For several years a number of us have been anticipating the emergence of a Software Labor Union. The argument has not been whether it will emerge but what form it will take. The conditions for forming technology unions have never been better.
Nokia officials on Wednesday used the LinuxWorld Summit here to not only launch the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and the Nokia Internet Tablet 2005 software edition, but also to explain why they decided to develop an open source device.
Ari Jaaksi, of Nokia's open-source software operations, told attendees that this was the first true Linux and open-source device from Nokia, and they were already working on the next version of the software that would introduce VOIP (voice over IP).
It's obvious -- Linux™ has become an attractive option for non-x86 platforms. Why? In this article, the author examines the reasons for this, including the fact that Linux on non-x86 enables affordable, easy-to-do virtualization; provides for better reliability, power consumption, and extended memory support; covers the lower and upper ranges of machines, giving users options outside of the middle range; revitalizes older hardware; and drives innovation. In the early days, Linux ran on just a narrow range of systems, mostly processors compatible with the Intel® 80386 processor.
Linux Labs International, Inc., the
world leader in Linux-based clustered supercomputer engineering, announced
today a key milestone for security in supercomputing technology. With today's
release of Nimbus 4.0, its out-of-the-box Linux cluster distribution, the
leading Single System Image cluster architecture (bproc) is now seamlessly
integrated with SELinux, the Security Enhanced Linux platform (SELinux).
By fusing interoperability between two independent public Linux technology
Last month’s article looked at iptables firewall management with Big Fish. This month, let’s will take a look at intrusion detection using SNORT, along with its LAMP-based analysis add-on, ACID, short for “Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases.” SNORT, lovingly referred to as “the pig,” is an advanced packet sniffer and logger that analyzes traffic on your network. It can be setup for protocol analysis, regular expression string matching, and network attack detection, including buffer overflows, stealth port scans, SMB probes, and many more.
There was a time when Linux was associated with nerds in their bedrooms toiling away on DIY Linux kits, driven by visions of a Windows-free world. These were the believers and on the other side there were the sceptics. The attitude of most businesses was to wait on the sidelines until the fate of the technology was decided one way or the other.
Imagine the birth of Linux -- thousands of renegade hackers coding in the dark in their parents' basement to create the open-source operating system. You would have to ask yourself: Are the world's biggest companies wise to build the future of computing on this basis? Thing is, it didn't happen like that, though the urban legend continues to this day, and I get asked about it all the time. My job is to run the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) where the original creator of Linux -- Linus Torvalds -- works. The myth of the hacker is just that, a myth.
Mobile phone chipmaker Qualcomm said on Thursday that it will support Linux, marking another key company to back the open source software on handsets.
Qualcomm joins number two handset maker Motorola, Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo and other major wireless companies in endorsing Linux.
In this issue of Linux.Ars we're featuring a review of Knoppix Hacks, written by our very own Linux.Ars contributor Kyle Rankin. We'll also delve into the commercialization of open source projects, managing network interface naming with ifrename, and organizing your library with Alexandria. Knoppix Hacks, written by our very own Linux.Ars contributor Kyle "greenfly" Rankin, delves deep into the heart of Knoppix and shows how to use this "veritable Swiss Army knife in CD form" with a deadly and cunning accuracy.
China's biggest bank plans to deploy Linux on servers across its network of 20,000 national branches in a project that may be the biggest Linux deployment yet seen in China, according to an executive involved with the deal.
Under the terms of an agreement announced Thursday, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) plans to gradually roll out Turbolinux's Turbolinux 7 DataServer operating system for all of its front-end banking operations over a three-year period. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
