Canonical, the developers behind Ubuntu Linux have release Intrepid Ibex, the successor to last spring's Hardy Heron release. Ibex isn't a long-term support release - which might put off some large organizations - but for Ubuntu desktop fans, version 8.10 makes a worthwhile upgrade.
Canonical on Monday introduced the next version of the Ubuntu Linux desktop, targeting consumers' love of mobile PCs with technology for connecting to a wireless carrier's 3G network through a mobile phone.
In addition, Canonical introduced a server edition of Ubuntu 8.10 that includes improvements in virtualization, Java development and system management. The desktop and server editions are scheduled to be available for free download Oct. 30.
Just how do you put a value on an open source, free for all, piece of code such as Linux? The Linux Foundation has attempted to do just that, and valued just one single distro at more than USD $10 billion.
The nonprofit consortium charged with fostering Linux growth, the Linux Foundation , was only founded last year. It sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and has support from Linux and open source companies around the world.
Open Kernel Labs (OK Labs) has upgraded its microkernel operating system (OS) and Linux-friendly embedded virtual machine environment, adding an improved, Linux-compatible software development kit (SDK). Another touted improvement in OKL4 3.0 is a common API across different OKL4 versions, OSes, and mobile stacks, says the company.
Keeping up with Linux is a time-consuming endeavor. Linux is frequently changing, and it's so large and widely used that it is nearly impossible to keep up with all the evolution. With open source communities come power, productivity and efficiency; so much that it is difficult to know what is happening.
When you hear the "brand" name "Damn Small Linux" these days (note the title of this post has been altered slightly to try and be as non-confrontational as possible. We don't need or want any flack from oversensitive web-monitors, and we'll be damned if we won't do everything possible to stay under the radar ;), you generally think of a bootable USB-stick/flash-card installation, or something of that nature. Damn Small Linux (DSL, from here on out, since I can hear the damn hammer falling already ;) was put together, it seems, for just that specific purpose.
No matter how many barriers you put up for hackers or out-and-out thieves, the single best way to ultimately stymie their efforts should yours fail is file encryption. After all, what good is pilfered data if they can't make sense of it?
Billed as an "enterprise-class cryptographic filesystem for Linux," eCryptfs is a native Linux filesystem with roots in Erez Zadok's Cryptfs. eCryptfs, however, adds key and policy management and takes a cue from GnuPG, in that "only the process of encrypting and decrypting the data is done transparently from the perspective of the application."
Linus Benedict Torvalds today blessed the 2.6.27 kernel, making the release official after nine "release candidate" iterations. For embedded hackers, the new kernel offers "Ftrace" and "Sysprof" trace tools, a new "UBIFS" flash filesystem, and support for network drivers with multiple transmit queues, among other enhancements.
This month’s topic is “I didn’t know you could do that in Linux” and I’ve been talking about open source software and general aspects of Linux that can enhance the experience of those using it.
My colleague and good buddy Alex Zaharov-Reutt has noted that pretty much all open source software, while possibly developed primarily by Linux users, comes in a Windows flavour too. I guess the Linux philosophy does encourage sharing.
One reason I love Linux is that when there's a problem, it gets fixed. Usually, it gets fixed in a hurry and that's exactly what happened with the e1000e Ethernet bug.
