coLinux: Linux for Windows Without Rebooting Trying Linux just keeps getting easier. Knoppix and other live CDs let you take Linux with you on CD and USB keys, but you have to reboot to run your software. What about Windows users who want to use Linux in conjunction with their existing systems? KIVILCIM Hindistan explores the world of coLinux -- cooperative Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
CinePaint: The GIMP Goes Hollywood As movie effects studios adopt open source, expect them to adapt existing projects in new ways. That's the lesson of CinePaint, a project that's risen from the ashes of FilmGIMP. Howard Wen explores the goals and development of the program and interviews two of its lead developers. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
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MySQL Trouble
Noel Davis looks at problems in the Linux kernel, MySQL, CVS, Cadaver, subversion, sitecopy, tla, iproute, Zope, logcheck, kdeprint, emil, and GNU Sharutils.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Getting the Most Out of XMMS XMMS (X Multimedia System), available with just about every Linux distro, is simple enough to use, yet many users fail to reach below the surface and take advantage of its many capabilities. In this article, Rickford Grant takes you from the basics of using XMMS to its more advanced features, such as creating playlists, playing Internet radio broadcast streams, and more. Rickford is the author of Linux for Non-Geeks from No Starch Press. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
OSDL's Carrier-Grade Linux As Linux grows and matures, it moves into more and more applications and markets. A recent initiative from the Open Source Development Lab brings together telecommunications companies to build carrier-grade features into Linux. Ibrahim Haddad examines what that means, what progress the CGL team has made, and what plans they have yet to achieve. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
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Squid Security Issues
Noel Davis looks at problems in squid, Ethereal, monit, texutil, nstxd, eMule, vfte, YaST Online Update, oftpd, OpenLDAP, and MPlayer.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Linux on the GameCube As consoles grow in power and digital convergence looms, they become ever more attractive targets for free operating systems. What better hack than to port Linux or BSD to the GameCube? Howard Wen interviews the developers behind GameCube Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Linux on the PS2 As consoles increase in power and alternate operating systems increase in functionality and flexibility, it's ever more attractive to port your favorite free operating system. In the case of Sony's PlayStation 2, the company even encourages it. John Littler explores Linux on the PS2, including hardware, installation, upgrades, alternatives, and game programming. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
OpenSSL Vulnerabilities
Noel Davis looks look at problems in OpenSSL, sysstat, metamail, Mozilla, ModSecurity, Samba, Crafty, UUDeview, metamail, and calife.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Growing with Gentoo Daniel Robbins, Gentoo's chief architect, recently spoke to students and professors at Stanford University's Computer Systems Lab. Danny O'Brien reports on his presentation, which focused on lesser known aspects of Gentoo: how it evolved, what problems and opportunities it's encountering, and Daniel's opinions on its future. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
New Nmap
Noel Davis looks at a new version of Nmap, problems in jailed processes under FreeBSD, and other problems in Adobe Acrobat Reader, the GNU Coreutils dir command, xboing, Apple Filing Protocol, libxml2, GNU Anubis, Sun's passwd command, and Safari.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Connecting Your Network to the IPv6 Internet with Linux IPv6 is coming. In fact, you can encourage its adoption by using it right now. Ibrahim Haddad demonstrates how to connect your local network to the IPv6 Internet by configuring Freenet6's TSP on a Linux router. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Making Screen-Capture Movies A picture is worth a thousand words, especially if they're documentation. Why not make screenshots -- or, better yet, movies -- to accompany free software documentation? It's not hard. Robert Bernier demonstrates how to put all of the tools together. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Inside Warp Pipe GameCube afficionados may know of Warp Pipe, a project to allow LAN games to work over the Internet. The already-controversial project experienced another shakeup when the developers announced that all new releases would be closed source. Howard Wen recently talked to them about their experiences reverse-engineering the protocol, developing the software, and closing an open project. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
