Date: 09/25/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

It should come as no surprise that HP is considering expanding its Linux PC efforts, given that its top rival is selling Ubuntu Linux PCs in the U.S and Microsoft is trying to kill any potential interest in them. HP began selling Red Hat Linux PCs in Australia and is reportedly considering expanding that pilot [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/161153372/

Date: 09/26/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, linux, microsoft

Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM. A security expert who once worked for Microsoft has said he may dump the company's Windows Media Center in favor of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant's digital-rights management...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6210131.html

Date: 09/26/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux, apache

We're going to see a lot more desktop Linux, despite the current lack of hardware sales. We're going to see a major migration to Linux, once organizations gain more knowledge of it. Apache is the very model of a modern major software outfit.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/161724821/

Date: 10/03/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

In light of Microsoft’s recent “Moonlight” announcement with Novell, it should come as no surprise that Adobe quietly slipped out the first test version of its planned Linux plug-in for Flex at its MAX 2007 conference this week. On Wednesday, the tools giant made available the public alpha of Flex Builder IDE for Linux, the [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/164837738/

Date: 10/06/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

Novell made its bed with Microsoft. It got engaged to Microsoft. It took Microsoft for better or worse, and this is the worse. Now that it sees just what Microsoft is about, it wants the open source movement to forgive it, to accept its apology and to continue dating it, to continue paying for its SUSE Linux licenses.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/165986785/

Date: 10/10/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Another update of the Linux kernel slipped out this week with a new process scheduler, virtualization options and a wee bit of controversy to boot. Linux 2.6.23, which was released October 9, incorporates a new process scheduler called the Completely Fair Scheduler that gives more CPU horsepower to applications that are more user interactive but that [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/168000363/

Date: 10/14/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

Autoexec.bat is a legacy file in Windows which is executed every time you start Windows. Commands you want to run with startup of windows, and applicable to all users, are added to autoexec.bat. Let’s see how you can do the same with Linux. First of all Linux provides a powerful mechanism to create startup scripts which [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-autoexecbat-in-linux/

Date: 10/16/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Sun's "open source road map" is to make OpenSolaris a viable alternative to enterprise Linux through a simpler install package and alliances in the enterprise open source space.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/170688729/

Date: 10/17/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

Contrary to speculation, Microsoft is not behind the patent litigation filed against Linux distributors last week, the company insists. “Microsoft is not a party to Acacia’s lawsuit against Red Hat and Novell, nor are we involved in any way in this litigation,” according to an official statement from the company, released Tuesday by Microsoft spokesman Mark [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/171149879/

Date: 10/18/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: web, linux

Canonical’s Ubuntu 7.10 hit the web today with substantial desktop and server improvements making it more suitable for businesses. The UK Linux distributor is most known for its groovy consumer desktop and the latest rev, with 3-D effects, enhanced user interface and multi-monitor support, is no disappointment. But the update also incorporates features of [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/171777694/

Date: 10/22/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Linus' team is the engine room of the Linux operating system, and press reports are it's fixing to blow. They're giving it all they have, sir, but she wasn't designed for these kinds of speeds.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/173366931/

Date: 10/23/07 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: linux

I just picked up a client where the recently departed Sys Admin had implemented roaming profiles. Point-to-point VPN's connect multiple sites over biz-class cable back to the main site where the server containing the profile is located. Needless to say, log on/off is painful...on the order of ten minutes at times. The profiles also frequently fail to either load or push changes back to the server in all locations, including machines that are on the same LAN as the server. It's just not stable and it's eating too much of my time.

I don't want to fix it. I want to kill it. Dead.

The client's concerns about dumping the roaming profiles are backup and user convenience. One set of users is very mobile and may use two desktops in addition to their laptops on any given day. When it works the roaming profile is great for keeping one consistent environment and one version of a document in a known place. When it doesn't work it eats days of documents on one bite.  Anyway...

Anyone out there have any experience of weaning users off of roaming profiles without running into data loss or "I have eight copies of that report on five machines and two flash drives and it's all your fault"? What sort of issues did you run into with data integrity and user education/resistance?

Next I have to wean them from their Gentoo Linux servers running Postfix & Oracle calendar to Exchange '07. (shudder)

TIA for any thoughts.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/69238.html

Date: 10/23/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, linux

Sometimes windows installers come with msi extension instead of regular exe extension. Such software can be installed with the msiexec command which comes with wine. For example to install a file setup.msi you will run: msiexec setup.msi Did you know that even Adobe Photoshop runs in Linux using wine? Wine can eliminate your migration pain from Windows (to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-install-windows-msi-installers-with-wine-on-linux/

Date: 10/23/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

Shorewall is an excellent free linux firewall which provides unparalleled level of fine grained control. It not only acts as a firewall and Gateway, it also supports DMZ, IP Masquerading (NAT & SNAT), Proxy ARP and more. In short Shorewall is your one stop solution for complex networking routing needs, flexible & controllable internet connectivity [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-configure-dual-adsl-cable-connections-firewall-gateway-nat-with-shorewall-firewall/

Date: 10/26/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: linux

is there a good virtual desktop program for windows that will let me drag windows onto desktops like i can in linux?

thanks so much

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1121542.html

Date: 10/29/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

As open source management software makes gains, ISV GroundWork Open Source is getting more attention from Red Hat. On Tuesday, the two partners will announce an expanded partnership in which leading Linux vendor Red Hat will now provide 24×7 telephone premium support of GroundWork products and will offer either onsite or online training classes through GroundWork [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/176843846/

Date: 10/30/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft, google

The impending release of the Google phone and Motorola’s first Linux-based Razr2 device (shown above) in the U.S. will catapult open source’s status in the mobile market. In spite of efforts from numerous Linux organizations and specialty startups, proprietary platforms from RIM, Microsoft, Nokia and Palm have dominated the mobile device and smartphone market for [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/177382373/

Date: 11/02/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

I always wondered what made people get addicted to a game. Now I know. Battle for Wesnoth is an amazing, free, cross-platform (Windows, Mac & Linux), turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme that will surely get you hooked for days of even weeks, even if you are a non-gamer. Fight a desperate battle to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/game-review-tips-battle-for-wesnoth/

Date: 11/04/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: linux

I typically use more on Linux following my earlier habit from Unix & Sun / Solaris days; and it works fine for most purposes. However today I found out that less (which bills itself as opposite of more) is actually much more functional and useful than more. For starters I use dual-monitors and I expect to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/less-is-more-than-more-on-linux/

Date: 11/05/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software, linux, yahoo, google

Yahoo Instant Messenger isn’t directly available on Linux. However there are several alternatives. You can use free Pidgin software on Linux. In addition to supporting Yahoo Messenger, it supports AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, MSN IM, Bonjour, Gadu Gadu, GroupWise, IRC, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, Zephyr and all XMPP protocol compliant instant messengers. It was previously known [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-use-yahoo-messenger-on-linux-msn-icq-irc-google-talk/