Eugenia Loli Archive

Pentium4 Compiler Comparison Shows ICC 7.1 as Best Performer

Submitted by Prognathous 2003-06-30 Benchmarks 60 Comments

Frank Schoondermark has posted an overview of compiler performance with the FLOPS benchmark. FLOPS is a synthetic benchmark to measure floating-point performance in isolation. According to the test, the best compiler for full Pentium4/SSE2 optimizations is by far Intel's ICC 7.1.

Mozilla 1.4 Released

Submitted by Kim Pedersen 2003-06-30 Mozilla, Gecko 30 Comments

The new major version of Mozilla is now available. Release notes are here. On a similar note Netscape 7.1 and Epiphany for Gnome 0.7.3 are out while on other browser news, learn about the iRider browser and its usability enhancements over other browsers.

Bill Gates’ Take on Subjects from Spam, Linux, Longhorn to Security

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Microsoft 52 Comments

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY reporters, Microsoft founder and chief software architect Bill Gates shares his thoughts on controlling spam, competition from Linux, how Windows will evolve, software for wristwatches, what's worthwhile in life and whether Microsoft is boring.

Will Debian Survive the Rise of Linux?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Debian 65 Comments

Read the editorial regarding the future of Debian, at Linmagau. On the same web site find an interview with Jeff Waugh, coordinator release manager of Gnome.

Microsoft Releases iSCSI Driver Package

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 General Development 2 Comments

Microsoft announced the availability of its Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) software initiator package, including the Microsoft iSCSI initiator service and its driver.

Cocoa Applications in Mac OS X

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 macOS 7 Comments

A little commitment and some hard work will get you poised to build great applications. Do this by getting a grasp on designing and implementing a document-based Cocoa application of your own through concentration on the relationships between the source code and the user interface items. Read the article at InformIT. Elsewhere, Microsoft-Watch has a preview of Mac OS X Panther.

Advanced FreeBSD Installation Issues

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 FreeBSD 8 Comments

Get the basic information necessary to begin installing FreeBSD on a system with another operating system that was previously installed. You will see how to prepare for a FreeBSD installation that will allow the system to operate with Windows, and you will also see how to install FreeBSD on a system that is running Linux.

Will Microsoft’s Browser Engine Backfire?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Internet Explorer 33 Comments

Some experts say Microsoft's plan to integrate Internet Explorer into the operating system may bring "unwelcome side effects" and drive customers into the arms of the competition.

New Itanium a Breakthrough for Intel?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Intel 36 Comments

The third member of the Itanium chip family is the company's best shot to date at taking on Sun and IBM in the market for high-end server chips. With Madison, Intel is hoping the third time's a charm. Update: Red Hat announces support for the latest Intel Itanium 2 processor.

Macintosh in the Land Behind the 64-bit Looking Glass

Submitted by Montreal Quebec 2003-06-29 Apple 36 Comments

The Inquirer has an editorial about Macs, the 64-bit market and how they compare with AMD Opteron.

Interviews:Thomas Chung of LinuxInstall, Gael Duval of MandrakeSoft

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Linux 3 Comments

OSForge interviews Thomas Chung, the founder and developer of the LinuxInstall.org distribution while MozillaQuest interviews Mandrake's founder Gaël Duval about MandrakeSoft's current financial status and MandrakeClustering.

Getting to Know Debian

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Debian 32 Comments

Introduction article to the Debian GNU/Linux at Sitepoint.com.

FreeBSD First Open Source OS to Support 802.11a and 802.11g

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 FreeBSD 53 Comments

Sam Leffler has added 802.11a and 802.11g support in FreeBSD-Current. Sam says that the 'ath' drivers support all Atheros devices, making FreeBSD the first open source OS to support both standards.

Are HP, Sun, and Oracle Destined to Flame Out?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 Unix 35 Comments

In a recent interview with CNET Asia's Winston Chai, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen said that several venerable computer companies are on a downward slope. Are HP, Sun, Oracle and other the next DEC? Read the editorial at Tech Update. Our editorial on the subject is here.

JAMD: Your Neighbor’s Distribution

Submitted by SMH 2003-06-28 Linux 25 Comments

The Tux Team just published a look at the JAMD 0.0.6 distribution. "We continue our look at rpm-based distributions with JAMD 0.0.6, the latest release from Jim Lucha. It is his third release in less than one year. Each release has focused on the personal desktop experience for users who wish to use Linux but who are not interested in the details of learning Linux; such as compiling software, editing configuration files, and customizing the environment. In other words, this distribution is directed toward your neighbor." Full article at TuxReports.

My Secret Life as a Linux User

Submitted by CooCooCaChoo 2003-06-28 Linux 32 Comments

"To us at PC World HQ in Auckland, there seemed nothing different about Geoff as he seamlessly exchanged documents and email with our Windows/Intel PCs. But inside his Wellington home office, things were anything but business as usual as Geoff tried his luck with a Windows alternative (Linux), a Microsoft Office alternative (OpenOffice.org) and even a whole new platform (Apple). Here are notes from his new life beyond Wintel." Read the article here.