Digg - Linux

OpenMoko FreeRunner Linux phone to launch on July 4OpenMoko has announced plans to launch the Linux-based FreeRunner mobile phone on July 4. The highly-anticipated open source handset will be distributed through OpenMoko's web-based store and will begin shipping on July 7. The FreeRunner will also be available from several vendors in Europe and India.
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:50 pm

Playable demo of first Blender Open Game released!Blender's first open game, codename "Apricot" and featuring the characters from Blender's open movie "Big Buck Bunny", is making great strides forward, with the first playable demo now released to the public.
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:50 pm

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 Screenshot TourEven if there aren't big changes compared to the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, released on April 24th, 2008, the Alpha 1 of Intrepid brings a brand new theme, completely redesigned, which in time will become what everyone was expecting.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 pm

Firefox Goes MobileMozilla's chairman explains why mobile devices need an open-source browser.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:20 pm

Graphics board vendor touts faster Linux driversAMD has released faster new ATI Catalyst drivers for Linux customers of its ATI FireGL professional graphics cards. The 8.49.7 Linux driver provides 33 percent faster OpenGL performance than the previous driver, claims the company.
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:30 am

10 Best Hacking and Security Software Tools for LinuxLinux is a hacker’s dream computer operating system. It supports tons of tools and utilities for cracking passwords, scanning network vulnerabilities, and detecting possible intrusions. I have here a collection of 10 of the best hacking and security software tools for Linux.
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:50 am

Linux Media Center EditionControls everything from your TV to your security system using anything from your cell phone to a Wii remote.
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:20 am

Flash on Linux no longer breaks webpages"There's a new beta for Flash Player 10 (Astro) available for Windows, Mac, and -- you guessed it -- Linux." Drop-down menus, like the one on Adobe's webpages, can now properly overlay Flash animations in both Firefox and Opera. There's also better camera support, better language support and speed and stability improvements.
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:20 am

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Virtual Hosting With Proftpd, MySQL & QuotaThis tutorial is based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. You should already have set up a basic Ubuntu 8.04 server system, as described in the first eight chapters of this tutorial: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu8.04-lts This howto is meant as a practical guide; it does not cover the theoretical backgrounds.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:40 am

GUIDE: Using Linux to Beat Comcast's BitTorrent ThrottlingFor those savvy enough to have switched over to Linux, this step-by-step guide will prove once again that Linux really does offer users almost complete control over their OS.
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:10 am

One live DVD, one ton of Linux gamesLinuX-Gamers Live is a live DVD from Germany based on Arch Linux that includes nothing but games. Version 0.9.3 was released in June and provides an excellent means of sampling Linux games or setting up a home arcade, although a few of the games wouldn't run on my machine.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:00 am

Linux Insider

Eclipse Release Is Great but Doesn't Reach the CloudNot all trains run on time, but the Eclipse Foundation has kept to its schedule with its annual release train, this year named "Ganymede." For the third year in a row, the Eclipse community has delivered, on the same day as in previous years, numerous software updates across a wide range of projects.
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

With Linspire in Its Belly, Xandros Eyes ExpansionCustom Linux provider Xandros announced Wednesday that it has acquired Linspire, developer of the CNR software distribution facility, and the Linspire and Freespire Linux desktop operating systems. Xandros will use the combined technologies, expertise and market presence of the two companies to support its goal to becoming a one-stop Linux solutions company.
» 2 Jul 2008, 8:50 am

How Nokia's Symbian Move Helps GoogleNokia rocked the wireless industry June 24 with news it would purchase the portion of Symbian, a maker of mobile-phone software, that it didn't already own -- and then give away the software for nothing. The prospect of free software would surely lure users away from competing cell phone software makers including Google.
» 2 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

Virtual Worlds: And the Children Shall LeadVirtual worlds, despite all the press attention of late, are still in the early stages of development. Virtual worlds came into existence several years before YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, but their adoption rates pale in comparison to these services. Only 7 percent of Internet gamers ages 13 and older visit a virtual world on a weekly basis, according to a recent Parks Associates survey.
» 1 Jul 2008, 4:00 am

