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x86_64 / amd64 / i386 (fedora or debian)
I am running fedora core 3 x86_64 because it works, and it supports x86_64. I miss debian though. Debian's amd64 port is not what I am looking for though. I really like the bi-arch support the way it is implemented by fedora. I miss debian enough though, that I may go back to sid for i386.

posted 16:38 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

test
testing

posted 14:24 [] permanent link

testing gnome-blosxom
Choice is good; it can be frustrating, having to choose--but it's good. I love debian, but I am having to use fedora on my main machine. My other 4 linux computers ar all debian; but my main computer (amd64) is fedora. I tried the debian pure64 distro first, but after trying fedora (bi-arch) x86_64. I am sticking with fedora for ease of use/maintainability. I will switch back to debian if/when the implement a bi-arch x86_64 distro. I know all about chrooting, I'd rather not have to, that's all.

posted 04:13 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

test
test

posted 02:08 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Switching to Linux picks up steam
About a third of businesses plan to migrate at least some Windows machines to Linux, according to a recent survey, but adoption will continue to be both slow and cautious, as companies evaluate a maze of economic factors....Read More at c|net

posted 02:51 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

How to play DVDs on any x86 GNU/Linux distro
From Linux.com:My folks recently bought and sent me two DVDs, but the only DVD player I have is in my Linux-based computer. Using the free software application MPlayer, I was able to watch my videos. I'll walk you through the easy steps required.

I used Slackware GNU/Linux v10.0 on an AMD Athlon, but the techniques apply to any distro on x86 hardware and even to BSD-based operating systems. I'll assume here that you are a user of GNU/Linux, that you're running the X Window System with some window manager (it doesn't matter which), that you know how to get to a command prompt and do basic directory navigation and file manipulation, and that you know what a symbolic link is....Read More

posted 02:49 [/linux/docs] permanent link

OpenOffice.org Partnership with Mozilla
Mozilla will begin shipping a Mozilla+OOo CD from their mozilla store...Read More

posted 02:46 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Lucas to make more Star Wars?
Star Wars creator George Lucas could be poised to make three sequels to the original space opera trilogy, according to insiders at Lucasfilm...Read More

posted 05:11 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

Good, fun read
An invisible hand?

An unexplained effect during solar eclipses casts doubt on General Relativity...Read More at the economist

posted 03:30 [/not_linux/science] permanent link

Real Player 10 (and Helix PLayer 10) for linux released
http://www.real.com/linux/

posted 20:47 [/linux/foss] permanent link

New SGI supercomputer to scale Linux to 1,024 CPUs
JULY 15, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Silicon Graphics Inc. is building an Altix supercomputer for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) that will run a single Linux operating system image across 1,024 Intel Corp. Itanium 2 processors and 3TB of shared memory....Read More at ComputerWorld

posted 22:41 [/linux] permanent link

I'm back
I just got back from a week's "vacation" in Panama City Beach, Florida. Is it still called a vacation when you have been unemployed for 10 months? It didn't really feel like a vacation. The 32 oz T-bone steak I had tasted the same as it normally does. I still had fun doing the same old stuff I normally do on vacation. Still, it didn't really "feel" like a vacation. In one regard it did though: I have a contract job now. I start next week. I am very excited.

posted 01:04 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Automate backups on Linux
No excuses: do-it-yourself, secure, distributed network backups made easy

The loss of critical data can prove devastating. Still, millions of professionals ignore backing up their data. While individual reasons vary, one of the most common explanations is that performing routine backups can be a real chore. Because machines excel at mundane and repetitive tasks, the key to reducing the inherent drudgery and the natural human tendency for procrastination, is to automate the backup process....Read More at IBM

posted 01:23 [/linux/security] permanent link

Take Two and Call Me in the Morning or One Bob's Search for Reliable Internet Service in a Colonial City
From i, cringely: During my five years in the California Wine Country, I struggled to overcome the limitations of rural Internet service. Dial-up was a joke since I never saw more than 26.4 kilobits-per-second. DSL was at first a bad dream since I was 36,000 feet from the telephone company central office. Cable Internet service was possible, but only if I paid the $22,000 it would cost to install the cable (no thanks). Satellite came and went. A long distance WiFi connection served me well for a couple years. Then one day, for no apparent business reason, SBC dropped an optical cable at the end of my driveway, and suddenly, I had a six megabit-per-second DSL pipe. Alas, by then we were already planning our move to South Carolina, where I hoped living in an urban environment would make simple getting a good Internet connection. Nope. Finding good broadband service here in Charleston was just as hard or harder than it was back in Santa Rosa. But now I'm finally satisfied and want to explain what I had to do to make it work....Read More

posted 22:22 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Patched in 60 Seconds
Today it was announced that a vulnerability in the Mozilla and Firefox Web browsers allows the execution of arbitrary code in Windows NT, 2000, and XP systems. It doesn't affect GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris or anything else -- just Windows. I'd imagine that Microsoft's head honchos will be mentioning this exploit whenever they want to attack open source software security for years to come. Ironically OSS advocates might use the same story to attack Microsoft's security record. Why? Because a patch was released before the vulnerability was widely reported....Read More at NewsForge

posted 11:56 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

What I am meant to be doing
Today, the opportunity to be doing what I am meant to do was presented to me; doing what I love, what I am meant to do, created to do, and a real chance to be doing it for the only reason that matters. As a Christian, I am to do everything unto God and for His glory. If this works out, and in praying for God's will in my life, I hope that it does, I will be given a gift that few ever realize: to be allowed to do what I love while reaching others for Christ Jesus.

If you are reading this and are the least bit intrigued, then please find a copy of Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life and find out for yourself what you are meant to be doing.

posted 05:08 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Linux helps make weather forecasts more accurate
Weather is a tricky thing to predict, but advances in Linux-based High Performance Computing (HPC) are helping climatologists and global weather modelers achieve faster, more accurate results....Read More at NewsForge

posted 11:22 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

For the as of yet uninitiated: Letting in Linux
t's out there, and it's free--or at least close to it--but you just haven't had the guts to take the plunge and try Linux. We have good news. It's not necessary to make a complete commitment to the open-source operating system. You can have your Windows and your Linux, too, by setting up a dual-boot system. We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS. ...Read More at C|Net

posted 11:20 [/linux/docs] permanent link

CLI for noobies: Midnight Commander
With the vast power of the GNU/Linux command line comes an equal amount of complexity. Trying to remember the multitude of commands can be overwhelming at times. As you sit staring at the blackness of your monitor, you wish for an easier way to tame this thing called CLI. Relax all of you GUI addicts, it is now time to introduce you to the wonderful world of Midnight Commander...Read More at linux.com

posted 11:08 [/linux/docs] permanent link

SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Approaching Perl
Writing an article about getting started with Perl is a bit like writing an article about getting started with neurosurgery. Sure, I could cover some basics -- but it would only leave you scratching your head the first time something comes up that you've never seen. I'd hate to see a neurosurgeon in that position! But no matter what you do, there are always times when you just don't know an answer. A much more horrible fate to suffer is to have no clue where to go to find the answer. So, this article covers one or two basics of Perl, just to show you that's it's not so scary, and a future article will tell you where to find solutions when you're on your own....Read More at linux.com

posted 11:05 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Setting Up Subversion for One or Multiple Projects
If you're looking for a new versioning control system, Cristiano Paris explains how to set up and use Subversion....Read More at LinuxJournal

posted 10:33 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Automatic Backups with rsync and Anacron
From Linux Gazette:The thing about backups is that they can just be a pain. Everyone knows just how important they are, but very few people actually take the time to perform proper backups. Even after they have felt the pain of losing all those important files.

