Protecting the Perimeter With OpenBSD
OpenBSD will perform best for low-traffic Web sites requiring strong protection. The key theme here is small and secure — therein lies the strength of OpenBSD, says ServerWatch.
Monthly Archive:: September 2004
Eliminating Choice: Not in the Long Term View
In Russo's A Response to the Paradox of Choice, I interpret this paragraph to be the crux of his essay:
Platform SDK for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Newly released is the Platform SDK for Windows XP Service Pack 2 support (includes MDAC 2.8, Tablet 1.7 and Windows Installer 3.0).
IE–embraced, extended, extinct?
Despite all appearances, Microsoft insists it hasn't lost interest in Web browsers.
Java 2 Standard Edition 5 is out
Sun just launched the long-waited J2SE 5. Some screenshots for the new Ocean L&F here and here and also here. Moreover, Netbeans 4.0 Beta 2 is also ready to be tested.
Dynamic Languages are the Future
Dynamic languages are high-level, dynamically typed open source languages. These languages, designed to solve the problems that programmers of all abilities face in building and integrating heterogeneous systems, have proven themselves both despite and thanks to their independence from corporate platform strategies, relying instead on grassroots development and support. Ideally suited to building loosely coupled systems that adapt to changing requirements, they form the foundation of myriad programming projects, from the birth of the web to tomorrow's challenges.
Ubuntu, a promising new Linux distribution
With a six-month release schedule, solid funding, and many prominent Debian and Gnome developers employed by Canonical to work on Ubuntu, the future looks bright for this project, says Kuro5hin.
UNIX vs. Linux – what the vendors are saying
The decision to stay with UNIX or to migrate to Linux is top of mind for many. So, the question becomes: When does it make sense to stay and when does it make sense to move? CIOupdate put that question to the big three UNIX vendors -- IBM, Hewlett Packard (HP) and Sun -- to understand how they help their customers decide where, when and if a migration makes sense.
Lycoris takes over contribs.org; Red Hat on AOL’s Server
Effective immediately, contribs.org and the development and support of the SME Server will be handled by Lycoris. There will be a Lycoris commercial release available within a very short period of time. Elsewhere, Red Hat plans to release the Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product.
Desktop Linux a vehicle for pirating Windows
PCs running Linux are growing in popularity in part because they can be loaded with a pirated copy of Windows, according to a study from analyst Gartner.
YDL 4.0 Released
Finally Terrasoft released YellowDog Linux 4.0. Six months in development, Yellow Dog Linux v4.0 is built upon Fedora Core 2, offering both KDE 3.3 and GNOME 2.6.0 desktops with an all new presentation for both the Installer and post-installed desktop environment. Included apps are OpenOffice 1.1.1, Rhythmbox 0.8.3, Mozilla 1.7 and development tools glibc 2.3.3 and gcc 3.3.3 built upon the 32-bit kernel 2.6.8. A lot of new hardware is supported including G5. Mac-on-linux is also supported. More.
Authentication methods in OpenBSD; CD Sales Down
OpenBSD supports several authentication methods besides a simple password. Here are some ways you can keep your systems safe. Also, the new song for the next OpenBSD was released but Theo says that CD sales are very dissapointing.
PalmOS Cobalt is out
PalmSource today introduced Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, an enhanced version of Palm OS Cobalt. Designed to accelerate the development of next-generation Palm smartphones and wireless devices, Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 builds on the foundation of Palm OS Cobalt and provides integrated telephony features, support for WiFi and Bluetooth and enhancements to the user interface.
SkyOS Integrated Video System
New Integrated Video system and updated ISS has been completed for beta 8, with a focus on simplicity. Work has been done to integrate everything into the OS, and there are three new juicy screenshots showing it all off.
Road Testing 5 RAD Tools
Builder AU has an article comparing 5 commercial IDE's, VS.NET, Sun Java Studio Creator, BEA Web Logic Workshop, Borland C# Builder, and WebSphere to see how they stack up as a RAD tool.
Code Generation with Codesmith
In this article, Brian Boyce shows how a freeware product called Codesmith can be used to kick-start your projects by demonstrating the development of a set of templates to generate Select, Insert, Update, and Delete stored procedure code together with a corresponding C# data access layer to call the stored procedures.
Five Things About Windows Servers That Annoy Me
I've been using Windows as a network administrator for just over 6 years now. I've used NT4 servers, 2000 servers, and Windows 2003, and there has been a tremendous improvement with each version. There are still some things that drive me nuts in my job, though, and this is a chronicle of the top five.
AfterStep 2.0 Released
AfterStep is a Window Manager for X which started by emulating the NeXTSTEP look and feel, but which has been significantly altered according to the requests of various users. This release has improved stability and speed, an Ident module, updated docs, and added menu keyboard shortcuts. Wharf animation has been fixed, and there are many other bugfixes.
Eclipse 3.0.1 Released
Eclipse is a kind of universal tool platform - an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular. This is a maintenance release to fix serious defects present in the previous release. These changes only affect some plug-ins and features.
NetBSD 2.0 RC1 is out
And here is the official release and info of NetBSD 2.0 RC1.