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Fedora 12 Pushes Bleeding Edge of Linux Networking

Fedora 12, codenamed "Constantine," made its debut this week, aimed at providing users with a long list of improvements for both servers, desktops and netbooks. While the latest installment of the Red Hat-sponsored community Linux distribution offers ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  24 Nov 2009

Review: Fedora Linux 12 'Constantine' is an Milestone Release

Speed, Networking, Multimedia, Netbooks Sean Michael Kerner Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:58:12 PM Speed is a key issue for all Linux distros, and Fedora is taking an interesting approach by compiling all of its software for i686 with ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Intel,  NVIDIA

FreeBSD 8 Getting New Routing Architecture

Though the open source FreeBSD operating system has changed in many aspects over the last 16 years of its life, one item that has remained relatively static is its underlying network routing architecture. No more: It's getting an overhaul with the ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  5 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Shuttleworth: Don't Give Up the Linux Desktop

There are some people who do not believe that the Linux desktop will ever be a major force in the global IT market. Mark Shuttleworth isn't one of them. Speaking at the LinuxCon conference late Wednesday, the Canonical founder pitched his approach for ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Mark Shuttleworth,  Intel,  Google Inc.

Cisco Routers Powered By Linux

At the heart of many Cisco enterprise routers is its IOS operating system. When it comes to small business, however, Cisco isn't pushing IOS, which it developed itself -- instead, the networking giant is new small business router is powered by ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc.

News: C is Still the Most Popular Open Source Language

What is the most popular programming language used by open source developers? The answer depends on how you define popularity. According to a new study from Black Duck, a software-license code analysis vendor, C represents more than 40 percent of all ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  28 Aug 2009

Internet Keeps Growing - And Getting Faster, Too

The economy may have faltered, but the Internet continues growing by leaps and bounds as people keep moving online in droves -- and at faster speeds. Content delivery network vendor Akamai (NASDAQ:AKAM) today released its Q1 2009 State of the Internet ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  10 Jul 2009

PostgreSQL 8.4 Improves Database Management, Security

The open source PostgreSQL database is out with a new release today that introduces new administration and database features for users. In total, PostgreSQL 8.4 includes 293 enhancements from the previous 8.3 release, an update that was primarily ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  2 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Oracle

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 beta released

From the 'some point releases are bigger than others' files: Red Hat today officially announced the beta availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (RHEL), which in my view is a lot more than a typical point release. Sure we're all waiting for the ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat CEO Isn't Worried About Oracle Solaris

With Oracle set to acquire Sun and gain stewardship over Java, there are many in the tech world with an opinion on how the database giant should handle its new relationship with the programming language. One of those opinions is being voiced by Red Hat ...

From SEAN MICHAEL KERNER, LXer,  25 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Oracle,  Red Hat, Inc.,  NYSE

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