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In Part 1 of this series on Gnuplot, there was a lot of talk about line colors, font settings, export scripts, and the like, but no actual graphs. Input from graphs can be read from the command line or, more commonly from external files. These files are expected to be columns of data with some explicit separator character delimiting the columns. By default the delimiter is a space but can be set to a comma or a pipe (perhaps for SQLite data). Lets take the spa... [more]

When we think about the implications of non-compliance with F/OSS licensing the considerations tend to be around legal exposure and concern that the conditions of a reciprocal license, e.g. the GPL, may propagate into proprietary code. When risk is assessed it is usually in terms of the possibility of litigation and the associated costs, and/or the weakening of business models that are based upon exercising exclusive rights in connection with associated proprietary IP.

Excellent synopsis of how 2.6.31 should look..."Linux 2.6.31 will be IEEE 802.15.4 capable and will include a new Wi-Fi driver for Intel chips. Developers have also added support for recent Ralink Wi-Fi components and revamped the Rfkill framework. The Wi-fi stack and drivers are now better able to use newer power saving technologies.

The time has come to participate in Linux.conf.au..."The Triple Crown of Linux conferences — if there is one — is surely the Linux Symposium, the Linux Kongress, and linux.conf.au. It was just a month ago that we passed on the message to LinuxJournal.com readers that the time to get their name on the Kongress program was nigh, and now it is time to do the same for the southernmost jewel in the crown.

Moving on from where we left off last time, this article isn't so much the next in the series as much as it's just tidying up some random loose ends. And so, to business.This is ongoing content from the Linux Foundation training program. If you want more content please, consider signing up for one of these classes. ... [more]