Interview with MandrakeLinux and Ulteo founder Gaël Duval
Gaël Duval, the founder of the popular MandrakeLinux (later MandrivaLinux) project, was fired from Mandriva last spring in an effort to cut costs. Almost immediately afterward, Duval began work on…
Weekly Wrap-up
Since Linuxlookup news isn't updated over the weekends, here is the weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday.
Some top stories this week were:
- Robert Levin, founder of freenode…
Proposal to fund Debian reveals debate about developers' motivations
A group of leading developers calling themselves Dunc-Tank is preparing to pay selected Debian developers to complete specific projects. But although Dunc-Tank's first goal is the practical one of…
gpl-violations.org project prevails in court case on GPL violation by D-Link
The gpl-violations.org project prevails in court litigation against D-Link Germany GmbH regarding D-Link's alleged inappropriate and copyright infringing use of parts of the Linux Operating System…
Surf's up for privacy
A modified version of Mozilla Firefox that lets users browse the web anonymously has been released.
Torpark is a program which allows you to surf the internet anonymously. Download Torpark…
Is Linux vs. Windows a Religious Decision?
Dick Federle is a highly experienced IT systems manager and architect, having designed and supervised many custom development jobs. Currently working for OTB Solutions, a consultancy based in…
Quick guide to get a girlfriend using Linux
This guide is pretty straightforward. No introductions, lectures or philosophing about love. Follow it from beginning to end, and you might get a woman today!
http://www.bunchos.com/_wp/?…
Where are the Linux Workplaces?
When I was in college, lower level CS course assignments were done in DOS PC's networked through Novell Netware. Once a student got to take higher level courses, he/she was given an account into…
GNOME Boston Summit 2006
The 6th Boston Summit will be held on Columbus Day Long Weekend (October 7-9) in Boston, MA, USA at the MIT Media Lab.
The Boston Summit is a three-day hackfest for GNOME developers and…
How several configurations can keep your system safe from attack
Learn techniques for making your Linux system more resistant to attacks, including securing the boot process and local filesystems, locking up services and daemons, enforcing quotas and limits,…