ArisID: Open Source Development Software for Identity Management

Nov 25, 2008

Software called ArisID should allow developers to write protocol-independent applications that automatically incorporate identity management standards. The overall goal is to protect user data in a dependable and secure manner.

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Novell and Microsoft in Celebratory Moods

Nov 21, 2008

For two years now Novell and Microsoft have been playing with the idea of interoperability between Linux and Windows. They hope to strengthen their partnership further through their announcement of the Advanced Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 and a beta of the Moonlight Firefox rich media plug-in.

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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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USENIX LISA: When 1000 Computers are too Slow

Nov 13, 2008

Open source developer Tobias Oetiker, in his presentation at the USENIX LISA conference in San Diego, described how he could help one thousand Windows users at Swisscom.com speed up their computers.

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Puppet Manipulating your machines with Puppet

Nov 12, 2008

Learn how to save time and streamline your system administration with the help of Puppet, a centralized configuration management tool.

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Custom NimbleX Building a custom Linux with the NimbleX Live CD Generator

Nov 12, 2008

If you want customization without all the fuss, then try building your own custom ISO image with the web-based Custom NimbleX Live CD Generator.

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Linux From Scratch Creating a customized Linux with Linux From Scratch

Nov 12, 2008

Linux From Scratch helps you create a custom Linux system with everything you need and nothing more. And as you build your system, you’ll get an insider’s look at how Linux really works.

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Command Line: Using udev Using udev

Nov 12, 2008

Learn how to create your own udev rules and deploy command-line tools to monitor and control udev events to clear your way through the Linux device jungle.

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