LiPs, LiMo Join Hands in Mobile Linux FrayLiPS and LiMo, two associations representing complementary interests, have agreed to merge their resources to develop a stronger ecosystem around Linux mobile development. The two groups share the same goal -- to develop a strong mobile Linux platform and community. However, they have chosen different means to achieve it. "One was [working on] standards, and one was focused on implementation," said Bill Weinberg, general manager of LiPS.
» 30 Jun 2008, 10:48 am

Linuxy Declarations of IndependenceWell, the Fourth of July is just a few days away, and all good citizens of the nation we call America must naturally be thinking of the birth of this great land. Not content to be just great, our founding fathers wanted independence as well, and that value is still held dear today.
» 30 Jun 2008, 4:00 am

MuleSource Whips Galaxy Enterprise SOA Software Into ShapeMuleSource, a provider of open source service oriented architecture infrastructure software, on Monday announced the release of Mule Galaxy Enterprise, a solution for storing and managing SOA artifacts with enterprise-class features.
» 30 Jun 2008, 6:00 am

Post-Gates: How Apple and OSS Are Making For a Better MicrosoftA lot of us are focused on Microsoft and Bill Gates this month as Bill's last day at the company he founded and ran to dominance passed last Friday. I've met Bill several times but only really once spoken to him. From a personal aspect, he has mostly been cordial and he once personally came to my rescue back when my career as an independent analyst first started, something I'll never forget.
» 30 Jun 2008, 4:00 am

Packing It In: The Evolution of Online Video and Audio Tech, Part 2The choice of particular audio-video compression technology is of vital interest to commercial and not-for-profit organizations involved in producing and delivering digital multimedia products and services. New York-based Paltalk's choice is a case in point. "Our codec choice proved to be wise indeed," Paltalk founder and Chief Technical Officer Perry Scherer told LinuxInsider.
» 29 Jun 2008, 4:00 am

Tooling Around With AjaxSocial networks are peppering the Internet with Facebook-like interactive features. Ajax is fast becoming the defacto programming tool for Web developers. But by itself, Ajax is a daunting challenge that requires demanding coding skills. Ajax toolkits offer Web developers a shortcut method to build in the convenient and useful features that visitors of Web 2.0 sites have come to expect.
» 29 Jun 2008, 4:00 am

Packing It In: The Evolution of Online Video and Audio Tech, Part 1The explosion in Web-delivered music and video we're seeing today just wouldn't be possible without the use of sophisticated encoded compression algorithms, or codecs, and the file storage formats in which compressed audio, images and data are saved. As Internet bandwidth and broadband access has expanded, so has the transmission of much denser digital audio and video files.
» 28 Jun 2008, 4:00 am

Linux Journal

Data Manipulation with SprogI don't think I know anyone who relishes the task of data manipulation, and I'm certainly not different. Some of the more complicated manipulations pose a briefly satisfying technical challenge, but in the end, data manipulation is boring. read more
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:43 am

Time to school the FCC on what "free" really meansIt's time to get ornery again with the FCC. Fortunately, they're asking for it, by soliciting comment on this FCC rulemaking proposal for "Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz and 2175-2180 MHz Bands. It's a chocolate-covered spider. read more
» 2 Jul 2008, 5:01 pm

An Open Video to HPShawn Powers has a message for hardware vendors. Listen up! read more
» 2 Jul 2008, 10:41 am

Linux Product Insider: IronKey Secure Flash DrivesThis "Linux Product Insider" features IronKey Secure Flash Drives, Jedox's Palo spreadsheet server, Tony Mullen's new Blender book, Hyperic's CloudStatus, Syuzi Pakhchyan's Fashioning Technology and Joel Spolsky's More Joel on Sofware. read more
» 1 Jul 2008, 8:30 am

Audio/Visual Synthesis For Linux: The New Art, Part 1The Linux Journal recently published an article I wrote on Jean-Pierre Lemoine's AVSynthesis, a program designed for artists working with the computer as a medium for the synthesis of image and sound. I'm fascinated by that program, so I decided to research the existence of similar software. This article presents the current findings from that research. read more
» 30 Jun 2008, 10:03 am

The Dawn of a Post-Gates, Post-Microsoft WorldThe depth of Microsoft loathing among our clan is perhaps only second to our penguin loving. This loathing makes sense, given that Linux and open-source people are so fiercely merit driven, and great products have failed to end Microsoft's hegemony. But times they are a changin', for a post-Gates, post-Microsoft age has already begun. read more
» 27 Jun 2008, 3:43 pm

