Issue #106 / Sep 2009

KNOW-HOW: MacPorts and Fink

Linux software on Mac OS X

An increasing number of Linux desktop users also run a Mac, and although the Mac has a lot of great programs, Linux has a lot of apps you can't get natively for the Mac.

KNOW-HOW: Ask Klaus!

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KNOW-HOW: eBox

Free SME server

eBox bundles intelligent and useful services needed to set up a small- to medium-sized network: DHCP, DNS, and web servers.

KNOW-HOW: Multi-heading with RandR

Controlling monitors & video projectors with RandR

The RandR X server extension gives users more intuitive control over video projectors and multi-head installations.

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The sys admin's daily grind: LUG Camp and Iotop

Immenstadt, Germany, was the site of the 10th anniversary LUG Camp for the founding Linux User Groups from Germany's Allgäu and Augsburg.

SYSADMIN: Security Lessons

Denial of service made easy

A slow death for the default configuration.

SYSADMIN: FreeSWITCH

VoIP with FreeSWITCH

FreeSWITCH is a powerful and versatile telephony platform that can scale from a softphone to a PBX and even to a carrier-class softswitch.

PROGRAMMING: Perl: Collaborate with GitHub

Migrating open source code repositories from CVS to GitHub

GitHub makes it easier for programmers to contribute to open source projects by simplifying and accelerating communications between project maintainers and people willing to contribute.

PROGRAMMING: Kernel News

 

PROGRAMMING: New C++ Features in GCC

New features in the GCC versions 4.3 and 4.4

Recent versions of the GNU compiler include new features from the next C++ standard.