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- Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19
- Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19...Been testing OpenSuSE 11.0 beta... looking good so far! ]:)RE: Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19I like how it was quietly released. They obviously don't want anyone to use linux. That is fine by me, in fact I'll take...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Fedora Project, Fedora 9, openSuse 11, openSUSE, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19
- Red Hat's Fedora project yesterday quietly released version 9, an upgrade of its open source Linux operating system with support for live USB bootup, OpenJDK6 , KDE 4 and the ext4 file system. Fedora 9, code-named Sulphur, was developed by more than 2,000 volunteer developers, said Paul...
- Tags: Fedora Project, KDE, Fedora 9, KDE 4, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Can you see yourself running Windows Vista in 2014?
- Can you see yourself running Windows Vista in 2014?I view it as a vote againstLinux. The fact that so many people are saying that they are holding out on Vista to wait until Windows 7 is odd, as you would think the response would have been that they are going...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Fedora Project, Fedora 9
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
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- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Lessons learned from five years of Fedora
- Lessons learned from five years of FedoraCongratulations"The most valuable thing I’ve learned watching Fedora is this: Patience. It takes time and steady, incremental growth to build a solid community."Whilst a users of RHEL for servers longer support cycle fedora has long been my Linux desktop of choice. I can't believe...
- Tags: Security administration, Patches, Linux, SECURITY, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Fedora Project, Lessons Learned, security update
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Lessons learned from five years of Fedora
- The Fedora Project is celebrating its fifth birthday today. Congrats, Fedora! It seems like just yesterday I was covering the first release to see how or if Fedora would distinguish itself from Red Hat Linux. It's been really interesting to see how the project has grown over...
- Tags: Fedora Project, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Public Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?
- Might Ubuntu and Firefox part ways because of the dreaded EULA?Let Mozilla put the EULA on their start pageIf they want it, they can host it.Increasing awareness is not always a good thingCancer, for instance.I'm in the "it's no big deal" camp.We're talking about trademark usage here, not use of...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- News to know: Windows 7 Beta; Google; $2,000 PC; Gates & Seinfeld; iTunes 8 fix
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Secunia launches pay-as-you-go exploit shop Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC Gallery: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Apple Inc., Video, Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple iTunes, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- Fedora and our security attitude
- Fedora and our security attitudeAttitude toward maintaining security.An indication about people's views on what is acceptable to maintain security may be found in their attitude toward torture. More than half the people in the US polled in 2007 believed it could sometimes/rarely be justified:... national polls conducted by the...
- Tags: security, torture, security attitude, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Fedora and our security attitude
- A proprietary attitude toward security depends on I. An open source attitude depends on we. I think it's clear which works best in practice. But my feelings may still be the minority view. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Fedora Project, Debian, Security Attitude, Clean-up, Security, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?
- Would you buy a Linux desktop?Would you buy a Linux desktop?Absolutely not! There is no place for linux on the desktop, especially in education. It can't even run Reader Rabbit or Lemonade Stand! How are these kids going to have fun learning if the system doesn't run...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux, desktop, Linux desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Mainstream media writes Windows obit
- Mainstream media writes Windows obitMS should have never...killed off XP. Especially when such a huge segment of the market is tired of being forced fed what they do not want.This article makes a good point about users beginning to realize that as long as they can hit the web rather...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), LIKE IT, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., mainstream media, Windows obit, Microsoft Windows Vista, obit, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...
- Tags: Operating systems, Boot-time, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Red Hat (belatedly) confirms security breach
- Red Hat belatedly confirms security breachthis is the evidence that open source linux security sucks!this is the evidence that open source linux security sucks!RE: Red Hat belatedly confirms security breachLOL!! What have I been saying all along? That linux is NOT secure and is NOT suitable for any purpose....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., security, Linux, security breach, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Red Hat (belatedly) confirms security breach
- More than a week after a cryptic note hinted at a security breach at Fedora, the open-source group has finally fessed up to two separate server intrusions that compromised the security of Red Hat's OpenSSH packages. The confirmation follows eight days of media speculation and conjecture over...
- Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Open Source, Servers, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- News to know: IDF; Office 14; Google; Flash flaw; MobileMe; Zoho
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason O'Grady: MobileMe subscribers get a 60 day extension Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is the "killer app" argument dead? More info on USB 3.0 emerges ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Attack, Flaw, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Carnegie-Mellon freshman gets first Fedora scholarship
- Carnegie-Mellon freshman gets first Fedora scholarshipHyphenCongratulations, Ricky! Dana, as a proud alumnus, I wanted you to know that the university's official name is "Carnegie Mellon University." The hyphen was removed many years ago.Sorry about thatI've been writing it with the hyphen for years. So Carnegie finally beat Mellon, eh?
- Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Fedora Scholarship, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Carnegie-Mellon freshman gets first Fedora scholarship
- Zhou is an active member of the Red Hat Fedora community, working on the group's web site and infrastructure. He has also worked on localizing the project Web site. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Carnegie-Mellon University, Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Scholarship, Zhou, Professional Development, Open Source, Web Site Development, Career, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Fedora infrastructure breach?
- Fedora infrastructure breach?Denial isn't a river in EgyptRather than deny anything, the Fedora team is just going to try to keep it under wraps. Wonder what OS their servers are running?Updates seemed to be working last nightBut thanks for the heads up.RE: Fedora infrastructure breach?Hopefully they didn't lose the...
- Tags: Fedora Project, Grub
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Fedora infrastructure breach?
- Has there been a security breach in Red Hat Fedora's infrastucture systems? According to a cryptic announcement posted to the Fedora-Announce mailing list, the open-source group is investigating an unspecified "issue in the infrastructure systems" that has resulted in widespread service outages. In the...
- Tags: Fedora Project, Open Source, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
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