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 ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 
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..carry on like this & you will have converted an old MS hand... :) ... But we thought you were a gangly mere 17-year-old from Bangladesh! Or is an improved and more healthy diet from another thread? ;-) :-) You're welcome, Cheers, Martin (And sorry for the awful cross-threaded puns!) See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1261100 ·  |
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Kamu Send message Joined: 19 Jan 02 Posts: 56 Credit: 11,009,499 RAC: 0 
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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This will be good for Linux and Ubuntu. That's one that will be good for some and also controversial for some... Thanks for that snippet. A few more bits 'n' pieces: XBMC for Android set-top boxes is coming soon ... an Android version of the popular open source media centre software. The Android port is said to include the full functionality of the desktop versions of the software, so, unlike the iOS version of XBMC, the Android application is not only a remote and content directory, but also a full blown media centre. The developers say that the application is mostly aimed at Android-powered set-top boxes but will also work on tablets and phones. ... Open source on the advance in Italy ... Puglia is not the only Italian region to be planning greater use of open source software. In June, Emilio de Masi, regional chairman of the Partei Italia dei Valori (Italian party of values), submitted draft legislation to the Calabrian regional government which also called for greater public sector use of open source. At a press conference, De Masi estimated that by switching from Microsoft products to open source software, the public sector could save around €675 million (£532 million). The Lazio region passed an open data law back in May. Piedmont also requires that open source software be given preference when procuring software for the public sector. With Windows Struggling, Microsoft Relies on Office for Revenue ... "They've lost control of the Windows control point," said Krans, talking about Microsoft's problems in what Apple calls a "post-PC" world, but that the company dubs "PC-plus." "With Office, they want to retain that dominance. So they have the most to lose if Office 15 doesn't sell, but on the other hand, it's their best shot because it doesn't have the competition that Windows faces now."... It costs $450 in marketing to make someone buy a $49 Nokia Lumia Every Windows phone Nokia sold in the US has been backed by a $450 slice of AT&T marketing cash, it's estimated. ... Microsoft 'didn't notice' it had removed Browser Choice for 17 months Brussels' competition commissioner has opened a fresh investigation into Microsoft's practice of using its Windows operating system to push people into using its Internet Explorer browser, following allegations of non-compliance with an EC settlement deal the software giant agreed to in late 2009. ... Microsoft Fails to Overturn $1B Antitrust Fine A European court has upheld a $1 billion fine on Microsoft, originally imposed four years ago. The penalty was punishment for Microsoft refusing to share vital information with rival software developers. Microsoft's financial problems with the European Union date back to 2004, when it was fined 497 million euros for abusing its market position. ... ... The court made clear, however, that this reduction was based on a technicality, and that it had rejected every argument put forward by Microsoft in the appeal... Google makes fresh offers in Euro anti-trust negotiations Advertising giant Google has sent a revised package of concessions to Europe's competition commissioner after it was asked to clarify aspects of its proposed antitrust settlement, according to the Financial Times. It's been two weeks since the colossal advertising company submitted to Brussels' competition watchdog what it described as a "proposal" that addressed the "abuse of dominance"... Dell's Ubuntu Laptop Program Enters Beta, 'Blows Away' Expectations ... 'Absolutely Staggering' “We've been blown away by the number of people who have wanted to be beta participants,†George said. ... ... One reason Dell hasn't been as successful in the past as it could have been with Linux-preloaded desktop hardware “is that we made a consumer version of this without the proper support,†he explained. This time, “we're targeting developers because they need the least amount of support plus they are extremely influential,†he added. Dell does currently sell Ubuntu-loaded hardware in China and other parts of the world, George noted. Possible routes for expanding the project in the future could include not just consumers but also different types of developers, he explained. ... Quite a story of dirty dastardly deeds and new beginnings?... IT is what we make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1261614 · |
Ex: "Socialist"  Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2 
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Yes Kamu, I'm a-waiting for Valve to get steam out on Linux. I have a few games I miss that I will install, also I will make sure to spend some money as a linux user on another game or two from them, that is once their port is ready. And Martin thanks for the reading as usual. #resist ID: 1261706 · |
skildude  Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 
