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  Facebook, others back Linaro's Linux-on-ARM project

  Facebook, Red Hat, Hewlett-Packard and other big vendors have joined a project to develop Linux OS software for the upcoming generation of ARM-based servers, the companies announced Thursday.

  By James Niccolai | 01 November, 2012 16:35

  Tags: Linux, Arm Holdings, software, operating systems

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  Linux distro spotlight: Fuduntu

  It's not unusual for Linux distributions to have somewhat offbeat names — Ubuntu (named after an Africa-originated philosophy), Red Hat (the creator of the original distro, Marc Ewing, had a red lacrosse hat given to him by his grandfather), and the wonderful CrunchBang Linux (named after the characters usually used at the start of a script — #!).

  By Rohan Pearce | 01 November, 2012 12:04

  Tags: open source, Linux, linux distribution

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  Ubuntu moves to new release schedule

  Canonical QA coordinator Nicholas Skaggs announced that the company's popular Linux-based operating system, Ubuntu, would be moving to a substantially different release schedule.

  By Jon Gold | 31 October, 2012 20:43

  Tags: Ubuntu 13.04, open source, Linux, Canon, canonical, software, raring ringtail, operating systems, ubuntu

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  Torvalds on laptops: Make higher-def resolution standard

  The outspoken creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, called for laptop makers to follow the tablet world's lead in using the highest-resolution displays possible on mobile devices, in a post on Google Plus.

  By Jon Gold | 31 October, 2012 15:42

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Linux, PC, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, Data Center, operating systems, OpenStack, iPad, linus torvalds, Nexus 10, Google, tablets, software

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  Ubuntu on the Nexus 7 project well underway

  Canonical community manager Jono Bacon has announced that testers and developers are needed to help bring Ubuntu 13.04 to the Nexus 7 tablet, as part of an effort to move the Linux-based operating system onto multiple platforms.

  By Jon Gold | 29 October, 2012 18:49

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Linux, PC, hardware systems, Android, Nexus 7, Data Center, operating systems, ubuntu, consumer electronics, Google, Canon, smartphones, canonical, software

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  'Lance Armstrong' bug hunt continues in stable Linux kernel

  The discovery of a somewhat alarming bug in the Linux ext4 filesystem provoked a minor wave of panic this week, but project maintainer Theodore Ts'o says it has since become clear that the problem can likely only affect a small number of users.

  By Jon Gold | 25 October, 2012 15:42

  Tags: Linux filesystem, open source, Linux, Lance, kernel bug, software, operating systems, linux kernel, anti-malware, OpenStack, Google, security

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  Does OpenStack need a Linus Torvalds?

  OpenStack has been dubbed by some enthusiasts as the Linux of the cloud - an open source operating system for public or private clouds. But there's one stark difference between the two projects: OpenStack doesn't have a Linus Torvalds, the eccentric, outspoken, never-afraid-to-say-what-he-thinks figurehead of the Linux world.

  By Brandon Butler | 24 October, 2012 17:56

  Tags: Linux, Gartner, OpenStack clouds, software, operating systems, OpenStack, open source cloud, linus torvalds

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  Quest extends Unix Sudo tool

  Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators better manage policy files that determine which users can access privileged material and programs on Unix and Linux systems.

  By Joab Jackson | 16 December, 2011 00:08

  Tags: unix, quest software, open source, Linux, maintenance, Utilities, software, non-Windows, operating systems

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  What's next with hypervisors?

  The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools and the latter are often pressed into service in different ways, say nothing of the fact that the whole market is evolving quickly.

  By John Dix | 13 December, 2011 22:28

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, IBM, hardware systems, xenserver, Data Center, operating systems, Oracle, hypervisor, virtualization, kvm, IDC, hyper-v, software, Red Hat, non-Windows, VMware, open source, Linux, xen

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  Usenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix tools

  With some funding from Google and the U.S. Energy Department, a pair of computer scientists at Dartmouth University are updating the venerable grep and diff Unix command line utilities to handle more complex types of data.

  By Joab Jackson | 08 December, 2011 21:40

  Tags: unix, open source, U.S. Energy Department, Linux, Utilities, software, non-Windows, operating systems, system management, Dartmouth University, Google

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  In brief: Red Hat announces general avalibility of Enterprise Linux 6.2

  Red Hat has announced the general availability of its Enterprise Linux 6.2, as it begins work on version 7.

  By Lisa Banks | 08 December, 2011 11:31

  Tags: Linux, Cloud, Red Hat

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  Red Hat RHEL 6.2 boosts storage capabilities

  Red Hat has updated its flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, with new technologies designed to cut the cost and improve performance of enterprise storage, the company announced Tuesday.

  By Joab Jackson | 07 December, 2011 05:53

  Tags: open source, Linux, software, non-Windows, Red Hat, operating systems

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  Q&A: SUSE's Australasian sales director

  Hamish Miles spoke to Computerworld Australia about his new role, the future of Linux in the enterprise, the Cloud and what role open source will play in the future.

  By Lisa Banks | 05 December, 2011 12:18

  Tags: open source, Linux, attachmate, Novell acquisition, Attachmate Group

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  Sabily Linux review

  As well as being one of the first Linux distributions you could conceivably install for your Luddite parents without worrying too much, Ubuntu Linux has proved to be a great platform to build other operating systems off.

  By Rohan Pearce | 05 December, 2011 15:09

  Tags: open source, Linux

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  Lubuntu 11.10 review: Lightweight Linux

  Canonical's decision to go with Unity for the default Ubuntu desktop interface was hardly met with universal acclaim. Likewise, GNOME 3 has been the source of some controversy due to its interface changes. So where is one to go for an operating system with a classic desktop UI that just works out of the box?

  By Rohan Pearce | 30 November, 2011 11:59

  Tags: LXDE, Linux, ubuntu