A Brief History of Computers and Free Software: Where Is the Money?
Free Software Magazine: "The business model may vary (revenues are generated by online advertising or by paying users), but the main concept is always the same: it needs to be online, it needs to be accessible, it needs to give something to the user, and it needs to look good. "
Installing Linux Apps: A Few Good Tips
Computerworld: "Under Linux, installing new applications isn't a particularly hard task, but installations do come in several different varieties, so it's worth understanding the differences and what you'll need to know to make them work."
Red Hat Gets Serious About Virtualization
Datamation: "Red Hat claims that with the acquisition it can deliver a comprehensive solution integrated with the operating system, while virtualization-only vendors cannot."
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Telecoms Networks - Carrier Grade Linux Comes of Age
ElectronicsWeekly.com: "The promise of Linux that is robust enough to be used in telecoms networks has been a long time coming, but the fourth generation of specifications for Carrier Grade Linux is now becoming well-established."
Transmeta, Chip Patents Up for Sale
internetnews.com: "Transmeta, the chip maker that once challenged Intel with its low-power x86-compatible processors and once employed Linux creator Linus Torvalds for some time, has put itself up for sale."
Never Installed a Firewall on Ubuntu? Try Firestarter
LinuxSecurity.com: "By the end of this article, the user will be able to install and configure Firestarter and will also be able to live a secure and healthy life ... over the internet."
Red Hat HPC Linux Cometh
The Inquirer: "Red Hat will announce its first high performance computing optimised distro, the Red Hat HPC on 7 October."
Gentoo Linux Cancels Distribution
internetnews.com: "But the news doesn't necessarily mean a setback for the project."
Red Hat: Go Support Yourselves, Fedora Users
The Register: "There is always a temptation to try to monetize the vast installed base of users who are making use of the so-called development or community editions of programs. But Red Hat isn't going for it."
Linux.com's Guide to the 2008 US Presidential Candidates
Linux.com: "As November's national election looms in the United States, voters can expect increasing coverage of the hot-button issues through the mainstream media and campaign ads. On issues important to the open source and free software communities, however, information is harder to come by."
31-year-old Texas Native Develops Solar Powered Wireless on Linux-based System
EMQ: "The router is to become part of a reliable Internet communications network connecting remote towns in developing countries."
Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Apple iPhone and Mac Will Lose
MacDailyNews: "Long term, he said, the battle will be between the Symbian OS (which is now open source), mobile versions of Linux and Windows Mobile."
Ten Amazingly Alternative Operating Systems
pingdom: "This post is about the desktop operating systems that fly under the radar of most people. We are definitely not talking about Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, or even BSD or Solaris."
Devil-Linux Distro Bundles Router/Firewall and Server in One Live CD
linux.com: "Devil-Linux might sound hellish for a Linux distribution, but this live CD offers many blessings for your server needs."
Richard Stallman Looks Back at 25 Years of the GNU Project
linux.com: "On September 27, 1983, Richard M. Stallman announced his intention to found the GNU project in order to build a free operating system. Now, 25 years later, the Free Software Foundation is marking the anniversary of the announcement with a month-long celebration."
SqueakNOS: Look Ma! No OS!
SqueakNOS is an old idea that has gotten the kiss of life again. Squeak is a Smalltalk system built by Alan Kay and SqueakNOS is an attempt to remove the OS underneath Squeak. You can download a VMWare playable image from their sourceforge website or you can get an iso and more details about SqueakNOS from here.
10 Alternative Operating Systems
"This post is about the desktop operating systems that fly under the radar of most people. We are definitely not talking about Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, or even BSD or Solaris. There are much less mainstream options out there for the OS-curious." Though the article doesn't go into much detail about the OSes, it is a good round up of some of the interesting candidates.
Cisco Patches Network Hardware
This week Cisco released twelve sets of security patches, eleven of which were to address security vulnerabilities in the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS), the OS that runs on most of its networking hardware.
The Five Best Desktop Linuxes You Haven't Tried
This article takes a look at five great but not very well-known desktop-focussed Linux distros, including SimplyMEPIS and Mint. It focuses on distros that are easy-to-use.
Engadget Reviews Apple's App Store Policies
The iPhone is revolutionizing the mobile computing market, largely on the strength of its "it just works" credentials. The availability of easily-downloaded apps from the app store is one of the iPhone's big strength. However, the app store has its dark side both for developers and users.
Big Money Joins Linux Foundation
Practical Technology: "... it should come as no surprise that the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has joined the Linux Foundation."
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