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Microsoft Adds 'Big Boobs' to Linux Kernel
Wired News
Microsoft has contributed thousands of lines of code to the Linux kernel, the open source software at the heart of the widely used Linux operating system. And now, the software giant has contributed some controversy too. Sometime over the past few years, ...
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Wired News
Insight into Linux-Based Enterprise Communications
Business 2 Community
No matter where they are, teams and individuals can work together closely with tools like Linux-based instant messaging, email, document and knowledge management systems and mobile applications. Employees can improve their productivity and ...
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Oracle Offers Free Software To Win New Linux Users
Business Insider
"A: Oracle Linux support costs money. If you just want the software, it's 100% free. And it's all in our yum repo at public-yum.oracle.com. Major releases, errata, the whole shebang. Free source code, free binaries, free updates, freely redistributable, free for ...
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Business Insider
Microsoft finds 'big boobs' in source code, removes it
Digital Spy
The BBC reports that it came to light on a mailing list for Linux developers, where hacker Paolo Bonzini said of the string: "Somone (sic) was trying to be funny, I guess." Microsoft was made aware of the discovery and quickly issued an apologetic statement, ...
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Microsoft: Sorry About "Big Boobs"
Gizmodo
Microsoft had to make a public apology recently, after it was discovered that some sniveling, man-child coder had written BIG BOOBS into a piece of computer code that connects the Linux kernel to a Microsoft "virtualization" product. In fact, the offending ...
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Microsoft Apologizes for Big Boobs
Escapist Magazine
Just a few days ago, a user by the name of Paolo Bonzini brought the string to the attention of Linux developer, Matthew Garrett, who confirmed that the string was real and voiced his disapproval at the "boys club" nature of the joke. "At the most basic level it's ...
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Byzantium, a bootable Linux with "Ad-hoc wireless mesh networking for the ...
Boing Boing
The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS] sez, "Project Byzantium is a working group of the HacDC hackerspace, and is a live distribution of Linux for easily and rapidly deploying ad-hoc wireless mesh networks for the purpose of emergency communications.
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Microsoft releases patch to fix 'big boobs' code string
Metro
The hexadecimal string 0xB16B00B5 was found in a program that developers use to work with Linux open source software. Paolo Bonzini, a contributor to the Linux developers' mailing list, found the code in the core, or kernel, of Linux, last week. 'Someone ...
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Metro
Microsoft apologises for 'big boobs' software code
CNET UK
A contributor to the Linux developers' mailing list spotted the code last week. Another reference, "0x0B00B135" -- yes, "boobies" -- also appeared in an earlier version of the same software code. Some said it was symptomatic of a culture of sexism. "At its most ...
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CNET UK
Microsoft's 'big boobs' code error
DigitalJournal.com
According to Linux developer Matthew Garrett, an earlier version of the code apparently ran "0x0B00B135" or, if you squint hard enough, 'boobies'. It appears that the developers at Microsoft need to amuse themselves from time to time. article:329061:9::0 ...
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DigitalJournal.com
Finland's Jolla Will Be The Ferrari Of The Smartphone World
Forbes
You have to hand it to the former Nokia employees who decided to set up a company to build the Linux smartphone they believe the market wants. Naming your company 'dinghy' as you leave Nokia to enter the start-up world to produce a new smartphone is ...
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Oracle's wooing of CentOS users called FUD
ARNnet
Oracle's recent launch of a campaign to convert users of CentOS -- a free version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that uses community support, rather than an paid option -- is being met with skepticism by some members of the business Linux community.
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Open Source For Me But Not For Thee
Seeking Alpha
When IBM (IBM) failed in operating systems two decades ago, it slowly began embracing Linux, eventually unifying its whole product line under the open source operating system. The results were spectacular. At the OSCON conference in Portland, an annual ...
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Univention Corporate Server 3.0-2 Launched
IT News Online
As announced, the Bremen team is now offering the possibility to use UCS 3.0-2 to mount Linux desktop systems realised with Ubuntu in a UCS domain. Univention has also provided a detailed description in its Wiki at: wiki.univention.de and is expanding the ...
