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Fedora 10 debuts, packed with improvements

The Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Project on Tuesday released Fedora 10, the latest version of the free Linux-based operating system, with a wide range of improvements in areas such as virtualization management, networking, boot time and security. The release also bundles in OpenOffice 3.0, the most recent edition of the open-source productivity suite. The new virtualization features include the ability to manage virtual hosts and storage remotely, which should appeal to network administrators with fragmented teams. "These features combine to make administration of remote hosts much easier, even in cases where direct physical access is limited or non-existent," the Fedora Team said in a recent blog post on Red Hat's Web site.

One Guy, 3 Netbooks

Netbooks are a new category of laptop computer, defined mostly by their small size and cheap price. The category started only a year ago and has evolved drastically since. I tried the first netbook, an Asus Eee PC with a 7-inch screen and didn't like it; the keyboard and screen were much too small. But many disagreed with me, and the popularity of that first Eee PC led to dozens and dozens of imitators.

HP's Headache: GroundWork Open Source and Nimsoft

Talk about a market disruption: Hewlett-Packard is fuming mad with GroundWork Open Source, because GroundWork claims to cost up to 80 percent less than HP's various network management tools. This is the latest example of an open source company disrupting traditional, expensive, closed-source solutions. Details at The VAR Guy.

Report: The Twelve Top Myths of Free/Open Source Software

All sorts of misconceptions, misunderstandings, propaganda, and FUD swirl around Free and Open Source Software like autumn leaves. Bruce Byfield addresses and debunks the twelve most prevalent FOSS myths.

Three applications for making disc labels

Making labels for DVDs and their cases is an often overlooked task. Many discs are lucky to have some terse information quickly scrawled on them after burning. But there are some fine open source applications available for creating labels for CD-ROM and DVD disks and printing jewel case inserts, including gLabels, kover, and cdlabelgen. Fedora 9, Ubuntu Intrepid, and openSUSE 11 all provide packages for gLabels 2.2.3 and kover 3, but cdlabelgen 4.1.0 is left out in the cold by all three distributions. I used the packages for the first two projects and built cdlabelgen from source on a 64-bit Fedora 9 machine.

Is the era of open source legal stupidity over?

I would love to go through 2009 and never have to use the tag “legal” on an open source blog post. Wishes do come true. SCO has lost, to the tune of $2.54 million, plus interest. The era of obvious business method patenting may also be over, along with Microsoft’s patent threats, thanks to the decision In Re Bilski.

A Tale of Two Forks

While I was writing last Friday's editor's note, "Linux Should Copy Amiga", I kept thinking what a different story it would have been if Amiga had been released under a Free Software license. I'm sure I'm not the only one with that thought. Then I ran across osCommerce is Dead: Long Live the NEW osCommerce Project. While the circumstances are different, this is also a story of a software project in trouble. But it has a different ending, because osCommerce is licensed under the GPL.

Kiss SCO Goodbye, Again

I'm wondering how many nails have to be pounded into SCO's coffin before people finally just take a stake and pound one through its heart. But one of the last nails has been driven in and sealed over: SCO's lost toNovell in a way that may be, gratefully, irreversible.

Linux Thin Clients: Record Sales in October?

Despite the economic turmoil, Wyse Technology generated record sales in October. Apparently, thin clients running Novell SUSE Linux are in high demand. Here's the scoop, only from The VAR Guy.

Security Breach Can't Halt Fedora 10's Debut

  • InternetNews.com; By Sean Michael Kerner (Posted by red5 on Nov 26, 2008 5:19 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Fedora
"If you look at our original schedule we were supposed to release around Oct. 28 and here we are, four weeks later than what we expected," Paul Frields, Fedora's project leader, told InternetNews.com. The outage itself lasted about three weeks, he added, "and during that time, our infrastructure team nuked our infrastructure and rebuilt the entire thing."