Greg Kroah Hartman on the Linux Kernel [Video]Google Tech Talks brings us this presentation describing the rate of development for the Linux kernel, and how the development model is set up to handle such a large and diverse developer population and huge rate of change. read more
» 27 Jun 2008, 10:15 am

Call For Articles - HPC (High Performance Computing)Does a system with dual Quad Core processors, 128GB of RAM, and a Tera-Byte RAID array seem pretty tame to you? Does writing a program with a dozen threads seem about as complex as an abacus to you? Does a database with a million records seem like something you'd put on a USB memory stick? Do you know who John Backus was? Are you cleared for ridiculous by the US Government? read more
» 27 Jun 2008, 9:14 am

Sherman Crank Up The WayBack MachineIf you don't get the title, you're probably too young to get the rest of this. If you don't know who John Backus was or what his contribution to computer science was then you're also, probably, too young. read more
» 27 Jun 2008, 9:06 am

An Introduction to Gnome-Inform7 - part 2This is the second in a two-part introduction to Gnome-Inform7 (and by extension, the Inform 7 language). I'm not going to spend much time re-capping what we covered last time, so if you haven't read part one, please do so now. read more
» 26 Jun 2008, 10:18 am

Linux Today

Defending Openness in the European UnionComputerworld UK: "One of the most surprising recent developments in the field of openness has been the rise of Europe as a key player there..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:00 pm

Sourceforge Community Choice Finalists: Some Curious ChoicesThe Open Road: "Sourceforge.net has announced its 2008 Community Choice finalists, and includes a wide range of projects that I'm seeing for the first time..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 7:00 pm

KDE Developer QuitsPractical Technology: "Being grumpy is almost part of the job description for developers..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:00 pm

A User's Freedom to ChooseEditor's Note: Lots of rancor about KDE 4 lately; but is it really worth the fuss?
» 3 Jul 2008, 3:30 pm

Microsoft Rebuilds Open Source SandcastleNetstat -vat: "Sam Ramji who runs Microsoft's Open Source Lab has now confirmed on his blog that Sandcastle is now set to re-appear on CodePlex as a fully compliant open source project..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:00 pm

In Note To Judge, Hans Reiser Asks For New LawyerThreat Level: "Convicted murderer Hans Reiser has asked his trial judge to appoint him a new lawyer, ahead of a July 9 sentencing hearing..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 12:30 pm

Michael Robertson, Where's the Cash?Kevin Carmony: "I have been contacted by several Linspire employees and shareholders, asking me what the Linspire asset sale to Xandros means..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:00 am

Identi.ca Launches, an Open Source TwitterRoss Mayfield's Weblog: "Evan Prodromou, one of the better citizens of the wiki community and founder of WikiTravel, launched Identi.ca today..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 9:30 am

Guinness Bestows Download Record on FirefoxCNET News: "The de facto registrar of superlative achievements has credited Mozilla for officially setting a record for downloads in a 24-hour period: 8,002,530 copies of Firefox..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:00 am

Barracuda Networks Countersues Trend MicroGroklaw: "Barracuda asks for money damages and an injunction on further sales of infringing Trend Micro products..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:30 am

Openmoko to Release Linux Handset TomorrowRegister Hardware: "Anyone fond of creating their own applications within a open source environment will soon be able to get mobile. Openmoko has finally announced the launch date of its Neo FreeRunner open-source phone..."
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:45 am

Linux.com

How to write a thorough review of a Linux distributionI have never written a review of a Linux distribution, but I've read more than I can count, and many of them have been maddeningly incomplete and not worth the time it took to read them. Here's a list of items you need to talk about in order to write a thorough review, covering every aspect of the distribution from the initial download to the final recommendation and everything in between.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm

OpenOffice.org extension will add PDF editingEasy PDF editing is coming to OpenOffice.org, but you'll have to be patient for a few months. Recently posted to the OpenOffice.org Extensions site, the Sun PDF Import extension (SPI) is only in beta, and only works with recent developer builds of OpenOffice.org 3.0, which is scheduled for September release. Right now, the quality of the final release is anybody's guess, but the beta's capabilities fall squarely in the middle of the available PDF import tools.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:00 am

