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Microsoft and peripheral and tablet maker I-O Data Device have renewed and extended their patent agreement to cover various I-O Data Linux and Android devices.

In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Kanboard on a CentOS 7 VPS with MariaDB, PHP-FPM 5.6 and Nginx. Kanboard is a PHP open source project management software that use the Kanban methodology. Kanboard focus on simplicity and minimalism and it is designed for small teams. This guide should work on other Linux VPS systems as well but was tested and written for CentOS 7 VPS.

To access to most accounts online and on computer systems, users authenticate their identity by logging in with a password. People are asked to do the Herculean task of coming up with unique long and complex passwords for each account, committing them all to memory, and then changing them frequently.

The Manajro Linux distribution is now at its 15.09 milestone, providing a new graphical installer called 'Calmares.' Beyond the typical suite of open-source tools in many Linux distributions, Majaro developers emphasize the broad support for multiple Linux kernels in the 15.09 release.

Manjaro Linux 15.09, codenamed Bellatrix has been released with some tweaks into the graphical and terminal installer. The release makes it easier to install Manjaro on your system. Also the latest apps have been included in the Bellatrix. The Manjaro is easy to use Linux distribution, so give it a try from 15.09 with easy to install graphical interface.

Canonical is making some changes to the way micro-updates are being handled for all the Ubuntu branches, which should make the distribution a lot more flexible.

Lighttpd is a secure, fast, standards-compliant web server designed for speed-critical environments. This tutorial shows how you can install Lighttpd on an Ubuntu 15.04 server with PHP support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites. I use PHP-FPM in this tutorial instead of Lighttpd's spawn-fcgi.

C.H.I.P., a $9 mini computer (with full Linux capability and WiFi connectivity), was met with a great response when it launched on Kickstarter earlier this year, more than quadrupling its original fundraising goal of $50,000.  read more

Microsoft has partnered with Hortonworks and Canonical to launch a big data solution – Azure HDInsight -- which is a Hadoop managed service in the cloud.

The privacy implications of Windows 10 and its data collection have been a talking point since the operating system was released. And today, Microsoft published a response of sorts.

When we first introduce Linux to a new user, whether child or adult, we take our time with the introductory stuff. The file system itself is a sticking point with many new Linux users. The ever-present “My Documents” isn’t to be found. Instead, they have their “Home” folder. Now, that’s easy enough to explain. In fact, we show them just how much easier their file system is for them under Linux.

My Linux story begins like that of so many others—with an old computer and a desire to tinker. read more

How to configure NFS Server and Client Configuration on Ubuntu 15.04

In this exclusive interview with Chris Aniszczyk, the Head of Open Source at Twitter explains how company engineers are working on open source technologies internally and contributing to a range of community projects. Learn more about open source at Twitter in Chris's talk at All Things Open. read more

QMole brings Linux software to iPhone and iPad; introduces a Linux desktop system with GTK, Fox and parts of Gnome to iOS. Everybody built a variant of Linux, here's the one for everyone's pocket !

I've been using Linux and Unix desktops for decades, but I know they'll never be popular -- though not for the reasons you might imagine.

The Raspbian developers have just updated their Linux distribution, and it's now based on Debian 8 "Jessie," the latest stable version available right now.

The GNOME 3.18 Linux desktop, released Sept. 23, offers a milestone feature update. Code-named Gothenburg, the new open-source desktop environment benefits from 25,112 changes from 772 contributors.

Peter Buonora explains how enterprise architects work with IT to drive business results.