Novell Takes Lead in Certified ISV Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise

SUSE Linux Enterprise now has more than 2,500 software certified applications and is recommended as a preferred platform for leading ISVs including Microsoft and SAP Novell today announced more than 2,500 software applications are now certified on the latest versions of SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise, with an average of 140 new applications being added each month. Based on publicly available information, SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 and 10 have the most certified software applications when compared to the latest releases of all other commercial Linux* distributions.

Hardening the Linux desktop

  • IBM/developerWorks; By Jeffrey Orloff (Posted by jmalasko on Nov 26, 2008 3:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: IBM, Linux
Although GNU/Linux has the reputation of being a more secure operating system than Microsoft Windows, you still need to secure the Linux desktop. This tutorial takes you through the steps of installing and configuring antivirus software, creating a backup-restore plan, and making practical use of a firewall.

Adobe Alchemy Creates Flash Applications with C and C++

  • Linux Pro Magazine; By Tim Schuermann (Posted by brittaw on Nov 26, 2008 2:40 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Adobe Systems has issued a prerelease version of project Alchemy, a small tool that compiles C and C++ code for programs running on ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM2). The idea is to expand the capabilities of Web applications running on Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR 1.5.

Fedora 10 released, brimming with new features

It's time for me to wear my special hat again. The Fedora developer community has announced the official release of Fedora 10, a new version of the popular open source Linux distribution. This release is a promising step forward for Fedora and it introduces some important new features and technologies that bring more robustness and usability to the desktop user experience. Fedora 10 is built on Linux kernel version 2.6.27, which was officially released in October. This version comes with improved compatibility for popular webcam devices and also includes the new Atheros ath9k wireless driver.

Breathing new life into those old Silicon Graphics machines

Silicon Graphics have always made great workstations. I’m not just talking about brutal 3D monsters that could apply video feeds as textures in real time (over a decade ago). The machines are responsive and balanced, and this makes them perfect for general desktop use. Annoyingly, too, as it means when I’m on the road and using my Macbook, I’m constantly frustrated by a gutless machine with a glitzy UI that gets in the way and slows things down. With IRIX officially dead, the Open Source community is the only place any sort of IRIX-related development is happening. The crew over at Nekochan have developed Nekoware, an entire distribution of Open Source apps ported to IRIX, tuned and optimised for MIPS.

The evolution of a Linux user

Not everyone who uses Linux today has done so because of carefully reasoning that it is a better operating system than the others on offer. People enter the Linux fold due to different reasons and those who stay there go through several stages of growth. This article has nothing to do with the person who takes careful stock of things and the migrates over after weighing carefully the pros and cons. It deals with the others.

Reducing IT Costs with Linux

With all of the talk these days about the desktop Linux taking on Windows in the enterprise sector, have you ever considered that with some simple compromises, using Linux desktops running different thin clients can work very well within the confines of what most businesses need? The real trick is ensuring that application functionality and familiarity remain intact. I believe there is such a tool that will allow this to happen – indeed, it has worked well for many computing environments already. Enter Thinstation

[Matt on Datamation? What has the world come to? And with picture too! - Sander]

GCC hacks in the Linux kernel

The Linux kernel uses several special capabilities of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) suite. These capabilities range from giving you shortcuts and simplifications to providing the compiler with hints for optimization. Discover some of these special GCC features and learn how to use them in the Linux kernel.

Fedora 10 Installation Guide

  • my-guides.net; By axel (Posted by axel on Nov 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Fedora
A tutorial for configuring you Fedora 10 Installation with all the basics a user might need. Learn how to configure extra Fedora repositories for video and audio codecs as long as Video card drivers. Instructions for Firefox, JAVA, Flash, KDE4 and many other applications.

TiddlyWiki derivatives help you get things done

TiddlyWiki excels at managing notes and text snippets, but can you tweak it for other uses? If you take a look at some applications based on TiddlyWiki, the answer appears to be a resounding yes. With TiddlyWiki derivatives, you can manage tasks, track projects, keep tabs on contacts, and organize book collections. Like the original TiddlyWiki, each derivative consists of a single HTML file which you have to download to your local hard disk. Open the downloaded file in a browser, and the TiddlyWiki-based tool is ready to go.

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