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Submission + - Do Mac OS X or Linux need anti-virus? (delimiter.com.au) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: One of Australia's largest government technology buyers, the Tasmanian Department of Education, has gone to market for a security vendor to supply anti-virus software for its 40,000-odd desktop PCs and laptops, as well as servers. But the department's not just running Windows — it runs Mac OS X and Linux as well, and has requested that whatever solution it buys must be able to run on those platforms as well. But have we reached the stage were Mac OS X and Linux even need third-party security software? It seems like most Mac and Linux users don't run it. Thoughts?

Comment Re:I don't think aussies want to fork up that much (Score 1) 258

by mdf-flynn (#33247778) Attached to: Aussie National Broadband Network Will Be Gigabit
... then the cost of money goes down. I'm not an economist, but $30 billion in 10 years wont be worth as much as $30 billion today. Avoiding large initial capital costs can be a good thing. Considering neither of the major parties are opposing the internet filter, they wont be getting my vote.
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New Linux Petabyte-Scale Distributed File System 132

Posted by samzenpus from the check-it-out dept.
An anonymous reader writes "A recent addition to Linux's impressive selection of file systems is Ceph, a distributed file system that incorporates replication and fault tolerance while maintaining POSIX compatibility. Explore the architecture of Ceph and learn how it provides fault tolerance and simplifies the management of massive amounts of data."

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