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Aug 1 2010
11:17am
Set up Ubuntu Lucid Server PV DomU at Xen 4.0 on top of opensuse 11.3
Install “kotd” (kernel of the day) via ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/kernel/kotd/openSUSE-11.3/x86_64/ kernel-xen-2.6.34.1-0.0.19.40d88ce.x86_64.rpm ( supporting udev 157). Next step supposed to be is to upgrade Xen 4.0 to support Lucid Grub2 syntax.... more
Aug 1 2010
9:26am
Is OpenSolaris About To Be Forked As Illumos?
There are still a few weeks left before the deadline that demands Oracle appoint a community liaison for their OpenSolaris operating system that is capable of communicating their future intentions to the OpenSolaris community (like where the hell is ... more
Aug 1 2010
8:29am
Pinguy OS - Ubuntu After A Week Of Customizations [Review]
Pinguy OS is a remastered Ubuntu with a lot of useful default applications - great for those who don't like to do a lot of tweaking and want an OS that "just works". Pinguy OS doesn't rebrand Ubuntu, so you'll have the same Plymouth theme, the Ubuntu... more
Aug 1 2010
12:13am
This week at LWN: Adding periods to SCHED_DEADLINE
The Linux scheduler, in both the mainline and realtime versions, provides a couple of scheduling classes for realtime tasks. These classes implement the classic POSIX priority-based semantics, wherein the highest-priority runnable task is guaranteed ... more
Jul 31 2010
11:16pm
5 of the Best Free Linux Educational Music Software
Music education is a field of study connected with the learning and teaching of music. Music is an essential part of the fabric of our society, and the intrinsic value of music is widely recognized. Human culture uses music to carry forward its ideas and ideals.... more
Jul 31 2010
10:19pm
Mozilla Employee Hacks into Black Hat Video Stream
The Black Hat security conference attracts the creme de la creme of the security industry. This year the organizers even offered a paid live stream for those unable to make the trip to Vegas. Called Black Hat Uplink, the service carried a $395 price ... more
Jul 31 2010
9:03pm
Mobile Linux software pioneer goes all out for Android
Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free "Graffiti" handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments. Meanwhile, Access' IP Infusi... more
Jul 31 2010
8:06pm
Use your Android Phone as a Wireless Hotspot (Rooted Phones Only)
We have recently covered how to use your Android phone to access the internet on your computer. This process is known as tethering. By connecting your phone, via a USB cable, to your computer you are able to use the phone’s data connection to brows... more
Jul 31 2010
7:09pm
opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM Quarterly Update
In this quarterly update, the project manager of opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM discusses recent changes to make opentaps easier to set up, configure, and customize.... more
Jul 31 2010
6:11pm
GNOME Census: Who writes GNOME?
Nearly Consulting, which specialises in community relations and free software strategy, has published the results of its GNOME Census. According to Nearly Consulting founder Dave Neary, the census report analyses how developers participate in the GNO... more
Jul 31 2010
5:14pm
Ubuntu Empire Strikes Back
The old "Ubuntu doesn't contribute back" argument cropped up again when Dave Neary released a report of the talk he gave at GUADEC on the contributions made to the GNOME desktop environment. He found that Red Hat and Novell contributed the most and t... more
Jul 31 2010
4:17pm
NVIDIA's Dead Open-Source Driver Gets Updated
Back in March an announcement came out of NVIDIA as they were getting ready to launch the GeForce GTX 400 "Fermi" graphics cards that they would be dropping support for the xf86-video-nv driver. The xf86-video-nv driver really didn't provide much of ... more
Jul 31 2010
3:20pm
YAFFS2: Yet Another Flash File System
As Linux has become more widely used in embedded systems, the number of file systems which work directly with the flash storage (i.e. via MTD device as opposed to some block device hardware emulation layer such as the one present on most DiskOnKey de... more
Jul 31 2010
1:26pm
Ubuntu, the Bad Selfish Linux
In my grumpier moments their relentlessly positive, cult-like Kumbaya-or-else approach makes me want to turn the hose on them. But I don't remember them attacking anyone else the way they've been attacked.... more
Jul 31 2010
12:35pm
Setting Up OpenVPN on a DD-WRT Router, Part 2
This is the second installment of a two-part series on setting up the OpenVPN server on DD-WRT router firmware. This is a great way to set up secure connections to your network for road-warriors or to remotely connect offices. This a cost-effective s... more
Jul 31 2010
11:38am
Sum 41 doesn't like Facebook
"Popular Canadian rock band 'Sum 41', doesn't like Facebook perhaps for technical and practical reasons, not really political reasons, but it's still awesome."... more
Jul 31 2010
10:41am
Mapping Startup CloudMade Raises $12.3M
Steve Coast, a cofounder of the Menlo Park, Calif.-based company founded the OpenStreetMap community mapping project in 2004, and CloudMade draws its data from OpenStreetMap. Through application programming interfaces and other tools, CloudMade helps... more
Jul 31 2010
9:44am
Open Source Toolchains for Linux Systems Administrators
Two of the most notable trends in systems management are DevOps and the related and partially redundant Agile Operations movement. These initiatives are popular in many Web 2.0 and cloud computing oriented companies like Twitter, Google, Yahoo! and F... more
Jul 31 2010
8:47am
Android Wallpaper Apps Falsely Accused of Stealing Sensitive User Data [FUD]
A recent VentureBeat article put the blogosphere and smartphone industry on its heels when a reported score of wallpaper Android apps were accused of being malicious by mobile security software maker Lookout at a Blackhat 2010 hackers conference. We ... more
Jul 31 2010
7:49am
Desktop Summit 2011 Announced
GNOME and KDE are teaming up again to host the 2011 Desktop Summit in Berlin, Germany. Due to the success of the 2009 Desktop Summit the projects will co-locate GUADEC and Akademy once again in August, 2011 for the largest free software desktop event... more