Real-time kernels explained
As of 2.6.18, the mainline Linux kernel has gained real-time features. But there are some confusion about the benefits and drawbacks of having real-time capabilities. This post explains the…
Weekly Wrap-up
Since Linuxlookup news isn't updated over the weekends, here is the weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday.
Some top stories this week were:
- Microsoft Shown Involved with…
Open Source Venture Capitalist Answers Your Questions
The venture capitalist is, of course, Richard Gorman, of Bay Partners, to whom we sent your questions earlier this week. He prefaces his answers by saying: "Thanks for all of your questions. They…
Gnome / KDE Keyboard Shortcuts
Tired of using your mouse so much? Did you know that both KDE and Gnome have keyboard shortcuts for just about everything you can do with a mouse? Here's a list of the various shortcuts on both…
Wine 0.9.23 Released
This is release 0.9.23 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix. New in this release is a massive update of printf formats for Win64 compatibility, Dynamic drive support on MacOSX, still…
Linux and Women
A woman responded to a campaign to get more women involved with Linux with a suggestion. She was surprised (not happily) to find out that this pro-women Linux community was populated by mostly…
Beryl and XGL on Ubuntu Linux with ATI card
An easy guide to install the new Beryl 3D desktop and Xgl on Ubuntu Dapper Linux. With screen shots. Even though Beryl is only v.0.1 I must say it seems pretty stable and works great on my laptop…
SUSE Linux 10.1 "Remastered" available
I'm happy to announce the availability of SUSE Linux 10.1 "remastered". This release combines the 10.1 GM and all online updates that we have released for 10.1 so far, including libzypp, which…
Red Tape Hinders Open Source Uptake in Government
Open source may be experiencing something of a slow uptake in government offices lately because the traditional "request for proposal" (RFP) process -- required and used by governments when…
One laptop per child seeks top hackers
MIT's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) group is inviting a few of the world's best hackers to help secure the new platform prior to launch.
The non-profit group is planning to deliver up to 100…