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IT Management Linux News for Dec 23, 2008
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The Win, Fail and Meh of Open Source in 2008 (Dec 23, 2008, 22:31)
Heise Open Source: "With 2008 coming to an end,
heise online UK picks what was full of win, who was waiting for the
failboat, and who just made us go meh. So in no particular order,
here are the Wins, the Fails and the Mehs of Open Source from
2008."
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Open Source: Getting Started (Dec 23, 2008, 22:01)
Manila Standard: "Open source software can
reduce costs and improve security dramatically, yet many people are
a bit apprehensive about getting their feet wet. Typical of this
concern, reader John Cohon wrote in with a number of questions
about shifting to open source."
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Linux Subscriptions Paying Off for Red Hat (Dec 23, 2008, 21:01)
Internet News: "There is a way to make money
from Linux even in a down economy -- it's called subscription
revenues."
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Using Kernel Customization Tools (Dec 23, 2008, 20:31)
Linux Developer Network: "While Linux is
officially a monolithic kernel, it does permit dynamic
extensibility with loadable kernel modules. In this article, we'll
explore the various tools and processes that support dynamic kernel
customization." Translation: useful commands for
end-users--ed.
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Ubuntu Enrolls at Cornell College (Dec 23, 2008, 18:01)
WorksWithU: "Cornell College of Mount Vernon,
Iowa is the latest institute of higher education to embrace Ubuntu
Server Edition, WorksWithU has learned. It's not a huge deployment,
but Cornell's targeted Ubuntu use reinforces a growing trend at
colleges and universities worldwide, according to the WorksWithU
1000 -- a survey that aims to track one thousand Ubuntu
deployments"
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OpenSUSE 11.1: Evolution Dependent on Mono (Dec 23, 2008, 15:01)
IT Wire: "The cancerous Mono has spread its
tentacles further into the GNOME Desktop environment which is
present on the GNOME live CD, to the extent that removing mono-core
results in the removal of Evolution as well, the default mail
program."
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The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 (Dec 23, 2008, 07:31)
HowtoForge: "This is a detailed description
about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 server that offers all
services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server
(SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS
server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota,
Firewall, etc. This tutorial is written for the 32-bit version of
OpenSUSE 11.1, but should apply to the 64-bit version with very
little modifications as well."
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JumpBox: Open Source Meets SaaS (Again) (Dec 23, 2008, 04:31)
The VAR Guy: "The shift of open source
applications into the cloud and SaaS (software as a service)
models. A case in point: JumpBox has pushed a dozen open source
applications into the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service.
Here are the implications for VARs."
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Samsung Might Release Android-Powered Phone in Q2 2009 (Dec 23, 2008, 03:01)
Internet Search Engine Database: "According to
website CellPhoneSignal.com the G2 would feature 3G connectivity,
full touch screen, a 5 Megapixel camera with flash and autofocus,
and a memory card slot up to 16 GB. The phone would also feature an
additional VGA camera to be used for video calling, since T-Mobile
would be about to launch its own video calling service at the end
of January too."
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How To Backup Your Ubuntu System With Remastersys (Dec 23, 2008, 01:31)
MakeTechEasier: "After countless hours of
configuring, tweaking, installing new applications onto your Ubuntu
system, the last thing that you want to do is to reformat and start
everything all over again. Remastersys is here to save you all this
trouble."
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