Packt's recently published Apache Maven 3 Cookbook is a collection of over 50 real-world recipes on efficient Java software development with Apache Maven 3. Written by Srirangan, the book is aimed to help developers, managers and teams grasp the fundamentals and extend Apache Maven 3 to meet their needs. Amongst other topics, the book throws light on collaboration techniques for Agile teams and integration of Apache Maven with Java, Enterprise Frameworks, and various other cutting-edge technologies.
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Nuxeo Releases New Open Source ECM Packages for Ubuntu Server
Boston – July 11, 2011 - Nuxeo, the Open Source Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform company, today announces that Nuxeo Document Management is now available in the Ubuntu software partner catalog, ensuring ease of installation and deployment for developers building content management applications designed to run on the Ubuntu server environment.
Monitor a Networking System using Cacti with New Book from Packt
Cacti 0.8 Network Monitoring is a new book from Packt that is aimed at helping Linux administrators effectively monitor their networks using Cacti. Written by Dinangkur Kundu and S. M. Ibrahim Lavlu, this book takes users through all key features of Cacti and shows how to use them for maximum effectiveness.
Cacti is an open source, web-based network monitoring tool that provides graphic solutions to your everyday monitoring issues. It is generally used to graph time-series data of metrics such as CPU load and network bandwidth utilization. A common usage is to monitor network traffic by polling a network switch or router interface via SNMP.
Along with the installation and setup of Cacti, this book will teach its readers how to import, manage and customize the graph templates, using the RRDtool, to make the output graphs look better and easier to understand. They will also learn more about adding devices to Cacti and use the graph templates to monitor the entire network. Basic procedures to create users and assign permissions to them to view or edit graphs will also be explained.
With this book, users will understand how the Net-SNMP application suite implements SNMP with Cacti and how the folder structure is used for backing up and restoring a system. By learning to create new data input methods and Script XML data query, users can retrieve raw data from the system to insert into data sources. The advanced command-line scripts provided in the book will also help users easily access and manage a network.
With loads of screenshots, illustrations and easy step-by-step instructions this book is ideal for network administrators using Cacti. The book is out now and available from Packt. For more information, please visit: http://www.packtpub.com/cacti-0-8-networ...
Learn to set up, maintain and secure a Small Office Server using Linux Email
Packt is pleased to announce Linux Email, a new book that covers everything that users need to know in order to set up their own Linux server. Written by professional Linux administrators, this book is a simple step-by-step guide to setting up a Linux email server using the most popular free Open Source tools such as PostFix, ProcMail, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and others
Linux is a free and open source software collaboration whereby typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL. Linux is predominantly known for its use in servers, although can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware ranging from embedded devices, mobile phones and even some watches as well as supercomputers.
Linux Email helps users overcome the complexities involved in getting started with Linux. They can create mail filters, sort their incoming mail into separate folders, pre-process their mail, start any programs upon mail arrival and selectively forward certain incoming mail automatically to someone using Procmail.
Working Knowledge: Microsoft vs. Open Source
I forgot who sent the tweet on Twitter but I was pointed to some very interesting research (2005) posted at the Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge site.
Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win?
Using formal economic modelling, professors Pankaj Ghemawat and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell consider the competitive dynamics of the software wars between Microsoft and open source.
Dell Mini 10v can do linux, linux, and more linux
It should be no surprise to long time readers that I'm a fan of both netbooks and the linux operating system. Earlier this year, I bought a Dell Mini 12 netbook with Ubuntu Linux and I'm still satisfied with my purchase.
Dell's Doug Anson recently showed that the Dell Mini 10v is quite capable of running the latest linux desktops. I like just the fact that Dell entertains the ideas of running something besides Windows on their desktops and laptops.
Open source closes gap on Microsoft's next Silverlight
The Register: "Moonlight 2.0 has been delivered for preview featuring APIs from Microsoft's Silverlight 3.0 that the project's organizers said it made sense to add. Moonlight puts Microsoft's Silverlight on Linux and Unix.
Moonlight 2.0 is modeled on Silverlight 2.0 but since work began on the second version of Moonlight, Microsoft released a beta for the third edition of Silverlight with final code expected later this year."
Linus Torvalds on Linux
Linux Magazine: "Linus Torvalds has led the development of the Linux operating system since its inception nearly 20 years ago. In that time Torvalds has had the opportunity not only to witness the positive cultural and economic changes brought about by Linux but has also been a direct participant in making those changes a reality. And though many things have changed greatly since 1991, one thing remains constant: Linus is still at the helm.
Quoting IT: Windows and Linux
"What happens when you try to put Linux and Windows together? Nothing very good."
-Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, "Opinion: The top 10 operating system stinkers", ComputerWorld.com, April 9, 2009
Windows 7, a desktop repeat?
Not long ago I wrote that KDE 4 might produce enough changes to its look and feel to help Linux become more Mac-like. At the time, Windows Vista seemed to be trying to move in the same direction. Interestingly, someone has noted that Windows 7 now appears to be moving towards Linux's direction with the Windows desktop looking more like KDE 3.5.
