Misc

Investment and reward. It’s a concept that is clearly paying off nicely for Red Hat as their stock price overtook that of Microsoft on one fine day in October. And where Red Hat is playing it smart is by sticking to a proven market that has yielded them a lot of success - enterprise IT.
Microsoft [...]

As I have stated in the past, I have no problem with a non-profit or for-profit group doing what they wish with software so long as they are not belittling those that they compete with. Sadly, Microsoft never got the memo. Despite recent changes to how Microsoft approaches Linux based projects, in the end it [...]

It’s always sad to hear about someone being banned from something that is clearly through no fault of their own. But it does seem rather weird when the banning that is taking place is due to something going wrong with a select Linux distribution.
Apparently the head dev behind Arch Linux, was told not too long [...]

Ask anyone who works on a help desk and they will likely tell you that it pretty much sucks. Either too little information is provided by those needing assistance or they are just not understanding the problem at all.
Despite this, it seems that one person feels that end users need to be more self-reliant when [...]

NVIDIA has made their choice, they decided that Windows CE is where they want their names attached for the Tegra netbooks. My take? Who cares. It seems silly to continue on with those pointless “boycott NVIDIA” rants that we see everywhere when the fact of the matter is, going with ATI is not really “better”. [...]

Let me perfectly honest here. Get over it. Google does a lot for open source, no question about that. And they even use a variation of Ubuntu on some of their machines. But they are not in any hurry to make software commitments with GTalk w/Video or Google Video Chat. Sorry to burst your bubble, [...]

There is really no question about it, trying to fund an open source project is no walk in the park. Not only is it helpful to find a means of obtaining funding that does not mean having to resort to dual licensing, but sometimes it simply comes down to other interested parties willing to pony [...]

It’s an interesting look as to whether or not Windows is ready for the mainstream market. Besides the fact that the article is clearly preferring Linux, there are still some valid points brought up along the way despite being a bit biased.
Points made about security (running as admin), drivers and other frustrations for the most [...]

To be honest the only issue I have ever had with GIMP is the inability do vertical text. I am not talking about attempting (badly) to do single letters over one another, I am speaking of the ability to take a word or a phrase, only to make it go from horizontal to vertical. That [...]

As we all remember from the FAT vs TomTom debate, Microsoft’s strangle hold on FAT file systems has created some headaches for companies like TomTom, who have used it for their own embedded devices.
But the Linux Foundation is working to provide companies affected by Microsoft’s FAT patents with alternatives. Hopefully, this will be enough. Guess [...]

Honestly have mixed feelings about this article. While I understand the value of the trademark, it seems to me like someone was asleep at the wheel. First of all, I can see how the Android Data Corp. is frustrated over the entire experience, especially if they held the trademark to begin with. But if that [...]

Oracle’s database sales with Sun servers…could this actually work? Well if history has been any indication, it has done fairly well up to now. So it stands to reason that since Oracle is buying Sun out, clearly there must be a workable long term plan in place to make sure that Oracle is going to [...]

VLC has been one of my favorites media players for as long as I can remember. The habit of using the player started on Windows and was later carried over with me as I evolved into a full time Linux enthusiast. But it is true that there have been some issues holding it back on [...]

Before I even get started, allow me to make the following very clear. I am a full time Ubuntu user. as a matter of fact, as I type this, I am streaming my office and desktop live via Ustream on an Ubuntu min-PC. I also have two notebooks running 8.10 with my Ubuntu desktop PC [...]

nbsp;Linux.com is running this story explaining why the KOffice stance against OOXML isn’t political, it’s practical:
“In the recent accusations that the GNOME Foundation has been supporting Microsoft’s OOXML format at the expense of ODF, KDE has been presented as a counter-example. Based on a KDE News article, Richard Stallman suggested that “major KDE developers” had [...]

nbsp;DesktopLinux.com is reporting that Dell will now be offering DVD Playback with their Ubuntu 7.10 PCs:
“Dell has told DesktopLinux.com that it will be announcing later today, Dec. 19, that it will be releasing PCs with Ubuntu 7.10 (aka Gutsy Gibbon) as part of its Dell Consumer Linux lineup along with the ability to legally play DVDs.
According [...]

Just a few days after exposing that Iran has built an AMD-based supercomputer, they’re now trying to cover up this little fact:
“The Iranian computing research center that says it built a supercomputer with Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Opteron processors has removed from its Web site photographs showing a possible link to the United Arab Emirates [...]

I just secured serious support for wireless with upcoming options, like Pre-N and 802.11n from Edimax directly. No money changing hands, just loaners for testing. Expect to see a LOT more wireless options coming into Linux land very soon. I could hardly believe the conversation I had today - wow. Very exciting stuff.
Edimax is now [...]

This not really public yet, but for those of you savvy enough to subscribed to Linux Fanatics, this affects you. In the past, I have talked about finding a vendor that will support a specific RaLink chipset with consistent performance and full WPA out of the box. Today, this has happened. Finally, the poor wifi [...]

NVIDIA has, more often than not, been extremely helpful when it comes to making sure it is supportive of the desktop market. Today’s post just goes to reaffirm this, I think.
NVPerfKit is a comprehensive suite of performance tools to help debug and profile OpenGL and Direct3D applications. It gives you access to low-level performance counters [...]