In this article I am going to show you how to quickly set up your computer for simple, hassle-free, and transparent backups using only rsync and cron (or Anacron). The premise is simple: every night your computer will make an automatic mirror of all the files you wish to backup, and at chosen intervals these mirrors will be archived and kept for a specified period of time....Read More

posted 22:32 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Reduce compile time with distcc (A fast, free distributed method for C/C++ compilation)
Some people prefer the convenience of pre-compiled binaries in the form of RPMs or other such installer methods. But this can be a false economy, especially with programs that are used frequently: precompiled binaries will never run as quickly as those compiled with the right optimizations for your own machine. If you use a distributed compiler, you get the best of both worlds: fast compile and faster apps. All you need is distcc....Read More at IBM

posted 13:36 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Printing with CUPS
Printing via Linux has always been a bit tricky, but the situation is improving in many ways. At the forefront of this change is the shift from the old Line Printer Daemon (LPD) printing system, as implemented in the BSD LPD or LPRng servers, to the newer Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). CUPS is now the default printing system of most Linux distributions, as well as with some non-Linux systems, such as Mac OS X....Read More at Linux Magazine

posted 05:09 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Linux Multi-Head
4 head linux boxes Read More

posted 06:31 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Linux users are spoiled
A friend got a new laptop with Windows XP pre-installed. "Does this come with an IRC program?" he asked. No, it doesn't. There are plenty of IRC programs for Windows, but you need to download and install them yourself. Word processing? Not included. Spreadsheet? Windows leaves you on your own yet again. I swear, by the time you buy or download all the software it takes to actually do something with Windows, you might as well install Linux. It would take a lot less time. I don't know about you, but my time is worth money, and if I need to do a whole bunch of software downloading and installation to make my computer usable, we're talking huge TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

Because of antitrust concerns, Microsoft needs to be careful about what kind of application software it ships with Windows. Microsoft reps sometimes point to Linux distributions and ask why they can get away with shipping stacks and stacks of applications without getting in trouble. The answer to that one, of course, is that the Linux distributions give you a choice. You aren't locked into one particular application. Most Linux distributions include several choices for most program classifications; even single-CD distros usually include several Web browsers and email clients....Read More at NewsForge

posted 06:30 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Mississippi deal a landmark for Linux in government
Mississippi, deep in the South, sits 2,100 miles from Silicon Valley. It's an unlikely setting for a technology milestone, but history may show that Wednesday was a landmark day for Linux use in a government setting....Read More at EnterpriseLinux.com

posted 06:33 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

Installing MPlayer
MPlayer has set itself apart as a versatile movie player under Linux and other platforms. Whether you love or hate it, once you try it, you'll have to agree that it is very different, with its versatile keyboard control and alternative methods for handling video playback.....Read More at linux.com

posted 06:31 [/linux/docs] permanent link

EFF sets its sights on 'frivolous' IT patents
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is gunning for a group of patents that it claims are frivolous and may pose a threat to freedom of expression online...Read More at ZDNetUK

posted 06:30 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Patents and the Threat To Open Source
Have you heard of the media company Acacia? Probably not but actually quite a few web site owners have. Many of them have received FINAL NOTICES from Acacia Media Technologies Corporation...Read More at it-analysis

posted 06:27 [/linux/legal] permanent link

To my neighbors in the north
Happy Canada Day

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Customizing GNOME
Red Hat and Sun have showed us that GNOME can be both nice to look at and fun to use. However, GNOME is horribly bland in its natural state, and fixing it so that it's more palatable seems like such a daunting task. But what if you could do your own Bluecurve-like customizations and turn a boring and annoying default GNOME installation into a thing of beauty and productivity in about 20 minutes?...Read More at NewsForge.com

posted 05:15 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

A parent's guide to Linux Web filtering
Having converted quite a few people to the world of GNU/Linux, I am often asked by parents, "Can I set up parental Web filters for my children using Linux?" The answer is yes, and here's how....Read More at NewsForge.com

posted 05:14 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Inside the GNOME 2.6 Desktop & Developer Platform
arestechnica reviews the Gnome 2.6 Desktop Environment Read More

posted 13:18 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

Deep inside the K Desktop Environment 3.2
arstechnica reviews the KDE desktop environment Read More

posted 13:17 [/linux/foss/kde] permanent link

CLI for noobies: The keys to GnuPG
he GNU Privacy Guard (a.k.a. GnuPG, or simply gpg) is a free software implementation of Philip Zimmermann's notorious, powerful, and popular program PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). GnuPG is cooler than a secret decoder ring, so get out of that GUI recliner for a few minutes and come learn a couple of secret spy crypto command line tricks....Read More at linux.com

posted 05:36 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Iraqis get a taste for Linux
From BBC NEWS: A group of Iraqi computer enthusiasts are advocating the use of the operating system Linux to rebuild their country....Read More

posted 04:45 [/linux] permanent link

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Go there: Ghost in the Shell 2 English movie site Coolness!

posted 04:40 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

Two new cool gnome sites
GnomeFiles.org and Gnome-Look.org

posted 04:29 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

Movie Ticket Prices Hit All-Time High
In the United States, the largest movie-going market, average ticket prices rose for a 10th straight year to $6.04, climbing 45 percent over the decade, Screen Digest said....Read more at Yahoo Singapore

posted 04:18 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

Here is a great indepth review of the gnome 2.6 desktop
Chris Dunphy at Nerdsyndrome.com writes: Back in January of this year, I began to use GNOME exclusively on my desktop computer. Prior to this, I have often operated a dual boot system, with Windows being there for the times when Linux couldn't get the job done. Today however, that is no longer the case. Linux has arrived for me as a powerful desktop solution. In particular, I have fallen in love with the powerful GNOME desktop platform. This article describes why I like GNOME so much. I discuss my experiences with GNOME and my particular fondness for the latest version, GNOME 2.6....Read more

posted 04:14 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Programming with bash
Face it, you can't become any kind of respectable administrator without knowing a decent bit about shell scripting. You don't have to be the "Bashmeister General" or anything, but having a firm grasp on the basics will get you out of a lot of jams, and provide a foundation for furthering your experience and your skill. In this article we'll cover some programming functionality of the bash shell....Read more at linux.com

posted 04:08 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Today I...
watched all three matrix movies, Kill Bill Vol I and parts of spiderman. I looked for a job too. Being unemployed for 9 months now, I have almost gotten this job search thing down to a science--just no results yet :-) I know though, I will be gainfully employed again one day. I just got to keep looking.

posted 05:02 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Debian just rocks
I couldn't be happier with my move from fedora core 2 to debian. There will be no looking back this time. In the past I have occasionally suffered from distro envy. That and unhealthy love for linux are the reasons that I have tried just about every distro under the sun--even the obscure ones.I always came back to redhat though. I seriously don't see myself doing that again though. I may move down to debian testing one day, if unstable proves to problematic--but we will see.

posted 04:59 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Some of the best money I ever spent
Last night about 9 pm an electrical storm fried my dsl surge protector. When I first got dsl, I found a thread at dslreports about dsl surge pretection; the consensus was that there existed few options and that they were of questionable value. About the only information I could find was that radio shack made one. Long story short: I bought one; and it saved my modem.

posted 16:36 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Debian: where it's at
I am sooo glad I ditched fedora for debian sid. My box is in the state it should have been a month ago when I moved from fedora core 1 to fedora core 2. Installed it last night in less than an hour (even used the beta installer--wouldn't you know though that the first releas cnandate installer came out today) and customized to my taste today while at the same time waching after my two daughters, adding packages for dvd and digital cam, nvidia twinview and openGL, kernel upgrade, games, etc, etc. One word: COOLNESS. I know, it's suppossed to be as cutting edge as fc2; right now though everything just works! I'm am not all that "up" on the debian development cycle; but it seems to me to be less sloppy or at least less enterprise driven (for sure) and more community centric than fedora. Me likes! I am very happy.

posted 23:35 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Well, I did it
Fedora Core 2 is now part of my 9 year linux history now. Debian sid is going on my desktop system now. I now run a debain only shop :-) Desktop (unstable) laptop (testing) server (stable). WOOT!

posted 05:48 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Almost ready
I am about this close (imagine you thumb and index finger about 1/4 inch apart) to switching my main computer from fedora core 2 to debian sid. I am already running debian stable on my server, and testing on my laptop. I almost did this when fedora core 2 came out, but decided to stick with redhat/fedora anyway. But now, it's been almost one month, and I still can't run openGL stuff. And on top of that the new kernel upgrade (the one from yesterday--not today's) somehow broke my up till now, perfectly running soundcard. I know that sid is liable to break stuff on occasion too. But I really think it's time to ditch fedora. I may change mt mind before morning. Thinking.......

