Red Hat's Max Spevack On Defending Linux Freedom

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:26:00 -0600

TRNick writes "How can developers who are working for free protect themselves and avoid getting exploited by business users of Linux? TechRadar has an interview with former Fedora project leader Max Spevack to find out how his new role as manager of the community architecture team is designed to help. Quoting: 'About two-thirds of the Fedora packages are maintained by community people, and if we didn't have that community, that chunk of work would either not get done, which would significantly harm Red Hat's entire value, or would have to made up by more [paid] engineers.

Linux And Martial Arts Humor - Linus Torvalds Vs. Chuck Norris

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:03:12 -0600

The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "As per usual, we're doing our best to find some quirky and/or original humor out there on the web, since no one ever wants to work on the weekend, much less read about it."

Extending Nautilus, Scripting Your Way To UI Bliss

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:03:12 -0600

Shantanu's Technophilic Musings: "I'm back from my vacation and this is a smallish post before we return to our regular programming (I'm full of puns.)

Check Your Mysql Server Performance with MySQLTuner

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:03:12 -0600

Debian Admin: "MySQLTuner is a script written in Perl that will assist you with your MySQL configuration and make recommendations for increased performance and stability. Within seconds, it will display statistics about your MySQL installation and the areas where it can be improved."

The Growth of the Newest Kubuntu Support Option

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:03:12 -0600

Kubuntuway: "Kubuntu Way is a fresh new forum for Kubuntu/KDE/misc support. Dedicated boards for all Kubuntu versions..."

Linux Game "System of Tomorrow" Ships in Two Weeks

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:03:12 -0600

OStatic: "The term "gaming console" seemed a bit misleading to me at the time -- it is ultimately where parent company Envizions Computer Entertainment would like the EVO to be -- but it is an early adopter system in the truest sense of the phrase."

Anonymous Proxy Using Squid 3 On CentOS 5.x

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:16:51 -0600

HowtoForge: "This howto describes step by step a method to install a SQUID 3 server as an Anonymous Proxy. An anonymous proxy is a tool that attempts to make activity on the Internet untraceable. It accesses the Internet on the user's behalf, protecting personal information by hiding the source computer's identifying information. Simply say to hide your IP."

Install and Configure Cacti Monitoring Tool in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intr...

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:03:12 -0600

Ubuntu Geek: "Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices."

Taking a Look at Nexenta's Blend of Solaris and Ubuntu

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:56:00 -0600

Ahmed Kamal writes "What happens when you take a solid system such as Ubuntu Hardy, unplug its Linux kernel, and plug in a replacement OpenSolaris kernel? Then you marry Debian's apt-get to Solaris' zfs file-system? What you get is Nexenta Core Platform OS. Let's take Nexenta for a quick spin, installing and configuring this young but promising system."

SimplyMEPIS: The Best Desktop Linux You Haven't Tried

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:03:12 -0600

Linux.com: "Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS ... not so many. That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV, is an outstanding desktop operating system. With SimplyMEPIS 8 at beta 5 and closing in on release, I tested the distribution and found it to be a keeper."

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