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Yes Kamu, I'm a-waiting for Valve to get steam out on Linux. I have a few games I miss that I will install, also I will make sure to spend some money as a linux user on another game or two from them, that is once their port is ready. anyone familiar with Valve and HalfLife/Counterstrike/Team fortress Classic will recall that Halflife were made in Linux. And download of maps and other files on these games always came as .bz2 files. Also the most stable servers running TFC and CS ran Linux.  In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1261962 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Small recompense for trashing the name of Bionic/Linux? Apple ordered to run Samsung 'did not copy iPad' adverts A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad, according to the Bloomberg news agency. It said the judge said one notice should remain on Apple's website for at least six months, while other adverts should be placed in various newspapers and magazines. It follows the US company's failed attempt to block sales of the South Korean firm's Galaxy Tab tablets. ... Or just a continuing example of IP litigation gone mad? Can anyone really 'patent' 'The Rectangle'? IT is what we make it, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1262036 · |
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Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2
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Yes Kamu, I'm a-waiting for Valve to get steam out on Linux. I have a few games I miss that I will install, also I will make sure to spend some money as a linux user on another game or two from them, that is once their port is ready. Unfortunately, as those games were Direct-X (I am very familiar, I'm a big HL geek (the older ones anyways)), they were also only ever released on Windows :-(. If (rather, WHEN) the Steam platform is ported to Linux, that means not only a clean running HL/HL2 on my linux box, but that means access to every other Valve game out there. :-) This for sure I would support with cold hard cash, just to make the point that there is money to be made in open source as well. #resist ID: 1262146 · |
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60
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Nope the only way to get HL to run on Linux is through Wine. I was making note of the file names which are clearly not .exe when installed but .bz2 which are linux based. HL was run on Linux as a server only In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1262204 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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So... What's all this "Linux" and "GNU" and "FLOSS" stuff anyway?!... (And is it good enough to get your teeth into? ;-) ) For a light description of the Why, What, and How, check out: The Benefits of Free/Libre/Open-Source Software Free/Libre, Open Source Software (Excerpt from BBC's "CodeBreakers") (Short video) What is Free/Libre, Open Source Software? For a little of the heavy impact: The impact of Free/Libre Open Source Software on innovation and competitiveness of the European Union (European Commission, 2007) ... FLOSS applications are top rung products in terms of market share in several markets. The existing base of quality FLOSS applications with reasonable quality control and distribution would cost firms almost Euro 12 billion to reproduce internally. This code base has been doubling every 18-24 months over the past eight years. The notional value of Europe’s investment in FLOSS software today is Euro 22 billion (36 billion in the US) representing 20.5% of total software investment (20% in the US) ... ... Though FLOSS provides ample opportunities for Europe, it is threatened by increasing moves in some policy circles to support regulation that seeks to protect old business models of creative industries, making it harder to develop new ways of doing business. ... Phew! And to think it all began with a GNU, GPL, and later the adoption of the Linux kernel that itself then later adopted the GPL... IT literally is what we make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1262685 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Open source on the advance in Italy And another Italian province converts to openness and freedom: Another Italian province mandates more use of open source ... the Italian province of Trentino has approved a law that instructs public administrations to prepare migration plans to switch to open source software. Additionally, the region's council wants public administrations to use open standards wherever possible. Michele Nardelli, one of the councillors who introduced the bill, says that the move to open source software is important for the region since, especially in the area of research, "this type of software will eliminate barriers, and will give all users the same level of access and rights."... Meanwhile: Thailand distributes 800,000 Android tablets to students ... the government of Thailand has begun distributing Android tablets to students as part of the One Tablet Per Child (OTPC) project... And for quite a wild story of one major distro across the years: HealthCheck Mandriva - Rebooting the company After what may have been the most tumultuous months in the company's often tumultuous history, Mandriva is planning a comeback with a new community oriented strategy. Richard Hillesley looks back at that history and talks to the people charting Mandriva's future. Not for the first time, Mandriva, the Paris-based Linux company, is fighting its way back... IT is what we make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1262738 · |
