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Linux Foundation releases developer guide
The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. Read more »
Samba 3.2 adds cluster support
The Samba project on Tuesday released a major update to the file and print components of the server software, adding clustered file system support, compatibility improvements and other changes. Read more »
PHP, Python, Samba get security tick of approval
Perl, PHP, Python and Samba have been commended for improving security in a report analysing over 250 open-source projects. Read more »
Flaws found in open source codes
A project funded by the US Department of Homeland Security has praised improvements in open source security, while outlining some common errors. Read more »
25-year-old BSD bug found and fixed
A Unix developer has discovered and fixed a filesystem bug in Berkeley Software Distribution, a widely used, open-source, Unix-like operating system, discovering in the process that the bug was at least 25 years old. Read more »
Sun's OpenSolaris ready for developers
Sun Microsystems gave developers a gift at the CommunityOne developer conference on Monday — a packaged version of OpenSolaris with a new logo. Read more »
Microsoft publishes 14,000 pages of protocol docs
Microsoft has made public over 14,000 pages of preliminary technical documentation on the protocols built into its Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 products. Read more »
rproxy set for revival
Andrew Tridgell, the author of the Samba file server, has announced his plans to revive rproxy as part of the OLPC project. Read more »
Samba: EU made Microsoft talk again
Australia's very own "smartest man in ICT", Samba author Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell, talks about the days when Microsoft was run by programmers, not lawyers, and how the software giant has finally started to give open-source developers due credit. Read more »
Acknowledgement tickles Samba's fancy
With the normal TCP/IP setup it can take up to two hours for a dropped connection to terminate -- the Samba project faced this problem when creating clustered Samba. Read more »
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Microsoft plays open but patent jaws still have teeth
Despite Microsoft's claim it will not sue developers that build free open source software on Microsoft platforms, a caveat leaves a yawning space for its legal teeth to gnash those that commercialise the software. Read more »
Authentication caching with nscd
Distributed authentication is increasingly popular as home networks add more computers and business networks continue to expand. Using a central authentication system such as LDAP or NIS with other technologies like Kerberos has become somewhat of a standard in large networks. Read more »
Fix Linux when it won't start
No OS is 100 percent foolproof. Eventually, even Linux may not boot one day when you want it to. Read more »
Get the most from the du and df commands
While Linux has a number of very nice GUIs, using the command-line interface can be faster and produce more information than GUI tools can, especially when it comes to reporting and viewing disk usage. Read more »
Automount filesystems with flexible AutoFS tool
AutoFS comes standard on almost every Linux system and let's you use automounting to have remote NFS shares available on demand. Read more »
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes. Read more »
10 things you should do to a new Linux PC before exposing it to the Internet
When you are embarking on the Linux experience for your initial time, there's a few things you should know. Read more »
Aussie coders changing the world
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, Aussie developers rank among the world's best. Simon Sharwood profiles our top five geeks. Read more »
Insights into Linux Web site deployment
Peter Harrison, author of the Linux Quick Fix Notebook, discusses the Web site hosting decision making process and shares his thoughts concerning the future of Linux. Read more »
James Gosling Q & A
James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »
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Acknowledgement tickles Samba's fancy
With the normal TCP/IP setup it can take up to two hours for a dropped connection to terminate -- Andrew Tridgell explains how the Samba project faced this problem when creating clustered Samba. Read more »
Samba author: GPLv3 has further to go
The creator of the Samba project says GPLv3 could have gone further in its anti-DRM provisions. Read more »
Supermarket Sweep -- Club Builder
Microsoft wants Yahoo, Nokia buys Trolltech -- it's a tech supermarket sweep! This week on Club Builder we also look at IE8's new standards mode and have some fun with Linus Torvalds. Read more »
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Perils of outsourcing
-- This edition of the Weekly Roundup looks at what happens when outsourcing companies are robbed, there's more Google news than one can poke a stick at, Samba has a new version and we see what endorsement Mark Taylor has signed on for. Read more »
How soon is Semantic?
-- At some point in the future you will be able arrive at work George Jetson-style. Your electric flying car will be streaming content to you from the new Semantic Web while your son in the backseat will be enjoying Duke Nukem Forever. Read more »
Linux lovefest wraps up in Melbourne and flies south
-- As the Linux.conf.au 2008 wrapped up in Melbourne last week it was time to reflect on the highlights of the last few days. What was hot and what was not? Read more »
Melbourne clichés: Things of stone and code
-- It's fair to say that the weather in Melbourne has changed as often as speaker's laptops have failed -- and I'd expect nothing less. Read more »
Samba gets an inside look at Microsoft documentation
-- A complicated third-party arrangement means that the open-source Samba project will be able to make use of proprietary documents describing Microsoft file-sharing software. Read more »
Stepping into the Leopard cage
-- Thankfully the Builder Bureau of Meteorology is predicting rain for the weekend, it will be give me a chance to tangle with that big cat of an OS again. This time I'm coming prepared with chair and whip. Read more »
Get Vista and Samba to work
-- By default Windows Vista won't authenticate Samba share folders. Here is the quick fix you'll need to do to get the two to talk. Read more »
GPLv3 would prevent MS/Novell
-- According to the Free Software Foundation's general counsel, Eben Moglen, GPL version 3 would prevent the type of deal made by Microsoft and Novell from happening. Read more »
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When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »
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Club Builder: Space, Ubiquity and Microsoft Tri-Soapbox
In this episode of Club Builder: a new Firefox plug-in makes browsing more powerful, computer viruses enter orbit, and Microsoft gets a three-way serve of soapboxing.
