| Interview With The FreeBSD Core Team Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2003 @ 9:56 PM by mayhem |
 OSNews features an ultra interesting and in-depth interview with three members of FreeBSD's Core team (Wes Peters, Greg Lehey and M. Warner Losh) and also a major FreeBSD developer (Scott Long). They discuss issues from the Java port to corporate backing, the Linux competition, the 5.x branch and how it stacks up against the other Unices, UFS2, the possible XFree86 fork, SCO and its Unix IP situation, even... re-unification of the BSDs. (Source: Slashdot) |
| The Unix-Haters Handbook Online Posted Monday, April 28, 2003 @ 8:10 AM by mayhem |
 It looks like The UNIX-Hater's Handbook has been made availible online for free. You'll never guess who's server it is on. Worth noting that the book was written some time ago, and that much of what is in there is ancient history. But still worth a look. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.21-rc1 Now Available For Download Posted Sunday, April 27, 2003 @ 11:54 AM by mayhem |
 You can now download the 2.4.21-rc1 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.5.68 Now Available For Download Posted Sunday, April 27, 2003 @ 11:54 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.5.68 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux On Unmodded Xbox, Improved Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2003 @ 9:19 AM by mayhem |
 It looks like pSyCo from XEmulation.net Has found a way to boot Xbox Linux Live on an unmodified Xbox with nothing but an Xbox and Linux PC (no memory card of any kind, etc). Also a guide to using this method to flash your Xbox's onboard TSOP with the bios of choice, making the Xbox modded without an actual mod-chip. $5 to rent 007 to mod my xbox sounds nice =) Check it out at: XEmulation.net Forum or XboxHacker.net BBS. *Wonder what the DMCA would think about this...* (Source: Slashdot) |
| Lycoris Build 71 Beckons For Your Desktop Posted Monday, April 14, 2003 @ 9:37 PM by mayhem |
| Lycoris has released a new Beta, Build 71. Lycoris is not a Linux distro for those who already know Linux, but more for the masses, for those who want to migrate from Windows, and don't really want anything to do with the command line. Lycoris Desktop/LX equipped computers are available from Wal-Mart starting at $268.00 (build 46). It's a great OS for the masses, $30 or less, $19.99 from the company if you download your own and just want the Product ID. Registered users get REAL e-mail support and full access to IRIS, an RPM-based click-to-install program base. (Source: Slashdot) |
| FreeBSD Boots on x86-64 Posted Friday, April 11, 2003 @ 2:05 PM by mayhem |
| I was cruising the news sites and I noticed this tasty morsel over at Slashdot. FreeBSD developer Peter Wemm has successfully booted FreeBSD on a Clawhammer in both 64 and 32-bit modes. FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #277: Tue Apr 8 22:57:25 PDT 2003 peter@daintree.yahoo.com:/home/peter/fbp4/hammer/sys/x86_64/compile/GENERIC Preloaded elf64 kernel "/boot/kernel64" at 0x404fc000. While FreeBSD's SMP support still isn't there yet as we originally expected from 5.0-RELEASE, this is still interesting news as the world prepares for Opteron's (and Athlon64 for that matter) splash into the market. You can read his original post to the -current mailing list over here. (Source: 2CPU.com) |
| Firewalls to become illegal if bill is passed Posted Thursday, April 10, 2003 @ 10:52 AM by mayhem |
 AN INTERESTING PIECE of news has surfaced that will have sys admins fainting in disbelief. Eight states have put forward bills that would have a devastating effect on network security and even networks themselves if they come to pass. The wording in the bills is dumb enough that firewalls could become illegal. The news about the bills was brought to our attention by Edward Felten, more famous for having a go at a different Bill. The states in question are Texas, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alaska, Tennessee and Colorado. The proposed legislation is intended. Full article is available here at The Inquirer. (Source: Nerd Nations) |
| Microsoft Commits to Using Opteron Posted Thursday, April 10, 2003 @ 10:37 AM by mayhem |
 According these articles at The Inquirer, Infoworld, and The Register Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will support AMD's 64-bit Opteron processor. Beta releases can be expected in the middle of this year. Here is MS's official press release. (Source: Slashdot) |
