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50 Must-Have Open Source Tools for Security
The area of open source security software is growing rapidly, with a cornucopia of apps for every use: anti-spam, firewalls, forensics, encryption, log monitoring, passwords – the list is growing even as you read this. In many cases, these open source security tools – many of which are free – ...
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linux-foundation.org — For those that decry the constant prediction of the “year of the Linux desktop” I am happy to say that next year Linux may actually ship on more desktops than Windows or the Mac. That is right, I said next year. What is driving this? Two words: fast ... (more) Linux to Ship on More Desktops than Windows
CrossOver Chromium
codeweavers.com — A. CrossOver Chromium is available as a native Mac .dmg file, or as Linux packages. Mac users can simply drag the .dmg file into their Applications folder. Linux users should use the appropriate tools for their respective Linux distributions to unpack ... (more) CrossOver Chromium
jkOnTheRun- hands on with the HP Mini 1000 netbook
jkOnTheRun- hands on with the HP Mini 1000 netbook
jkontherun.com — We were one of the first to get our hands on the first netbook from HP and today they have announced the release of the next addition to that little notebook family.  The HP Mini 1000 is a netbook aimed directly at the consumer in us all and has ... (more) jkOnTheRun- hands on with the HP Mini 1000 netbook
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Gems and Additions from Datamation's Security Software Roundup [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... Datamation has a good piece out titled 50 Must-Have Open Source Tools for Security. The applications are organized into categories such as encryption, anti-virus and forensics. When it comes to security software, both the open source arena and the freeware arena offer very solid applications. Here are a few open source security apps that I agree with Datamation on, and some top-notch freeware choices to boot. ...

Gems and Additions from Datamation's Security Software Roundup
OStatic blogs — ... Datamation has a good piece out titled 50 Must-Have Open Source Tools for Security. The applications are organized into categories such as encryption, anti-virus and forensics. When it comes to security software, both the open source arena and the freeware arena offer very solid applications. Here are a few open source security apps that I agree with Datamation on, and some top-notch freeware choices to boot. ...

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