Caught this at PCLinuxOnline.com; Mandrake has released a 2.6 kernel rpm for testing. Very cool. Perhaps it is time to learn how to compile and install a new kernel?
Do you have an old PC lying around that you wondering what to do with, then check this tutorial out. It guides you through the steps needed to create a wireless access point using linux and an outdated computer.
“In this article, I’ll take you through the process of building a wireless access point running Linux. I won’t cover every last line of code, every intermediate step, or every detail of hardware; that would take a book and would be obsolete by the time you read it. The goal is to show you what kinds of concerns and pitfalls you’ll face should you want to do this. For this piece, we build the access point to operate as a bridge; simply forwarding packets between the wireless network and a local ethernet. This allows wireless devices to simply be turned on and attached using your existing network — no new configuration, no special routing.”
There have been several articles lately about how the attitude of the open source community is/will stopping the masses from adopting the Linux. This is yet another article in that same vein — what will it take for Linux to be widely accepted.
I personally have my own take on this subject and I may even post an article on it, but for now, read this one and make up your own mind.
A small quote:
To me, it’s a miracle how every tiny article on OSNews.com, or any other tech-site, ends up in people shouting all sorts of nonsense at each other like “Linux is gonna bring back Elvis”, “Windows shot president Kennedy”, “Linux kept the cold war cold” or “Bill Gates wants to buy the moon and charge people for looking at it”. Do these people really know what they are saying, or
are they just going with the Open-Source flow?
In Christian Cantrell’s blog yesterday, he talks about whether you should use CF session variables or hidden form fields to handle persistant data. He suggests using session variables for several very logical reasons: code is easier to manage, creates a less linear website, it is easier to rearrange forms, and a few others. The comments at the end of that article are worth reading as well.
Anyone trying to network a Linux machine with a mac running OS X 10.1, then you may want to check out this article over at newsforge. The article does not go into much technical depth, but it is still interesting to read. It also emphasizes the ease with which networking can be achieved using samba.
According to PLO, Mandrake 9.2 betas are starting to show up in cooker and on mirror servers.
Trying to keep your applications secure? Here is a list of the top ten most dangerous vulnerabilities. The list includes insecure cryptography, broken access control, buffer overflows, and others. There is also a pdf article that can be downloaded that details each attack.