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Unix as an Application Program
White Papers Off late the author has had running at CMU a computing environment in which the functions of a traditional Unix system are cleanly divided into two parts: facilities which manage the hardware resources of a computer system (such as CPU, I/O and...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Unix/Linux shops -- beware of Kerberos hole
News The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/Unix. Symantec reports that some versions of Conectiva...
[November 11, 2002, 16:54]
UNIX to Linux Migration: An Introduction
White Papers It presents the differences between UNIX and Linux and provides an overview of what to expect when migrating to Linux. This paper is intended to provide a discussion of the important considerations, best practices, and resources for migrations from...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Linux becomes a contender vs. Unix
News Four versions of Linux have become more capable operating systems than the lowest-ranked version of Unix, according to a new study. Sun Microsystems' Solaris version of Unix, the top-ranked operating system in the study, was well ahead of the Linux...
[September 28, 2001, 9:11]
Unix gets Flash
News Unix users and web content developers are finally to get their hands on Macromedia's ever-popular Flash player. Despite Unix-based operating systems acting as the backbone for a large number of electronic commerce and other critical services on the...
[August 25, 1999, 10:42]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
News The UK Unix User Group is up in arms at the prospect of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates receiving an honorary knighthood. The UKUUG bills itself as a non-profit organisation and technical forum for the advocacy of Unix and Unix-like operating systems...
[January 27, 2004, 14:55]
Unix forum adopts a Microsoft-friendly face
News SCO Forum 2000, long a haven of Unix fans antagonistic to Microsoft and its Windows operating system, has quietly changed its name to simply Forum 2000. By dropping the SCO (Santa Cruz Operation) name and its Unix-centric associations, the annual...
[August 14, 2000, 7:09]
UNIX File System and VERITAS File System 3.5 on Solaris 9 Operating System
White Papers This benchmark study compares the performance of UNIX File System (UFS), Sun's integrated and preferred file system for general-purpose Solaris software installations, and Solaris Volume Manager software against VERITAS Foundation Suite 3.5...
[April 3, 2004, 0:04]
Unix forum cheers Linux
News Linux fever is infecting even the staunchest Unix advocates, as evidenced this week at SCO Forum in Santa Cruz, California. While the partners involved in the Monterey Project -- the initiative between SCO, IBM, Intel, Sequent Computer and Compaq...
[August 23, 1999, 12:15]
Unix will reign over Windows for years
News In these difficult times, Unix will reign in Asia-Pacific as the platform IT managers choose for mission-critical tasks, said IT analysis firm IDC. Unix is not dead. Speaking at IDC's Directions 2003 seminar held in Singapore on Thursday, Arora...
[April 28, 2003, 11:57]
UNIX is of course far more than just Linux
Blog A couple of weeks back (28th May) I posted that I recommended an innediate trip to the Laughing Academy for anyone still doing work in a UNIX that was non-Linux. Problem with my analysis: I had of course forgotten that big non-Linux UNIX still very...
[June 24, 2008, 12:26]
Unix servers fight it out for top spot
News Sun Microsystems has leapfrogged ahead of IBM in one part of a contest to see whose top-end Unix server is more powerful. Competition is cutthroat in the hot Unix server market, which boasted $26bn in sales in 2000, according to IDC.
[February 12, 2002, 11:46]
Unix users up in arms at Bill Gates' knighthood
Talkback Uk Unix User Group : "Microsoft's software has been written with scant regard for security, pushing the enormous cost of counteracting viruses/spam, and for repairing their damage, onto its own customers"
[January 27, 2004, 19:20]
Unix servers breaking out all over
News The Unix server floodgates are opening this week, with Compaq and SGI showing off new systems at the same time that powerhouses IBM and Sun Microsystems release new machines. Compaq has begun shipping test versions of a new line of AlphaServer Unix...
[April 9, 2002, 12:03]
Unix decline extends SCO revenue drop
Talkback You wrote: "After cost-cutting in recent quarters, the [Unix] division is profitable, but it faces increasing competition from Linux and Windows. A truer picture is in http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?
[June 2, 2005, 19:06]
Unix in a Nutshell: The GNU Make Utility
White Papers The make program is a long time mainstay of the Unix toolset. It automates the building of software and documentation based on a specification of dependencies among files; e.g.object files that depend upon program source files, or PDF files that...
[October 24, 2007, 1:00]
Unix Date
Downloads Scripting Addition for AppleScript that provides two time/date formats consistent with those used on UNIX-based operating systems.
[January 6, 2004, 7:00]
UNIX Console
Downloads UNIX Console is a Solaris UNIX system analysis and performance tool for Power Macintosh and Windows 9x/NT computers. It consists of a series of modules that send commands to a remote UNIX server and displays a graphical interpretation of the results.
[December 2, 2004, 7:00]
Unix decline extends SCO revenue drop
Talkback Unix/Autozone corrections continued. My post on Unix dec was snipped, so here is the rest, with a little overlap.c. I think that the sequence of events contradicts SCOG's explanation of its reason for failing to move for a preliminary injunction.
[June 2, 2005, 19:12]
Unix Utilities
Downloads Unix Utilities makes it easy to install Unix applications on Mac OS X. Includes commandline and X11 applications.
[April 12, 2004, 7:00]
