Project D

Low Cost Computing: “The search for the perfect kernel scheduler is like searching for the Holy Grail. Linux 2.6 started with the O(1) scheduler, which solved a lot of issues for real-time processes. However, it didn’t scale to large NUMA (non-uniform memory access) machines.” .... #read more#

Desktop Engineering: “GPUs are now powerful enough to do more than just move images across the screen. They are capable of performing high-end computations that are the staple of many engineering activities.” .... #read more#

eWeek: “Despite faltering financial results, Novell pushes on with partnerships such as that with VMware for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware.” .... #read more#

Maximum PC: “In this guide, we’ll show you how to get Cygwin set up, the basics of how to navigate a Unix file system, and how to find more information as you need it.” .... #read more#

The H Open: “At a press conference held yesterday, Intel and the WeTab developers, 4tiitoo, announced that the upcoming WeTab internet tablet, scheduled to arrive in September, will run the Linux-based MeeGo” .... #read more#

CIO: “The first beta release of Canonical’s next Ubuntu Linux distribution, version 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’ is now available and promises a more refined desktop and netbook experience in preparation for the final release in October.” .... #read more#

KDE.news: “The KDE PIM team has made available a beta version of the next-generation groupware client suite Kontact. The new Kontact is built on the Akonadi framework, sharing infrastructure for syncing with online services across applications” .... #read more#

Linux Devices: “Beijing-based international online reseller LightInTheBox.com announced it has had two months of surprisingly strong sales of a seven-inch, $140 Android tablet.” .... #read more#

Linux Magazine: “Dell’s 17-inch Studio 1747 laptop is a beefy desktop replacement that ships with Windows 7. But how does it fare with Linux instead? A few days hands-on with the laptop shows that the machine is almost perfect, save for one fatal flaw.” .... #read more#

Softpedia: “The second beta of the next GNOME release has arrived full of bug fixes and updates. Many of the standard packages have been updated for GNOME 2.32 Beta 2 (2.31.91) and more translation work has been done.” .... #read more#

Network World: “For better and sometimes for worse, Linux is the poster child for the open source movement. And why shouldn’t it be” .... #read more#

Zona-M: “The OpenOffice.org conference celebrating the tenth birthday of OpenOffice.org started in Budapest yesterday morning. Here are some first notes from the field.” .... #read more#

conceivably Tech: “Microsoft just received confirmation of a patent that hands the company the intellectual property of shutting an operating system down.” .... #read more#

Groklaw: “Darl’s purchase of the mobility assets was all done pretty much in the dark. We, the public were told one thing in advance, but something else after the fact. But now we get to see the final agreement.” .... #read more#

LinuxLinks: “Now, let’s explore the 8 PIM tools tools at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, screenshots, together with links to relevant resources and reviews.” .... #read more#

Das U-Blog: “My last review of KDE 4.X was a bitter disappointment, as KDE 4.4 refused to work. Period. Follow the jump to see if this version of KDE works out any better.” .... #read more#

Linux Journal: “When I first started with graphics - I plotted pixels onto the screen by calculating a memory address and then poking the corresponding value. Times have changed since then.” .... #read more#

Phoronix: “Two years ago we compiled a list of the top contributors to the X Server over the years and that was followed by compiling a similar list of the developers behind Mesa. Tiago Vignatti has now compiled some statistics surrounding the top contributors to X.Org Server 1.9…”.... #read more#

EnterpriseMobileToday: “As the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 devices nears, the company has been telling those who will listen that one of its prime competitors’ mobile operating system — Google’s Android — is more costly than its own offering, even though.... #read more#

Groklaw: “SCO filed a motion asking for more time to file its appeal brief with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. They needed 10 more days, and Novell agreed to it, so the clerk signed off on it the same day the motion was filed, and the new date for SCO to file its brief will be September 9.... #read more#