Linux Moved LQ to XCache I just moved part of the LQ infrastructure (the main site) from APC to XCache. I haven't necessarily been unhappy with APC, but I've seen a lot about XCache recently so I figured I'd check it out. We have some other performance improvements planned
Linux LinuxWorld Open Solutions Summit Looks like I'll be on the "Ask the Experts" panel at the upcoming LinuxWorld Open Solutions Summit in NYC. Bring your toughest open source problem to our crack team of LinuxWorld.com contributors, open source developers, and IT security and administration professionals! From software selection, configuration,
Linux Voting Has Opened for the 2006 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards With the new year right around the corner, voting for the 2006 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards is now open. There are 21 categories this year. Based on feedback we dropped a couple polls that had either consistently low turnout or landslide (90%+) victories and also added a couple new
Google Google and the Issue of Trust Sparked by a post by Blake Ross, many are starting to question Google. The "tips" issue seems to be the tipping point for many. To be honest, that issue doesn't bother me much. For me, it came when they deprecated the SOAP API. In my mind,
Linux New Site Section - LQ Screenshots Just in time for the new year, I'm proud to announce that we have added a new section to LQ. LQ Screenshots offers a visual overview for a large number of Linux distributions. This allows you to get a basic feel for a distro before trying it out.
Linux A New Year... A New Beginning I usually keep this blog to Linux and Open Source related topics. While somewhat related to that meme, this is also a personal announcement. As many of you know, in addition to LQ and Open Source evangelism, I have a full time job. In a move that has been a
Linux Interviewed by Packt Publishing Mayank Sharma has just posted an interview he did with me for Packt Publishing. From the interview: When I first ran my Linux distribution almost a decade ago, there weren't many places I could turn to for help. Whatever mailing list you tuned into, everybody seemed to be
Linux An Upgrade Infrastructure at LQ LQ has taken another small step in its continued growth and maturity. We now use a CDN, or Content Delivery Network. The most well known CDN company around is probably Akamai, but there are many others. If you're not sure what a CDN is, Wikipedia defines it as:
Linux An LQ Stats Update - 2.5 Million Posts 2,500,000 That's how many posts we have at LQ now. Wow. Rounding out the stats for those interested, we are just shy of 500,000 threads and have well over 275,000 registered members. I'd like to thank each and every member for making
