eRacks Open Source Systems announced a new desktop model using Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) processor.
Stopping people who aren't authorized (or thinking clearly) from making system adjustments works great in Linux, but stinks in Vista, because the UAC doesn't actually stop an idiot from being an idiot. Yes, that's a hard job, but it can be done. Just not by other idiots, like idiot vice presidents in huge software companies.
Another option, however, is to download a CD image of any of the many free Linux distributions and use that to erase and reformat the drive. Once Linux is installed, you'll be selling a fully-operational PC that's stuffed with lots of useful applications software -- and as a bonus, you won't have to worry about unintentionally violating any of Microsoft's Windows license terms.
But I suspect not, or there wouldn't be much of a point of an announcement last week for support of the DS3200 on Power6-based BladeCenter machines running i 6.1, AIX 6.1, and Linux.
Those working on the project, coordinated by the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), have been toiling for three years to create software that can spot meaningful connections between the files on a computer. Nepomuk's software is available for several computer platforms and now comes as a standard component of the K Desktop Environment (KDE), a popular graphical interface for the Linux operating system.
There are a few reasons why I'm trying out KDE. Firstly I've really only got experience of GNOME, my KDE knowledge is limited to using Knoppix a few years ago, so when people ask KDE questions I am unable to help. I'd like to change that. Secondly there's a lot of negative things said about KDE, some by myself, and I think a bit of education might help me to understand KDE better, and possibly be a bit less critical. Also I'd like to help KDE to be better, and as an 'outsider' to the KDE community I may have a slightly different perspective on things. Finally it seemed like a good idea for a regular segment on the podcast we make. Time (and listener feedback) will of course decide that one.
It's taken a long time for anyone to successfully combine a good video player and a good internet tablet, but Archos has cracked it. Solid as a rock, and with superb video playback and a decent web browser - Opera - all plonked on top of a stable Linux OS with a faultless GUI. Better than the iPod Touch? We think so by dint of its larger and higher resolution screen and much higher storage capacity. If a 5in screen is too small, go for the 5's big brother, the 7.
Update: In the comments Corey Burger provided some interesting information on Ubuntu-eee: The icon-heavy launcher is built by Canonical and is called the netbook-remix-launcher or ubuntu-mobile-edition launcher, depending. Ubuntu-eee is basically just that plus a few tweaks. Coming with Ubuntu 9.04 will be official images/isos for all sorts of netbooks.
The script back in 2007 was downloaded about 3 000 times, the first release of Ubuntu Eee was downloaded about 60 000 times and Ubuntu Eee 8.04.1 has been downloaded over 225 000 times!
Heintzman, who admitted to being won over when one of his colleagues let him play with it, predicted that as more and more people begin to use netbooks for play, more robust netbooks and even desktops based on Linux will rise up as more cost-effective, secure and durable machines.
Noting that Lenovo, Dell and HP are getting into this game, Heintzman said "these whole class of cloud notebook may be the thing that changes the viability of Linux on the desktop."
In this case, the houseplant waterer is controlled by a Linux PC in his den. A freeware application for Linux allows the computer to control the X10 device. Then Cron, a built-in application in Linux, lets him run scheduled tasks. The script tells the air pump to turn on for five seconds every day.
Nova - the new Linux-based OS developed by Palm and offering backwards compatibility with thousands of Palm apps - has been announced before, and we've even reported that it would be launched on devices during 2009. But now BusinessWeek is reporting that we'll see multiple devices running the new OS at CES, which runs January 8th to 11th.
Under the proposal, which was announced during a Toledo Bar Association luncheon at Georgio's Restaurant in downtown Toledo, all county departments would go to a four-day workweek, the county would adopt energy efficiency measures and open source software, and adopt a privatized emergency medical ambulance service.
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"In addition, by simply turning down the thermostat by five degrees late in the day, we could save another $200,000. And by moving away from Microsoft products on county computers and instead using free, open source software which, in many cases is safer and more efficient, we could save nearly $100,000 a year in licensing fees."
The product will be much better in the end, and the development process will be much more pleasant for all of us. Moreover, we will get more favorable press coverage, better reviews, and more fans of our product if our story can focus on the product and its benefits rather than negative drama arising from its production.
BlueStar's open-source push has been driven by Tom Keen, the company's chief technology officer since June 2006. While evaluating BlueStar's IT architecture and business systems as a consultant, Keen had seen an opportunity for open-source systems to provide the company's operations with greater flexibility and scalability while strengthening its ability to expand into new markets.
Comments
Ohwell
2008-12-17 21:39:17
http://www.codeplex.com/peter/SourceControl/DownloadSourceCode.aspx?changeSetId=27361
Roy Schestowitz
2008-12-17 21:51:33