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TG Daily - Scientists get a million Linux kernels to run at once
"Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, have run more than a million Linux kernels as virtual machines. The technique will allow them to effectively observe behaviour found in malicious botnets, or networks of infected machines that can operate on the scale of a million nodes."
If You Pay for a Linux Word Processor, Is It Really Worth the Price?
"Are you interested in a word processing environment that's more or less the same across multiple PC desktop and mobile platforms--a Linux notebook and a Windows CE device, let's say, or a Macintosh PC, a Windows XP netbook, and an Android phone? How about a word processor that comes with abundant tech support, or one that handles complicated documents relatively easily? If any of these capabilities cries out to you, you might be better off with a commercial product--the kind you pay for--instead of one of many free open source packages also aimed at countering the Microsoft Word stranglehold."
Hydrogen - advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux
"Hydrogen is an advanced drum machine for GNU/Linux. It's main goal is to bring professional yet simple and intuitive pattern-based drum programming."
IBM, Virtual Bridges and Canonical Introduce Latest Version of its Linux-server Based Virtual Desktop
"Virtual Bridges, IBM and Canonical announced today the immediate availability of the newest version of a Linux-server based virtual desktop with the release of Virtual Bridges' VERDE 2.0 software."
The Stylish Ubuntu Desktop | Lifehacker Australia
"Reader naaamo2004’s Ubuntu desktop proves that Linux can be slick, stylish, and functional all at the same time."
Technology News: Implementation: Migrating to Linux, Part 1: Sharing a Room With Windows
"Going from Windows to Linux need not be done all at once. You don't need to throw yourself into the deep end of the pool in order to learn how to swim. For those with a Microsoft habit they want to kick but don't want to go cold turkey, here are some ways to ease into Linux without giving up Windows -- well, not immediately, anyway."
Intel claims No. 2 Linux contributor spot as hedge against Microsoft | The Open Road - CNET News
"Why is a hardware company, albeit one with significant software assets, making such an earnest effort to contribute to open-source software?"
Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04 using Ubuntuzilla | Tombuntu
"Ubuntuzilla can integrate the new version of Firefox into your system as well as undo its changes if you want to go back. All your extensions, bookmarks, plugins, and settings should transfer over to the new version."
Penumbra Collection now on Mac & Linux - Neoseeker News Article
"Horror fans and those of oldschool point-and-clicks, dungeon crawlers, Heavy Rain, and/or BioShock running Macs or Linux who want a little something different out of the genre should check out the newly launched Penumbra Collection, which comprises the three series titles in one handy installer."
Microsoft's Azure cloud price pipped by Amazon's Linux • The Register
"Microsoft has announced pricing for Azure that marginally undercuts Amazon on raw computing for Windows-based clouds but remains more expensive than the mega book warehouse's Linux option."
Getting things done with Linux to-do list programs - Ars Technica
"To-do list programs can help you stay organized and boost productivity. Ars looks at GTG, KOrganizer, and other task management tools for the Linux desktop."
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Write Your Own Linux Twitter Client In Less Time Than It Takes To Find One! - A command-line Twitter client in about 20 lines
"And then I found out about Python-Twitter. It provides Python bindings for Twitter's public API, and it's super easy to use. Turns out you can write your own Twitter client in less time than it takes to read about the existing ones!"
Technology News: Community: 10 Things for Linux Desktop Evangelists to Ponder
A review of several strategies around getting adoption of the Linux desktop. I don't agree with them all, but good to think about.
Rotate Desktop Backgrounds in Ubuntu - Desktop - Lifehacker
"Let's take a look at how any GNOME-based Linux user can use rotating backgrounds to keep better track of time, keep your desktop looking fresh, and inspire all kinds of coffee shop conversations."
Group test: screencasting apps | TuxRadar
"Screencasts - digital movies with the desktop as a backdrop, the mouse as the protagonist and a voiceover - have become an integral part of electronic learning and form the basis of the computer-based training industry. As bandwidth becomes affordable and video-sharing websites start popping up, there's a huge influx of free and open source tools."
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS
"Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. For application developers, the web is the platform."
Google Plans a PC Operating System - NYTimes.com
"The first wave of netbooks relied on various versions of the open-source Linux operating system, and major PC makers like Hewlett-Packard and Dell have backed the Linux software. Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, has worked on developing a Linux-based operating system called Moblin as well. The company has aimed the software at netbooks and smartphones in a bid to spur demand for its Atom mobile device chip."
Lifehacker - Install Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu with One Command - Ubuntu
"Because it needs to be approved, customized, and otherwise vetted by the maintainers of Ubuntu Linux's repositories, the just-released Firefox 3.5 isn't officially available on that system. With one terminal command, though, open-sourcers can grab and install a working copy."
Cisco Offers Linux-Enabled Linksys Router
"Networking and communications giant Cisco Systems announced an update to the Linux-powered WRT54GL router, the Linksys by Cisco WRT160NL Wireless-N router. The router is currently available and retails for $119.00."
Canonical offers tech support for clouds • Channel Register
"Canonical today announced something it is calling Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services, which as the name suggests is a tech support offering for clouds based on the Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud variant of the Ubuntu software stack, which was released as a technical preview in April."
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