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Ibrahim Haddad

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This article provides a glimpse into Red Hat: The Complete Reference Enterprise Linux and Fedora Edition (with DVD), published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. It covers what you need to get started with Red Hat Linux - including the overall design of Linux, Linux distributions, and online resources. As an operating system, Linux performs many of the same functions as Unix, Macintosh, Windows, and Windows NT. However, Linux is distinguished by its power and flexibility, along with being freely available. Most PC operating systems, such as Windows, began their development within the confines of small, restricted personal computers, which have only recently become more versatile machines. Such operating systems are constantly being upgraded to keep up with the ever-changing capabilities of PC hardware. Linux, on the other hand, was developed in a different context. Linux is a... (more)

At Last, You Have Alternatives: Switch to Firefox and Thunderbird

Firefox and Thunderbird are Open Source products that are made available by the Mozilla Foundation. Open Source development lets anyone who wants to to examine the source code, or if they wish, to modify it. There are a number of advantages to Open Source development, including the fact that many people look at the code every day, which results in better responsiveness as bugs are uncovered. This dynamic development community is able to provide continual feedback to make the product better, paving the way for a better browsing and e-mail experience for everyone. We met with Marc... (more)

Carrier Grade Linux

This article provides an update of the Carrier Grade Linux initiative, the CGL specification, distributions, platforms and deployments. Carrier Grade Linux - The OSDL Initiative The OSDL Carrier Grade Linux working group was established in January 2002. Its goal is to identify requirements for enhancing the Linux operating system to achieve an open source platform that is highly available, reliable, secure and scalable, and so suitable for carrier grade systems. The CGL working group has the vision that next-generation and multimedia communication services can be delivered using L... (more)

Toward Highly Available Linux Clusters

This article describes the HA-OSCAR architecture and features, and demonstrates how to set up a highly available Linux cluster using the first beta release of HA-OSCAR version 1.0. Introduction In 2002, Ibrahim Haddad, Chokchai Leangsuksun, and Stephen L. Scott established the HA-OSCAR (High Availability OSCAR) project with a primary goal of leveraging the existing OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application Resources) technology while providing high-availability and scalability capabilities for Linux clusters. The OCG (Open Cluster Group) recognized the project as an official workin... (more)

Moving Toward Open Platforms

This article explores the recent trend toward open telecom platform solutions as proposed by three key industry consortia - PICMG, OSDL, and the SA Forum - working in the areas of highly available hardware, middleware, and carrier grade operating systems. IntroductionTraditionally, communications and data service networks were built on proprietary platforms that had to meet very specific availability, reliability, performance, and service response time requirements. Now, communications service providers are challenged to cost effectively meet their needs for new architectures, ne... (more)