How-To: Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.1 with SVN and GWT support

After long-way troubled support of Subversion in Eclipse Ganymede (still no built-in support…), this how-to attempts to install the Subversive plug-in on SR1 (3.4.1) release. Support for GWT is also added with the Cypal Studio for GWT. Tested on Ubuntu 8.04.1 with the versions referred.

Download Ganymede 3.4.1 for Java EE from here. The file for [...]

Ubuntu 8.04, aka Hardy Heron

After some time, I am back with a “simple user” review of Hardy Heron:
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/hardy-heron-review.ars
The article recounts all the features of an Ubuntu installation, plus some new ones. Noteworthy is Wubi, an installation of Ubuntu in Windows, that is manageble from Add/Remove Programs. That, in my opinion, hits the spot for users that are reluctant to [...]

Trac, SVN quick howto on a linux Debian

In the following, I will present a mini guide to setup Trac 0.10.3 and SVN services on a Linux Debian stable.
I needed a per project authentication both in trac and in svn.
I just finished it, seems to be working, will check it out in a few days, hope it does not burn your PC [...]

From BFS to ZFS: past, present, and future of file systems

http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/past-present-future-file-systems.ars
A tongue-in-cheek historical review of most file systems, that can double as a quick history of operating systems. I found it hillarious! The ZFS is the future!

FreeBSD 7.0

which includes production quality (as some people say) Sun’s Z F S has been released

ZFS Highlights
Rock-solid data integrity. All data is protected by 256-bit checksums, data consistency is maintained at all times
Unprecedented manageability. Eliminates the need for volume manager, GUI automates administrator intent
Mind-boggling scalability. 128-bit file system, 16 billion billion times the capacity of 32- [...]