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Linux and Open Source News for 22nd November 2008

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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

Colin Watson has announced the first alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04, code name "Jaunty Jackalope": "Welcome to Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 9.04. The primary changes from Intrepid have been the re-merging of changes from Debian. We've also been spending some time getting .


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SME Server 7.4, a CentOS-based specialist distribution for servers, has been released: "The SME Server development team is pleased to announce the release of SME Server 7.4. This release is based on CentOS 4.7. Other major changes in this release are the use of dar for backups and .


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Source: DistroWatch.com: News

David Comay has announced the availability of the second release candidate for OpenSolaris 2008.11: "The OpenSolaris development package repository has been updated to reflect the changes in snv_101b, including major fixes to the Caiman 'Slim Install' and the Image Packaging System (IPS). This build is the second release .



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Debian Admin: "MySQLTuner is a script written in Perl that will assist you with your MySQL configuration and make recommendations for increased performance and stability. Within seconds, it will display statistics about your MySQL installation and the areas where it can be improved."


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Kubuntuway: "Kubuntu Way is a fresh new forum for Kubuntu/KDE/misc support. Dedicated boards for all Kubuntu versions "


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OStatic: "The term "gaming console" seemed a bit misleading to me at the time -- it is ultimately where parent company Envizions Computer Entertainment would like the EVO to be -- but it is an early adopter system in the truest sense of the phrase."


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Source: Linux Today

HowtoForge: "This howto describes step by step a method to install a SQUID 3 server as an Anonymous Proxy. An anonymous proxy is a tool that attempts to make activity on the Internet untraceable. It accesses the Internet on the user's behalf, protecting personal information by hiding the source computer's identifying information. Simply say to hide your IP."


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Source: Linux Today

Ubuntu Geek: "Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices."


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Linux.com: "Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS not so many. That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV, is an outstanding desktop operating system. With SimplyMEPIS 8 at beta 5 and closing in on release, I tested the distribution and found it to be a keeper."


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Packt: "Most open source developers see planning as a boring task. Why plan if one can just go and code? The answer is as simple as the question: The "Go and code" approach does not let us create truly optimal code."


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LinuxPlanet: "Virtual memory is one of the most important, and accordingly confusing, pieces of an operating system. Understanding the basics of virtual memory is required to understand operating system performance. Beyond the basics, a deeper understanding allows a system administrator to interpret system profiling tools better, leading to quicker troubleshooting and better decisions."


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Codeblog: "There's this great CPU feature called "nx" - it protects your computer from intrusion by blocking execution of memory regions that weren't expected to be executable (i.e. stack/heap data). You really want this enabled."



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Ahmed Kamal writes "What happens when you take a solid system such as Ubuntu Hardy, unplug its Linux kernel, and plug in a replacement OpenSolaris kernel? Then you marry Debian's apt-get to Solaris' zfs file-system? What you get is Nexenta Core Platform OS. Let's take Nexenta for a quick spin, installing and configuring this young but promising system."Read more of this story at Slashdot.



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A friend in the industry who works with ODF gave me a heads-up about a new Gartner report, available on Microsoft's site which he describes as "delusional". Of the three pages, I pretty much agree with their first and third pages. Towards the middle it gets a little, err, nutty to me.


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Source: Security DevCenter

Build and Consume RESTful Web Services with .NET 3.5


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If you want to make a splash on YouTube with your videos, this book shows you what it takes. It's written by two YouTube veterans who know how to make quality video art, and have the subscribers and millions of views to prove it. They'll take you through the basics, and will teach you how to write, shoot, edit, optimize, upload, and promote your work.



Updated: Sun Nov 23 23:55:02 2008


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