A Global Survey of Linux Distributions In the English speaking world, a few Linux distributions claim the top spots. What's popular around the globe, though? Alexander Prohorenko explores some of the more popular commercial Linux distributions. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
Kernel Trouble
Noel Davis looks at problems in the Linux kernel, AMD64 Linux kernels, XFree86, slocate, mod_python, susehelp, mutt, metamail, Mailmgr, PWLib, clamav, and NetBSD's Racoon IKE daemon.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Introducing openMosix What does your computer do when you're not around? Chances are, not much. Why not spread some of the computing burden around? As Kris Buytaert explains, openMosix is a version of Linux that handles most of the hard work for you, leaving you to enjoy better resource usage across all of your computers. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Inside Scorched 3D Ex-DOS gamers likely remember the classic tank game Scorched Earth, with its VGA graphics, clever weapons, and good-enough ballistics. Scorched 3D is its spiritual successor, taking the 2D, one-computer battles to the next level. Howard Wen explores the game. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
Real Problems
Noel Davis looks at problems in PHP, Perl, the GNU C Library, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Oracle9i, RealOne, RealPlayer, CVSup, gaim, GNU libtool, and mailman.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Linux Untethered Wireless Linux is great, if you can find a hotspot. If not, have you considered a cellular data connection? It may not be as slow nor as expensive as you think. Brian Jepson explores the state of cellular networking with Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Why Run Free Software on a PDA? As PDAs gain power and capabilities, embedded Linux is more and more attractive. Sharp's Zaurus is a popular Linux PDA. Why aren't more palmtop computers running free software? Guylhem Aznar explores and evangelizes Linux on small devices. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
Lotus Trouble
Noel Davis looks at problems in Lotus Notes for Linux, tcpdump, mod_perl, kdepim, honeyd, NetWorker, NetPBM, jabber, mc, and Mambo Open Source.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Connecting to the IPv6 Internet IPv6 is coming. In fact, you can encourage its adoption by using it right now, if you've already configured your Linux machine for IPv6. Ibrahim Haddad explains how to connect to the IPv6 Internet with Linux. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Open Source in Government: Newport News, Va. Open source software is often attractive to local governments due to cost savings, stability, security, and open access. Migration is still tricky though. Andy Stein, CIO of Newport News, Va., is tackling the problems of adopting open source. In this interview with Tom Adelstein, Andy explains why local governments should form an alliance to share their knowledge and their code. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Professional Video Editing on Linux with Cinelerra Someday Linux will be a great platform for editing media files, right? If you know about Cinelerra, you know that day is soon, if not now. Howard Wen explores this high-quality, long-lived video editing application. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Enabling IPv6 in Linux IPv6 is coming. In fact, you can encourage its adoption by using it right now. Ibrahim Haddad explains the ideas behind, and justifications for IPv6 and demonstrates how to support it on a Linux server. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
Apache Regex Problems
Noel Davis looks at problems in Apache, mod_php, XDM, Goahead Web Server, Xerox Document Center, SARA, phpBB2, OpenBB, SquirrelMail, and pServ.
[ LinuxDevCenter.com]
Using Linux as a Small Business Internet Gateway, Part 2 Internet access is vital to many small businesses. Maintaining a reliable and worry-free connection may seem difficult, but several good monitoring tools exist to simplify the lives of administrators. Alexander Prohorenko explains how to serve DNS and monitor a small network. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
Security Alerts
Linux Kernel Problems
Noel Davis looks at problems in the Linux kernel, rsync, cdwrite, 4inarow, CVS, Ebola, net-snmp, lftp, and irssi.
[LinuxDevCenter.com]
Flying the Open Skies with FlightGear Realms of geographic data are entering public use every day. Mappers, hikers, and navigators love it. What's in it for the rest of us? Realistic flight simulators. That's what pilots, aeronautical engineers, and enthusiasts are building with FlightGear, a GPL'd flight sim. Howard Wen talks to the creator and the maintainers. [LinuxDevCenter.com]
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