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CLI Magic: netcat
The response to my recent sysadmin toolbox article has been overwhelming. By far, readers' number one suggestion was to replace Telnet with netcat. Here then is an introduction to netcat for Linux users who may not be familiar with the "TCP/IP Swiss Army knife."
INTERVIEW: Volunteers helped turn IMDb into big business
When Col Needham was 14, he was developing gaming software. At 23, he created the Internet Movie Database. That was 15 years ago. ADVERTISEMENT Better known now as IMDb.com, the site started as a simple Usenet group for movie fans. Needham made the site searchable in 1990. He quit his day job in 1995 to focus full time on IMDb and sold the company to Amazon.com in 1998.
Sun Microsystems unveils new server chip
Looking to leapfrog its rivals, computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. announced a server chip that it claims will deliver more performance while requiring less electricity than competing microprocessors. The UltraSparc T1 processor, code-named Niagara, has eight computing engines on a single chip, with each core capable of handling up to four tasks at once, Sun said Monday. It expects to ship systems based on the processor by the end of the year.
KDE 3.5 Release Candidate 1 Screenshot Tour
dot.kde.org reports - KDE 3.5 is almost finished, so we have prepared a first release candidate. We want to have it tested as much as possible, so please give it a show.
OSDir has some sweet screenshots of KDE 3.5 Release Candidate 1 running off the Klax Live CD.
John C. Dvorak's Microsoft Murder Plot: "How to Kill Linux"
John C Dvorak's PC Magazine article called "How to Kill Linux," introduced the world to what he called "the lopped-off head approach" - the head being that of Linux, and the beheader being Microsoft. Dvorak's notion is that, since the key to competitive success is to gain dominant market share with a proprietary product, all Microsoft needs to neuter Linux is to usher "MS-Linux" into the world, then cut the driver layer out of Windows and attach it to Linux directly.
[Ed. Microsoft should introduce their own GNU/Linux distribution. Those who oppose proprietary software would not use it, obviously, but even following Apple's lead and developing on top of FreeBSD would be better than trying to improve their current offering. - dcparris]
[Ed. Microsoft should introduce their own GNU/Linux distribution. Those who oppose proprietary software would not use it, obviously, but even following Apple's lead and developing on top of FreeBSD would be better than trying to improve their current offering. - dcparris]
Why do people switch to Mac?
Last month, Tom Adelstein over on sister site LinuxDevCenter asked the question Why do people switch to Linux? The results of a survey of readers on lxer.com were presented responding to that question, and the results were rather surprising, particularly how little anti-Microsoft feelings had to do with the decision, relative to other factors.
Comment of the Day - November 13, 2005 - Can't Win for Losing
ahz says: "we use GNOME at our office, and I really like it". But, he has some other comments you should read.
Related to:
Gnome versus KDE on the Corporate Desktop
Related to:
Gnome versus KDE on the Corporate Desktop
Thin client server revitalizes old PCs
Frankfurt-based 2X Software Ltd. has released a new thin-client software suite that aims to simplify thin-client deployment and give new life to old PCs, by converting them into thin-client terminals. The client-side operating system is a "small footprint Linux-based OS," and the server-side software works on either Linux or Windows systems, the company said.
ThinClientServer can be used to convert old PCs to thin clients, supports "any" brand of thin-client device, and allows administrators to manage them all from a single management interface, 2X said. The server-side software also provides central management of users' connection settings.
[Ed: Notice the advertisement to your right under "Today's Big Story" -tadelste]
ThinClientServer can be used to convert old PCs to thin clients, supports "any" brand of thin-client device, and allows administrators to manage them all from a single management interface, 2X said. The server-side software also provides central management of users' connection settings.
[Ed: Notice the advertisement to your right under "Today's Big Story" -tadelste]
Students say religion research hampered by school's Web filter
"We have access to sites on Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but not a lot of the smaller religions, or the various cults and things," said Robinson, who is a member of the Pine View Progressive Club. "We find that the filter picks on some of these nontraditional religions are arbitrary."
[Ed.- Poo, students don't need free speech rights or unfettered access to information anymore than adults do. Someday the entire world will come under the Dept. of Homeloon Defense, the RIAA, and the DMCA, and then we'll all be happy. -tuxchick]
Chip guys say software chaps reverse Moore’s Law
SENIOR SEMICONDUCTOR FOLK here at this show think that software engineers are turning the whole industry on its head by halving the time it takes to make great software in the 18 months half as dumb again.
We think the semi guys are saying software engineers are stupid. But then the semi guys are too diplomatic to put it that way.
Worm targets Linux systems
Plupii, which is also known as Lupper, hasn’t spread much and isn’t seen as much of a threat.
Gallery of Computation
I write computer programs to create graphic images. With an algorithmic goal in mind, I manipulate the work by finely crafting the semantics of each program. Specific results are pursued, although occasionally surprising discoveries are made.
[Ed.- Fascinating, beautiful images.- tuxchick]
SAP man says he really really loves Open Source
From the get-your-story-straight before you speak dept.:
A SUIT from German CRM software outfit SAP has lit out against journalists and claimed they’ve wrenched his remarks out of context.
Spam from Iraq
In the middle of 2003, Iraqi themes began to surface in new renditions of the typical Nigerian advance-fee fraud or "419" scam spam...junk emailers are often born out of an amalgam of technical skill and economic hardship. Iraq's certainly got a lot of both of those elements right now.
Blogs, Customers & Sony's Rootkit
But you see, they think we are all pirates. Sony is absolutely not unique in that attitude, nor is the problem only in the music industry. Apple has just applied for a patent for "tamper resistant code" -- the very title is wildly offensive -- and if you put that thought together with Sony's system for what they call "sterile burning," well, you have seen the future these paranoid loons would like to arrange for us.
[Ed.- As usual, PJ brings a wealth of detailed information, funny writing, and sharp analysis to the subject.- tuxchick]
KDE to synchronize via OpenSync in future
One outcome of the cooperation between OpenSync and KDE developers agreed upon this summer is that the OpenSync Framework will soon replace the mechanisms to date for synchronizing PIM data between KDE and mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs. To achieve this OpenSync will be integrated in KDE in such a fashion that its synchronization mechanisms will be available to all applications via a KIO module. With KitchenSync, to be had via KDE's Subversion System, a first application that makes use of OpenSync already exists. In a comparable fashion to Multisync, which is to be found in many distributions, OpenSync is to interact with various applications and devices with the help of plug-ins.
Tutorial: The Perfect Xen Setup For Debian And Ubuntu
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen on a Debian Sarge (3.1) system. It should apply to Ubuntu systems with little or no modifications.
LXer Feature: We should celebrate Live.com
In this article, Bjorn suggests we offer Microsoft a laurel and hearty welcome to Live.com. He must know something about this Achilles heel.
How Microsoft's Enterprise Desktop Stifles Linux and How to Fix it
Every time I read an article suggesting that Linux cannot budge Microsoft off the Enterprise Desktop, I have a private laugh. If you knew what I did, you would laugh too. The only problem I can see: It's not a laughing matter.
OpenOffice in 11 South African languages
South Africans from all eleven official language groups will soon have access to the latest version of OpenOffice.org in their home tongue. Translate.org.za's mammoth translation is scheduled to be released with OpenOffice 2.01. Translations of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are also due for release.
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