Stories by: Dahna McConnachie

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phpBB3 takes giant strides from predecessor 05/02/2008 11:17:14

As the world gets smaller, security threats and spam seem only to grow. PhpBB is the open source Internet Forum package that underlies a majority of the online forums on the Internet and its creators take their motto "creating communities" very seriously. All communities need to interact freely and safely, and although a long time coming, the latest release, phpBB3, has several increased security measures, as well as enhanced collaboration features and mobile optimisation.
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Samba's Tridge clusters code and crowds 15/01/2008 08:53:50

Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell, the man behind the Samba file server and self-confessed TSP packet molester talks with Dahna McConnachie about Samba and some of his other favourite pastimes. Tridge will be speaking more about clustered Samba at the upcoming linux.conf.au.
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Open source on the big screen: Matt Ebb tells tales of Elephants Dream 15/01/2008 12:16:49

Need a project for the new year? You could consider supporting, contributing to or starting an Open Movie. The Open Movie concept gained attention with the release of Elephants Dream in 2006. The Blender Foundation is currently developing a follow up called "Peach" which is should be released later this year. Lead artist from Elephants Dream, Matt Ebb gives us some background on Elephants Dream and talks about what is involved in making an open movie.
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Bruce Almighty: Schneier preaches security to Linux faithful 27/12/2007 07:56:29

Internationally renowned security guru, Bruce Schneier, will be encouraging technologists at linux.conf.au to take a lesson from Luke Skywalker, and "feel the force" a little more when it comes to security.
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SourceForge exec on the open source breeding ground 23/11/2007 08:04:35

We hear from SourceForge and SourceForge.net Marketplace Vice President Mike Rudolph about the world's largest Open Source software development web site, which, as of today, claims 162,855 registered projects and 1,732,552 registered users.
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GeoNames founder opens up the GIS world 21/11/2007 05:13:00

GeoNames is a free and open source geographical database. Primarily for developers wanting to integrate the project into web services and applications, it integrates world-wide geographical data including names of places in various languages, elevation, population, and all latitude / longitude coordinates. Users are able to manually edit, correct and add new names with a user-friendly wiki interface. The data is accessible through a number of webservices and a daily database export.
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Interview: The driver behind NASA's Mars Rovers - part two 20/11/2007 07:04:28

In the second part of this series, we talk to another one of NASA's Mars Rover Drivers, Ashley Stroupe.
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Rovers continue work on Mars despite ongoing troubles 17/11/2007 11:32:35

It seems nothing can hold NASA's Mars Rovers back.
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Interview: The driver behind NASA's Mars Rovers 16/11/2007 11:15:10

Behind every robot is a driver. While NASA's twin robot geologists, Spirit and Opportunity, have gained plenty of media attention since they first landed on Mars at the start of 2004, little attention has been given to the team of dedicated IT workers behind the robots, plotting their every move.
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Forum delves into murky waters of rights in the digital age 16/11/2007 08:43:49

A forum later this month seeks to shed some light on the increasingly complex area of rights protection in the digital music age.
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Dot.com take 2: Web 2.0 plus powerful broadband re-ignite e-commerce 13/11/2007 09:27:17

Web 2.0 combined with increased broadband presence has the power to re-fuel e-commerce, according to a recent Paul Budde report.