How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu

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May 10, 2013

How To Configure Apache To Use Radius For WiKID Two-Factor Authentication On Ubuntu

This document describes how to add WiKID two-factor authentication to Apache 2.x using mod_auth_radius on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise. It is recommended that you consider using mutual https authentication for web applications that are worthy of two-factor authentication. Strong mutual authentication means that the targeted website is authenticated to the user in some cryptographically secure manner, thwarting most man-in-the-middle attacks. The use of cryptography is key. While some sites use an image in an attempt to validate a server, it should be noted that any man-in-the-middle could simply replay such an image.

Microsoft Office Web Applications Arrive for Android

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OStatic

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May 10, 2013

Over at Microsoft, Office applications now make up a huge part of the company’s revenues. In fact, as I noted recently, Office and server sales were the drivers of Microsoft’s recent strong earnings report. Fans of LibreOffice and Office may resent it, but the fact is that Microsoft Office and the company’s proprietary file formats have a stranglehold on enterprise application users.

The good news, though, is that Microsoft is starting to display a more ecumenical attitude toward open, non-Microsoft platforms. Just this week, the company announced that users of Android tablets will be able to run Office Web Apps seamlessly. Among other things, that could make enterprises running Microsoft’s tools more friendly toward Android devices.

No Open Source Project Should Be an Island

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OStatic

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May 10, 2013

Here on OStatic, we’ve frequently debated whether fragmentation is good for open source projects, or not so good. We’ve published posts arguing that centralized management of open source projects and documentation could have big benefits for users, and we’ve run many posts on successful forks of open source projects.

When the topic of fragmentation comes up, people often gravitate toward arguments surrounding how centralized funding could advance many open source projects, or how centralized marketing efforts could. But what about development? Recently, at the Libre Graphics Meeting in Madrid, the developers of GIMP, MyPaint and many other free graphics applications got together and talked about an important topic: how to work together better.

A Proposal for an Always-Releasable Debian

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LWN

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May 10, 2013

Lars Wirzenius and Russ Allbery have posted an essay calling for changes in how the Debian release cycle works; it is mostly aimed at reducing the length of freezes to something close to zero. “The fundamental change is to start keeping our “testing” branch as close to releasable as possible, at all times. For individual projects, this corresponds to keeping the master or trunk branch in version control ready to be released. Practitioners of agile development models, for example, do this quite successfully, by applying continuous integration, automatic testing, and by having a development culture that if there’s a severe bug in master, fixing that gets highest priority.“

Intel Releases OpenCL SDK for Linux

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The H

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May 10, 2013

The Intel SDK for OpenCL Applications XE 2013 enables developers to use the latest version of the vendor-independent language specification under Xeon Phi coprocessors.

Why Apple Should Develop Android Apps

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CNET

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May 10, 2013

Apple’s app ecosystem remains a closed loop, Apple-only affair. But it’s in the company’s interest to change that. [Read more]

Winston Saunders on Exascalar and Cost-effective HPC

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insideHPC

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May 10, 2013

Over at the Intel Datastack Blog, Winston Saunders writes considering the rapidly expanding efficiency and performance capability of supercomputing systems, it may be time to upgrade just for the electricity savings alone.

FOSS Knowledge, Part 2: Common Misunderstandings and Blind Spots

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Wazi

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May 10, 2013

In my last post, I discussed where we came from and where we are now in regards to knowledge and understanding of open source software and licenses. I talked about how, not too long ago, there seemed to be a fair amount of denial when it came to the use of open source software in the enterprise. Today, open source software has garnered enough attention that the term “open source” is found far outside the software world. Yet, misconceptions and misunderstandings prevail. Why? How did we get here? And how do we get to the point where there is accurate and consistent knowledge around FOSS? More specifically, how do we get to a point where FOSS use in the enterprise incorporates a thorough and appropriate understanding that backs a FOSS policy that is tailored to the realities and practicalities of that particular business?

Two Open Data Centers at Facebook

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OpenSource.com

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May 10, 2013

Today, the many in the world focus on making things as environmentally-friendly as possible to reduce the negative impact daily life has on the environment to protect it for future generations. This includes major corporations, such as Facebook.

Facebook is at the forefront of creating greener ways to operate their servers that contain everything that makes the website run for its millions of users. With their state-of-the-art open source data centers, they are helping companies around the world match their stride.

Install and Access Facebook Messenger on Linux Desktop

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Tecmint

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May 10, 2013

linuxmessenger app is a “Facebook-like” client for Linux desktop was written in Python language. It allows you to login to your Facebook account right from the command line without installing it on your system and have chat with your loved ones with much a like a Facebook interface. If…