The rapid advance of the cloud, along with other existing Internet-based services, into the business space has highlighted the need for trust in the underlying protocols that provide the driving force behind the Internet. Some are now arguing that a secure software-based DNS signing system is essential if business is to maximise the potential of the cloud.
Read more »Who Is Developing KVM Linux Virtualization?
Five years ago, the open source Xen hypervisor was the primary technology that big vendors like IBM and Red Hat were adopting and pushing. In 2010, that's no longer the case as the rival KVM effort is now getting the attention of both IBM and Red Hat , as well as many others in the Linux ecosystem.
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Intel 82830 CGC (830m) graphics fix for Ubuntu 10.04 just might work for your Intel gpu too
Me and Xorg. It's a long, dramatic tale. OK, it's not so much me and Xorg as it is my Intel 830m graphics chip and Xorg, or more specifically my Intel 82830 CGC and Xorg. In Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Alpha 2, which I've been testing with a live DVD, there are two ways to boot the disc and get actual video on systems with this graphics chip.
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OpenOffice.org vs. Microsoft Office
Nobody disputes that Microsoft Office is king of the hill in office suites, but if you put marketing and market share aside, how does OpenOffice.org compare?
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Simply Mepis 8.5 beta4 review
Despite being a self-confessed distro-hopper, I have dwelled for a long time with Sidux. As a hardcore KDE fan, the obvious choice was to test Simply Mepis 8.5 beta 4.
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Winter Olympics on Linux
The amazing Moonlight Team lead by Chris Toshok just released Preview 2 of Moonlight 3 just in time for the Winter Olympics' broadcast.
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Parsix 3.0r2 review
Parsix is a Linux distribution based on Kanotix and Debian. It is purely a desktop-focused distribution. The last major release was Parsix 3.0r0 (aka Kev). This review is of Parsix 3.0r2, the second update release of Kev.
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Review: Crunchbang Linux 9.04.01
Crunchbang Linux is built on the base provided by Ubuntu 9.04, but replaces Gnome with the lightweight and flexible Openbox environment and a different selection of default applications and utilities.
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glimpse at KDE 4.4 Netbook interface
The KDE 4.4 Software Compilation was released at the beginning of this week. It will take a little time for this to filter down into the popular Linux distributions, of course, but I have been waiting anxiously to see how the KDE Netbook desktop develops.
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Dealing with gifted kids: a geek's tale
Any parent who comes to the realisation that his or her child is gifted generally feels conflicting emotions: happiness and confusion. Happiness over the fact that one has an unusual child and confusion over how one is going to deal with this child.
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How to change back Nautilus as your default file manager
This tutorial will explain if you install any other file manager like pcman (This is your default file manager) etc and you want to change back to ubuntu default file manager (Nautilus) follow this procedure
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Paldo 1.21 released
paldo is a Upkg driven GNU/Linux distribution. It's kind of a mix of a source and a binary distribution. Even though it builds packages like a source distribution it provides binary packages.
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DRBD and MySQL - Heartbeat Setup
Heartbeat automates all the moving parts and can work as well with the MySQL master-master active/passive solution as well as it can with the MySQL & DRBD solution.
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Novell/Microsoft and the Funding of Pinta’s (Mono) Developer
Novell has a Mono-based replacement for the GIMP and some of the most expected sources are covering it
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Red Hat Revs While VMware Takes to the Streets
KVM has been part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux since the release of version 5.4 back in September. At the time, the new KVM virtualization base was big news. It's still an important part of the OS.
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