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4 hrs ago | HawaiiNews

Bmo analyst cuts rating on Red Hat shares a Bmo analyst downgraded...

BMO Capital Market's Keirstead noted some industry concerns that growth expectations maybe be too high for companies adopting Linux.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Computers

8 hrs ago | Lifehacker

How to Uninstall Windows or Linux After Dual-Booting

We've talked a lot about running multiple operating systems on the same computer-whether it's Windows and Linux , Windows and OS X , or something else -but what happens when it's time to get rid of one? Here's how to delete Windows or Linux from your system after you've dual-booted them.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

9 hrs ago | Slashdot

Open Source Projects For Beginners

But if you're determined to donate your time and talents, there are some things you can do to get off on the right foot.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

13 hrs ago | BuilderAU.com.au

Best open source HRM and ERP solutions

There's a reason why enterprise companies "get" Linux and open source. It's not just because of the security and reliability - it's for the software.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Openbravo

18 hrs ago | LinuxTracker

[TORRENT] Mageia-3-x86_64-DVD

Trish Fraser has announced the release of Mageia 3, the third official release of the community distribution that was created by former developers and contributors of the once highly popular Mandriva Linux in late 2010: "All grown up and ready to go dancing - Mageia 3 is out.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

Sun May 19, 2013

NixCraft

Ubuntu Linux: Turn On Exec-Shield Buffer Overflow Protection

This does exactly the same thing to prevent code execution on a per memory page basis.

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Related Topix: Ubuntu, Open Source Software, Science / Technology

I programmer

Arduino YAon Brings WiFi

The Arduino Yun has been unveiled as the first of a family of wifi products that combine Arduino with Linux by using a system on a chip running Linino, a customized version of OpenWRT.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, Open Source Software

The Code Project

I think Ubuntu still not ready for desktop

Soon after logging, the problems, started to appear. 1 - I needed to install python 2 - I needed to install TCL.

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Related Topix: Ubuntu, Science / Technology, Open Source Software

NixCraft

Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Install gcutil Tool To Manage Google Compute Engine

It uses KVM and supports Debian and CentOS Linux running on Google platform. Google Compute Engine offers a RESTful API for managing resources such as disk, images, and instances.

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Related Topix: Ubuntu, Science / Technology, Open Source Software

Python

opengeode 0.7

OpenGEODE is a tiny open-source SDL editor that is developed for the purpose of providing an easy to use and free state machine editor and Ada code generator to the TASTE toolchain from the European Space Agency, running in combination with ESA's ASN.1 "Space Certifiable" ASN.1 compiler.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Programming Languages, Open Source Software, Ubuntu

Sat May 18, 2013

JavaWorld

ElasticSearch on EC2 in less than 60 seconds

Curious to see what all the ElasticSearch hubbub is about? Wanna see it in action without a lot of elbow grease? Then look no further, friend - in less than 60 seconds, I'll show you how to install ElasticSearch on an AWS AMI .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Ubuntu

InformIT

Preface to "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition"

This preface to the highly-anticipated 3rd edition of Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition contains Stephen Rago's current Introduction, his Introduction from the 2nd edition, and also W. Richard Stevens' original Introduction from the 1st edition.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Intel, Open Source Software

Python

dynamo-fuse 0.1.0

The table must have Hash key named `path` and Range key named `name` 3. Define environment variables for AWS key - `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` and `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`. At the moment only the configuration by environment variables is supported.

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CNet News

IBM's DB2: After 30 Years and a Look Ahead

In just a few weeks, on June 7, IBM's DB2 will mark the 30th anniversary of its launch - which cemented the relational database's role as a cornerstone of the enterprise for many.

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Related Topix: IBM, CPU, Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Startups, Intel, Computers

Fri May 17, 2013

Linux Today

On the Job with a Linux Foundation Systems Administrator

If you've ever dreamed of working directly with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Ted T'so or any of the other Linux luminaries, you could work your way up through the ranks of kernel developers submitting patches and fixing bugs.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

All Things Digital

Google Demos Linux Running on Hacked Glass

Although Google is offering a limited set of developer tools for Glass - and more are on the way - the company doesn't want to stop hackers from tinkering even further.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Computer Security, Ubuntu

OStatic

Critical Linux Exploit In The Wild

If you run servers that provide shell accounts, it's time to take some preventive measures.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

OStatic

Linux Mint 15 Most Ambitious Release Ever

Clement Lefebvre, Mint founder and lead, recently announced the public release of Linux Mint 15 Release Candidate.

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Related Topix: Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Ubuntu

Planet GNOME

Announce: LDTP 3.5 - Linux GUI test automation tool

Highlights : New API : * inserttext, objtimeout, guitimeout, getcellsize, getcellvalue, getobjectnameatcoords, getcombovalue, getaccesskey in Python client * doubleClick, doubleClickRow, onWindowCreate, getCellSize, getComboValue, appUnderTest, getAccessKey in Java client * getcellsize, getcellvalue in Ruby client * GetCellSize, GetComboValue, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Open Source Software, Science / Technology, DoubleClick, Programming Languages, Java, Ubuntu

Librenix

Down

TYPO3's default search extension called "Indexed Search" is fine for small web sites, but if your web site is bigger , it is getting very slow.

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Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Email Spam, Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Ubuntu, Google, Startups

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