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Submission + - TuxMobil Surpasses 8,000 Linux Installation Guides (tuxmobil.org)

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wehe
wehe writes: "TuxMobil, the largest current web directory of Linux and mobile hardware, has surpassed the milestone of 8,000 different installation guides in one place to help users install Linux on their laptop and notebook computers. Because of the growing interest in mobile Linux, the quantity of installation guides has increased rapidly during the past year — more than any other year since TuxMobil's inception in 1997. The installation guides are ordered by manufacturer, distribution and language, and these guides offer hands-on information for almost any laptop model ever produced. BTW: TuxMobil expects to reach its 10,000th guide in 2009."

Comment DIY Data Recovery for Broken HDDs (Score 4, Informative) 205

by wehe (#25731327) Attached to: The Sounds of Failing Hard Drives
Just in case you don't want or don't need to order data recovery from a professional service, which is often expensive and takes time, here are some do-it-yourself guides for data recovery from broken hard disk drives. Of course you will not try these approaches if your data are really precious. But it you can afford to loose the data or you don't want to reveal them to others, these guides are worth a try to get the data resurrected.

Comment Survey of Solaris Installation Guides for Laptops (Score 2, Informative) 223

by wehe (#25695681) Attached to: OpenSolaris 2008.11 – Year of the Laptop?
As far as I can see Opensolaris as well as Solaris is not widely used on portable computers yet. TuxMobil provides a Survey of Solaris, OpenSolaris & NexentaOS Installation Guides for Laptops and Notebooks. The survey contains links to around 70 installation guides. The overall number of installation guides for Unix operating systems listed at TuxMobil is almost 8,000.
The Internet

The Internet Is 'Built Wrong' 452

Posted by CmdrTaco from the because-he-said-so dept.
An anonymous reader writes "API Lead at Twitter, Alex Payne, writes today that the Internet was 'built wrong,' and continues to be accepted as an inferior system, due to a software engineering philosophy called Worse Is Better. 'We now know, for example, that IPv4 won't scale to the projected size of the future Internet. We know too that near-universal deployment of technologies with inadequate security and trust models, like SMTP, can mean millions if not billions lost to electronic crime, defensive measures, and reduced productivity,' says Payne, who calls for a 'content-centric approach to networking.' Payne doesn't mention, however, that his own system, Twitter, was built wrong and is consistently down."
Government

Linux-Based E-Voting In Brazil 302

Posted by kdawson from the watch-and-learn-grasshopper dept.
John Sokol writes "I just heard from a good friend and Linux kernel hacker in Brazil that they have just finished their municipal election with 128 million people using Linux to vote. They voted nationwide for something like 5,000 city mayors. Voting is mandatory in Brazil. The embedded computer they are using once ran VirtuOS (a variant of MS-DOS); it now has its own locally developed, Linux-based distro. These are much nicer, smaller, and cheaper than the systems being deployed here in the US. Here is a Java-required site with a simulated Brazilian voting system. It's very cool; they even show you a picture of the candidate you voted for."
Networking

Server Optimization For Newbies? 295

Posted by kdawson from the curved-learning dept.
supaneko writes "I recently took a new job as a network and server administration for a small IT company. I am absolutely shocked at how much is taking place within this company that I have little to no experience with. To help bolster my experience, I purchased a used server to use for hands-on training and practice. My ultimate goal is to have a complete, secure LAMP server available to the public running CentOS. I have been browsing the Net for various guides and tips on setup, optimization, security, and maintenance, but nothing I've found really gives me a hands-on approach to the topics I want to learn about. When you all started out, what route did you take to pick up the server setup and maintenance skills you have now? Is there anything in particular that you would recommend to someone who has excellent skills with consumer PCs and servers but is a total newbie to corporate and enterprise networking and servers?"
Security

Debian Bug Leaves Private SSL/SSH Keys Guessable 670

Posted by timothy from the security-is-a-process dept.
SecurityBob writes "Debian package maintainers tend to very often modify the source code of the package they are maintaining so that it better fits into the distribution itself. However, most of the time, their changes are not sent back to upstream for validation, which might cause some tension between upstream developers and Debian packagers. Today, a critical security advisory has been released: a Debian packager modified the source code of OpenSSL back in 2006 so as to remove the seeding of OpenSSL random number generator, which in turns makes cryptographic key material generated on a Debian system guessable. The solution? Upgrade OpenSSL and re-generate all your SSH and SSL keys. This problem not only affects Debian, but also all its derivatives, such as Ubuntu." Reader RichiH also points to Debian's announcement and Ubuntu's announcement.
Communications

Homemade VoIP Network Over Wi-Fi Routers 71

Posted by timothy from the warms-the-cochleas-of-the-heart dept.
AnInkle writes "A blogger on The Tech Report details his research and testing of wireless voice communication options for remote mountainous villages in rural undeveloped areas. The home-built project involves open-source software, low-cost wireless routers, solar power, mesh networking, unlicensed radio frequencies and VoIP technology. Although his research began several months ago, he has concluded the first stage of testing and is preparing to move near one of the sites where he hopes to eventually install the final functional network. Anyone with experience or ideas on the subject is invited to offer input and advice."
Announcements

Submission + - DokuWiki on a Stick (splitbrain.org)

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Linux Laptop Guy
Linux Laptop Guy writes: "DokuWiki on a Stick is a wiki that fits on and runs from a thumb drive with no installation footprint. Most MS-Windows users are not very comfortable with installing and configuring a web server, even though there are quite simple solutions available already. Wouldn't it be nice if you could just start an .exe file and have your wiki up and running? Wouldn't it be even cooler if this would work without any complicated install at all? And wouldn't it be really cool if all this could work from an USB flash drive to make your wiki portable between different PCs? Is that a wiki in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
Security

Boot Record Rootkit Threatens Vista, XP, NT 261

Posted by kdawson from the writing-to-zero dept.
Paul sends us word on a new exploit seen in the wild that attacks Windows systems completely outside of the control of the OS. "Unfortunately, all the Windows NT family (including Vista) still have the same security flaw — MBR [Master Boot Record] can be modified from usermode. Nevertheless, MS blocked write-access to disk sectors from userland code on VISTA after the pagefile attack, however, the first sectors of disk are still unprotected... At the end of 2007 stealth MBR rootkit was discovered by MR Team members (thanks to Tammy & MJ) and it looks like this way of affecting NT systems could be more common in near future if MBR stays unprotected."
Google

Google Algorithm to Search Out Hospital Superbugs 114

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the bug-rank dept.
Googling Yourself writes "Researchers in the UK plan to use Google's PageRank algorithm to find how super-bugs like MRSA spread in a hospital setting. Previous studies have discovered how particular objects, like doctors' neckties, can harbor infection, but little is known about the network routes by which bugs spread. Mathematician Simon Shepherd plans to build a matrix describing all interactions between people and objects in a hospital ward, based on observing normal daily activity."
Transportation

The World's Cheapest Car Set To Launch 418

Posted by Zonk from the be-nice-to-have-a-toolin-mobile dept.
theodp writes "Ready for one-automobile-per-child (OAPC)? India's giant Tata Group is on the verge of launching the world's cheapest car. The People's Car, slated to be unveiled January 10th at a New Delhi auto show, will carry a sticker price of 100,000 rupees ($2,500), which some analysts say could revolutionize automobile costs worldwide. The Tata is a pet project of Cornell-trained architect Ratan Tata, who helped design it. The vehicle is aimed at improving driving safety by getting India's masses off their motorbikes and into cars."

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