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Open Source Pleased to See Microsoft in European Legal Hot Water
Linux-Watch: "'Schadenfreude' is a German word meaning to take pleasure in the trouble of others..."
All Macedonian Students to Use Linux Desktops
DesktopLinux: "NComputing announced this week that its multi-user virtual desktop software and low-cost virtual PC terminals will be used to equip every school child in the Republic of Macedonia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, with a Linux desktop..."
Microsoft Resumes Bashing Open Source
Underexposed: "'The open-source development model has yet to demonstrate the ability to support profitable software businesses that can drive the coordinated research and testing necessary to sustain innovation,' Patterson said..."
Birmingham Council Cautious on Open Source After Pilot
Computerworld UK: "Birmingham council will 'not necessarily' opt for open source software in its planned refresh of 20,000 desktop PCs, despite running a high profile Linux pilot scheme..."
Firefox Gets QuickTime Fix
internetnews.com: "Mozilla has mobilized its Firefox developers and come up with a patched version of its open source browser to protect against a zero day exploit involving Apple's QuickTime..."
Linux-Watch: "'Schadenfreude' is a German word meaning to take pleasure in the trouble of others..."
All Macedonian Students to Use Linux Desktops
DesktopLinux: "NComputing announced this week that its multi-user virtual desktop software and low-cost virtual PC terminals will be used to equip every school child in the Republic of Macedonia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, with a Linux desktop..."
Microsoft Resumes Bashing Open Source
Underexposed: "'The open-source development model has yet to demonstrate the ability to support profitable software businesses that can drive the coordinated research and testing necessary to sustain innovation,' Patterson said..."
Birmingham Council Cautious on Open Source After Pilot
Computerworld UK: "Birmingham council will 'not necessarily' opt for open source software in its planned refresh of 20,000 desktop PCs, despite running a high profile Linux pilot scheme..."
Firefox Gets QuickTime Fix
internetnews.com: "Mozilla has mobilized its Firefox developers and come up with a patched version of its open source browser to protect against a zero day exploit involving Apple's QuickTime..."
chapter 3. system requirements table
the most recent list of supported hardware can be found at http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/.
this system requirements table will help you keep a record of your current system settings and requirements. enter information about your system in the table provided as a handy reference to help make your red hat enterprise linux installation go more smoothly.
| hard drive(s): type, label, size; ex: ide hda=40 gb | |
| partitions: map of partitions and mount points; ex: /dev/hda1=/home, /dev/hda2=/ (fill this in once you know where they will reside) | |
| memory: amount of ram installed on your system; ex: 128 mb, 512 mb | |
| cd-rom: interface type; ex: scsi, ide (atapi) | |
| scsi adapter: if present, make and model number; ex: buslogic scsi adapter, adaptec 2940uw | |
| network card: if present, make and model number; ex: tulip, 3com 3c590 | |
| mouse: type, protocol, and number of buttons; ex: generic 3 button ps/2 mouse, mouseman 2 button serial mouse | |
| monitor: make, model, and manufacturer specifications; ex: optiquest q53, viewsonic g773 | |
| video card: make, model number and size of vram; ex: creative labs graphics blaster 3d, 8mb | |
| sound card: make, chipset and model number; ex: s3 sonicvibes, sound blaster 32/64 awe | |
| ip, dhcp, and bootp addresses: four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.15 | |
| netmask: four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 255.255.248.0 | |
| gateway ip address: four numbers, separated by dots; ex: 10.0.2.245 | |
| one or more name server ip addresses (dns): one or more sets of dot-separated numbers; ex: 10.0.2.1 | |
| domain name: the name given to your organization; ex: example.com | |
| hostname: the name of your computer; your personal choice of names; ex: cookie, southpark |
table 3-1. system requirements table
if any of these networking requirements or terms are unfamiliar to you, contact your network administrator for assistance.