Intel Updates C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux
Nov 18, 2008
Chipmaker Intel has reworked its proprietary Linux compilers. The Intel C/C++ compiler version 11.0 now supports the mobile processor Atom. The same version of the Fortran compiler now supports the Fortran 2003 language standard.
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Silicon Valley Spam-Slinger Knocked out Cold
Nov 14, 2008
Russia may not be the only place spam hosts lay in wait. Tuesday of this week San Jose webhoster McColo went offline. The result is that the world's spam rate is now down by three-quarters, at least according to the Washington Post's online service.
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USENIX LISA: Security Theater Plays a Role - Bruce Schneier's Keynote
Nov 14, 2008
The opening keynote Thursday of the USENIX LISA conference in San Diego was by author and security expert Bruce Schneier. In his opinion "perceived security" should be an aspect of all security implementation.
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Debian: 14 Seconds to Boot
Nov 14, 2008
An article from the Debian-Administration.org community describes how to boot up Debian much faster on an Asus Eee 901. Its author, Phil Endecott, claims to do it within 14 seconds using his method.
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USENIX Tips for Admins: Virtualization and HPC Don't Go Together
Nov 14, 2008
At the USENIX LISA conference in San Diego, Lee Damon and Mike Ciavarella presented a foundation workship as a tutorial for admins with tips and tricks for working efficiently. The presentors didn't agree on all points, but one commonality was that they advised against running High Performance Computing (HPC) together with virtualization.
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Fix for Security Hole in Android G1
Nov 14, 2008
In one fell swoop and with an automatically distributed patch, Google and T-Mobile fixed a problem with the G1 mobile phone whereby users could access root privileges and possibly raise all kinds of havoc.
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Issue #97 / Dec 2008
Cover Theme:
Seamless Integration
DVD:
Mandriva 2009
Highlights:
Even open source enthusiasts live in a world full of Windows, so this month we examine some expert techniques for better and more seamless integration with Windows environments. We look at cro...
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Anti-spam and Anti-virus Mail Processing
by Charly Kuhnast, Linux systems manager for the Lower Rhine Municipal Data Center
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Building an email system at the enterprise level requires
careful planning and special attention to management structures. Linux
columnist and enterprise admin Charly Kuhnast shows how to integrate
advanced anti-span and anti-virus techniques with an email
infrastructure.
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