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- Frugal Friday: Angry Mac Bastards, iPhone 3G S Mania, Fedora 11, ProxMox, Mono, Presidio Networked Solutions
- Frugal Friday: Angry Mac Bastards, iPhone 3G S Mania, Fedora 11, ProxMox, Mono, Presidio Networked Solutionsmeaning clarificationwe know "Bastard" can mean1) disagreeable person2) child born out of wedlockI presume you mean #1 but is your use of the word "bastard" implying an less-than-favorable opinion on #2?Given that #2 can be...
- Tags: .NET, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Apple iPhone, Angry Mac Bastards, Mono, Apple iPhone 3G, Fedora Project
- Discussion threads 2009-06-19
- Frugal Friday: Angry Mac Bastards, iPhone 3G S Mania, Fedora 11, ProxMox, Mono, Presidio Networked Solutions
- Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss how I incurred the wrath of the Angry Mac Bastards (see 1:05:50 mark in AMB podcast, explicit language) The iPhone 3G S launch, Red Hat's Fedora 11 release, ProxMox virtualization, the never-ending Mono debates, and interview Dave Hart, CTO...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mono, Apple Macintosh, Fedora Project, Apple iPhone 3G, .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Podcasts, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-06-19
- Red Hat releases Fedora 11
- Red Hat releases Fedora 11Comment translation Clive Longbottom says "It sounds really good, I'm sure it does what you want it to do and it has made improvements all round. And yet it isn't what people recognise or feel comfortable with. You can improve it all you want, but until...
- Tags: Linux, Branding, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Clive Longbottom, distro, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., brand
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Red Hat releases Fedora 11
- Fedora 11 comes with new virtualization features, support for fingerprint readers and the promised ability for any email client to tap into Microsoft Exchange. Red Hat has officially released Fedora 11, a Linux distribution for developers that is a testbed for features for its flagship Red Hat Enterprise Linux...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Fedora Project, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Red Hat, Fedora 11, Nick Booth ZDNet UK
- News items 2009-06-11
- Red Hat's Fedora 11 to offer interop with Microsoft Exchange
- Red Hat's Fedora 11 to offer interop with Microsoft ExchangeFedora makes me uncomfortableLooks great, innovates like greased lightning, but I don't trust the attitude of the developers. Being on the bleeding edge of innovation all the time, leaves the end users with an operating system that they can't rely on.Weird...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, E-mail servers, Groupware, Fedora Project, Fedora 11, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Red Hat's Fedora 11 to offer interop with Microsoft Exchange
- Red Hat is not going to let the Microsoft-Novell partnership dim its own prospects for interoperability. That seems to be the case with the Red Hat-sponsored open source Fedora project, which plans to release on June 9 a major upgrade of its free Linux that offers robust...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, Fedora Project, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Instant Messaging, Groupware, Open Source, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Dodge the challenges of a dual-head display setup with Fedora 10
- Vincent Danen found a few things that were different than he was used to in setting up a dual-head display with Fedora 10. Using his new Lenovo laptop, he soon had it up and running.
- Tags: Vincent Danen, Fedora Project, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Download resources 2009-04-13
- Set up RPM Fusion with Fedora to shore up multimedia support
- Vincent Danen shows you how to get improved support for MP3s, videos, and games in Fedora Core 10 with RPM Fusion.
- Tags: Multimedia, Vincent Danen, Fedora Project, Corporate Communications, Games, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Download resources 2009-03-02
- Set up a bluetooth keyboard and mouse in Fedora 10
- Fedora 10 provides better support for bluetooth peripherals and makes them easier to configure. Vincent Danen walks you through the Bluetooth Device Wizard and also provides tips for doing from the command line.
- Tags: Keyboard, Vincent Danen, Mouse, Fedora Project, Fedora 10, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility
- Download resources 2009-02-24
- Really, you're going to buy it for me?
- Really, you're going to buy it for me?excellentI think your analysis and final decision are perfect, not that you need me to tell you. It's a great student platform, as well as for non-power users and travelers. Next, we should ask our schools to implement online learning and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Now Let, Fedora Project, textbook
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- Fedora 10 + Acer Aspire One = damn fine computer
- Fedora 10 + Acer Aspire One = damn fine computerMeant reply to story. ;) ntntI like ......your approach, 100% real world hand-on DIY. Pound for pound, I think this is the best review I've read about one of these puppies.Hey Chris, I don't want to give you extra work,...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, openSUSE, openSUSE 11.1, Acer Aspire, Fedora Project, Acer Inc., Point Unetbootin, Fedora 10, Linux, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- Fedora 10 + Acer Aspire One = damn fine computer
- In case folks haven't noticed, I'm quickly becoming enamored of the Acer Aspire One netbook I'm reviewing for the next couple of weeks. So what does it take to make the Acer even better? It takes a better operating system. Linpus Linux is...
- Tags: Software, Fedora Project, Acer Inc., Computer, Linpus Linux, KStars, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-01-04
- No such thing as a free Linux distro
- A few Linux distributions emphasize license freedom as a goal, but Tom "Spot" Callaway says that there's no such thing as a free Linux distro. Callaway, Fedora's engineering manager, writes that "you'd need to do an incredibly thorough audit of every file in the system to be...
- Tags: Audit, Free Software Foundation, Fedora Project, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Financial Accounting, Software, Finance, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-12-20
- A quick update on OpenSUSE
- So I lied...installation didn't go off quite without a hitch. I'd just hooked my wife's laptop directly to our router, foregoing wireless for speed downloading updates and software. When I unhooked the cable this morning and gave the wireless a go, I found that the Broadcom wireless chip...
- Tags: Broadcom Corp., Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- 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
- 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
- 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
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