An introduction to the Kismet packet snifferKismet is a wireless "detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system," and one of the growing list of essential open source tools for computer network security professionals. Kismet runs on any POSIX-compliant platform, including Windows, Mac OS X, and BSD, but Linux is the preferred platform because it has more unencumbered RFMON-capable drivers than any of the others.
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:00 am

IOzone for filesystem performance benchmarkingIOzone lets you benchmark your filesystem performance, seeing how well record IO occurs for files of various sizes. With IOzone you can see more detailed information than the read, write, and rewrite figures that Bonnie++ reports. IOzone is great at detecting areas where file IO might not be performing as well as expected.
» 3 Jul 2008, 1:00 am

Barracuda launches reluctant legal offensive against Trend MicroThe already vicious lawsuit involving Barracuda Networks and Trend Micro that is currently in discovery in front of the American International Trade Commission (ITC) just turned nastier. Barracuda has filed its own patent infringement claim against Trend Micro, based upon three recently acquired patents. The suit is in response to Trend Micro's allegation that its patent is being infringed by Barracuda shipping Clam Antivirus (ClamAV), the popular free software application, and appears designed to pressure Trend Micro to reach a negotiated settlement.
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:01 pm

Portrait: Louis Landry of Joomla! finds direction in FOSSFor Louis Landry, a member of the core team for the Joomla! management system, free and open source software (FOSS) is not just a hobby, nor just the technology behind Jxtended, the consulting business in which he is a partner. For Landry, FOSS is also the movement that gave him direction in life, and provides both the rationale and the outlet for his diverse interests. In fact, he is so enthusiastic about FOSS that he sounds like an evangelist for the community whenever it is mentioned.
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm

Banshee 1.0 is more than an audio player (video)Banshee 1.0 is finally here, and the development team has added a truck load of new features; making it not only an audio player but a full blown media player and manager. This video discusses all of the new and improved features of version 1.
» 2 Jul 2008, 11:00 am

Expert tip: Print booklets in ScribusScribus, a free, open source desktop publishing application, offers a wide range of page layout features, but one thing it lacks is the ability to print booklets. Fortunately, I've come across a simple procedure that lets you work around this issue. Here's how to do it in Linux; Windows users should be able to follow along too.
» 2 Jul 2008, 8:00 am

A new utility for quickly interpreting multiple Bonnie++ benchmarksYesterday I discussed the Bonnie++ tool, which can be used to benchmark filesystem performance. When you are tweaking a RAID and filesystem combination, you generally want to see whether your changes work in a positive manner across the board, and by how much. I created a utility called bonnie-to-chart to show the results of multiple Bonnie++ runs in either absolute or relative performance terms. It's primarily a Perl script that can be used together with the Open Flash Chart component.
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:00 am

Open source social networking app thrives in ChinaThe popular social networking site Facebook just announced a Chinese version, but similar Chinese-based Web sites such as Xiaonei and Hainei have been struggling there. However, since April, UCenter Home, an open source social network service based on PHP and MySQL, is pushing open social networking in China.
» 1 Jul 2008, 1:00 pm

One live DVD, one ton of Linux gamesLinuX-Gamers Live is a live DVD from Germany based on Arch Linux that includes nothing but games. Version 0.9.3 was released in June and provides an excellent means of sampling Linux games or setting up a home arcade, although a few of the games wouldn't run on my machine.
» 1 Jul 2008, 11:00 am

LWN.net

Acer's Linpus Linux Lite (Fedora) ultra portable laptop piles the pressure on Microsoft (FSM)Free Software Magazine reviews the Acer Linpus Linux Lite ultra portable laptop. "It is due to launch here in the UK in early July with the GNU/Linux version with a price tag of £199. (Yes, surprise, surprise, they’re offering Windows XP too.) Given the specification (Intel atom N270 chip, 8.9 inch screen, webcam, 1024 x 600 resolution, 8GB SSD, three USB ports, VGA, and two SD card slots, two mini PCI slots (one for the WiFi and one for upcoming Wimax or HSDPA), Ethernet port, touchpad, 802.11b/g WiFi and a default 512MB of memory with a spare slot to add more) the Aspire One represents stonking good value for money."
» 3 Jul 2008, 10:46 am

