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Half-Life 2 On Wine Is Faster On AMD R600g Over Catalyst
Here's an interesting finding: at least when running under Wine, Half-Life 2 is faster on the open-source AMD Radeon Linux driver than when running on the proprietary Catalyst driver. There are also some other similar results where these Windows games have the advantage when running on the Gallium3D open-source driver.
Does Selfishness Make the FOSS World Go Round?
Well it's been a Linus-heavy month here in the Linux blogosphere, what with Torvalds winning the Millennium Technology Prize and all, and even now that trend appears to be continuing. The most recent conversation, however, has focused on comments Linus made in the wake of his big win.
EFF announces "Defend Innovation" patent reform project
The US digital rights advocacy organisation has launched a new patent reform project aimed at promoting seven suggested "fixes" for the American patent system, including one which questions whether software patents are even necessary
Conky: Cool System Monitor, Clunky Setup
No matter how much you change your desktop background image and switch distro themes, staring at the same computer's screen day in and day out can become humdrum. Conky can be used to decorate the desktop in endless ways and provide a stream of useful system monitors in the process.
Secure Deletion of Data in Linux
I think that every user that has some skill know that a simple rm of a file or deleting it via any file manager is not enough to really remove it from your hard disk.
In Linux there are some tools that can offer you way more secure to really delete your files: DBAN if you need to erase completely a hard disk o partition or if you just have to delete some files you can use Shred or Wipe
In Linux there are some tools that can offer you way more secure to really delete your files: DBAN if you need to erase completely a hard disk o partition or if you just have to delete some files you can use Shred or Wipe
How to Install Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 on Ubuntu Server 12.04
Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 is free for download and is available for variety of platforms including various distros of Linux and Microsoft Windows without needing a license. in this this guide will help you how to install Oracle Database Express Edition 11gR2 on Ubuntu Server 12.04
Beefy Miracle Is Now Lean Enough For ARM Release
The general availability release of Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" for ARM hardware is now available...
Two Easy Ways to Try Linux
If you are a computer user and have been around for a while on the internet, you must have heard about Linux already. Contrary to what many people believe, you do not have to go through the labyrinth of complicated command-lines in order to get an experience with Linux. In fact, you do not even have to install any fancy thing on your computer to try Linux. In this article, I will show you two easy ways to try Linux without the fear of crashing your computer.
Valve Picks Up Steam With Influence From Larabel
We all know now that Steam is really coming to Linux. According to Gabe Newell, you can expect it this year. The ‘Steam-engine’ picked up additional locomotion yesterday when it brought developer David White on board. This is of course after being influenced my Michael Larabel, founder of Phoronix.
Sabayon 9 KDE review
If you have tried Gentoo in the past but its compile times have put you off using it, maybe try again with Sabayon 9 KDE, which couples Italian elegance with Gentoo’s raw power…
Zorin OS 6 Core preview
Zorin OS is one of those distributions that attempt to bring something different to the Linux desktop. But what exactly does Zorin OS bring to the table? An Ubuntu-based distribution with a Microsoft Windows 7 theme. The objective is to make it easier for Windows users to switch to Linux.
What's new in SolusOS 2
SolusOS is currently the fastest-growing Linux distro. Just right after the release of its first version, Eveline, SolusOS has jumped from nowhere into the middle of the distro ranking chart on Distrowatch . And the SolusOS team didnt stop there, they have already worked on the next release of SolusOS. Last week, the team has released the Alpha 3 version of SolusOS 2 with many new things.
Distributed Replicated Storage Across Four Storage Nodes With GlusterFS 3.2.x On Ubuntu 12.04
This tutorial shows how to combine four single storage servers (running Ubuntu 12.04) to a distributed replicated storage with GlusterFS. Nodes 1 and 2 (replication1) as well as 3 and 4 (replication2) will mirror each other, and replication1 and replication2 will be combined to one larger storage server (distribution). Basically, this is RAID10 over network. If you lose one server from replication1 and one from replication2, the distributed volume continues to work. The client system (Ubuntu 12.04 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
openSUSE Summit 2012 Call for Papers deadline extended
New Deadline for openSUSE Summit papers to coincide with SUSECon’s Call for Papers, and more information about the Summit has been released
Unity Revamped Adds New Features to Ubuntu 12.04
Isaac Joseph created a customized version of the Unity interface for the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, called Unity Revamped.
Ubuntu 12.04 Firmware for SmartQ T20 Tablet
Smartdevices Inc. announced the immediate availability for download of a firmware for its SmartQ T20 tablet device.
AMD To Open-Source Its Linux Execution & Compilation Stack
In the discussion last night about AMD not having any plans to suspend their proprietary Linux driver, John Bridgman of AMD shared some interesting information about AMD planning to provide a full execution stack in open-source form...
Introversion Software’s “Uplink” Coming To Android
Today, Introversion Software has announced the immediate availability of “Uplink” for iOS devices, with an Android build coming soon. When it debuted in 2001, ”Uplink” was Introversion Software’s first commercial release and garnered the critical and financial success that put Introversion on the map as one of the best independent game developers in the industry.
Researcher: CIA, NSA may have infiltrated Microsoft to write malware
A leading security researcher has suggested Microsoft's core Windows and application development programming teams have been infiltrated by covert programmer/operatives from U.S. intelligence agencies. If it were true it would be another exciting twist to the stories of international espionage, sabotage and murder that surround Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame, the most successful cyberwar weapons deployed so far, with the possible exception of Windows itself. Nevertheless, according to Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of antivirus and security software vendor F-Secure, the scenario that would make it simplest for programmers employed by U.S. intelligence agencies to create the Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame viruses and compromise Microsoft protocols to the extent they could disguise downloads to Flame as patches through Windows Update is that Microsoft has been infiltrated by members of the U.S. intelligence community.
NVIDIA Responds To Linus Torvalds' Critique
NVIDIA addressed the situation by saying "supporting Linux is important," and that it understands people's frustrations. So, it doesn't look like anything is going to change at Nvidia. Nvidia's support for Linux is interesting as the company joined the Linux Foundation in March this year.
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