That’s now official, Ubuntu 8.10 Release is out, codename Intrepid Ibex.
If you are really in a hurry, you can already do an update, but be aware that it will take quite some time. I did the upgrade yesterday evening (GMT+2) and it took me more than 5 hours to download all packages.
I must say that [...]
Zen-Dreams
Tag Archives: OpenSource
Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex is out
Wikimedia announces they will use Ubuntu Server
I learned recently that Wikimedia, the foundation that is making Wikipedia, is on the road to migrate their servers to a single Linux Distribution. Until then, they are using various flavors of Linux Redhat and Fedora.
They said that this move will will allow to simplify their system administration.
Wikimedia has around 400 servers running and this [...]
DNA-Framework - Database Abstraction Layer
When I decided to re-write the DNA-Framework, I didn’t know where to start first. I was thinking about creating all the security structure first, but I then realised that mostly the security infrastructure will use the dabatase to store information.
So I first needed to create the DAL.
The DAL must stay : easy to use, coherent [...]
Magento version 1.1 is out
I already talked about Magento Commerce some times ago, and the latest version is out. Magento is one of the best Open Source eCommerce software I’ve ever seen and latest version adds some very usefull features such as bundles and Virtual products. Virtual products will enable you to skip the delivery options.
Personalized products are also [...]
Using Google Gears with Wordpress 2.6
As everyone know now, Wordpress 2.6 is Google Gears Ready.
In fact, Google gears is a product you can install on your computer to “cache” files onto you computer and simulate they are located on the internet. Meaning that any file cached through Gears will not be downloaded from the net, but directly from your computer, [...]






Français