Monthly Archives: March 2009
D-Bus: The Smart, Simple, Powerful IPC
Let’s learn the intricacies of D-Bus and use it to hack some nifty features into programs.
Watch Out for the Signals!
What in the world is the ‘signals’ framework and how can systems programmers make use of it?
Open Source: A Panacea for the Recession
As the recession grips more economies and enterprises, it’s the perfect time to adopt the open source business model. We explain why.
Slackware 12.2: Stability Out of the Box
With simplicity and stability continuing to be top priorities, Slackware 12.2 doesn’t disappoint.
Why Governments Should Adopt Open Source
How applicable is the open source software development model for e-governance initiatives?
The Open Movement its Implications in Education
In this article, we look at what role the various ‘open movements’ can play in academia, and how academia should nurture them for a win-win relationship.
Will FOSS Get Me A Job?
FOSS allows anyone to acquire the skills that lead to becoming a better developer and an improved person.
The GNUnified Experience!
Here’s a report on an event that touched on almost all aspects of open source—from installations to kernel programming and scripting, from OpenOffice.org to Bash and Perl, from Ext4 file system to SCSI, and from scientific computing to network security.
Slax 6: Slacks Off To You!
First, there was Slackware. And then there was Slax. As the similarity between the names suggests, Slax is actually a size-optimised (well, from 1.9 GB worth of installation files to a 190.1MB LiveCD) version of Slackware that’s meant for use as a Live CD and LiveUSB.
Managing Music Efficiently
Are your audio files scattered all over your hard disk with missing meta data, leaving you with no easy way to recognise the songs? It’s time you got a bit organised!
