Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Open Source: An Open Question for Red Hat and Others
It's been tough lately for companies like Red Hat and Novell that bet their business on open source. Here's a look at the haves and the have-nots
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ubuntu at Toyota
I checked out the bank of beat up Gateways with vagabond keyboards in the corner. I wiggle the mouse, and up pops the Ubuntu Heron! Wow!The neat part is that other people are actually using them.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Linux Slab Allocator, Learn How Linux Manages Memory
Good operating system performance depends in part on the operating system's ability to efficiently manage resources. In the old days, heap memory managers were the norm, but performance suffered due to fragmentation and the need for memory reclamation. Today, Linux uses method which allocates memory as objects based on their size.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
If it's animation or special effects, it's Linux
Like the special effects in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; 300; The Golden Compass; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; and I Am Legend? The animation in Star Wars: The Clone Wars; WALL-E; or Ratatouille? You can thank Linux for all of them.
Monday, August 18, 2008
9 Linux Myth Debunked
When it comes to Linux there are 3 kinds of people, those who never heard of it, those who are afraid of it, and those who hate it and spread falsities about it.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Linus Torvalds: It's Not Easy Being the Major Linux Coder
Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview, Torvalds said that, while it is relatively easy for coders and organisations to contribute small patches, the contribution of large patches, developed in isolation, could lead to contributors being frustrated.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Speaking UNIX: The new and improved Vim editor
If you've worked on IBM® AIX®, another flavor of UNIX®, or Linux®, you've more than likely used the vi editor. Since its conception in 1976, vi has become a staple for anyone wanting to edit files. How could someone make a more powerful editing tool than vi, you may ask? The answer is Vim, and this article provides details on the many enhancements
Monday, August 18, 2008
Nokia helps port Firefox to Qt
Nokia and Mozilla have ported the Firefox web browser to Qt so that it will be able to run on a wide range of mobile devices. The port will also finally Firefox get visual integration with KDE.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Vendors Rally While Windows Sleeps
Dell, Intel and their partners announced last week new technologies that represent major leaps forward for mobility. The companies seem to have discovered the secret to making such bold leaps: Cut Microsoft out of the deal.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Why would anyone choose Windows over Linux?
I am going out on a limb here…really opening myself up for a flame-war. But you know - there are some defining moments that beg for such an action. That action? To question why anyone (when they KNOW the difference) would seriously choose a Windows operating system over Linux.
Monday, August 18, 2008
7 Reasons I Won't Submit This To Digg
This guy writes great stuff for Linux Journal and is fed up that his articles are never Dugg. His anti-Digg blog entry is hysterical: "If this article WERE to appear on digg, all the commenters would complain about how lame it was, and then they’d digg it anyway. Or they’d say “BURIED”, and some other guy would want to make THAT guy look dumb...
Monday, August 18, 2008
How To: Rotate Desktop Backgrounds in Ubuntu
I get bored with my desktop wallpaper pretty easily, especially in Ubuntu Linux, where it's nearly the only thing on my desktop. Until recently, that meant scouring theming sites for great artwork, opening the Appearance tab and re-scaling and choosing background colors for each picture, and just general unproductive knob-twiddling.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
A GUIDE TO THE KERNEL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
he purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel development (or, indeed, free software development in general).
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Things To Know Before Using Linux
Coming from Windows ? Need help regarding Linux .. Then this thread is for you ! Here I will try to clear your confusion/misconception regarding basic terms like Partitioning , Installing Applications, The Desktop, The OS and Kernel , Gnome/KDE and the day to day applications..
Sunday, August 17, 2008
5 websites every Linux user should visit
Now while you are at it, take a look at these websites that provide extensive documentation to step-by-step howtos, and also community support.Now while there are scores of material worthy of a mention, in the Internet, I list the ones that every new user must bookmark, or atleast take a look at.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
10 Best-designed Linux Distribution Websites
Most Linux Distribution websites have been redesigned to sport a Web 2.0 look. To give credit to their talented web designers/developers, I’ll pick 10 Linux Distribution websites that I think stand out from the rest. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so you don’t have to agree with me.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Will Netbooks Pave the Way for Linux?
As we all know by now, netbooks are the latest craze in the computing world. Small notebooks, perfect for on the go, and relatively cheap. The interesting thing is that these netbooks are often offered with Linux pre-installed instead of Windows, and this prompts many to believe that it is the netbook niche where Linux will gain its first solid foo
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Debian Turns 15 Years Old
The most popular and stable GNU/Linux operating system Debain has turned 15 today. There are many interesting facts about Debian which makes it even more adorable. Debian was announced on 16 August 1993 by Ian Murdock, who is now the vice president of developer and community marketing at Sun.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
How Adobe can stop Microsoft: Attack with a Linux initiative
Adobe could port its Creative Suite to Linux as a shot across Redmond's bow.
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