Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Macbuntu
(Feb 7, 2012, 10:01 UTC) (15 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Webopedia: "Macbuntu is an open source operating system fork of the Linux-based Ubuntu OS that features a Mac OS X-inspired desktop shell."

Virtualization With Xen On CentOS 6.2 (x86_64)
(Feb 7, 2012, 09:04 UTC) (381 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen (version 4.1.2) on a CentOS 6.2 (x86_64) system."

4 Best Free Linux Script Writing Tools
(Feb 7, 2012, 05:01 UTC) (1517 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxLinks: "Unfortunately, there is currently a miserly selection of mature, open source script writing software available for Linux."

Linux File System Fsck Testing -- The Results Are In
(Feb 7, 2012, 01:03 UTC) (1859 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
EnterpriseStorageForum: "It has been a while since we started the fsck project to test fsck (file system check) times on Linux file systems. After an extended delay, the Linux File System fsck testing results can now be presented."

Firefox 11 Gets SPDY
(Feb 6, 2012, 23:00 UTC) (2053 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Datamation: Google's speed-enhancing SPDY protocol lands in upcoming version of Mozilla's open source browser.

Piracy and the value of freedom
(Feb 6, 2012, 22:04 UTC) (1177 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux User & Developer: "If I were a victim of actual piracy while sailing the seas, I would probably consider the word’s rampant misuse in technology circles as massively insulting."

TLWIR 32: Open Sparks Fly, FOSS Players Give Open Advice, and FOSS Petition Gets Key Endorsement
(Feb 6, 2012, 21:03 UTC) (946 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
BeginLinux: "For too long, GNU/Linux has been locked out of the tablet market. That is about to change with the May 2012 arrival of the Open Spark."

Beware the power of Google?
(Feb 6, 2012, 20:02 UTC) (2118 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
IT world: "Has Google taken over the Internet?"

Google Summer of Code 2012 Kicks Off
(Feb 6, 2012, 19:00 UTC) (1144 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: Google set to pump $6 million+ into open source development this summer.

How to get started using awk
(Feb 6, 2012, 18:00 UTC) (2217 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Simple Help: awk, sed, and grep are three of my favorite tools in the Linux or UNIX command line.

Firefox: Aiming for One Million Contributors
(Feb 6, 2012, 17:00 UTC) (1153 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
ReadWriteWeb: Mozilla's Dietrich Ayala would like to have one million contributors to Firefox in 2012.

Open Source Initiative affiliates announced at FOSDEM
(Feb 6, 2012, 16:04 UTC) (877 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
The H Open: "The affiliates, announced during Phipps' presentation at FOSDEM in Brussels, are the Apache Software Foundation, Creative Commons, Drupal, the Eclipse Foundation, FreeBSD, Joomla (via Open Source Matters), KDE, the Linux Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation, Plone, Sahana and Wikiotics."

Installing Webuzo Wordpress Stack
(Feb 6, 2012, 15:01 UTC) (1045 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
HowtoForge: "Webuzo Wordpress Stack is a free-quick-install package that allows bundling of all software (dependency) necessary to run Wordpress for development or production purposes."

Apache releases Commons Validator-1.4.0, Commons Configuration 1.8 and Hive version 0.8.1
(Feb 6, 2012, 14:03 UTC) (1297 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Get Home by 6pm: "Three more additions from the Apache family this week."

Linux kernel 3.2.4 Is Available for Download
(Feb 6, 2012, 13:01 UTC) (1722 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Softpedia: "Greg Kroah-Hartman announced that the third and fourth maintenance releases of the stable Linux kernel 3.2 are available for download."

Webopedia Term of the Day: what is Jelly Bean?
(Feb 6, 2012, 12:08 UTC) (1308 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Webopedia: "Jelly Bean is the anticipated dessert-themed Android codename for an upcoming version 5.0 update of the open source Android mobile operating system."

XFS: the filesystem of the future?
(Feb 5, 2012, 22:00 UTC) (6884 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LWN: Linux has a lot of filesystems, but two of them (ext4 and btrfs) tend to get most of the attention.

Understanding the /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin Split
(Feb 5, 2012, 18:00 UTC) (6313 reads) (9 talkbacks) (feedback)
OSnews: If you've used UNIX or any of its derivatives, you've probably wondered why there's /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin in the file system.

HP Opens Up Its Switches to OpenFlow
(Feb 5, 2012, 14:00 UTC) (2754 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: HP is taking the bold step of being the first major vendor to offer full commercial support for open source OpenFlow software defined networking technology.

How to Use Facebook through the Command Line
(Feb 5, 2012, 10:00 UTC) (3566 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
UbuntuManual: A majority of Linux users prefer sticking to their terminal rather than accessing through a GUI for most of their daily tasks.

