Date: 03/23/05 (Security)    Keywords: web, linux, microsoft

Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/Linux+riskier+than+Windows%3F/2100-1009_22-5630822.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

Date: 03/23/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: security, linux, microsoft

Whenever I see a study I look at who sponsored it. Take this for example. It's a study from Security Innovation Inc. claiming Linux servers are less secure than those running Windows.Are you surprised it was sponsored by Microsoft?I wrote such papers in a previous life and believe it or ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=203&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 03/23/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

Here is a story that hasn't gotten much media love this week.Novell will combine several products into a suite it says can replace Windows for a small business.The bundle includes three server licenses for Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Linux Desktop, GroupWise and eDirectory. The price is $475 for a ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=204&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 03/25/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

ZDNet UK has a piece about concerns over the next version of the GNU General Public License. The article points to a thread on the Debian Legal mailing list, discussing the fact that the Linux kernel is distributed exclusively under the GPL version 2. Most GPL'ed software is distributed under ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=208&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 03/26/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: linux, hosting

A new article is now online in the "Adventures with the Penguin" series.

Index of Articles

Episode 3: In which Linux plots to DESTROY TOKYO


Please note that the link to the forums is still broken due to ongoing technical problems with the hosting site. In the meantime, if you wish to discuss anything further, please don't hesitate to comment in the corresponding entry in my journal.


Cross-posted to firefoxusers, linux, mozilla and openoffice.

Happy Easter everyone.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/267003.html

Date: 03/30/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: linux

I've been considering buying a mac for a while now (iBook), after years of being an adamant x86 advocate. All the old arguments for sticking with x86 have gone. I don't play games on my PC anymore, consoles are now cheap enough to buy, and new consoles cost less than a yearly upgrade to the PC. I hate windows and really want to get away from it. I like linux but haven't learnt it properly and want Something That Just Works(tm). I'll keep my PC for when I need windows/windows only programs, and for when I want to mess about with Linux, and to keep my g/f happy.
Have any of you made the switch? What were your experiences? I am well versed in several flavours of OS, ie all versions of windows from 3.1 onwards, DOS 6.22 onwards, Linux (basic level) and openVMS, so I am not going to be flustered by things being slightly different in the bones of the system, the file system will be different, programs will be installed differently, etc., I'm really asking about things I might not be expecting, things you take for granted on one system, not working on another, and your overall experience.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/646880.html

Date: 04/02/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in MGM v. Grokster. The Grokster case, for those who haven't been following it, concerns the liability of distributors of P2P software. As we all know, there are legitimate uses for P2P software (think BitTorrent and distributing Linux ISOs, which are legally free ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=219&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 04/02/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: browser, html, linux

Hi. I wonder if someone could tell me what applications exist for a(n un)certain set of uses. I dig through shareware now and then, but maybe I've missed it and maybe the right tools cost a bit of money.

I want a program that:


1. Edits Text. Don't care that much about formatting. (if it does markup text, I'd prefer it to store as HTML)

2. has a file browser docked into the application. I'd really like this to be navigable with simple arrow keys in Lynx style (which might not have saved Lynx, but it's Midnight Commander's best feature).

3. runs quickly on older machines. The features I'm listing aren't very heavy.

4. has mouse functionality to the extreme. Mouse gestures would be ideal. Have the wheel do something intelligent at the very least.

5. can quickly go through the files in a directory. Next file/prev file buttons.

So it's more useful as a browser/viewer than an editor, but can do both. I'd listen to a solution or partial solution regardless of the operating system, though Windows and Linux are what I use.


And I've tailored something in VB6 that does this much, plus it's a pretty handy picture viewer. It works alright, but I'd like to know what else exists. I can make an installer available if anyone else has had similar frustrations.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/650928.html

Date: 04/05/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: linux

1)

A) Has anyone here used Ubuntu Linux? Right now I'm testing distros and currently using Fedora 3. It's not bad, but I'm open to other varieties.

B) How does Ubuntu compare to Fedora, Mandrake or Suse?

2)

Are there any programs in Linux for loop based music creation similar to Acid Pro or Fruity Loops in windows?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/653106.html

Date: 04/06/05 (Opera Browser)    Keywords: linux

Has anyone else noticed a huge memory leak in the Linux port of Opera 8 Beta 3 or is it something I goofed in my tweaking? I left it running overnight, and by the time morning rolled around it was eating up 384MB of virtual memory.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/opera_browser/30166.html

Date: 04/06/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: programming, sql, linux

Hey all -

my work has offered to spring for a programming class for me. I mostly do junior system admin. type stuff now so better shell scripting would be great to know but i'd like to branch out more into simple programming. everyone at my job is a hotshot perl coder and i'd love to be able to write perl. but perl programming classes dont seem to exist.
does anyone have suggestions on what kind of beginner class i should take?
or if youre in philly: where i should take it would be nice too.
also i'm not looking to go the self taught route on this. i usually learn better in a non classroom environment but i've been up to my eyeballs trying to teach myself linux, bash and zsh, sql, postfix, networking, hardware and bunch more, so i'm looking forward to some classroom type structure for a minute.