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Microsoft's 'big boobs' code is a big blunder — get over it
GeekWire
The phrase "0xB16B00B5," a.k.a., "big boobs," has been caught in "software code that connects the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV virtualization product," as Buzzblog reports. (Note: I have no idea what this means.) Microsoft reportedly jumped on the ...
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GeekWire
Microsoft says sorry over big boobs
Absolute Gadget
Bonzini posted a message to the Linux kernel list and said "Someone was trying to be funny, I guess!" Linux developer Matthew Garrett in his blog said that "magic constant passed through to the hypervisor was '0xB16B00B5', or, in English, 'BIG BOOBS'.
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Absolute Gadget
Android grandfather Linus Torvalds reviews the Nexus 7: "so far, very positive ...
Android Authority
Linus Torvalds, father of Linux, open source luminary, and uber-geek, has took to Google Plus to express his opinion on the hot new Nexus 7. Spoiler – he is pretty impressed with Google's first tablet, which he calls "solid"; the impression is "so far, very ...
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Mozilla Releases Test Version of Firefox OS
PC Magazine
The builds are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. "We've been culturally challenged to build up a interested community of testers, but limited to our distribution of builds due to legal contracts," Mozilla's Tony Chung wrote in a blog post. "However, the ...
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Firefox OS doesn't stand a chance
ExtremeTech
In a nutshell, Firefox OS is a Linux-based OS that boots up into a Gecko-based environment that looks like the lovechild of iOS and Android. Every user-facing element of Firefox OS, from the UI (Gaia), to the dialer, to the apps, is programmed using open web ...
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ExtremeTech
Wasteland 2 – First Official Screenshot Revealed
iTechPost
Unity Engine has been chosen because it offers Windows/Mac/Linux support. Support and expertise is also available from vendor and in community, adaptability for player modding, as well as 3D rendering, pathing, AI, physics, and character animation tools.
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iTechPost
Oracle Set to Hype Advances in Exalogic 'cloud in a Box'
PCWorld
A number of prominent executives will be taking part in the webcast, including Hasan Rizvi, senior vice president of product development, Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president of Linux and virtualization engineering, and Cliff Godwin, senior vice president of ...
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Broadband Program Adds More Digital Literacy Training
PCWorld
... available to low-income U.S. residents has added a job-training partner to its roster and will increase its focus on using broadband to train and search for jobs, officials announced Monday. Similar Articles: Linux: Where the Jobs (and Bigger Salaries) Are ...
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Dell's Cloud Plans Slip Behind Schedule
PCWorld
Latest in Business Center Blogs. Linux Line - July 20, 2012 4:22 PM. Looking for a New Linux Distro? 31 More Are Coming Next Month A new project aims to launch a brand-new Linux distribution every day in August. Security Alert - July 20, 2012 11:08 AM ...
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Change flags for all files in the Mac's Trash
ITworld.com
Linux loses its luster as a darling among developers · 3 comments. Blog. Watch life through a robot's eyes. Blog. 20 free Microsoft tools that you should know about, but probably don't. Tips and tricks direct from TechEd Europe. 2 comments · The caveman in ...
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AirDroid Controls Your Android Phone or Tablet from Any Modern Web Browser
Lifehacker
Once you do that, you're ready to do a pretty amazing number of things. I was really surprised by how well you can manage your device from a browser window—and it works on virtually any operating system (Windows, OS X, and Linux). You can transfer files ...
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The H Roundup for the week ending 21 July
The H
In other news, the Linux Foundation announced the winners of its annual T-shirt contest and The H looked at improvements in Android 4.1's security. Security hole in Amazon's Kindle Touch · Linux 3.5 approaches with RC7 · Hardware Hacks: The Raspberry ...
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ProlimeHost Announces Price Slash For Dedicated Server Based Hosting
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Implementing this complex plan proved to be the cutting-edge factor that provided the company the capability to support the price cut. This comes almost immediately after the same company announced a full integration of Linux Cpanel with their dedicated ...
