“Hello World”- Greetings from 64Bit Wine
Dec 15, 2008This year's release of version 1.0 of the free runtime environment Wine is a milestone in itself. Developer Maarten Lankhorst has set another (experimental) stepping stone by getting the first 64Bit Windows program to run.
more »Can Replacing Linux with Windows Save Millions?
Dec 09, 2008A Microsoft study once more tries to prove that a company is clearly better off with Windows as its platform. Our colleagues at the Australian iTWire Magazine have reported back with an analysis to dispute that claim.
more »Bazaar 1.10 Integrates Shelve/Unshelve
Dec 09, 2008Bazaar, the open source distributed version control system software has been released in version 1.10.
more »Why Can't Computers Just Work All the Time?
Dec 04, 2008The feud between Minix inventor and operating system czar Andrew W. Tanenbaum and Linux Torvalds is legendary in the OS world. Before Linux there was Minix. Torvalds used to be a Minix user who set up his first Linux version in 1991 on Professor Tanenbaum’s operating system. Mr. Tanenbaum has now agreed to write a guest editorial for Linux Magazine. His opinion has not changed over the years: Linux (and Windows) are “unreliable.”
more »Leak in Samba Versions from 3.0.29
Dec 03, 2008Samba versions from 3.0.29 include a security failure. Developers have released an update to fix it.
more »Cross-Platform VPN Connections Configuring VPN connections with Linux clients
Nov 30, 2008Linux clients sometimes need a little help to connect to Windows VPN servers.
more »xrdp Supporting Windows terminal clients from Linux with xrdp
Nov 30, 2008Xrdp helps your Windows terminal clients connect to Linux.
more »Unison as Free, Ad-Supported Version
Nov 28, 2008The commercial unified communication solution Unison is now available in a free, "sponsor-supported" version whose revenue comes from embedded advertising.
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