Bagi rekan-rekan yang memerlukan Panduan/Manual instal Slackware 13.0 (unofficial) dapat mendownload manual tersebut di halaman ini. Ditujukan bagi pemula yang ingin menginstal Slackware 13.0 dan perlu tuntunan (mungkin agak detil). Ada puluhan gambar hasil capture menu saat instal Slackware 13.0 di Virtual Machine.

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Untuk pengguna FreeBSD berikut script untuk melihat memory usage di freebsd
Kita create file bernama free (nama bebas)
#cd /usr/local/bin
#touch free
#chmod 755 free
Kemudian kita edit file free dan masukkan script berikut :
#vi free
kemudian tekan “i”,dan masukkan script dibawah
#!/usr/bin/perl
##
##? freebsd-memory — List Total System Memory Usage
##? Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
##
##? Redistribution and use in source [...]

pOver the last couple of days, I have been listening to a very enlightening series of podcast interviews. The topic of the interviews has been open-source software. The interviews were with several key players in the open-source software movement, including Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system./ppOver the last couple of days, I have been listening to a very enlightening series of podcast interviews. The topic of the interviews has been open-source software. The interviRead More…

After some weeks of no public updates, finally Pat released an update today, which marks his first public update on 2010 with a toolchain and kernel upgrade. Yes, it’s now using Linux Kernel 2.6.32.2, the latest -Stable version of the Linux kernel from kernel.org. One caveat noted by Pat for those who still use old IDE-based hard drive. When you reboot, the interface will be recognized as sdX instead of hdX, so you will require to make some changes in some places just as written on the Changelog.

Also, the update brings you a new GLIBC and also GCC (which actually moved from /testing directory after sitting there for some time). This means that future Slackware release base packages will be based on this toolchains.

Anyways, here’s the latest -Current Changelog:

Mon Jan 4 21:43:02 UTC 2010
New kernels… and this deserves a mention/warning: the last bits of the “old” IDE/ATA system have been removed now. Everything should be using the libata based drivers now, so if you have any drives that are currently running as /dev/hda, /dev/hdb, etc., when you reboot with these kernels all drives will be renamed as /dev/sda, /dev/sdb, etc. If you had any /dev/sd* already, they might get renamed. Adjustments may be required in /etc/lilo.conf, /etc/fstab, the initrd, and elsewhere. Good luck!

a/glibc-solibs-2.11.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/glibc-zoneinfo-2.11.1-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-firmware-2.6.32.2-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-generic-2.6.32.2-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.32.2_smp-i686-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-huge-2.6.32.2-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.32.2_smp-i686-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-modules-2.6.32.2-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

a/kernel-modules-smp-2.6.32.2_smp-i686-1.txz: Upgraded.

d/gcc-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/gcc-g++-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/gcc-gfortran-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/gcc-gnat-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/gcc-java-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/gcc-objc-4.4.2-i486-1.txz: Moved from /testing.

d/kernel-headers-2.6.32.2_smp-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.

k/kernel-source-2.6.32.2_smp-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.

l/glibc-2.11.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

l/glibc-i18n-2.11.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

l/glibc-profile-2.11.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded.

n/wireless-tools-29-i486-6.txz: Rebuilt.
In rc.wireless, look for /sys/class/net/$dev/wireless rather than at the contents of /proc/net/wireless to determine if an interface is wireless.
In recent kernels, interfaces that are not active will not appear in /proc/net/wireless. Thanks to Marin Glibic and Piter Punk.

extra/linux-2.6.32.2-nosmp-sdk/: Upgraded.

isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt.

kernels/*: Upgraded.

usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.

The introduction of the Google App Engine saw a wave of frameworks emerge to facilitate developing applications targeted for it. The Gaelyk framework, one such framework written in Groovy,nbsp;eases development of lightweight applicationsnbsp;that leverage a datastore. And the scalability you can achieve is impressive.

PHP is like a handgun. On its own, it is simply an inanimate tool that has no moral leaning. In the hands of a responsible citizen, it can be used to the benefit of society. But in the hands of someone who is untrained or mentally unstable, it can be used to commit horrible atrocities.
Whenever [...]

