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News Linux News for Sep 11, 2009:
Swiss Government Has Microsoft Dependency
(2009-09-11 00:09:05)
eWeek Europe: "An ongoing case brought by Red Hat and other open source vendors against the Swiss government's decision to award an uncontested IT contract to Microsoft could prove pivotal, according to experts."
Get Connected to the Internet Quickly with Instant-On Operating Systems
(2009-09-11 02:34:21)
PracticallyNetworked: "You just sat down in a coffee shop with a few minutes to spare before your next appointment, which makes it a good opportunity to jump online and check e-mail or take care of other business. So you turn on your laptop and wait for Windows to start up ... and wait, and wait, and wait."
openSUSE 11.1 KDE4 Reloaded
(2009-09-11 04:07:09)
It Runs on Linux: "openSUSE 11.2 will be released in two months, but the recently released openSUSE 11.1 KDE4 Reloaded images give us a good preview of the upcoming 11.2 version."
Terabytes of Storage for Pennies a Gigabyte
(2009-09-11 06:42:43)
Enterprise Storage Forum: "One online backup provider took a hard look at data storage costs and decided to build its own storage servers for just pennies a gigabyte. Backblaze's solution — a 4U rack-mounted Linux-based server that contains 67 terabytes at a cost of $7,867, or a little more than 11 cents a gigabyte."
Metadata Performance Exploration Part 2: XFS, JFS, ReiserFS, ext2, and Reiser4
(2009-09-11 08:21:05)
Linux Magazine: "More performance: We add five file systems to our previous benchmark results to creating a 'uber' article on metadata file system performance."
Webopedia Term of The Day: What is FUD, anyway?
(2009-09-11 10:02:11)
Webopedia: "Microsoft and patent FUD are big headlines this week, but did you know that IBM — not Microsoft — was the first company to use FUD tactics to cast a shadow over a competitor's product?"
GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly
(2009-09-11 12:03:26)
The ERACC Web Log: "Those of us who have been GNU/Linux desktop users for a long time take for granted the packages we install and use. As we have paid our dues to learn the ropes, one way we can help new users is to tell them what we use and make recommendations."
Slackware 13 Wireless
(2009-09-11 12:48:03)
BeginLinux: "Slackware is becoming a real favorite for me. I have a HP Mini 100 with a Broadcom 4312 (rev.01) wireless card. If you know anything about this card you know this is bad news....real bad news. "
Red Hat Fortifies Channel Partner Program
(2009-09-11 13:36:45)
IT Channel Planet: "Open source software developer Red Hat Inc., riding a six-fold uptick in partner membership, recently bolstered its channel program by adding a new top tier, three specializations and a raft of sales, marketing and technical benefits."
Facebook Releases Real-time Web Server Tech as Open Source
(2009-09-11 14:21:17)
Good Gear Guide: "Facebook is releasing as open source a Web server technology because it wants to make it easier for developers to create applications that let users post status updates in real time, a functionality popularized by Twitter."
Upgrade Alsa (1.0.21) on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04
(2009-09-11 15:31:07)
To a Free World Blog: "Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 is coming by default with the version 1.0.18rc3 of Alsa so I decided to upgrade to the last version wich is 1.0.21."
How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Debian Lenny
(2009-09-11 16:38:42)
HowtoForge: "LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Debian Lenny server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support."
Protect Your Network With an Open-Source Firewall
(2009-09-11 17:19:32)
NetworkWorld: "SmoothWall Express 3.0 is an open source GNU/Linux firewall which is security-hardened and freely downloadable. By design, it has minimal hardware requirements and a small footprint."
Create a Web-based Photo Gallery in a Jiffy with GMPhoto
(2009-09-11 18:04:13)
Linux Magazine: "Looking for a quick and easy way to set up a Web-based photo gallery? Consider GMPhoto. This application lets you create a snazzy Web-based photo album literally in a matter of minutes."
Netbook OSes: Which Will Rule the Enterprise?
(2009-09-11 18:47:01)
ComputerWorld: "As netbooks head into the enterprise, questions about the best OS - Windows or Linux - for that market are beginning to arise. Windows may have the early lead, but don't rule out Linux just yet."
Apple Open Sources Snow Leopard's Grand Central Dispatch
(2009-09-11 19:36:35)
Apple Insider: "Despite begin a unique, key marketing feature of Snow Leopard, Apple has decided to open the code behind Grand Central Dispatch under the liberal Apache 2.0 license."
How To Limit CPU Usage Of A Process With cpulimit (Debian/Ubuntu)
(2009-09-11 20:19:11)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can limit the CPU usage of a process with the tool cpulimit on Debian/Ubuntu. cpulimit is a simple program that attempts to limit the CPU usage of a process (expressed in percentage, not in cpu time)."
If Microsoft Really Wants to be Friends with Linux...
(2009-09-11 21:36:04)
Cyber Cynic: "Microsoft is Microsoft. The Codex Foundation claims that it 'will complement existing open source foundations and organizations, providing a forum in which best practices and shared understanding can be established by a broad group of participants, both software companies and open source communities.' I don't believe it for a minute."
moonOS 3: Review, Screenshots, Video
(2009-09-11 22:41:35)
Begin Linux Blog: "moonOS is another fantastic looking distro that has always put a lot of stock in appearance."
On the Web at Warp Speed
(2009-09-11 23:19:03)
Economist.com: "A ten-second difference in loading time ought not to matter. After all, most people these days keep their browsers running, open or minimised, for the duration of the session."
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