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Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Fedora 9
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:30:49 -0000
"This document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota with this setup."
Hosted Zimbra Email Catches On With Managed Service Providers
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:30:49 -0000
MSPmentor: "When it comes to hosted email, why zig when you can zag? That explains the strategy at EtomicMail, a managed service provider that’s hosting Zimbra — an open source email platform — rather than Microsoft Exchange."
An Open Source Seeing Eye Dog for Web Surfers
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:26:40 -0000
LinuxInsider: "WebAnywhere is an open source, Web-based application that acts as a screen reader of sorts for blind people. Its developer, a student at the University of Washington, designed it so that blind people can access public computers for important information."
Perl and Bash Versions Of Binary To Decimal Conversion Script
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:30:49 -0000
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "As promised, in yesterday's post on converting binary values to decimal in C, today we're going to follow up with straight-up ports to Perl and shell. Actually, they'll be slightly different. If you check yesterday's post, for some reason I left in a variable called "difference" which was a part of the code I mentioned that I had originally written to pad 0's on the left hand side of a binary number less than 8 digits."
E4X: JavaScript on Steroids
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:30:49 -0000
IBM Developerworks: "E4X is designed to simplify the task of writing JavaScript code for XML. It is an efficient, powerful tool that you can use to interact with XML nodes and attributes. The primary objective of E4X is to give JavaScript developers a straightforward and efficient way to manipulate an XML document without relying on the Document Object Model (DOM)."
Linux 2.6.26 Kernel Benchmarks
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:30:49 -0000
Phoronix: "Over the weekend the Linux 2.6.26 kernel was released. This quarterly update to the Linux kernel introduced Kernel-based Virtual Machine improvements, new One Laptop Per Child support, a new video web camera driver, updates to the Direct Rendering Manager, and other improvements. In this article we have done some quick benchmarks of this new kernel from within the Phoronix Test Suite."

 

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90% Windows, 5% Mac, 5% Linux? - Register article by a Newsforge regular about the market share of popular Operating Systems.

Best Technical Support Award - InfoWorld declares the Linux user community to have the best technical support. Compares help Linux users give to each other as opposed to the amount of tech support offered by major corporations.

Big Blue slips Linux into the oil industry - Three year deal moves oil companies to the penguin.
Meta Description: [ Big Blue slips Linux into the oil industry | Under a three-year deal, IBM will build Linux supercomputers and PCs for petroleum industry support company Halliburton, which provides software for oil exploration, drilling and production. | ]

Can Mandrake raise money by being your team? - Newsforge article says Mandrake soft is considering an IPO.
Meta Description: [ Can Mandrake raise money by being your team? -- article related to Software, Open Source, and Feature. ]

Can you install Linux? I think I can - Linux may be leading the open-source movement but is it the software for the people? It depends. Would you recognize a video card if it jumped off a motherboard? [CNN]

Cell Phone Makers Call on Linux - Can the alternative OS compete in a market already dominated by Palm and Microsoft?
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500 Cisco iQ: The Charlie Rose Interview: Linus Torvalds - Open source instigator Linus Torvalds speaks with Charlie Rose about the past, present, and future of Linux and technology.

CNET- Server sellers bang Linux drum - With the exception of Microsoft, most of the computing industry's largest companies now actively support Linux.

CNN.com - Is Linux poised to topple Microsoft? - A combination of Microsoft dislike and no secrets open source threatens the monopoly.
Meta Description: [ During the Cold War, the initials ABM used to mean Anti-Ballistic Missile. In the late '90s, they stood for Anybody But Microsoft, a reaction to the fact that Bill Gates' Windows operating system was in 90 percent of the world's computers and critics didn't like the restrictions Microsoft Corp. p... ]

Could You Get Fired for Choosing Linux? - Article with numerous follow up posts. Covers the usual arguaments for/against Linux.
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404 Create a Linux based Network for peanuts - A functioning workstation for little or no money on older hardware? It can be done, and here is how.

