A four year analysis of the Linux source code conducted by five Stanford University computer science researchers found a tiny fraction of the number of security holes and bugs, compared to similar studies of proprietary software.
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🕑Dec 13, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Not all TCO studies favor Microsoft
In Australia, at least, it appears that deploying Linux results in an overall cost savings of at least 27% in a medium-sized company over Microsoft solutions. And that's not even counting costs associated with viruses and downtime during reboots!
🕑Dec 02, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Bluetooth Security issues
Wired magazine is running a story about "bluesnarfing," the practice of sniffing out your address book or calendar, making calls with your phone, and other more nefarious activity, hijacking your phone via Bluetooth. A must read.
🕑Nov 24, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Turning profit as primary motive upside-down
In an interesting story in Fast Company, competition favors the generous. An interesting take on Darwinism and Open Source.
Only the Pronoid Survive.
🕑Nov 22, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Smarter Password Management
The problem with weak passwords
Your dog's name. Your anniversary. Your childrens' initials, birthday, or birth weight. Your favorite hobby, or the name of your boat. Which one do you use for your password? Network Administrators and hackers know that most people choose passwords like these to protect anything from logging into web-based bulletin boards to buying things online.
Why does it matter? Identity theft. Corporate espionage. Loss of your data, or digital photos. Do you want to risk these things? In many cases, a weak password is all that separates your data from any bad guy who chooses to impersonate you online, or worse.
🕑Nov 18, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Getting started with Linux, for power users
If you would like a good detailed overview for trying out Linux on a desktop, check out this story: Flexbeta - Fedora vs Mandrake vs Suse: Linux Distros Compared.
🕑Nov 18, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Small Business network support
Robin Miller has written an interesting essay about providing network and desktop services based on open source software in NewsForge | Where is the 'plug-and-play' Linux office system? We find this story especially interestin
🕑Nov 13, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
A long, comprehensive, numbers-based look at the arguments against open source software, and persuasive debunking of them. Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
🕑Nov 08, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Roundup of Wiki engines
Shlomi Fish has written a summary of a few Wiki Web engines based on Perl, Python, or PHP. This is a good starting point for identifying a good Wiki for your purposes.
🕑Nov 08, 2004 🖋John Locke
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The Rise of Open-Source Politics
Open Source isn't just about code. It's a philosophy that has broad implications for all kinds of institutions. The Nation has a story describing how the ideas of open source are starting to have an impact on politics. The Rise of Open-Source Politics.
🕑Nov 06, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Response to "Get the facts"
Novell has launched a marketing effort to counter the Microsoft "Get the Facts" campaign, spinning the studies to show a favorable total cost of ownership of using Linux. But we knew that already! NOVELL: Unbending the Truth
🕑Nov 06, 2004 🖋John Locke
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Here's an easy way to try Linux on your desktop: SimplyMepis
Buster Ellis has written a review of Simply Mepis, a bootable Linux CD that easily installs on your computer if you like it. See why at Ten Reasons For Trying SimplyMepis by Buster Ellis.