Archive for the 'Linux' Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Canonical has warned users of all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu to patch their systems and shut an open door for hackers. Canonical is the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system’s kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to…
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Linux Company, Ubuntu, Renai LeMay ZDNet Australia, Canonical, vulverability, patch, hackers, E-mail, Open source, Operating Systems, Security, Online Communications, UNIX, Linux, Software |
Monday, August 18th, 2008
The Linux project lead has said new contributors should ’start small’ to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk…
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Patches, Linux kernel, Patch Management, developer. Linus Torvalds, coders, Linux Foundations, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, Developer, Open source, Operating Systems, Linux, UNIX, Linus Torvalds, Software |
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
The latest version is intended to answer some of the most serious criticisms of the KDE 4.0 graphical user environment. The community behind KDE, the widely used Linux and Unix desktop environment, this week released the final version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of…
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Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, GNome, KDE, Developer, Linux, Desktop, Open source |
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a “bunch of masturbating monkeys”,…
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OpenBSD, ZDNet Australia, Liam Tung, Bug, Linux Creator, Linux kernel, Torvalds, Linus Torvalds, UNIX, Industry, Open source, Operating Systems, Information Technology, Security, Linux, Attack, Software |
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The makers of Wine, a compatibility tool that allows Windows applications to run on Linux machines without Windows installed, have released a stable version of Wine 1.0. The makers of Wine claim that version 1.0 is the first such “stable” release and have said that although compatibility is not…
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Liam Tung, Windows, ZDNet.com Australia, Linux, Wine, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Virtualization, Software |
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Until now, Gadgets–the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop–have only been available on Windows and Mac. Google has announced the first release of Google Gadgets for Linux. Google Desktop has been available for some time now on the Windows, Mac, and…
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Desktops, Open source, Linux, UNIX, Hosts, Applications, Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, News.com, Google Inc., Software |
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It’s only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those…
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Jeremy, Jeremy Allison, Conference, free software, Samba, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open source, Linux, Software |
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride’s court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell Troubled software maker SCO’s chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. …
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SCO Group Inc., Court Case, Novell, SCO, Novell Inc., Peter Judge ZDNet.co.uk, Open source, Linux, UNIX, Lawsuit |
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Ubuntu users can now get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system’s built-in update tool. Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, will on Thursday begin making commercial applications available to Ubuntu users directly through the desktop, in a step designed to…
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Desktop, Matthew Broersma, Ubuntu, OpenVZ, Parallels Workstation, Linux, Open source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Operating Systems, Applications, Software |
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation’s first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech. On Monday, the LiMo Foundation, an industry consortium that wants to put Linux technology onto mobile handsets, announced the first release of its shared platform. The foundation also…
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Platform, Handset, Linux, Mobile Linux, LiMo Foundation, Morgan Gillis, Trolltech, API, Industry, Open source, Mobile, Consumer electronics, Software, Operating Systems, Nokia Corp., David Meyer, Cellular Phones, Personal Technology |
Monday, February 4th, 2008
The LiMo Foundation’s mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately. The LiMo Foundation has announced the first release of its mobile Linux platform. The foundation is one of several industry consortia seeking to create a standardized approach to…
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Handset, Linux, Platform, Foundation, LiMo Foundation, Mobile Linux, David Meyer, Cellular Phones, Consumer electronics, Software, Mobile, Operating Systems, Wireless, Personal Technology |
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing. The infrastructure and tools required to make Linux a green operating system are now in place, according to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, who was in Melbourne this week attending Australia’s largest Linux conference….
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Munir Kotadia, UNIX, Digital-rights Management, Linus Torvalds, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Linux, Security, Consumer electronics, Software, Operating Systems, Digital media, Open source, Personal Technology |
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs Linux is not just for computer whizzes. In fact, buying Linux and learning how to use…
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Everex, Operating System, Linux PC, Mirus Linux PC, UNIX, Linux, Web Browser, PC, Erica Ogg, Operating Systems, Computer, Open source, Notebooks, Software |