Linux 3.3 Will Let You Boot Into Android: Greg-KH
(Feb 5, 2012, 06:00 UTC) (5129 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Muktware: The 3.3 kernel release will let you boot an Android userspace with no modifications, but not very good power management.

Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week
(Feb 4, 2012, 23:00 UTC) (7403 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
InternetNews: So how much do Linux Foundation fellows make anyways?

Weekend project: Zap Your Coworkers' Minds with Multi-Pointer X
(Feb 4, 2012, 19:00 UTC) (4505 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linux.com: Care to rethink your desktop user experience? It may be simpler than you think.

Open Source Tackles Healthcare In Places Microsoft Can't
(Feb 4, 2012, 15:00 UTC) (3826 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
WIRED Enterprise: "First created in 2004, OpenMRS is now used in countries across the globe, including Rwanda, Mozambique, Haiti, India, China, and the Phillipines."

Open Source Migration Checklist
(Feb 4, 2012, 11:04 UTC) (2692 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
PC Quest: "Presented here are the key points to keep in mind before moving to open source software."

Moving from Windows to Linux: Easy Steps and Resources
(Feb 4, 2012, 07:02 UTC) (5057 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
OSTATIC: "There are a number of free resources available for Windows users who want to take the Linux plunge. In this post, you'll find our updated collection of several of them that can make moving to Linux very easy."

Tech Comics: "Daydream of a Tech Salesman"
(Feb 4, 2012, 01:00 UTC) (3856 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Datamation: Tech salesman have daydreams just like everyone else.

Simplify Administration with Directory Services
(Feb 3, 2012, 23:01 UTC) (3193 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Wazi: "Imagine a hundred-user network where people come and go, and you, the systems administrator, have to create and delete users not only for access to the operating system but on the many applications that also require authorization."

The Best Filesystem for an external hard disk of 1TB with cross platform support
(Feb 3, 2012, 22:03 UTC) (7600 reads) (10 talkbacks) (feedback)
Linuxaria: "Which Filesystem should I use with this big disk ?"

SECURITY: Bouncing malware from Android Market
(Feb 3, 2012, 21:02 UTC) (2161 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxBSDos.com: "The battle between malware writers and those trying to make their life miserable is a never ending one."

Alfresco Embraces SaaS and the Cloud with Its New CMS Platform
(Feb 3, 2012, 20:03 UTC) (1928 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
OSTATIC: "Alfresco has done a good job of competing with alternative platforms, such as Microsoft's Sharepoint, through an open source-centric model."

Android, Tizen and the End of Java
(Feb 3, 2012, 19:04 UTC) (4644 reads) (7 talkbacks) (feedback)
The Power Base: "I wanted to call this piece Life, the Universe and Everything. Allow me to explain."

Hardening Postfix For ISPConfig 3
(Feb 3, 2012, 18:01 UTC) (1631 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
HowtoForge: "The goal of this tutorial is to harden the mail server postfix used by ISPConfig for internet mail servers where authenticated users are trusted."

Is Facebook's IPO an exit strategy?
(Feb 3, 2012, 17:04 UTC) (3273 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Consumerization: BYOD: "I think Facebook’s IPO comes at a time when Facebook is on its way out–out of our lives and out of our gadgetry–for good."

PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 Has Been Officially Released
(Feb 3, 2012, 16:03 UTC) (2520 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
Softpedia: "PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.02 is powered by Linux kernel 2.6.38.8bfs, optimized for maximum desktop performance, and the KDE SC 4.6.5 environment."

GhostBSD 2.5 review
(Feb 3, 2012, 15:01 UTC) (2096 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
LinuxBSDos.com: "The latest edition, GhostBSD 2.5, based on FreeBSD 9, is the project's fourth release, and was made available for public download on January 24 (2012)."

Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Debian Goodies
(Feb 3, 2012, 14:04 UTC) (1565 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Webopedia: "Debian Goodies is a set of utilities that work with Debian packages and provide more information than you can get out of the standard APT (Advanced Package Tool) utilities."

Microsoft Vows to Fix 'Broken' Code In Open Source Cloud Project
(Feb 3, 2012, 13:10 UTC) (2665 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
Cloudline: "Microsoft says it is committed to making good on its OpenStack promises just as it did with Hyper-V and Linux."

Five most downloaded extensions of awesome (gnome) shell
(Feb 3, 2012, 11:03 UTC) (3811 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Justin Stories: "The gnome shell extensions are a great to way to customize your awesome shell."

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin Alpha 2 Released
(Feb 3, 2012, 10:01 UTC) (3703 reads) (4 talkbacks) (feedback)
Web Upd8: "Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin alpha 2 is available for download, we'll do a recap of all the changes since the previous milestone (alpha 1)."

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