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Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2
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Thanks Martin. One thing I would like to re-iterate here: This code base has been doubling every 18-24 months over the past eight years. ^This is starting to follow Moore's law, I'd say. And If my predictions are correct that the user base is in a period of huge growth, well we're just seeing the beginning my friends. FLOSS is growing like a cancer, except it's a good cancer. I suspect I am not the only person to have made huge advances into the Open Source "Universe" over the past few years. It all began with VLC media player, which I quickly learned came from the Linux world even though it had already become my preferred media player in Windows. Soon after I discovered Open Office (Now preferred replacement is Libre Office). Once I realized the power of Open Source, it made the switch to full time Linux use easier. I did spend several years learning the command line and inner workings, but I would recommend anyone that is already a computer geek, please try out some Open source software in Windows. If you like it, keep using it. You can keep using windows if you choose, but if you are feeling a little froggy go ahead and try out some of the well made distros out there, there is something for every taste I promise you that. #resist ID: 1262841 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Here is the latest recent round-up for a few things Linux and the surrounding world: Woz: Cloud computing trend is 'horrendous' ... Woz also worried about ownership in a world of floating cloud-based content: With the cloud, you don't own anything. You already signed it away. I want to feel that I own things [...] A lot of people feel, 'Oh, everything is really on my computer,' but I say: the more we transfer everything onto the web, onto the cloud, the less we're going to have control over it. ... That also in part echoes of a recent (somewhat heavyweight) interview with Dr Richard (rms) Stallman regarding Microsoft's use (abuse?) of the new UEFI boot for PCs and mobile devices: Richard Stallman on Restricted Boot (UEFI), Coreboot, GRUB, and Boot Freedom ... Dr. Roy Schestowitz: I want to know how big a threat you think the so-called “secure†boot is considered to be to the Free software movement. Dr. Richard Stallman: It’s a disaster. Well, except that it’s not secure boot that’s a disaster, it’s restricted boot. Those are not the same. When it’s front of the control of the user, secure boot is a security feature. It allows the user to control what programs can run on a machine ... ... Microsoft demands that ARM computers sold for Windows 8 be set up so that the user cannot change the keys; in other words, turn it into restricted boot. Now, this is not a security feature. This is abuse of the users. I think it ought to be illegal. It’s a matter of control by the vendor of course, not control by the user himself Exactly, and that’s why it’s wrong. That’s why non-free software is wrong. The users deserve to have control of their computers ... Meanwhile, there's other discord for Microsoft: Microsoft Surface slate: Acer, resellers predict a riot Who the hell does Ballmer think he is? Apple? Microsoft has scored two own goals by getting into the hardware game with Surface, the software giant's design for a laptop that thinks it's a tablet: long-standing PC manufacturers are alienated, and there is growing disquiet in the channel over Redmond's decision to sell the lap slab direct. ... Microsoft tightens grip on OEM Windows 8 licensing ... If the slides are authentic, under OA 3.0, manufacturers will be required to write a unique Windows product key into the BIOS of each new PC, keyed to that particular computer's hardware. In the past, OEMs used the same product key for every PC they shipped. The vendors will also now obtain their product keys directly from Microsoft via electronic delivery, and each new PC will come with a "Genuine Microsoft" sticker affixed, rather than the earlier Windows Certificate of Authenticity. Factories will also be required to file production reports to Microsoft detailing their license compliance. ... No Booting Straight to Desktop in Windows 8 ... Previous test builds allowed Windows 8 users to create a shortcut that switches to the Windows 8 desktop. If the user didn't want to boot their machine into the tiled desktop UI (formerly known as Metro), they could simply schedule this shortcut to be activated immediately after logging into the user's account. Rafael Rivera, coauthor of the forthcoming Windows 8 Secrets, has reportedly verified with RTM downloaders that Microsoft's block of the boot bypass is indeed in place. He also believes that Microsoft has blocked the ability for administrators to use Group Policy to allow users to bypass the tiled startup screen. That said, it seems that Microsoft is trying to keep the desktop of old out of sight, hoping users will simply grow accustomed to the new blocky era of Windows. ... And whatever happened to that one particular fruit from the Garden of Eden?... France's biggest Apple reseller shuts up shop Lawsuits are all that remain of France's biggest Apple reseller... Meanwhile, Google comes in shiny and sexy with: Fast, Small, And