Just out of boredness I decided to improve my browsing experience.

1st - DNS proxying / caching (saves a few 20-60 msecs per query)

# apt-get install pdnsd

Here is a sample /etc/pdnsd.conf. Actually the only thing I modified here is perm_cache from 512 to 2048. Just posted the rest for completeness.

// $Id: pdnsd.conf.in,v 1.4 2000/11/11 20:32:58 thomas Exp $

global {
perm_cache=2048;
cache_dir="/var/cache/pdnsd";
max_ttl=604800;
run_as="pdnsd";
paranoid=on;
# next setting allows ppp/ip-up update the name servers -- ABa / 20040213

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed "Edgy Eft". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available with a few clicks, and professional technical support from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world.

Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that the previous stable release (6.06 LTS) is a long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade to or install 6.10.

The MICOMS Organization composed of I.T. Students of Claret College of Isabela stage FOSS@CCI last September 16, 2006 at Audio Visual Room, with the theme “The Path to the Open Source World”. Promoting and orienting the power and efficiency of GNU/Linux in Basilan. Delegates are from different organizations in Basilan including students. Mrs. Yolyne Medina and Mr. Joseth Anthony Zamora (two FOSS experts) were invited as speakers.

The event was organized as part of the global Software Freedom Day celebration with an effort to educate and promote to the public the grassroot virtues and availability of Free and Open Source Software and GNU/Linux in Basilan. This was made possible with the help and support of TESDA, DOST and the Vice Governor of Basilan, Mr. Alrasheed Sakalahul who was also the guest speaker. Ubuntu Cd‘s 5.10 were given away including flyers, stickers and the IOSN “Primer: Open Standard”.

Interested in what Kubuntu Edgy Eft looks like?

Juan Carlo Torres (Jucato) was kind enough to give us a preview.

The MICOMS IT students organization will host FOSS@CCI on September 16, 2006 at the campus grounds of Claret College of Isabela (CCI) to promote GNU/LINUX in celebration of the Softare Freedom Day (SFD).

The Software Freedom Day is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the virtues and availability of Free and Open Source Software.

FOSS@CCI is sponsored by the DOST and TESDA.

magsurf, IM, mail at kung ano ano pa anonymously gamit ang Tor network.

Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features.
-- http://tor.eff.org

Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, modifying web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a very flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. Privoxy has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

Last July 24, Bicol celebrated the very first Software Freedom Day. Spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region V and in coordination with NEDA Regional Development Council V, Aquinas University and Bicol Open Source Society, the event was attended by more than 500 participants from different agencies, schools, and other groups. A local version of this global event gathered FOSS enthusiats and computer users to advocate the power of free software to the community.

Magkakaroon ng pagtitipon ang UBUNTU-PH sa IRC ngayong gabi, alas-otso ng gabi. Mababasa ang buod ng pagtitipon sa https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-ph/2006-July/000642.html.

Mangyayari ang "virtual" na pagtitipon sa #ubuntu-ph channel sa Freenode IRC.

Ang pag-uusapan ay ang mga sumusunod:

1. Pagbuo ng mga grupo sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao, at ang lahat ng mga ito ay magiging malaya sa kanilang mga gawain at alituntunin. Sa kadahilanang tayo ay kalat-kalat at hindi madalas magkita-kita ng personal, ang pagbuo ng maliliit na grupo sa ilalim ng UBUNTU-PH ay mainam at mas praktikal sa nakararami.

Coming back from a brief hiatus, the Metro Manila team will be having an informal EB of sorts on Aug. 5 at Glorietta. Meeting place will be at the Activity Center, 2 pm (andun kasi si ASIMO, siguro =D). We are encouraging everyone to come, lalo na po yung mga bago sa grupo. For other infos and whatnot, nasa #ubuntu-ph (irc.freenode.net) lang po kami ^_^

Subversion is an open-source Revision Control System (RCS). With Subversion you will be able to make time-based snapshots of your files and folders. This is especially useful for creating time-based snapshots of source code. In most of my code work, I use Subversion (or svn) for my code repositories. Installing and maintaining an svn repository is very simple and straightforward.

Installing Subversion

This tutorial will show you how a simple svn repsitory is created and mantained in a Debian-based system using svn 1.2 and up. For this, we will be using Ubuntu 5.10 server. First thing to do is update the software repositories. From the console, you can download and install svn. You need to have sudo privileges to install packages into the system.