Purple Labs acquires mobile browser business from OpenwavePurple Labs has announced the acquisition of Openwave Systems. "Purple Labs, a French developer of Linux-based mobile software, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of the mobile client software business of California-based Openwave Systems, in an asset sale valued at more than $32 million. The browser and messaging products acquired in the deal are among the best-selling mobile applications in the world, having already shipped in more than 1.5 billion mobile phones. Following the acquisition, Purple Labs now supplies mobile browser software to all of the top 5 phone manufacturers, which together produce over 80% of the world’s mobile phones."
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:59 am

Thursday Security UpdatesCentOS: has updated seamonkey (multiple vulnerabilities) and firefox (multiple vulnerabilities). Fedora 8 has updated glib2 (buffer overflow), openldap (denial of service) and linuxdcpp (denial of service). Fedora 9 has updated glib2 (buffer overflow), openldap (denial of service), linuxdcpp (denial of service), ruby (multiple vulnerabilities) and squid (denial of service). rPath has updated mercurial (unauthorized access) and tshark/wireshark (multiple vulnerabilities).
» 3 Jul 2008, 5:59 am

Invitrogen buys into Novell's SUSE Linux (c|net)c|net reports on Invitrogen's switch to servers running SUSE Linux. "Invitrogen is a billion-dollar supplier to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, with 4,700 employees worldwide and a history of supplying many of the world's leading laboratories in groundbreaking research like the discovery of the AIDS virus. To help promote its innovative work, Invitrogen announced this week that it is standardizing on Novell's SUSE® Linux Enterprise for its servers."
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:07 am

Stable kernel 2.6.25.10The 2.6.25.10 stable kernel update has been released. "It contains a number of assorted bugfixes all over the tree. And once again, any users of the 2.6.25 kernel series are STRONGLY encouraged to upgrade to this release."
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:08 am

LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 3, 2008The LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 3, 2008 is available.
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:55 pm

Barracuda countersues Trend MicroBarracuda Networks has announced the filing of a software patent countersuit against Trend Micro, using three freshly-acquired patents. "'The reality is that Trend Micro is asking Barracuda Networks to pay for the use of the free and open source ClamAV software,' said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. 'We have asserted all along that Trend Micro's actions are unjust and could have serious implications against the open source community and other free and open source projects.'" See also: this LinuxWorld article on the countersuit.
» 2 Jul 2008, 7:23 am

Wednesday's security updatesDebian has updated sympa (denial of service). Fedora has updated the kernel (heap corruption and buffer overflow). Red Hat has updated seamonkey (multiple vulnerabilities), firefox (RHEL4, RHEL5: multiple vulnerabilities), Red Hat Application stack for RHEL4 (obscure MySQL vulnerability) and RHEL5 (same plus several PHP vulnerabilities). SUSE has updated the kernel (multiple vulnerabilities). Slackware has updated xorg-server (multiple vulnerabilities). Ubuntu has updated firefox (multiple vulnerabilities).
» 2 Jul 2008, 7:07 am

More DTrace envyNearly a year ago, we looked at the status of SystemTap in the context of Sun's much-hyped DTrace tool. Since that time there has been progress, but the basic problem still remains: Linux does not have a good, ready-to-run answer to those wanting the equivalent functionality of DTrace. Due to an apparent disconnect between the developers of SystemTap and the kernel hackers, tracing for the Linux kernel—never mind user space programs—is not up to the competition. This article (subscribers only) looks at recent discussions on the issue and possible paths toward a solution to this problem.
» 2 Jul 2008, 6:03 am

The critics are wrong: KDE 4 doesn't need a fork (ars technica)Here's an ars technica article telling frustrated KDE 4 users to give the project a bit more time. "The single greatest strength of Plasma is the inherent mutability that it brings to the desktop. It provides a very flexible framework within which the developers can experiment with completely different paradigms for basic components of the user interface. That is why a fork is a profoundly misguided option at this stage."
» 2 Jul 2008, 3:00 am

Openmoko Neo Freerunner goes on sale July 4Openmoko has announced that its long-awaited phone will go on sale on July 4. "The Openmoko Neo FreeRunner utilizes GNU/Linux and comes with core software for dialing, SMS and recording contacts. Openmoko will supplement these features with periodic downloads beginning with a software suite that takes full advantage of the phone's hardware platform. The new software, debuting at Linux world in August, will provide exciting new location based applications."
» 2 Jul 2008, 1:49 am

