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Quest Extends Unix Sudo Tool

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Enterprises can now run user compliance reports against Sudo

Usenix: Dartmouth Expanding Diff, Grep Unix Tools

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Dartmouth researchers are working on variants of diff and grep that can parse more complex data structures

Oracle Solaris Goes to 11

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The newest version of Oracle's Solaris operating system is better prepared for cloud workloads, the company claims

Dennis Ritchie, Father of Unix and C Programming Language, Dead At 70

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Dennis Ritchie, the software developer who brought the world the C programming language and Unix operating system, has died at the age of 70.

DoD Debuts a Brand-New Linux for Telecommuters

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

With all the hundreds of Linux distributions already available for practically every niche and purpose, users of the open source operating system are accustomed to having a wealth of choices. Recently, however, the set of options got even bigger thanks to a brand-new, security-focused Linux distribution from none other than the U.S. Department of Defense.

Linux 3.0 a Steady Step Forward

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Bucking standard conventions in software versioning, Linux Torvalds has designated the new release of the Linux operating system kernel, posted Friday, as version 3.0, even while maintaining that the release is only a routine update.

PlanetLab Creates a More Advanced Sudo

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers at the PlanetLab global research network have developed a potential replacement for the widely used Unix sudo tool, called Vsys, that will offer administrators far greater control over what end users can and can't access.

2011 Timeline of Major High Tech Awards: Cryptographers, Unix Pioneers Lead the Way

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The public key encryption scheme developed by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman in the mid-1970s - and influenced by the work of Ralph Merkle - has now made them all pretty darn famous some three-plus decades later: All three have been inducted in 2011 into the Computer History Museum Hall of Fellows and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

What Linux Needs is Some Good Marketing

Wed, 11 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT

It's been an exciting year for Linux so far, thanks at least in part to the release of Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal," which is shaping up to be the first desktop Linux release targeted squarely at newcomers to the free and open source operating system.

Windows Vista for Better Security? I Don't Think So.

Thu, 05 May 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.

Linux and Mac OS Are Fastest-Growing Operating Systems

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft may still dominate the operating system market, but Linux and Apple's Mac OS platforms were the fastest-growing in 2010, according to new data from Gartner.

Linux Wins Big in Three Coups

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

April has turned out to be a stellar month for Linux.

DOJ Limits Microsoft's Purchase of Novell Patents

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The DOJ limits Microsoft's purchase of Novell patents.

DOJ Limits Microsoft's Purchase of Novell Patents

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The DOJ limits Microsoft's purchase of Novell patents.

DOJ Limits Microsoft's Purchase of Novell Patents

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The DOJ limits Microsoft's purchase of Novell patents.