Eugenia Loli Archive

Gentoo Linux 1.4_rc2 Released

Submitted by Basil Crow 2003-01-05 Gentoo 22 Comments

Gentoo Linux 1.4_rc2 has been released. There have been a huge number of improvements since the 1.4_rc1 release. A new release of Gentoo Linux is expected in 2 weeks time (est. 14 Jan 2003,) which will become 1.4_final or 1.4_rc3.

Bridging Unix And Windows At NASA

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-25 Rumors 75 Comments

A clash among engineers who want to use Unix apps and bureaucratic dictates that they use Windows is resolved.

Mandrake 9.0 & Xoops Revisited

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-24 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 32 Comments

Although Mandrake 9.0 is a breeze to install, there are a few important things that Debian does better. Nicholas Petreley lists the pros and cons of Mandrake when compared to Debian and sets the record straight about his first Xoops column and his opinion of Britney Spears.

Porting to Mac OS X from Windows Win32 API

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-24 macOS 16 Comments

Apple provides many programming resources for creating MacOSX applications, and which one you choose depends upon your needs, preferences, and constraints. If you are unfamiliar with the MacOSX platform, the process of choosing the right approach can be time-consuming and confusing. The purpose of this Guide is to get you started porting an existing procedural Win32 application written in C or C++ to MacOSX.

Syllable’s Project Leader, Vanders, Shapes the Future

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-23 Syllable, AtheOS 27 Comments

"I have a vision of an application which provides me with an idea of the sort of features I would like Syllable to have. Its time I wrote it down so that you can all see where I'm going with Syllable. If I compare my fantasy application with the current abilities of Syllable, then it gives me a set of features which we still need to implement, so it sort of serves as a roadmap and a high level design all in one." Read the article at Syllable's web site.

PostgreSQL 7.3.1 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-23 Databases 3 Comments

The major PostgreSQL news this week is the upcoming release of 7.3.1, which will provide some fixes for early adopters of 7.3. In other SQL news, the Firebird team is pleased to announce the release of the Firebird v1.0.2 update for Win32 and Linux.

34 Papers on Real-time Linux

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-23 Linux No Comments

LinuxDevices.com is pleased to publish the proceedings from the Fourth Real-Time Linux Workshop held December 6-7, 2002 in Boston, MA at the Computer Science Department, Boston University. The conference was organized by the Real-Time Linux Foundation.

FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-22 FreeBSD 56 Comments

FreeBSD 5.0 RC2 has been released and the final release is scheduled for January 17th 2003.

Bochs 2.0 Released

Submitted by Igor Shmukler 2002-12-22 OS News 24 Comments

Bochs 2.0 x86 emulator was released today with many new features and support for MMX/SSE/SSE2 and more modern operating systems in graphics mode.

GTK+ 2.2 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-21 GTK+ 45 Comments

The stable version of GTK+ 2.2 was released today, along with GLib2 2.2.0 and Pango 1.2.0. This version of the GTK+ libraries will be used in the upcoming Gnome 2.2 release, which is the first version truly geared towards end-users.

Mono and .Net: The Odd Couple

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-21 Rumors 21 Comments

In the Brazilian martial art capoeira, it can be hard to tell if the participants are fighting or dancing. Players cooperate and compete, and spend as much energy trying to impress the crowd and one-up each other as they do in combat. Read the article at ZDNews.

Virtual PC 6 for Mac Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-21 OS News 31 Comments

The new version of Virtual PC has speed improvements up to 25% faster on Mac OS X, Mac OS X Dock integration, enhanced back-up support in Mac OS X, improved USB printing support for increased compatibility, video support for Apple's monitors, including the 23" Cinema Display Self-contained configurations; makes installation on several machines a snap. According to Connectix test, optimal performance requires Mac OS X - version 10.2.3 (Jaguar), L3 cache, NVIDIA Ge Force or ATI Radeon video card.

OS X December 2002 Developer Tools

Submitted by SkeeterMac 2002-12-21 macOS 16 Comments

Apple released the December 2002 Developer tools update today, available for download for ADC Members. Among the list of updates is Project Builder 2.1 with "better CVS support".

Red Hat to Stop Support for Alpha, Sparc

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-21 Red Hat 16 Comments

Red Hat has stopped official support for all its Linux releases for the Alpha and Sparc architectures, according to an official posting to the Bugtraq mailing lists.

IRIX Binary Compatibility, Part 5

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-21 NetBSD 1 Comment

"Welcome back to our series on IRIX binary compatibility. In this part, we will study IRIX and NetBSD threading models. We will also examine how it is possible to emulate IRIX native threads on NetBSD, though NetBSD does not support a similar feature for its native binaries." Read the article at OnLamp.

DirectX 9.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-20 3D 39 Comments

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.0 includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX 9.0 APIs.Update: SDK download listing.

The Consequences of Open Source Arrogance

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-20 Open Source 144 Comments

"The Open Source community's answer is to ignore Microsoft's incredible technological lead - because it is proprietary and not a standard - and instead focusses on their own cool thing and self-gratifying cool features, because they think they can do better (which is where the ignorance combined with ego comes in)." Join the discussion at Advogato.

Suse Linux 8.1 Professional Review

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-20 SuSE, openSUSE 19 Comments

"Over the last ten years, SuSE's distribution has matured into a polished product for the professional user. It is the fine detail which sets this distribution apart from the rest -- the little touches that make the system easier, and more enjoyable to use. 10 years ago, few dreamt that SuSE, and Linux, would be where they are today -- so, with that in mind, SuSE can look forward to the next ten years with a solid product base on which to build." Read the review at LinuxFormat.co.uk.

The Penguin Takes Flight

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-19 Mono 51 Comments

After creating a program that makes Linux as easy to use as Windows, Miguel de Icaza is trying to make it just as simple to produce open-source versions of thousands of new Windows applications. So why isn't Microsoft worried? Read the article at Business2.0.

Apple Girds for Sync Push

Eugenia Loli 2002-12-19 Apple 28 Comments

The Mac maker would love to corner the hot market for software that syncs up PCs with cell phones and other gadgets. But then there's Microsoft--and its pesky bundling habit. Read the article at ZDNews.