Enterprise / Open Source News
Monday, September 24 2007
KernelTrap Mailing List Archives
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93179 (20070925 04:49) KernelTrap now provides a useful interface for reading numerous kernel-relatedmailing lists. At this time, we are actively archiving multpleLinux,OpenBSD,DragonFlyBSD,FreeBSD, andNetBSD mailing lists. In addition to providing a simple online browsing interface, we also provide multiple RSS feeds for each of our archived mailing lists.read more |Linux ThinkPads for Scientists
Tips and tricks: How can I use webalizer to process the logs of multiple virtual hosts?
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93177 (20070925 01:38) There are many ways to process multiple virtual hosts on the same machine. One easy way is to setup different webalizer configuration files with different HostName parameters.
Linux File System Layout [PIC]
http://digg.com/linux_unix/Linux_File_System_Layout_PIC (20070925 01:20) the complete Linux File System Layout represented in an image, quite helpful to remember files locations
Virtual instrumentation tool adds uClinux on DSPs, MCUs
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2039697259.html (20070925 00:49) National Instruments has updated two add-ons to its graphical toolsuite aimed at helping non-computer programmers such as engineers and scientists create design, control, and test applications. The two LabView 8.5 add-on updates bring support for uClinux on ADI's Blackfin DSPs (digital signal processors), and on TI's ColdFire MCUs (microcontroller units).
Review: Ubuntu Popularity: Blessing or Curse?
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93176 (20070925 00:41) For an increasing number of people, Ubuntuis GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has translated into uncritical acceptance.
Bugtraq: ZDI-07-054: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480492 (20070925 00:18) ZDI-07-054: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Premature exit for GPL test case?
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/09/24/monsoon_gpl_busybox/ (20070924 23:28)
Boomshakalaka
A GNU General Public License (GPL) test case in the US looks dead in the water after a start-up promised to abide by the GPLv2 rather than duke it out in court with the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).…
Sketchcast.com, new tool for sketchcasting
http://digg.com/tech_news/Sketchcast_com_new_tool_for_sketchcasting (20070924 22:30) "Sketchcasting" means to draw something (with or without voice over) and then let others play it back via their browser. It was invented by Rich Ziade and a couple of us got together to build a tool for it. It's a bit like blogging from a napkin/ paper/ whiteboard!
Power.org spins dual-core PPC Linux dev kit
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7904953344.html (20070924 22:11) Power.org has announced a new Linux development kit and reference implementation for a dual-processor PowerPC chip. The announcement was made at the first-ever Power.org Developer's Conference in Austin, Texas, where planned updates to several PowerPC standards were announced, along with a new online directory of embedded-oriented PowerPC products and services.
Red Hat plots re-org to deal with JBoss woes
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/redhat_jboss_woes/ (20070924 21:36)
Bad Java aftertaste
Red Hat is suffering from JBoss reflux, according to a pair of prominent open source software watchers.…
Mandriva signs FOSS deal with Angola
http://www.linux.com/feed/119420 (20070924 21:30) Mandriva Linux today announced a deal with the National Commission for Information Technology (CNTI) in Angola to provide technology solutions, training and consulting services in the African country.
Shares of Red Hat slip as Credit Suisse analyst downgrades stock
http://www.linux.com/feed/119417 (20070924 21:00) Shares of Red Hat Inc. slipped Monday after a Credit Suisse analyst downgraded the open-source software operating systems maker, saying the company's transition will take longer than he thought.
Linux to Finally Kill Windows in Europe?
http://www.linux.com/feed/119415 (20070924 20:30) In the future, Linux might very well have a fighting chance on European soil, against Windows. Following Microsoft's Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Brad Smith did not rush to anticipate a worry free outcome for the Redmond company over the pond. Although the dismissal of the company's appeal by the Court of First Instance of Luxembourg, was a clear indication of the full support of both the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against Microsoft, and of the €497 million financial penalty, Smith argued that additional third-party claims could follow.
Inch-square DSP module runs Linux
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4566492062.html (20070924 19:32) Cambridge Signal Processing (Camsig) is shipping a 1-inch-square "system-on-module" powered by an Analog Devices (ADI) Blackfin DSP (digital signal processor). The Minotaur BF537 and its simple two-layer break out board support uClinux, and target network cameras, network audio players, DVRs, PDAs, industrial automation, and robotics applications.
Bhutan Deploys Linux
http://www.linux.com/feed/119412 (20070924 19:30) The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.
