GNU/Linux
Write your own iPhone apps for fun and profit
By: David M Williams
What could be cooler than the brand spanking new 3G Apple iPhone? How about adding your own content to it? Here’s how to begin writing your very own programs for the Jesus phone, replete with flashy effects and pictures. All you need is a Mac and an iPhone. Heck, you don’t even need the iPhone - here’s how to get an iPhone emulator too!
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By: David M Williams
What could be cooler than the brand spanking new 3G Apple iPhone? How about adding your own content to it? Here’s how to begin writing your very own programs for the Jesus phone, replete with flashy effects and pictures. All you need is a Mac and an iPhone. Heck, you don’t even need the iPhone - here’s how to get an iPhone emulator too!
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Linux conference organisers call for papers
By: Sam Varghese
The fact that organising Australia's national Linux conference is fully a year's work has been brought home with the announcement by the organisers of LCA 2009, or linux.conf.au as it is better known, that ideas for papers can be submitted.
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By: Sam Varghese
The fact that organising Australia's national Linux conference is fully a year's work has been brought home with the announcement by the organisers of LCA 2009, or linux.conf.au as it is better known, that ideas for papers can be submitted.
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Make Firefox fly: building from a minefield of source
By: David M Williams
The new, record breaking, Firefox 3 web browser is the fastest version of Firefox yet. But are you really getting the biggest bang for your buck (metaphorically speaking, because, of course, Firefox is free?) You can eke out a better disk and memory footprint and higher speeds by building it yourself from the original source code. I'll show you how, with genuine metrics to prove it.
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By: David M Williams
The new, record breaking, Firefox 3 web browser is the fastest version of Firefox yet. But are you really getting the biggest bang for your buck (metaphorically speaking, because, of course, Firefox is free?) You can eke out a better disk and memory footprint and higher speeds by building it yourself from the original source code. I'll show you how, with genuine metrics to prove it.
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The new wave of Linux Lite – lean, mean and green
By: David M Williams
Linux is coming to an ultraportable near you! Sure, the oft-touted “year of the Linux desktop” is seen in the same light as such notable phrases like “the cheque’s in the mail”, “I’ll respect you in the morning” and “Duke Nukem Forever is being released” but there’s no denying the smash-hit success Linux is enjoying in the budget price ultraportable market. These are the Linux desktops that will catch on and here’s why.
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By: David M Williams
Linux is coming to an ultraportable near you! Sure, the oft-touted “year of the Linux desktop” is seen in the same light as such notable phrases like “the cheque’s in the mail”, “I’ll respect you in the morning” and “Duke Nukem Forever is being released” but there’s no denying the smash-hit success Linux is enjoying in the budget price ultraportable market. These are the Linux desktops that will catch on and here’s why.
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Rapid Linux apps using object databases
By: David M Williams
When you think of databases usually MySQL or Oracle or even Microsoft SQL Server come to mind. Yet, object oriented databases have the potential to cut down coding nuts and bolts and speed up app development time – particularly for those migrating to Linux from Windows. Here’s one such compelling SourceForge hosted open source system to do just this.
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By: David M Williams
When you think of databases usually MySQL or Oracle or even Microsoft SQL Server come to mind. Yet, object oriented databases have the potential to cut down coding nuts and bolts and speed up app development time – particularly for those migrating to Linux from Windows. Here’s one such compelling SourceForge hosted open source system to do just this.
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Rock star Linux: remixed, unplugged and live
By: David M Williams
Ubuntu is on the verge of enhancing its already good name as the most end-user friendly Linux distribution by coming out with its own mobile-optimised release, Ubuntu Netbook Remix. We're on the tip of a revolution and here's why.
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By: David M Williams
Ubuntu is on the verge of enhancing its already good name as the most end-user friendly Linux distribution by coming out with its own mobile-optimised release, Ubuntu Netbook Remix. We're on the tip of a revolution and here's why.
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How Linux saved my life
By: David M Williams
Have you ever been in a situation where you realised the frailty of your own existence? It happened to me. I sat thinking this is the end of the line but how little did I realise that I had a saviour alongside me in the form of the free open source operating system called Linux.
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By: David M Williams
Have you ever been in a situation where you realised the frailty of your own existence? It happened to me. I sat thinking this is the end of the line but how little did I realise that I had a saviour alongside me in the form of the free open source operating system called Linux.
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Ubiquitous Linux, or, how to become a household commodity
By: David M Williams
Whether it was to your taste or not, there’s no denying the ASUS Eee Linux subnotebook was a massive sales success. Demand far exceeded initial production so it’s not surprising competitor models are on their way. And here’s why the hardware manufacturers are going to bring Linux to the masses far in advance of any amount of Ubuntu fanboyism.
