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LinuxWorld San Francisco, Aug. 8-11
Find out the latest open source news and advice you can use from the LinuxWorld Conference & Exposition in San Francisco. Whether you're looking for info about the state of the open source revolution, the upcoming Linux kernel or anything else relate... Special Report
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Technical college or university?
ITKnowledge Exchange member "neoCentric" had a question about the differences between technical schools and universities. Fellow techies jumped in on the conversation. Here is a portion of the conversation. ITKnowledge Exchange Memb
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New openSUSE, Linux leaders call for secure boot fix: News in brief
The openSUSE project releases version 12.1, which includes new Gnome Shell 3.2; Red Hat, Canonical and The Linux Foundation all concerned about Windows 8 locking-out Linux; and other open source news. News | 11 Nov 2011
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Popular Linux automation tools embrace Windows
CFengine now natively supports Windows, and Opscode Chef does too. But will Windows shops accept their advances? News | 27 Oct 2011
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IBM adapts mainframe for Linux, Red Hat bolsters Express: News in brief
IBM tweaks mainframe for Linux, Red Hat updates OpenShift Express and other Linux news in brief. News | 15 Jul 2011
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RHEL 6.1 released, Microsoft supports CentOS in Hyper-V; news in brief
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 update is released, Microsoft decides to support the open source CentOS, and other news. News | 23 May 2011
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Red Hat Summit 2011: Top five takeaways
The top news from the Red Hat Summit in Boston include new cloud products, virtualization developments including a RHEV 3 preview, competition analysis of Oracle and VMware and some support feedback from attendees. BLOG | 05 May 2011
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DOJ announces changes to Novell patent sale to CPTN
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that antitrust concerns have caused the sale of 882 Novell patents and applications to CPTN Holdings to be altered to protect the future development of the Linux operating system. BLOG | 21 Apr 2011
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SUSE Linux shops await Novell deal completion, clarity
Worries over Oracle, Apple patent participation in the Novell sale to Attachmate and CPTN Holdings have SUSE Linux shops and open source advocates spooked. News | 14 Apr 2011
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Linux Foundation awards Ultimate Linux Guru
The Linux Foundation has awarded the top contributors to Linux.com with passes to the Linux Collaboration Summit, and top Linux.com contributor Matthew Fillpot received a loaded Linux laptop. News | 04 Apr 2011
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Red Hat takes FOSS into the classroom
Red Hat announced that it's expanding its POSSE educational program to include open source in higher education computer science coursework and programs. News | 22 Nov 2010
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Fedora 14 features excite Linux community
The Fedora Project's recent release of Fedora 14 is packed with features, including enhanced remote administration, that are making Linux users pretty happy. News | 04 Nov 2010
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Solving Linux server hangs stemming from kernel issues
When Linux kernel issues cause functional machines to hang, determining the type of hang -- interruptible or non-interruptible -- is imperative to troubleshooting the situation. Tip
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Check out IBM POWER5, Linux and virtualization
If you're not ready to give up Unix completely, consider using IBM's POWER5 architecture, which supports Linux and Unix. Tip
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Touring RHEL 5 Beta 1: New features make upgrades tempting
IT administrator and Linux veteran Curtis Smith conducts a tour of the new RHEL 5 Beta 1, unveiling improvements in scalability, performance and more. Tip
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Shell game: Managing Bash command history
Limiting or disabling the Bash command history can prevent attackers from gaining access to passwords, IP addresses and other valuable data and compromising your host. Tip
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Testing a new Linux kernel while keeping the old one
This article describes how you can test out the most recent kernel release safely by creating a dual-boot system with two Linux kernels. Tip
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Should SMBs prepare for the SOX compliance deadline or put it off?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) deadline extension allows SMBs more time to prepare for compliance, but some are taking more chances. Tip
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Rootkit levels of infection and mitigation
PaX team developers Ed Tittel and Justin Korelc describe St. Jude and St. Michael intrusion detection systems as coutermeasures against hackers' exploitive use of rootkit. Tip
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Tips and tools for handling Linux crashes
Authors Dan Behman and Mark Wilding describe how to react to Linux server crashes. They describe how to use troubleshooting tools, like serial console, and when not to try troubleshooting on your own. Tip
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Linux virtual address randomization and impacting buffer overflows
