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Ex-Sun Chief Dishes Dirt on Gates, Jobs

Ex-Sun Chief Dishes Dirt on Gates, Jobs
Don’t expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly.

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Carbon readies virtual models for ARM Mali GPUs

Carbon readies virtual models for ARM Mali GPUs
Carbon Design Systems (Acton, Mass.) has released virtual models for ARM Mali Graphic Processor Units (GPUs). Graphics processing unit – ARM architecture – Mali – Africa – Environment

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N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts

N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts
The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based “Red Star” operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.

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Microsoft and I-O Data Sign Linux Patent Deal

Microsoft and I-O Data Sign Linux Patent Deal
Just a week and a half after signing a patent licensing deal with Amazon covering the e-tailer’s use of Linux, Microsoft announced it has inked another Linux patent licensing agreement, this time with a Japanese hardware company.

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Canonical CEO Elucidates on Lucid Lynx Linux Server

Canonical CEO Elucidates on Lucid Lynx Linux Server
New CEO of Canonical shares some plans for the road ahead, including how it plans to grow Ubuntu’s Linux server and consumer businesses, and the future of Ubuntu’s branding.

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Orange backs Intel-Nokia Linux drive

Orange backs Intel-Nokia Linux drive
New supporter for Meego Orange has given its thumbs-up to the Intel-Nokia Linux venture Meego , the OS formerly known as Maemo and Moblin.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Linux 2.6.24 Through Linux 2.6.33 Benchmarks

Linux 2.6.24 Through Linux 2.6.33 Benchmarks
Phoronix: “At Phoronix we have been benchmarking the Linux kernel on a daily basis using Phoromatic Tracker, a sub-component of Phoromatic and the Phoronix Test Suite.”

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New Version of SCHED_DEADLINE for Linux Available

New Version of SCHED_DEADLINE for Linux Available
Evidence has just submitted to LKML a new version of the SCHED_DEADLINE real-time CPU scheduler for the Linux kernel. The project is basically a new scheduling policy (implemented inside its own scheduling class) aiming at introducing deadline scheduling for Linux tasks, and it is being developed by Evidence in the context of the EU-Funded project ACTORS. This version takes into account comments …

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How to create LXC system containers to isolate services

How to create LXC system containers to isolate services
Vincent Danen shows you how to create Linux Resource Containers to run a full service or set of services, isolated from the host operating system.

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Media Alert: BitDefender Available at RSA to Demonstrate Advanced Security Technology, Ideal for OEM Vendors

Media Alert: BitDefender Available at RSA to Demonstrate Advanced Security Technology, Ideal for OEM Vendors
Industry-leading Technology Minimizes Security Risks, Integrates Into Multiple Platforms Such as Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix and All Major Hardware Platforms Such as Intel x86, ARM, PowerPC and MIPS While Protecting End-Users Across the Threat Landscape

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