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By: David M Williams
Whether it was to your taste or not, there’s no denying the ASUS Eee Linux subnotebook was a massive sales success. Demand far exceeded initial production so it’s not surprising competitor models are on their way. And here’s why the hardware manufacturers are going to bring Linux to the masses far in advance of any amount of Ubuntu fanboyism.
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Forget the Heron; what's new in Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex?
By: David M Williams
Ubuntu, arguably the most popular Linux distribution today, came out with its 8.04 release last month, dubbed Hardy Heron. That's passé now; here’s the low down on what the future holds this October with Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex.
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By: David M Williams
Ubuntu, arguably the most popular Linux distribution today, came out with its 8.04 release last month, dubbed Hardy Heron. That's passé now; here’s the low down on what the future holds this October with Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex.
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Debian's worst nightmare - and how it came about
By: Sam Varghese
The Debian GNU/Linux project has just endured what is probably its worst week on the security front in the 15 years of its existence following the disclosure on May 13 of a serious vulnerability in the distribution's OpenSSL package.
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By: Sam Varghese
The Debian GNU/Linux project has just endured what is probably its worst week on the security front in the 15 years of its existence following the disclosure on May 13 of a serious vulnerability in the distribution's OpenSSL package.
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Is Open Source software safe and secure?
By: David M Williams
It’s a big question: how trustworthy is the software I use on my computer? When it comes to open source, can you trust the quality of programmers who work for free? You can, according to a new report out this week – which also proves major open source offerings to be especially well written. It equally shows up the projects which are slow to respond to vulnerabilities.
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By: David M Williams
It’s a big question: how trustworthy is the software I use on my computer? When it comes to open source, can you trust the quality of programmers who work for free? You can, according to a new report out this week – which also proves major open source offerings to be especially well written. It equally shows up the projects which are slow to respond to vulnerabilities.
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Remote hole affects Debian, Ubuntu
By: Sam Varghese
The Debian GNU/Linux project has announced details of a security problem in the OpenSSL package distributed by the project. It can be exploited remotely.
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By: Sam Varghese
The Debian GNU/Linux project has announced details of a security problem in the OpenSSL package distributed by the project. It can be exploited remotely.
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Senior Debian developer quits core teams
By: Sam Varghese
A senior Debian developer, Australian Anthony Towns, has left some core teams of the project and gone quiet in the last couple of weeks, according to project sources.
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By: Sam Varghese
A senior Debian developer, Australian Anthony Towns, has left some core teams of the project and gone quiet in the last couple of weeks, according to project sources.
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GPL: man gets feet in mouth
By: Sam Varghese
The fact that the General Public Licence, better known as the GPL, is oft misunderstood, even by those who could be expected to know better, came home to me with a vengeance yesterday.
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By: Sam Varghese
The fact that the General Public Licence, better known as the GPL, is oft misunderstood, even by those who could be expected to know better, came home to me with a vengeance yesterday.
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Debian leader launches review of teams
By: Sam Varghese
The new Debian GNU/Linux project leader, Steve McIntyre, has launched a review of all teams that work within the project to produce the distribution.
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By: Sam Varghese
The new Debian GNU/Linux project leader, Steve McIntyre, has launched a review of all teams that work within the project to produce the distribution.
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4 days until Ubuntu’s Hardy Heron takes off
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Hardy Heron, the latest version of Ubuntu, arguably the world’s most well known version of Linux, is set to be released in a mere four days. Keen as I am on – shock horror – Windows Vista, and less of a shock, Mac OS X, I await the release of Ubuntu’s newest bird with great anticipation.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Hardy Heron, the latest version of Ubuntu, arguably the world’s most well known version of Linux, is set to be released in a mere four days. Keen as I am on – shock horror – Windows Vista, and less of a shock, Mac OS X, I await the release of Ubuntu’s newest bird with great anticipation.
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There ain't no global Linux desktop, folks
By: Sam Varghese
At times one really wonders why established Linux distributions such as Red Hat ever take the trouble to pursue the consumer desktop market.
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By: Sam Varghese
At times one really wonders why established Linux distributions such as Red Hat ever take the trouble to pursue the consumer desktop market.
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New Debian leader aims for better communication
By: Sam Varghese
In many ways the Debian GNU/Linux project is unique among all the distributions that dot the Linux landscape. Apart from putting out a high-grade distribution, it has served as the base for a number of others - Ubuntu and Knoppix, to name just two - which have had a big impact on the growth of the Linux ecosystem.
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By: Sam Varghese
In many ways the Debian GNU/Linux project is unique among all the distributions that dot the Linux landscape. Apart from putting out a high-grade distribution, it has served as the base for a number of others - Ubuntu and Knoppix, to name just two - which have had a big impact on the growth of the Linux ecosystem.
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