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10 Fundamental Differences Between Linux and Windows

TechRepublic: "#2: Licensing freedom vs. licensing restrictions...with the GPL, you can download a single copy of a Linux distribution (or application) and install it on as many machines as you like.

Dell puts Linux and Atom in Vostro PCs for emerging markets

Dell unveiled Wednesday two new laptops and two desktops in its Vostro range designed to meet the needs of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), governments, and educational institutions in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.

Linux cryptography attacks seen in the wild

Active attacks against Linux systems using the Secure Shell encryption protocol have been reported by the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

MontaVista Linux First to Bring Telecom Standards Compliance for Linux on Cavium OCTEON Processors

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Linux end-user summit planned

The Linux Foundation on Wednesday plans to announce an event enabling Linux users to interact with the Linux community, including high-level maintainers and developers.

Linux Foundation plans end-user summit

The foundation's End User Collaboration Summit, announced on Wednesday, is scheduled for 13-14 October. It is being billed as "the first event of its kind to bring together high-performance end users with the highest-level Linux community developer".

A Brazilian Linux let-down

You can argue whether Brazil's state support of open source and free software stems from the country's hybrid, mestizo, mix-and-match-and-mashup historical identity, as theorized by former Minister of Culture Gilberto Gil, or is simply President Lula's way of thumbing his nose at American corporate giants such as Microsoft. But there's no doubt that the allegiance is real. In an effort to spread personal computer usage throughout Brazil, the government has for years subsidized the purchase of PCs with low-interest loans -- as long as the computers are preinstalled with Linux.

First Linux end user summit

Held at the Desmond Tutu Centre in New York on October 13th and 14th, the summit is intended to be an opportunity for Linux users to learn from and interact with important figures in the Linux community.

Win Command of the Command Line Interface

Ever wonder if you could provide a faster way to use your application? Well, you can, using the command line interface.

Kenyan techies launch Skunk Awards

Kenyan techies have launched the Skunk Awards 2008 to recognize top IT companies and individuals. The awards were created through the skunkworks list serve, a forum where Kenyan techies share ideas and help to sort out IT problems in real time.

Linux under attack: Compromised SSH keys

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Developers working around iPhone SDK restrictions

Developers are finding ways to cope with the harsh restrictions of Apple's iPhone SDK, writes the LA Times. The terms of the SDK include a strict non-disclosure agreement, which has generally been interpreted to mean that developers cannot discuss the SDK tools with people outside of an app's creative team, whether through e-mail, blogs, discussion boards or conferences. "We can't talk about our problems," says Jeffrey Long, a developer working on a satellite radio app. "At the same time, we can't talk about the problems we've fixed."

5 Oops! I Fixed the Linux Kernel

When Linux crashes, users don't get a Blue Screen like they do on Windows. Instead, Linux generates an "oops" -- a crash signature that can help developers to figure out what went wrong.

3 Oops! I Fixed the Linux Kernel

When Linux crashes, users don't get a Blue Screen like they do on Windows. Instead, Linux generates an "oops" -- a crash signature that can help developers to figure out what went wrong.

7 What if Linux Took a Vista 'Mojave' Test?

With the perceived success by Microsoft regarding their Mojave experiment (at least in the eyes of Microsoft PR reps), I found myself wondering how today's popular desktop Linux distributions might do under identical circumstances.

iPhone software developers stifled under Apples gag order

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Microsoft Buys $100M of Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Support

Microsoft will buy $100 million worth of Linux support certificates from Novell to redistribute to Microsoft Windows Server customers for Novell for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). Novell has promised "tools, support, training and resources" for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server users seeking "optimal interoperability" with Microsoft Windows Server.

Microsoft Tabs Jerry Seinfeld for $300M Ad Campaign

Microsoft, the definitive desktop computer software maker, is firing back at rival Apple with new ads featuring comedy king Jerry Seinfeld, who built a name for himself as the star of a show about nothing. Microsoft has branched into enterprise applications, Web services and several other areas to compete with Google, Apple and other rivals.

Mozilla Speeds Up JavaScript with TraceMonkey

Mozilla has revved up its SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine with a new just-in-time compiler. The TraceMonkey project boosts JavaScript performance by an order of magnitude. TraceMonkey is slated for release in Firefox 3.1 and is expected to also boost Canvas development.

Coverity Introduces Software Readiness Manager for Java

San Francisco – August 11, 2008 – Coverity, Inc., the leader in improving software quality and security, today announced the availability of Coverity™ Software Readiness Manager for Java. The product allows development managers, release managers and executives to objectively assess the release readiness of their critical code by combining essential data from multiple sources including Prevent, Coverity’s industry-leading static analysis product. Software Readiness Manager helps development teams deliver high-integrity code that successfully meets quality standards to align product development with business goals.

SofTech Announces Linux Support with Latest CADRA Release

LOWELL, Mass. (Business Wire) -- SofTech, Inc., a proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) solutions, announced that its latest CADRA(R) 2008 CAD/CAM release supports the Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS Version 4 operating system.

SofTech Announces Linux Support with Latest CADRA Release

SofTech, Inc., a proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) solutions, announced that its latest CADRA

SofTech Announces Linux Support with Latest CADRA Release

SofTech, Inc., a proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) solutions, announced that its latest CADRA

Spinmeisters Taking Over the Linux world

"All these attempts to create some kind of broth which tastes the same no matter what name it bears will never work. They will succeed for the bigger commercial distributions but the rest of the little people will continue following their own system which can be best described as a functioning anarchy. Once the fun goes out of it, Linux will become like Windows - anodyne, lifeless, boring."

A Modest Linux USB Suggestion

"The results are anything but trivial. One type of USB drive will run two to three times faster than their slower brothers and, potentially, last 10 times longer."