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Security is no secret

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:27:42 EDT

The Linux community was one of the first groups to embrace Flask. With the help of open-source developers, NSA created a Linux security module based on Flask, called Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). It is now one of the core features in the widely used Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: security.linux selinux flask nsa

Automotive Linux drives innovation

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:25:55 EDT

There are vendors developing embedded operating systems for the automotive infotainment market but they do not have the scale to bring all the new and exciting capabilities to the equipment quickly.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: automobile car linux wind river

Towards using the FreeRunner as my primary phone

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:25:39 EDT

I installed a PDF reader and downloaded a couple of e-books to the phone. Astonishingly I can (pretty comfortably) read pages formatted for printed books on the FreeRunner's screen.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: openmoko linux freerunner

Q5 interview - John Bruggeman, Wind River

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:24:59 EDT

Growth of Linux went faster than anyone thought it would. For us the Linux business has grown from zero to $50m in 24 months. Most of our Linux customers originally experimented with free software and then they discovered the hidden costs.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: wind river linux embedded interview

Linux-powered CherryPal uses just 2W

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:21:17 EDT

The CherryPal mini-desktop runs an embedded version of Debian on a Freescale processor running at 400MHz, with 256MB of RAM and 4GB of internal flash storage.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: linux cherrypal embedded low power economy

Face off: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk tests

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:20:37 EDT

Windows' memory usage went up by 0.07GB, or 71.68MB. The CPU still fluctuated madly but hung around 20%. Under Fedora, memory usage increased by only 50MB and with a maximum processor utilisation of 4%, shortly resuming to 1% while sitting idle (with Windows still jumping all about.)

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: windows linux benchmark measurement

Brazilian Federal Court Unifies IT Infrastructure With Linux

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:19:03 EDT

...Red Hat solutions across the IT systems of its 16 courts and is leveraging the performance, security and cost-effective benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Cluster Suite.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: brazil court red hat linux server

Review: Sabayon Linux 3.5

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:27 EDT

Sabayon Linux 3.5 really has a something for everyone, and it does an excellent job of fulfilling their motto of "Dreams we can believe in." And Sabayon 3.5 is more than a dream I can believe in, it's a reality I can use and trust.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: sabayon gentoo gnu linux review

RS: Ministry backs localised GNU/Linux distribution and CMS

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:23 EDT

The Serbian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society last month presented Cp6Linux, a GNU/Linux distribution translated into Serbian, based on the GNU/Linux distributions Debian and Ubuntu.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: serbia linux gnu debian government

Intel UMPC chip enters service as server CPU

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:14:13 EDT

Yes, we're talking Intel's Atom, specifically the 1.6GHz 230, which Bytemark's now using as the basis for what it claimed were its lowest-cost dedicated Linux-running servers yet.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: umpc intel linux

Intel snubs Microsoft; offers Linux certification

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:14:07 EDT

Intel's enthusiasm for open source is gathering speed: now it is endorsing professional Linux certifications, snubbing the old Microsoft certification program.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: intel microsoft linux

Open Source Alternative to Commercial Software - Downloadpedia

netfrog — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:09:42 EDT

A comprehensive collection of open source alternative to a wide range of commercial software, from ACDSee to WinRAR.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: open source alternatives

Microsoft is Paid for Ubuntu-based Dell PCs

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:53:39 EDT

In the case of Dell, you do not get any choice but to pay for proprietary software (preinstalled even) which is costly and essentially pays Microsoft for software patents, probably even in Europe.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: microsoft dell ubuntu codec

How I got a Windows Vista refund from HP

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:48:12 EDT

Notice that there is no option to not accept their terms - you agree, or else... Or else what? I stared at the screen, and decided it was time to take the leap to Linux.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: windows eula vista refund backlash

An Interview with Richard Stallman

schestowitz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:47:20 EDT

This is the most crucial thing for people to realize about software and patents. It's not a matter of patenting a program; it's a matter of patenting the ideas that the developer puts together to make a program.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: rms richard stallman intrview