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Kernel.org hacked, but Linux kernel safe thanks to git

Attackers compromised several servers at kernel.org using an off-the-shelf Trojan that appears to have entered via a compromised user credential. However, the source code for the Linux kernel does not appear to have been altered thanks to its & git& distributed revision control system, say kernel maintainers.

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Beta 1 Has Been Released Video, Screenshots

  • WebUpd8; By Andrew Dickinson (Posted by hotice on Sep 2, 2011 1:00 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu; Story Type: News Story
Ubuntu 11.10 beta 1 has been released today and as usual, we'll do a recap of all the new features introduced since the previous milestone - alpha 3. Screenshots and video inside.

Upcoming Linux Game 'Blocks That Matter' Wins $ 40,000 Grand Prize in Annual Gaming Competition

  • Ubuntu Vibes; By Nitesh (Posted by Dart on Sep 2, 2011 12:03 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Innovative Linux Game Blocks That Matter about which we have written plenty of times has won Microsoft's Dream.Build.Play 2011 competition with grand prize of $ 40,000. The game developers have been really friendly to the Linux community and has already released couple of tech demos for the Linux users for user feedback and testing. Once all the remaining issues and bugs are ironed out the game will be released. Lead developer Guillaume also said that they have not forgotten Linux users at all and will release it most probably in this week only, its just that they have too many things on their hands now and little time.

Debian on an old laptop - advice from Make Tech Easier

The Make Tech Easier site offers a short post titled How to Build a Lightweight Linux for your Low-End Laptop on why and how to use Debian to set up an older laptop. I've used Debian many times to get old hardware running and, like the author of this entry, Joshua Price, I find the flexibility and lightness of Debian really helps the Linux distribution live up to its billing as "The Universal Operating System," which can run well on many different kinds (and eras) of hardware.

Tiny Core Linux

If you want to go back to those great old days of really lightweight Linux, give Tiny Core Linux a try and relive the joy of a bare-bones system. Several projects exist that purport to be small, run-in-memory distributions. The most popular probably is Puppy Linux. Puppy has spawned several variations, and I have used it several times myself on older machines. But, I have discovered one that bowled me over completely—Tiny Core Linux. This distribution is a totally different beast and fills what I think is as of yet an unfilled category.

Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1 Released

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Sep 1, 2011 9:14 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Ubuntu
A few minutes ago, the first Beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system was made available for testing by the Ubuntu developers. As usual, we've grabbed a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 11.10 development.

The Steve Jobs Way

  • ZDNet Between the Lines; By Ken Hess (Posted by khess on Sep 1, 2011 8:17 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Steve Jobs Way is one man’s journey to build ultimate business success through vision, innovation and piracy

Kundra Says Head to the Cloud for Cost Savings

  • Ness SPL Blog; By Ron Miller (Posted by rsmiller on Sep 1, 2011 7:19 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial
Former US CIO Vivek Kundra argues that cost pressure will force governments to the cloud, and what's good for the government is probably good for you too -- in spite of your security and control fears.

GPLv3 is great to promote open innovation, but not enough to protect communication rights

  • Telematics Freedom Foundation; By M. Fioretti (Posted by mfioretti on Sep 1, 2011 6:22 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Community
(this is a summary of some of the reasons why TFF Founder Rufo Guerreschi and others started the UVT project): A lot of great work has been done in promotion and branding of GNU GPLv3. However, I think GPLv3 cannot promise freedoms in digital communications to ordinary users, and adequately protect their constitutional communication rights while using telematics communications.

Mandriva Desktop 2011 review

  • LinuxBSDos.com (Posted by finid on Sep 1, 2011 5:25 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Mandriva
Mandriva 2011, code name Hydrogen, is the latest desktop edition of the popular Linux distribution. Released August 28, 2011, it marks a new direction in the development of Mandriva desktop distribution. Where there used to be three versions of previous editions, the Release Notes say that only two versions are available for download. In reality, however, there is only one version of Mandriva 2011 and it is available as an installable Live DVD edition for 32- and 64-bit platforms. This article offers a detailed review, based on test installations of the 32-bit version.

Opera 11.51 Has Been Released | Download | Changelog

Opera desktop web browser 11.51 has been released, this release offers security issues fixes and stability enhancements. Check the changelog and download options down below.

Running WordPress On Nginx (LEMP) on Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.04

This tutorial shows how you can install and run a WordPress blog on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.04 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounced "engine x") + MySQL + PHP). In addition to that I will also show you how you can use the WordPress plugins WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache with nginx. nginx is a HTTP server that uses much less resources than Apache and delivers pages a lot of faster, especially static files.

Desktop computers changing, not dying

There's been a lot of dying technology predicted lately. The death of the desktop. The death of the PC. The death of Windows. The death of the mouse... you name it, if it's desktop-connected, its demise been predicted in the last couple of months. While pundits have been firing off obituaries for desktop computers, we all need to be a little more careful with our language as the desktop won't fade into history.

The Dawn of the Post-PC Era. Not.

  • ZDNet Virtually Speaking; By Ken Hess (Posted by khess on Sep 1, 2011 2:45 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Do you think that you’re living in a Post-PC Era just because certain media types tell you that you are? Well, don’t believe it, because you aren’t.

Top 10 Reasons Why Red Hat is Moving to Downtown Raleigh

Obviously, much thought went into the decisions to stay in Raleigh and in deciding where in the city to relocate. Since we’re located just up the road from them, in Winston-Salem, we were able to infiltrate their organization with one of our agents, code name Ms. Dos, who was able to discover the Top 10 reasons why Red Hat is moving to downtown Raleigh.

Mindfire Solutions releases DotNetNuke MfsPolling Module

Mindfire Solutions releases DotNetNuke MfsPolling module. DotNetNuke MfsPolling module has been developed in-house by our Offshore DNN development team at Mindfire Solutions.

Open source: Driving change in the software industry

If you look back at the defining device of the 20th century – the automobile – it’s easy to compare its growth and impact over the last 100 years to the transformational shift we’re witnessing in the software industry. Think about it. Produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1927, the Model T was generally regarded as the first affordable automobile. It was immensely popular, despite the fact that consumers had few features to choose from. The car came with one type of engine and a limited number of body styles. And Ford’s “any color as long as it is black" policy was famously implemented in 1914, limiting the color option to just one. You paid for your car with cash, and you got what you paid for. Period.

How to Build a Lightweight Linux for your Low-End Laptop

Like many of you, I occasionally come into possession of an older laptop. Usually, it’s something that used to run Windows XP, sometimes even older. You always hear that Linux is supposed to be so great for resurrecting old hardware, but many modern desktop distributions with all their bells and whistles end up chugging along just as slowly as Windows did. In those circumstances, you can either throw the machine away, or build your own custom install tailored toward the needs of the machine. Today we’re going to put together a Debian installation tailored specifically toward the needs of an older laptop.

The Cracking of Kernel.org

As has recently been announced on the main kernel.org page, the main kernel.org server (known as “hera”) was recently compromised by an unknown intruder. This person was able to gain “root” access, meaning they had the full run of the system. Speaking as just one of many members of the kernel development community, I can say that this episode is disturbing and embarrassing. But I can also say that there is no need to worry about the integrity of the kernel source or of any other software hosted on the kernel.org systems.

Red Hat invites users to help create the next Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat, the world’s leading Linux company, is asking its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users to help set the features for its next release RHEL 7. Of course, Red Hat is based on open-source Linux, and, in particular it’s Fedora community Linux operating system. There, the developers call the shots. Now the company is seeking the active help of its RHEL users as well.

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