CRN: Constructing a Windowless Office - Matches and compares Linux options to what were once considered Windows tasks.
Meta Description: [ Tired of doing Windows? Well, there might be no better time than now to consider a pure Linux environment. ]

Crossroads 6 - 1 - This is the Fall 1999 issue of Crossroads, the International ACM student magazine. This issue features articles related to all aspects of Linux, including parallel computing, networking, and security.
Meta Description: [ ACM Crossroads 6.1: Linux ]

Desktop Dreams - Linux on the desktop in the Wake of MandrakeSoft's Bankruptcy.
Meta Description: [ The Independent Open Source Migration Journal ]

Desktop Linux is for real - Love it or hate, Linux is not going away, but it is gaining ground.
Meta Description: [ Desktop Linux is for real - TechUpdate ]

Do women need an OS of their own? - LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. [ZDNN]
Meta Description: [ Do women need an OS of their own? | LinuxChix debate the merits of a female-orientated operating system. | ]

Easier install makes Red Hat 5.1 even more appealing - An InfoWorld review of the Red Hat distribution version 5.1.

Economist.com- Linux gets a break - For the first time in years, Microsoft's unassailable lead in computer operating systems is being challenged by manufacturers offering Linux software.

Everything You Wanted to Know about Linux - Thinking of switching to Linux? Get the details you need to make the transition painless.
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Feds Can no Longer Ignore Linux - There may come a day when government IT managers realize the cost savings of not having to pay for an OS license for every desktop and server. [CNN]
Meta Description: [ There may come a day when government IT managers realize the cost savings of not having to pay for an OS license for every desktop and server. ]

Governments push open-source software - Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software. CNET.
Meta Description: [ Governments push open-source software | Concerned with costs and dependency, legislators from Brazil to China are increasingly considering open-source software. | August 29, 2001, 4:00 AM PT | Paul Festa ]

Grassroots Linux grows (InfoWorld) - An article that contains stories of different companies that have started using Linux. Also contains a section on How to pick your Linux which states the advantages of different distributions and links to their homepages.

How to Persuade Your Boss to Take the Linux Plunge - Selling Linux on its merits.

404 How valid is the IDC data? - Should the Microsoft TCO information be trusted?

HP-Compaq's Great Software Challenge - What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision and make Linux a huge winner. Business Week Online.
Meta Description: [ What will CEO Carly Fiorina do about its gaggle of operating systems? The decision could confirm her vision -- and make Linux a huge winner ]

IBM and Linux: the dinosaurs and the penguin - How IBM is making a comeback with Linux. The Register.

500 IBM Mulls Linux For Its PCs - IBM may soon start packing its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system. IBM's Linux initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations.
Meta Description: [ IBM may soon start packing its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system. IBM’s Linux initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations. ]

InfoWorld Interview with Linus Torvalds - Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems in this interview with Mike Vizard of InfoWorld. Focuses mainly on how Linux is affecting the way people look at the future of operating systems and economics models that drive the industry.

InfoWorld's OS of the Year - The Red Hat Linux distribution wins InfoWorld's OS of the Year for 1997. Contains a small synopsis of the distributions strengths.

Kieser.net: Linux - Site dedicated to Linux news.
Meta Description: [ Linux news (updated daily) and Linux-related information for research into Linux and using it in your business. ]

Linux BSD Central - The latest news related to Linux and freeBSD. Articles and guides on setting up Linux software and configuration.
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Linux code co-op - IBM, NEC, Fujitsu, Hitachi co-operate on corporate Linux code. From The Register.

Linux comes of age - Low cost and stability make open-source system an attractive choice.
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Linux future scales out - As software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system.
Meta Description: [ AS DOMINANT SYSTEMS and software companies continue to pour millions into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based operating system. ]

Linux Gears up to Challenge Windows on Desktop - With more stability, security and pricing in a desktop OS with a look and feel like Windows, Linux advocates say they are getting ready to take on Microsoft, which dominates the desktop market. [USA Today]
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Linux in the spotlight - Review of the Taos Tech Talk with Linus by EETimes.
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404 Linux loves the slow economy - Explains the benefits of a soft economy to the adoption of free software and to Linux in particular.

Linux makes strides in enterprise market - In an environment of budget pressures, corporations are more open to the idea of free, open-source software.
Meta Description: [ In the current environment of increased budget pressures, corporations are much more open to the idea of free, open-source software, said Dieter Hoffmann, managing director for Central and Eastern Europe at Linux software maker Red Hat. ]

Linux picking up database steam - Computer Associates and possibly Informix will make databases for Linux.