Complete? Samsung's $329 Chromebox Would you believe that there's a Celeron-powered nettop that sells for $329, including all of the software you need? Samsung's Chromebox gives the small form factor market something to think about with its slim profile and pre-installed Google Chrome OS. ... More humdrum but still exciting and vital for advancing continuing freedom: LibreOffice 3.6.0 arrives with incremental improvements Version 3.6.0 of LibreOffice, the fourth major iteration of The Document Foundation's open source productivity suite, is now available to download. While the release doesn't include any outstanding changes, it does bring with it a number of incremental improvements that result in better overall performance and interoperability, while also adding some new features. ... Comment: Desktop Fragmentation Competition may be good for business, but competition among Linux desktops is currently so fierce that it may end up being to everyone's detriment in the medium-term. ... ... It started with Canonical's switch to Unity, which dragged many former GNOME users with it. This was soon followed by the hotly-awaited GNOME version 3 and GNOME Shell. This was so different to conventional desktops that many GNOME users were reluctant to upgrade. The result was GNOME 2 fork MATE, version 1.4 of which has just been released, and GNOME Shell fork Cinnamon, with a more conventional desktop concept which quickly attracted a lot of fans. Many GNOME 2 users without the stomach for GNOME 3 or Unity also switched to Xfce, further raising its profile. Rather than two, there are thus now six desktops enjoying the favour of users. ... Unfortunately, these two examples give a very confused plethora of meanings to the word "Open": CDE Unix desktop open sourced The Open Group, the steward of the UNIX standards, has open sourced the CDE classic desktop for Unix under the LGPLv2 licence. The Common Desktop Environment and the Motif toolkit on which it is based, itself open sourced in 2000, became the de facto standard for Unix desktops in Unix's commercial hay day in the 1990s. ... Pixar opens beta on open source subdivision ... The code is released under the Microsoft Public Licence and all patents covering the algorithms used have been released. Pixar hopes to enhance the code and release a final version by the end of the year... Adding to the phrase "Open and Shut!"? New Steam Agreement Now Says You Can't Sue Valve Valve has joined Sony and Microsoft, saying that Steam users can't sue the company if they want to use the service ... And for a more enlightened and progressive view: Intel Chats With DARPA: Innovation Trumps IP Lawsuits ... There’s nothing wrong with companies wanting patents and to be protected, but I think that if the majority of your efforts are focused on [protecting IP], it’s almost the beginning of the decay of your company... And a fine example of a once world leading company torn to shreds by its own IP wrangling: SCO vs Linux: Last chance Chapter 7 ... According to the petition, the company has no chance of "rehabilitation" because all assets have been sold and there are no continuing business operations. ... ... SCO became infamous with its threat to charge Linux users a licence fee, with its litigation against IBM about Linux code that was allegedly stolen, and with its legal disputes with Novell over the copyright to Unix System V. Whether the responsible District Judge Gross will grant the petition to convert the bankruptcy proceedings depends on what he thinks the company's chances are in the court case that has now been pending for nine years and which was postponed in favour of SCO's litigation against Novell. ... Slowly, is this a small sign that the legal system is being brought into disrepute at everyone's cost?... US Congress: New initiative to combat patent trolls ... With this bill, DeFazio mainly aims to discourage patent trolls. "Patent trolls don't create new technology and they don't create American jobs," ... Much more positively and creatively, all protected by the GPL guarantee of freedom: First release candidate of Linux kernel version 3.6 Linus Torvalds has issued the first release candidate for Linux 3.6 ... In the coming weeks, the Kernel Log on The H will cover these and numerous further new features of Linux 3.6. ... New Linux kernels bring performance improvements Kernel 3.0.39, recently released, and kernel 3.2.25, coming soon, include not only smaller changes and enhancements but also a long list of performance optimisations. This marks a change in the strategy for maintaining older kernel versions; previously, these kinds of adjustments generally weren't made to stable and long-term kernels to avoid introducing bugs... (The latest version of the GPL is GPLv3.) IT is what we make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1269238 · |
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skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60