FireEye network battles bots
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092407-fireeye-malware-detectors.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070924 19:25) FireEye has installed between 10 and 20 nodes of its Botwall appliances at five ISPs to locate bot command-and-control servers and individual zombie PCs that have been taken over by bots.
Who's Writing Linux?
http://osnews.com/story.php/18672/Whos-Writing-Linux/ (20070924 18:43) While the kernel 2.6.23 development cycle has not yet run its course, things are getting close enough to the end that it makes sense to start looking at the overall statistics for this release. As of this writing (shortly after 2.6.23-rc6 came out), just over 6,200 non-merge changesets had been added to the mainline kernel repository. These changesets came from 854 developers - a slightly smaller number than we saw for 2.6.22. Just over 350 of those developers contributed one single changeset. On a related note, LWN.net has a number of reports from the Linux Kernel Developer's Summit.
OpenProj Review: An OSS Alternative to Microsoft Project
http://www.linux.com/feed/119396 (20070924 18:00) It's great to see a Microsoft Project alternative built with the open source user in mind. In a bit of haste, I downloaded and installed the app to see what it had to offer. What I found was a mixed bag of tricks and treats, no Halloween reference meant to be implied.
Mini-ITX mobo supports dual-core AMD CPUs
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9875765826.html (20070924 17:59) Kontron has announced a motherboard using the mini-ITX form factor along with embedded processors and chipsets from AMD. The KT690/mITX is said to be especially suited to markets that require "long life availability" and "increased graphics performance."
Why OS X Saves You Money
http://www.linux.com/feed/119397 (20070924 17:30) Changes are afoot in the world of operating systems. For the longest time, the Mac and its associated operating system has been widely regarded as one of the most expensive computing choices out there. To be honest, there is some truth to that, especially when you consider the past.
Bugtraq: COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call Emulation Vulnerability
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480451 (20070924 17:28) COSEINC Linux Advisory #2: IA32 System Call Emulation Vulnerability
Linux and open source software pay off for PayPal
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93146 (20070924 17:05) When Scott Thompson left Visa to take the CTO role at PayPal in 2005, the Web company's data centre surprised him. "Wait a minute," he recalls saying, "they run a payment system on Linux?" PayPal runs thousands of Linux-based, single-rack-unit servers, which host the company's Web-presentation layer, middleware and user interface. Thompson says he quickly saw the economic, operational and development advantages of open source and Linux technology. He now sees no other way to do it.
Bugtraq: Oracle 11g Password algorithm revealed
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480438 (20070924 16:23) Oracle 11g Password algorithm revealed
Suspend and Resume with ACPI
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93139 (20070924 16:08) "It took me quite a while to realize the real root cause of the VAIO - and probably many other machines - suspend/resume regressions, which were unearthed by the dyntick / clockevents patches," Thomas Gleixner explained regarding two patches for fixing suspend issues that Andrew Morton experienced with his VAIO laptop. He continued, "we disable a lot of ACPI/BIOS functionality during suspend, but we keep the lower idle C-states functionality active across suspend/resume. It seems that this causes trouble with certain BIOSes, but I assume that the problem is more wide spread and just not surfacing due to the various scenarios in which a machine goes into suspend/resume." Thomas concluded, "I really hope that this two patches finally set an end to the 'jinxed VAIO heisenbug series', which started when we removed the periodic tick with the clockevents/dyntick patches."
Virus Protection With F-PROT Antivirus On Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
http://www.linux.com/feed/119403 (20070924 16:00) This tutorial shows how you can install and use F-PROT Antivirus on an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn desktop. Although there are not many Linux viruses out there, this can be useful if you often exchange files with Windows users - it can help you to not pass on any Windows viruses (that do not do any harm to Linux systems) to Windows users. F-PROT Antivirus for Linux is free for home use.
http://www.howtoforge.com/f_prot_antivirus_ubuntu_feisty
VMware updates take aim at bug swarm
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/vmware_update/ (20070924 15:57)
Flaw filler
Wall Street darling VMware released patches that address multiple vulnerabilities in its products this week.…
US cities' Wi-Fi dreams fading fast
http://digg.com/tech_news/US_cities_Wi_Fi_dreams_fading_fast (20070924 15:40) Ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or scaled back by US cities as the economics of the deals turn out to be more challenging than expected.
