With Linux Kernel 2.6.32 around the corners I see some guru's suggesting users to recompile their own kernels for a dozen of reasons: performance, fast booting, support of some esoteric drivers, bla... bla...
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Intel Divulges Information on TRIM for Linux
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Intel made a couple of points that cleared up a lot, starting off with the fact that TRIM is indeed alive and well in Linux, and it comes down to having the right software installed to take advantage of it.
Read more »The Future of Phones Likely Belongs to Linux
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Mobile king Symbian put to rest, giving another huge endorsement to Linux which will replace it
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Time to compile the naughty list: Who isn't playing nice with Linux?
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I might be a bit of a rabble-rouser, but since I brought up the example of Linux/open source discrimination in my last post, “You can’t get there from here: Linux platform hurdles” and asked for your feedback, I keep seeing all sorts of complaints of the similarly disgruntled from all over the Internets/series of tubes.
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CXGames 8.1 Zombie Mallard Overview
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Left 4 Dead 2 was one of the most anticipated games of 2009. Even before its full release the good people over at Codeweavers where hard at work making sure their CXGames software would be ready to allow Linux and Mac gamers everywhere to fully enjoy this latest edition to Valve's source games. Less than twenty four hours after L4D2 hit shelves CXGames 8.1 was released.
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Linux wins the Clone Wars.
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Linux of course doesn't need to be cloned as it can easily be moved to different hardware without complaint. When trying to move or clone windows to different hardware you are opening up a whole pandoras box of driver, activation and blue screen issues if the hardware is different to the original installation.
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The Linux consultant: The Maytag repairman of the IT world
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“Why don’t more consultants roll out Linux?”... Now understand the people I was with were all self-employed consultants who depend upon their client’s needed support for income. Needed support. That’s the key. [with Linux there's less support required and therefore less money to make]
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Linux rulz: Top500 says so
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Today’s release of the list of the top 500 supercomputers shows that well over 90% are running Linux. Also, IBM’s Roadrunner has finally been dethroned; in a big way
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CrossOver Games 8.1.0 beta 1 adds Left 4 Dead 2 support
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CodeWeavers has posted the first beta of CrossOver Games 8.1.0, a significant update to the company's virtualization software. The program runs Windows games within Mac OS, Linux and FreeBSD potentially eliminating the need to dual boot, or even own a copy of Windows. Version 8.1.0 is concentrated on support for Left 2 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2
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Where Linux stands to make huge gains
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There is a market area that can accommodate for the most part, three groups. Small business, Schools and non-profit organizations. Small business counts for up to 70% of all businesses in the U.S. All three of these areas use similar software, especially in the offices.
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Linux Contractor Fired for Using Firefox/Linux
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Linux Mint: Positive first impression
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In short: installation of Mint 7 was very smooth and fast. After the installation, I could play my video and audio files without any tweaking or installing any additional packaged. The one thing that required installation was nvidia driver, but there were no problems with it.
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Solve your own Linux problems
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We've been relatively quiet over the last few weeks, because we've been busy pulling together 60 issues of Linux Format magazine, converting all the reader questions and answers about Linux into web-friendly formats.
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Use NameBar And DockBarX To Optimize Your Screen Real Estate [Ubuntu]
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About a week ago, we wrote about gaining some space on your Linux Desktop (but the tutorial was focused on Ubuntu) by removing the titlebar of maximized applications - which can be achieved either with Maximus or Compiz. But at the time, we only provided some keyboard shortcuts to handle these windows.
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Ubuntu 9.10 Live CD and Mandriva One 2010: Reviewed and Compared
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Ubuntu and Mandriva are two of the most popular desktop Linux brands. Both are backed by commercial entities. Ubuntu by Canonical Ltd., and Mandriva by Mandriva. Both are free to download and use, and have a vibrant, online user community. Ubuntu is a GNOME-based distro, while Mandriva One has separate iso images for GNOME and KDE desktop environments.
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