The open-source Wine project is less a solution and more a workaround when it comes to the issue of running Windows applications on Linux.
Read more »Wine Is a Long Shot at Solving the Windows-Apps-on-Linux Problem
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5 powerful open source applications for businesses
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A significant part of the IT expense of most businesses comprises the cost of acquiring and running enterprise applications. Would it not be better to have the same applications your business relies on at a much reduced cost but with higher productivity?
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Canonical releases Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Alpha 2
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The Ubuntu developers have announced the availability of the second alpha release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, code named "Lucid Lynx". The latest development milestone is the second of three planned alpha releases, which will be followed by two beta releases and then a release candidate.
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How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Ubuntu 9.10
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This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Ubuntu 9.10. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.
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Google Chrome OS beta review
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Google recently set loose a working version of its new Chrome operating system, due for public release in late 2010. Much is promised from Google, who feels sure that it has the right marketing strategy for its web-based OS. We take a look to find out what it offers…
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Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 Benchmarks
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With Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 having made it out yesterday, we couldn't resist but to run some new benchmarks of the Lucid Lynx after our original tests last month found Ubuntu 10.04 was off to a poor performance start.
Read more »Need to fsck a FAT filesystem in Debian?
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I have a portable USB drive that has an ext3 Linux partition and a FAT Windows partition. The drive is a bit flaky due, I'm pretty sure, inadequate power from the USB connection. My solution in the next few paragraphs is less than ideal, and I've since found a better way to make my drive work.
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Download YouTube Videos from the Linux Terminal
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It's always comforting to know that I can do a lot of important things inside the Linux terminal. Even those stuff that I normally do using a GUI like posting Twitter updates, downloading torrent files and Instant Messaging (IM).Today, let me show you how I was able to download a YouTube video from the Linux terminal.
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Question Copyright's "Minute Memes" challenge copyright rhetoric
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How do you deal with an entrenched content industry that tries to pump its twisted values down your throat with ludicrously illogical emotional appeals? Well, one way is to fight fire with fire by making your own emotional appeals, and trust to the viral amplification of free culture distribution to get the message out.
Read more »Linux Foundation CTO Leaves for Google
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Ted T'so, the chief technology officer of the Linux Foundation, has moved on to start a new career at Google. T'so had been the CTO at the Linux Foundation for the past two years and as such, the move was not unexpected.
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Vyatta: Open Source Networking Pressuring Cisco?
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Open source appliance maker Vyatta has unveiled the 3500 networking appliance family, which combines routing, firewall and VPN functionality. Vyatta claims it costs 1/20th the price of rival Cisco gear. But are partners and customers listening?
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Hobby OS Development 512 Byte Bootsector Competition
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Implement in no more than 512 bytes a bootsector that will work on BOTH FAT12 and FAT16 formatted media. The bootsector must detect at runtime which filesystem type it is running on and act appropriately.
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Parted Magic - a nice touch
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I've been using Parted Magic to work on my disks, and after recently replacing my old 1.x live Parted Magic CD with 4.6, I'm enjoying the little things that PM brings to the project.
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Bringing contestability back to the public sector desktop
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For the last few months, the Open Source Society has been facilitating a project called the Public Sector Remix. This involves a number of public sector agencies investigating use of a free software stack on the desktop and understanding the barriers preventing its more widespread adoption.
Read more »Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) Alpha 2 released
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Welcome to Lucid Lynx Alpha 2, which will in time become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
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