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● Links 14/08/2008: New Linux RC; AMD Might Do UMPCs

Posted in News Roundup at 7:48 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzEmbeddedVxWorks, Wind River Linux To Support Intel EP80579Datalight Flash File System Boosts Performance for Users of Wind River LinuxIntel/AMD/PPCLinux BSP ships for Intel SoCIntel Unveils Smaller Solid-State Drive For Mini-NotebooksIntel rebrands Centrino AtomGot any old iMacs laying around?Will ‘netbooks’ crush laptop sales?GNU/Linux2.6.27-rc3, “Things Really Have Calmed Down”Linux expo calls for papersWhat Linux Will Look Like In 2012Asus goes official on extended Eee PC line-upGaming on Ubuntu LinuxCanonical, Ububtu’s sponsor organisation, announced recently that a special gaming software repository is being setup. It is named Playbuntu and aims to have the latest Linux games and the latest updates. It is only in it’s infancy at the moment, but represents an even easier way to install games and keep them up to date.Review: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (ET:QW)When it comes to games you can buy ‘off the shelf’ at your local game store, the list of ones that can be installed natively (without wine) on Linux is very short. The list gets extremely short if you only want to include newer games. Thankfully, companies like id Software openly support Linux and provide not only installers for Linux, but have also open sourced some of their earlier engines (Quake 1, 2 and 3). They continue this support with their latest game; Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (ET:QW).Gallium3D: a short explanation where it fits inCurrently Gallium3D is not production ready yet. Early 2008 the state was that the first real world driver, an older Intel one, was working quite well. It might take a while until Gallium3D really enters the stage.Learning Linux the Mailing Lists WayGot Linux? Don’t tell your ISPplasmoids in firefoxGeorge Goldberg appeared yesterday with a Netscape plugin for Plasma, allowing us to run Plasma applets in browsers that use Netscape plugins, such as Firefox (though certainly not limited to Firefox; many browsers support Netscape plugins).Software as a Service is a key to Linux GrowthReviewsWorkbench 1.0 : Developers’ XubuntuFor a 1.0 release that literally came out of nowhere, I was very impressed by the visual polish in Workbench. If you’re not a fan of the look and feel of Microsoft Vista or Apple OS X, this is not the distro you’re looking for. Move along.gOS: The Ubuntu giant killer?SliTaz live CD: small but beautifully markedGet a complete security toolkit with BackTrack 3Open/FreeBBC Opens Up – Or Does it?Open-Source Gadget Maker Bug Labs Closes Third Funding RoundOpen source good for securityIf You Love Your Data, Set It FreeYahoo’s Fire Eagle Soars Out of BetaNew wiki measures open source license useVMware and the GPL: Round twoOpen source providers included in £80M UK education tenderCommunity Journalism and Open Source Software Share a Social BondThe Nortel-Pingtel Deal: Bigger Than You ThinkUrias McCullough – Haiku Project – LinuxWorld 2008about:mozilla – Toronto MozCamp, Firefox 3 archive, Snowl, Fennec, Camino, Embedding API, and more…RightsWhen will BigPond start selling DRM-free video, too?Data Snooping Mission CreepIll and in Pain, Detainee Dies in U.S. HandsElsevier steals, then copyrights other people’s free stuffThe Pirate Bay Blocked in ItalyRussia/Georgia: War of the WebBritish libel laws violate human rights, says UNLeftoversScreens of Death HumorMicrosoft’s Mojave Attempts to Wet Vista’s DesertFormer Apple lawyer settles options case with SECCaucasus foes fight cyber warµTorrent silently fixes long-standing zero-day vulnReport reveals which piracy groups pose significant threat 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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