Episode 26 - News, News Everywhere...and all about Google

Running Time: 39:46

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1) Introduction

Check out FSDaily.com a cool new site for finding news about Free Software.

2) News

How Linux Saved the Day for a Fast food Resteraunt Running Windows

Admin Power

Google Send Shockwaves through Open source and the Tech World....In a non-evil way of course

3) Conclusion

Recommendations for People to interview

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Linux Care is back from the dead...Sort of...

Computer World has a report about the companies return and some comments from the founder who is trying to bring it back.  The company is taking a difference stance this time.  Instead of trying to be support everyone everywhere this time they are going to focus on supporting cloud computing solutions.  Like Cloud Computing the model they are using this time around is purchasing only the services you need.  They will offering support from single incident support to complete begining to end development solution.  I couldn't find any fee sheets so you will have to contact them through their website for the details.

Episode 24 - What does your CTO know about security?

1) Introduction

2) News

And Palm Goes too.....

MA Law sparks people to worry...

3) Topic of the night - Linux Security a CTO's Guide

There will be a How To Series we hope to post on howtoforge.com for a more technical approach to security.

The FLOSS Weekly Episode we were referring to was FLOSS Weekly Episode 93: Puppet.

4) Conclusion

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Great advice about choosing Open Source Products...

I ran across this great article tonight if your planning on replacing Closed Source Proprietary solutions Open Source ones.  It's written from a veteran's perspective and the advice in the article is both to the point and informative.  So head over to Linux Journal and check it out.

Why Linux can never win with some penetration numbers....

There is an amazing rant over at Computer World by Stephen J. Vaughan-Nichols that has some really intense data.  When having discussions with people about the penetration of any OS it's really hard to get good numbers.  In this article Mr. Vaughan-Nichols takes issue with the IDC numbers focused on sales of computers.  I agree with him that sales, especially when trying to compare Windows to Linux Sales, because the I have only once purchased a server with Linux on it.  Even that time I got Windows as a bonus.  That means that for the numbers reported in sales my purchase still counted as Windows servers.  For most of my clients I recommended purchasing the most cost effective server possible.  That normally meant that they purchased servers with Windows on them and we would then just reformat and install Linux on the machine.  In this article he points to a similar example of Weta, the company that made all of the AWESOME Avatar CGI.  They are reported to have used 35,000 cores on 4,000+ HP blades running Ubuntu.  What is interesting about that is that HP doesn't see any blade servers with Ubuntu installed so each of those machines counted as Windows machines. So the next time you are debating the installed base of Linux with your favorite Windows Geek remind them that your OS is able to be downloaded for FREE.