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- Industry cheers Novell's Linux buy
- Industry cheers Novell's Linux buyM$ is spreading FUD againEven on the death bed M$ is spreading venom.But not for long.Brilliant moves made by the Linux community are taking the tool on M$.sun who?[i]"The fact is, Novell/SuSE Linux is different from Red Hat. With the extensions these guys put on there,...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, industry, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, RedHat 8.0, XENIX, Oracle8i, Novell Linux, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2003-11-06
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- Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfair
- Some open source attacks on Windows may be unfairInternet Vareity "stats""Statistics reminds me of the guy who drowned in a river with an avg depth of 3ft".spin til you're dizzy!Ah, the thankless job of the downtrodden Microsoft apologist, trying to convince the world that yes, white really is black! Really!...
- Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., lb1.www.ms.akadns.net, open-source attack, hacker, open source, CNAME, Linux, attack, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
- Which check to write? when open source means Jack
- Which check to write? when open source means JackBut what if it actually costs less to use Windows?I don't know in reality. It seems like most of the analysts out there seem to think it just doesn't matter that much which OS you use - though I would say...
- Tags: Operating systems, Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows, OSS, WINDOWS BASED
- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wild
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wildI will not be directly affected.I use Linux. (This is a trap for the Windows fanboys to proclaim that Linux would be as vulnerable if it was as popular as Windows.)thanks sincerely, RyanThis time you were really clear that there was a fix, and...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, LANs, Viruses and worms, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, MS08-067 worm, MS08-067, worm, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?
- How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?So what exactly is the problem?Do a little research on the device you're buying, and make sure it comes with the software you want. If you're an RPM guy, don't by the Ubuntu-based netbook.Don't you do research before you buy a...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linux Standard Base, distro, Ubuntu, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- On the Linux laptop the distro is key
- On the Linux laptop the distro is key"technical problems like installing software "Oh, thats right. You can't just click "setup.exe" can you.So, just how long did you go without Open Office functional before your expert pal bailed you out? Once again, if we were to substitute Vista for...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, eeePC, community version, Xandros, Linspire, distro, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- From the Sun reseller trenches
- From the Sun reseller trenchesStill looking for secret shoppersI'm looking for some help. Specifically I want to know what happens if you call your local Sun reseller or CDW and tell them you're interested in Sun Ray using Solaris on SPARC for about 25 to 50 new users in...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sun Microsystems Inc., reseller
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'
- Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'Red Hat CEO: Vista marks end of 'planned software'Is this guy completely clueless? Who actually listens to this fool? Planned software is the backbone of the software industry. That is how they get customers to prepare for an upgrade...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, UNIX, IBM OS, Red Hat Inc., software, Linux, open source, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Red Hat CEO: Money crisis will boost open source
- Red Hat CEO: Money crisis will boost open sourceRed Hat CEO: Money crisis will boost open sourceNotice how he says open source but never uses the term linux. He know's that his company is dying because their one product is dying. Its almost laughable that he would openly...
- Tags: future gain, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, open-source software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- So what can Sun do?
- So what can Sun do?I have a couple of suggestions.Now doubt you wont like them, Murph, but here they are anyway:- Work with Microsoft to get Windows Server running on SPARC. Why? There are a lot of small businesses on Windows servers for whom the migration to Sun hardware is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., Murph
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Are you a whitelist or a blacklist guy?
- Are you a whitelist or a blacklist guy?Whitelist.With one home office and 100 branch offices, they all go through two different Squid proxy servers to hit the Internet. I have a file, named white by the way, that contain the URL's they are allowed to hit. It would be nice...
- Tags: INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, whitelist, blacklist guy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- How long will Microsoft support XP and Vista?
- How long will Microsoft support XP and Vista?Long Live Windows SupportNot only is the lifecycle well-documented, but nobody supports their products for as long a lifecycle as Microsoft. Microsoft is still supporting Windows 2000, released 8.5 years ago, and Internet Explorer 5.5 on it.Apple supports only the last two OS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PDAs, Operating systems, Games, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-21
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the market
- Virtualization: The race is on to corner the marketYou're a bit wrong about RedHatKVM isn't just in the kernel distributed by RedHat it's been folded into the official Linux kernel so what RedHat is doing is extending and adding control software above what is already present in the standard kernel.In...
- Tags: cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Storage management, Utility computing, Red Hat Inc., kernel, virtualization, KVM
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- Cloud Courting: Round One
- VMware and Citrix want to be your cloud infrastructure provider. The competing virtual infrastructure makers announced dueling cloud initiatives this week aimed at providing xSPs with simple to deploy and buy cloud computing platforms that come from very different angles and may serve to bifurcate the mid to small market...
- Tags: XSP, Citrix Systems Inc., VMware Inc., XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development, James Staten
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- CrazyBeavers BeaverSFV (exe)
- CrazyBeavers BeaverSFV helps you verify files using the SFV Simple File Verification format. Built using the .Net framework for future portability to other systems such as Ubuntu and Redhat Linux. Integrates nicely into the right click context menues of Windows and saves checked files into a database to avoid double...
- Tags: File, CrazyBeaver Software, Linux, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-09-19
- Red Hat: Virtualization will be free
- Red Hat: Virtualization will be freeI thought it already was. They call it WINE. ntnt = no textDude, ... stop playing WoW before you hurt yourself.Vitualization is a VM virtual machine, in which you can install an OS (Windows, GNU/Linux, BSD, etc). (win4lin, vmware, vitualpc, virgualbox, etc) WINE runs...
- Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Vitualization, wine, virtualization, Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0
- Last week Sun launched the newest version of xVM VirtualBox, its open source virtual machine software offering. Here's a quick review of the announcement. Snippet of Sun's press release: Here are a few lightly edited segments of the Sun release: Sun Microsystems,...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., xVM VirtualBox Software, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet
- Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with QumranetKVM is solid and cleanA lot of it is marketing, but the technology is excellent and can dominate the virtual desktop. The issue comes down to VDI already being a cost effective product compared to stand alone desktops and...
- Tags: Desktops, desktop, Red Hat Inc., Qumranet, KVM
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Novell: Quietly developing some momentum
- Novell: Quietly developing some momentumNovell is on life support[i]He added that Microsoft is buying up to $100 million in SUSE certificates in $25 million chunks.[/i]Novell will be arround as long as M$ provides the cash.The best bet is on companies that stand on their own feet and built everything from...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- 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
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