JFS for Linux version 1.0.23 has been relesed, it's IBM's journaled file system technology, currently used in IBM enterprise servers, and is designed for high-throughput server environments. IBM has contributed this technology to the Linux open source community with the hope that some or all of it will be useful in bringing the best of journaling capabilities to the Linux operating system.
Source: OS Opinion
Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) in August joined IBM (NYSE: IBM), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) in offering Linux as a server operating system. A month later, IBM expanded its prepackaged Linux server offerings. Even Apple computers can be purchased with Linux preinstalled. Clearly, the Linux bandwagon is gathering speed -- Sun has said it anticipates a 30 percent annual growth rate -- but where is it going?
Source: CNet News
L33tdawg: It's be pretty interesting to have a copy of this actually, although I wonder a bit about the USD219 mandatory software upgrade/update service per year.
Source: ZDNET
What you are about to read is a true story.
China thinks Microsoft software contains secretly embedded code that the United States government can manipulate at will. So, in case of war between the two countries, a Pentagon official can hit a switch and--presto!--cripple China's computing infrastructure.
Source: USA TODAY
LONDON (AP) — Police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of writing a virus that attacks Linux computer systems, Scotland Yard said Friday.
The suspected computer hacker was arrested Tuesday at his home in southwest London on suspicion of writing the T0rn virus that masquerades as legitimate software to enter computer systems.
Source: Newsforge
IDC analyst Dan Kusnetzky is one of the world's most quoted individuals when it comes to counting computer operating system use, especially Linux. But when you come right down to it, he's no more certain than anyone else just how many people use Linux as a desktop operating system.
Interested in the API improvements in Apache 2.0? This article goes through the to set up, gives a demonstration of a simple output filter, and illustrates the new API by example. In developing Apache 2.0, one of the main goals was to improve the Apache API to make it even easier to develop extensions. One key change was to specialize a very common selection of typical extension modules, and make developing this specialized subset even easier. (Sniplets of code included)
Enhanced Cluster Tools (ECT) for Linux is a set of additional tools for the enhancement of Cluster Systems Management (CSM). CSM includes features such as parallel installation, hardware control, configuration file management, event monitoring, and more that help make it easier for an administrator to set up and maintain clusters. ECT provides additional features such as an xCAT-to-CSM transitional tool and scripts for easily collecting data from service processors.
Source: Vnunet
A public preview of UnitedLinux will be available before the end of the month, the companies behind the project have confirmed.
Although based on the SuSE distribution of the operating system, UnitedLinux will incorporate elements from three other partners: Turbolinux, Conectiva and the SCO Group.
There had been some fears surrounding the development of UnitedLinux after Turbolinux was acquired by Japanese vendor Software Research Associates and Caldera became the SCO Group.
