OpenSolaris Indiana Preview 2

The second developer preview of OpenSolaris Live CD (codename Indiana) was released last night, after it was first announced at the beginning of the year. Initially scheduled for end of January 2008, Indiana Live CD Preview 2 comes packed with some new and emerging OpenSolaris technologies, such as:

· Based on Nevada build 79b;
· pkg(1) improvements, including progress reporting,
verification support and incremental catalog update;
· ksh93 is the default *system* shell (bash remains the default user shell);
· Introduction of /usr/has/bin (be aware, though, that it is experimental), with /usr/bin/vi now linking to vim by default;
· Addition of several new packages on http://pkg.opensolaris.org, including version 2.3.1 of the popular open source Office suite, OpenOffice.org;
· Java Runtime Environment (JRE) was included by default on the Live CD;
· The following set of drivers have been included in this second preview:

· NVIDIA Graphics System Software (nvidia)
· ADMtek Ethernet Driver (afe)
· AMD8111 Fast Ethernet Driver (amd8111s)
· Davicom 9102 Fast Ethernet Driver (dmfe)
· Macronix Fast Ethernet Driver (mxfe)
· Nvidia ck804 pro / mcp55 pro combo SATA driver (nvsata)
· Sun NIU leaf driver (nxge)
· Ralink RT2500 802.11b/g Wireless Driver (ralink)
· realtek 8180L 802.11b driver (rtw)
· USB Keyspan serial driver (usbsksp)

· ...and many bug fixes!

Unite Windows and Linux With a Single Mouse Click

After the success I had with my previous tutorial about how to run Windows and a Linux distribution together on the same computer (with a single monitor, keyboard and mouse and no other magic tricks required), I decided to improve the installation method with an extremely easy-to-use one. The idea is the same as in the previous guide, to obtain a single desktop with two completely different operating systems: Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux!

So, if you're wondering what do you need to get started, let me tell you
that you must have a usable and stable Ubuntu (other Linux distributions will work) computer with at least 1 GB RAM and a modern processor (Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent). These are also the components on which I've tested the following guide! Ready? Excited? Let's go!

Advantages of this guide:

· Much easier installation method
· Works with any Windows version
· Less software to configure and install

Disadvantages of this guide:

· No desktop effects! That means, Compiz Fusion will not play nice with VirtualBox in Seamless mode.

Brasero

Almost all computers have a CD-Writer or DVD-Writer installed on them, so you can easily take your important data, may it be documents, music, videos or programs, wherever you want. A good example of interesting stuff from my point of view could be a Linux distribution. So, you have a CD/DVD-Writer, but you will need some software that can help you add files to your discs. For this kind of stuff Brasero was created. It is an application for burning discs for the GNOME desktop environment and was designed to be as simple as possible, so you can easily create your discs. Compared to other existing tools for CD/DVD burning, Brasero is the best solution for the GNOME Desktop Environment. It still needs some bugfixes until I could say it is the best software.

Advantage

Brasero is very fast and doesn’t take too much from your computer resources. If you want a simple and clean-looking application, then Brasero will suit you.

Disadvantage

The complete absence of documentation is one of the worst aspects. I have seen much simpler applications with a well-made help system, why doesn’t Brasero have it too? I looked for a menu where I could set up Brasero the way I would like it to work, but I only found… nothing; this is another black ball for the burning application.

Python License

The Python license imposes very few restrictions on what you can do with Python. Most of the source code is copyrighted by the Python Software Foundation (PSF). A few files have a different copyright owner, but the same license applies to all of them.

Full te of the Python 2.4.2 licensext

In layman's language, here are the primary features of Python's license. The following descriptions are not legal advice; read the full text of the license and consult qualified professional counsel for an interpretation of the license terms as they apply to you.

