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IBM's Inna Kuznetsova on Big Green Linux
James Gray catches up with IBM's Inna Kuznetsova, Worldwide Director for IBM's Linux strategy. They discuss IBM's Big Green Linux intiative and IBM's own power-saving move to Linux on its own data center.
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Writer's Tools is so varied that it undoubtedly has something for everyone, regardless of their writing habits.
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Linux Product Insider: Trolltech's Qt 4.4May 9th, 2008 by James Gray inThis week's "Linux Product Insider" features Trolltech's Qt 4.4, Matthew MacDonald's Your Brain: The Missing Manual, the Embedded Linux Track at LinuxWorld, AdRem's NetCrunch 5, MindTouch's Deki Wiki v8.05 and REAL Software's REALbasic 2008 Release 2 | FreeRTOS - A Mini Real Time KernelMay 8th, 2008 by Mitch Frazier inIf you're having trouble getting Linux to run on that 8-bit processor with 32KB of memory don't despair, there are open-source alternatives. FreeRTOS is an open source real time kernel that has been ported to a number of microprocessors. The website lists ports to over 40 different processor/compiler combinations. |
With Linux vs. Because of LinuxMay 7th, 2008 by Doc SearlsI'm looking to compare how much money is made with Linux, vs. how much is made because of it. While I know it'll be hard to find the former and impossible to determine the latter, I think comparing the two will still be revealing. | One standard dist. with choices?May 6th, 2008 by Phil HughesThe comments on the single distro story got me thinking about what I want/need/use. I have been using Linux since before Bill Gates heard of it and my uses, needs and interests have changed over time. |
How's The Weather?May 6th, 2008 by Phil Hughes inOne of the items on the Geek Ranch agenda is a weather station. While we don't have one yet, we have learned a bit about weather stations and Linux. First, why don't we have one? Well, there is no electricity at the Geek Ranch site yet for starters. But, more important, there is no Internet connection. So, let's just call this research. | Interview With LPI's Jim LaceyMay 5th, 2008 by James Gray inLinux Journal Products Editor, James Gray, spoke with Jim Lacey, Linux Professional Institute's President and CEO, about Linux certification today and its outlook for the future. |
Should Linux Standardize on a Single Distro?May 5th, 2008 by Shawn Powers inWhen I demonstrate software for Linux Journal, I tend to use Ubuntu as my operating system. The reason is simply because Ubuntu is extremely popular, but it begs the question, should the Linux community standardize on a single distribution? Let's look at some of the pros and cons: Advantages of a Single Linux Distro | Penguicon 6.0 -- Penguins in Space!May 2nd, 2008 by Shawn Powers inBONUS: Video interview with Benjamin Mako Hill, and bragging rights if you can identify the birds twittering in the background... A couple weeks back, I headed down to Penguicon 6.0. It's a Linux convention, but also a Science Fiction convention. Really, it's like a geeky version of, "Hey your chocolate is in my peanut butter." |
Linux Product InsiderMay 2nd, 2008 by James Gray inThis week's "Linux Product Insider" features SkyWayUSA's Rural Hi-speed Internet, Apress' MINDSTORMS NXT book, Curl Nitro, Open-Source Java and Linux, SugarCRM 5.1 Beta and Plat'Home's OpenMicroServer. | There's Linux InsideMay 2nd, 2008 by LJ Staff inHave you ever uncovered Linux hidden in a place you didn't expect or have you implemented it covertly? Here are some interesting stories from readers. This submission comes from Andy in Vermont, USA: |
Comparing hard and soft infrastructureMay 1st, 2008 by Doc SearlsIt turns out that hard infrastructure is softer than the name suggests. This is good, since I want to make the case that both LInux and the Net are forms of infrastructure no less legitimate than water, electricity, roads, sewers and waste collection. | Mini Review: Open Source in Harvard Business ReviewMay 1st, 2008 by James Gray inThis month's Harvard Business Review features a case study of a company debating whether to open source its software. Here's a mini review of the article.
Should KMS Choose Open Source? |
RPMs - The HOWTO Short StoryMay 1st, 2008 by Mitch Frazier inIf you like the latest and greatest version of everything and you use an RPM based system you probably want to learn how to create RPMs. You don't have to, you can just download the latest source and compile and install it in /usr/local. This of course leaves your system in a state where your RPM database does not accurately reflect what is installed on your system. Again, this will work, but building RPMs isn't (usually at least) that difficult. | Is Linux now a slave to corporate masters?April 30th, 2008 by Doc SearlsDoes it matter who pays the salaries of Linux kernel developers? If so, how much, and in what ways? |
How to Make People Love LinuxApril 30th, 2008 by Shawn Powers inThere are two kinds of Linux people in the world, those that will help people fix their Windows spyware problems, and those that will not. I land squarely in the former camp, and I think that it's important for us all to consider doing the same. | Adding Configurable Logging to Your PHP ScriptsApril 30th, 2008 by LJ Staff inThis tip shows how to add logging to your PHP script and how to add configuration so you have basic, configurable logging. The PHP script requires two PEAR packages, Log and Config. To use the code in shown in this tip, you'll need to PEAR installed along with PHP and you'll need to install both the Log and the Config PEAR packages. To install the two packages type:
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Rubinius Tab SweepApril 29th, 2008 by Pat Eyler | Is government open source code we can patch?April 29th, 2008 by Doc SearlsThat's the question raised by Britt Blaser in “Oh, if only government went in for an open source make-over…”. It's also one suggested indirectly by Phil Hughes in Our Internet. |
Remote Window ManagersApril 29th, 2008 by LJ Staff inLots of times it's extremely frustrating or time consuming to run an xterm on a remote host just to fork your programs from that remote machine. Why not just run your window manager there even though you're not on its console? The window manager is just another X application, after all, isn't it? Fire off your local X server xinit /usr/bin/xterm -- :1 & | Bob Frankston and NicaraguaApril 28th, 2008 by Phil Hughes inYesterday, I read Doc's interview with Bob Frankston in the May 2008 Linux Journal. That, in turn, got me reading other things that Bob has written. Finally, that inspired this NicaLiving post. |
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