Links 17/06/2008: GNU/Linux Minibooks in the UK, Android Saves Money
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-06-17 09:32:02 UTC
- Modified: 2008-06-17 09:32:02 UTC
GNU/Linux
- RM delivers Linux-fuelled Eee
Tim let slip that he could be breaking an NDA over the following information – there’s a €£25 price difference between the Linux version and the Windows XP. This came across that there’s an additional cost to customers from choosing the vole version over the penguin, but their product manager cleared this up later. The CEO was just referring to an internal cost for Asus and that’s all. RM will continue to offer the original Minibook models with Linux applied, just in case you were worried.
- 2D-Only Open-Source GTX 260/280 Support
This morning NVIDIA had unveiled the GeForce GTX 200 series and already NVIDIA's Aaron Plattner has committed support for these cards to the open-source xf86-video-nv driver.
- Amarok 2 Alpha - An Early Look at What's Going On
Currently, it's very obvious Amarok 2 is in the alpha phase. The major thing that changed is the interface, which looks nicer and more modern now, with the collection browser located in the left and the playlist itself located to the right side of Amarok's window.
- Linux-based telecom platform boasts in-service upgrades
- Debian Release Goals
Devices and Mobiles
Hybrids
F/OSS
Programming
Microsoft
Leftovers
Recent Techrights' Posts
- The Cyber Show: Remember That Code is Art
- The article is very long, very profound, and speaks of "the next installation"
- Only Days After Mass Layoffs in Microsoft's Azure There Are Headlines About Much-Expected XBox Layoffs
- XBox as a console is basically dead or "fast-dying"
- SLAPP Censorship - Part 103 Out of 200: Telling People What They Know and Don't Know About Death Threats They Receive
- patronising letters sent on behalf of the Serial Strangler from Microsoft
- IBM Genies in the Bottle
- for ordinary people working who at at IBM, it's not hard to see that IBM is floundering
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- Links 12/06/2026: "NearlyFreeSpeech" No More, Openwashing by Google (DiffusionGemma)
- Links for the day
- Today There's a Massive EPO Strike (Like Every Friday), Workers Explain Further Cuts Despite the EPO Making More Income by Granting Illegal Patents (or Invalid Patents Illegally)
- "Recent exchange with the Administration on the implications of the SAP on the Education and Childcare Allowance"
- Communicating With Freedom - Part IV - Quibble Now in quibble.chat, Open for Contributions Via Codeberg
- Today we continue the series about Quibble
- European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Importance of Having "Pals from the Palacete"
- for his reappointment bid to succeed, Campinos will need to be able to rely on the support of both the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, and the President of the European Council, António Costa
- Cyber Show on How Updates or Upgrades Break Workflows, Even in Free Software
- "We did a big upgrade on the AV production pipeline"
- Discussions About IBM Layoffs in June, Including by RTO and PIPs
- mass layoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to conceal
- Gemini Links 12/06/2026: Decks and Work Essay
- Links for the day
- "Rolling Strikes" Continue at the European Patent Office, the Administrative Council Needs to Take Action Against Crooked Office Management
- This coming weekend we'll talk about some of the other issues and concerns expressed by the union
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 11, 2026
- IRC logs for Thursday, June 11, 2026
- Links 11/06/2026: Disputes Over Copyright Infringement, Failure to Meet Climate Goals, "ChatGPT Caught Recommending “Products” That Are Just Scams"
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 11/06/2026: Programmable Systems and Slop "is Coming for Your Serifs"
- Links for the day
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- IRC logs for Wednesday, June 10, 2026
- Links 11/06/2026: LF Openwashing of Slop and "Azerbaijan Bans TikTok and Other Social Media Apps in School"
- Links for the day
- European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Centre (in Portugal) Falls Apart…
- Luís Montenegro became embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy
- IBM Lost About 18% of Its "Market Value" This Month
- In IBM's case, a lot of the latest "pump" was Arvind's "quantum" hype/fantasy
- Gemini Links 10/06/2026: Signal to Noise, Cancer, and Permacomputing
- Links for the day
- Links 10/06/2026: More Microsoft Layoffs, Sweden to "Ban Mobile Phones in Schools"
- Links for the day
- Communities and "Prosumers."
- today's meetup will be about community
- Gemini and Gopher Links 10/06/2026: Roasting, Changes, and Harms of Slop
- Links for the day
- Microsoft Azure Shrinking With More Mass Layoffs
- "Reports suggest the layoffs will impact close to 200 out of 400 workers, who are set to cease employment at Azure on July 6"
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, June 09, 2026
- IRC logs for Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Comments
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 13:35:07
www.spreadfirefox.com goes beelly up under the load !!!!
haha
Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-17 13:39:09
It's the same with PCLOS and Ubuntu at times.
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 13:39:33
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 13:43:00
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
Its 1 PM EST so guys stop spamming the website for god sake
Check the EST here. And NO bots - okkk
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java
Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-17 13:44:23
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 13:53:07
http://www.sitepoint.com/books/firefox3/
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 14:13:33
Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-17 14:21:30
PitaGuy
2008-06-17 17:16:39
Roy Schestowitz
2008-06-17 17:32:19