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Interview: Kerry Munro on the new Canada Post
ITWorld Canada
Dell's Ubuntu laptop beta gets rave reviewsBy: Katherine Noyes (7/20/2012 11:24:00 AM)SAN FRANCISCO -- Fans of Ubuntu Linux may recall a project launched by Dell back in May to create an Ubuntu-loaded laptop specifically for developers. ... Android ...
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Google Corporate IT Builds Before Buying
CIO
Google engineers get their choice of operating systems on their work machines, either Apple's OS X, Google's own Chrome, one of several distributions of Linux, or Microsoft Windows. The Apple machines in particular have been hard to manage, given the ...
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7 Essential Tips for Picking a Student Laptop
LAPTOP Magazine (blog)
Asus X401 budget 4 pound laptop now available for $350 (Liliputing); Dell XPS 13 Goes Open Source -- Linux Lands on Ultrabooks (Netbook News); Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Coming This Fall For Developers with Ubuntu Linux (Netbook News) ...
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LAPTOP Magazine (blog)
Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps
TechSpot
... for existing users of Sparrow. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. google, ios, gmail, email, mac, development, sparrow · Next Article: Firefox OS nightly builds available for testing on Windows, Mac or Linux. 5 comments. User Comments: 5 ...
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Blogs9 new results for Linux
 
Linux iotop: Check What's Stressing And Increasing Load On Your ...
By Vivek Gite
Explains how to monitor disk activity and I/O under Linux operating system to find out what is stressing out your server and disk sub-system.
nixCraft: Linux Tips, Hacks,...
Hardening the Linux kernel | Simplicity is a form of art…
By swift
I have moved out the kernel configuration settings (and sysctl stuff) from the Hardening Gentoo Linux benchmark into its own Hardening the Linux kernel guide. It covers some common hardening-related kernel configuration entries (although ...
Simplicity is a form of art...
boot - How to copy a linux to a portable hard drive - Super User
By NStal
I already have a linux running on my laptop.Is it possible to port the entire system to a portable hard drive by copy all the file to the hard drive with the existing folder structure and reinstall the bootloader? added: In fact, I'm more interested in ...
Recent Questions - Super User
Never Enough Linux Distributions
By Mike Stone
Why there can never been too many Linux distributions.
RefuGeeks
1st Month FREE White Labeled RESELLER+ Cloud Linux - WHMCS ...
By HC-Ro
1st Month FREE White Labeled RESELLER+ Cloud Linux - WHMCS - Softaculous - CloudFlare Reseller Hosting Offers.
Web Hosting Talk
Linux Today - Komodo 7.1 lets users add their own language support
The H Open: ActiveState has released version 7.1 of its integrated development environment (IDE) Komodo.
Linuxtoday.com
Make my server and sites secure (see details) | Joomla | Linux | Web ...
Hi I need 2 servers to be made as secure as possible. Each server has about 20 websites on each, and those websites need to be made secure as well. I need.
Freelancer.com - New Projects
Digital Blend: Beck in Sound Shapes, Steam for Linux confirmed ...
By Adam Rosenberg
Welcome to Digital Blend, your one-stop-shop for coverage and recommendations of all things relating to mobile gaming, digital marketplaces, and indie titles (for the week ending July 22).
Clannad, People, and a Philosophy of Doing - Between Linux and ...
By Jason "moofang"
I am at this point very hopelessly behind on seasonal anime (So no brainmarks this season either, oh sorrow). However, I did recently complete a full rewatch of Clannad After Story (having splurged massively to obtain it in glorious 1080p), ...
Between Linux and Anime

Web2 new results for Linux
 
Linux Today - Linux Deepin 12.06 preview
LinuxBSDos.com: The latest edition, Linux Deepin 12.06, which is based on Ubuntu Desktop 12.04, was released – depending on your time zone – yesterday or ...
www.linuxtoday.com/.../linux-deepin-12.06-preview-120717...
Das U-Blog by Prashanth: Review: Linux Mint 13 LTS "Maya" Xfce
The final release of Linux Mint 13 LTS "Maya" Xfce hasn't even been officially announced yet, but despite that, I'm reviewing it now (and it is indeed the final ...
dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/.../review-linux-mint-13-lt...


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