Links 14/07/2008: Acer's GNU/Linux Laptops and Another Large Migration to OOo
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-07-14 21:25:15 UTC
- Modified: 2008-07-14 21:25:15 UTC
GNU/Linux
- Asus blames lack of Linux Eee PCs on Atom hold-ups
- Finding the Fastest FilesystemI
was amazed by the numbers. For all but one uniform subset of tests, XFS was the clear winner. I even tried synchronous mounts and encrypted volumes as little "what if?" exercises, and XFS still came out on top. The parameter that cost XFS a total victory was the CFQ elevator on a slower system; ext3 won most of those cases.
- New Triangular Tessalations for Compiz
In addition to the being able to break the window into hexagonal and rectangular shapes, using my triangular tessellation code found in the extra-animations plugin, Compiz can now break up the window into triangular shapes.
The effect is used currently in the explode and leaf spread effects. I also added hexagonal tesselation to the leafspread effect.
- Linux in the real world - in the wild
- gOS Space: OSX-like operating system without the Apple
I have to admit I went into this thinking it was going to take a lot to win me over. I am a devout Enlightenment fan and it would take absolute brilliance to pull me, kicking and screaming, from E17. gOS Space nearly does this. Nearly. While gOS is amazingly stable (for such an effects-centric operating system), it will not be able to update to the latest version of Ubuntu. Space is based on 7.10 and has the distribution upgrade disabled. Instead, the next revision of Space will be based on 8.04.
- Thinking about career in Linux? Part 1
- Untangle gateway continues to impress in open source gateways
The installation of Untangle is straightforward, and can be done in less than one hour on general purpose hardware or a virtual machine. Untangle also provides the option to purchase pre-installed servers for use as an appliance. An Untangle gateway has relatively low hardware requirements, with up to 300 users being able to be serviced by one processor at 1.6 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, and only 40 GB of hard drive space.
- Desktop Distros
My choices of Distro were based on what are commonly known as the big Boys, the distros which seem to appear on most magazine covers, and distro watch to 10 the most often, I do find both Fedora and Opensuse lacking in that final quality to make them good desktop distros, and when running fedora seemed clunky some times, i couldn’t put my finger on what, even with its new themes, it still seemed to be the granddaddy of the pack.
- Hands on With Acer's Aspire One Netbook
From boot up to shut down, the Aspire one was a pleasure to use. Boot up took just 12 seconds due to the Linpus Linux Lite OS it runs. That compares to 30 to 40 seconds on other mini-notebooks I've tested running Microsoft Windows XP.
- Motorola to ship new Linux-based device with Opera Mobile
- Hot skills: Mobile Linux
But in embedded applications, particularly mobile devices, the open source operating system is soaring.
- CentOS Provides 5.2 Update, Where's Unbreakable Linux 5.2?
- Trusted Computer Solutions Linux-Based Trusted Thin Client SABI Certified
- Linux-Kongress 2008
- NetBeans: The Ultimate Linux IDE
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #99
KDE/Qt
F/OSS
- IT: City of Modena switches to OpenOffice
The city council of Modena is replacing Microsoft Office with OpenOffice on all its 1600 PCs.
- Why is Open Source/Community Developed Better?
Anyway, just in case anyone was wondering, we are still arguing over which software is better, and I don't think we will ever stop, even if it is clear open source software has several advantages. What kind of advantages? Many: portability, enhancement, minimization, security, and dedication.
- In Praise of Modularity
Modularity, and the re-use it allows, have since become two of the hallmarks of open source software. Indeed, the idea of modularity has proved so successful, that it has been applied at the next level up, in the creation of distributions.
- My 10 Favourite Free/Open Source Applications
- Green Building Council promises open source sustainability code
- Sun's JavaFX must toolup against Adobe - pronto
- Kineo Launches Open Source Services Company
- EngLab: A Gift of a Program for Engineers
- Crowdsourcing the Flu Vaccine
Security
Recent Techrights' Posts
- Sven Luther, Lucy Wayland & Debian's toxic culture
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- [Video] Microsoft Got Its Systems Cracked (Breached) Again, This Time by Russia, and It Uses Its Moles in the Press and So-called 'Linux' Foundation to Change the Subject
- If they control the narrative (or buy the narrative), they can do anything
-
- [Video] Novell and Microsoft 45 Years Later
- what happened in 2006 when Novell's Ron Hovsepian (who had come from IBM) sealed the company's sad fate by taking the advice of Microsoft moles
- [Meme] EPO “Technical” Meetings
- an institution full of despots who commit or enable illegalities
- EPO “Technical” Meetings Are Not Technical Anymore, It's Just Corrupt Officials Destroying the Patent Office, Piecewise (While Breaking the Law to Increase Profits)
- Another pillar of the EPO is being knocked down
- Red Hat Communicates the World Via Microsoft Proprietary Spyware
- Red Hat believes in choice: Microsoft... or Microsoft.
- Chris Rutter, ARM Ltd IPO, Winchester College & Debian
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- Links 19/04/2024: Israel Fires Back at Iran and Many Layoffs in the US
- Links for the day
- Russell Coker & Debian: September 11 Islamist sympathy
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- Sven Luther, Thomas Bushnell & Debian's September 11 discussion
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- G.A.I./Hey Hi (AI) Bubble Bursting With More Mass Layoffs
- it's happening already
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 18, 2024
- IRC logs for Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Coroner's Report: Lucy Wayland & Debian Abuse Culture
- Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
- Links 18/04/2024: Misuse of COVID Stimulus Money, Governments Buying Your Data
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: GemText Pain and Web 1.0
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: Google Layoffs Again, ByteDance Scandals Return
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 18/04/2024: Trying OpenBSD and War on Links Continues
- Links for the day
- IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- IRC logs for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day
- North America, Home of Microsoft and of Windows, is Moving to GNU/Linux
- Can it top 5% by year's end?
- [Meme] The Heart of Staff Rep
- Rowan heartily grateful
- Management-Friendly Staff Representatives at the EPO Voted Out (or Simply Did Not Run Anymore)
- The good news is that they're no longer in a position of authority
- Microsofters in 'Linux Foundation' Clothing Continue to Shift Security Scrutiny to 'Linux'
- Pay closer attention to the latest Microsoft breach and security catastrophes
- Links 17/04/2024: Free-Market Policies Wane, China Marks Economic Recovery
- Links for the day
- Gemini Links 17/04/2024: "Failure Is An Option", Profectus Alpha 0.5 From a Microsofter Trying to Dethrone Gemini
- Links for the day
- How does unpaid Debian work impact our families?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Microsoft's Windows Falls to All-Time Low and Layoffs Reported by Managers in the Windows Division
- One manager probably broke an NDA or two when he spoke about it in social control media
- When you give money to Debian, where does it go?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- How do teams work in Debian?
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Joint Authors & Debian Family Legitimate Interests
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Bad faith: Debian logo and theme use authorized
- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
- Links 17/04/2024: TikTok Killing Youth, More Layoff Rounds
- Links for the day
- Jack Wallen Has Been Assigned by ZDNet to Write Fake (Sponsored) 'Reviews'
- Wallen is selling out. Shilling for the corporations, not the community.
- Links 17/04/2024: SAP, Kwalee, and Take-Two Layoffs
- Links for the day
- IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- IRC logs for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Over at Tux Machines...
- GNU/Linux news for the past day