Operating Systems News and Articles

Controlling a miniature train empire with concurrent Linux processes.

• SkySQL Merges with Makers of MariaDB
• AMD Announces New Custom Chip Operation
• New Supermicro Storage Solution
• SUSE Studio 1.3
• Nginx 1.4 Released

The simple but useful adtool lets you manage an Active Directory domain from the Linux command line.

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

The Alfresco collaboration tool lets you track documents, share content, and collaborate with team members – and it integrates nicely with Microsoft SharePoint.

News

• US gov embraces open data
• Apache Cdorked.A exploit discovered
• News Bites

New Intel CEO

• FSF scolds W3C
• Torvalds releases Kernel 3.9
• Xen new LF collaboration project

Operating Systems

• Debian 7.0“wheezy” debuts
• Windows XP most likely to be victim of attack.

The newest Ubuntu release continues Canonical’s quest for a system that combines an inspired desktop experience with seamless integration to Internet resources. The latest release includes several improvements to the default Unity desktop, as well as an easy interface to online photo archives and convenient access to social networking tools. The futuristic (yet controversial) desktop search feature provides integrated access to resources at Amazon and the Ubuntu store.

News

• Gnome 3.8 released
• Aereo wins battle to stream broadcast TV

openSUSE 12.3 Out

• New browser engine
• Pirates on the run
• Ubuntu reduces non‑LTS support

Projects

• OpenDaylight open source framework
• ASF promotes CloudStack