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It looks like Windows is going back to 3.1 The blocks remind me of 3.1 if only a bit more colorful In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope ID: 1269481 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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I wonder if the blocky blocks is to avoid infringing on Apple having patented curves and rectangles?... And some of us still have Windows 3.1/3.11WFW, and on the original floppy disks! However, the computer world has moved on since then... Just compare the 'look and feel' from the two pictures in this article: Does the Surface spat open the door for Linux? Acer's disquiet over Surface betrays the tough position manufacturers find themselves in. If Microsoft is no longer a reliable partner, what are the alternatives for kit makers who want to survive the post-PC era? ... ... for a manufacturer to seriously market machines based on desktop Linux would have meant incurring the wrath of Microsoft. By bypassing its partners, Microsoft has effectively reneged on its side of this arrangement, so Acer must feel freer than before... But can Microsoft be successful with Windows 8 on a new push for Microsoft into hardware and services?... Microsoft's radical new business plan is hidden in plain sight ... The subscription-based offerings of Office 365 are just a hint of what’s to come... More importantly, what happens to the poor users who have signed away their lives and their data and all their business to the shackles of The "EULA"? IT is very much what we make it, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1269955 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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Meanwhile, for another alternative in the ever more network connected IT and consumer world: Open-source project to get gadgets talking via the net More than 5,400 developers have downloaded a new open-source operating system designed to enable digital devices to communicate with each other. They are now looking at ways in which Webinos could be used to connect a range of devices such as mobile phones, car stereos, heart monitors and TVs. ... ... While other operating systems that use the internet to connect devices to each other already exist, most are pre-installed and cannot be customised by individual users. Free for all Technical co-ordinator Nick Allott told the BBC Webinos was designed to provide an alternative to "the mighty four" proprietary systems... ... "People want to control the technology because if you control the technology you control the money," he said. "But it should be free and open to everybody. "Where we are operating is trying to build the open-source community. That's how web browsers started." ... IT is indeed what we make it, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1269956 · |
OzzFan     Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28
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Sean Gallagher writes on ArsTechnica "Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone": On September 11, Intel Architecture Group Executive Vice President David Perlmutter told IDF attendees in his keynote that the Clover Trail system-on-a-chip architecture was designed specifically for Windows 8 tablets and “convertibles.†In effect, Clover Trail is Intel’s effort to provide a full Windows 8 experience (including enterprise features missing from Windows RT) on devices competitive with ARM-based Windows 8 tablets. How long before the Linux community reverse engineers the same functionality to bring that chip to their OS? ID: 1283638 · |
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Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2
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How long before the Linux community reverse engineers the same functionality to bring that chip to their OS? As I read the post, my first thought was the same you had ^. It will be done my friend. ;-) #resist ID: 1283689 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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How long before the Linux community reverse engineers the same functionality to bring that chip to their OS? Sounds like Linux is significant enough that such silliness may well no longer be needed: Intel planning Clover Trail variant for Linux ... Intel has said that it is now planning a variant of the Atom Z2760 (code-named Clover Trail) System-on-Chip (SoC) that will run Linux or Android-based operating systems. The chip was originally designed specifically for Windows 8 tablets. However... ... already been indications of a Clover Trail variant called Clover Trail+ which is supposed to support Android... IT is what we make it, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1285690 · |
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ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20283 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20
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OK, so a few Linux snippets: Linux and Windows: Peaceful Coexistence ... One of the stumbling blocks in migrating to the Linux desktop is the mistaken view that you can't take it with you. Your data must remain captive to the Microsoft operating system. Not true at all. A related misconception that stalls many Windows users from adopting the Linux OS is the belief that when you buy a new computer or install Linux to an existing computer, you must give up one operating system for the other. Again, not true at all. Like an evangelist, I frequently tell people about a free Windows-like alternative that is faster and more secure than Microsoft's OS. The most common response I get is, "Linux, what's that?" Often I also hear, "I can't switch systems. I am too busy to start from scratch with all my files." ... ENCODE DNA Data Project, Inspired and Built By Linux Scientists celebrated a breakthrough in their understanding of the human genome this month – the results of a large collaborative project driven by big data and built with Linux. ... Zorin