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• Intel Atom Disk Encryption Performance 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
  While the ASUS Eee PC 901 doesn't have its solid-state disk drives encrypted by default, if you are storing any potentially sensitive information on this netbook -- or any mobile device for that matter -- you really should encrypt the data. When you lose a mobile device or it has been stolen, it can be a nightmare if your banking information was stored on there or even just passwords to your Internet accounts. However, what is the performance cost for fully encrypting a hard drive on one of these Intel Atom computers? In this article we are looking at the performance impact of fully encrypting the solid-state storage versus an unencrypted LVM within Ubuntu Linux.
• LinuxDocumentation: The way that will bring more users to GNU/Linux 9 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
  How the documentation is important to the GNU/Linux world? Why we need a documentation? Basically this is crucial point for any project. The documentation is something like a gate to the project, new users go through that gate to enter in the project and if that gate is broken the user could go in the wrong direction.
• Has the head of MySQL left Sun? 13 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
  It's not easy going from being number one of a small company, MySQL, even one worth a cool billion, to being one of many number twos in an even bigger company, Sun. Many former CEOs in that position quickly quit and it sounds like Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL, will be the next to leave his company's new owner.
• How Open Source can benefit K-12 schools 18 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
  By going paperless, schools can save enough money to get every child a Linux-based netbook. With Linux-based netbooks such as the Asus Eee PCs dropping well below $400 for basic systems and stocked with lots of good open source software, every kid could have a personal computer.
• Django 1.0 Ships 23 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
  DjangoProject announced the general availability of Django 1.0. Django 1.0 includes quite a few features that are new since the 0.96 release that many sites have been using. These include improved Unicode handling, an improved and refactored ORM, cross-site scripting protection, Jython compatability, and more.
• How Open Source can help our schools but might not be able to 1 day, 5 hours ago
  
  It might be possible to put a Linux netbook or notebook in the hand of every kid in school, paying for the effort by getting schools to go paperless--or near-paperless. With Linux-based netbooks such as the Asus Eee PCs dropping well below $400 for basic systems and stocked with lots of good open source software, every kid could have a personal computer.
• Open Source Roboticists On a Path to C3P0 1 day, 11 hours ago
  
  In the open source community, there are several efforts to develop robots that look and/or act like humans, performing interesting and useful tasks. They're not C3PO at this stage of their development, but they show tremendous promise, especially if more open source contributions are made to the projects. Here are a couple of good examples to take a gander at.
• Centralized access with iSCSI wraps it up: Open source SANs, part 4 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  Our expert explains how to configure an internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) on an open source storage area network.
• Linux in U.S. Schools: Why the Resistance? 1 day, 23 hours ago
  
  I hear the statement above almost everyday. What makes the statement so ridiculous is that it is completely inaccurate 99 percent of the time. Normally I would dismiss this as the loss of the person or the business that has opted to limit their horizons with their platform decisions, but when I hear this coming from schools...I find myself shaking my head in complete disbelief.
• First $100 laptop runs Linux 2 days, 3 hours ago
  
  In October, Shenzhen China-based HiVision will ship a MIPs-based Linux mini-notebook for $98. The company is currently offering a similar machine for $120, according to a video blog report from the Internationale Funkausstellunga (IFA) consumer electronics show in Berlin this week.
• "Free the Penguins" Initiative Brings Next Generation of Desktop Virtualization to Schools 2 days, 3 hours ago
  
  Education institutions looking for a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to stand-alone Windows desktops can now deploy their first 30-station computer lab or classroom free of charge.
• First Linux on Everest 2 days, 7 hours ago
  
  Linux thin client specialist Igel has created a Linux operating system image for a rugged panel PC designed for vehicle-mounted and industrial applications. The Igel-5310 LX Premium Image works with Glacier's Everest PC (pictured), available with a 600 MHz Celeron or 1.4GHz Pentium M processor.
• Dell ships Ubuntu- and Atom-based netbook 2 days, 11 hours ago
  
  Dell announced its first netbook, a $350 Intel Atom-based model loaded with Ubuntu Linux 8.04. The Inspiron Mini 9 offers a 1.6GHz Atom N270, up to 1GB SDRAM, an 8.9-inch, 1024 X 600 display, three USB ports, Ethernet, and a 4GB solid-state drive.
• Where do community managers fit? 2 days, 11 hours ago
  
  Our good friend Joe Brockmeier, community manager for openSUSE, has just started blogging for ZDnet. In one of his inaugural posts, he ruminates over where a community manager belongs in corporate structure: engineering or marketing? His post was in response to Stormy Peters, who thinks the support team is a good place. As a fellow community manager, these posts are a fantastic opportunity for me to talk about a subject that’s near and dear to me: me.
• Red Hat Bets on Startup to Shake Up Virtualization 2 days, 12 hours ago
  
  Linux vendor Red Hat is upping the ante in the virtualization market today with the $107 million dollar cash acquisition of privately held virtualization vendor Qumranet.
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