Is it possible to cram a whole Linux server into something the size of a plug? Apparently it is - Marvell has combined gigabit Ethernet, flash storage and an ARM CPU with a full install of Ubuntu to produce the tiniest Linux server we've seen for some time.
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IBM offers cheaper Linux mainframe bundles
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IBM is introducing new Linux-focused mainframe bundles that it says will provide discounts of up to 80% over previous offerings.
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Google Revs Web Development With Open Source GWT 2.0
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Key to Google's Web application development effort is its Google Web Tools (GWT) applications, which became open source in 2006. This week, Google debuted GWT 2.0, which provides new developer workflow improvements as well performance enhancements.
Read more »What do Interpreted Programming Languages have in Common? Part II
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I begin this tutorial a few weeks ago with Part I and received some very nice comments correcting my (fortunately) minor errors. This isn't a tutorial about how to program in a specific language or even really about how to program.
Read more »Some Rather Old But Still Funny Anti-UNIX Jokes (One Liners)
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You may have heard a lot of anti-Microsoft jokes before since you can read them everywhere. However, it's pretty rare to find anti-UNIX/Linux jokes. So I would like to share with you some pretty old but still funny anti-UNIX one-liners. Enjoy!
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First Mobile Firefox enters home stretch
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Mozilla is wrapping up work on its first version of Firefox for mobile phones, an important step in bringing the second most popular PC browser to an area where a rival project holds more influence. "Our goal is to have a release candidate next week," said Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's vice president of mobile.
Read more »Better Wi-Fi Network Security: Advanced Techniques
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If you've done any Google-ing on Wi-Fi security, you probably have the basics beaten into you: Don't use WEP, use WPA or WPA2, disable SSID broadcasting, change default settings, and so on. Therefore we'll forgo the basics and skip to other ways you might be able to increase the security of your wireless network.
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Book Review: The Book of Inkscape
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The Book of Inkscape isn't a text written by some recent convert to free illustration. It was written by one of Inkscape's core developers.
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How to run Nessus 4.2 on Backtrack 4
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Nessus is a proprietary comprehensive vulnerability scanning tool. It is free of charge for personal use in a non-enterprise environment. Its goal is to detect potential vulnerabilities on the tested systems. Tanable Network Security announced the release of Nessus 4.2.0 last month. Nessus is now using a web based interface to manage scans and their results.
Read more »Can Mozilla pull another Firefox with e-mail?
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Oddly, given the ubiquity of e-mail, we've never seen a really good open-source e-mail client. Mozilla wants to change that with Thunderbird.
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Phony open source to be a 2010 trend
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Who knows, maybe O'Reilly will do a book on this, with some strange beastie on the cover. What would an OSINO look like? (Open Source In Name Only.)
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Pandora Game Console / Handheld PC Nears Launch
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This is kind of exciting - in a geeky sort of way. The open source Pandora handheld is just about ready to launch judging by the latest demo videos posted on the project's blog.
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Tasktop, ThoughtWorks Studio Team Up on Connector
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Connector integrates development activities performed in Eclipse IDE with project management in Mingle 3.0
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IBM's newest mainframe is all Linux
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IBM has expanded its server lineup with a new mainframe system designed just for Linux that may be aimed, in particular, at higher-end x86 systems. The new system uses IBM's specialty Linux processor and runs either Novell SUSE or Red Hat systems. It does not use the mainframe operating system z/OS but includes mainframe management software as well as IBM's z/Virtual Machine system.
Read more »Two task organizers
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I came across two organizers of sorts the other day, one for the console and one for the QT toolkit. One is rather impressive, while the other has the potential.
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