posted 02:37 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Samba Tutorial (FC2)
This is a tutorial for using SAMBA to connect to your Win9x/2000/XP (and whatever other vers of windows there are) shares. You will need root access...Read More at FedoraForum.org

posted 05:26 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Informative fedora core 2 site
Mission Statement: Sharing knowledge: To let others learn from our experiences and ideas, and feel some of the personal fulfillment that comes with it...Read More

posted 05:24 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

A splintering Linux community
We now have two distinct classes of Linux users whose interests are not the same, and perhaps we have more than that if we want to talk about people who think of software in political rather than pragmatic terms. Can these factions work together, or will tensions between them eventually kill the free software and open source movements?...Read More at newsforge.com

posted 16:23 [/linux] permanent link

Novell Wins Remand Contest- Case Stays in Federal Court - It's Copyright Proof Time
Judge Kimball, as he promised, has issued his order* on the Novell case. The big news is that SCO lost its fight to get the case sent back to state court. SCO's entire theory of the case as a contract issue only went out the window, and they are now squarely in a pure copyright fight, which is the last thing they wanted. They will now have to prove that they own the copyright they are using to threaten end users like AutoZone. Kimball agrees with Novell that there are serious questions about whether the agreement even as amended by Amendment 2 is sufficient to be a copyright conveyance, and that means it stays in federal court. He retains jurisdiction. Remember all the experts who told us SCO might win this? They were mistaken....Read More at groklaw

posted 20:34 [/linux/legal] permanent link

SCO Loses Motion to Bifurcate - SCO Motion to Delay Partly Denied, Partly Granted
There is no moss growing on the Honorable Dale Kimball. Now comes word that SCO's Motion to Bifurcate the patent claims has also been denied without prejudice to renew after all dispositive motions have been decided. That is what IBM said made sense to do, wait until it is clear what is actually going to trial. Personally, I am guessing that would be nothing. What a waste of time it was to even bring this motion now. Perhaps that was the purpose....Read More at groklaw

posted 20:33 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Top 500 Supercomputers Increasingly Turning to Linux and Open Source
In summary, 3 of the top 5 use an open source OS, 5 of the top 10, and 7 of the top 20. Almost all open source OS used are Linux, with the brief exception of 1 Mac OS X. It's interesting how IBM and HP, for all their promotion of open source, prefer to sell their proprietary operating systems with the high-end hardware. Will that change? Apparently, Linux can run on the pSeries 690, which has 3 of the top 20 slots....Read More at linuxtoday.com

posted 04:56 [/linux] permanent link

Three Popular Desktop Linux Operating Systems in One Package
Eight CD Set Available Immediately in Digital Form or Boxed Version

SAN DIEGO, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lindows, Inc. is offering a package containing the latest versions of three popular Linux operating systems: Linspire, Fedora and Mandrake. For the first time, Linspire, Fedora and Mandrake are being offered together in one package. The Linux bundle comes with 8 CDs of the most current software in a digital format or a boxed version, available for an introductory price of $29.95 and $39.95, respectively. To order, please visit http://www.linuxshootout.com....Read More at www.prnewswire.com

posted 04:55 [/linux/distros] permanent link

Build your own PVR
Build Your Own PVR is a community driven discussion for building your own PVR (think Tivo without a recurring $ub$cription). Anything from mini-itx, case modding, which video card, to which software package is most advanced is fair game....byopvr.com

posted 06:20 [/linux/devices] permanent link

Gmail
I got a gmail account. I have had it since the beta program started. I just found out that some people are actually selling there gmail invites on ebay. Weird what people will sell, even weirder what they will buy. I don't even use my gmail account. I guess I need to; I didn't realize how "valuable" a free e(g)mail account could be. If they are that sought after, I could just use it for the envy factor. :-)

posted 05:17 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Intersting
New P2P Radio station concept site: mercora.com

posted 04:45 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Intel and Red Hat team for Linux security
Linux seller Red Hat and chipmaker Intel have released prototype Linux software to support a security technology designed to curtail the spread of viruses...Read more at silicon.com

posted 13:26 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Open source: A sunny forecast
Weather.com's move to an all-open-source website infrastructure has enabled the company to lower costs while meeting increased capacity demands....Read More at computerworld.com

posted 13:19 [/linux/foss] permanent link

RIAA wants your fingerprints
Not content with asking for an arm and a leg from consumers and artists, the music industry now wants your fingerprints, too. The RIAA is hoping that a new breed of music player which requires biometric authentication will put an end to file sharing....Read More at theregister.co.uk

posted 02:38 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Mars rovers on 'brand new mission'
(CNN) -- Two interplanetary Energizer bunnies, NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers, keep going and going. The pair of robotic explorers are now well into their extended missions on the surface of Mars....Read More at cnn.com

posted 14:22 [/not_linux/science/space] permanent link

New Viruses Hit 30-Month High
The number of new viruses released on the Internet in May hit a 2-1/2-year high last month, an anti-virus vendor says....Read More at informationweek.com

posted 02:59 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Open source: Prepare for attack
By Bruce Perens

COMMENTARY--Do you need open-source legal protection any more than you need meteor insurance? Don't dismiss the idea.

Most legal observers discount the legal claims by SCO as illegitimate. But there are bigger challenges to contemplate than those from SCO. In fact, users face a convergence of issues that may ultimately lead to other claims being brought against Linux and open-source software....Read More at ZDNet.com

posted 18:28 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Building a Linux Media PC
In this article I'm going to look at a particular sort of setup of a Linux home theatre PC - one where the primary consideration is space. Suppose you have a small studio apartment, or a bedroom or study where you want to work on your computer, watch movies and TV, and play music and maybe games as well....Read More at linuxdevcenter.com

posted 18:26 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Linux In 2004 - Usability Needs A Facelift
During the majority of my time working with computers, Windows was the operating system of choice. Reason being, it's all I've known. In 2002, I took a college course titled "Linux Administration" which entitled me to a few cd-roms of Redhat 7.x. While this course was nothing more than a few extra credits for me, I fell in love with Linux and went through the entire textbook a week into the class. It was a nice feeling to use something "different" than what I was used to.

Disclaimer: Some of this article may seem as if I am dissing Linux, quite the opposite, I love it, but I feel that it could be much better....Read More at OSNews.com

posted 18:25 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Perl's Tie::File module
wo factors outshine all others as reasons I became a systems administrator. The first is that, well, I like computers and computing. The second is that I'm not particularly fond of writing code. If I were, I'd probably be a programmer. As it stands, if I can find tools that work, I won't write code. However, inevitably, some site-specific situation will come up for which I have no choice. In that case, I at least want to write very little code. Perl's Tie::File has helped me do that on more than one occasion....Read More at linux.com

posted 23:19 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Cool Hack
Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel Tips and Tricks: While a solid camera out of the box, the Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel user experience can be enhanced with a few simple, money-saving tricks. In fact, I roughly estimate that these tips and tricks can save you over $500.....Read More

posted 23:08 [/linux/internet] permanent link

LA to Oregon at Mach 9
Here is a pretty cool website:

This spring I went to Oregon to help out my family's softball tournament. It's normally a 10 hour drive so I decided to find a faster way. I strapped a rocket to my car and was able to make the trip in an astounding 6 minutes! Top speed was 6900 miles per hour, or over mach 9. To prove this to the world, I put a video camera on the front bumper which is about a foot off the ground....Read More

posted 23:07 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Labels to dampen CD burning?
The recording industry is testing technology that would prevent consumers from making copies of CD "burns," a piracy defense that could put some significant new restrictions on legally purchased music....Read More at c|net

posted 22:59 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Novell Shows Off Linux Capacity
For years, Linux was feared to be synonymous with immature products, inadequate support, limited applications and a fragmented market, said Mohamed Cassojee, Oracle SA strategy advisor, on day two of Brainshare Africa 2004 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

To combat these views, the keynote showcased Novell's Linux abilities, which include "unbreakable Linux" support from Oracle....Read More at allafrica.com

posted 06:19 [/linux/distros/suse] permanent link

Mozilla, Opera Join Forces For New W3C Proposal
Two of Microsoft's rivals in the browser space have joined forces on a standards proposal slated to be presented to a W3C workshop....Read More at internetnews.com

posted 06:16 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Maintaining Integrity with Tripwire
As several recent high profile compromises have reminded us, Linux isn't immune to security vulnerabilities. While you should always do everything you can to secure your Linux systems, you can also put measures in place to quickly detect a break-in. One useful "alarm" system is Tripwire....Read More at linux-mag.com

posted 03:50 [/linux/docs] permanent link

The Thermochemical Joy of Cooking
Food Network superchef Alton Brown is part MacGyver, part mad scientist. Welcome to his lab.