The review
features screenshots and I must say, even though it has not convinced
me, Windows 7 is a step forward from Vista, at least as far as the GUI
is concerned. Aside from the removal of some annoying Vista bells and
whistles and the new Peek and Snap window-management enhancements, it
is difficult not to notice the resemblance between Microsoft’s
much-touted revamped Aero and the excellent, now 3-years old, KDE 3.5.x.
Personally, I think Microsoft, Apple, and the Linux desktop developers have run out of ideas. Any new innovation for these desktops seem to be ideas borrowed and improved from each other's desktops. This is one of the reasons why I have lost my "wow" when it comes to operating systems. In 2007, I wrote:
With PCs or laptops at my house now containing Windows, Linux, and
Apple computers, I'm a three-operating system household. It dawned on
me that indeed "this is a frustrating time" for me when it comes to
operating systems for personal computers. For all the "variety" of
computers we use in my home, they basically have the same features and
from a user's perspective the operating systems are really not all that
unique from each other.
Linux available on the Dell Mini 12 Netbook
Early Tuesday morning, Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP joined Windows Vista as available operating systems for the Dell Inspiron Mini 12. By Tuesday evening, I found myself ordering the Ubuntu version of the Mini 12 with the 6-cell battery and 80GB hard drive. Despite having installed Linux on countless systems, this will be the first time I've ordered Linux pre-installed for the client PC. I'm eager to find out how well Dell supports their Linux systems.
While the Mini 12 tops the end of the scale for netbooks due to its 12.1 inch widescreen, I believe the Mini 12 will be a perfect Linux replacement for my aging Averatec notebook. Although I wouldn't have minded a smaller netbook, the Mini 12 with its 1280x800 screen resolution and comfortable keyboard was just too enticing. Plus the thought of constantly needing to use the browser's scroll bars with the lower resolution (1024x600) of the smaller netbooks was a concern of mine.
Linux taking center stage this week
We can debate all we want to about whether Linux will ever beat Microsoft's Windows or Apple's OS X on the computer's desktop. To be honest though, the opinion that matters to me the most is my own opinion. Except for the occasional hardware compatibility issue, Linux is the operating system I have found to be the most dependable.
I know what most of you are thinking and let me address what is on your mind at this very moment. No, I'm not blinded with nerd goggles. In fact, I'm currently writing this post from a Windows Vista PC while my wife in the next room is on her MacBook Pro. Windows and OS X have earned their roles on the computer stage and I would be the last person to dismiss these great operating systems. However, these days I'm finding that Linux has just as much of a right to this stage when debating the value of operating systems.
Perhaps, I'm just saying this after finding a new variant of the Vundo trojan on a PC with Windows XP. A trojan that even some of the better anti-virus software can't detect or remove. That trojan took 25 working hours to analyze and remove from the infected Windows PC. Or, perhaps I'm favoring Linux because after being mandated to install anti-virus software on the Linux boxes, I found not a single piece of malicious software on the systems. I am also filled with joy because I'm nearing the purchase of a laptop with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed knowing that the entire laptop is likely to cost me far less than the MacBook Pro I bought my wife last year. Linux, you are a sweetheart in my eyes.
Apple recommends anti-virus software for the Mac
Ironic how the world can change so quickly. Yesterday, the CIO of my organization began enforcing the use of anti-virus software on all of our Linux clients and servers. Today, I read that Apple is telling its Mac users to purchase anti-virus software. Something nasty is brewing out there.
Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.
Initial reports by Brian Krebbs, Security Fix and The Register.
Ready to order: The Dell Inspiron Mini 12
The Inspiron Mini 12, Dell's biggest netbook, is now available to order! Almost one month ago, CMS Report was the first to break the news that Dell was readying their site for the release of the Mini 12. Current prices of selected configurations range from $549 to $649 which is about the expected price of this netbook.
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Is Microsoft finally seeing the light with Office?
A recent blog post from Sarah Parez tries to answer some "want-to-know" questions on the upcoming Microsoft Office Web Applications. With software as a service becoming more popular, Google has quickly become a competitor of Microsoft's Office Suite with its Google Docs. Microsoft is aggressively fighting back by making its Office software available via the Web browser.
According to Perez's post, Microsoft's Office Web Applications will not only be available in Internet Explorer, but also Safari and Firefox. Office Web will also be compatible on the Linux and Mac platforms. Some of the specific answers Sarah Parez gives in her blog post:
Q: Do the Office Web Applications require Internet Explorer?
A: No! Office Web applications will work across multiple platforms and browsers including Safari and Firefox, too.
Q: Will the Office Web Applications work on the iPhone?
A: Yes, in the Safari web browser.
Q : Is Silverlight required in order to use the Office Web Applications?
A: No! Silverlight is not required. Using Silverlight will enhance the user experience, resulting in sharper images and improved rendering. Also, the Office Live Workspace has integrated Silverlight technology into the multi-file upload function for a better experience there, too.
Q: Will the Microsoft Office Web Applications work on Linux?
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