Interview: Joseph Cheek on the acquisition of Lycoris

Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 16 Comments
With news of the recent Lycoris acquisition by Mandriva, it would seem that the Linux desktop landscape is in for yet another change. Lycoris, considered to be one of the most innovative and easy to use desktops at one time, has recently lost market share due to a botched release and their inability to keep up with the fast changes in Linux technology. If there ever were an acquisition/merger that made good sense to Linux Desktop users, this is it. We were able to catch up with Joseph Cheek, CEO of Lycoris and ask him some questions about Lycoris and the acquisition. Read More at GUILinux!
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Is Linux For Losers?

OpenBSD 201 Comments
Theo de Raadt is a pioneer of the open source software movement and a huge proponent of free software. But he is no fan of the open source Linux operating system. "It's terrible," De Raadt says. "Everyone is using it, and they don't realize how bad it is. And the Linux people will just stick with it and add to it rather than stepping back and saying, 'This is garbage and we should fix it.'"
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Dell is Interested in MacOS X

  Submitted by Kristian Gavran Apple 38 Comments
According to Fortune Dell has signalled interest in including and selling MacOS X in their computer systems. They also put an eye on AMD, and it seems that Apple never talked to AMD about their x86 switch. Read the whole article here.
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Intel 3D Graphics and Video Demonstration on the x50v

Wireless 40 Comments
Chris De Herrera has posted pictures and videos showing the impressive graphical capabilities of the Dell Axim X50v (thought by many as the most powerful PDA to date) running the upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 (Dell will sell the upgrade in the next few months). The impressive part here is that the x50v was never meant to be a 3D games device, but the addition of a better DirectX infrastructure in the recent Windows Mobile releases and the 16 MBs 3D card from Intel accompanying the 624 Mhz XScale CPU can make this a reality, even on a regular PDA. Please note that because of the way Windows Mobile 5 "sees" the memory (not as storage anymore) it will be like the device just had a memory upgrade after the user upgrades the OS (the x50v has 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM and a VGA screen).
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Dusty-Computing: Be Part of the Alternative History

In the News 32 Comments
Dusty-Computing is now open! A collaboration between TipMonkies.com, OSNews.com and Expert-Zone.com, Dusty-Computing aims to become the biggest archive of old and/or exotic computer systems (BeBox, NeXT, SPARC, SGI, Altos etc) on the Net. In order to achieve that goal, we need your help. Use our form to describe your hardware, its modifications, condition, software, how you acquired it, etc. After you have submitted your piece of history, feel free to talk & discuss on the forums. Finally, the site features a mobile-friendly design for those of you on the go, so check it out with your Newton or your Cassiopeia.
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The Linux iPod

Linux 29 Comments
Imagine using your iPod and a regular old microphone to record studio-quality audio. Or sitting on a commuter train and playing Othello, Pong, Tetris, or Asteroids. All this and more is possible when you install Linux on your third-generation or earlier iPod. Best of all, one soft reset, and you’re back in Apple’s iPod operating system, listening to your tunes.
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Pipes and filters

Unix 15 Comments
A pipe is a means by which the output from one process becomes the input to a second. In technical terms, the standard output (stout) of one command is sent to the standard input (stdin) of a second command. If you are not sure of the advantages this creates, then let's look at a simple example. Read more here.
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