Brown, 41, is a culinary hacker, the poster boy for a movement that's coming to a boil in kitchens across America. The essence: Cooking is a science, not an art, informed by chemistry, physics, and biology. "Everything in food is science," Brown says. "The only subjective part is when you eat it." Read More at wired See also altonbrown.com

posted 03:26 [/not_linux/science/humor] permanent link

Mad Penguin Reviews Fedora Core 2
Fedora Core 2 (FC2) is the latest offering from the Red Hat community driven Fedora Project. It has a plethora of new features including the new 2.6.5 Kernel, Gnome 2.6, KDE 3.2, an implementation of SE Linux and the X.org X11 windowing system. Fedora Core 2 is a professional distribution that focuses on functionality and ease of use, without patronising the user and keeping the clutter to a minimum....Read More at Mad Penguin

posted 23:29 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Test
test Now is the time for all good men....

posted 17:35 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Smoke, Mirrors and Silence: The Browser Wars Reignite
From informIT.com by Nigel McFalane: Think the web browser wars are over? Think again. World War I was dubbed â"The Great War" and "The War To End All Wars". Alas, that was an optimistic prediction; WWII followed in short order. The browser wars are coming back, and this time the whole World Wide Web is at risk, not just a few browsers and their vendors.....Read More

posted 16:22 [/linux/internet] permanent link

I saw "Apaptation" night before last
"Adaptation" may not be one of the top 10 movies I have ever seen. It is a good movie though; and may be Nicolas Cage's best movie yet. It also stars Meryl Streep and Best Supporting Actor Winner Chris Cooper. The movie was written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. Cage plays screenwriter Chralie Kaufman and his twin bother Donald Kaufman. Soon after completing his work on "Being John Malkovich" Charlie (Cage) is hired to write the screenplay for a movie based on a best selling book written by Streep about an obsessive orchid hunter (Cooper). As Charlie is having trouble writing the screenplay, he ends up writing himself and his twin brother into the movie. Talk about life imatating art. Kaufman writes a movie about himself writing himself into a movie. Not as confusing as "Memento", but as orginal. This is a fun movie. Also reminds me of "American Splendour" in some ways. If you like original comedy, and drama mixed then you will probably enjoy this movie.

posted 05:07 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

On being unemployed
I have been unemployed now for 8 monthes. There are things that are nice about being unemployed; being home with my daughters, working on my computer, going to bed late, and....well that might be about all that's nice about it actually. For the most part it is not fun at all. I have been through a variety of emotions (most of them succesfully supressed, as I so often do) since being layed off. The most recent emotion (anger) I started experienceing about 48 hours ago; and I was entirely unsuccessful in supressing it. I am still mad now, if I think about it. I am tired of being unemployed. I am tired of hearing about my unemployment too. I am tired of thinking about it. I am suprised actually that it has taken me this long to become angry. Knowing my personality though, this was inevitable. I usually hold things in till I explode; then I get over it. I think this has just happened to me. It's probably a good thing. Now I can get over it, and get on with my unemployment and hopefully end this chapter of my life in relative short order.

posted 04:51 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

More Blog News
Next I hope to customize this blog in a way that allows me to rotate randomly the pictures in the left hand column. By the way, those are photos that I took with my Canon S45 digital camera. When time permits I will be changing them, and working on a way to randomize them somewhat (or less imaginatively put them in some kind of gallery).

posted 03:07 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Blog news
I have finally gotten around to adding comment/discussion functionality to this site. If anyone is actually reading this, please try it out. I also added several days ago the little search thingy at the top left hand corner of this blog. It is quite neat really; it will even use regexp in the search. You can now search the entire blog for any word you like. WOOT! (perl is very neat)

posted 03:03 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

FC2 Screenshot take 2 (getting there)
Here is another screenshot of my fedora core 2 desktop. This one is more customized than the first nearly stock desktop screenshot that I posted nearly 10 days ago. I am still patiently waiting on the non-open source drivers from NVidia for my GeForce 4 Ti4600, so I can run a dual head configuration again. This is what my finished fc1 screenshot looked like: fc1 desktop (big file).

posted 02:59 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Apple: Fedora Core 2 Also runs on PPC
While getting a bit giddy installing Fedora Core 2 on a Sunday afternoon I found this little gem.... Fedora 2 can run on your Macintosh:....Read More at OSDir.com

posted 00:29 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy screenwriter's interview
28 May 2004 - HHGG Interview with Myself: So we're six weeks into filming HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY and the powers that be (PTB) thought it would be a good idea to kick it off with an interview with me, the screenwriter, since that is, after all, where this incarnation of the film started.

So I decided to interview myself because a) I think I’ll be harder on myself and know what sort of questions an interviewer might ask and b) no one has asked to interview me....Read More

posted 00:26 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

Linux: Is Swap Necessary?
kerneltrap.org: has a very interesting discussion about linux swap space. Read More

posted 19:36 [/linux] permanent link

The Little Engine That Could
How Linux is Inadvertently Poised to Remake the Telephone and Internet Markets by Robert X. Cringely:

One of the cheapest Linux computers you can buy brand new (not at a garage sale) is the Linksys WRT54G, an 802.11g wireless access point and router that includes a four-port 10/100 Ethernet switch and can be bought for as little as $69.99 according to Froogle. That's a heck of a deal for a little box that performs all those functions, but a look inside is even more amazing....Read More

posted 20:33 [/linux/devices] permanent link

Linux and National Security
As the open source industry grows and becomes more widely accepted, the use of Linux as a secure operating system is becoming a prominent choice among corporations, educational institutions and government sectors. With national security concerns at an all time high, the question remains: Is Linux secure enough to successfully operate the government and military's most critical IT applications?...Read More at linuxsecurity.com

posted 20:23 [/linux/security] permanent link

Free software guru speaks on patents
The Register: Speaking in London last week, Richard Stallman, founder of GNU, argued passionately against the legalisation of what he calls "software idea patents". The core of Stallman's argument is that if companies are allowed to patent software ideas, big business will ride roughshod over the smaller players, and the free software movement will be effectively strangled....Read More

posted 21:50 [/linux/foss] permanent link

RIAA
Single mom overwhelmed by recording industry suit From SiliconValley.com: Tammy Lafky has a computer at home but said she doesn't use it. "I don't know how," the 41-year-old woman said, somewhat sheepishly.

But her 15-year-old daughter, Cassandra, does. And what Cassandra may have done, like millions of other teenagers and adults around the world, landed Lafky in legal hot water this week that could cost her thousands of dollars.....Read More

posted 21:44 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Cool app
My Budget: The aim of the program is to make it as easy as possible for people to do their own personal budgets and keep track of their finances. Using this program you can:

and more

posted 21:41 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Chrooting Apache
From Linux.com: The chroot daemon allows you to run a program and have it see a given directory as the root (/) directory. This effectively locks the process into its very own filesystem ("chroot jail") isolated from the real / filesystem. In this article we will look at how to install the Apache Web server in such an environment.....Read More

posted 21:26 [/linux/security] permanent link

Review: FooBillard 3.0a
From Linuxgames.com: FooBillard is a free OpenGL-billard game for Linux with realistic physics, AI-player and many gametypes like pool carambol or snooker....Read More

posted 11:38 [/linux/foss/games] permanent link

Sharp Zaurus SL-6000L Linux PDA Review (I want one of these)
From pdabuyersguide.com: The Sharp Zaurus line, starting with the SL-5500 a few years back, has gained a small but dedicated following in the US and is extremely popular in Japan, with the clamshell SL-C750, SL-C760 and SL-C860 taking a large share of the Japanese PDA market...Read More

posted 11:33 [/linux/devices] permanent link

RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America has discovered that digital radio broadcasts can be copied and redistributed over the Internet. And so the RIAA, the music business's trade and lobbying group, has asked the Federal Communications Commission to step in and impose an "audio broadcast flag" on certain forms of digital radio....Read More

posted 06:51 [/linux/internet] permanent link

UT2004 Linux Tweaking Guide
linuX-gamers.net: Epic Games, Digital Extremes and Atari have worked long and hard to introduce Unreal Tournament 2004 and Ryan C. Gordon aka icculus have ported the bleeding edge FPS to Linux. This guide provides you some informations to improve your UT2004 performance....Read More

posted 03:31 [/linux/foss/games] permanent link

RIAA Bags 493 More Swappers
Wired reports: The Recording Industry Association of America has now sued nearly 3,000 individuals since last September in an attempt to discourage people from copying songs through peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa and LimeWire. The trade group, which represents the five largest recording companies, has settled more than 400 of those cases for around $3,000 each....Read More

posted 03:29 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Kill Bill
Forbes Magazine's Daniel Lyons: Linux represents the biggest threat that Microsoft has ever faced. No wonder IBM is spending billions to promote it...Read More

posted 03:24 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Torvalds Changes How Code Can Be Contributed to Linux
From eWeek: "Linus Torvalds and Linux 2.6 kernel maintainer Andrew Morton have announced a new way of tracking contributions to Linux: the Developer's Certificate of Origin...."Read More

