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News Linux News for Oct 02, 2008:
Testing SIP Security on a Budget, Part 1
(2008-10-02 00:07:13)
VoIP Planet: "Dozens of open-source and shareware tools have been developed to capture, manipulate, replay, and generate SIP and RTP messages. Before attempting to conduct your own VoIP vulnerability assessment, you might want to browse the VOIPSA Security Tools list, the Hacking VoIP Exposed Security Tools list, or the iSEC Partners VOIP Security Tools list, following links to download software and create your own VoIP security toolbox."
Linux - Is It For You?
(2008-10-02 01:37:13)
Preacherpen: "Do any of you use Linux as your primary operating system? I have been dual-booting Linux and Windows for about five years now, though it’s a rare thing, indeed, for me to use the latter for anything. I know whatever you decide to use is entirely up to you, unless you are stuck using someone else’s computer."
GIMP Gets an Interface Makeover in New Version 2.6
(2008-10-02 03:07:13)
OStatic: "The application has had a robust community of developers behind it for years, and now a new version 2.6 is downloadable. Here's what's under the hood in the update, including a whole slew of interface enhancements."
APNIC Box - Linux on a Mikrotik 532a, Part 2
(2008-10-02 04:37:13)
Adam's Tech Talk: "On the underside of the board there is a single miniPCI socket which houses an Atheros 5212 802.11a/b/g miniPCI card. It has two antenna outputs which run under the board and two the two external antennae."
Africa Faster at Adopting IPv6 According to ICANN
(2008-10-02 06:07:13)
Industry Standard: "Not surprisingly, the largest number of networks displaying the new address blocks are those registered through AfriNIC, which services networks in Africa and the Indian Ocean."
Brazil Begins Using the Open Document Format
(2008-10-02 07:37:13)
Free Software in Latin America: "This quick action clearly shows how important the choice of ODF format is by the government. It it is a show of respect to the country’s citizens, since the government won’t force them to buy a license in order to view information which is their right to have access to."
A New Way of Sleeping in the Linux Kernel
(2008-10-02 09:07:13)
IBM Developerworks: "Linux® kernel 2.6.25 introduced a new process state for putting processes to sleep called TASK_KILLABLE, which offers an alternative to the efficient but potentially unkillable TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and the easy-to-awaken but safer TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE. TASK_KILLABLE is the outcome of an issue raised in 2002..."
Who Writes Linux: Corporate America
(2008-10-02 10:37:13)
Cyber Cynic: "I'm not sure why the silly notion that "Only .10068% of Linux kernel developers are paid" keeps circulating, but it does. So, let me just say, once and for all, Linux is written, for the most part, by paid software engineers and programmers from major American corporations."
Introduction to Tomato Firmware
(2008-10-02 12:05:23)
Wi-Fi Planet: "In the annals of computer software with bizarre and seemingly random names, "Tomato" is probably one of the less weird examples as these things go. But whether you say tomay-toe or tomah-toe, this one is neither a fruit nor a vegetable—it is a firmware for wireless routers, including the popular WRT54G family."
Linux is Making Me Fat and Lazy
(2008-10-02 12:35:23)
Linux Today Blog: "Because of Linux I hardly have to lift a finger anymore, and because of it my health is suffering."
Adding a New Hard Disk to Linux, and Why the Linux Filesystem Trounces Windows' Butt
(2008-10-02 13:05:23)
The Linux Distillery: "Here’s what to do, plus one thing the Linux filesystem does brilliantly which Windows can’t do at all."
RealNetworks' Software Lands in Court
(2008-10-02 13:35:23)
NY Times: "The digital media pioneer RealNetworks and Hollywood’s top studios are suing one another in California federal court over Real’s new DVD copying program, RealDVD."
Software Becomes the Smartphone Battlefield
(2008-10-02 14:05:23)
InternetNews: "As Android, BlackBerry, the iPhone and a host of rivals all fight for share, it's clear that market success is all about applications and the underlying platform."
Creating Bootable USB Stick Linux Systems On The Easy
(2008-10-02 14:35:23)
Bauer-Power: "One of the coolest things ever invented was the OS on the stick. Whoever was smart enough to think of putting an operating system on a portable USB key was simply brilliant! I mean, seriously! How convenient is that?"
In Gimp We Trust
(2008-10-02 15:05:23)
LinuxHaxor: "The latest Gimp is not just an incremental release, but a major one in terms of development. Apart from major changes in user interface and tool sets, under the hood Gimp has a new powerful graph based image processing framework called GEGL. One of the many advantage of CEGL is the ability to do "on the fly" image processing (like Gaussian Blur) with preview."
Go Forward the Message
(2008-10-02 15:35:23)
Blog of Helios: "Often, you never know who is reaching out to you to take the baton. So focused are you on the race, the ones relaying the prize are not important at the time."
Ubuntu vs. Windows: 2 - 1
(2008-10-02 16:04:17)
Roy Tanck's Weblog: "Some bloggers have wondered whether the netbook hype that's currently going on will popularize Linux among (former) Windows users. For me personally, I can aswer that question with a firm 'yes'. Not only did I opt to install Ubuntu on my netbook, I've also set it up on my 'TV-PC'."
Where Can Penguins Fly?
