Archive for November, 2005
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Migrate from Solaris to Linux - Free software tools from IBM
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/30/ibm_solaris_tolinux/
I find Ashlee Vance quite funny - and new IBM software tools available to help get those pesky Solaris apps to Linux.
IBM wants Solaris to Linux converts
Port-O-Party
By Ashlee Vance in Mountain View
Published Wednesday 30th November 2005 22:54 GMT
Get breaking Enterprise news straight to your desktop - click here to find out howThe kind engineers at IBM have delivered a new tool for moving customers off Sun Microsystems’ Solaris operating system and onto Linux.
The Migration Kit for Solaris to Linux arrives at no charge and can be picked up by business partners, ISVs and customers. Those interested in the kit will likely use it to shift Solaris C/C++ software over to Linux running on IBM’s Power, x86 and mainframe systems. This toolkit complements a more structured migration program IBM announced in conjunction with Red Hat in May.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2005
Firefox 1.5 Is Here!
Grab the latest version of Firefox now - www.mozilla.com
Cool new features:
- Movable Tabs - reorder your browser tabs while they’re open
- Improved pop-up blocking
- Better display of complex sites - msnbc.com doesn’t flash anymore
- Live bookmarks - try this out!
Monday, November 28th, 2005
Nokia 770 - Great Review on MSNBC.com
I’ve written so much on a product I can’t seem to find in stock… anyway, even though I’ve written about this on multiple occassions, I noticed a glowing review on msnbc.com (ironic it’s a Linux device… being reviewed on MSnbc.com… hehe) - anyway check it out. Also, check out maemo.org - the open source site for the 770 - what a great idea.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10139645/
Monday, November 28th, 2005
Linux Limits
Interesting site I found today on novell.com showing the limits of the 2.6 kernel. Not bad…
http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/kernel_limits.html
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
Linux runs over 70% of Top 500 Supercomputers
Wow, not only does Linux run on mobile devices and handhelds, but as of November it now powers over 70% of the world’s fastest 500 supercomputers. This is a true testament to the flexibility, modularity, and scalability of the Linux platform.
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
It’s True: OSS gets patched faster… some managers didn’t really believe it and needed proof…
SURVEY SHOWS RAPID RESPONSE TO BUGS BY OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPERS. Evans Data Corporation releases the results of a survey showing that two in five open source developers fix bugs in under eight hours. In addition, seventeen percent of open source developers find and repair severe bugs in less than four business hours.
http://www.eosj.com/ccount/click.php?id=1198
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
How to Read an IT Analyst Report
An interesting article that brings to light many of the “tricks” used when companies sponsor analyst reports. We’ve all seen the MSFT “Get the Facts” reports - but now you can see how to decipher them and pull out the “gotchas”. One that comes to mind quickly is how just about every Get the Facts report is based on a “simulated” situation - meaning MSFT didn’t collect real world data from real customers. Other insights are included in this article as well.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6078/1/
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
SystemTap for Linux - Awesome!
I stumbled across this article today over at redhat.com about getting started with SystemTap. It’s a cool tracing and performance tuning set of tools for Linux. It’s reaching maturity and the article walks you through setup and scripting. Take a look - this will be an upcoming killer Linux feature:
http://www.redhat.com/magazine/011sep05/features/systemtap/#setup
Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
How not to protect your IP: A real life case study
So… we want people to stop trading music files … wait, wait, I have a great idea! Let’s install a rootkit on their computers and track what they do with it. What a brilliant idea right? What executive is dumb enough to sign off on this. What’s coming? My crystal ball suggests a 500,000 strong class action lawsuit may be on its way to Sony soon.
Monday, November 14th, 2005
World Community Grid Now Supports Linux
Use your Linux system to help the world. Download the WCG software agent and link into a grid that supports a good cause. To learn more, visit their website.
Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
Open Sources 2.0: Excellent Update to a Masterpiece
Just received my new book - Open Sources 2.0 - in the mail from Amazon.com. I have to admit the first 2 essays were excellent. It’s great to see the spirit and thought leadership of the open source community summarized succintly by some of the key players in the movement. Take a look as the collection aggregates works ranging from development to law and the business of open source. It has been edited by the great Python guru, Chris DiBona (now at Google).
From Amazon
Book Description
Open Sources 2.0 is a collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays from today’s technology leaders that continues painting the evolutionary picture that developed in the 1999 book Open Sources: Voices from the Revolution .
These essays explore open source’s impact on the software industry and reveal how open source concepts are infiltrating other areas of commerce and society. The essays appeal to a broad audience: the software developer will find thoughtful reflections on practices and methodology from leading open source developers like Jeremy Allison and Ben Laurie, while the business executive will find analyses of business strategies from the likes of Sleepycat co-founder and CEO Michael Olson and Open Source Business Conference founder Matt Asay.
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
There must be a better way…
There has to be a better way to fight illegal downloading than say suing 67 year old grandparents’ whose grandkids download something onto their computer…. there must be a better way.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9896986/
Subscribe to RSS/Atom Feed