Florian Mueller began 2010 by demonstrating why he was named EU Campaigner of the Year by the Economist magazine five years ago. While most of us were prepping for New Year’s Eve celebrations or contemplating New Year’s resolutions, Mueller and MySQL co-founder and creator Michael Monty Widenius spent Dec. 28 launching an online Save MySQL petition against the Oracle acquisition of MySQL via Sun. Mueller reports via e-mail:read more

My colleagues Luca Olivari and Anders Karlsson mentioned the importance of an ecosystem, open source or not.
I could not agree more.
One of the fastest growing open source ecosystem is currently the Android ecosystem.
Android also has a market place. Semantically, by the way there is a difference between a store (like Apple App Store) and a [...]

Since the European Commission announced it was opening an in-depth investigation into the proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems by Oracle with a focus on MySQL there has been no shortage of opinion written about Oracle#8217;s impending ownership of MySQL and its impact on MySQL users and commercial partners, as well as MySQL#8217;s business model, dual licensing and the GPL.
In order to try and bring some order to the conversation, we have brought together some of the most referenced blog posts and news stories in chronological order.
Part one took us from the announcement of the EC#8217;s in-depth investigation up to the eve of the communication of the EC#8217;s Statement of Objections.
Part two took us from there to the eve of the announcement of Oracle#8217;s concessions.
We will continue to update part three, below, until either the acquisition or the EC#8217;s investigation closes.

December 14: Oracle – Oracle Makes Commitments to Customers, Developers and Users of MySQL
#8220;Oracle has engaged in constructive discussions with the European Commission regarding the concerns expressed by the Commission about the Oracle/Sun Microsystems transaction, and in particular the maintenance of MySQL as a competitive force in the database market. In order further to reassure the Commission, Oracle hereby publicly commits to the following#8230;#8221;
December 14: Commission welcomes Oracle#8217;s MySQL announcement
#8220;Today#8217;s announcement by Oracle of a series of undertakings to customers, developers and users of MySQL is an important new element to be taken into account in the ongoing proceedings. In particular, Oracle#8217;s binding contractual undertakings to storage engine vendors regarding copyright non-assertion and the extension over a period of up to 5 years of the terms and conditions of existing commercial licenses are significant new facts. In this context, Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes recalls and confirms her statement of 9 December 2009 that she is optimistic that the case will have a satisfactory outcome.#8221;
December 14: Jeremy Zawodny – Trust Oracle? Why?
#8220;Back a few years ago when Oracle dismissing MySQL in public while working hard against it in private, I realized that they were simply trying everything they could to protect their crowned jewels: public denials and classic FUD paired with hush-hugh backroom deals. Nobody has managed to explain, in even a mildly convincing way, what has changed since then. Why should we suddenly trust Oracle? Their crowned jewels are still threatened by MySQL.#8221;
December 14: BusinessWeek – How Oracle Disarmed EU Critics
#8220;The most influential provision in assuaging regulators#8217; concerns about the proposed acquisition may be one of the least noticed. Amid Oracle#8217;s commitments was a pledge to let other technology vendors continue licensing MySQL for use in their products for another five years.#8221;
December 15: Henrik Ingo – We scared Oracle a little, but their promises for MySQL are mostly an insult to the Commission
#8220;5 years, or any amount of years, as a limit to such assurances is not satisfactory and customers and partners would immediately loose interest in MySQL with this promise. The only workable solution has to be perpetual and irrevocable promises.#8221;
December 15: Stephen O#8217;Grady – Oracle, MySQL and the EU: The Endgame Q#038;A
#8220;Remember June of 2008? Oracle hiked its prices by 15-20% with no detectible impact to its volume. If MySQL was a real, substantial alternative, wouldn?t we have seen wholesale migrations away from Oracle to MySQL? That we didn?t, and continue not to, tells me they?re two different markets.#8221;
December 16: Sheeri Cabral – A MySQL Community Member Opinion of Oracle Buying Sun
#8220;The FUD about Oracle slowing development MySQL are not valid, and not true. The motivations behind those spreading this FUD are monetary and selfish. As a community member, I have seen Oracle put plenty of time, money and effort into developing InnoDB. I look forward to even more of Oracle?s resources being used to develop MySQL further.#8221;
December 16: Monty Widenius – Oracle gives only empty promises for MySQL
#8220;Oracle is trying to win the case through press releases and public pressure instead of really eliminating the European Commission#8217;s concerns. They show no respect for the European authorities or how we do things here. Oracle just want to dictate their own terms and expect us to accept them on face value.#8221;
December 17: AP – Oracle expects EU to approve Sun deal next month
#8220;Oracle#8217;s president, Safra Catz, said in a statement Thursday that the company now expects that European regulators will #8220;unconditionally#8221; approve the Sun acquisition in January.#8221;
December 28: Monty Widenius – Help keep the Internet free
Monty Widenius launches his petition to help save MySQL by claiming (amongst other things) that #8220;It#8217;s not in the Internet users interest that one key piece of the net would be owned by an entity that has more to gain by severely limiting and in the long run even killing it as an open source product than by keeping it alive.#8221;
December 29: Mark Callaghan – Save MySQL, save the world
#8220;MPAB continues to drive away potential supporters with the tone of their messages, the inclusion of pointless assertions, and the complete lack of references.#8221;
December 29: Sheeri Cabral – Save MySQL by letting Oracle keep it GPL
#8220;I cannot say whether or not Oracle would kill MySQL. However, I have already stated I believe Oracle will not kill MySQL. This is based on the fact that Oracle has had the chance to kill MySQL for several years, by making InnoDB proprietary, and has not.#8221;
January 3: David Nielsen – Why ?helping MySQL? reflects poorly on us all
#8220;This has nothing to do with the software?s freedom status and given the FSF?s behavior as well as argumentation throughout recent years, the entirety of the inherent freedoms remain intact even when forking the existing codebase, meaning that this is entirely about the right to make money from proprietary use cases of the code.#8221;
January 4: Reuters – MySQL founder mobilizes 14,000 against Oracle-Sun
#8220;Michael Widenius, the creator of the MySQL database and a potential stumbling block for Oracle in its takeover of Sun, handed 14,000 signatures opposing the deal to regulators in Europe, China and Russia.#8221;

