Software programs are often made to run on systems that are completely different from the system in which the program is coded or developed. This process of adapting software across systems is known as porting. This article shows you how to port your software from one environment to another.

Jeeesh I have been working on one project for the last week, now I get the short cuts, Baldy

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Porting C/C++ sources from Windows to UNIX

WordPress is one of the best software tools you can use to start your own weblog, but it has additional hidden power that makes it suitable for other things too. The open source blogging platform has come a long way in the last three years, taking on the dominant player Movable Type and forcing it to play catch-up in some important areas. The free WordPress hosting service at wordpress.com has also been a huge success, pulling in hundreds of thousands of new users.

Disclaimer, WordPress is the software I use for The Paradox, Baldy

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The Hidden Power of WordPress in Managing Blogs

What’s a poor, lonely Linux developer to do? Where are all the good support sites? How am I going to fix that troublesome bug? These are questions that even novice code writers no longer have to ask. The classic view of a lonely, isolated programmer writing code for some obscure open source project in a back room is no longer an accurate view of the work environment in which Linux developers toil. Open source programs have become so mainstream that the boundaries are blurring between proprietary, commercial and public domain software.

Great Linux Sites for Developers

On Tuesday, Lina Software released the source code for LINA under the GPL v2. LINA enables Linux binaries to run with native look and feel on Windows, Mac, and Linux, without recompiling. This release, along with the launch of our community website, www.openlina.org, invites developers around the world to participate in the growth of this important technology.
Sounds like a push in the right direction, something that a lot of non users might jump at if made available to new bees. Baldy

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Mozilla, on Sept. 19, ditched the ability to run arbitrary script from the Firefox command line, a quick fix for a year-old QuickTime bug that could be used to take over user systems.

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Mozilla patches QuickTime/Firefox flaw