Monthly Archives: March 2016
Waiting and Blocking in a Linux Driver
This is the second article on waiting and blocking in a Linux driver. As weve discovered earlier, waiting and blocking are as inevitable in...
Microsoft joins Open Source Eclipse Foundation
Microsoft bolsters its presence in the open source ecosystem by joining hands with the open sourced Eclipse Foundation.
Microsoft made an announcement regarding its association...
7 Open Source Tools from NGA
The National Geospatial Agency has released seven open source tools on GitHub
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) provides agencies with critical and often- classified intelligence....
Automating Certificate Generation for Events Using GIMP
This article should interest DIY enthusiasts, providing them with the knowhow to generate multiple customised certificates using GIMP. With a little bit of Python...
Understanding Object Slicing in C++
This article is intended for college students, as well as new and intermediate programmers. Although the idea of object slicing is known to many...
SHC Shell Script Compiler: An Introduction
The generic shell script compiler (SHC) can hide source code, which is useful in preventing accidental erasures, alterations and deliberate, mischievous and malicious tampering....
Chef Recipes to Configure the Desired State of a System
Chef is the answer when managing dynamic infrastructure. It automates how applications are configured, deployed and managed across your network, irrespective of its size....
Patch Management Made Easy with Spacewalk
For a systems administrator controlling hundreds of Linux servers, not an uncommon scenario in an era of Big Data, it could be rather overwhelming...
An Introduction to Qubes
Conventional security methods like the use of antivirus software or firewalls are no longer capable of stopping sophisticated malware attacks. Qubes overcomes this flaw...
We have not faced any glitches, as we do the security hardening
Does open source work in sensitive sectors like telecom, you ask? Well, Ganesh Jayadevan, CTO, Mahindra Comviva says, Yes with loads of confidence. Open...
