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● Links 30/06/2008: GNU/Linux in Acer’s Laptops, IBM’s Supercomputer, and Russia’s Schools

Posted in News Roundup at 5:30 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxAcer launches $500 Atom-powered Linux mini-noteAspire One sports Intel’s Atom processor, an 8.9in screen and a $99 cashback deal on its $599 (Linux) and $699 (Windows XP) sticker priceThe Russian schools Linux pilot goes nationwideThe project, if successful, may be the first step towards large-scale migration of Russian secondary education instutitions and, consequently, of the other state agencies to Free Software as President Medvedev stated last year (Russian) while being the First Deputy Prime Minister.Five Ways for Windows Users to Test Drive GNU/LinuxHorny for Ubuntu 8.10: first look at Intrepid IbexX-Rite and Caldera Announce First Ever i1iO Automated Chart Reader for LinuxIBM supercomputer boosts cancer researchThe IBM System Cluster 1350 supercomputer includes 1,344 processor cores in a Linux cluster running at 12.5 teraflops (trillion calculations per second) with 150TB of storage, making it one of the fastest research clusters north of the US border.Linuxy Declarations of IndependenceIt’s almost the Fourth of July, and few things represent the freedoms we enjoy as Americans more than open source software. Now, if only the proprietary world would open up their drivers, quit violating the GPL and abandon copy protection, we’d all be a lot happier.TechnicalUbuntu creator wants to squash ‘upstream’ bugsX Server 1.4.99.904 ReleasedKDE Commit-Digest: Issue 112: 25th May 2008Package managementWin4Lin 5.0 makes big improvementsF/OSSOpen Enterprise Interview with Roy Russo, LoopfuseMuleSource Whips Galaxy Enterprise SOA Software Into ShapeKiwi web collaboration outfit goes openOpen-Xchange releases preview of next groupware server for Web 2.0 eraFree medical tool tackles diseaseLeftoverRhapsody Opens Fire Against ITunes With DRM-free MP3sMalware is Getting Smarter, F-Secure WarnsRussian desperadoes launch cyber attack on LithuaniaMicrosoft Patches its XP Patch Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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