Linux filesystem developer Hans Reiser has revealed the location of his wife\'s corpse to law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, development on his namesake filesystem appears to be grinding to a halt.
The loss of critical data can prove devastating. Still, millions of professionals ignore backing up their data. While individual reasons vary, one of the most common explanations is that performing routine backups can be a real chore. Because machines excel at mundane and repetitive tasks, the key to reducing the inherent drudgery and the natural h
Stephen Colbert gave Firefox 3 his “Colbert Bump” on the day of Firefox 3’s launch. \\rWe looked at downloads of Firefox 3 by users within the U.S. – to see what, if anything, could be detected. At minute 23 of the broadcast, Colbert said, “Firefox 3 just got the Colbert Bump.” Guess what happened next...
The computer proletariat is rising up - and computing will never be the same. Tiny, sub-$500 “netbooks” like the Asus Eee are the hottest thing going in notebooks today. And some surprising things are happening. Like housewives on Linux.
Linux Magazine spends some time with the man who made Ubuntu, arguably the most popular desktop Linux distribution, possible. Kristin Shoemaker finds out what makes Mark tick, and what’s going on with the Shuttleworth Foundation.