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Sensing mounting frustration that Linux ISOs aren't downloading fast enough, the IEEE has announced a new group that aims to bring wired Ethernet speeds up to 1Tbps by 2015 and as fast as 10Tbps by 2020.

When I started using computers, you could still find the schematic at the back of a computer reference manual. Back then, the intro to computer programming looked like this:

10 PRINT “COMMODORE 64” 20 GOTO 10

Literally, look it up! While I was learning how to write simple programs, I picked up a key piece of information that has served me very well over the years:

If you take the extra time to understand how a computer works you will understand how to program it.

Greg Kroah-Hartman proudly announced last evening, August 20th, that the 3.4 branch of the Linux kernel will be maintained for at least 2 years.

This guide explains how you can use mod_mysql_vhost to create simple virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Squeeze. With mod_mysql_vhost, lighttpd can read the vhost configuration from a MySQL database. Currently, you can store the domain and the document root in the MySQL database which results in very simple virtual hosts. If you need more directives for your vhosts, you'd have to configure them in the global section of lighttpd.conf, which means they'd be valid for all vhosts. Therefore, mod_mysql_vhost is ideal if your vhosts differ only in the domain and document root.

The fear of failure factor is one reason why potential newcomers to the Linux operating system never complete the switch. After all, when was the last time you saw a sign in a big-box computer store identifying the aisle labeled "Linux Loaded?" Most desktops and laptops come out of the box with Microsoft Windows preinstalled.

Version 2.1 of PowerTOP has been released with improvements for not only Intel hardware running Linux but ARM assets as well...

In going through the list of available extensions, I came across three that are good candidates to either replace or complement the Activities button. Like all extensions, they are free and easy to install.

With the recent interest regarding Link-Time Optimization support within the Linux kernel by GCC, here are some benchmarks of the latest stable release of GCC (v4.7.1) when benchmarking several common open-source projects with and without the performance-enhancing LTO compiler support.

A recent episode of the Disney channel “sitcom”, Shake It Up, included a rather odd comment regarding open source software. The exchange between the youngsters essentially suggests that using open source code can lead to software being infiltrated by viruses or other malware, and being a “rookie mistake”:

Cloud efforts move forward as KOffice fork continues to evolve.

Few days ago I was talking with Jack -Scionicspectre- Gandy, who is a new Gnome contributor, and he was explaing me about the work he does together with Cosimo Cecchi for improving GTK2 Apps look. Two-three days after, he pushed his work in the Gnome-Themes-Standard Git. The result is just impressive!

BlankOn is an Ubuntu-based distribution developed by the Indonesian Linux Mover Foundation and BlankOn developer team. A few days ago the development team of BlankOn released the new version 8.0, that features their own desktop shell for Gnome 3 called Manokwari. That sounds interesting but is it really? Let’s find out!

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced that the Linux 3.4 kernel will be his next "-longterm" kernel that will be supported for at least the next two years...

Last week we heard news that NVIDIA is at least evaluating support for their binary graphics driver with Wayland, but on the AMD Catalyst binary driver side it doesn't look like they will be supporting the next-generation Linux display architecture "anytime soon", according to a reliable source...

The official release of Valve's much-anticipated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive title is set to happen on the 21st of August. In anticipation of the launch, Valve has released a new CS:GO trailer...

While the feature freeze is now in effect for Fedora 18, the Spherical Cow has been fed some feature freeze exceptions to enrich this forthcoming Linux distribution...

MySQL developers are finding that test cases and revision histories aren't being readily published by Oracle and bugs are being quietly set to private. Is Oracle closing the MySQL source or just being a bad communicator?

Linux users should test the latest kernel from time to time - if they don't, they shouldn't be surprised if something important gets broken the next time a major update is released

The Liberated Pixel Cup has been going on since April as a free-as-in-freedom game development competition being hosted by the Free Software Foundation, Creative Commons, and OpenGameArt. For those more (or equally) interested in the license of the game rather than quality, here are some reviews of the different Liberated Pixel Cup submissions...

The truth is that it was quick as flash at the very beginning. But, as I went on, the system felt more and more sluggish. Add here the usual Fedora difficulties, or annoyances, if you want, with getting multimedia literally singing and dancing. Add here the menu structure, which I’ve never gotten to understand. And, as a result, you probably come to the same conclusion as I do