USENIX LISA: When 1000 Computers are too Slow
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more »Transtec Actualizes Linux Server on Shanghai CPUs
Nov 13, 2008Computer vendor Transtec has actualized its Calleo 330 server series on the new 45-nonometer Opterons from AMD. All Calleos now come with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin’s daily grind: Netstat-nat
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more »Box Backup Backing up for portables with Box Backup
Nov 12, 2008The Box Backup network backup tool is a simple and secure solution for traveling clients. We'll show you how to get started with this open source tool.
more »Nmap Scripting Automated penetration testing with Nmap’s new scripting engine
Nov 12, 2008Nmap is rolling out a new scripting engine to automatically investigate vulnerabilities that turn up in a security scan. We’ll show you how to protect your network with Nmap and NSE.
more »IMAP Proxies Managing mail traffic with an IMAP proxy
Nov 05, 2008IMAP proxies like Perdition, Imapproxy, and Cyrus Aggregator help distribute mail to multiple IMAP servers. We examine some options for IMAP proxy in the Linux evironment.
more »OpenTimetool Offers Module for Mobile Devices
Oct 29, 2008OpenTimetool, a GPL-licensed project time recording tool is now available in version 2.2.2. A new module is ready for mobile phones and PDAs.
more »PureCM 3.0: Commercial Version Control System on Linux
Oct 24, 2008British company PureCM.com Ltd has released a new version of its PureCM software configuration management (SCM) tool.
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Working Exploit for a Linux Kernel Flaw Made Public
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r/opensource Bans AI-Assisted and AI-Related Projects
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PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability
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Linux Mint 27 Set for a Christmas Release
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