Enterprise / Open Source News

Sunday, September 30 2007

Ubuntu beta, Pioneer and PC-BSD

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93450 (20071001 02:35)

In this week's roundup of new releases: Ubuntu Gutsy beta rolls out, Pioneer Linux gives really long-term support, PC-BSD updates and Freespire adds an improved CNR plugin.

Fedora 8 and Online Desktop

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Fedora_8_and_Online_Desktop (20071001 01:20)

The world is changing and online applications are becoming more and more popular, whether for e-mail or word processing. The developers behind Bigboard and Gnome's "online desktop" initiative think it's time our desktops started catching up. Read on to find an interview with Colin Walters, more information about Bigboard and the online desktop.

Rails Rumble: 92 Web Apps Created in 48 Hours

http://digg.com/tech_news/Rails_Rumble_92_Web_Apps_Created_in_48_Hours (20071001 00:40)

On September 8th and 9th, over 100 teams of between 1 and 4 programmers and designers got together to compete in a 48 hour programming competition called the Rails Rumble. The idea was to create the best web application possible in just 48 hours, start to finish....

Ubuntu Disappoints, Breaks Promises With Rapid Growth

http://www.linux.com/feed/119530 (20070930 21:33)

It's been a wild ride, but I have definitely not regretted my choice to make Ubuntu a major part of my life. As a full-time user, I have been charged by Windows and Linux user alike for not following their own lemming-like mindsets. And this has bothered me for some time now. Today, I hope to clear the air with everyone, even though you will never get through to the most hardcore users of both platforms. Let's get started.

SGI fires up fancy NAS for dummies

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/30/sgi_nexis_nas/ (20070930 20:20)

Petabyte tamer

SGI has pumped out a fresh set of storage gear aimed at customers that would like a helping hand setting up large-scale NAS (network attached storage) systems.…

Microsoft launch anti-linux campaign worthy of a politician

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Microsoft_launch_anti_linux_campaign_worthy_of_a_politician (20070930 18:20)

Microsoft's latest affront to the Linux community is their "STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS LINUX WAS TOO BIG A RISK" campaign, and I'm sick of them ad-spamming Linux related articles with this piece of garbage. The Linux Scorecard blog digs a bit deeper and discusses the claim, and the man who originally made it.

Fedora 8 and the Online Destkop

http://osnews.com/story.php/18705/Fedora-8-and-the-Online-Destkop/ (20070930 14:48)

"The world is changing and online applications are becoming more and more popular, whether for e-mail or word processing. The developers behind Bigboard and Gnome's 'online desktop' initiative think it's time our desktops started catching up. Read on to find an interview with Colin Walters, more information about Bigboard, the online desktop and the obligatory screencast showing it off!"

Code Analysis of Linux Wireless Team's ath5k Driver

http://osnews.com/story.php/18704/Code-Analysis-of-Linux-Wireless-Teams-ath5k-Driver/ (20070930 14:40)

SFLC has released a code analysis of the infamous ath5k driver in Linux. SFLC has also - in the aftermath of the OpenBSD-Team vs. Linux-Team 'License Flame War' - released a paper on what 'copyrightable' means, as well as one on proper usage of non-GPL'ed code in GPL'ed projects. All as part of guidance for developers wishing to use permissive licensed code in GPL'ed projects. Groklaw naturally also has a take on this.

Sysfs Stability

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93446 (20070930 10:33)

"The fact that we continue to expose internal data structures via sysfs is a gaping open pit [and] is far more likely to cause any kind of problems than changing an error return," Theodore Ts'o noted, responding to a thread discussing a patch to fix an error return code. Andrew Morton agreed, "I was staring in astonishment at the pending sysfs patch pile last night. Forty syfs patches and twenty-odd patches against driver core and the kobject layer." He continued, "that's a huge amount of churn for a core piece of kernel infrastructure which has been there for four or five years. Not a good sign." Andrew then added a humorous quip, "I mean, it's not as if, say, the CPU scheduler guys keep on rewriting all their junk. oh, wait.."

Preventing Brute Force Attacks With BlockHosts On Debian Etch

http://www.linux.com/feed/119527 (20070930 10:25)

Learn how to install and configure BlockHosts on a Debian Etch system. BlockHosts is a Python tool that observes login attempts to various services, e.g. SSH, FTP, etc., and if it finds failed login attempts again and again from the same IP address or host, it stops further login attempts from that IP address/host.

Data Replication Solutions Provider, SteelEye Technology, Names Garrett V. Gafke President and Chief Operating Officer

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/9/prweb555486.htm (20070930 08:23)

Gafke to focus on accelerating SteelEye's growth through expanded data replication solutions offerings and additional sales channels. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1GYWx1LUxvdmUtTWFnbi1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Ohio LinuxFest 2007 coverage from o3 magazine

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93445 (20070930 06:19)

o3 magazine were at Ohio LinuxFest 2007, live coverage from the event as well as a full round up is available on the o3 @ Ohio LinuxFest blog. Some photos from the event, along with the more Enterprise related happens from the event.

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