Linux Distros and Apple beat Microsoft's Homepage Uptime (OSNews)
Royal Pingdom blog has posted with a comparison of home page load times and uptimes and concludes that various Linux distributions and Apple, both beat Microsoft's record. 13/16 Linux distributions (and Apple) had less downtime than Microsoft's homepage. 5/16 Linux distributions had less downtime than Apple's homepage. Four homepages had NO downtime: Red Hat, Mepis, Knoppix and Fedora. Five ...
Red Hat Fedora Claims It's the Leader in Linux (InternetNews.com)
On the eve of its next major release, the distro produces new figures showing that it's ahead of rivals in total users.
Adobe Releases 64-bit Flash (Alpha) for Linux (OSNews)
"An alpha version of 64-bit Adobe Flash Player 10 for Linux operating systems was released on 11/17/2008 and is available for download. This offers easier, native installation on 64-bit Linux distributions and removes the need for 32-bit emulation." The pre-release can be downloaded from Adobe Lab Downloads.
To upgrade or not to upgrade (Manila Standard Today)
DECISIONS, decisions. The latest version of Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions, was released late last month, leaving me with the usual poser: to upgrade or not to upgrade?
Does 'Trustworthy' Computing Matter? (IT Management)
When it comes to hypocrisy, Microsoft really takes the cake. About seven years ago, Bill Gates announced in a Trustworthy Computing memo emphasizing the importance of availability, security, privacy and trustworthiness in the software Microsoft develops.
Virtual appliances made easy with rBuilder (Ars Technica)
Software appliance tools maker rPath has added CentOS and Ubuntu support to rBuilder, its web-based software appliance constructor. Read More...
SimplyMEPIS: The best desktop Linux you haven't tried (NewsForge)
Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS ... not so many. That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV, is an outstanding desktop operating system. With SimplyMEPIS 8 at beta 5 and closing in on release, I tested the distribution and found it to be a keeper.
Review: VMware Workstation 6.5 (Infomatics)
VMware's Workstation 6.5 is a very good system for OS virtualisation, and integrating ACE authoring gives IT managers a lot of control about how virtual machine OSes are deployed to employees.
Setting Up Parental Controls in Ubuntu (LinuxPlanet)
If you're used to Windows Vista or Mac OS X Leopard, you may be disappointed in the parental controls, or the lack there of, in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions (distros). But don't give up on open source for your youngsters yet.
Linux Today - How Low Can Public Open Source Companies Go? (Linux Today)
[ Thanks to sakgarg for this link. ] "Red Hat, Novell, and Sun Microsystems are all companies that I'd like to see continue their open source leadership without the meddling of huge corporate parents, but one has to wonder how cheap these companies can get in the public market before their independence is threatened.
