Linux founder Linus Torvalds on Tuesday called for more regular performance tests on the Linux kernel, so that any reduction in efficiency can be highlighted sooner.
Today I thought about how I can make my very own application to only link against those libraries that it really requires and not those it get provided by PKG-CONFIG.
Guest PC 1.2 has a 2x performance boost on G5s plus better support for dual-headed machines. Serial port support added. It became possible to communicate with serial devices such as modems, PDAs and cell phones. USB-to-Serial adapter is supported as well. Extended peripheral devices support. This feature allows to separately select modem and printer for every virtual computer.
FreeRTOS is a portable open source (GPL) real-time operating system for embedded devices. It offers a smaller and easier real-time processing alternative for applications where eCOS and embedded Linux (or Real Time Linux) won't fit, are not appropriate, or are not available. FreeRTOS runs on a bunch of architectures, both 8- and 16-bit. TCP/IP support is provided either from the uIP software TCP/IP stack (live demo server here) or by using the Wiznet hardware TCP/IP co-processor (live demo server here).
This whitepaper by Codeweavers COO Jon Parshall and CEO Jeremy White takes a detailed look at the potential value of WINE as an ingredient in a strategy for enterprise migration from Windows to Linux desktops. The paper itemizes the requirements for enterprise desktop migration, examines a range of available tactics, and then suggests strategies for making the journey in ways that are "pragmatic, economical, and customer focused," the authors say.
The code-named Thunar project, which aims to develop a new file manager for Xfce 4, has had a bunch of discussion on the
mailing list about a possible new name. Xfce developers decided to share some of their favorites with OSNews readers and solicit some feedback.
There are a lot of stories going round about yellowTAB and the Zeta kernel. To put an end to this, ZetaNews decided to have a closer look at the latest kernel included in the "Venture" beta of the Zeta OS. We have also tested the kernel on a wide range of new processors.
BitRock InstallBuilder is a multiplatform installation tool that supports Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris and, soon, OSX. It has free, fully functional licenses for open source projects. This new release adds Linux PPC and FreeBSD 5.x support.
Sun plans to make Java Enterprise System available as an open-source product. "That will define us as a company truly committed to open source," Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of Sun, told InformationWeek.
Today we are very happy to feature a huge interview with most of the developer team of Arch Linux, including its founder, Judd Vinet. If you are curious about this young and promising Linux distribution, dig in for more!
New start-up efforts and maturing commercial and open-source projects promise to make virtualization more powerful and ubiquitous for Linux and the x86 platform. Also, 64 reasons to opt for Linux.
The landscape looked lifeless. But satellite images from orbit identified geological formations containing minerals that microbes sometimes like to nestle in, and scientists dispatched a small rover to look at the rocks up close.
Alan Cox chats about life as a Linux kernel hacker, describing the Linux development process as a controlled explosion. He also notes that Linux doesn't need Linus and even names his most likely successor. He also talks about Trusted Computing's affect on Linux and his research in people's desires for desktop Linux.
Learn about binary compatibility as it relates to the different operating environments that run on Linux on POWER. Learn about new technologies that can provide performance enhancements for a Linux on POWER apps, and follow steps to ensure binary compatibility across multiple distributions in the future.
In June 2001, Progeny Linux Systems was in crisis. Looking around, co-founder and CEO Ian Murdock realized that the company needed fundamental changes to survive. Four years later, Progeny is back up to its former staffing levels and showing modest profits. It is also one of the few Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)-based companies from that era to survive.
Solaris Express 3/2005 (a.k.a. Nevada Build 9) should arrive later today providing improved hardware support, performance, the Network Layer 7 Cache, and new developer APIs. You can obtain a free download. An overview of new features is available.
In the next beta of SkyOS, users can look forward to seeing a completely re-designed Viewer. The new Viewer will take advantage of the powerful features of the SkyFS (derived from Haiku's BFS), including extremely fast searching and organizing of files, on-the-fly filtering of files and folders within the Viewer, fast insertion of meta-data into multiple files, and more. Update: Screenshots!
