ClamAV 0.96.2 released

Linux.com 18 August 2010 05:08

The ClamAV project has updated its open source virus scanner toolkit to version 0.96.2, addressing several bugs from the previous release and closing various memory leaks...

A Programmer’s Discussion: Procedural vs. OO

Linux.com 17 August 2010 06:08

So I have been writing code of one sort or another for over 15 years (mostly Perl) and there is still one thing I don’t get ... what is the advantage of object oriented programming (OOP) over procedural programming (PP)?

KMyMoney 4.5 for KDE Platform 4 released

Linux.com 17 August 2010 03:08

After more than 15 months of development, the KMyMoney team has released the first stable version of their personal finance manager built on KDE Platform 4...

Linux 2.6.36-rc1 Kernel Released

Linux.com 16 August 2010 05:08

While no release announcement has yet to work its way onto the Linux Kernel Mailing List, the Linux 2.6.36-rc1 kernel was tagged last night in Git by Linus Torvalds. As we have already shared in a number of articles, the Linux 2.6.36 kernel delivers on an exciting number of new...

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 367

Linux.com 16 August 2010 05:08

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: Application review -- Imagination and cpulimit News: Counting Ubuntu OEM installs, FreeBSD conferences, Patching a running kernel the easy way Questions and answers: Virtual Post Office Released last week: Peppermint, BackTrack, VectorLinux, Salix OS Upcoming releases: Fedora 14 Alpha Reader comments Read more in...

Vi IMproved 7.3 Released w/ Fixes + New Features

Linux.com 16 August 2010 05:08

Marking the end of two years of development is the release of Vim (Vi Improved) version 7.3. While this is considered a minor release of Vim, there are a handful of new features along with many bug-fixes...

Red Hat Touts Linux KVM Plans

Linux.com 13 August 2010 21:08

The Linux-based Kernal Virtual Machine is getting a lot of attention in IT circles and contributions from big name technology firms.

Highlights from Linuxcon 2010

Linux.com 13 August 2010 10:08

This week in Boston, the Linux Foundation held the second annual Linuxcon, a gathering of the developers, administrators, end users, and executives that call Linux home. All told, the conference touched on nearly every corner of computing &#151 an indication of how broadly Linux has spread. Check out these highlights from the...

Linux Foundation Tools Aim to Nix License Woes

Linux.com 12 August 2010 17:08

At LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation shows off a new compliance program, tools and resources to help enterprises track and manage open source licensing.

Oracle Dishes on What Linux Can Learn From Unix

Linux.com 12 August 2010 17:08

LinuxCon: With both a Linux distro and Sun Solaris in its grasp, Oracle offers some hints on how it plans to manage the two.