LXer

OpenOffice.org extension will add PDF editingEasy PDF editing is coming to OpenOffice.org, but you'll have to be patient for a few months. Recently posted to the OpenOffice.org Extensions site, the Sun PDF Import extension (SPI) is only in beta, and only works with recent developer builds of OpenOffice.org 3.0, which is scheduled for September release. Right now, the quality of the final release is anybody's guess, but the beta's capabilities fall squarely in the middle of the available PDF import tools.
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Garmin Nav devices run Gnome LinuxGarmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480x272 display, and appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and GeoClue location technology.
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Home automation in GNU/LinuxHome Automation is anything that your home does for you automatically to make living there more enjoyable or productive. It covers many areas, including remote and timed control of lights and electrical home appliances, distributed media services, and communication. Over the last 10 years, many hardware manufacturers have presented their own proprietary solutions to these problems. Unbeknownst to them, a groundswell of developers from around the world has been providing similar solutions to the free and open source community.
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New Microsoft Bid for Yahoo Search?Microsoft is preparing a new bid for Yahoo's search business and has approached other media companies about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup, The Wall Street Journal said. Microsoft has already held talks with Time Warner and News Corp. among others, the paper quoted people familiar with the talks as saying.
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Kaffeine 0.8.6 Review - KDE Video PlayerUp to now I reviewed SMPlayer and 11 video players for Linux, and in this article I'll take a look at Kaffeine 0.8.6, the last version for KDE 3.x, and also a well-known video player for KDE. When it comes to video players, Kaffeine is my favourite, several reasons for it being that it plays anything I feed it with, it has good subtitle support and the interface it provides is clean and simple to use. Well, the interface is more a matter of taste, since most of the video players have it the same, no matter if they are for KDE or GNOME. But I prefer the players which only use a single window over the the ones who come with a main window for controls and menus and another one for playing the movie itself. As I said, only a matter of taste.
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An introduction to the Kismet packet snifferKismet is a wireless "detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system," and one of the growing list of essential open source tools for computer network security professionals. Kismet runs on any POSIX-compliant platform, including Windows, Mac OS X, and BSD, but Linux is the preferred platform because it has more unencumbered RFMON-capable drivers than any of the others. Monitor mode ability is critical to fully utilizing Kismet, because it allows Kismet to examine all the packets it can hear, not just those of whatever access point (AP) -- if any -- you are currently associated with. Almost as important to police, intelligence agencies, and black hat hackers is the fact that it allows Kismet to work passively, intercepting and collecting
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Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 8.04 LTSThis document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota with this setup.
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Google gives away free Web application security scannerGoogle has released for free one of its internal tools used for testing the security of Web-based applications. Ratproxy, released under an Apache 2.0 software license, looks for a variety of coding problems in Web applications, such as errors that could allow a cross-site scripting attack or cause caching problems.
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Linux Configure Netconsole Kernel Module To Log Messages Over UDP NetworkLinux can be configured to log dmesg output to another system via network using syslog. It is done using kernel level networking stuff ia UDP port 514. There is module called netconsole which logs kernel printk messages over udp allowing debugging of problem where disk logging fails and serial consoles are impractical. Most modern distro has this netconsole as a built-in module. netconsole initializes immediately after NIC cards.
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ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MBA week ago we looked at the brand-new ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card under Linux. This graphics card launch was unlike any in ATI's history where with the introduction of a brand new product generation, Linux users were greeted by same-day Linux support -- both through their proprietary fglrx driver and with the open-source xf86-video-ati driver. In addition, some of the board partners are opting to put Tux on their product packaging and shipping the Linux drivers on their product CDs. As we had also exclusively shared, AMD will soon be approaching a feature parity between the Windows and Linux drivers. Today we're publishing our complete review of the new ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB as well as delivering additional benchmarks from the Radeo
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IOzone for filesystem performance benchmarkingIOzone lets you benchmark your filesystem performance, seeing how well record IO occurs for files of various sizes. With IOzone you can see more detailed information than the read, write, and rewrite figures that Bonnie++ reports. IOzone is great at detecting areas where file IO might not be performing as well as expected. IOzone is available for openSUSE 10.3 as a 1-Click install, in multiverse for Ubuntu Hardy, and is in the standard Fedora 9 repositories.
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Slashdot

