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Cloud Computing Demonstration: Red Hat Enterprise MRG (Video)
Source: RedHat.com

Excellent demonstration of outsourcing a computing jon to the cloud. He acheived a 600% speed improvement with the cloud. More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

Red Hat unveils fully open-source hypervisor
Source: CNET.com

Linux specialist Red Hat has announced it is developing an embedded hypervisor product that it claims will complement, rather than compete with, its existing virtualization strategy. More Articles and Seeds From blinkin

COMDOM Software Announces Partnerships With Redhat And Novell
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COMDOM will provide spam filtering solutions for Linux based servers used by large enterprise and ISPs. Redhat and Novell are the two leadng providers of Linux based operating systems.

Fedora 8 code named Werewolf officially released
Source: linuxhelp.blogspot.com

Fedora 8 code named Werewolf has been officially released. There are a number of features which makes it a better distribution than its predecessor Fedora 7. Check out the new features....

Red Hat Releases Enterprise Linux 5.1
Source: linuxelectrons.com

Red Hat has released Enterprise Linux 5.1 with integrated virtualization.

Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against Red Hat & Novell - Just Like Ballmer Predicted
Source: Groklaw NewsPicks

The first ever patent infringement litigation involving Linux. Here s the patent, for those who can look at it without risk. If in doubt, don t. Here s the complaint [PDF].

Linspire Loves Microsoft
Source: blog.beckament.net

Microsoft Linux deals rejected by major Linux distributions.

Encrypting Your File System
Source:

A published full tutorial done by RedHat Magazine on how to enable a two password encryption scheme. The tutorial also includes tips and tricks on securing data/files.

Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris and QNX are losing popularity according to Google Trends
Source: mv-v.com

I used Goole Trends to search about different operating system names to understand if their popularity is declining or not. The results are surprising.

Microsoft considers enforcing or using patents against FOSS and GPL software
Source: CNN

A pretty interesting read on the approach that Microsoft may be taking to dealing with FOSS. The article makes reference to the deal with Novell and consequences arising from that as well as talking to legal sources on the Microsoft side and in the EFF.

OLPC Live CD Released
Source: olpc.download.redhat.com

I'm trying it right now

Redhat Makes A Comeback
Source:

By the closing bell Friday, shares of Red Hat skyrocketed 25%, or $4.50, to $22.46, a day after the Raleigh-based company posted better-than-expected earnings.

Linux Format: First Impressions of Fedora Core 6
Source: itutorials.grinhost.net

FC6 is here, at last, and we've been busy putting it through its paces to let you see what's new. There's lots of information below, along with some freshly taken screenshottery, but you're probably most interested in the following questions:

Linux: RedHat and Oracle tensions
Source: connect.educause.edu

Linux distributor RedHat and database giant Oracle are having a moment of tension as Oracle goes it's own way with a version of Linux based on that of RedHat. Oracle's moves have caused RedHat's shares to nose dive, after several quarters of better than expected profits.

Brazilian government faces challenge over proprietary tax software
Source: NewsForge

The Free Software Foundation - Latin America (FSFLA) is campaigning against the Brazilian government's regulations that some citizens must use non-free software for paying taxes.

Mark Shuttleworth: Red Hat's Demise Is Not Our Goal
Source: markshuttleworth.com

I woke up this morning to a flood of mail regarding Tony Mobily's commentary on Ubuntu vs Red Hat. This would be a good time to remind all of us in the Ubuntu community that Red Hat's demise is not our goal, and not how we should measure our success.

Interview with Mugshot.Org's Donald Fischer

This episode is work safe. Interview with Donald Fischer, product manager of Mugshot.

Face it: Linux is insecure
Source: -

Linux is insecure. Open source is insecure. Windows is insecure. All software is insecure. Deal with it. People keep having this delusion that security is a product. That, if you just buy some magic box, you'll have a program or an operating system that's as secure as Fort Knox.

Red Hat: Microsoft Still 'Aggressive As Hell'
Source: OSNews

Three or four years ago, open-source providers enjoyed plenty of attention. But now some of the disruptive energy seems to have dropped away, as attention turns increasingly to the collaborative potential of the Web.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 Due In July
Source: informationweek.com

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will enter beta testing in late July and ship in December, executives said Wednesday.

Red Hat Turns Over Testing Tools to Fedora
Source: OSNews

The Dogtail and Autobuild automated certification and testing tools will be offered to customers as part of Fedora initially, but could become a commercial value-added service in the future, Red Hat's CEO said at a conference this week.

Red Hat creates social networking site
Source: Ars Technica

Prominent Linux distributor Red Hat has revealed a new open source social networking service called Mugshot. Designed to facilitate integration of live social interactivity into the desktop computing experience, Mugshot emphasizes communication and entertainment.

Mtop (MySQL Monitoring Tool) on RHEL
Source: www.ducea.com

Microsoft starts supporting, er, Linux
Source: The Register (UK)

Microsoft has announced 24-hour support to users running certain versions of Linux on top of its Virtual Server product. They also announced that Virtual Server is now free, and they've teamed up with developers of the open source Xen product.

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