David writes "Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features."

Anonymous Reader writes "KernelTrap offers an informative look back in time at the November 1991 release of the 0.10 Linux kernel, continuing their historical series of articles about the early beginnings of Linux. Quite entertaining is a quote from Linus Torvalds talking about when he accidently deleted the Minix partition that he was developing Linux from, causing him to make Linux usable for more than just reading and posting to newsgroups. The article also discusses the creation of the linux-activists mailing list, offering browsable archives of that first Linux discussion forum, full of interesting gems. And finally it describes the first Linux distribution, MCC Interim, which was created and used by the University of Manchester to teach C programming and UNIX."

D.C. Parris writes "Blue GNU interviewed Gustavo Narea and Olivier Cleynen of GNU/Linux Matters, the organization behind GetGNU/Linux.org."

Tom Wickline writes "his post contains step by step information on how to install and configure QuickTime 7.1.6 on Linux with Wine. The browser plug-in also works in IE 6 there is also two shots at the bottom of the post of Windows Media Player 9 running in Wine."

Anonymous Reader writes "Sprint will offer a Mobile WiMAX-enabled version of Nokia's N800 Internet Tablet to North American customers next year, LinuxDevices has learned. The new device will support Sprint's grand scheme of making WiMAX-based 4G wireless services available to over 100 million people during 2008."

Anonymous Reader writes "Without a question, having access to a truly entry level notebook like this one running Linux is going to make a lot of lower income families very happy. Ringing in at $189 USD, this provides users looking for a click and type workstation for a very reasonable cost."

Tim Mullins writes "GNU/Linux based Open Source Operating Systems are right now and have been for a while ready to become the mainstream software of choice used daily by billions of people. As I see it we are currently on the verge of a major revolution in Personal Computers primarily in regards to the software everyone uses without thinking about it. Most people in business probably think I’m crazy for saying something like that, or at least that I could be one of those fanatic Free Software advocates. However, I assure you that I am neither of these things. I’ve been working in the IT industry for most of my adult life, and where I work we have to use Microsoft. The paradigm shift that is required here is that people think there is no other option but to use Microsoft and Adobe software in business, well in every company I have worked for so far anyway. Perhaps this is my cry for a job in a Linux related company, but alas this is my editorial on the way I see things in the world of computers today."

D.C. Parris writes "Some people take the wrong approach to advocacy. They preach. Why not ask questions instead? Let them draw their own conclusions."

Anonymous Reader writes "Make no mistake about it, if you are using a Linux distribution, you are not a friend to the software giant in Redmond. For years, they have spread rumors and half-truths in an effort to curb any further attraction to Linux development. Unfortunately for them, this has not only failed miserably, but their own Vista operating system has become the ultimate pro-Linux marketing campaign with its bugs, bloat and compatibility issues."

dave writes "Currently Feisty Fawn users (7.04) using the generic kernel (which is 2.6.20-16-generic). This tutorial will explain howto upgrade you to kernel version 2.6.22-9-generic(as of 31JUL07)."

D.C. Parris writes "According to CESC Ltd chief information officer Subroto Das, “There is nothing called free software”. I beg to differ."

Anonymous Reader writes "Continuing their historical series looking at the early Linux kernels, KernelTrap is discussing the 0.02 and 0.03 kernels released in late 1991. Though the actual source code has been lost to time, the article offers an interesting collection of emails by Linux creator Linus Torvalds about his new operating system, 'for hackers by a hacker.' Version 0.02 was the first usable release, gaining the ability to run programs such as gcc if compiled on Minix. Version 0.03 fixed buffer-cache issues that made it possible to compile gcc from Linux. Interestingly enough, at this point Linus thought of Linux as a short-lived project saying, 'wait for Hurd if you want something real. It's fun hacking it, though (but I'm biased).'"

Rudd-O writes "What happens if an application goes haywire and starts eating a lot of memory? Well, your machine dies. Here’s how to recover from that situation, as well as a prevention tip."

Anonymous Reader writes "Predictably, it seems that Dell is dropping Ubuntu PC prices which at first pass would seem like fantastic news. But then you have to couple this fact with the realization that they are not exactly promoting their provided Ubuntu PCs. Actually, they are downright difficult to locate without using the "Find" feature in your browser."

dave writes "VHCS delivers a complete hosting automation appliance by offering significant security, total-cost-of-ownership, and performance advantages over competing commercial solutions With VHCS Pro you can configure your server and applications, create user with domains with a few point-and-click operations that take less than a minute. There is no limit to the number of resellers, users and domains that can be created.At the core of VHCS Pro are 3 easy-to-use,Web-based control panels. VHCS provides graphic user interfaces for the administrators, resellers and users."

Anonymous Reader writes "The sheer ignorance regarding casual Linux users astounds me to no end. While I'm not interested in pointing fingers, there is a lot of misinformation about the Linux community, and we will help to dispel some of these myths, once and for all."

Anonymous Reader writes "Like many of you, I feel confused in regards to the advantage of using Google Desktop on my Linux PC. After all, if I needed such a thing, Beagle has been readily available for a long time now. And of course, there are also other alternatives to Beagle as well should the need to index your desktop be something that you are interested in."

sjvn writes "You may love Ubuntu, but the designer of the popular Linux desktop SimplyMEPIS is going back to Debian for the heart of his Linux distribution and here's why."

Anon writes "Here's a question for Linux systems administrators out there: Do you know what your users are up to? You probably think you do, but Kurt Lingel, the principal product architect at Sugar Land, Texas-based JME Software LLC, begs to differ. During his LinuxWorld Conference & Expo session in San Francisco August 6-9, Lingel will discuss why you don't know as much as you think you do when it comes to your users and their authentication. He'll discuss a bevy of little-known Linux tools and techniques for determining user access privileges on Linux systems. Recently, Lingel sat down with SearchEnterpriseLinux.com for an interview on Linux security and the tools that administrators can use to determine who's doing what on their systems."

Nicu Farmache writes "The main problem I had with the sound setup in linux was getting it to work so that i can use all my speakers. After a few hours of searching the web and trial and error I finally figured out how to do it. I have put together this tutorial hoping to help other people in a similar situation."