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In search of the Linux desktop

  • ITPro ; By Richard Hillesley (Posted by zigzag on May 22, 2009 7:12 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial
Change for the sake of change isn't desirable. If Linux is to break into commercial environments on a large scale, there has to be continuity and consistency. At the same time the desktop cannot afford to ossify, and the developers cannot be expected to ignore the potential that the technology offers.

OCZ Vertex SATA 2.0 60GB SSD

  • Phoronix; By Michael Larabel (Posted by phoronix on May 22, 2009 6:25 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Besides offering an impressive selection of USB flash drives and DDR2/DDR3 memory products, OCZ Technology has been quick to expand their selection of solid state drives. OCZ manufacturers SSD products in their value, mainstream, performance, and enterprise series with some of these series containing multiple product families. Earlier this year we provided Linux SSD benchmarks using an OCZ Core Series V2 SSD, but introduced just recently has been the OCZ Vertex SSD series, which we happen to be reviewing today. The OCZ Vertex SSDs go up to 256GB in size and offers 64MB of onboard cache, RAID support, and is rated for 1.5 million hours MTBF.

How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin On CentOS 5.3

  • HowtoForge; By Falko Timme (Posted by falko on May 22, 2009 5:37 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: PHP, Red Hat
This tutorial shows how to harden PHP5 with Suhosin on a CentOS 5.3 server. From the Suhosin project page: "Suhosin is an advanced protection system for PHP installations that was designed to protect servers and users from known and unknown flaws in PHP applications and the PHP core. Suhosin comes in two independent parts, that can be used separately or in combination. The first part is a small patch against the PHP core, that implements a few low-level protections against bufferoverflows or format string vulnerabilities and the second part is a powerful PHP extension that implements all the other protections."

Microsoft’s ODF support is broken, says alliance

The OpenDocument Format (ODF) Alliance says that “serious deficiencies” in Microsoft’s support for ODF need to be addressed to ensure greater interoperability with other ODF-supporting software. ODF Alliance managing director Marino Marcich said in a press statement this week that “support for ODF represents an important and ongoing test of Microsoft’s commitment to real-world interoperability. Unfortunately, serious shortcomings have been identified in Microsoft’s support for ODF. Putting potentially millions of ODF files into circulation that are non-interoperable and incompatible with the ODF support provided by other vendors is a recipe for fragmentation.”

Windows server has Linux in crosshairs

Microsoft's new entry-level server edition, Windows Server 2008 Foundation, is aimed squarely at Linux, and the software giant says its "simplicity" is expected to give it the edge over Linux as the choice server OS for the small business segment. By competing with Linux on a lower price point and touting Windows' familiar interface, Microsoft said it hopes to make both servers and its server OS an easy choice for small businesses looking to deploy a server. Each server, preloaded with the OS, will cost below S$1,500 (US$1,029).

Sun Java System Communications Express security advisory

Consultants working with CoreLabs have unearthed what they say are "multiple vulnerabilities" in the application which is a remote access element of Sun's Java Communications Suite. If leveraged, these could enable attackers to target users through exploiting cross-site scripting.

75-year old Ubuntu User Learns From Books

Instead of wandering in ignorance and getting frustrated, or bouncing randomly all over the Internet, 75-year old Emery Fletcher believes in learning from books, and becomes an accomplished Ubuntu user.

New license for Wikipedia

In a recent vote, the active majority of Wikipedia authors voted for dual licensing for Wikipedia content: In addition to the previous GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) used by articles and other media, a new "Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license" (CC-BY-SA) will also be used. The amendment will affect all Wikipedia content, as existing content is also to be re-licensed.

The Loongson-2 MIPS Lemote Yeeloong Netbook

Enter the first non-i386, Debian GNU/Linux mini laptop - and the first mini laptop that doesn't target children or the general audience, but users (students, hobbyists, professionals) specifically looking for a Linux system. Not only is the Lemote Yeeloong incompatible with i386, it is part of a larger Chinese effort to produce an independent range of processors, for which no license fees have to be paid to major American, Japanese or other foreign cpu designers such as Intel.

Canonical's Ubuntu Partner Strategy Gets A Boost

  • The VAR Guy (Posted by thevarguy2 on May 22, 2009 12:08 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu
Canonical’s fledgling partner program for Ubuntu just got a healthy assist from IBM and Virtual Bridges, two key companies that are promoting Ubuntu as a low-cost alternative to Microsoft desktops. According to a press release issued today, Virtual Bridges says 16 new channel partners embraced the Ubuntu virtualization solution in Q1. And those channel partners serve customers in Germany, France, England, Italy, South Africa, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States.

