Links 30/06/2008: GNU/Linux in Acer's Laptops, IBM's Supercomputer, and Russia's Schools
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-06-30 22:30:44 UTC
- Modified: 2008-06-30 22:30:44 UTC
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- Acer launches $500 Atom-powered Linux mini-note
Aspire One sports Intel’s Atom processor, an 8.9in screen and a $99 cashback deal on its $599 (Linux) and $699 (Windows XP) sticker price
- The Russian schools Linux pilot goes nationwide
The project, if successful, may be the first step towards large-scale migration of Russian secondary education instutitions and, consequently, of the other state agencies to Free Software as President Medvedev stated last year (Russian) while being the First Deputy Prime Minister.
- Five Ways for Windows Users to Test Drive GNU/Linux
- Horny for Ubuntu 8.10: first look at Intrepid Ibex
- X-Rite and Caldera Announce First Ever i1iO Automated Chart Reader for Linux
- IBM supercomputer boosts cancer research
The IBM System Cluster 1350 supercomputer includes 1,344 processor cores in a Linux cluster running at 12.5 teraflops (trillion calculations per second) with 150TB of storage, making it one of the fastest research clusters north of the US border.
- Linuxy Declarations of Independence
It's almost the Fourth of July, and few things represent the freedoms we enjoy as Americans more than open source software. Now, if only the proprietary world would open up their drivers, quit violating the GPL and abandon copy protection, we'd all be a lot happier.
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