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True symlinks in Windows Vista
A symlink is a special type of file that contains a pointer to another file or directory on the filesystem. Historically, symlinks date back to the early 80’s where they were introduced on the Unix platform. They were designed to operate transparently to the user, where all programs access the symlink like a regular file, [...]
No one left to sue, SCO goes belly up
Service provider SCO Group ended a major phase in the history of both UNIX and Linux today by declaring chapter 11 bankruptcy, forcing the company to reorganize before it can resume normal business. The sometimes scorned company said it had decided to take the action before it was absolutely necessary to make sure its existing [...]
Leopard: We got your Unix here
OS X’s commercial credentials recently got a major boost from the Open Group. Thanks to the efforts of Apple’s OS boss Kevin Van Vechten and his team, Leopard has cleared all of the hurdles required to attain UNIX 03 certification. That places Apple in elite company. Only Sun, IBM and HP are certified, so OS [...]
Windows Without Admin Rights
It’s normal for Microsoft to transition their corporate environment to the latest and greatest software, especially as they transition towards RTM (release to manufacturing). However, it was quite interesting to hear that Microsoft is considering revoking local admin-rights during the Vista company-wide rollout.
We haven’t made that final determination yet. We would like to absolutely look [...]
Is this the Last Day of the Month?
“One of the issues that has long irritated Unix users when setting up cron jobs is how to set up a job to run on the last day of the month. Unless one wants to set up a separate cron job for every month (and this still leaves the problem of leap years), it isn’t [...]
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