FOSS is __FUN__: The Fifth Freedom, Part 2
Stallman’s classic definition of open source speaks of the four freedoms — the freedom to run the program in any way one likes, the freedom to study the source code and modify it,…
UEFI: Should Linux Users be Worried?
Microsoft intends to capture UEFI and make GNU/Linux and other free OSs “unauthorised”! Is this true, and if so, what is the community doing about it? This article attempts to answer some questions….
Joy of Programming: The Legacy of C
Dennis Ritchie died on the 8th of October 2011, at the age of 70. His lasting contributions to computing include creating the C language, and co-creating the UNIX operating system. In his memory,…
OpenIndiana — a Free Fork of Solaris
OpenIndiana comprises the Illumos core, taken from OpenSolaris, with a set of GNU user-land tools. OpenIndiana can even be called an analogue to GNU/Linux, but instead of a monolithic Linux kernel, it uses…
Indian Government Takes the Open Source Route
The Indian Government has recently proposed to go the open source way in its e-governance projects, and the Department of Information Technology has issued a Draft Policy in this regard. The move has…
Nessus with Metasploit — Track and Hack
Networks play an important role in a sysadmin’s life. But have you ever wondered about the security of your network, or tried to find out how vulnerable it is? Let’s discover how to…
Layer 7 Load Balancers
Linux has proven itself as a rock-solid operating system platform for industry-leading software appliances and applications, one of which is for load-balancing. As global Internet traffic increases, it demands an increased throughput from…
FOSS is __FUN__: The Django Project — Open Source Done Right
Here are some ideas for FOSS fans on what makes an open source project successful. We also look at Django, an open source project ‘done right’. What makes one open source product a…
Browser Wars: There are Just Way Too Many Options Currently!
With the growth of the Internet, there has been a considerable increase in the number of Web browsers available for the Linux/BSD/Solaris platforms. Not so long ago, in this world of FOSS, there…
Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No! It’s PC-BSD!
The FreeBSD projects boast of the most stable operating system kernel in the world. Created from the University of Berkeley’s BSD4.4Lite sources, it’s a valid claim. And when such a kernel is blended with one of the most comfortable userlands of the world, magic happens. Ladies and gentlemen, we bring to you PC-BSD, a perfect fusion of BSD’s kernel and GNU’s userland—an operating system that’s aesthetic, pleasurable and complete in every aspect, and which has been designed keeping the assassination of Microsoft in mind.
May 15, 2013
Seeker — Simple and clear Information. :)
May 14, 2013
pteaches — Hi, I am having some basic queries regarding the null driver code i.e., ofcd.c.
who is calling the functions (my_open, my_close,...
May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
PR — It's not the gov, but the devs and trained employes who are using their Drupal.
For the antitech people WP is...