thanks!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/654071.html

Date: 04/08/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

The Linux community is under attack again for the behavior of a few individuals. ZDNet UK talks to Laura DiDio, an analyst for the Yankee Group, who is complaining that she's been ridiculed and harassed by Linux users who don't like what she's had to say. ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=227&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 04/10/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

Info-Tech Research Group reports Microsoft could lose as much as 10% of its mid-sized business customers to Linux, in its best markets, over just the next three years. Sounds really bad for Microsoft, doesn't it?That's not how the story was reported. Linux Fails in Small Business Market was one headline. ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=230&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 04/10/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: asp, linux

A partner in IBM's venture capital arm, Juan-Antonio Carballo, says aspects of the open source model are now migrating to hardware. (The picture is from the IEEE workshop where he made his statements.) He wasn't talking about Linux on a chip. Instead he was talking about contracts being written that ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=231&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 04/11/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

File this under Irony.Stephen Shankland reports development of the Linux kernel may slow because Linus Torvalds is having to abandon a proprietary tool called BitKeeper, which he'd used since 2002 to keep on top of things.BitKeeper had been offering a stripped-down free version to the Linux community, but pulled it ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/index.php?p=232&part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdblog

Date: 04/12/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: linux

I've been looking at a few 64-bit chip reviews and though they have a lot of pretty charts and graphs, I'm not getting a whole lot of usable data. I was wondering if any of you folks have a 64-bit system and what do you think of it. I assume you must run Linux on it (as I'm pretty sure that Linux and Apple are the only platforms that use 64-bit architecture). Does 64-bit Linux have noticeably better performance in applications that use it? (I'm not sure I even know what types of applications would benefit; 3d modeling? Complex scientific rendering?)

I suppose I'm just trying to get some real world opinions, before I even consider upping my system. Thanks.

EDIT: For those that may have missed it.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/12/frozen_light/

Scientists "freeze light", optical computers now closer!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/659041.html

Date: 04/13/05 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: spyware, linux, google

I know how frsutrating it is when people post about issues and expect free support or have not googled the problem. Therefore I have exhausted both options to the best of my abilities.
Presently I possess a Sony Viao PCG-FXA53 with a 1.3ghz processor, 786mb of SDRAM, 40 gb (fat-32) HD, and Windows XP Pro. Everytime I play sound on my computer it sounds like a CD skipping and the sound is garbeled and distorted if anything besides the music player is running. Also whatever media player I use will uses at least 51% of my system Rescources. I have tried windows media player (9&10), Windows media classic, xmplay, winamp, and even real player. All of them do this. Therefore I thought it was an issue with something else on my computer. I have scanned for viriuses with (trend micro, avast, and AVG). All of them are current and found nothing, I have checked for spyware with Spybot Search and Destory and Ad-aware. In addition the only things in my startup are the necessary XP components and my A/V.  Naturally I used all of the latest updates of these computers. This problem has been existent for 3 years now and I have worked with Sony Continually on this issue. They said it was my HDD so they gave me a new one. This did not fix the issue. They stated I needed more RAM and this was not the issue. I have changed Windows Media Player and done a full FFR with the deletion of the MBR. After taking it to several tech places, doing reading online, and looking at the same model to see if it had the problem (it did not). I am now at my wits end. What is it? is it my on board sound card? or the driver?
if it is the driver what do I do?

The oddest thing is that: In my Linux partition of FC3, and Debian 3.3 I have no problems with the sound. Granted I have other issues but not the sound issue. In addition I have no trouble with it and Linux Live CD's.

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful help and support that you have supplied me with in the past. I appreciate your help in this manner.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/659629.html

Date: 04/11/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux

File this under Irony.Stephen Shankland reports development of the Linux kernel may slow because Linus Torvalds is having to abandon a proprietary tool called BitKeeper, which he'd used since 2002 to keep on top of things.BitKeeper had been offering a stripped-down free version to the Linux community, but pulled it after open source advocates began [...]

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=232

Date: 04/10/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: asp, linux

A partner in IBM's venture capital arm, Juan-Antonio Carballo, says aspects of the open source model are now migrating to hardware. (The picture is from the IEEE workshop where he made his statements.) He wasn't talking about Linux on a chip. Instead he was talking about contracts being written that allow chip makers to see [...]

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=231

Date: 04/09/05 (Open Source)    Keywords: linux, microsoft

Info-Tech Research Group reports Microsoft could lose as much as 10% of its mid-sized business customers?to Linux, in its best markets, over just the next three years. Sounds really bad for Microsoft, doesn't it?That's not how the story was reported. Linux Fails in Small Business Market was one headline. Here's?how another story opened:?Very few midsize [...]

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=230