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Linux : Articles : Why Install Linux on Your Mac?
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 06:07:39[PM] UTC )
Yeah, why? Your typical modern Mac comes with all the Unixy goodness you could ever need, right? But there are a bunch of Linux PPC distributions that you can, if you feel the need, install on your Apple hardware.

Linux : Articles : Linux MIDI: A Brief Survey, Part 2
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 05:52:01[PM] UTC )
In part two of this ever-expanding MIDI series, a look at various sequencers, from Rosegarden to seq24.

Linux : Opinions : New Linuxes, Old Problems
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 05:51:32[PM] UTC )
Several new distributions make communicating with a Windows network more difficult than it should be.

Linux : Howtos : Monitoring access to Squid Server
Posted: ( Sat 18th Dec 2004 05:35:06[PM] UTC )
There are many forms for analyze of logs generated by the SQUID, Will be boarded five forms of verification: On-line, for line of command and manual verification through the tools Sarg, Webalizer, Calamaris and Squid-Graph.With the Sarg it is possible to follow with more details the accesses of the users, sees an example as the Sarg generates reports, is possible to configure the Sarg in some languages, trought the archive of configuration /etc/sarg/sarg.conf, the configuration of the Sarg is simple and easy. Read Article

Linux : Articles : An introduction to Linux sound systems and APIs
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 04:28:31[AM] UTC )
When coding a program, one of the best ways to show users that an event has happened is to produce sounds. That's why sound is now present in almost every program. Every operating system has different sound systems and APIs to access the sound card, so that no low-level coding is required to use the sound device. Programmers have many different choices concerning which system to use, especially under Linux -- and maybe that's the problem. This article will illustrate free sound architectures under Linux, as well as the different interfaces a programmer can use.

Linux : Articles : 'Independent' report used MS-sourced data to trash OSS
Posted: ( Sun 12th Sep 2004 04:28:31[AM] UTC )
When Microsoft announced victory in its battle with open source for the hearts, minds and wallets of Newham council last month, the press naturally asked to see the report Newham's decision was allegedly based on. Er, yes, the report would be forthcoming, we were told. So we gave it a few days, and asked again. And again. And again. But mysteriously, although Microsoft executives are prepared to shout from the rafters about what's in the report, the report itself never seems to arrive.

Linux : Howtos : Building a Linux Media PCBuilding a Linux Media PC
Posted: ( Mon 28th Jun 2004 04:23:21[PM] UTC )
In this article I'm going to look at a particular sort of setup of a Linux home theatre PC ? one where the primary consideration is space. Suppose you have a small studio apartment, or a bedroom or study where you want to work on your computer, watch movies and TV, and play music and maybe games as well.

Linux : Articles : Eclipse Goes Native
Posted: ( Mon 28th Jun 2004 04:20:24[PM] UTC )
Red Hat's Eclipse Engineering team has freed the popular integrated development environment from its ties to a proprietary Java Virtual Machine.

main : Articles : An open-source shot in the arm?
Posted: ( Mon 28th Jun 2004 04:20:24[PM] UTC )
Medicine: The open-source model is a good way to produce software, as the example of Linux shows. Could the same collaborative approach now revitalise medical research too?

Linux : Opinions : Linux vs. Apple: An Uncomfortable Battle
Posted: ( Thu 17th Jun 2004 04:15:56[PM] UTC )
Linux represents a threat and an opportunity for every software and hardware company. Apple is once again at the crossroads. While it will take a couple of years before we know whether the company will make the right choice, one thing is clear: Apple's path is about to become vastly more interesting.

Linux : Howtos : Reboot Linux faster using kexecr using kexec
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:21:22[PM] UTC )
Even if your work doesn't require you to reboot your Linux machine several times a day, waiting for a system to reboot can be a real drag. Enter kexec. Essentially, kexec is a fast reboot feature that lets you reboot to a new Linux kernel -- without having to go through a bootloader.

Linux : Interviews : SuSE CTO: Novell gives Linux 'muscle'
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:19:58[PM] UTC )
Novell Inc. is banking its re-entry into the consciousness of IT shops on Linux. Through its acquisitions of Ximian and SuSE Linux AG last year, Novell is working hard to regain its stature as a major technology player. In this interview, SuSE chief technology officer Juergen Geck touches on Novell's Linux strategy, starting with its recent release of the YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) management tool to open source, his thoughts on back-porting features from the 2.6 kernel and SuSE's product road map for the rest of 2004.

OpenBSD : Interviews : OpenBSD PF Developer Interview
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:19:58[PM] UTC )
OpenBSD's PF packet filter has grown in power and appeal since its introduction in OpenBSD 3.0. With the imminent release of OpenBSD 3.5, Federico Biancuzzi interviewed several leading OpenBSD developers for their thoughts on PF and new features.

Linux : Interviews : Linux For Everyone: From Servers To Desktops
Posted: ( Mon 31st May 2004 05:19:58[PM] UTC )
With a stream of Linux based desktop alternatives flooding the market, the battle against software giant Microsoft has reached higher ground. The latest entrant, a company called Everyone's Linux (ELX), is all set to launch its product range in India, with a radically different mantra - "If you cant beat them with innovation, ape them." Interestingly, the Hyderabad based company has recently appointed ex-SCO employee Manojit Majumdar to spearhead its sales effort in the country.

Linux : Opinions : Red Hat: Open source GFS
Posted: ( Fri 30th Apr 2004 07:17:58[AM] UTC )
Global File System (GFS) is a cluster file-system for operating system distributions based on the Linux kernel. It is used as a shared file-system commonly on share-accessible block storage such as fibre-channel, shared SCSI, iSCSI and FireWire (IEEE 1394) devices. Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is a Linux kernel component and a set of user-land utilities which allow a system-administrator to group physical block storage devices into logical storage pools and create logical block-storage volumes out of them which are more wieldable and manageable and provide some useful features over the partition approach.