Links 04/06/2008: Migrations to GNU/Linux in Germany, Heaps of GNU/Linux Laptops at Computex
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-06-04 11:34:55 UTC
- Modified: 2008-06-04 11:37:31 UTC
Desktop
Server
Mobiles/Laptops
- Ubuntu offers Remix, a lighter Linux for mobile users
- Mobile devices driving Ubuntu - Shuttleworth
- Qualcomm debuts 3G Linux mini-notebook
- Dell's "mini-Inspiron" Eee PC killer revealed
However, if what we've already heard holds up, then we're looking at 8.9-inches dolled up in a sub-$500 price tag with a choice of both Windows XP Home or Ubuntu Linux, 8-in-1 card reader, integrated webcam, direct media playback buttons, and a "host of wireless access options." Expect more next week as the Computex show kicks off.
- First Atom-based notebook runs Linux
- MSI Wind Notebook Launched Now: Linux with Intel Atom processor in summer
- Computex Taipei: Fear, Loathing and the Mini-Laptop War
- Windows XP given additional resuscitation
- Microsoft Extends XP Deadline for Low-Cost PCs
- Mobile Linux looks to the big time
- Azingo Demonstrates Mobile Linux Solution on TI's OMAP Platform
- Linux distributor joins Moblin
Linpus Technologies announced it will join Intel's "Moblin" Linux project, aimed at developing software for low-cost notebooks based on Intel Atom processors. The mature Linux distributor says its "Linux Lite" distribution runs 20 percent longer under batteries when using software developed by the Moblin project.
- Taiwan Firm Takes the 'mini' out of Mini-laptops
The Noahpad is offered with Windows XP or Linux, a 1GHz C7 processor from Via Technology, and a hard drive up to 120G bytes. It uses 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for connectivity and has two USB ports, an SD card reader and a VGA port. It weighs 1.8 pounds (0.8 Kg).
- Developers Reported Enthusiastic About Android Platform
- Jason Chen answers questions about Android
GNU/Linux (Other)
OSS
Facebook's "Open Source" a Farce?
Microsoft
Recent Techrights' Posts
- Who Imitates Who? Plagiarist as Client (From Microsoft), 'Plagiarism' at the Law Firm?
- let's revisit the subject
- Links 10/06/2025: Jaws at 50 and US Democracy Crushed Very Rapidly (Martial Law Seems Imminent)
- Links for the day
- Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VII: Washing Their Hands After Corruption and Abuse
- "Tragedy or comedy?"
- Culling Bad RSS Feeds of Bad Sites
- Not throwing out the baby with the bathwater
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- IBM's CEO Roasted, Sizzled and Grilled for Dumb and Inconsistent Vapourware Promises
- It looks like being a chronic liar is what it takes to lead the company once synonymous with computing
- IBM's Goal Is Not (and Never Was) Computer Users' Freedom
- More than 1.5 decades ago I found IBM to be an "ally of convenience" because of OpenDocument Format (ODF)
- Wayland Shows the IBM/Red Hat Way of Doing Things
- IBM is trying to 'kill' X
- GitHub is Proprietary, Controlled by Microsoft, and GPL Violation Warehouse
- "IRS tax filing software [will be] released to the people as free software" ... In general this is good news
- Slopfarm Catastrophe
- Seems like BetaNews (or BetaNoise) has just suffered a major data loss and restored the site from a week-old backup
- Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VIII: Illegal Working Conditions
- How many people need to die for these people to get their massive salaries?
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- IRC logs for Tuesday, June 10, 2025
- Links 10/06/2025: Apple Hype and Physical Attacks on Bloggers
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 10/06/2025: Loon Lake, Farming, and Forth
- Links for the day
- If 'Microsoft v Techrights' is Dealt With by a 'Microsoft Court' (or a Court Outsourced to Microsoft)
- More on that later
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 09, 2025
- IRC logs for Monday, June 09, 2025
- Gemini Protocol Turns Six in 10 Days From Now
- If you haven't tried it yet, then give it a go today
- Live as You Preach
- technology is fast becoming dysphoric
- Gemini Links 09/06/2025: Addition Addiction and Nitride
- Links for the day
- Links 09/06/2025: Science, Hardware Projects, and Democracy Receding
- Links for the day
- Computers Got Smaller, So GNU/Linux Got Bigger
- Many people here recognise the lack of urgency (or need) to get expensive new laptops
- BetaNews is a Plagiarism and LLM Slop Hub, the Chief Editor Isn't Addressing This Problem Anymore
- SS Fagioli is basically a parasite leeching off or exploiting other people's work
- Links 09/06/2025: Chaos in Los Angeles and Hurricane Season
- Links for the day
- GNU/Linux Grows at Windows' Expense and Microsoft Trolls Infest and Maliciously Target Articles About It
- Microsoft is - and has long been - organised crime
- They Say I'm Mr. Bombastic
- They didn't take good lawyers
- Links 09/06/2025: Windows TCO and Many Data Breaches
- Links for the day
- Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VI: Political Stunts by Former President Edyta Demby-Siwek and the Connection to Profound Corruption at EUIPO
- it's like a money-laundering operation where one politician rewards another at taxpayers' expense
- Gemini Links 09/06/2025: Pipelines and Splitgate
- Links for the day
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Sunday, June 08, 2025
- IRC logs for Sunday, June 08, 2025
Comments
HumHo
2008-06-04 12:43:55
Lockiiinnnn
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2008-06-04 17:12:30
HumHo
2008-06-04 18:13:53
Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-04 20:09:22