(Useful) Stupid Vim Tricks?
Nov 6th, 2008 · I thoroughly enjoyed the recent post about Unix tricks, so I ask Slashdot vim users, what's out there? :Sex, :b#, marks, ctags. Any tricks worth sharing?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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(Useful) Stupid Unix Tricks?
Nov 5th, 2008 · So the other day I messaged another admin from the console using the regular old 'write' command (as I've been doing for over 10 years). To my surprise he didn't know how to respond back to me (he had to call me on the phone) and had never even known …
NYT Ponders the Future of Solaris In a Linux/Windows World
Sep 26th, 2008 · JerkBoB links to a story at the New York Times about the future prospects of Sun's Solaris, excerpting: "Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as …
NYT Ponders the Future of Solaris In a Linux/Windows World
Sep 25th, 2008 · JerkBoB links to a story at the New York Times about the future prospects of Sun's Solaris, excerpting: "Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as …
Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research
Aug 28th, 2008 · An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from Wired: "After six Nobel Prizes, the invention of the transistor, laser and countless contributions to computer science and technology, it is the end of the road for Bell Labs' fundamental physics research …
Bash Cookbook
Aug 13th, 2008 · Anyone who has used a derivative of Unix over the past 20 years has used Bash, which stands for Borne Again Shell. The geek in all of us makes us want to extend our ability to rule the command line. To truly master a Unix environment, you need to know …
Linux Foundation Promises LSB4
Aug 1st, 2008 · Ever thought it was difficult to write software for Linux? For multiple distros? InternetNews reports that the LSB is making a push for their next release (due out later this year) that should help make all that much easier. Although the LSB has not lived …
Review of Sun's Free Open Source Virtual Machine
Jul 30th, 2008 · After snapping up virtualization company InnoTek at the beginning of the year, Sun has recently released VirtualBox as a fully functional and highly polished free GPL open source x86 Virtual Macine. It can host 32 or 64 bit Linux, Windows XP vista and …
How To Encourage a Young Teen To Learn Programming?
Jul 22nd, 2008 · I'm in a bit of a bind. My young teenage son is starting to get curious about computers, and in particular, programming. Now, I'm a long time kernel hacker (Linux, BSD and UNIX). I have no trouble handling some of the more obscure things in the kernel. …
Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) Now GPL
Jun 23rd, 2008 · In a move that could help boost the scalability of Linux for grids and other advanced 64-bit multiprocessor applications, HP has released its Tru64 Unix Advanced File System (AdvFS) source code to the open source community. Source code, design documentation, …
Wine 1.0 — Uncorked After 15 Years
Jun 17th, 2008 · After 15 years of development, Wine version 1.0 has been released. Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X, OpenGL, and Unix. While perfect windows compatibility has not yet been achieved, full support for Photoshop CS2, Excel …
SCO's McBride Testifies "Linux Is a copy of UNIX"
May 2nd, 2008 · Here's a short update on the Novell Vs. SCO case we've been following. Our good friend Darl McBride made some interesting comments in court yesterday. He stated (under oath): 'Many Linux contributors were originally UNIX developers... We have evidence …
Unix Group Takes UK Standards Body To Court Over OOXML
May 1st, 2008 · Halfway through the two-month window of opportunity during which OOXML's ISO standardization can be derailed by a formal objection from a national standards body, the UK Unix Users Group is trying to force the British Standards Institution to do just …
Darl McBride Takes the Stand In Novell v. SCO
May 1st, 2008 · Everyone's favorite CEO Darl McBride took the stand on Wednesday April 30 in Novell v. SCO. Chris Brown has posted his account on Groklaw of the 2nd day of trial. The first day's account can be found here. To refresh your memory in this ongoing case, …
MS Beta Software To Manage Unix/Linux Systems
Apr 29th, 2008 · The Cross Platform and Interop team at Microsoft today announced some new beta products for managing Unix/Linux systems from MS Operations Manager 2007, as well as connectors for HP OpenView and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console. Both betas are available …
PHP Optimised for Windows Server 2008
Mar 4th, 2008 · It used to be that popular PHP applications would run more poorly on Windows Server than on a Linux or Unix servers, for which PHP had been optimised. Specialist in the PHP language Zend Technologies now says that's no longer the case. The Zend Core commercially …
Microsoft Trying to Appeal to the Unix Crowd?
Feb 27th, 2008 · With the news that Windows 2008 (recently discussed on Slashdot) will have GUI-less installs and be fully scriptable, that they've opened up their communication protocols for non-commercial usage and are providing a patent covenant (Redhat Responds), …
Darl McBride Leaving SCO?
Feb 16th, 2008 · Linux-watch is reporting that while The SCO Group may go on to pursue its plans with a $100 million buyout, it will do so without its longtime CEO Darl McBride. Buried in the proposed MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between Unix vendor and Linux litigator …
SCO Goes Private With $100 Million Backing
Feb 14th, 2008 · Just when you thought it was all over, the SCO story takes a new twist. SCO has received $100 million financing from Stephen Norris Capital Partners to get them out of Chapter 11 and go private 'The move gives Stephen Norris, whose namesake founder was …
Trial Set To Determine What SCO Owes Novell
Jan 17th, 2008 · BobB-nw writes with word that this April will be the trial date for SCO's financial reckoning. Novell will discover via the courts how much (if anything) SCO is going to be compelled to pay in compensation for the lengthy trial over Unix code rights. …
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