Review of KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8 – On Windows4WebChimps writes "As featured previously on Slashdot, the KOffice project is working towards a cross-platform, open source office suite for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The most recent release, KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8, achieved that goal by being the first release for all three operating systems simultaneously. Want to try KOffice on Windows? TechWorld has a review (with screenshots) of KOffice on Windows, including the installation process which is as simple as clicking a few buttons (the online installer does the rest). Hopefully it won't be long before KOffice sits alongside OpenOffice.org as a usable cross-platform open source productivity suite."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 4 Jul 2008, 2:28 am

OpenMoko In Stores On July 4ruphus13 writes "July 4 will be day when OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner will be available to US consumers. Being Open Source, it is modifiable down to the core. From the article: 'The FreeRunner is based on a GNU/Linux, and it will initially ship with basic software to make calls, send and receive SMS, and manage contacts. But the company is encouraging users to write and install their own applications. Software updates will add features to the phone over time, and the company said an August update will enable location-based services.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 4 Jul 2008, 12:10 am

Xandros Reportedly Buys Out Linspire2muchcoffeeman writes "Former Linspire president and CEO Kevin Carmony — whose relationship with his former employer has turned acrimonious, to say the least — reported on his blog that Xandros and Linspire signed an agreement in principle for Xandros to buy Linspire June 19. Carmony includes a scan of the memo to Linspire shareholders announcing the deal, which requires the former Linspire company to change its name. According to the memo, the stockholders voted to change the company's name to Digital Cornerstone, Inc. Despite the wording of the Linspire memo to stockholders, this deal apparently came as a surprise to Carmony and other stockholders. Some here may remember that both Xandros and Linspire signed patent protection deals wi
» 30 Jun 2008, 6:19 pm

LugRadio Decides To Call It Quits[vmlinuz] writes "After four years, 100+ shows and over 2 million downloads, the guys behind LugRadio, the irreverent Open Source podcast from England have decided to call it a day, with the desire to 'go out on a high.' The last ever show will be recorded at LugRadio Live UK 2008 on the 19th and 20th July in Wolverhampton, England. There are also blog entries from the two long-standing members of LugRadio, Jono Bacon and Stuart 'Aq' Langridge." I hope the back catalog will remain available — LugRadio has since its start been one of the best online audio offerings out there.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 30 Jun 2008, 11:46 am

Beating Comcast's Sandvine On Linux With IptablesHiroDeckard writes "Multiple sites reported a while ago that Comcast was using Sandvine to do TCP packet resets to throttle BitTorrent connections of their users. This practice may be a thing of the past as it's been found a simple rule in the Linux firewall, iptables, can simply just block their reset packets, returning your BitTorrent back to normal speeds and allowing you to once again connect to all your seeds and peer. If blocking the TCP packet resets becomes a common practice, on and off of Linux, it'll be interesting to see the next move in the cat-and-mouse game between customers and service providers, and who controls that bandwidth."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 29 Jun 2008, 9:20 pm

MS To Become Open Source Friendly Post Gatesruphus13 writes "Now that Gates has 'retired' from Microsoft, ZDNet is speculating that Microsoft will become much more Open Source friendly. From the article, 'We already see quite a different approach to dealing with OSS and OSS companies from Sam Ramji's group [which is] doing a great job in establishing dialog,' said Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange and a former marketing exec at SUSE Linux. 'With Gates' departure, the only mammoth remaining is Ballmer. With him away in a near future, Microsoft will definitely open up. They have to.'" Microsoft could become the world's largest open source company; they've certainly made some concessions to it lately.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 28 Jun 2008, 6:18 pm

The Interactive Linux Kernel MapConstantine writes "The Linux kernel is one of most complex open source projects. Even though there are a lot of books on the Linux kernel, it is still a difficult subject to comprehend. The interactive Linux kernel map gives you a top-down view of the kernel. You can see the most important layers, functionalities, modules, functions, and calls. Each function on the map is a link to its source code. The map is interactive. You can zoom in and drag around to see details."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 28 Jun 2008, 4:05 pm

Alfresco-Adobe Pact Continues To Strengthen Open Sourcersmiller510 writes "Last week Adobe surprised a few people with the announcement that it was including Alfresco content management services as part of its LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Update 1 package. The surprise was two-fold: that Adobe felt it was necessary to add content management services at all, and that it chose open source vendor Alfresco as its content management partner. I spoke to Alfresco CEO John Powell to get his perspective on the pact and how it can help push open source into the enterprise mainstream. Powell is understandably excited by this arrangement, and one of the main reasons, he says, is because the Adobe partnership gives his company credibility with companies that might otherwise not even sniff at an open source ve
» 27 Jun 2008, 3:11 pm

