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| How Linux Supports More Devices Than Any Other OS, Ever by chromatic
Greg-Kroah Hartman discusses why he believes the Linux kernel supports more devices than any other operating system ever has, why binary-only drivers are impractical, immoral, and illegal, and how the kernel development process contributes to the inevitable world domination of free software. |
| An array of embedded Linux expertise by Andy Oram
Most potential buyers of Building Embedded Linux Systems don't know about the contributors' impressive credentials. Here are some of the people who brought you the second edition. |
| First Impressions of My New Android Phone by Brian Redfern
The Android isn't the same as the iPhone. Its got a different philosophy behind it. |
| The Sine Qua Non of the Free Desktop by chromatic
Pundits of all kinds love to preach that the free desktop needs this feature or that software to succeed. They may be right for certain audiences, but they often miss the single essential feature which gives free desktops an amazing evolutionary edge. |
| oVirt, Open Virtualization Done Right by Mike McGrath
One thing that most people don't realize with virtualization is that its not the actual virtualization layer that is important. It works, they all do. The important part is in the management tools and that's something that's been sorely missing from the Open Source arena for too long. |
| Yum Plugins - security by Mike McGrath
Since dep-hell is something I haven't seen in years yum just sort of keeps on updating my packages, installing new ones, etc. Other apps like PackageKit (a gui updater) have come along, but I've largely ignored them. Now I've discovered how useful yum plugins can be. |
| Solaris Nowhere Close To Death by Chris Josephes
Jim Zemlin's job with the Linux Foundation is almost the equivalent of Steve Ballmer's job with Microsoft -- and he does it in the style of Steve Ballmer. That includes loud, outrageous, and sometimes incorrect claims that are easy to refute. |
| Vector Linux SOHO Is Free Again by Caitlyn Martin
After stripping away the marketing hype the net result is that SOHO is once again free. I also have to wonder if there was some push back from the community when SOHO, which was free for download when version 5.8 was current, was moved to a paid-only status. |
| How PowerTOP, LatencyTOP, and Five-Second Boot Improve Desktop Linux by chromatic
Arjan van de Ven is a Linux kernel hacker and the author of PowerTOP and LatencyTOP. His goal is to fix problems in the Linux desktop to save power, respond more smoothly, and to run faster. This interview explains how. |
| Avoiding Downstream Eddies in Free Software by chromatic
Recent discussions about who contributes to the Linux ecosystem have singled out certain companies as freeriders. That almost makes, but misses a greater point: it's their responsibility to contribute to the health of upstream projects. |
| Theodore Tso: How the LSB Helps You Behind the Scenes by James Turner
The Linux Standard Base (LSB) is the Rosetta Stone for Linux distributions, it establishes a common set of libraries and tools that any Linux application can use safely, and be assured of running correctly. The Linux Foundation is the keeper of the LSB, and recently we spoke with Theodore Tso, who helps tend the LSB, about what goes into keeping it healthy, and how it benefits ISVs, distribution maintainers, and end users alike. |
| Firefox EULA: Free as in ...? by James Turner
Everyone seems to be in a huff about the EULA that Mozilla is displaying when you start Firefox under Ubuntu. There are even calls to pull Firefox out of the distribution altogether. But in reality, it's a tempest in a teapot, a waste of valuable energy, and harmfully divisive. Here's why. |
| Finding Linux Systems Where They Never Were Found Before by Caitlyn Martin
Up until very recently every system, desktop and laptop, in their catalog ran Windows and sported a Windows logo in the ad. While the majority still do a half a dozen laptops, all low-end netbooks, are sold with Linux preinstalled and the Tux logo is prominently featured in some of the ads. |
| Vector Linux Partners With SQI To Provide Support Infrastructure by Caitlyn Martin
SQI is providing and hosting their Incident Manager software, a ticketing system specifically for paid support customers, as well as a blowledge base available to all Vector Linux users. In addition to providing the software for the knowledge base they are assisting with content creation. The new Vector Linux website which was unveiled in July is also hosted by SQI. |
| Linux Status Page for Chromium by M. David Peterson
For those of you (such as myself) who have interest in Chromium (The foundation of which Google Chrome is built upon) running on Linux, Seo Sanghyeon has created a status page over on the Google Groups Chromium-Dev site. http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev/web/linux-status... |
| Slackware 12.1 - The Newest Version of the Oldest Surviving Linux Distribution by Caitlyn Martin
Slackware has a well earned reputation for reliability, stability, and performance. It may also be the least user friendly major Linux distribution on the planet short of building Linux From Scratch. |
| Firefox 3 vs. CentOS 4 Linux by Todd Ogasawara
If you install Firefox 3 on CentOS 4 (RHEL4 clone), keep a copy of Firefox 2 handy. Firefox 3 wants GTK 2.10 or newer and CentOS 4's GTK is 2.4. Read on... |
| the power of csound by Brian Redfern
With csound you can make any sound you can think of, and then write your own opcode in c if you think of something they haven't. |
| Jim Zemlin at OSCON: The Mysterious Work of the Linux Foundation by James Turner
Jim Zemlin, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, talked with O'Reilly News at OSCON, the O'Reilly open source convention. He demystifies the role that the Linux Foundation plays in helping to promote Linux use, provide legal defense, and broker cooperative work between Linux related projects. |
| Vector Linux SOHO 5.9 Deluxe -- Not Just For The Office by Caitlyn Martin
You get all the reliability and stability of Slackware, better performance than vanilla Slack (at least on my hardware) and the features and most of the conveniences users of distributions touted as user friendly have come to expect. |
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