2006 July

I am still skeptical as to whether or not Ubuntu is in fact, ready for primetime. Either way, it’s going to be heading that way.

Right on! I am thrilled to hear that Debian will be supporting AMD64 chips. In some ways, it’s way over due.

It makes sense for the locals to support a local product. And being the Chinese Government works very hard to make sure that you have to fill out a permit every time you blow your nose, using their own distro also seems to fit.

“Everything is better with Science!” Alright, perhaps that was a little obvious. Nevertheless, by using open source ideas in the scientific community, we only work to enhance the discoveries found during any given research.

I know that these comparisons are generally to be taken with a total grain of salt. Regardless, it does provide for a good read.

Ottawa Linux Symposium is back and NewsForge has some pretty darn good coverage of the event. You can check out part one below….

Well now, it looks as if Linux on the mobile front could very well be in for some real competition.

Dual-booting does not have to be scary! Just take a look below for proof of this.

OK, will we ever see a version of this draft that isn’t pissing people off? I am beginning to doubt it…

Is fair use really all that fair? It depends on who you ask I suppose.

Have seen very little cool stuff coming from this part of the world lately. Well, today that changes with the Linux-powered robot!

I kind of like these sort of “hot or not” commentaries as they offered a no holds bared look at the subject at hand. In this instance, it’s Linux.

Well heck, if it has TI interested, then this is a good thing, right? In some sense, yes. However TI is just not the powerhouse of industry that they once were. So really, them backing mobile Linux may not have an Earth shaking impact…

“Whine Inc” is at it again, this time with a tale of woe that is sure to totally tug at your heart strings. It seems that they believe that IBM allegedly destroyed crucial evidence in a case.

Feeling a little adventurous? Think you have a great skill set? Then how about trying your hand at rolling your own WiFi access point built on Linux?

One thing I have to hand it to in regard to Novell is their clear understanding of who their market is. They see SuSE 10 as being the perfect shoe in for business desktop. Based on what I have seen thus far, they may be onto something here.

Wow, if there was ever any question as to the lack of Reiser4 in the Linux kernel, this ought to clear things up some I bet.

Wow, an OS actually called Plan 9. I am considering taking it for a test drive simply based on the concept of the name alone. Well that and it’s close proximity to Unix has me curious as well.

I agree that the eWeek review of Ubuntu was very good, however I fail to see what they were smoking when they named it desktop champ. The review was clear with a number of issue that have been resolved elsewhere. First it’s based on Gnome, so forget that. Then we we have to also consider [...]

OK, this may be a little out of the ordinary. Acutally, the idea of a Linux controled USB missile launcher is weird by anyone’s standards I suspect. Having said this, it’s still pretty cool.