* Python is absolutely free, even for commercial use (including resale). You can sell a product written in Python or a product that embeds the Python interpreter. No licensing fees need to be paid for such usage.
* The Open Source Initiative has certified the Python license as Open Source, and includes it on their list of open source licenses.
* There is no GPL-like "copyleft" restriction. Distributing binary-only versions of Python, modified or not, is allowed. There is no requirement to release any of your source code. You can also write extension modules for Python and provide them only in binary form.
* However, the Python license is compatible with the GPL, according to the Free Software Foundation.
* You cannot remove the PSF's copyright notice from either the source code or the resulting binary.

Remote Responder - by LINUX

LinuxForce is a technology services provider specializing in the development, implementation, management, and support of Linux-based systems, with a particular expertise in Debian GNU/Linux. The company was founded in 1996 and provides its services and products to companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and other organizations. LinuxForce is headquartered in Pennyslvania, USA.

LinuxForce's Remote Responder service provides comprehensive monitoring and administration. Remote Responder looks after a company's systems so that it can focus on its core business.

LinuxForce also provides professional services to design, install, configure, deploy, integrate, and customize open source software applications. The company migrates whole server clusters and mission critical systems. LinuxForce migration services include migrating from Windows and other proprietary operating systems to Linux, or from different commercial Linux systems to the Debian distribution. LinuxForce provides outsourcing of the administration of Linux-based systems, and supports open source applications.

For more information, see the company's web site

http://www.linuxforce.net

Free Software Licensing and Compliance Lab

The commencement of the GNU project in 1984, with its goal to give users freedom, required the establishment of new distribution terms that would prevent the project being turned into proprietary software. The method used was Copyleft and the resulting license was called the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Today the GNU GPL is the most widely used Free Software license, and as its author, the FSF works to help the wider community use and comprehend it.

Free Software Directory

The Free Software Directory was started in September 1999 to catalog all useful free software that runs under free operating systems. The Directory contains over 4,000 entries. The license of each program in the Directory is checked to verify that it is free software

GNU

FSF still remains the main sponsor of the GNU Project. Savannah provides additional features for GNU projects, FSF also provides development systems for GNU software maintainers, which includes full email and shell services. We are committed to furthering the development of the GNU Operating System and enabling volunteers to easily contribute to that work.

Switch to Open World

Recently i learn some of the advantages of open source software's. Its really good to learn open source. I think i future most of the corporate will switch to open source. Normally the corporates who are developing application software's should get license from the software's development organisation like Microsoft, acrobat, macro media etc, which they are using for their projects it really cost alot to get a license. But in open source don't have to spend money for projects its free licensing. And also you can develop your own system software or application software by editing the existing open source software's. In future open source will rule the Information Technology sectors. I am planning to start a tutorial for open source in my wiki. Currently i am learning PHP, Python and Perl.

P Y T H O N

Recently i am busy with my project work all you know that i am doing a Open Source Project.
I want to share a Technical Information. My project developed my using a High Level Language PYTHON. Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.

Python runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga, PalmHandhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. Python has also been ported to theJava and .NET virtual machines.

Keep On Learning

Source: http://www.python.org/

My Project

Hi All...

Here is my project...

OPEN SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION



This is administration software for a server system. It is built with PHP, MySQL, Java scripting, and other server side software. It will control a complete system including networking, apache, mail, dns and other aspects that is included in this Tool.






Software Used

- PHP
- Microsoft MySQL
- Java
- Any Server Operating System

UNIX On MAC OS

UNIX is a first open source software developed. Now the worlds first home PC developer Apple MAC Os implements their projects using UNIX. Here you can learn about MAC with UNIX.

Fedora Project

To learn about Fedora project and to download fedora... log on to this link Fedora Link.
Fedora prject Wiki is to collaborate end user and developer to know about user satisfaction with Fedora project.

GNU Project

GNU is not UNIX its a open source, free software....
To know more about GNU. learn from following link
http://www.gnu.org/

FSF India

Here is a website for Free Software foundation of India. All of you know about open soucre.
The word free similar meaning like free speech, free people and free country.
log on to: http://fsf.org.in/

Python Bug Tracker

No more use of SourceForge Bug Tracking.... Python release new Python BugTracker.
Python Infrastructure committee designed a Bug Tracker in Python.
Log on to : http://bugs.python.org/