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Open source better at release management? Maybe not
05/14/2008 
It's unfortunate that Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth doesn't blog more often, because when he does, it's invariably insightful. As a case in point, Mark's ... 
OLPC Could Be the IBM Global Services of Laptop Programs
05/14/2008
Back in November of 2006, I wrote a piece about the One Laptop Per Child Project. I was afraid that the project's focus on creating a whole new paradi ...
Asus Eee PC 900 is a ripper not a rip-off: review
05/14/2008
To be honest, I would much rather be writing this on my desktop with its full sized keyboard and 22 inch monitor rather than a sub-notebook with half- ...
The Big Board Goes Linux
05/14/2008
The largest stock exchange on Earth is a Linux shop. NYSE Euronext has chosen Red Hat's Linux offerings to power the critical financial trading platfo ...
Intel's Graphics Execution Manager
05/14/2008
Amid the on going discussion right now surrounding the TTM memory manager, Intel's Keith Packard has announced another new project that picks up anoth ...
Developers Voice Concerns About TTM
05/14/2008
If you're interested in the internal workings of X.Org and Linux graphics drivers, you may want to read the latest discussion going on the DRI mailing ...
Encrypted Root LVM
05/14/2008
This tutorial deals only with how to add an extra encrypted physical volume to a volume group pool containing other encrypted physical volumes. This i ...
ASUS Massively Expands SplashTop Boards
05/14/2008
ASUS has announced today that they have expanded their selection of SplashTop-enabled motherboards by four with the introduction of the ASUS P5Q mothe ...
Report: Red Hat, SAS among top tech companies
05/14/2008
Red Hat and SAS are two of the 30 most influential technology companies in the world, according to a report released Tuesday by the Aberdeen Group. ...
Predictive text input with Soothsayer
05/14/2008
Soothsayer is a predictive text input system. Many folks reading that sentence will think of the word completion offered by mobile phones. Soothsayer ...
Three Potential Open Source IPOs
05/14/2008
Which open source companies are best positioned for long-term initial public offerings? Here arethree open source firms to watch, according to The VAR ...
Fedora 9 hits the streets
05/14/2008
The Fedora Project Tuesday said Fedora 9, a free, open source Linux operating system, is ready for download. The software features a unique portable c ...
Xen + Ubuntu 8.04 Howto
05/14/2008
For details that I might be missing a good resource is: http://howtoforge.com/ubuntu-8.04-server-install-xen-from-ubuntu-repositories I will clean thi ...
Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared
05/14/2008
In the last couple of years, desktop-friendly Linux distributions have taken enormous leaps -- they're easier to install, better maintained, and more ...
Remote hole affects Debian, Ubuntu
05/14/2008
* In a message to the Debian security mailing list, senior developer Florian Weimer said it had been discovered that the random number generator in th ...
An alternative to Dual Licensing
05/14/2008
In a previous post, we have made our point that dual licensing was unfair and community debilitating. In a search for a better solution, I met this we ...
Installing Debian Etch
05/14/2008
If you're following this blog, and don't know me personally, than you're probably also interested in becoming a Linux Network Admin, right? right. You ...
Linux From Scratch: a recipe for system
05/14/2008
Every free software enthusiast probably already knows that distrowatch.com, created by Ladislav Bodnar, is a great source of information on different ...
Kubuntu KDE4 Remix: An Ubuntu User's View
05/14/2008
This weekend as classes have started to wind down I had a bit of time to mess with my laptop for some general geek fun. Playing with KDE 4 is somethin ...
Build Web Services with PHP in Eclipse
05/14/2008
This tutorial will use the PHP Development Tools (PDT) plug-in in Eclipse Europa to show youhow to build Web services in PHP. Also, learn how to creat ...
Laura Thomson on coding, the workplace, and FOSS
05/14/2008
Ever since Laura Thomson wrote her first program in the fourth grade, coding has been a major part of her life. Over the years, she has been a lecture ...
Fedora 9: Get yours and get involved
05/14/2008
May 13th brings with it a 100% chance of sulphurous rain. But don't worry, this particular sulphur isn't a sign of global pollution. Instead, it is Fe ...
Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops
05/14/2008
Details of Microsoft's recently announced plan to extend the life of Windows XP for ultra low-cost PCs are trickling out. IDG News got its hands on wh ...
Libraries: Eliminate DRM!
05/14/2008
Recently, we took action against the Boston Public Library (BPL) demanding that they embargo the use of DRM technology on their collection and create ...
MapReduce Part II
05/14/2008
Developed at Google, MapReduce is a distributed programming model intended for processing massive amounts of data in large cluster. The MapReduce fram ...
Google Android winners shun publicity
05/14/2008
Mystery surrounds the identity of four winners in Google's $10m Android mobile applications competition, announced last November. The search giant Tue ...
Next Ubuntu LTS in 2010, unless Linuxes synchronize
05/14/2008
Mark Shuttleworth, head of Canonical and founder of the Ubuntu project, has called on other Linux developers to synchronize releases of new versions o ...
New Fedora 9 makes waves by emphasizing contributors
05/14/2008
The Fedora distribution has a reputation for innovation, and the new Fedora 9, released today, is no exception. With features that range from easy fil ...
Puppy Linux 4.0: Has it Learned New Tricks?
05/14/2008
Puppy Linux 4.0 has been unleashed recently. It is a major distribution release version of this well-known mini-distro that is why I took some time to ...
Debian fixes serious crypto bug
05/14/2008
Debian has warned of a vulnerability in its cryptographic functions that could leave systems open to attack. The use of a cryptographically flawed pse ...
Hat's off to Fedora 9
05/14/2008
The Fedora project today released a new version of its completely free and redistributable Linux distribution. Showcasing lots of next-generation Red ...
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