup /array22/vol4/home/ to /dev/rmt/5mn or /dev/st0 in encrypted mode?
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