Monday, March 27, 2006
Apple vs. IBM vs. Linux
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Welcome readers, to the final Linux newsletter of March 2006. In this
paragraph, your author tries to say something slightly unique and new
every week, while also explaining that "Linux newsletter" is merely easier
to explain than "LAMP." Here's what's new on the related O'Reilly Network
sites this week.
If most reviews of Linux distributions are worth reading (and they really
aren't), installing Linux is within the power of moderately experienced
and patient people these days. That doesn't make said installers experts,
however, and if there's one thing dangerous on the internet, it's people
with lots of power but not wise experience. At least with Linux and other
free Unixes, you can increase your security in well-documented and easily
explained ways. Aaron Brazell gives several simple and effective tips to
secure your new Linux server:
<http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/03/23/secure-your-server.html>
Apple's actually migrated to Intel-based processors just as the PS3 is
about to get ready to come out. The Cell processor may resurrect the
PowerPC architecture. The PS3 may be a general-purpose Linux box sold
stealthily as a game device. What does this all mean for Linux? Is Apple
getting pinned between IBM and Linux? What do processor architectures
have to do with operating systems and the future of software? Adrien
Lamothe speculates how Apple's risks might open more doors for truly free
software:
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/03/23/apple_vs_everyone.html>
In weblogs this week, brian d foy announces The Perl Review's Spring 2006
issue:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/the_perl_review_spring_2006_th.html>
Dave Cross finds the expertise of so-called experts lacking:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/experts.html>
Your editor writes a short overview of the Parrot compiler tools being
written and used for Perl 6:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/inside_parrots_compiler_tools.html>
Kevin Shockey announces a mini-seminar about using Linux on the desktop:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/tux_magazine_and_the_abcs_of_d.html>
Jeremy Jones documents the process of upgrading his laptop to Ubuntu
Dapper:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/upgrading_to_ubuntu_dapper.html>
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/networkmanager_is_now_working.html>
<http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2006/03/high_cpu_utilization_in_dapper.html>
Steve Mallett anticipates the Best of Ruby Quiz book:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/ruby/blog/2006/03/best_of_ruby_quiz_available.html>
Tom Adelstein walks through securely removing a user:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/sysadmin/blog/2006/03/howto_remove_an_user_and_impro.html>
Anton Chuvakin hopes for a standard in the world of audit logging:
<http://www.oreillynet.com/sysadmin/blog/2006/03/audit_logging_standard_a_chanc.html>
That's all for this week. Come back again next week for the start of your
editor's five-part series on designing a truly maintainable programming
language.
No joke,
- c
chromatic
chromatic@oreilly.com
Technical Editor
O'Reilly Network
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ONLamp.com and Linux Devcenter Top Five Articles Last Week
1. Apple's High-Water Mark?
Apple's latest moves have impressed observers, but the environment is
about to change drastically, with Apple likely facing its greatest
challenges. Where do the company and its users face competition? IBM,
Sony, and ... Linux? Adrien Lamothe explores the computing landscape of
2006.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2006/03/23/apple_vs_everyone.html>
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2. Ajax on Rails
XMLHttpRequest and Ruby on Rails are two hot topics in web development. As
you ought to expect by now, they work really well together. Curt Hibbs
explains the minimal Ajax you need to know and the minimal Ruby you need
to write to Ajax-ify your Rails applications.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/09/rails_ajax.html>
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3. Secure Your Linux Server
Linux is a powerful and popular operating system kernel. That popularity
means you might be running it even if you're not a dedicated Unix
administrator or high-powered programmer. That doesn't mean that
rock-solid security is out of your reach, though. Aaron Brazell shows how
to make Red Hat 9 (and other Linux distributions) much more secure in a
few easy steps.
<http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/03/23/secure-your-server.html>
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4. Fine-Tuning Kubuntu
Ubuntu is a well-maintained, well-organized Linux distribution. Kubuntu
adds the popular and powerful KDE desktop environment. As nice as Kubuntu
is, the default installation doesn't fit every user. Carla Schroder shows
how to get help, get access to more software packages, set up a firewall,
and review and get rid of unnecessary services.
<http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2006/03/09/tuning-kubuntu.html>
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5. PHP Form Handling
If your PHP program is a dynamic web page (and it probably is) and your
PHP program is dealing with user input (and it probably is), then you need
to work with HTML forms. David Sklar, author of Learning PHP 5, offers
tips for simplifying, securing, and organizing your form-handling PHP
code.
<http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/php/2004/08/26/PHPformhandling.html>
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