Kerneloops.org Discovers Oops Number 100,000
Nov 19, 2008
When the Linux kernel hiccups, it issues a more or less cryptic error message known as an oops. To help kernel developers out a bit, the kerneloops.org website collects these crash signatures in a big database. The website recently registered the hundred-thousandth oops just about the time it celebrated its first birthday.
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Password Theft at Typo3.org
Nov 19, 2008
The Typo3 Association is warning users with accounts at Typo3.org of a possible misuse of stored data.
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Gartner: Open Source Becoming Pervasive Yet Lacking Governance
Nov 19, 2008
Market research firm Gartner discovered that most of the almost 300 organizations it surveyed employed Open Source software in one way or another, but that a general license enforcement policy was missing.
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Whitepaper:
Cloud Computing – The Sky’s the Limit
Nov 18, 2008
Cloud Computing is actually a modern version of an old IT solution. Essentially it is the organising of an IT network into one large, central mainframe into which all the local portals are linked. The ‘cloud’ is the metaphorical name for the central mainframe. It is where all the complex computing is carried out, where the data is stored and where the main processing software applications are run.
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JOB SCHEDULER À LA CARTE
Nov 18, 2008
Planning and scheduling jobs can mean a lot of work, especially if they are spread across multiple machines. Here’s a tool to make that task a lot easier.
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WINDOW KIT
Nov 18, 2008
A forensics expert explains how to extract interesting details from a confiscated Windows hard disk using standard Linux tools.
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