Linux

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 hour ago
ArsTechnica are reporting that a Linux developer has created a new kernel patch which could possibly allow the FAT filesystem on Linux without paying Microsoft licensing fees. ...

Source: digg.com --- 1 hour ago
To find out which OS will actually add pep to your low-cost, Atom-based netbook we loaded six different options on the same machine and performed a series of tests, looking at the interface, networking features, the browser and built-in apps, and how much customization you can do and ended up picking a clear winner. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 hour ago
Continuing to hold its place as leader of the pack, for a record-setting tenth consecutive time, an IBM system has achieved the number-one position in the ranking of the world's most powerful supercomputers. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 hour ago
Large enterprises are continuing to increase their investments in Linux on the mainframe as part of their efforts to deliver more value to the business while controlling IT costs, according to a recent study of large enterprises commissioned by CA, ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 1 hour ago
Centrify Corporation, a provider of Microsoft Active Directory-based, identity and access management and auditing solutions for non-Microsoft platforms, has introduced the Centrify Suite 2008 for Linux on IBM System z. The first Linux supported as a ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 2 hours ago
New commercial initiatives for cloud services will see both Red Hat and Ubuntu ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 4 hours ago
Interfaces and Performance Personal information managers (PIM) are the major influence on most people's opinion of a desktop. When you launch an application, the desktop is simply something to move past as quickly as possibly. ...

Source: lxer.com --- 5 hours ago
Adobe AIR is a technology that lets you run Internet applications on the desktop. With AIR you do not need a browser to run such desktop applications. This tutorial explains how you can install Adobe AIR 1.5.1 for Linux on an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop and how you can install AIR applications. ...

Source: lxer.com --- 7 hours ago
When it comes time to move from Windows to Linux, one of the first things you want to consider is what software you rely on in the Windows world, and what you're going to use in Linux. ...

Source: linuxtoday.com --- 7 hours ago
Microsoft Subnet Blog: "He seemed to think that much of the code in Linux belongs to Sun, and therefore will soon be owned by Oracle, who will turn around and use its so-called power to control Linux." ...

Source: linuxtoday.com --- 8 hours ago
TechRadar: "Ubuntu has to be doing something right. Ubuntu's biggest, and earliest, success has been in marketing itself. It's become a recognisable brand, not only in the Linux community, but in the wider non-technical world." ...

Source: slashdot.org --- 9 hours ago
Ars Technica is reporting that a new kernel patch may provide a workaround to allow use of Microsoft's FAT file system on Linux without paying licensing fees. "Andrew Tridgell, one of the lead developers behind the Samba project, published a patch last week that will alter the behavior of the Linux FAT implementation so that it will not generate both short and long filenames. In situations where the total filename fits within the 11-character limit, the filesystem will generate only a short name. When the filename exceeds that length, it will only generate a long name and will populate the short name value with 11 invalid characters so that it is ignored by the operating system." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...

Source: news.cnet.com --- 10 hours ago
Microsoft finally got around to substantiating its claims that Linux violates 235 Microsoft patents, and the Linux community quickly set to work coding around those claims. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 12 hours ago
Amazon is the first to a join a Red Hat cloud certification program, which has just been launched to ensure that Red Hat's enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure. ...

Source: digg.com --- 15 hours ago
A Linux developer has published a new kernel patch that provides a workaround to avoid Microsoft's patents on the FAT filesystem. The patch, which has undergone extensive legal review by patent lawyers, could make it possible to use FAT on Linux without having to pay licensing fees to Microsoft. ...

Source: lxer.com --- 15 hours ago
In many parts of the world, the power grid is shoddy, computers are scarce, and connectivity is even rarer. Thus, as with many other modern practices and technologies, populations are increasingly bifurcated into the "computing haves" and the "computing have-nots." But many are addressing the divide. SolarNetOne is a turnkey Internet hotspot—power, computers, and satellite uplink—you can install virtually anywhere, for less than the cost of a subcompact car. ...

Source: www.fayerwayer.com --- 3 hours ago
Hace poco les contamos sobre el caso de TomTom, una compañía fabricante de GPS que se vio involucrada en una disputa legal con Microsoft debido al uso del sistema operativo Linux con código que implementa una funcionalidad protegida por patentes del gigante informático. La funcionalidad específica se refiere a la creación de un nombre de archivo [...] ...

Source: www.fayerwayer.com --- 6 hours ago
Hace poco les contamos que Intel y Nokia comenzarían a trabajar en conjunto para mejorar los dispositivos móviles y la plataforma Linux para estos dispositivos. En este contexto aparece el anuncio del proyecto ConnMan (Connection Manager): Un gestor de conexiones de red que no ha pasado desapercibido en el mundo del código abierto, ya que [...] ...

Source: www.eweek.com --- 10 hours ago
Cisco's sleek new router gives cost-conscious business owners another option in the crowded (and competitive) Wireless-N level router market. - Networking and communications giant Cisco Systems announced an update to the Linux-powered WRT54GL router, the Linksys by Cisco WRT160NL Wireless-N router. The router is currently available and retails for $119.00. Among the features is Wireless-Ns Multiple in, Multiple Out Mimo t... ...

Source: www.itwire.com --- 14 hours ago
A Californian hospital is using Linux virtual desktops to provide patients with email and web access. ...