My colleague Luca Olivari wrote about the excellent site GetApp.com, where you can find loads of good Open SOurce applications. Where Luca goes wrong though is when he compares this to AppStore for iPhone. Apple does encourage iPhone application development, but it is not Open Source, which is why one crucial Web component is missing: a Flash plug-in. Yes, for those of you without an iPhone, you can NOT view Flash-based pages with an iPhone. The reason? Apple will not allow one, at least not yet, and Adobe has not announced a player for the iPhone.Although the Flash player in and of itself is not Open Source, this still shows what an active eco-system can do for you, it will encourage and promote more and innovative development. Looking at the competing Android platform (I’m on an Acer Liquid myself), a Flash player has been announced, but is not yet released. The eco-system around Android is much younger than that around iPhone, but it is just as large and is truly innovative. If we exclude that fact that tethering applications has been banned from Market (the Android app site), as a result of some telco companies realizing that this was not in their best interest (not that this will stop tethering in the end anyway, and excellent PdaNet, which I use right now, i close to as good, except that it is wired only (Bluetooth enabled PdaNet will be there with Android 2.0 though)).All in all, comparing AppStore and Market will show you just what a true live Open Source environment can do in terms of eco-systems. That Android is less mature in terms of usability and partly in terms of features compared to an iPhone is true, but it is close enough, fully Open Source, intergrates with all the neat Google things (GPS with Google maps is just great, for example) and is about 1/2 the price (at least here in sweden) (I got mine on an auction, and paid even less than my old clunky Nokia E66 even).So, all in all, if you want a true Open Source phone and is willing to accept that some assemply is required, then go for an Android. Take that, Apple!/KarlssonBTW. If you are wondering why I am not blogging as much on databases here as I used to, this is because the heated tone on the MySQL blog-front right now. Me being an evil person and all that.