Author: JT Smith
From The Register: Two Chinese Linux distributions have been developed with government support: Red Flag Linux and Tom Linux.
Category:
- Linux
The danger of script kiddies
Author: JT Smith
From Linuxtoday.com: “Script kiddies can have a much greater capability for causing problems then their skills alone would indicate.”
Category:
- Linux
Puerto Rico’s first Linux installfest
Author: JT Smith
From Linuxpr.com: The Linux Community in Puerto Rico will have a first-time opportunity to get Linux installed for free.
Linux devotees seek beer and hiking
Author: JT Smith
From WSJ.com: Over the past week, the self-described geeks of the Linuxbierwanderung, or Linux Beer Hike, met to celebrate the Internet culture based around open-source software.
Category:
- Linux
IBM taps Linux for watch, supercomputer
Author: JT Smith
From CNET.com: IBM researchers have crammed Linux into a wristwatch to test the limits of the operating system and explore ways people can
interact with tiny computing devices.
interact with tiny computing devices.
Category:
- Linux
Straight outta Seattle: Redmond Linux
Author: JT Smith
From Linuxtoday.com: Ever wondered what a Seattle-flavored Linux distro looks like? The Redmond Linux project could give us a clue.
Category:
- Linux
Linux Magazine: Q and A with MandrakeSoft’s new CEO
Author: JT Smith
From Linuxtoday.com: Poole: “We have a disadvantage in that we’re a follower, but we have an advantage in that we’re smaller.”
Category:
- Open Source
Apache on verge of major revision
Author: JT Smith
CNET.com writes: “Web server software Apache, a stalwart in the open-source software movement, is about to get a major overhaul–in the making since 1997.”
Category:
- Open Source
Sun moves closer to embracing open source
Author: JT Smith
From Linuxtoday.com: Sun, by working with Linuxcare, is now delivering GPL source code for drivers for its data storage devices.
Category:
- Open Source
Running Linux under FreeBSD
Author: JT Smith
From BSDToday.com: Clifford Smith explains the basics of installing, using and troubleshooting FreeBSD’s Linux program compatibility.
Category:
- Linux