Nvidia responds to Torvalds' F-bomb
In a nutshell: Nvidia makes it clear that it isn't going to change the way it works.
In a nutshell: Nvidia makes it clear that it isn't going to change the way it works.
Looking for a small, cheap Linux-powered computer to put at the heart of your project? Is "coin-sized" small enough? Is $20 cheap enough?
Whenever I mention Ubuntu (or for that matter any other Linux distro), I'm invariably asked whether the OS offers support for Apple's iPod. The answer has always been "no" ... until now.
Late last Friday a story appeared on my radar that seemed interesting - it was about a botweb (a botnet made up of web servers) utilizing Linux web servers. Was Linux cracked? Would Linux fans have to wind in all their security bragging? Was the Linux fortress wall breached? Was the sky falling in?
Phoronix has published the results of a series of benchmark tests on the past five years worth of Linux kernels, from Linux 2.6.12 through to Linux 2.6.37 (dev) releases. The results show that on the whole, new features have not bloated the OS or hit performance.
Pay what you want for five DRM-free games that work on Windows, Mac and Linux.
This is seriously impressive - 1 second Linux boot to a Qt application from a cold boot!
Following security concerns, the search giant Google is phasing out the use of Windows, according to employees who spoke to FT.com.
Data by web metrics firm Net Applications shows that while both Windows and Mac OS lost usage share in May, Linux made a small gain.
In this profession you come across all sorts of fanboys (and for that matter fangirls ... let's not be sexist here, but for the sake of brevity I'll use the term "fanboy" in a gender-neutral way). But the age of the fanboy is drawing to a close