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Centralized access with iSCSI wraps it up: Open source SANs, part 4

September 06, 2008 (2:00:00 PM) - 3 hours, 11 minutes ago

Our expert explains how to configure an internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) on an open source storage area network.

Linux in U.S. Schools: Why the Resistance?

September 06, 2008 (10:00:00 AM) - 7 hours, 11 minutes ago

I hear the statement above almost everyday. What makes the statement so ridiculous is that it is completely inaccurate 99 percent of the time. Normally I would dismiss this as the loss of the person or the business that has opted to limit their horizons with their platform decisions, but when I hear this coming from schools...I find myself shaking my head in complete disbelief.

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First $100 laptop runs Linux

September 06, 2008 (6:00:00 AM) - 11 hours, 11 minutes ago

In October, Shenzhen China-based HiVision will ship a MIPs-based Linux mini-notebook for $98. The company is currently offering a similar machine for $120, according to a video blog report from the Internationale Funkausstellunga (IFA) consumer electronics show in Berlin this week.

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"Free the Penguins" Initiative Brings Next Generation of Desktop Virtualization to Schools

September 06, 2008 (6:00:00 AM) - 11 hours, 11 minutes ago

Education institutions looking for a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to stand-alone Windows desktops can now deploy their first 30-station computer lab or classroom free of charge.

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First Linux on Everest

September 06, 2008 (2:00:00 AM) - 15 hours, 11 minutes ago

Linux thin client specialist Igel has created a Linux operating system image for a rugged panel PC designed for vehicle-mounted and industrial applications. The Igel-5310 LX Premium Image works with Glacier's Everest PC (pictured), available with a 600 MHz Celeron or 1.4GHz Pentium M processor.

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Dell ships Ubuntu- and Atom-based netbook

September 05, 2008 (10:00:00 PM) - 19 hours, 11 minutes ago

Dell announced its first netbook, a $350 Intel Atom-based model loaded with Ubuntu Linux 8.04. The Inspiron Mini 9 offers a 1.6GHz Atom N270, up to 1GB SDRAM, an 8.9-inch, 1024 X 600 display, three USB ports, Ethernet, and a 4GB solid-state drive.

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Where do community managers fit?

September 05, 2008 (9:30:00 PM) - 19 hours, 41 minutes ago

Our good friend Joe Brockmeier, community manager for openSUSE, has just started blogging for ZDnet. In one of his inaugural posts, he ruminates over where a community manager belongs in corporate structure: engineering or marketing? His post was in response to Stormy Peters, who thinks the support team is a good place. As a fellow community manager, these posts are a fantastic opportunity for me to talk about a subject that’s near and dear to me: me.

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Red Hat Bets on Startup to Shake Up Virtualization

September 05, 2008 (9:00:00 PM) - 20 hours, 11 minutes ago

Linux vendor Red Hat is upping the ante in the virtualization market today with the $107 million dollar cash acquisition of privately held virtualization vendor Qumranet.

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What's Coming in Ubuntu 8.10?

September 05, 2008 (8:30:00 PM) - 20 hours, 41 minutes ago

The next Ubuntu release is already around the corner. Only two more months, and the next tidal wave of brown 2 paragraph reviews will be upon us. PolishLinux decided that they'd be ahead of the pack, by taking a look at what Ubuntu 8.10 looks like right now, and what new features it brings. Of course, many of these features come from upstream, and will find their way into other distributions as well - or are already there.

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Dell will continue to offer the Microsoft Windows XP operating system to customers beyond the June 30th deadline

September 05, 2008 (8:00:00 PM) - 21 hours, 11 minutes ago

Dell will continue to offer the Microsoft Windows XP operating system to customers beyond the June 30th deadline.

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Kick Linux To The Curb?

September 05, 2008 (7:30:00 PM) - 21 hours, 41 minutes ago

Recently I found myself presented with the possibility of switching to Apple's OS X. Keeping in mind that I already have a Mac in our home in the form of my wife's computer, the idea of me using it did get me thinking. What would it take for me to completely abandon Linux and return to the world of closed source operating systems?

