Open source: dangerous to computing education?
February 19, 2010
OpenSource.com: “At a time when we are trying to broaden participation in computing, open source development is even more closed and less diverse than commercial software development.”
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What happens to Sun's open-source software now?
February 17, 2010
Cyber Cynic: “The deal is done. Oracle now owns Sun. Oracle’s main message to Sun’s customers seems to be “Don’t worry, be happy.”"
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Dealing with Unaccountable Developers
February 17, 2010
Datamation: “As a manager, it is much easier to implement consequences for a bad job if the person responsible is someone that isn’t such a nice person.”
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The Alexandria Project, Chap. 5: So how do ya like them iBalls?
February 17, 2010
Standards Blog: “Our story so far: Our hero, Frank Adversego now understands where the name “Alexandria Project” comes from, but hasn’t been able to figure out much else yet about the mysterious cracker whose exploit threatens the Library of Congress.”
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The Disposable PC.
February 17, 2010
dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/blog: “I was just having a conversation with a colleague when we had gotten to the topic of the disposable PC. If you are not familiar with the concept, this post will highlight the details below.”
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Using Linux to back out a Windows XP patch
February 17, 2010
Computerworld: “As of this writing (Tuesday Feb 16th) there don’t seem to be any new suggestions from Microsoft to assist XP users whose systems were rendered un-bootable after installing the February 9th patches…
So let me offer a suggestion: boot to Linux and move some files around.”
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Kernel Log: Coming in 2.6.33 (Part 4) - Architecture and virtualisation
February 16, 2010
The H Open: “Several changes to the X86 and KVM code are to speed up the kernel’s own hypervisor. The kernel developers once again revised and considerably extended the still emerging tracing infrastructure. The Power and PowerPC code now also supports the Gamecube and Wii games consoles.”
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I've got a feeling : is Open Source at an inflexion point ?
February 16, 2010
Benoit des Ligneris: “…it’s not the big that eat the small…it’s the FAST that eat the slow”
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Hacking Wi-Fi Password Using Ubuntu Linux
February 16, 2010
Tech Source: “Hacking Wi-Fi Password Using Ubuntu Linux - I know a lot of you out there would love to know how to hack or crack Wi-Fi passwords from coffee shops or just about any place with managed or secured network.”
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7 of the Best Free Linux Document Processors
February 16, 2010
LinuxLinks: “To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 7 high quality Linux document processors. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who wants to make their writing look great.”
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