Managing the PlayStation 3 Wi-Fi NetworkLinucksGirl writes "In this article Terra Soft show you how to configure and encrypt, step-by-step, the built-in Wi-Fi network that comes with the Cell Broadband Engine-based Sony PlayStation 3. And, as a little bonus, get 16 quick steps that explain how to switch from a wireless network back to a wired network on the PS3."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 26 Jun 2008, 1:30 pm

Internet Devices Get Their Own Ubuntu VersionBarence writes "A version of Ubuntu targeted specifically towards mobile internet devices (MIDs) has been released by Canonical, although there is presently only one product on the market which can use it. According to the company, the pithily titled Mobile Internet Device Edition 8.04 has been optimized for use with handheld internet platforms, and designed to run smoothly on Intel's Atom chips as well as with small touchscreen displays. This follows Canonical's announcement earlier this month that it would be creating a version of Ubuntu for netbook devices such as the Asus Eee PC and the Acer Aspire One called Netbook Remix."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 25 Jun 2008, 5:08 pm

Liberation Fonts Increase Interoperability For Linux Usershweimer writes "Most problems when opening Word documents under GNU/Linux are due to missing fonts. Therefore, Red Hat published a set of fonts metric-compatible with the Windows core fonts last year. However, there were some concerns regarding the licensing that prevented many other distros to ship them. We finally managed to settle these problems, leading to better document interoperability for all GNU/Linux users."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
» 25 Jun 2008, 2:36 pm

Topix - Linux News

Xandros buys LinspireThe purchase gives Xandros the rights to Linspire, Freespire, Click 'N Run, and all related technologies.
» 4 Jul 2008, 1:29 am

SuSE Security Update: Linux Kernel security update.The remote SuSE system is missing the security patch kernel-5336. Description: This kernel update fixes the following security problems: CVE-2008-1615: On x86_64 a denial of service attack could be used by ...
» 3 Jul 2008, 8:38 pm

Tech Web Reader - Thursday, July 3, 2008Why OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Should Leave PowerPC In The Cold Solid State Drives Eat Battery Life, Don't Save It For Later The SSD Power Consumption Hoax : Flash SSDs Don't Improve Your Notebook Battery Runtime - ...
» 3 Jul 2008, 4:09 pm

14 favourite free internet toolsSource: PC Advisor We could all use some computer help from time to time, whether it be with email, instant messaging or internet security.
» 3 Jul 2008, 11:35 am

DTrace on Linux?I've been meaning to write a post about DTrace , and Tim Bray's tweet finally got me moving.
» 3 Jul 2008, 6:45 am

Netflix Player source code releasedPosted Jul 2nd 2008 10:30PM by Eliot Phillips Filed under: home entertainment hacks The Netflix Player continues to gain in popularity.
» 3 Jul 2008, 2:17 am

Making desktop Linux work for businessLinux & Open Source by Computerworld [Daily] The important news and issues about open systems including UNIX and Linux coverage.
» 2 Jul 2008, 9:38 pm

Testing Security ToolsFeature Testing tools from Microsoft, Cisco, and HP lead to less security failures.
» 2 Jul 2008, 5:06 pm

Lawyers to Judge: Hans Reiser May Be 'Mentally Incompetent'Lawyers for Hans Reiser claim the Linux developer convicted of murdering his wife may be "mentally incompetent," an argument that, if successful, could send Reiser to a mental institution instead of prison.
» 2 Jul 2008, 12:21 pm

Openmoko Neo FreeRunner GNU/Linux mobile device announcedOpenmoko, developer of the first open mobile computing platform today announced that on Friday, July 4, it will open the online store for purchase of the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner, a mobile device that the ...
» 2 Jul 2008, 7:56 am

Vernier Offers Free Software, Plays with Legos, Goes Green For EducationData collection technology provider Vernier Software & Technology has announced several new offerings for the education market, including free Logger Lite and LabQuest Emulator software, a new NXT sensor ...
» 2 Jul 2008, 3:22 am