Linux Renews Desktop Bid - Enterprises are looking again at Linux as a Windows alternative.
Meta Description: [ eWEEK Breaking information technology news, hardware, security, networking and software product reviews and testing, case studies and research. For IT professionals, managers and executives. ]

Linux Winning The War of Perception - As far as IBM is concerned Linux has become mainstream and it is doing mainstream business.
Meta Description: [ Linux Winning The War of Perception. A recent IBM analyst conference in Stamford Connecticut last week, saw a confident IBM parading some of its successes. One of these, although it has to be said, only one of several, is its continuing success with Linux. As far as IBM is concerned Linux has bec... ]

Linux, Unix, /etc/ - Articles and book reviews on Linux, Unix.
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Linux: Penguin suitability - Open operating system Linux would love to bolster its success in big back-end servers with a slice of the lucrative desktop market. Windows' licensing pitch may be the penguin's invitation to the party.
Meta Description: [ Open operating system Linux would love to bolster its success in big back-end servers with a slice of the lucrative desktop market. David Braue reports that a Windows' licensing pitch may be the penguin's invitation to the party. ]

LinuxWorld.com interview with Linus Torvalds - Joe Barr asks Linus about 2.4, Alan Cox, Linux trade shows, Microsoft, the future, and beer.
Meta Description: [ I've wanted to interview Linus Torvalds for some time, but with the holiday season, his new baby, and the release of 2.4 already on his plate, I knew my chances were slim at best. Timing is everything, it seems. ]

Mission Critical powers Linux Clusters - Mission Critical Linux launches server-clustering software for enterprise environments.
Meta Description: [ Mission Critical Linux has launched server-clustering software for enterprise environments that need high-availability and downtime protection. ]

News: Japan mulls Windows replacement - Microsofts bugs push Japan to look at Open Source.
Meta Description: [ Japan mulls Windows replacement | Vulnerabilities of its Windows operating system may cost Microsoft as the Japanese government and other Asian countries look at more secure alternatives. | ]

NewsForge: Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate - Total cost of ownership improves the quality of the operating systems debate.
Meta Description: [ Improving the Linux vs. Microsoft debate: The impact of TCO -- article related to E-business, Business, and Feature. ]

NewsForge: Linux.com matches Microsoft software donation offers! - Get Linux free while supplies last. Hurry this offer only good as long as the internet lasts.
Meta Description: [ Linux.com matches Microsoft software donation offers! -- article related to Migration, Feature, and Business. ]

Open Source's First Six Months - Eric Raymond talks about the 6 months after Netscape announced its commitment to open source.

Security Fueling Open-Source Adoption - Price no longer the best reason to try OSS?
Meta Description: [ Open Source News: Security is becoming one of the main drivers behind the adoption of open-source software in the enterprise and government, say security experts and CIOs gathered here for Red Hat Inc.'s Open Source Security Summit. ]

She-geeks confess love for Linux - Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. [ZDNN]
Meta Description: [ She-geeks confess love for Linux | Sick of sexist attitudes, female techies from around the world are getting connected and getting organized. | ]

Survey on PC WEEK - In which users where asked What do you use when failure is not an option?. Linux was choosen by 80 percent of respondance.
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500 The Penguin, the Press, and the Marketplace - The viability of Linux as a mainstream operating system, examined from a media and marketing perspective.

The Register: MS moves to head off Linux desktop 'threat' - Does Redmond fear Linux is ready for prime time?

The software war goes nuclear - An article arguing which OS will win the coveted spot atop the network OS throne. Mentions how projects such as the K Desktop Environment will help make Unix, and Linux, a more viable operating system than ever before.
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Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up - Where Linux is, and where it is going, in the enterprise sector.
Meta Description: [ Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up -- article related to Feature, Operating Systems, and Linux. ]

Weareat.com - boutique of Linux news and help articles. Information about a wide range of Linux usage.

Why Linux will prevail - Linux is destined for more than servers, and this article explains why.
Meta Description: [ Hand-picked Linux resources for IT professionals, including white papers, independent research reports, important news, and Webcasts. ]

Why Microsoft is wary of open source - CNet discusses how Linux's popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a server market.
Meta Description: [ Why Microsoft is wary of open source | Linux's popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a server market that's crucial to its long-term goals. | June 18, 2001, 11:00 AM PT | Joe Wilcox | Stephen Shankland ]

ZDNet: Tech Update - Special report, Linux in the limelight.
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