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Penguicon 2008
Penguicon 6.0: Three days of open source software and science fiction by Chad Perrin
Tags: Penguicon, tech action, TechRepublic Inc., Open Source, Tools & Techniques, Management, Chad Perrin
Image galleries 2008-05-05
Gbrainy (61)
gbrainy is part of the GNOME environment. GNOME offers an easy to understand desktop for your GNU/Linux or UNIX computer. Learn more about GNOME as a whole, get our latest release, find help and support, join our great community, start to develop with GNOME, study our Foundation, or simply get...
Tags: GNOME, Jordi Mas, Gbrainy, Open Source
Software downloads 2008-05-06
Use runit to supervise Linux services
Gerrit Pape's runit is similar to djb's daemontools and allows you to run supervised services, like daemontools, and also allows you to replace SysV init completely if you so desire. Vincent Danen tells you how to get started with runit in this tip.
Tags: Service, Vincent Danen, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
Download resources 2008-05-05
Iron Man vs. Open Source
First, I must apologize. I know this is old news. But today I saw the Iron Man movie (quite awesome, I must say) and was inspired when I came home and did a search, "Iron Man open source" on Google. I was surprised that I actually had a lot of...
Tags: Software, Movie, Tony Stark, Open Source, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-05-04
Use runit to supervise Linux services
Traditional Linux systems use SysV init for starting the system: running init scripts to start and stop services and also to manage system runlevels and one-time startup scripts. The problem with using a SysV init system is that services are also treated as one-time startup scripts. When init starts the...
Tags: Service, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Vincent Danen
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Watching the watchers of the GPL
Ah, the GPL. The GNU Public License. It's probably one of the most controversial topics in all of the IT world. What is it and how is it enforced? Who backs it and who defends it? And who watches the watchers? Now there's the real rub. We all know...
Tags: GPL, Groklaw, Open Source, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-04-26
Top IT news for April 23: Microsoft centers itself on Web, Yahoo reports good first quarter, Google sued over ads
Top five headlines Microsoft: Web at the center, not PC Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more Google sued over advertising program AT&T first quarter on target; Wireless data access revenue strong; iPhone demand solid ...
Tags: Google Inc., Web, Advertisement, Open Source, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Enterprise 2.0 Industry, WiMAX, Strategy, Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Management, Marketing, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-04-23
eSHOP100 (zip)
Eshop package capable of handling up to 30000 product items. Requires a linux hosting package with PHP and MySQL.One month free trial on your own server. Stock data and all files remain on your server. Can be installed in less than 15 minutes. Handles major cards and PayPal payments. Demo...
Tags: Talking Birds, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2008-04-30
DVDStyler (6)
DVDStyler is a crossplatform DVD Authoring System. It is free software distributed under GNU General Public License (GPL). Features: you can drag and drop MPEG files directly; you can import image file for background; you can create NTSC/PAL menus; you can place text and images anywhere on the menu screen...
Tags: GPL, Movie, Alex Thüring, DVDStyler, Open Source
Software downloads 2008-04-29
Disable USB storage under OS X or Windows
USB drives are convenient and efficient, but they also represent a serious security risk -- so it's not surprising that some organizations want them out of the picture. Justin Fielding to put together this concise set of instructions for disabling USB storage for Linux, OS X, Solaris, and Windows platforms.This...
Tags: USB, Justin Fielding, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Storage, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware
Download resources 2008-05-05
Top 10 IT headlines for May 9 -- IE8 details, Wall Street's sway over tech, GPL relevance, L'Affair Microhoo
Top 10 IT headlines Microsoft shares more IE8 security details (ZDNet) Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector? (ZDNet) Does the GPL still matter? (Techdirt) Underground marketplace sells your personal data for a hefty profit (TechRepublic) A rundown of 'L'Affair Microhoo'...
Tags: GPL, TechRepublic Inc., CNET Networks Inc., Information Technology, Sway, Wall, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-05-09
Top IT news for May 5: Penalizing net censorship, IBM-Google partnership, can Open Source save Sun?
Top five headlines Microsoft abandons its bid for Yahoo (see below) Bill would penalize companies that aid net censorship (ZDNet) IBM-Google hug in the cloud (ZDNet) Will open source save Sun? (CNET) 48% see themselves running Windows XP in 2014 (ZDNet) ...
Tags: Google Inc., Partnership, CNET Networks Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Microsoft reaches out to touch someone (your data center)
Microsoft has just released beta versions of several technologies that will help it's System Center Operations Manager 2007 software to communicate with platforms other than Windows.  The new extensions will allow the platform to manage virtual and physical servers including Unix, Linux, and VMWare ESX, and also include integrating with...
Tags: Data Center, Olive, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Software Development, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Software/Web Development, Management, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-04-30
10 ways to sell corporate on Linux
Your systems are all way overdue for an operating system upgrade, but your IT department is going over budget. The easiest path to reining in your costs would be to migrate over to the Linux operating system. Unfortunately, corporate headquarters isn't convinced that Linux is the way to go. How...
Tags: Jack Wallen, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software
Download resources 2008-04-24
10 ways to sell corporate on Linux
Your systems are all way overdue for an operating system upgrade, but your IT department is going over budget. You know you can't afford the latest version of Microsoft Windows or Office. The easiest path to reining in your costs would be to migrate over to the Linux operating system....
Tags: Desktop, Application, Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen
Blog posts 2008-04-24
BitRock Case Study: ActiveGrid
ActiveGrid, the Enterprise Web 2.0 company, simplifies the development and deployment of rich, interactive web applications for Global 2000 corporations. "Fast" and "Easy" are important parts of ActiveGrid's value proposition. The company wanted new users to manually download, install, and configure an Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Python/Perl (AMP) environment would not...
Tags: ActiveGrid, Web 2.0, Open Source, Internet
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BitRock Case Study: Zmanda
Zmanda is the leader in open source backup and recovery products. Its Amanda Enterprise Edition is the certified, tested and fully supported version of the world's most popular open source backup and recovery software, Amanda. The company wanted to present the fastest, most professional installation process possible. Amanda requires Apache,...
Tags: Perl, PHP, Zmanda, Amanda Enterprise Edition, Scripting Languages, Open Source, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development
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BitRock Case Study: SugarCRM
SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of commercial open source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. As a commercial open source company, one of SugarCRM's top priorities is to grow the SugarCRM user base as quickly as possible. Because it often happens that the first person to download SugarCRM is on...
Tags: SugarCRM, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Open Source, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
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BitRock Case Study: MySQL AB
MySQL is the world's most popular open source database. It is used in more than 10 million installations ranging from large corporations to specialized embedded applications on every continent in the world. As part of their MySQL Enterprise subscription, customers get access to the MySQL Network Monitoring and Advisor Service,...
Tags: MySQL, MySQL AB, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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SendThisFile, Inc. Provides Customers With Reliable Solution
SendThisFile, Inc. is an Internet service that allows businesses and consumers to easily send large files to their clients, employees, friends, and families. The company has more than 400,000 users. The challenge was to implement a secure, highly available database to protect sensitive information and improve customer service; increase competitive...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Scalability, SendThisFile Inc., Linux, Databases, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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