PaX team developers Ed Tittel and Justin Korelc explain how to stop buffer flow exploitation leaks and bolster security with Linux virtual address randomization. Tip
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Netfilter and iptables: Understanding how they harden Linux
Linux firewalls are often more secure than Windows firewalls because of the way they're implemented, according to James Turnbull, author of Hardening Linux. In this tip, he breaks down major components of Linux firewalls -- Netfilter and iptables -- ... Tip
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Open source collaboration, commercialization
Are open source software vendors collaborating with proprietary companies to improve their products, or simply to gain in the market? Read what an open source strategist thinks. Ask the Expert
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Specialize or diversify? Career advice for a programmer
A PHP/MrSQL developer and Linux admin asks our expert if focusing on other languages like Java will help his career. Ask the Expert
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SUSE vouchers and IP claims
An open source software and applications expert explains why he's not so sure the release of GPLv3 will affect this issue of Microsoft's claim about intellectual property and its patents. Ask the Expert
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Red Hat and proprietary code
An open source software and applications expert explains where Red Hat's code falls in the scheme of open source versus proprietary. Ask the Expert
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Compiling a kernel
An expert recommends using a pre-compiled kernel if you're not an expert with Linux. Ask the Expert
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Open source advocacy groups
An expert explains the implications of open source advocacy groups. Ask the Expert
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Increasing kernel security
Ask the Expert
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Resources for learning kernel commands
Open source apps and software expert Bernard Golden recommends three books for getting started with Linux kernel commands. Ask the Expert
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IPSec in the 2.6 kernel
Security expert James Turnbull recommends a resource explaining the implementation of IPSec in the 2.6 kernel. Ask the Expert
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Cryptographic file system support in the 2.6 kernel
Security expert James Turnbull offers resources for information on cryptographic file system support in the 2.6 kernel. Ask the Expert
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Linux
Linux is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. (Continued...) Word
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Linus Torvalds
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COTS (commercial off-the-shelf)
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New openSUSE, Linux leaders call for secure boot fix: News in brief
The openSUSE project releases version 12.1, which includes new Gnome Shell 3.2; Red Hat, Canonical and The Linux Foundation all concerned about Windows 8 locking-out Linux; and other open source news. News
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Popular Linux automation tools embrace Windows
CFengine now natively supports Windows, and Opscode Chef does too. But will Windows shops accept their advances? News
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OSCON 2011 on SearchEnterpriseLinux.com
SearchEnterpriseLinux's coverage of the 2011 O'Reilly Open Source Convention, set to run July 25-29 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. Feature
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IBM adapts mainframe for Linux, Red Hat bolsters Express: News in brief
IBM tweaks mainframe for Linux, Red Hat updates OpenShift Express and other Linux news in brief. News
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RHEL 6.1 released, Microsoft supports CentOS in Hyper-V; news in brief
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 update is released, Microsoft decides to support the open source CentOS, and other news. News
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Red Hat Summit 2011: Top five takeaways
The top news from the Red Hat Summit in Boston include new cloud products, virtualization developments including a RHEV 3 preview, competition analysis of Oracle and VMware and some support feedback from attendees. BLOG
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DOJ announces changes to Novell patent sale to CPTN
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that antitrust concerns have caused the sale of 882 Novell patents and applications to CPTN Holdings to be altered to protect the future development of the Linux operating system. BLOG
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SUSE Linux shops await Novell deal completion, clarity
Worries over Oracle, Apple patent participation in the Novell sale to Attachmate and CPTN Holdings have SUSE Linux shops and open source advocates spooked. News
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Linux Foundation awards Ultimate Linux Guru
The Linux Foundation has awarded the top contributors to Linux.com with passes to the Linux Collaboration Summit, and top Linux.com contributor Matthew Fillpot received a loaded Linux laptop. News
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Red Hat takes FOSS into the classroom
Red Hat announced that it's expanding its POSSE educational program to include open source in higher education computer science coursework and programs. News
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