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Last December I blogged about some uproar Linux creator Linus Torvalds had caused by posting on the gnome.org Usability list his extreme dislike for the direction the Gnome developers had taken with the UI.

Four years ago, Microsoft laid out an ambitious plan for building an NGSCB (Next-Generation Secure Computing Base). NGSCB was to be a trusted computing environment extending from motherboard-embedded security chips, through the Windows kernel and out to the application windows and input peripherals with which users interact with the system. As a major player in the server space, Microsoft should offer the sort of mandatory access controls we're beginning to see in Linux and Solaris. For now, though, the bulk of Microsoft's privilege management is centered on the desktop.

Opinion: Could a Red Hat or Novell somehow take over Linux and become like Microsoft? The answer is no. NO, with a capital"N" and"O."

AT&T, HP, IBM, Intel and leading venture capitalists support OpenClovis SoftwareProject to accelerate industry shift to COTS hardware and software...

Motorola is aiming to take mobile Java to the next level by embracing open sourcing. The company believes an open source approach will speed development time and drive innovation.

LINUX IS OFF killing Window's global domination thanks to its growing influence in data centres, according to analyst outfit Quocirca.

Search engines deliver links to dangerous websites that download spyware and adware to visitors' PCs, exploit security vulnerabilities and attempt to scam users and include them in spam lists, a study has found.

Open source is now seeping into the application lifecycle management space. Mergere Inc is launching Maestro, packaging open source distributions of the Apache Maven, the Java-based built utility, and Apache Continuum, a Java software project management tool.

LynuxWorks to Provide DO-178B Certifiable ARINC-653 and POSIX Conformant RTOS for Safety-Critical, Multi-Role Stealth Fighter

Startup Ajax13 is looking to do to Linux what Microsoft is doing to Windows - dissolve the operating system into the web.

  LXer Feature: 15-May-06

When I first discovered GNU/Linux, all I knew was that I could have an operating system, office suite, and use the Internet - all for the cost of a book. I thought that everyone should know about this "Linux" stuff. I Initially found all this "free as in freedom, not free beer" stuff confusing. Eventually, though, I came to see how Free Software philosophy impacted my computing experience.

SmartyHost has admitted to teething problems in the migration of its datacenter facilities from Primus to Optus. Originally announced in April as a way to improve its quality of service, the Australian web-hosting company began its migration last Wednesday. Ever since, SmartyHost has been beset with complaints on broadband community site, Whirpool.net.au.

This is the first in a series of tips on how to use Nmap in an enterprise network environment.

Arguing for an increase in your IT security budget is often an arduous task, so many administrators turn to free open source tools to help get the job done. But how can they rely on tools with no commercial support and that never get past the beta version? Well, if you think like that, you need to think again.

More proprietary vendors are offering free versions of their products or open sourcing parts or all of their base products. What should IT managers know about this trend?

User Level: Beginner to intermediate

A better CD encoder (abcde) is a console-based utility that grabs tracks off audio CDs and converts them to MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and other formats using backend programs such as cdparanoia and cdda2wav for grabbing tracks, and oggenc and lame for encoding them.

Looks to take on the big boys in EIM

At Business Objects' European User Conference in Cannes, the main emphasis was on encouraging users to migrate to BusinessObjects XI Release 2. However, from my perspective, what was most interesting was the announcement of EIM (enterprise information management), though there was also some Crystal stuff of note.…

Linux and other UNIX like operating systems offer strong file permissions and POSIX ACL (access control list) concept in computer security used to enforce privilege separation.
However, none of them offers a password to protect files. This article explains howto use GNU gpg (GNU Privacy Guard) encryption and signing tool or mcrypt command to encrypt or decrypt files with a password with open source cryptographic software.

Symantec executives used their Vision 2006 customer conference to tout the breadth of the company's data center management offerings made possible by last year's acquisition of Veritas. In unveiling new storage and server management products under its Data Center Foundation label, Symantec is in an increasingly strong position to woo customers from competitors that include IBM, EMC, HP, CA and dozens of smaller vendors.

INTEL Corporation and Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source to the enterprise, have announced the creation of a global program to help customers plan for, accelerate and optimise their deployments of Linux solutions.

OpenLogic Inc. is looking answer its' customers' demand for enterprise-level support for open source products.