"And last but not least, we have finally run natively Linux on the Nintendo Wii through Team Tweezers' twilight-hack (http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Twilight_Hack). We have released a small usbgecko-enabled Proof of Concept mini-distro to prove it." It still needs drivers for the fancy Wii hardware...but regardless, it's Wii Linux is here.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Linux runs natively on the Wii
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Run Linux inside Windows
andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications in Windows without modification. It supports quick launch icons, start menu, system tray, Explorer shell extensions and file type associations.
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From Windows to Linux - and back again
Seven years ago, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, which is situated in a suburb of Melbourne, took a step that made it stand out from other educational institutions.he school decided to adopt Linux on the desktop on a fairly large scale, with about 350 workstations being installed with the free operating system.
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Run Linux inside Windows
andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications in Windows without modification. It supports quick launch icons, start menu, system tray, Explorer shell extensions and file type associations.
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Impressive Eye Candy: 3D OpenGL Transitions for OpenOffice.o
PowerPoint's push-down transition has done its 15 years of service, and it's time for something new. Do the sleepy faces in your meetings agree? OpenOffice.org Impress 2.4 upstages PowerPoint with ten 3D transitions rendered in OpenGL.
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Dell IdeaStorm: Put GNU/Linux in Retail Stores!
Imagine how successful Dell's Ubuntu offering could be if just one Dell Ubuntu machine was put in retail stores. If people knew of an alternative to Windows, they would go for it! So what do you say, Dell? Why don't you try to put at least one of your Ubuntu machines offered in retail stores? Please add your support!
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
A Brief History of UNIX File Systems - Val Henson/IBM
Slideshow (22 slides in pdf) presented to Linux Users Group of Davis, CA by Val Henson from IBM. Topics covered: Review of UNIX, file system formats, file system concepts, 1974-2008, file system comparisons and recommendations, fun trivia.
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Learn UNIX in 10 minutes
"The purpose is to have on one page the basics to get started using the UNIX command line" Great read for those of you interested in *NIX.
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Intel Releases LatencyTop 0.1
"The Intel Open Source Technology Center is pleased to announce the release of version 0.1 of LatencyTOP, a tool for developers to visualize system latencies. Slow servers, skipping audio, jerky video - everyone knows the symptoms of latency. But to know what's really going on in the system, what's causing the latency, and how to fix it...
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User does not believe Linux can run without Windows
In a forum post on zdnet, a user explains why Linux cannot run on a computer without Windows. Very funny to read.
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