September 15, 2008
A Linux family is made up of many distributions or distros numbering to hundreds that are in active development. They are constantly being revised and improved and have taken a wide variety of forms because most of the kernel and supporting packages are some combination of free software and open source. These forms would range from fully featured desktop and server operating systems to minimal environments, usually in embedded systems or for booting from a floppy disk.
A distro essentially refers to a particular assortment of applications that are used with a particularly compiled kernel, enabling its capabilities to meet most of the needs of its end-user base. Assembling and testing a distribution prior to release are generally more elaborate as the user base become larger.
September 11, 2008
The only Mobile VPN software solution based on the Mobile IP and IPSEC standards that supports Linux is the Viatores. Viatores is a great solution for increasing employee productivity since it simplifies access to enterprise resources while maintaining an “always on” security. Ecutel, the company behind the product, believes that it is giving enterprises an opportunity to increase their respective employee productivity with the use of a cost-effective platform like Linux.
The trusted security of a VPN is combined with the simplicity of a mobile phone to bring about an enterprise-class secure mobility solution. Enterprise users are provided secure and simple access to their network resources with the use of any device and from any network, whether wired or wireless.
August 31, 2008
The Corel Linux OS is specifically meant for desktop use. It is easy to install and configure as it features an easy installer requiring only four simple and easy steps and a desktop environment which has KDE as its base, with the desktop set-up being based on Debian. Systems updates are easily obtained over the web as well as drivers, both network and local. Access to the Internet is convenient due to a file manager that is considered a step ahead among many, resembling the look and feel of a Windows Explorer. With an integrated Windows SMB network browser, the file manager performs excellently.
Notwithstanding its problems, Corel Linux is a great idea and probably has the best installation procedure in any OS. The installation CD is bootable while the installation routine can still benefit from some improvements. It has an excellent control center and a substantial app included in the form of the Corel File Manager.
August 18, 2008
The addition of support for USB keyboards through the IOS keyboard interface has brought Linux on the Wii to a more usable form. This has been available since IOS version 30. A block driver has also been written to use SD cards through the Nintendo Wii front SD card slot. This driver provides fine read/write support and performance when compared to the classic SD card adapter driver.
With the added support for the Power PC arch branch in Linux kernel patches aside from the PPC branch, changes are available through the CVS service. It can be quickly tested on a Nintendo Wii through the released version of 0.2 of the Wii-Linux Proof of Concept.