| The Quest for the 'Perfect' Linux System Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2003 @ 12:30 PM by mayhem |
| We follow a user through his quest to the operating systems world. The author tries Windows, BeOS, MacOSX and then he finds Linux. From that point on, his real quest is to find the Linux system that suits him. While not all major Linux distros are reviewed, there are at least one representative kind among the ones mentioned. Check out the article at OSNews.com. (Source: NewsForge) |
| Getting Started with a Linux Intranet Server Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2003 @ 12:26 PM by mayhem |
| As exciting as it may be to have a sparkling new server running a Linux distribution (such as Red Hat) ready to serve your intranet and/or Web site, you need to take the time to get it ready before unveiling it to your expectant audience. There are a number of considerations before going live, which are essential to your server's security and stability. In this article I'll be suggesting some essential steps for setting up your new server. Full article is available here. (Source: Linux.com) |
| Linux Kernel 2.5.67 Now Available For Download Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2003 @ 12:22 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.5.67 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Windows Media Format Could Hit Linux-Based Devices Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2003 @ 11:00 AM by mayhem |
| LinuxDevices.com reports that Microsoft has licensed InterVideo Inc. to supply Windows Media Technology to makers of Linux-based consumer devices. Under the agreement, InterVideo is licensed to take the components of the Windows Media Format, port them to Linux, and provide them to manufacturers who are interested in running Windows Media Technology on Linux-based consumer devices such as set-top boxes, personal video recorders, and other hybrid multimedia devices. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Samba Exploit Discovered, Fixed Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2003 @ 10:59 AM by mayhem |
| Digital Defense reported a remote root vulnerability in Samba that has existed in Samba source code for over 8 years. If it hadn't been caught from a wild packet capture, who knows how many more years it might have gone on. Fixes for this, and at least three other vulnerabilities have been fixed today. This is a serious threat to many thousands of people.. Did you plan to spend your Monday upgrading to Samba 2.2.8a?" elijahao supplies some more information: "All stable versions are affected (2.x), but the 3.0 series is not. Here is a link to the News page. Check out a mirror near you to get the Source or Security patches from 2.2.7a, 2.2.8, or 2.0.10. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Red Hat Linux 9 Release And Interview Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2003 @ 10:56 AM by mayhem |
 Red Hat Linux 9 has been released to the official mirrors, brace for impact! Additionally, OSNews features an interview with Red Hat Linux's manager, Matt Wilson and they discuss everything from mp3/dvd playback, to Randr, dependancy policies and more." Also on the Red Hat front, DdJ writes "So, I noticed that Red Hat's stock price jumped up a bit this morning, and checked the news to find out why. It turns out they've released a new portal product and a new CMS product. Both appear to be based on Java/Tomcat, which would mean it's not Zope-based or Zend-based. But, they're supposedly open source. Anyone have any further info on this stuff yet? (Source: Slashdot) |
| The Clueless Newbie's Linux Odyssey Posted Monday, April 7, 2003 @ 9:31 AM by mayhem |
| Just what we've always (said we) wanted: people who are fed up with Microsoft and are willing, even eager, to give Linux a real try. Well, she did. And did. And did some more. Not only that, she's a technical writer and she took notes. Not fun reading, but worth reading anyway. (Source: Slashdot) |
| Linux Kernel 2.4.21-pre7 Now Available For Download Posted Monday, April 7, 2003 @ 9:17 AM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.4.21-pre7 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |
| Linux Kernel 2.5.66 Now Available For Download Posted Thursday, April 3, 2003 @ 1:33 PM by mayhem |
| You can now download the 2.5.66 Linux Kernel from here, or any of the www.kernel.org mirrors here, full changelog information is available here. |