posted 03:03 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Using rsync for Quick Backup
Another one from FedoraNews.org: a small easy to use script to back up my most important files several times during the day, using rsync....Read More

posted 02:58 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Dynamic DNS (DyNS) Update Behind Router
Here's alittle howto of sorts from FedoraNews.org: "Like most broadband services, my home broadband ISP network IP is dynamic, meaning, my IP doesn't always stay the same. If I want to have a means to access my home computer easily, say from work, I will need to subscribe to one of the many free Dynamic DNS services available on the internet. One of my personal favourite is DyNS (www.dyns.cx). They offer simple no-fuss sign-ups and very intuitive, clean and easy to use web-interface. And they have made most of their services free. Really neat!"...Read More

posted 02:55 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Latest MySQL Fails to Quiet Licensing Critics
From InternetNews: Open Source database vendor MySQL AB released its latest incremental release last week (version 4.0.20), but according to some in the community, it still doesn't address what some say serious licensing concerns. The licensing issue prevents it from being included in some Linux distributions and working together, from a licensing perspective, with PHP....Read More

posted 02:50 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Secure programmer: Minimizing privileges
Taking the fangs out of bugs from IBM DveloperWorks: " Secure programs must minimize privileges so that any bugs are less likely to be become security vulnerabilities. This article discusses how to minimize privileges by minimizing the privileged modules, the privileges granted, and the time the privileges are active. The article discusses not only some of the traditional UNIX-like mechanisms for privileges, but some of the newer mechanisms like the FreeBSD jail(), the Linux Security Modules (LSM) framework, and Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)."...Read More

posted 02:45 [/linux/security] permanent link

CLI for noobies: network tools, can you dig it?
More commnad line for newbie goodness: " This week we're going to take a look at three command line tools which can sometimes help resolve Internet connectivity issues. But first, you lazy louts, you have to get up out of that comfortable but mind-numbing GUI hammock you've been napping in and exercise your typing fingers. If you need additional motivation to break your GUI addiction, consider the fact that Microsoft recently patented the act of double-clicking your rodent. Enough said."....Read More

posted 02:42 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Blog Software Breakdown
Trying o decide which of the many weblog CMS packages would be best? This site displays attributes of different user-installed blog software packages side-by-side for comparison. Read More

posted 02:39 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Pink dinosaur grabs centre stage on remote New Zealand volcano
AUCKLAND : Scientists using a camera to monitor a remote New Zealand volcano over the Internet have struck an odd problem - a pink dinosaur....Read More

posted 02:33 [/not_linux/science/humor] permanent link

Grokline's UNIX Ownership History Project
This is an open, community-based, collaborative research project, a living history, designed to carefully trace the ownership history of UNIX and UNIX-like code with the goal of reducing, or eliminating, the amount of software subject to superficially plausible but ultimately invalid copyright, patent and trade secret claims against Linux or other free and open source software. If there is any code out there that represents a conceivable risk of that kind, we'd like to identify it and mitigate the litigation risk now. If there isn't any valid claim that can be made, we'd like to be able to prove it. Read More

posted 02:31 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Spent the day adding prgrams to FC2
I spent my day dwelling on which repository to use for FC2. Did I say I love choices? I settled on linvia and fedora.us. I will still get stuff I can't get through them at freshrpms (of course being extreamly careful not to cause package overlap). I got just about everything I wanted installed. That is one thing I like about debian better than FC; the sheer size of the repository. Almost anything you could possibly want to enhance a debian system is in one place. This was a problem with FC1 as well. Things will get better; but will I have abandoned FC by then? I need sleep (not really).

posted 07:04 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

IBM slams 'grandiose' SCO, asks for whole farce to be called off
TechWorld By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service: Latest court filings may be make or break for controversial Linux copyright case....Read More

posted 06:13 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Random Destructive Acts via Focused Solar Radiation
This would be fun: "When I was a kid, I always wanted Edmund Scientific's Giant Fresnel Lens. "Melts asphalt in seconds!" the ad said. When I went to graduate school I met several other people with the same enthusiasm for aimless destruction through bizarre means, and just enough combined cash to make it happen. Thus the reign of terror began...." Read more

posted 06:13 [/not_linux/science/humor] permanent link

Not really a bug report, part 2
Another drawback to having 6642 fonts in ~/.fonts is that it will also cause OpenOffice to crash. Took me just a few mimutes to figure that one out. Needless to say, I don't have any extra fonts installed now.

posted 18:36 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Not really a bug report
Just a personal observation made during my first day and a half with Fedora Core 2: IF you put 6642 (don't ask) different true type font files in your ~./.fonts folder it is going to take a long time for Nautilus to load them even on a an only moderately old Athlon 1.4 with 1 GB of ram. That has been the only slow thing I have noticed about Fedora Core 2 though. This OS is wicked fast! Gnome 2.6 is beautiful too.

posted 03:24 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

The SCO Subpoena of FSF
Bradley M. Kuhn,Tuesday 18 May 2004, FSF: Late last year, we were subpoenaed by SCO as part of the ongoing dispute between SCO and IBM. Today, we made that subpoena available on our website. This is a broad subpoena that effectively asks for every single document about the GPL and enforcement of the GPL since 1999. They also demand every document and email that we have exchanged with Linus Torvalds, IBM, and other players in the community. In many cases, they are asking for information that is confidential communication between us and our lawyers, or between us and our contributors....Read More

posted 23:06 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Check the staus of your distros mirrors
This is pretty neat and useful. If you are tired of slow apt-get, yum, or up2date performance, then check out this page to see where the fast mirros are: Mirror Watch

posted 21:35 [/linux/distros] permanent link

For the brave of heart (or just lazy)
Upgrading from FC1 to FC2 using yum - a few suggestions: There are certain things only anaconda can do. There is no other way around it. If you're using LVM stop reading and know that you must use anaconda to do this upgrade. In general, if you're not cramped for space/time/something you should use anaconda to upgrade. You'll find you come out with a much more reliable upgrade process and much less pain. However, if you'd like to try to upgrade the whole system via yum you should follow these instructions...Read More

posted 21:24 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Fedora Core 2 Tips and Tricks (v0.3)
Useful Fedora page by Greg Gulik: Fedora Core 2 Tips and Tricks (v0.3)

posted 19:55 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Fedora Multimedia Installation HOWTO
By Eric S, Raymond: "How to get various proprietary and restricted multimedia Damned Things (Flash, MP3, Java, MPEG, AVI, RealMedia, Windows Media, Adobe Acrobat) working under Fedora Core using your normal package-management tools. Includes Mozilla-plugin instructions."...Read More

posted 17:54 [/linux/docs] permanent link

FC2 Screenshot
Here is a screenshot of my fedora core 2 desktop. This is completely uncustomized. Normally I run a dual head configuration; but I am waiting on the nvidia driver. I will post more when I get around to making it look more like my fc1 desktop (big file).

posted 14:14 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

New book details how Linux works
NoStarch Press has released "How Linux Works -- What Every Superuser Should Know." The book targets competent Linux users who want to learn more about filesystems, the Linux boot process, system management, networking, shell scripts, and more. Author Brian Ward's previous books include "The Linux Problem Solver" and "The Book of VMware." He also authored the Linux Kernel HOWTO. further information

posted 13:28 [/linux/docs/books] permanent link

Remote backup using ssh, tar and cron
MadPenguin.org has an article/tutorial on remote backups: Are you looking for a solution to backup your data to a remote location? While a solid backup solution such as Arkeia or TSM from IBM are nice from an enterprise point of view, simpler solutions are available from a home user's perspective. I will walk you through on you how you can backup your data to a remote server, using the default tools available on all linux systems. In a nutshell, we will use ssh capabilities to allow a cron job to transfer a tarball from you local machine to a remote machine....Read MOre

posted 13:26 [/linux/docs] permanent link

I hate waiting
I am impatient. I got my nice shiny new install of fedora core 2 up and running; and now I have to wait. Waiting for the repositories to be populated with the latest binaries for FC2.s hard to do. Sometimes I wish fedora came pre-loaded with all the questionable stuff they choose to leave out; but it is easily obtainabale *for those who can wait 12 to 72 hours. I know I could compile from souce, but I only want to do that for stuff I can't find with apt or yum for FC2. It makes it easier to manage packages way. I hate waiting, especially for the NVidia drivers. I got a lot to do though. So I guess I should make use of the time in waiting.

