https://blog.polaris64.net/tags/linux/ Recent content in Linux on Polaris64's blog Hugo en-uk Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:34:44 +0100 https://blog.polaris64.net/post/technological-lockdown/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.polaris64.net/post/technological-lockdown/ The LinuxCon conferences are annual events organised by the Linux Foundation and currently held in North America, Japan and Brazil. This week in LinuxCon Brazil, Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, shared his views on “locked down” technologies from the likes of Microsoft and Apple. Specifically, Torvalds talked about Apple’s use of DRM (Digital Rights Management) and Microsoft’s new Secure Boot feature that will be used in their upcoming Windows 8 OS. https://blog.polaris64.net/post/dennis-ritchie/ Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 https://blog.polaris64.net/post/dennis-ritchie/ You will no doubt be aware of the fact that sadly Steve Jobs recently passed away (October the 5th) after his struggle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. But how many people have heard about the death of another computing trailblazer just a week later? I am referring of course to Dennis Ritchie, the man “…who helped to shape the digital era”, who died on the 12th of October at the age of 70, again after losing his battle with cancer (www.