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Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

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Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

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2-Cent Tips

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By LG Staff
2-cent tip - KDE 4.1 on 10 year old PC
2-Cent Tip: LG search plugin
2-cent Tip: command line calendar with cal
2-cent Tip: To solve memory allocation problem in Cacti
2-cent Tip: File versioning/backup

News Bytes

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Deividson Luiz Okopnik and Howard Dyckoff
Contents:
News in General
Red Hat Delivers Linux HPC Platform
Sun Updates Java 6, Supports Java Widgets on Desktop
Java Kernel - Lighter Than a JRE
IBM Breaks Performance Records with SSDisk
VIA Collaborates with OpenChrome on Open Source Video Driver
IBM and SUN Kick Off ODF Tools Initiative
AMD New Quad-Core "Shanghai" Opteron Processor Goes GA
AMD and Red Hat on Virtual Machine "Live Migration"
Linux Foundation Hosts First End User Summit
Ikoula Teams Up with R1Soft to Provide Backups
Linux Foundation Helps Linux Distros Obtain IPv6 Certification
Sun Introduces ZFS-based Storage Appliances
Conferences and Events
Distro News
TinyMe 2008.1 Beta 1
FreeBSD 6.4 RC Out
Fifth Beta Build of SimplyMEPIS 8.0
Software and Product News
StarOffice 9 Now Shipping
Super Talent Launches SSDs for Asus Eee PCs
TrueCrypt Provides FOSSw Security to USB Drives
Wine 1.1.8 Development Release
Ingres Launches Ingres 9.2 Open Source Database
Free beta of Hot Copy for Linux
JBoss News and Information
Red Hat announced GA of JBoss.org Portal project v2.7.
Red Hat SOA Offers Next-Gen ESB on JBoss
JBoss Operations Network 2.1 Brings Enhanced Management for JBoss

Init Call Mechanism in the Linux Kernel

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Andrew Murray

The Linux kernel has for a long time (at least since v2.1.23) contained a clever and well-optimised mechanism for calling initialisation code in drivers. It's clever because its functionality is largely abstracted from the driver developer, and it's well-optimised because after initialisation, memory containing the initialisation code is released. This article explores how this mechanism works.

Keymap Blues in Ubuntu's Text Console

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Anonymous

Today's news is that, after years of cosying up to SUSE/openSUSE, I have decided to move unambiguously to Ubuntu. KDE did it to me. KDE on plasmoids gives me the jinx, and GNOME on openSUSE is an innocent abroad. On to Ubuntu 8.10.

Book Review: CUPS Administrative Guide

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Deividson Luiz Okopnik

"Is there so much to administer on CUPS that it requires a 225-page book?" That was the very first question that crossed my mind when I decided to review this book. After reading it, and in reading this review, you may notice, as I did, that there's more than enough material.

Away Mission: A Vision for Embedded Linux

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Howard Dyckoff

On the mark for its organization and on target for the current hot topics in the Embedded Linux Community, October's M-Vision was a gem in the small conference category. The "M" stands for MontaVista, a company committed to developing Linux kernels and tools for embedded and mobile devices. This conference, MontaVista Vision, was much more focused and satisfying than the competing mobile and embedded tracks at last August's LinuxWorld conference.

Jetty: The Twelve Year Journey to Market Maturity

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Adam Lieber

Jetty was written as a lightweight Java web and application server and in many ways it has been ahead of its time. Jetty with Cometd handles two-way communications via a method known as long-polling which allows servers to efficiently handle requests in an environment where constant or long-lived communication is needed between the server and the client.

Joey's Notes: Basic Samba Configuration

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Joey Prestia

Samba is a program that runs on Linux and allows seamless interaction between the Linux and Windows operating systems. By using Samba, your users can be using Windows and actually access their data on a Linux server. This benefits the administrator - in the form of ease of administration, along with the inherent security of Linux - while also benefitting the user through familiarity. This month's article covers basic setup of a Samba server for use as a user home directory server, and configuration for a simple group collaboration share.

HelpDex

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Shane Collinge

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XKCD

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By Randall Munroe

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The Linux Launderette

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:32:07 -0500

By LG Staff
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