posted 04:48 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

A REAL Java Desktop?
The JD4X was developed with the intention of providing a Java environment that allows Java programmers to build and extend a windowing system purely in Java. However, the project itself is not pure Java and uses a mixture of Java and C. D4X is targeted at the hobbyist programmers who desire to put their skills to the test by customizing a desktop of their own. To do this, the JD4X project sets out to provide a native structural foundation that gives them a greater degree of control over their desktop, JVMs and Java classes that runs on the Linux X Window system, thereby giving the Java programmer full control of their desktop environment. The project also targets Java users who may desire a Java enabled and component based desktop without excluding other native applications already found on their Linux distribution. It does this by also providing a ....Read More

posted 03:01 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Utah sees first spyware case
The Register reports: Overstock.com is set to become the first company to take action under Utah's new anti-spyware law. The company has filed a complaint against online retailer SmartBargains in the third district court in Salt Lake City. Utah's spyware law, the world's first, only made the statute book on 3 May. Utah is the only state with current spyware legislation, although California and Iowa are considering their own versions of the law....Read More

posted 02:39 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Flaws drill holes in open-source databases
ZDNet.com reports: Flaws in two popular source code database applications could allow attackers to access and corrupt open-source software projects, a security researcher said Wednesday. One vulnerability affects the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), an application used by many developers to store program code. The other flaw affects a newer, less widely used system known as Subversion, said Stefan Esser, the researcher who discovered the security holes....Read More

posted 01:50 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

Putting Linux on the desktop
ITWeek.co.uk's Peter Williams: Linux and the open source movement is rarely out of the spotlight these days. And the debate about its credibility as a viable alternative to Microsoft garners much attention....Read More

posted 23:20 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Google defines good manners for adware
C|Net reports: In an attempt to cut down on misbehaving adware and spyware, Google has released a set of suggested principles for software makers to follow when writing programs that embed themselves on Internet users' PCs....Read More

posted 23:13 [/linux/internet] permanent link

The Spatial Way
Colin Charles writes: Much has been said, and been discussed about "spatial views". Ever since the GNOME hackers decided that Nautilus, the file manager in GNOME, would sport a spatial way of working by default, the word "spatial" has been in just about every other mailing list or review of the desktop environment. Note that I don't claim to be a usability expert, but I'd like to point out the vast resources on spatial usage, as well as show how GNOME 2.6 actually makes you more productive. ...bytebot.com

posted 23:11 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

"The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrakelinux" is Available
linuxelectronics reports: France -- The 4th Edition of the Definitive Guide is now available! This new release has been thoroughly updated and expanded to cover the recently released Mandrakelinux 10.0. "The Definitive Guide to Using Mandrakelinux" contains everything needed to install, understand, and use the popular Mandrakelinux distribution...Read More

posted 23:08 [/linux/distros] permanent link

Birth of the Empire
Episode III is 365 days away now. WOOT! Get your fix!

posted 23:05 [/not_linux/entertainment/movies] permanent link

NASA Releases New Findings About Dark Energy
A powerful and independent method was used to probe dark energy using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results on cosmic acceleration provide clues about the nature of dark energy and the fate of the universe....Read More

posted 22:28 [/not_linux/science/space] permanent link

It's too early to tell yet, but
I installed Fedora Core 2 this morning. Only one thing is bothering me, and it actually has nothing to do with the FC2 release. Here is what is bothering me: I have to wait on NVidia's proprietary drivers in order to get dual head monitors working. It's my understanding that the open sourced "nv" driver is not capable of dual head operation (using xinerama), but the closed source "nvidia" can do dual heads (using twinview). I have set this up in the past ("nvidia" driver using twinview"), but this is my first attempt at using the open sourced "nv" drivers woith xinerama. I can either re-compile my kernel, working around the 4k/8k stack issue or I can just wait a couple of weeks for nvidia to release a new driver and live with just one monitor. What was I saying about loving choice?

posted 21:02 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Blogging is foreign to me
I am not good at blogging. I don't have anything to say; or at least I don't think I do? I sorta feel foolish doing this too; I mean, who is actually interested in what I have to say? I guess that's why I fill my blog with stuff other people have said and written--stuff I am interested in. I am gonna "try" to give blogging and honest shot though and start providing more of my own commentary, opinions, and views on here more often though. Don't know if it will be worth reading or not, but it should be a little fun, and maybe a little embarrassing too. I will definetly post my review of fedora core 2.

posted 05:54 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

A Fedora Core 2 night
1:24 am: bittorrent download complete; checking md5sums as I type this. I will burn the isos next. I will probably install tonight too. Who needs sleep? Sorta dread it a little though. I have been using linux since '95 or '96, upgrading dutifully every 6 monthes or so. It's become almost routine, but its still alot of work (and fun) getting everything customized to my taste. Who am I kidding? I love this stuff. This may be the last chance I give fedora/redhat though. Not that I have been dissapointed in the past--quite the oppisite. But, I have recently changed my other 3 linux machines over to debian this year. Debian is wonderful. but so is fedora. The same but different. I love choice!!!

posted 05:31 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

China shelves plan for astronauts on moon
CNN.com reports: China plans to build its own manned space station by around 2020 but has shelved plans to put a man on the moon for financial reasons, state media quoted the chief designer of the nation's space program as saying....Read More

posted 20:20 [/not_linux/science/space] permanent link

Linus and Linux: The big lie versus the small truth
NewsForge: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," or so Wendell Phillips reminds us. Similarly, the cost of purchasing a lie may be measured in dollars, but vigilance is part of the price to protect truth. Today we find that those who wish to attack software freedom now wish to do so by attacking truth...Read More

posted 18:46 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

The system, man
Jono Bacon writes: Come with me, close your eyes, and imagine a world filled with excitable programmers and software users who love free software. One such user, we will call her Bertha, loves to write software, and has always dreamed of writing the one true weather reporting panel applet. Bertha sits back, stretches her fingers, shaking with excitement, ready to jump into the world of free software, and, and...registers a Sourceforge account.... Read More

posted 18:38 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

A Tip of The Brim With New Fedora Core
internetnews.com: In one of the most highly anticipated Linux Distribution releases in years, Red Hat's Fedora Project launched its Fedora Core 2 (FC2), the company said...Read More

posted 18:35 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

MySQL Adds High-end Enterprise Features to Database
LinuxInsider.com: IDC Canada, meanwhile, conducted a survey during the first quarter about the adoption of open source databases. Its findings show that 18 percent of IT respondents across multiple industries said they've deployed an open source database, and 10 percent may deploy one over the next year....Read More

posted 18:33 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Cultured Perl: Three essential Perl books
IBM: In this installment, Ted reviews three Perl coding books, bringing you summaries of the key information contained in the books and how the new versions have been updated....Read More

posted 18:31 [/linux/docs/books] permanent link

Build yourself a Linux-based Internet gateway
NewsForge: My Windows Internet gateway was running slower than a snail going uphill, even on a pretty speedy machine (a 1.3GHz Athlon), but when it started crashing regularly, I knew I had to do something. I downloaded and burnt Mandrake 10.0 Community, opened up a very old computer (with a CPU clock in the low three figures), and took care of the problem once and for all....Read More

posted 18:23 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Commentary: If only Cisco code had been open source
NewsForge Eric S. Raymond wirtes: The 15 May 2004 theft and publishing of the source code for Cisco's IOS router firmware could mean a wave of exploits against the critical router infrastructure of the Internet will be on its way. If that happens, it will be because Cisco ignored one of the iron rules of network security -- and experts the world over will be muttering "if only IOS had been open source."...Read More

posted 18:17 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Novell's Linux Desktop Zeros In on Integration
eWeek reports: Novell Inc., which last year bought SuSE Linux and Ximian, is working on a single desktop product to ship before the end of this year. That product will combine the best features from both the Ximian desktop and the SuSE Linux desktop, both of which shipped last year, in a single Novell desktop that will have Novell support, training, channel, partners and global reach....Read More

posted 18:13 [/linux/distros/suse] permanent link

Suse: Pronounced Soosee, es-uze, suss, soo-sah...?
osRadio: Soosee, es-uze, suss, soo sah, Soos-a are among the many bastardizations of the name that always rear their ugly head when pronounced in public. So, to put the issue to rest, osRadio.com contacted the company to get absolute clarification in a way that only broadcast audio can...Listen

posted 18:12 [/linux/distros/suse] permanent link

An Interview with Herr Holger Dyroff of SUSE Linux, Novell
Orangecrate.com: OrangeCrate is pleased to present an interview with Herr Holger Dyroff, VP Product Management and Marketing, SUSE LINUX for Novell. Herr Dyroff was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about SUSE LINUX, the recent release of SUSE LINUX 9.1 and the future directions for SUSE. What follows is an email interview, as conducted across the pond...Read More

