http://en.redtram.com/ linux.slashdot.org Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:50:56 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 55457 | Why Top Linux Distros Are For Different Users http://en.redtram.com/go/236304783/top100/ 236304783 Lucas123 writes "Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu Linux desktops may look alike, but they've got some important distinctions, like the fact that Fedora and Ubuntu, use GNOME 2.28 (the latest version) for their default desktop, while openSUSE uses KDE 4.3.1. And, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:41:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236304783/top100/ 55457 | What Is the State of Linux Security DVR Software? http://en.redtram.com/go/236287400/top100/ 236287400 StonyCreekBare writes "I am wondering what slashdotters have to offer on the idea of Linux based security systems, especially DVR software. I am aware of Zoneminder, but wonder what else is out there? Are there applications that will not only Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:19:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236287400/top100/ 55457 | SFLC Sues 14 Companies For BusyBox GPL Violations http://en.redtram.com/go/236257818/top100/ 236257818 eldavojohn writes "The Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit accusing fourteen companies, including Best Buy, Samsung and Westinghouse, of violating the GPL in nearly 20 separate products. This is similar to earlier BusyBox GPL suits. The commercial uses Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:38:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236257818/top100/ 55457 | ARM-Powered Laptops To Increase Linux Market Share http://en.redtram.com/go/236213275/top100/ 236213275 Charbax writes "Last April, Microsoft argued that it controlled the netbook OS market for devices sold in certain Microsoft-friendly US retail stores, while ABI Research claims that Linux actually has 32% of the worldwide netbook market, and that its market-share Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:33:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236213275/top100/ 55457 | GNOME Developer Suggests Split From GNU Project http://en.redtram.com/go/236213269/top100/ 236213269 blozza2070 writes "In a recent posting from Philip Van Hoof, he suggests that GNOME split off from the GNU Project and has proposed a vote. He was informed he will need 10% of members to agree for a vote to Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:32:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236213269/top100/ 55457 | Nouveau NVIDIA Driver To Enter Linux 2.6.33 Kernel http://en.redtram.com/go/236183641/top100/ 236183641 An anonymous reader writes "Not only is DRBD to be included in the Linux 2.6.33 kernel, but so is the Nouveau driver. The Nouveau driver is the free software driver that was created by clean-room reverse engineering NVIDIA's binary Linux Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:32:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236183641/top100/ 55457 | Red Hat Open Sources SPICE Desktop Virtualization http://en.redtram.com/go/236183631/top100/ 236183631 laxl writes "Linux vendor Red Hat has open sourced the Simple Protocol for Independent Computing Environment (SPICE) virtual desktop protocol it acquired last year with Qumranet, which used SPICE for its own commercial desktop-virtualization product, called SolidIce. SPICE can be Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:32:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236183631/top100/ 55457 | DRBD To Be Included In Linux Kernel 2.6.33 http://en.redtram.com/go/236150662/top100/ 236150662 An anonymous reader writes "The long-time Linux kernel module for block replication over TCP, DRBD, has been accepted as part of the main Linux kernel. Amid much fanfare and some slight controversy, Linus has pulled the DRBD source into the Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:25:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236150662/top100/ 55457 | IBM's Newest Mainframe Is All Linux http://en.redtram.com/go/236126783/top100/ 236126783 dcblogs writes "IBM has released a new mainframe server that doesn't include its z/OS operating system. This Enterprise Linux Server line supports Red Hat or Suse. The system is packaged with mainframe management and virtualization tools. The minimum processor configuration Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:26:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236126783/top100/ 55457 | Malware Found Hidden In Screensaver On Gnome-Look http://en.redtram.com/go/236126770/top100/ 236126770 AndGodSed writes "OMG! UBUNTU! Reports the following: 'Malware has been found hidden inside an innocuous 'waterfall' screensaver .deb file made available on popular artwork sharing site Gnome-Look.org. The .deb file installs a script with elevated privileges designed to perform a Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:26:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236126770/top100/ 55457 | D-Link's New Boxee Box Runs Linux, Eyes Netflix http://en.redtram.com/go/236126752/top100/ 236126752 DeviceGuru writes "OpenBoxeeBox.com is reporting that D-Link's new DM-380 Boxee Box, demonstrated last night in New York at Boxee's Boxee Beta unveiling, runs Linux but does not yet stream Netflix video-on-demand titles. However, according to an unnamed Boxee insider, 'the Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:25:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236126752/top100/ 55457 | Google Upgrades Chrome To Beta For OS X, Linux http://en.redtram.com/go/236126738/top100/ 236126738 wkurzius writes with this nugget from Mac Rumors: "As anticipated, Google has finally released an official beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. The initial beta version, termed Build 4.0.249.30, requires Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, and Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:25:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236126738/top100/ 55457 | Linux Reaches 32% Netbook Market Share http://en.redtram.com/go/236076657/top100/ 236076657 christian.einfeldt writes "Linux netbooks have captured 32% of the global netbook market, says Jeff Orr, an analyst with consumer computer research firm ABI Research. The largest share of netbook sales is in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Australia, and New Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:51:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236076657/top100/ 55457 | FreeNAS Switching From FreeBSD To Debian Linux http://en.redtram.com/go/235782226/top100/ 235782226 dnaumov writes "FreeNAS, a popular, free NAS solution, is moving away from using FreeBSD as its underlying core OS and switching to Debian Linux. Version 0.8 of FreeNAS as well as all further releases are going to be based on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:14:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235782226/top100/ 55457 | Multiple-Display Power Tools For Linux? http://en.redtram.com/go/235630303/top100/ 235630303 shift writes "I've used multiple monitors for years (currently 3) and find that Linux is lacking in power tools for such setups. Even Windows 7 has added the feature to move a window from screen to screen with keyboard shortcuts. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:01:47 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235630303/top100/ 55457 | Why Open Source Phones Still Fail http://en.redtram.com/go/235477630/top100/ 235477630 adeelarshad82 writes "Truly open-development, open-source phones like the Nokia N900 will never hit the mainstream in the US because wireless carriers in the country hate the unexpected, writes PCMag's Sascha Segan. The open-source philosophy is all about unexpected, disruptive ideas Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:29:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235477630/top100/ 55457 | Introducing L2Ork, World's First Linux Laptop Orchestra http://en.redtram.com/go/235196443/top100/ 235196443 Agram writes "Take a netbook, Wiimotes, Nunchuks, and hemispherical speakers (which were once IKEA salad bowls), toss it up with some Ubuntu goodness and what you get is Virginia Tech's L2Ork, the world's first Linux-based laptop orchestra. With its affordable Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:23:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235196443/top100/ 55457 | Is Linux Documentation Lacking? http://en.redtram.com/go/235196412/top100/ 235196412 eldavojohn writes "A number of blog posts are surfacing that are calling out the helpful open source community on their documentation. No, not the documentation for the highly skilled technical people, but the documentation from beginner to apprentice. A two-part Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:23:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235196412/top100/ 55457 | Linux Kernel 2.6.32 Released http://en.redtram.com/go/235196374/top100/ 235196374 diegocg writes "Linus Torvalds has officially released the version 2.6.32 of the Linux kernel. New features include virtualization memory de-duplication, a rewrite of the writeback code faster and more scalable, many important Btrfs improvements and speedups, ATI R600/R700 3D and Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:23:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235196374/top100/ 55457 | Ethics of Releasing Non-Malicious Linux Malware? http://en.redtram.com/go/233922626/top100/ 233922626 buchner.johannes writes "I was fed up with the general consensus that Linux is oh-so-secure and has no malware. After a week of work, I finished a package of malware for Unix/Linux. Its whole purpose is to help white-hat hackers point Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:49:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233922626/top100/