France's second-largest telecom service provider has released source code for a popular residential gateway device based on Linux. Several hacker communities have since sprung up around Neuf Cegetel's Neuf Box 4, an "integrated access device" (IAD) with Internet, phone, and streaming video capabilities.
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Getting Inside Google's gPhone
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The search giant's mobile offensive, like the iPhone, may force new cracks in the way the wireless industry operates. (More speculation on the gphone - enough is never enough!)
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Taking the Open Road: University Libraries Explore Options
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The virtual learning environment could be where university libraries first encounter open source. An increasing number of content management and portal systems are also open source and many university libraries are involved in setting up open source repositories. As acceptance of open source grows, the next step will be to consider open source solutions for the core integrated library system.
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ASUS Eee PC expected to depress average selling prices for notebooks and UMPCs
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For a system that hasn't even shipped yet, the ASUS Eee PC is certainly generating its share of hype. We've already covered the system specs and plans ASUS has for the device, including the company's stated goal of becoming one of the top five laptop manufacturers within the next three years.
Read more »The Open Source Solution to Solving Linux Wi-Fi Problem
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Could this be the badly needed 'fix' that we need in the wireless world with regard to Linux?
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AcerMed is officially dead
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The important thing to note here is what did NOT matter. The AcerMed people seemed decent enough: did not matter. AcerMed was CCHIT certified: did not matter. AcerMed was recommended in the industry press and by industry experts: did not matter.
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Source rules among embedded developers
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Access to source code is the "primary motivating factor" in Linux adoption among embedded systems developers, suggests Evans Data Corp. The research firm found that two-thirds of developers surveyed deem source access "very" or "extremely" important, while only five percent thought it "not" important.
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And the luddites shall inherit the world (wide web)...
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With the lay public now moving their businesses and lives online, everything they do has an electronic component. But, being lay people, they’re using the most antiquated, bug-ridden, security-deficient, poorly-implemented solutions and services possible.
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Linux Game Development Part 4
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Ok, so now you’ve built a game executable that can run on any distribution, and you’ve created an installer to deliver your game. How do you test it? What are some of the pitfalls and issues to watch out for?
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September to Remember for Asterisk
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Sure, true fanatics are familiar with Asterisk — the open source IP telephony platform. But there are some clear signs that Asterisk is pushing beyond the open source crowd and gaining momentum within small and midsize businesses.
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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) exam prep
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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certifies Linux system administrators at two levels. Each certification level has two exams: the 101 and 102 exams for junior-level certification (LPIC-1, or certification level 1), and the 201 and 202 exams for intermediate-level certification (LPIC-2, or certification level 2).
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Dell leads the Linux workstation market
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According to the Q2 2007 Jon Peddie Workstation Report, AMD is still struggling with a minority market share, Dell is still on top, and Hewlett-Packard is still the number two workstation manufacturer.
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Open Source Software and the Curse of Plenty
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“El Mariachi” was Robert Rodriguez' 1992 directorial debut, a feature length film reportedly produced for the minuscule sum of $7,000. By the 1990s, average feature film budgets were hitting $50 million; big-budget movies now routinely cost hundreds of millions today. How did Rodriguez do it? And what does that have to do with business intelligence and open source software?
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Cisco VoIP Meets Asterisk Open Source
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The VAR Guy has spent considerable time wondering if — or when — Cisco was going to meld its VoIP platforms with Asterisk, the open source IP telephony platform.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center Selects SGI Altix for Modeling of Warhead Impact
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When scientists and engineers at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in Indian Head, Maryland needed to ensure they could make reliable, qualitative predictions regarding the vulnerability and survivability of targets for U.S.
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