Nov 30
chrb writes “With the recent discussion here on proprietary blobs in the Linux kernel, it’s nice to see that today Sam Leffler has released the source for the Atheros Hardware Abstraction Layer under the ICS license, which is both GPL and BSD compatible. The Atheros chipset is used in many laptops, so this is another important step towards running a completely free distribution.” Read more …
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Popularity: 38%
Nov 29
Knowing when a GNU/Linux distribution is free used to be simple. If all its software had licenses approved by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) or the Open Source Initiative , then a distribution was free. Otherwise, it wasn’t.
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Popularity: 38%
Nov 28
Two-years and counting In 2004 Eric Raymond wrote an open letter to Sun Microsystems’ then chief executive officer Scott McNealy demanding Sun open up their core Java intellectual property and allow anyone do whatever they damn well please with it.…
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Popularity: 39%
Nov 26
IBM Developerworks: “This tutorial takes you through the steps of installing and configuring antivirus software, creating a backup-restore plan, and making practical use of a firewall. When you finish, you’ll have the knowledge and tools you need to harden your Linux desktop against most attacks and prevent illegitimate access to your computer.”
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Nov 26
All you need to make this work are a central Linux/CUPS printer server, and one Linux PC per subnet to act as a relay printer server.
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Popularity: 31%