posted 18:09 [/linux/distros/suse] permanent link

Blogging Technology Going Open Source
eWeek.com: The technology at the heart of one of the most popular Web-logging tools is about to go open source. On Monday, the founder of UserLand Software Inc. said an open-source release of the Frontier platform, which serves as ...Read More

posted 18:07 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

Red Hat adds legal firepower
News.com: Linux seller Red Hat, tangled in a legal wrestling match with the SCO Group, has hired a new top lawyer from IBM...Read More

posted 18:04 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Transmeta to add antivirus feature to chips
cnet: Chipmaker Transmeta is working to make its microprocessors capable of protecting computers from virus and worm attacks, the company said Monday....Read More

posted 18:01 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Googol may sue Google
The Inquirer:Now that Google's IPO is running, the company is on the verge of being sued by the family of a man who invented the word 'Googol' to describe a very big number....Read More

posted 17:45 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Venus Returns for Its Shining Hour
From nytimes.com: On June 8, people in the right places on Earth will be able to see Venus move across the face of the Sun in a kind of minieclipse that is visible twice every century or so. The last such occurrence, called a transit of Venus, was in 1882...Read More

posted 14:32 [/not_linux/science/space] permanent link

Migration in-depth, part 1: Why Health First is dumping MS Office
searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com reports: In part 1 of this in-depth migration story, Wall and Bray explain why Health First is backing away from Microsoft Office and choosing OpenOffice. Next, they describe the OpenOffice implementation process. Then, in part three, Wall tells us how Health First is bringing in and will be using Novell's new Linux services...Read More

posted 06:18 [/linux/foss/openoffice] permanent link

Group-Office 2.2 Pro Review
OSNews.com: The world has changed due to the humble (and sometimes not so humble) creations in the past. It can be argued that NCSA Mosaic changed the world. Some would argue that it was actually Netscape, but whatever the actual case may be, the web browser has in some way changed the way we look at electronic information....Read More

posted 06:14 [/linux/foss/articles/reviews] permanent link

Rocket Carrying Ham Radio Payload Reaches Space!
ARRLWeb: An amateur rocket carrying a ham radio avionics package reached the edge of space May 17. Launched from Nevada's Black Rock Desert, the 21-foot Civilian Space Xploration Team (CSXT) GoFast rocket quickly attained the 100 km altitude to make Amateur Radio and amateur rocketry history. Two earlier CSXT attempts to reach space--the last almost two years ago--were unsuccessful....Read More

posted 06:12 [/not_linux/science/space] permanent link

Roll your own Linux distribution
tectonic: "There was a time when the idea of building your own custom Linux OS was unthinkable for all but the most dedicated, foolhardy or skilled. Today, however, that has changed and it is not completely inconceivable for almost anyone to build their own version of Linux. Thanks primarily to the excellent work of the Knoppix and Morphix projects an a host of othe that are making the concept of Linux on a CD a reality"...Read More

posted 06:10 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Mozilla 1.7 RC 2
If you prefer mozilla to firefox the latest offering from mozilla can be had here

posted 06:05 [/linux/foss/mozilla] permanent link

Fedora Core 2 Brims With New Features
LinuxPlanet.com: What's new in the latest beta (1.92, Test 3) of Fedora Core 2? Plenty, and I'm not talking about new versions of this or that package (they're there), a slicker installer (it is), or a prettier desktop (it isn't). Nosireebob, the changes in Fedora Core represent what might amount to the biggest set of changes in the Linux distribution world since...Read More

posted 05:58 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Cisco Investigates Source Code Leak
PCWorld.com reports: Cisco Systems is investigating the possible theft of proprietary source code that drives its networking hardware, a company representative has confirmed....Read More

posted 05:51 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Spam fighters infiltrate spam clubs
The Register reports: Spam fighters are gaining vital clues in the battle to keep in-boxes clean of junk mail by infiltrating spammer clubs.... Read More

posted 05:35 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Neat-O
Just found out Slashdot has a science site. Slashdot Science.

posted 23:16 [/not_linux/science] permanent link

Desktop Publishing with OpenOffice.org
Linux Journal: Desktop publishing is easy, and it also can be fun. With OpenOffice.org you have a rich selection of tools to create high-quality documents for personal or business use..... Read More

posted 17:51 [/linux/docs] permanent link

Lawyers advise companies to wait for SCO outcome, warn of open source risk
NewsForge.com reports: They have no doubt that in the end, Linux will live on and the intellectual property issues around it will be resolved when the SCO Group lawsuits have finally settled. But corporate IP attorneys are reluctant to tell anyone not to worry about the Utah company's infringement claims and the highlighted risks of using open source.... Read More

posted 16:59 [/linux/legal] permanent link

A users Review of SuSE Professional 9.1
guiLinux.com reviews SuSe's latest offering. Read it here

posted 16:49 [/linux/distros/suse] permanent link

Why I chose Firefox over Epiphany for my GNOME desktop
NewsForge.com: After all the recent announcements concerning cooperation and integration between the Mozilla Foundation and the GNOME Foundation, I decided to compare GNOME's Ephiphany Web browser to Mozilla's Firefox. I installed Epiphany 1.0.6 and Firefox 0.8 on a Debian "Sarge" GNU/Linux system. After about a week, I came away feeling that Firefox is unquestionably the better browser.... Read More

posted 13:40 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

Linux.com's command line for newbies series
Linux.com has a great series of articles geared towards introducing the linux newbie to the joys of the command line interface (CLI): Command Line for Newbies

posted 13:26 [/linux/docs] permanent link

What's up with that?!? continued
I think I have finally determined the source of my webserver/network outages. I replaced the ethernet cable from the router to the card. All seems well for the time being.

posted 06:57 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Wide Open Magazine
We've got an exciting announcement for Wide Open Magazine subscribers. Wide Open Magazine will now be free to all individuals who qualify... Read More

posted 06:50 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Fedora Core 2 looks like it's on schedule
The Inquirer.net reports: It looks like Fedora Core 2, a project sponsored by Red Hat, is getting ready to roll... Read More

posted 06:48 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

One Glass Of Water, Please?
From DesktopOS.com: To those who already get the direction of my writing and have concluded that this will be about money, I beg to differ with your conclusion; this is not just about money. Instead, it boils down to support in whatever form it can be offered. Everyone cannot give financially for one reason or another of this, I am certain. They can give something however, and that is one of the very many good things about the GNU/Linux community and open source software in general... Read MOre

posted 06:44 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Debunking Common GNU/Linux Myths
From The Jem Report: With the SCO lawsuit, Microsoft's misleading case studies, confusing messages from analysts, editorials from people who don't know what they're talking about and the ambivalence of on-the-fence CEOs like Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems, there is a lot of uncertainty and confusion about the GNU/Linux operating system. This article will attempt to dispel some myths and clear a few things up for those interested in finding more information on GNU/Linux.... Read More

posted 06:40 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

A Year of Groklaw: SCO On The Ropes?
Today is Groklaw's one-year anniversary. Happy anniversary, everyone. What a difference a year makes. When we started, all the headlines were saying that SCO was going to destroy Linux or at least make it cry... Read More

posted 06:37 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Crypto-Gram Newsletter
Crypto-Gram is a free monthly e-mail newsletter from security expert Bruce Schneier, with over 100,000 readers. In its seven years of regular publication, Crypto-Gram has become one of the most widely read forums for free-wheeling discussions, pointed critiques, and serious debate about security. As head curmudgeon at the table, Schneier explains, debunks, and draws lessons from security stories that make the news.... Crypto-Gram Newsletter

posted 06:15 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Hardened-PHP
Hardened-PHP adds security hardening features to PHP to protect your servers on the one hand against a number of well known problems in hastily written PHP scripts and on the other hand against potential unknown vulnerabilities within the engine itself...hardened-php.net

posted 06:13 [/linux/security] permanent link

addendum to "What's up with that?!?"
Something that I just thought of: my problem may be bittorrent sucking up all my bandwidth downloading the 2.1GB fedora core 2 iso's. I have stopped the client; maybe my server's performance will improve now. Time will tell.

posted 04:05 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

What's up with that?!?
Blosxom is a very cool program. It is amazing really what a little perl program is capable of. I have been having some problems though since implementing two of the blosxom plugins last night. I don't know if it's my isp's connection, my server config, my server hardware, or the plugins. I have been trying all day to track the problem down. Still haven't been able too either. So, if the site is unreachable every so often, then you'll know that more than likely I am sitting in front of my workstation, SSHing into my server, becoming even more frustrated.