Linux Is Heavy on the Windows Dressing ... Zorin Linux 6.0 is a very capable replacement operating system for Microsoft Windows. It is also a bother-free alternative to other Linux distros... ... One of these embellishments is a modified bottom panel that has the look and feel of the Windows start menu and task bar. Another key design difference is Zorin's familiar default Windows 7-like interface. This combination goes a long way towards reducing the learning curve of migrating to Linux while still experiencing the main advantages of Linux. ... First alpha of Mandriva Linux 2012 now available Nearly two months later than originally planned, the first alpha for Mandriva Linux 2012, code-named "Tenacious Underdog", has been released for testing. The new development release upgrades the KDE desktop to version 4.9.0 from August and brings improvements to the distribution's installer... ... the alpha was delayed due to "a complex amount of reasons" within the project, including problems with the current build system... ... the developers will switch to using ROSA's ABF build system, to "give us a more powerful and actively maintained build system... ... two beta versions of Mandriva Linux 2012 will follow in October, after which two release candidates are planned... Automotive manufacturers gear up for open source push ... an industry group comprised of over 100 vehicle manufacturers and consumer electronics companies that was founded to standardise around Linux-based car infotainment software. Its founding members include BMW, Delphi, GM, Intel, Magneti-Marelli, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Visteon and Wind River... Red Hat uses GPL to strike back in patent lawsuit ... Red Hat has now filed a counterclaim alleging that Twin Peaks has distributed GPL licensed code ... without making the corresponding source code publicly available... ... for which Red Hat owns copyrights. Red Hat is asking the court for damages for copyright infringement and wants to halt distribution of the mount.mfs tool and all products that use it. Under GPLv2, an infringing party loses all distribution rights and is only allowed to distribute the software again if the copyright holder explicitly reinstates their rights. Italy making way for open source ... Italian agencies are only allowed to buy proprietary software as an exception if a technical and economic analysis demonstrates that neither software developed in-house nor an open source solution can meet the agency's requirements at a lower price. A number of regions in Italy had already passed similar laws, including Piedmont, Apulia and Trentino. Sabayon 10 introduces MATE edition Sabayon 10, the latest release of the Gentoo-derived Linux distribution, introduces a new edition of the operating system with version 1.4.1 of the MATE desktop... Kernel Log - Coming in 3.6 (Part 3): Architecture ... Linux kernel version 3.6, expected to be released in about one to two weeks, can send PCIe devices into the "D3cold" deep sleep state; this is supported by certain modern computers to completely power down individual PCIe devices... Raspberry Pi powered supercomputer opens way for educators ... teaching students how to assemble a modern supercomputer has not been simple or economical, but thanks to the Raspberry Pi, students at Southampton University will now be able to work with a low cost supercomputer cluster where they can learn the techniques involved hands on. ... Personally, I'm not so sure about the Zorin distribution... There's a bit of a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing to try to have Windows users try to use Linux as though it was Windows... Easily done but also somewhat schizophrenic... Very good that Mandriva is still rolling along, but also try looking up Magiea. And there is lots of positive development in the Linux world. Shame the patent trolls are trying (so far unsuccessfully) to spoil the party for everyone in the world. In another world, who would believe that a certain company would be able to patent a "rectangle with rounded corners"? Isn't that a well known and understood fundamental mathematical shape? (Super-ellipsoid.) IT is what we make it! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) ID: 1285693 · |
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Ex: "Socialist" Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 3433 Credit: 2,616,158 RAC: 2
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Personally, I'm not so sure about the Zorin distribution... There's a bit of a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing to try to have Windows users try to use Linux as though it was Windows... Easily done but also somewhat schizophrenic... I don't know why people wouldn't try Linux Mint first. Both Zorin and Mint are based off of Ubuntu, and they both have a comfortable feel. At this point, I've been using Mint on my everyday machine for awhile now (and haven't returned to windows since), I do everything from run some older windows games, to 3d CAD design, to surfing the web, to administrating my command line servers, to running virtual machines, to, well everything. I think anyone who is comfortable with Linux in the slightest can get real use out of Mint. (Of course you hardcore Linux folks like your Mandriva or ArchLinux, but I like things as simple as possible because it makes the complicated stuff that much easier, also I stick with the Debian family of Linux distros) #resist ID: 1285931 · |
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