Desktop Virtualization and Independent Computing -- a New Kusnetzky Group Paper
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/9/prweb555285.htm (20070924 15:32) Desktop virtualization makes independent computing a viable option for organizations. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1TaW5nLUxvdmUtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Dell and The Saga of Poor Linux Support
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93150 (20070924 15:11) Certainly another reason to consider when buying your Ubuntu PCs from System76 over Dell, it seems to me. Having dealt with Dell 'support' in the past, it's clear. It is the over-sized anchor on an already sinking ship.
Cisco broadens Carrier Ethernet line
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092407-cisco-carrier-ethernet.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070924 15:07) Cisco this week is extending its Carrier Ethernet portfolio with a system that allows service providers to deliver fiber-based Ethernet to multi-tenant units, such as apartment buildings.
DistroWatch Weekly: Security and bug fix infrastructures in distributions, from FreeBSD to Debian
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93166 (20070924 15:05) Welcome to this year's 39th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! GNOME 2.20 is finally here and we can soon look forward to a range of releases from all the major distribution incorporating the new version into their products; Mandriva Linux 2008 is expected later this week, but openSUSE 10.3 won't be far behind. In other news: Fedora introduces a new desktop theme called Nodoka, Mandriva simplifies its product range before the upcoming release of version 2008, and Ian Murdock reveals some details about Project Indiana, Sun Microsystems' new Solaris-based desktop distribution. The featured story in this week's issue looks at the security and bug fix infrastructure in today's leading distributions, while those readers who were curious about DistroWatch's recent migration from FreeBSD to Debian GNU/Linux will find the answer in the "Site News" section. Happy reading!
What every programmer should know about memory
http://digg.com/programming/What_every_programmer_should_know_about_memory (20070924 14:20) Unlike storage subsystems, removing the main memory as a bottleneck has proven much more difficult and almost all solutions require changes to the hardware.
Is FOSS Big Business in the U.S.?
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93152 (20070924 14:14) Just sharing some thoughts on FOSS businesses in the US, based on data I've collected on nearly 1000 companies.
IT grapples with overcrowded, energy-guzzling data centers
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092007-data-center-overcrowding.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070924 13:32) At AFCOM Data Center World, Andrew Fanara of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program talked about how the EPA is working to help reduce energy consumption in data centers.
How to hit pay dirt when overhauling IT processes
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/092007-itil-best-practices.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20070924 13:32) Enterprise IT managers share their experience and advice on rolling out IT service management best-practice frameworks such as ITIL across their companies.
EMC jettisons $76m into web 2.0 storage cloud
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/emc_mozy/ (20070924 13:01)
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells
EMC has grown bored of sitting on a fat pile of VMware IPO cash and reportedly dropped $76m for web-based automated backup outfit Mozy.…
Apple turns to Orange in France
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/apple_orange_iphone_deal/ (20070924 10:09)
Mobile operator wins iPhone deal
When is an Apple an Orange? When it's an iPhone it would seem, with the mobile operator winning the French rights to sell the Apple device.…
Linux vs. Mac: Should I Get a Mac?
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93151 (20070924 09:21) In the past, I have found myself hesitant to jump to the Macintosh platform. It was not because there is anything wrong with OS X per se, but the lack of an application called Evolution, among other Linux-only applications, that I would miss using Ubuntu.
Group text editing with Gobby
http://www.linux.com/feature/119281 (20070924 09:00)
If you program in a distributed environment, you surely are used to working with tools such as CVS or SVN, two version control systems that allow many users to work on a group of files. However, those tools don't provide for real-time updates, and if two programmers work on the same piece of code, they will need to reconcile their updates, which can be troublesome. Gobby provides group editing capability, so two or more people can edit the same document at the same time, in a collaborative fashion, with every participant getting to see all edits at the same time.
iXsystems Announces Release of PC-BSD Version 1.4, Da Vinci Edition
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/9/prweb555572.htm (20070924 08:09) Release Offers Impressive Array of New Features and Professional Support Solution. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1QaWdnLVpldGEtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Proposal to European Comission: Unbundling Microsoft Windows
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93136 (20070924 05:48) Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled operating system, according to this submission to the European Commission. It says that the bundling of Microsoft Windows with computers is not in the public interest, and prevents meaningful competition in the operating system market.
Verizon Business adds to service-level agreements
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cio/feed/solutions/1375/~3/160662784/Verizon_Business_adds_to_service_level_agreements (20070924 05:00) Verizon Communications' Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection.
OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source Applications
http://digg.com/linux_unix/OPEN_SOURCE_GOD_480_Open_Source_Applications (20070924 03:50) Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon.
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