Saxnet intros Meshnode III Linux mesh router
The Saxnet product is called Meshnode III, a Linux-based WLAN router that features a full, x86-based PC system inside a compact housing. It is equipped with four radio modules, with a maximum…
New York Times opens up code
The New York Times likes open source -- so much so that, as it gradually moves more of its print operations online, it is nurturing a Web development team that has released two of its own open…
Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up for Oct 28 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Compiz Fusion 0.6.0 Released
- SCO vs. Linux: Costly German lawyers…
Open-Source Robotic Snap-O-Lantern
The Snap-O-Lantern is a robotic mini-pumpkin. Normally, it just sits there, in disguise as a boring old pumpkin. But, every twenty seconds he comes to life. His LED eyes turn on, his jaw slowly…
scaling drupal step two - sticky load balancing with apache mod_proxy
"If you've setup your drupal deployment with a separate database and web (drupal) server (see scaling drupal step one - a dedicated data server), a good next step, is to cluster your web servers.…
Wine 0.9.48 Released
Wine 0.9.48 has been released. New to this version are additional fixes for regression test failures. a more complete cryptnet implementation, WIDL is now able to generate the oleaut32 proxy code…
What Kind of Person Uses Linux, And Should You Be One Of Them?
"Linux is one of the great mysteries of the computing world. It’s an operating system that looks like a clear winner by most standards, from technical to functional. Linux supports more hardware…
Linux device driver project needs more unsupported devices to work on
Desktop Linux needs drivers. Right? Of course. So why is Novell's Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel developer and head of the Linux Driver Project, having to ask people to tell him about devices…
Open Source as standard option in home routers
Yesterday, Buffalo Technology and the German-based New Media Net published a press release claiming that from now on, you can buy Buffalo’s WHR-HP-G54 Router with the open source DD-WRT firmware.…
Open Source Business Strategies Had A Bubble Too
Matt Asay points us to a fascinating paper (pdf) by Oliver Alexy of Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) Business School, that looks at how the stock market reacts to companies that announce open-…