posted 04:00 [/not_linux/personal] permanent link

Germany decides not to support the EC on software patents
arstecnica reports: While the US is embroiled in a mess of software patent litigation, Europe has largely avoided the problem because of different patent law. It is now beginning to look as though Europe might be able to steer clear of it altogether, as Germany has decided to vote against any changes to current software patent laws. ... Read More

posted 19:55 [/linux/legal] permanent link

From Adam Smith to Open Source
InternetNews.com: In 1776, the British economist Adam Smith theorized in the "The Wealth of Nations" that "invisible hand" market forces are the primary influences in a free market economy... Read More

posted 04:11 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Mozilla - Back to Basics: Part 1 Firefox
OSDir.com: There are two wildly successful open source projects right now that are sweeping across Windows, Mac & Linux desktops. Firefox and Thunderbird. Both applications have two distinct characteristics. They are stripped down versions of their predecessor - the Mozilla bundle, and both are based on a plugin structure allowing users to include only features they want or need permitting them to remain simple to use... Read More

posted 04:08 [/linux/foss/mozilla] permanent link

Micro-sculptures give metal the Velcro touch
NewScientist.com reports Minuscule shapes sculpted on metal surfaces could have a profound impact in many fields of engineering... Read More

posted 20:47 [/not_linux/science/technology] permanent link

New wave of secret file sharing breaks over Web
The Inquirer.net reports of software developers are designing secret file sharing networks that will make it harder for the music and file industry to prove cases of piracy. Read More

posted 20:16 [/linux/internet] permanent link

What is Mono and why should you care?
"The Mono project is an open source effort sponsored by Novell to create a free implementation of the .Net Development Framework," according to the project's Web site. Why should you care? Because Mono will change the way... Read More

posted 13:32 [/linux/foss/articles] permanent link

Really cool linux site
Lynucs.org: You can find on this site the most complete database of Free Desktop Screenshots, including Linux and most of the Free and Open Source applications. Want to see how cool linux can look? Check it out

posted 13:28 [/linux/sites] permanent link

Very cool looking
MahJongg Solitaire 3D is a cool looking game for linux Read More

posted 13:20 [/linux/foss/games] permanent link

Not Everyone Understands the Patent Situation
Eugenia Loli-Queru of OSNews.com writes: " But it's when I read things like this: "...as for Linux, it wouldn't be a shame if the folks developing GUIs for it had to come up with their own ideas, would it?" that it really makes me wonder if people really know what they are talking about."... Read More

posted 13:18 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

FCC proposes that unused TV spectrum goes to wireless
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed that wireless devices and wireless broadband providers be able to operate in unused bands of broadcast television spectrum. Read More

posted 13:11 [/linux/internet] permanent link

Debian mourns the loss of two project members
Recently, the Debian Project has lost two members of its community. Manuel Estrada Sainz (ranty) and Andrés García (ErConde) were killed in a tragic car accident while returning from the Free Software conference held at Valencia, Spain. Read More

posted 13:08 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

Linux stocks at lofty valuations -- analysts
SEATTLE, May 14 (Reuters) - Linux may be free software, but shares of Linux providers have become very expensive as investors bet that the fast-growing operating system can chip away at the dominance of Microsoft... Read More

posted 01:05 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

LinuxInsider: The Open Source Government
"2004 may be the year for open source software to catch on in a big way in government agencies. For years, federal, state, and local agencies have been using open source software-- Read More

posted 01:03 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Talk Is Good, Action is Better
When did Red Hat become the bad guy?... Read More

posted 01:02 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Red Hat updating both Linux versions
Red Hat, the top-ranked seller of the Linux operating system, has expanded chip support for its corporate version of the open-source operating system and plans a major change to Fedora, its hobbyist product, in coming days... Read More

posted 00:41 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Leaving Red Hat
Garrett LeSage, bluecurve author leaves RedHat... Read More

posted 00:37 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Slackware: The Quick and Dirty Quide to Packages
Slackware Linux makes use of Slackware packages for easy installation, and removal of user installed software. Slackware packages have a .tgz extension and can be... Read More

posted 00:34 [/linux/distros/slackware] permanent link

Open Source Scripting Made Easy
One open source Web scripting language has truly hit the big time: PHP... Read More

posted 00:33 [/linux/foss/articles/reviews] permanent link

Software Shift
Open-source developers are looking beyond Linux to databases, e-mail, search -- even desktop PCs... Read More

posted 00:32 [/linux/foss/articles/news] permanent link

Fedora Core 2 Schedule
Fedora Core 2 release date delayed a little Read More

posted 00:30 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

Linux on the Mainframe
Linux Journal reviews a "A must-have reference for those implementing Linux in a mainframe environment." Read More

posted 00:27 [/linux/docs/books] permanent link

Why Linux Users Hate Red Hat
Linux & Open Source Center Editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols knows that many Linux fans hate Red Hat. His message to them: Get over it. Read More

posted 00:22 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

New book promises to explain the mysteries of Linux
NoStarch Press has released "How Linux Works -- What Every Superuser Should Know." The book targets competent Linux users who want to learn more about filesystems, the Linux boot process, system management, networking, shell scripts, and more. Read More

posted 00:20 [/linux/docs/books] permanent link

The Open CD
TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation.... Read More

posted 00:14 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Objects Search: an open source search engine
Objects Search solves two major problems of search engines. Search engine result manipulation and information overload. Objects Search provides a transparent alternative to commercial web search engines. Only open source search results can be fully trusted to be without bias. Read More

posted 00:12 [/linux/foss] permanent link

Latest SCO News is Plain Weird
SCO CEO Darl McBride, whom Maureen O'Gara calls "the most hated man in the computer industry," says he's reached for an analogy to describe SCO's experience since suing IBM....,a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/story/44809.htm"> Read More

posted 00:06 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Fedora News Updates #11
This is the eleventh issue of the Fedora News Updates... Read More

posted 17:54 [/linux/distros/redhat] permanent link

EU Software Patents and Microsoft sneakiness
Europe plans direct patentability of computer programs, data structures and process descriptions.... Read More

posted 17:52 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Novell surfs the open-source wave
Linux and open source seem to have energized Novell's user and partner community and may give Novell a chance to undo its most fundamental error... Read More

posted 17:51 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Penguin-powered push-to-talk comes to the rescue
As Linux PDAs and cell phones make their way into consumer and enterprise gadgets, an embedded version of the operating system has been developed for use as... Read More

posted 17:49 [/linux/devices] permanent link

EU Software Patent Legislation: a real threat for Linux and Open Source
Mandrakesoft would like to alert all users and the software community at large about a recent clandestine attack by proprietary interest through covert adoption of EU Software Patent Legislation... Read More

posted 17:45 [/linux/legal] permanent link

Novell Wins Over Canopy Group - Novell Did Want Canopy to Sue Microsoft
The Order in the Novell v. Canopy Group case is now here... Read More

posted 17:44 [/linux/legal] permanent link

IBM Workplace - A Good Thing for Linux?
IBM Workplace, a new application management model launched this week, is bound to spell changes ahead for Linux developers, administrators, and desktop users. Just what kind of impact should the Linux community expect? Read More

posted 17:36 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Is Linux at the Gates of the Factory?
Significance of Linux OS is no longer in question for office automation, telecom, and server applications, yet this operating system's role on the shop floor remains to be decided, as some 'pro and con' issues show. Read More

posted 17:35 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

GNOME 2.6.1 released
This point release from the stable branch of the GNOME Desktop and Developer Platform contains a lot of bugfixes and improvements over the previously released 2.6.0 version. Read More

posted 17:31 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

Gnome Installation Guide (for GNOME 2.6.x)
The Gnome Installation Guide was written to help unfamiliar users install a stable GNOME system that includes more than the default applications.

posted 17:29 [/linux/foss/gnome] permanent link

File alteration monitoring techniques under Linux
In a multi-user, multi-process operating system, files are continually being created, modified, and deleted, often by apparently unrelated processes. This means that any software ... Read More

posted 17:26 [/linux/security] permanent link

Duffers Golf
Duffers Golf is a single and multiplayer modification for Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 2004. Duffers Golf

posted 17:25 [/linux/foss/games] permanent link

Seven open source business strategies for competitive advantage
Open source presents a large potential competitive advantage for hardware and software vendors Read More

posted 17:18 [/linux/foss/articles/opinion] permanent link

Optimism or the self fulfilling prophecy
A Home Test for Parallel Universe

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