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How to burn CDs in Linux

Author: JT Smith

CD burning in Linux OSFAQ tutorial targeting Red Hat v6.2 distribution, but the basic concepts should work on other distributions.

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  • Linux

Covalent mixes proprietary and open source software

Author: JT Smith

Covalent’s message to ApacheCon attendees, reports Upside Today: Proprietary software tools
mixed with open source platforms are the way to go
in today’s marketplace.

Category:

  • Open Source

Is XML all it’s cracked up to be? Not yet.

Author: JT Smith

“With widespread praise and
support from big-name vendors such as Microsoft and
Oracle, XML is unlikely to be overlooked by others. The
question is, should it be?” asks ZDNet eWEEK.

Another crack in the SDMI wall

Author: JT Smith

Salon Technology reports, a coalition of cryptography and
watermarking researchers from Princeton University, Xerox
PARC and Rice University claims to have successfully
defeated a music protection system proposed by the Secure
Digital Music Initiative (SDMI).

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  • Linux

Requirements elicitation in open source projects

Author: JT Smith

This CrossTalk, The Journal of Defense Software
Engineering, article concludes
, “Requirements elicitation is a necessary part of all software projects when
there is a possible misunderstanding between the customer and the developer.
The open-source community has never used any of these in the past, but is
rapidly approaching the time when they will be essential.”

Category:

  • Open Source

Voice-over-IP for Linux

Author: JT Smith

Linux.com article reviews six, Speak Freely, Gphone, Freewebfone, Efone, phone and erikyyyphone, free and open source voice-over-IP solutions for Linux.

Amiga unveils next-gen hardware spec

Author: JT Smith

The Register reports that Amiga re-introduced the computer that bears its name after years of
focusing solely on software. It also announced the platform’s first
licensee.

IBM unveils new server appliances

Author: JT Smith

Server appliances are special-purpose computers that handle network jobs such as encrypting
communications, storing files or sending streams of video. They’re designed to be cheaper, easier to use,
or more powerful than their general-purpose brethren. From CNETnews.com.

Category:

  • Unix

Can sci-fi sell high tech?

Author: JT Smith

Wired.com reports: An Austin, Texas company is creating a new sci-fi webzine as a recruiting tool for tech workers. Will it really lure geeks?

Category:

  • Linux

High-Speed chip advances pose testing risks

Author: JT Smith

Microprocessors giants such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have been performing a risky technological high-wire act ever since their chips — some as fast as 1GHz — began exceeding the system bus speed, according to several industry experts. PCWorld.com reports.

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  • Unix