A MIPS-based system-on-chip (SoC) popular in ADSL modems and IADs (integrated access devices) has gained fresh Linux kernel patches and a port of the OpenWRT Linux router distribution.
It uses a cut-down version of a Linux kernel and can be deployed on almost any standard operating system.
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SImPLE is a Linux-bootable CD that is put into the CD-ROM drive of a computer or laptop and boots into its own forensically clean environment.
Raleigh, N.C.-based Red Hat Inc. has introduced the beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3, which includes improvements in virtualization, clustering and file systems, along with support for the latest hardware drivers.
The government managed to save RM32 million in expenditure through the implementation of open source software (OSS) in government agencies and departments, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan said.
He said the saving for the first phase of the project, involving OSS implementation in 15 agencies and departments, was RM10 million.
Some RM22 million was saved in the second phase which involved the installation of OpenOffice software on 10,682 computers and the use of 174 products from the open source competency centre, he said.
The Toronto college has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with the world’s biggest open source project over the past few years. Find out why other computer science departments should take notice
With the continued success of its partnership with the Mozilla Foundation, Toronto’s Seneca College could be the school of choice for budding open source developers and a strong model for other tech programs around the country to follow.