Netbook Market? What Netbook Market?

I'm seeing a hell of a lot of babble about how Linux is 'losing the netbook market'. Well, frankly, there is no netbook market, not any longer. First, to ensure we're all on the same page, let's define the netbook. The Eee PC 70x was the template, so let's use it as our basis. When it came out, it was priced from US$199 for the Surf version, with most units sold being the US$299 701-4G/Camera variant. This unit used solid-state storage to improve battery life; it was small and lightweight

Google Chrome 2.0 released

Eight months after Google's Chrome web browser was originally launched, Google has announced the release of version 2 of Chrome. Chrome is a web browser based on Apple’s open source WebKit browser application framework. The stable 2.0 release comes just two months after the first 2.0 beta was made available and includes several improvements, new features and over 300 bug fixes.

iUnika debuts GYY a low-cost solar-powered netbook

Spanish computer manufacturer, iUnika, has launched an ecofriendly netbook computer, iUnika GYY. The netbook weighs only 700gm and carries a 400MHz processor running the GNU/Linux operating system. With an 8-inch screen boasting a resolution of 800 X 480, the system is powered by solar panels mounted on the rear of the display. The system features up to 64GB of flash memory and a low 128MB of RAM, which according to the company is enough to run many free applications developed for GNU/Linux. In terms of connectivity, the system comes with Wi-Fi and a 10/100 Ethernet card.

Tom, I Can Name That Distro in Two Notes

Everybody loves the wild and wacky names that end up gracing releases of the various Linux distributions throughout the year, even if some of them — we're not going to name names, that might hurt our karma — have gotten a bit more bizarre of late. Among the more interesting processes for picking release names comes from the Fedora Project, where unlike most other distributions, the new name must share a unique link to its predecessor. Its time then to put your thinking caps on, as the race to make that most creative of links is underway.

GNU ARM toolchain embedded development on Linux

Learn more about embedded development using the ARM core as well as how to install the GNU tools and begin using them. Many tools are available for programming various versions of ARM cores, but one particularly popular set is the GNU ARM toolchain. Learn more about embedded development using the ARM core as well as how to install the GNU tools and begin using them.

Caught On Film: Another Gigantic Computer!

  • The Linux and Unix Menagerie; By Mike Tremell (Posted by eggi on May 22, 2009 6:12 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Just taking a few moments to make fun of myself after getting burned by not checking Snopes the last time I posted a picture of a large computer ;)

Linux Vendor Attacks Cisco and Juniper onstage at Interop

  • Internetnews.com; By Sean M. Kerner (Posted by red5 on May 22, 2009 5:15 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Some Interop session have more drama than others. A session with open source routing vendor Vyatta squaring off against giants Cisco and Juniper, provided both drama and humor as the trio aggressively debated the merits of their respective technologies. For Dave Roberts, VP strategy and marketing at Vyatta, the session was all about calling out the proprietary vendors on price and choice. Both Cisco and Juniper responded in kind during often heated exchanges that had the audience laughing and gasping at the same time.

Linux-ready netbook touted as "Student rugged"

Dell is readying a netbook for the K-12 educational market with a rubberized case and an optional touchscreen. Incorporating an Intel Atom N270 with 1GB RAM, the Latitude 2100 offers a 10.1-inch display, WiFi, gigabit Ethernet, up to 250GB storage, and Ubuntu Linux, says Dell.

Josh and Nick Talk Ubuntu, Vodcast #2

  • WorksWithU.com; By Joshua Chase and Nick Ali (Posted by thevarguy2 on May 22, 2009 3:21 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu
In this week's WorksWithU vodcast, we cover Ubuntu One — the early word on Canonical’s file sharing and online storage system for Ubuntu; Dell promoting Ubuntu netbooks — how and where? Plus, Linux breaks one percent market share — or does it? Details in the Vodcast

Moblin v2 beta targets netbooks

Moblin.org has released the beta version of its open-source Linux "Moblin v2.0 for Netbooks and Nettops" stack. The Moblin beta shows extensive upgrades in the user interface (UI), including a new toolbar (pictured), and an "m_zone" home page that aggregates social networking content.

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