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Current Topic: Linux

RHUM - RedHat Update Munger (Version 1.2)
Topic: Linux 2:06 am EST, Nov  9, 2003

] RHUM is an easy to use script for merging updated RPMs
] into a RedHat style distribution. RHUM can merge RedHat's
] RPM Updates and your own custom RPMs into the copy of
] RedHat you use for Kickstart installs, eliminating the
] need to apply RPM Updates after install. This script can
] also use Fedora Core has a base for building custom
] distributions.

I have updated RHUM to work with Fedora Core. You can now create custom Linux distributions based of Fedora using RHUM the say way as RedHat 6 through 9.

There is also a crude script linked from this page that will create a network install base using the yarrow images.

RHUM - RedHat Update Munger (Version 1.2)


RHUM - RedHat Update Munger (Version 1.1)
Topic: Linux 11:23 am EDT, Sep  4, 2003

] RHUM is an easy to use script for merging updated RPMS
] into a RedHat Distribution. RHUM can merge RedHat's RPM
] Updates and your own custom RPMS into the copy of RedHat
] you use for Kickstart installs, eliminating the need to
] apply RPM Updates after install.

I've updated RHUM.

The old version(s) used Perl modules for parsing RPM headers. This caused conflicts between versions of RedHat due to changes in the module. This version uses the rpm binary, so it should work across all versions of RedHat. Also, It now supports an unlimited number of update directories and the command line interface has been improved.

RHUM - RedHat Update Munger (Version 1.1)


Red Hat Support | New up2date available with updated SSL certificate authority file
Topic: Linux 11:09 pm EDT, Aug 29, 2003

From: Red Hat Network [dev-null@rhn.redhat.com]
Subject: URGENT: Red Hat Network Certificate Expiration

The certificate used by up2date and rhn_register to communicate with the
Red Hat Network reached its end of life on August 28th 2003.  Users
attempting to connect to Red Hat Network will see SSL connection or
certificate verification failures.

[snip]

Jeez.

Red Hat Support | New up2date available with updated SSL certificate authority file


Linus leaves Transmeta, goes to OSDL to work full-time on kernel
Topic: Linux 7:28 am EDT, Jun 17, 2003

] The other big news - well, for me personally, anyway - is
] that I've decided to take a leave-of-absense after 6
] years at Transmeta to actually work full-time on the
] kernel.
]
] Transmeta has always been very good at letting me
] spend even an inordinate amount of time on Linux, but as
] a result I've been feeling a little guilty at just how
] little "real work" I got done lately. To fix that, I'll
] instead be working at OSDL, finally actually doing Linux
] as my main job.

] Snif. I'm actually all teary-eyed.

Its been predicted for awhile that Linus would move to OSDL.

Linus leaves Transmeta, goes to OSDL to work full-time on kernel


Forbes.com: UPDATE 2-Microsoft loses city of Munich deal to Linux
Topic: Linux 5:10 pm EDT, May 29, 2003

] The city of Munich said on Wednesday it would switch
] 14,000 computers from Microsoft's Windows operating
] system to rival Linux in a deal estimated to be worth
] tens of millions of euros.

] Media have reported that Microsoft's offer of about
] 27.3 million euros ($32.3 million) had been almost
] three million euros below that of the Linux competitor,
] but the city had still chosen Linux for strategic reasons.

If I had to venture a guess, there are three big reasons why Linux won here.. 1) It runs great on older hardware (why wants to buy new hardware if they don't have to?), 2) They did not expect to get such a good price from Microsoft again when upgrade time came around, and 3) They want to use products that put money in their local economy, not Redmond's.

Forbes.com: UPDATE 2-Microsoft loses city of Munich deal to Linux


Eric S. Raymond | No Secrets
Topic: Linux 3:51 pm EDT, May 25, 2003

] I want to know if you have ever had read access to
] proprietary Unix source code (not just binaries and
] documentation) under circumstances where either no
] non-disclosure agreement was required or whatever
] non-disclosure agreement you had was not enforced.

] I can't talk about how this information will be applied,
] nor by who. You'll have to trust me, or at any rate my
] record as an ambassador of the community, that it will be
] effective and that I will respect your confidentiality
] and not disclose any facts about individuals without
] their express permission.
]
] You can read about Trademark Law and Risk and How To
] Report Access.
]
] SCO wants to use the courts to attack us and claim
] control of the Linux code; let's make them rue the day
] they thought this was a good idea, by proving that they
] have no trade secrets.

Eric S. Raymond | No Secrets


Example of cheap a NAS setup using LVM
Topic: Linux 7:52 pm EST, Mar  1, 2003

Using LVM in this exact way has come up in conversation with several people recently.

I wish I guy made a note of his final cost per GB..

Example of cheap a NAS setup using LVM


 
 
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