Notes I presented this paper at the OSDC conference in 2006. The main page for my Postal benchmark is at http://doc.coker.com.au/projects/postal/. My blog posts about benchmarking can be found at[...]
Notes I presented this paper at Ottawa Linux Symposium (OLS) 2002. Since that time the acceptance of SE Linux in Debian was significantly less than I expected. But the acceptance[...]
I’ve been thinking about what we need in Australia to preserve the free software community in the face of an economic collapse (let’s not pretend that the US can collapse[...]
Notes I presented this paper at Linux Kongress 2002. Since that time virtualisation systems based around VMWare, Xen, and the hardware virtualisation in recent AMD and Intel CPUs has really[...]
Here are links to some instances when SE Linux prevented exploits from working or mitigated their damage:[...]
Based on past mistakes by myself and others, here is a check-list before putting a Linux (or other Unix) server online: Run memtest86+ (or an equivalent program for other architectures)[...]
One problem many people encounter is the fact that they don’t appear on Google and other search engines the way that they like. If you have an uncommon name which[...]
In my work I often receive problem reports from clients regarding their email service, here is some advice to help get the problem fixed as fast as possible: Firstly problems[...]
One option that is often overlooked is the possibility of staying in an apartment instead of a hotel room. The difference (which is not always reflected in the name) is[...]
Tickets for Melbourne public transport can be purchased on any bus or tram. The trams have vending machines which only accept coins so you must have sufficient coins to pay[...]