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Open Source Software: Your Company's Legal Risks

September 05, 2008 (7:00:00 PM) - 22 hours, 11 minutes ago

Open source software is a convenient way for developers to build solutions. However, if your company plans to distribute that software, a recent ruling makes it clear that failing to follow the open source license could put you in jeopardy of a copyright claim, according to Michael P. Bennett and Katherine K. Ivers of the Wildman Harrold law firm.

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My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

September 05, 2008 (6:30:00 PM) - 22 hours, 41 minutes ago

My first Linux laptop is the ASUS EeePC. This is a sweet machine in many ways. It boots up very quickly. All its functions are accessed through icons so you need know nothing. All its software is pre-installed so you need to do nothing.

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Ubuntu Linux Netbooks: What Dell Can Learn From ZaReason

September 05, 2008 (6:00:00 PM) - 23 hours, 11 minutes ago

Dell Mini 9 Netbook Runs Ubuntu LinuxDell’s new sub-notebook, the Inspiron Mini 9 Netbook, is the latest vote of confidence for Ubuntu Linux in the desktop and mobile markets. I’m genuinely impressed with Dell’s commitment to Ubuntu. But Dell can learn two key lessons from ZaReason, a small PC maker that specializes in Ubuntu systems.

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Sorting Perl Lists And Removing Duplicates On Linux Or Unix

September 05, 2008 (5:30:00 PM) - 23 hours, 41 minutes ago

This may be the first time I've run a series of posts where the topic was different every step of the way. That's a good thing, because I get just as bored as anyone else reading about the same thing over and over ;) So, following in the footsteps of our posts on Number Pools And Guaranteed Combinations Within Fixed Lists and Perl List Permutations, we'll move straight ahead to the next logical step, which is almost an entirely different subject altogether. I will however, reiterate (repeat again... sorry, one of my idiosyncrasies ;) our Objective in this whole exercise (Skip to the next paragraph if you feel I've done this sentence to death ;) : Given a Number Pool of "x through y," create the maximum possible Fixed List Length variations of our Fixed List that contain some variation of our Guaranteed Combination, without any duplication (i.e. 1, 2, 3 is equal to 2, 3, 1 and would only count as one match), and return the results.

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Windows Guy Tries Open Suse 11

September 05, 2008 (5:00:00 PM) - 1 day ago

I’m a Windows Guy. I work on a Windows network for a living. I’ve been a network engineer for over a decade. It’s not that I’m opposed to Linux or OSX, I’m just more familiar with XP and Vista so I tend to use it for everything. Some of you might be laughing already, but I like Windows. It gets the job done for me and for millions of other people. It’s fairly easy to use, fairly easy to upgrade with new hard ware, there is a plethora of software and I can do all the things I want to do on it.

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Amazon to sell laptops from foundation

September 05, 2008 (4:30:00 PM) - 1 day ago

Low-cost laptops from the One Laptop Per Child Foundation of Cambridge will go on sale at Amazon.com this holiday season, making the $200 computers available for the first time through a retail store.

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BasKet - opensource note pad for openSUSE

September 05, 2008 (4:00:00 PM) - 1 day, 1 hour ago

BasKet Note Pads is a free opensource notepad/scrible pad software for Linux. BasKet can be used as a manual clipboard. This means that you can drop files of all kinds inside. They can be grouped in different tabs. BasKet is very simple to use and easy to differentiate between notes by setting tags, priorities and flags.

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Do you want a notebook with that order?

September 05, 2008 (3:30:00 PM) - 1 day, 1 hour ago

I know some of you really, really wanted Dell's first mini-notebook to have a price-tag of $299 and you're down because the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 starts at $349 with Ubuntu Linux or $399 with Windows XP. Well, just wait, you're soon going to be able to get it for even cheaper with a 3G or Wi-Fi contract.

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