(2008-10-02 16:40:29)
Legal World And Childhood Dreams: "'Means are more important than the end: it is only with the right means that the desired end will follow.'"
Apple Squashes the iPhone SDK NDA: What's the OSS Impact?
(2008-10-02 17:02:29)
OStatic: ""We put the NDA in place because the iPhone OS includes many Apple inventions and innovations that we would like to protect, so that others don’t steal our work. While we have filed for hundreds of patents on iPhone technology...""
The Difference Between "Don't Wanna" and "Can't"
(2008-10-02 17:17:29)
JBCobb.net: "Here is a real-world example of something Windows will never do do that Linux *encourages*: rebuilding your kernel to support new hardware. You can do this on Linux; you may not want to but it is really nice knowing that you can. Microsoft will never ever allow this..."
Make Linux: Harder - Better - Faster
(2008-10-02 17:31:29)
LinuxHaxor: "How many of you have never customized/tweaked your favorite linux distro since your first installation? I suspect very few, if any. One of the main appeal of Linux (and open source softwares) is the freedom of customization and the choice to do virtually anything you want. You are only limited by your imagination and understanding of the system. So today we will share some tips and information to make your linux system..."
Google's Knol: It's a Wikipedia Jim But Not As We Know It
(2008-10-02 17:47:29)
Free Software Magazine: "Shall I compare thee to a Knol? Hmm, perhaps not. Wikipedia sounds just right. Memorable and serious but not too serious. Of course Wikipedia is now an established "brand" and it has a big headstart on any competitor."
Broadcom Opens Up On Wireless Chipsets
(2008-10-02 18:02:29)
Works With U: "As anyone familiar with the Linux wireless scene before 2006 knows, Broadcom, which manufacturers the wireless chipsets found in many laptops, was for a long time synonymous with everything evil about closed-source software. That's changing."
The Rotting Web
(2008-10-02 18:32:29)
Practical Technology: "People have this delusion that the Web is a fount of all information. That, if you look hard enough with Google and other search engines, you can find all the answers. That's crap."
Six Reasons Why Linux Is Right for Small Business
(2008-10-02 19:02:29)
Small Business Computing: "There is no centralized way of counting Linux adoption because so many stories are anecdotal and there are so many channels through which Linux can be taken up. Rather than rely on unreliable statistics to make the point that Linux for small businesses in 2008 is a more viable option than ever, we simply need to look at the continued maturation of SMB-friendly Linux offerings."
Wonderful Linux Terminal-10 Powerful Commands
(2008-10-02 19:32:29)
Quick Tweaks: "Enough said about Linux being free. You shouldn’t use anything just for the reason that it’s free. This post is for those Linux users who underestimate the power of Linux Terminal and for those Windows users who thinks that Linux is useless."
Konqueror, The Powerful KDE Browser
(2008-10-02 20:02:29)
Free Software Magazine: "So far, all of the browsers that I reviewed for this book have been Gnome-based browsers. Epiphany is a Gnome-sponsored project, and Firefox is rapidly moving towards Gnomeization (though at the time of this writing, a Qt port of Firefox is under heavy development). What’s a good KDE user to do? Simple: use the conqueror of the browser market, Konqueror."
When It Comes to Openness, Think Beyond the Code
(2008-10-02 20:32:29)
OStatic: "Yes, its date of publication was 1997. What makes this brochure different is that it is open. Perhaps this is less impressive in light of the advent of wikis, but the purpose and intent of the brochure is still remarkable, and well worth expanding upon."
Linux Package Manager Cheatsheet
(2008-10-02 21:02:29)
LinuxPlanet: "If you like, go ahead and take a moment to rant at the astonishing numbers of persons who still complain about "RPM hell" as though Yum were never invented. RPM is package manager that concerns itself only with single software packages and how they are put together, and does not care about dependencies. Yum is dependency-resolving installer for RPM."
Audio Rippers and Encoders in Ubuntu Linux
(2008-10-02 21:17:29)
Computing Technology: "Other simpler-to-use rippers, however, have surfaced more recently, such as RipperX, Goobox, and the one that comes bundled with Ubuntu: Sound Juicer."
HowTo: Install Configure KVM Virtualization & Run Guest OSes in openSUSE
(2008-10-02 21:32:29)
SUSE & openSUSE: "KVM is a free opensource virtualization software and is included in Linux Kernel version 2.6.20 and above. Using KVM, one can run multiple virtual machines running unmodified Linux or Windows images."
10 Must-Have Linux Office Applications
(2008-10-02 22:02:29)
10 Things: "Does Linux have what it takes to meet the needs of the corporate desktop? Jack Wallen thinks so. Here’s his list of office apps that can handle everything from word processing to project management to data backups."
The Perfect Desktop - gOS 3.0 Gadgets
(2008-10-02 22:32:29)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a gOS 3.0 Gadgets desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge."
How Often do we Need GNU/Linux Releases?
(2008-10-02 23:02:29)
IT Wire: "Of what use is an operating system if all it does is to make you look forward to the next release - simply because umpteen bugs have been introduced by all the new features in the current version?"
Linux Rooted in Fiction: ParanoidLinux
(2008-10-02 23:32:29)
OStatic: "If the fact that the ParanoidLinux distribution (now in an "alpha-alpha stage") is based on a work of science fiction isn't unsettling, consider two key peripheral issues."
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