DD-WRT not only converts those little consumer broadband routers into mighty Linux networking powerhouses, it also runs on any old PC. Eric Geier shows how.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 11.1 (LAMP)
LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an OpenSUSE 11.1 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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Acer releases dual boot Android and Windows netbook
As previously announced at this years Computex trade show, Taiwanese firm Acer has now officially released its first Aspire One netbook running Google's open source Android mobile operating system (OS).
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Linux Foundation aims to boost membership with new perks
The discount is offered through Dell's Employee Purchase Program (EPP). Ironically, I had serious difficulty finding the Linux-based computers through Dell's EPP storefront
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We take these open-source truths to be self-evident
The logic of open source is increasingly clear to a growing number of businesses. Ironically, however, that logic generally dovetails with a recognition of how to marry open source with a proprietary revenue driver.
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openSUSE 11.2 RC1 Puts the 2.6.31.3 Linux Kernel to Work
While openSUSE 11.2 has been in development for quite a while now, today the developer team has made available the first release candidate of this operating system, as it nears its November 12 due date.
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Java EE 6 web application (JSF 2.0 + JPA 2.0 + EJB 3.1) using Oracle, NetBeans, and GlassFish
This application will use Java Server Faces 2.0 for displaying the results, Enterprise Java Beans 3.1 + Java Persistence API 2.0 for middle tier, and Oracle database server + GlassFish v3 as the backend. The latest promoted build (65 of this writing) will not work because of the issue #9885 so this blog will use build 63 instead.The most recent development bundle NetBeans 6.8 & GlassFish V3
Read more »Mono a mano - Many of us are wrestling with this, I suspect
I've stayed fairly quiet on the controversy over Mono, the open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET protocol and C# programming language that's been grabbing a greater share of the desktop in various Linux distributions in recent years and months. ...
Read more »Linux virtualization and PCI passthrough
Processors have evolved to improve performance for virtualized environments, but what about I/O aspects? Discover one such I/O performance enhancement called device (or PCI) passthrough. This innovation improves performance of PCI devices using hardware support from Intel (VT-d) or AMD (IOMMU).
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Open Source marketing: Lead with Free or benefits?
One of the discussions we had during the marketing and outreach session is whether the marketing should emphasize "Free" or emphasize the benefits of GNOME.
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Sun preps cell-phone Java plan for netbooks
Sun Microsystems is working with partners to make Java telecomsy for netbooks. The company hopes to deliver a modular version of Java Micro Edition (Java ME) "sometime" next year, which would let netbooks running Java offer more of the kinds of features used in cell phones and are currently enabled on such devices through the Java APIs.
Read more »Fedora 12 goodness
I just spent a fun hour and a half with Rahul bashing on the Fedora 12 Beta announcement text, trying to keep it as short and readable as possible while highlighting as many of the awesome new features in Fedora 12 as we could.
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Ubuntu sucks says Eeebuntu developer
The popular Ubuntu Linux distribution has received criticism from an unexpected corner and its ASUS Eee netbook users are likely to be left with an unworkable system.
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A review of the Dell Mini 10v, Ubuntu Moblin Remix edition
Intel's Moblin Linux platform has finally arrived on netbooks. Ars takes a hands-on look at Dell's new Mini 10v with the Ubuntu Moblin Remix.
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ARM9 microcontroller gains Linux development support
Timesys announced that it is providing the first commercial Linux development support for NXP Semiconductors' LPC313x series of ARM9-based microcontrollers. The "LinuxLink for LPC313x" offering enables developers to build custom Linux-based products on the 180MHz ARM926EJ-S-based processor, says the company.
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