With so many notions about what cloud computing even is, it's hard to cut through the hype. Charlie Schluting defines some terms and considers the arguments.
<b>Phoronix:</b> "According to the release plans, the release of X Server 1.8 should take place, and while in reality it will likely not be released today, its release is coming soon. When this release does arrive, it will add a new set of features to the X.Org stack and a number of other minor improvements and bug-fixes."
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "At last year's event participants received Android phones with a free month of service, fueling speculation that this year's attendees may receive some goodies as well."
States are passing more and more data security laws, the US Senate and the House have bills meandering through Congress, securing personal information and encrypting that data is no longer optional.
U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team issues warning that software associated with Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan that makes users' PC susceptible to hackers.
<b>Chao-Kuei's Notes: </b>"Human rights are gradually eroding at several fronts as international interest groups lobby and pressure governments all over the globe to 'protect copyright' using big-brother-like information and communication technologies (ICT)."
<b>LinuxLinks:</b> " Now, let's scrutinize the 8 games at hand. For each game we have compiled its own portal page, providing screenshots of the game in action, a full description of the game, with an in-depth analysis of the features of the game, together with links to relevant resources and reviews."
<b>CIO:</b> "A new open source project, dubbed Opendedup, has appeared with the goal of creating a deduplication-based file system for Linux called SDFS."
Oracle talks up plans for MySQL expanding the levels of service it can offer customers, rolls out beta version of MySQL 5.5 and kills Project Falcon, opting for InnoDB for database search.
Oracle talks up plans for MySQL expanding the levels of service it can offer customers, rolls out beta version of MySQL 5.5 and kills Project Falcon, opting for InnoDB for database search.
<b>Stop:</b> "The project to deliver One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) for educational purpose in developing countries is doing great in Paraguay. According to developer Bernie Innocenti, this success comes from a way to manage the development of the Sugar educational software that other countries (or any other similar projects, see for example the Teachermate or the italian JumpPC) could and should imitate."
<b>Trinity:</b> "This project aims to keep the KDE3.5 computing style alive, as well as polish off any rough edges that were present as of KDE 3.5.10."
<b>LinuxLinks: </b>"To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 6 high quality Linux application launchers. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who wants to improve their productivity."
The introduction of Project Lombok, a combination compile-time and development-time code generator, has made Java POJO verbosity history. Add Lombok to your daily coding practices, and you won't go back.
Understanding the total cost of ownership as it applies to technology will help you make better buying decisions for your company and save you time, money and aggravation. Analyst Laurie McCabe explains what you need to know about TCO.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "Here's something interesting, a Santa Cruz 8K from October 26, 1998, which consists mostly of two press releases announcing the IBM-SCO joint partnership to do Project Monterey. Guess who would be providing the bulk of the high-end enterprise capabilities and contributing them to UnixWare? Hint: Not SCO"