Zmanda Hooks Tivoli Cop into MySQL

Linux.com 22 February 2010 09:02
Oopen source vendor Zmanda is adding hooks into its MySQL database backup software for shops using IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager to mastermind the policies.…

New Python Shell is a DreamPie

Linux.com 22 February 2010 08:02
DreamPie combines "best of" Python shells to provide an auto-completing, documentation-displaying environment for Python coders...

Google Digs 6-Foot Hole for Gears

Linux.com 22 February 2010 08:02
It's all about HTML5 now, darlink Google wonks have ended development of the company's Gears application platform, less than three years since its release.…...

The Five Best Linux Video Players

Linux.com 22 February 2010 08:02

Have some downtime and want to watch a movie or two on your Linux laptop? Linux has plenty of options when it comes to video players. In fact, there might be a few too many to choose from. So here, in no particular order, are the best video players you can find on Linux, and a few resources to help you get started.

New Attempt to Integrate AppArmor into Linux

Linux.com 19 February 2010 08:02
A Canonical developer is working to get the AppArmor security framework integrated into the official Linux kernel...

EXT3, EXT4, Btrfs Ubuntu Netbook Benchmarks

Linux.com 19 February 2010 08:02
Last month we published benchmarks of EXT4 comparing this file-system's performance when it was first marked stable in the mainline kernel and then where it is at now in the Linux kernel while testing every major release in between. This article was followed up by a Btrfs versus EXT4 comparison usi...

Ubuntu 10.04 May Backport More Kernel DRM

Linux.com 18 February 2010 10:02
The decision to stick with the Linux 2.6.32 kernel rather than the soon to be released Linux 2.6.33 kernel for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS that will be released in April is leading to a few more headaches for those involved with packing X.Org and the graphics components for the Lucid Lynx release. Developers...

Subversion Accepted as a Apache Top-Level Project

Linux.com 18 February 2010 08:02
The Apache Software Foundation Board of Directors has reportedly approved a resolution to accept the popular open source Subversion version control and configuration management tool as an Apache Top-Level Project...

Twitter Opens Open Source Page

Linux.com 18 February 2010 08:02
A new page on the Twitter microblogging service site links to Twitter's own open source projects and to projects it contributes to...

LemonPOS: Your Open Source Point of Sale

Linux.com 18 February 2010 08:02

In what is hopefully an upswing for the economy, small businesses are still looking for as many ways to cut costs as possible. And when you take a look at the pricing schemes of some of the point of sale systems available, you can see how easy it would be to save some critical dollars. Point of sale systems can skyrocket well into the tens of thousands of dollars - depending upon how much functionality and support you desire. They don't have to be that costly. Instead you can turn to an open source solution to keep your small business flowing.