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Defense department endorses open-source software

posted onJune 12, 2003
by hitbsecnews

Enterprises looking toward the federal government for technological inspiration got a healthy dose of it recently when the Department of Defense authorized the use of open-source software within its ranks.

How Safe Is Linux?

posted onJune 12, 2003
by hitbsecnews

Source: OS Opinion

It is not enough for an operating system to be low cost, reliable and capable of handling mission-critical applications. At some point in every OS's cycle of life, the question comes down to security and safety.

James the Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server

posted onJune 12, 2003
by hitbsecnews

These articles form a two-part series on the Java Apache Mail Enterprise Server, also known as James. The first article provides a high-level overview, briefly touching on the Apache group's design objectives, and describes how to install and configure a workable development environment.

First look at SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0

posted onJune 10, 2003
by hitbsecnews

Source: Mad Penguin

Okay class. Pay attention. It's show and tell time... and Mad Penguin is at the front of the class with their new toy. Everyone sit down and wait your turn, you'll all be able to take a look at it. What is it, you ask? Well, it's only the newest (and by newest I mean 'just announced today') release from SuSE Linux AG. Still intrigued? Read on...

Inside the Linux kernel debugger

posted onJune 10, 2003
by hitbsecnews

When debugging kernel problems, being able to trace the kernel execution and examine its memory and data structures is very useful. The built-in kernel debugger in Linux, KDB, provides this facility. In this article you'll learn how to use the features provided by KDB and how to install and set up KDB on a Linux machine. You'll also get acquainted with the commands and the setup and display options available to you in KDB.