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Linux Cookbook: Printing With CUPS
White Papers The Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) is a modern printing subsystem for Linux and Unix that replaces the hoary old Unix line-printer protocols. It runs on Unix, Linux, Mac OS, and Mac OS X, and it serves clients on nearly any platform, including...
[October 24, 2007, 1:00]
Linux services move into the mainstream
News Business services supporting Linux and open-source applications are no longer a niche market, according to a report published by IDC on Thursday. According to an IDC report entitled Services Around Linux, Open Source and Free Software in Western...
[July 9, 2004, 13:20]
Linux-based netbooks returned
Talkback Historically there is a gap between Linux & Windows. People got used to Windows's interface, for example my parents (that's an example lol) have used Linux (Suse, Mandriva .but they are completely lost by the file system, tools, installing...
[October 10, 2008, 14:08]
Linux Software Router: Data Plane Optimization and Performance Evaluation
White Papers In this contribution the paper reports the results of the in-depth optimization and testing carried out on a PC Open Router architecture based on Linux software and COTS hardware. The main focus of this paper was the forwarding performance...
[February 4, 2009, 23:00]
Linux firms rubbish Microsoft's customer win
Talkback In my experience, the emotional ones are usually the Linux fellows. I was in one meeting where this one guy went off on a tirade against Microsoft products - he was almost foaming at the mouth. I find that very unprofessional.
[July 11, 2005, 23:36]
Linux gets a facelift
News Two of the major distributors of the Linux operating system, Germany's SuSE and France's MandrakeSoft, are set to release new versions of their software, improving multimedia features as well as introducing more advanced versions of the underlying...
[March 18, 2002, 13:20]
Filtering and Grouping: A Comparison of SQL, Linux Scripting, and Ruby
White Papers A version of the Oracle Database for Linux was released in 1998. It is common to consider software development as a creative, almost artistic endeavor today, with the goal being software that is not only functional but in some measure elegant...
[March 20, 2008, 0:02]
Linux set for Asian growth
News The open-source Linux platform will surge ahead this year to chalk up the highest growth rate among server operating systems in Asia, says IT analysts IDC. In a survey of IT managers in 12 countries in Asia-Pacific (except Japan), Linux is...
[March 5, 2003, 9:59]
Comdex: Linux hits the pop charts
News Linux's increasing popularity reminds McNeil of his childhood, when he and his friends would listen to the songs played on the FM dial -- then the forum for alternative bands. Linux is kind of like that.
[November 16, 1998, 8:27]
Linux users warned about Firefox flaw
News Users running Firefox on Linux may be vulnerable to a security vulnerability that can be exploited to compromise the user's system. The flaw can only be exploited on Unix or Linux based environments and can be fixed by upgrading to Firefox 1.0.7.
[September 21, 2005, 17:10]
Linux servers 'attacked more often'
Talkback Welcome to the real world Linux! I have admired the ambition but some Linux guys you been making wild claims for years which we in business have found hard to believe, but we have given the benefit of the doubt.
[February 20, 2004, 13:01]
Linux standard improves C++ support
News The Linux Standards Base (LSB) now offers improved support for C++, meaning that software compiled using the latest versions of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) can be run on any distribution that supports the standard.
[September 20, 2005, 16:55]
Linux laptops get Centrino inside
Talkback If IBM offered a supported Linux laptop, all kinds of people would buy them, not just engineers. At our LUG, 20 people show up with laptops every other week to have Linux put on it. Considering that we do no advertising and people just find us via...
[January 20, 2005, 16:44]
Linux servers 'attacked more often'
Talkback Not suprising is you consider Linux is used by the overwhelming vast majority of personal and hobby websites which due to the amateur nature of such sites are never going to be as secure as commercial websites often hosted by commercial web...
[February 20, 2004, 14:40]
Linux development slows
Talkback Who said that Linux is dead? Modularity in the kernel appeared in Linux 2.0, it proved its use, now why not start kernel 3.0 to implement a complete modularity scheme? At least Linus Torvalds and Alex Tanenbaum would be able to see eye to eye on...
[September 27, 2005, 15:42]
Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'
Talkback Linux Linux OS, Web Server and Hosting History for www.us-cert.gov OS Server Last changed IP address Netblock Owner Apache May-2005 Software Engineering Institute Apache Oct-2003 Software Engineering Institute
[February 21, 2006, 12:54]
Study: Linux sales down, but not out
News Linux sales lost some ground to Windows last year, but are expected to climb in coming years as distributors of the alternative operating system create new revenue streams. According to market research firm IDC, Linux sales declined nearly 5...
[August 7, 2002, 8:08]
Linux kernel: Moving closer to Windows?
Talkback He is comparing the full Linux distro, with Linux kernel, with Windows. But.Linux Is jut a kernel.well.don't mind. This guy really know nothing. But ultimately, said Russinovich, the gap between the two operating systems will continue to narrow to...
[July 2, 2004, 6:03]
Comdex: Linux not just for nerds anymore
News The symbol of the alternative OS, Linux, penguins grace nearly every booth of the crowded cluster of companies that make up the Linux Pavilion. The crowds are a change for Linux. But several companies are showcasing Linux-based office applications...
[November 18, 1998, 6:24]
Linux gets 802.11g Intel Centrino driver
News Linux users can now take full advantage of the 54Mbps wireless networking chipset in Intel's Centrino platform. Although Linux is not exactly a major force on mobile computers, the lack of Centrino support has given Linux users even less reason to...
[June 1, 2004, 14:20]
