[2003-03-25] Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) on Software RAID
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Logical Volume Manager is now included with most Linux distributions. The RedHat 8.0 installer even allows you to create LVM volumes during initial install. LVM offers capabilities previously only found in expensive products like Veritas.
[2003-03-24] Open-Source Movement Gains Ground on Microsoft
A significant customer opportunity is emerging for open-source software, as more state and federal governments loosen their restrictions on implementations of such software. As the trend unfolds, Microsoft Corp. is insisting that it can coexist peacefully with the model.
[2003-03-21] Linux co-developer warns of serious flaw
Malicious local user could gain full privileges by exploiting 'ptrace' hole. A developer who helped write the original Linux kernel is warning of a flaw in some versions of the operating system that could allow a malicious local user to gain root control of a Linux computer.
[2003-03-21] WinTel trips on Linux?
AS A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE the WinTel alliance used to work pretty well. Intel lived up to Moore's Law by building ever larger and more complex chips, while Microsoft executed Gate's Law by churning out ever more bloated and serially incompatible versions of its software.
[2003-03-20] Sun remote procedure call puts vulnerability in Linux and Unix
Anything Microsoft can do...
[2003-03-03] Building a Linux Kernel
In our last issue, we looked at what data you need to collect before attempting to build a Linux kernel. This is very important information so you may want to take a look at the first article if you are a little rusty. I have also written an article about using the command line in Linux that may be helpful for you.
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