Archive August, 2007

Midnight Commander in Action

[ Thursday, 23 August 2007, adz ]
There are a lot of free file managers. There is Nautilus, Konqueror, Dolphin, Thunar and more. All of them offer great functionality. However, they enjoy as a rule very intertwined interdependences, they demand a lot of libraries connected with their graphical environment, and they need X Window System server running. Of course, console zealots and users looking for “light” solutions are not left alone. They have MC!

Poland against OOXML?

[ Monday, 20 August 2007, michuk ]
Polish Technical Committee no 171 has just voted 80% against the adoption OOXML as an ISO standard [PL]. It’s not the end of the game though, since committee 171 which was first planned to make the decision does not make the final decision anymore. Another committee 182 — will be voting on the same issue […]

PolishLinux.org turns One and Wants to Hear Your Voice!

[ Tuesday, 14 August 2007, michuk ]
Yes, this is correct. Last year in August PolishLinux.org officially started as a English version of popular jakilinux.org, a Linux vortal popular in Poland. What happened during this year? What are we going to become next year? Read on! And leave some feedback! » Post Purchase:  Text Link

Gobby — network text editor

[ Sunday, 12 August 2007, titter ]
There seems to be a common belief that programmers usually work alone. This is completely untrue. Most of them create applications in teams exchanging ideas and sharing the source code through the Internet (or the Network in the office). There are some complex version control systems but they are suitable for large projects. What if […]

EnGarde — Secure Linux Server

[ Tuesday, 7 August 2007, riklaunim ]
This will be an unusual review, due to the fact that the distribution under review doesn’t have an X server, and you don’t really need to login on it to work… This review is about the just released EnGarde Secure Server 3.0.16 developed by Guardian Digital company with the help of the community. About EnGarde EnGarde is […]

Ten Reasons To Dump Windows [III]

[ Saturday, 4 August 2007, michuk ]
I’d like to invite you to read the last of three articles from the “Dump Windows” saga of writings. Two previous articles (part I, part II) stirred up quite a controversy and a variety of opinions. With this article I’m hoping for calmer and more meritorious responses. In the last article of this series we will touch on the aspects of work and usefulness of the console, remote access, logic behind the OS, pricing, and TCO.