Linux and Unix Training: 2005-05

Great article from FreeOS.com about using Logcheck to see if you have intruders or other problems

Gartner Report about detailing what you need to know about Novell when Choosing an Enterprise Linux Strategy

YAOPFR from IDC about how supposedly Techworld.com - Windows wipes floor with Linux in the server market.

Yeah right.

Knoppix, how I love thee. Let me count the ways.

Number 347 - Whoppix, a distro that's based on Knoppix 3.8.x, designed for penetration testing and is loaded up with a ton of other security-related tools

Linuxworld Summit and a bunch of suits showed, not pony-tails. So what, who do you think has the budget and spreadsheets?

Eweek reports that Linux Is Already Big Business

From the "How to make insurance underwriters look like reckless fools" department:

Plus Side = Low Cost, Ability to Customize, Freedom to choose a Vendor, Less M$ Taxes... So why do some CIOs balk at open source apps?

The Second Edition of this book was probably the greatest computer reference tome since PC Magazine's DOS Power Tools.

This edition is smoother, more coherent and with the addition of Shelley Powers, more accessible.

You've got to get a copy of Unix Power Tools 3rd edition, it's every sick and twisted thing you ever wanted to know about Unix/Linux.

The Iron Penguin, Linux on IBM Mainframes, a very nice set of resources for those who are looking for Linux Solutions on IBM iSeries and pSeries Servers

IBM Laid off thousands, so why shouldn't OSDL performa few Layoffs in Linux Space

Only a year since you had to reboot - Not bad, here is the story of One small business's year without Windows

Something all of us need to have a better understanding of - firewalls and how these Three tools (can) help you configure iptables

Freeing yourself from the ITunes monster, with a new IPod Plug-In (that) Sets Music Free

Help keep Granny and Legal Secretaries safe from the Mitnick's of the world, read this report about how the Honeynet Project is finding out more about Phishing attacks - Know your Enemy: Phishing

From the Yankee Group site - Linux is here, Windows is Not Going Away and Heterogeneity is the Order of the Day

Report - complete with requisite pie chart

I guess it's only fair that Linux (is) present in 60% of Windows environments, says Yankee 'cause Windows is certainly present in most Linux environments; such as Client OSes, Presentation machines, Accounting etc.

Think that SUDO is entirely too complex? Hack your "su" command with these tips about Multi-level 'su' access.

I don't usually wax poetic about a browser, but since I hired Firefox and fired Opera, (after firing IE LONG ago) I have never been happier. Spyware is gone, virii are nearly non-existent and it gives shoulder massages. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad...

Check out this great article about Supercharging Firefox

I'm horrified and amazed when I see people still using Internet Exploder. Why, the tabbed browsing alone would cause me to use Firefox/Opera, and here's a nice little interview with Nigel McFarlane about Clearing Internet Explorer barriers to using Firefox

I couldn't agree more with Steven on this one, the report he's ranting on about; Windows Patching: Cheaper than Open Source? is a complete farce and fantasy. Obviously no one had slept for days or taken the right medication...

So move over WinTel and hello LinTel, 'cause now Intel Counsels Desktop Linux Movement is the way to go.

How DO these people sleep at night, reporting crap like this? Some "business partner" of M$ did a study that Windows (is) cheaper to patch than OSS???

Want to build a GNOME-based LiveCD? You really need to check out the GnomeLiveCd/HowTo to see what needs to be done.

Don't like using Quanta? Dreamweaver still isn't Open Source and doesn't run on Linux except via Crossover Office? Try using Nvu instead.

Larry Ewing of "Tux" fame has a new project that promises to help compete with Iphoto and Picasa on the Open Source side, take a look at F-Spot

I love it, News mixed with Satire, my fave blend. In this article, we discover that Microsoft is building a new Thin XP client, like we care now that Knoppix has had rdesktop and grdesktop for ages...

Microsoft Discovers X11

A visual comparison of Windows XP, nothing very deep but a lot of good eye candy - Windows vs Linux: a modern desktop comparison

LPI's TWiki - A great place to start learnging and contributing! Click Here

I don't know what all the fuss is about, I've been using Linux as a primary desktop for a long time now, it's not that painful particularly with VMWare, here's the new Desktop Linux Market survey (updated)

I don't know about you, but I'm seeing more and more emphasis on clustering, and it's all about getting the most bank for the buck, which is why I appreciated this great article from LinuxMag about Building a Very Low Cost Cluster.

It's not necessarily about the COST, it's about not being locked in to any one vendor, which is really expensive. So it's about cost anyway?

Check out this report about the Key Advantages of Open Source

I recently had an error in an OO file, and the Sun Staroffice Paid Support team SAVED my file, kept me on schedule for a class and all that for only $20, way to go guys

OpenOffice a Strong Competitor

This was hilarious to me, sometimes I think the British have a leg up on us for candor and giving a vendor a "kick in the #$%&", but only while in print, nothing would ever be SAID out LOUD

UK Schools 'Wasting Millions' on Microsoft

Not sure what these products can do that Common Sense TM can't, but it's nice so see addon's for my favorite browser, on any platform

Two New Products Tighten Firefox Security, Privacy

Oh there's a good idea, buy a commercial version of the world's best Open Source Project: Samba, all that for only $ 25M? DEAL!

Sun To Buy Tarantella for $25 Million

Getting our Security Focus game on with another acquisition, Immunix will be an interesting fit to Astaro, which we already partnerned up with...

Novell Nabs Immunix To Beef Up Linux Security

Slackware was _my_ first distribution, back around the 1.2/1.3 era, remember the Linux System Adminisrators Survival Guide?
Slackware 10.1 review

What a nice coincidence, I'm going out to Intel week after next, they just keep on making the right moves lately...

Intel forms internal open-source group

Local councils get the hots for Linux

Hula brings open source groupware to SMBs

Ok, so the study in question shows that MS used much older versions of Apache, Linux and the Kernel to test against, so that's strike number one, and even then they show only marginal improvements over the crusty, fusty old OSS software. Nice job of Anti-Spin on CXOLinux's part.

Microsoft Study Favors Linux