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At its best, is open source unbeatable?...is no. Speaking to the How Software Is Built blog, Kroah-Hartman makes the case that the pace of Linux development leaves competition in the dust: [The Linux kernel development team adds] 11,000 lines, remove[s] 5,500 lines, and... In this article: Linux, CNET, Mozilla Firefox, Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Pumpkin pie, WikiLeaks.org, and Safari |
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Computer World | November 12, 2009
Opinion: Linux desktop turns 10; world yawns
Besides WordPerfect and the usual Linux applications (such as Emacs for text editing and programming), it also included alpha versions of the company's Quattro Pro spreadsheet and CorelDraw graphics programs for Linux. It managed...
In this article: Corel Corp, WordPerfect, Microsoft, Quattro Pro, Emacs, Corel Linux, CorelDRAW, Linux kernel, and Michael Cowpland
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OSNews | November 17, 2009
Fedora 12 Released
...released today. "I'm proud to announce the release of Fedora 12, the latest innovative Linux distribution from the Fedora Project, a global, collaborative partnership of free software community members sponsored by Red Hat." The new features...
In this article: Fedora, Moblin, Linux kernel, and Red Hat
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Genode 9.11 Gets Webkit, USB Storage, lwIP, ARM Support
...while still retaining binary compatibility with Linux. This particular version of Linux has no direct hardware access but rather uses native Genode services as virtual hardware devices. Thanks to our device-driver environment, these services,...
In this article: Linux kernel, Qt, Ada, and WebKit
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Nobel Peace Prize to Linus Torvalds?
...as it may sound, I do believe he has a point. Linux is indeed bringing people together - not in the mushy kind of way, but in a real way: people from all over the world collaborate on the kernel. On top of that, the success of the Linux...
In this article: Linus Torvalds, Free Software Foundation, Barack Obama, Ubuntu, Linux kernel, Mother Theresa, Al Gore, and Aung San Suu Kyi
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PR Newswire: Technology | 4 days ago
Embedded Artists Offers Free Trial Access for Timesys LinuxLink
LinuxLink enables development teams to consistently build and maintain a custom, open source embedded Linux platform through regularly updated Linux sources, proven middleware packages, and a scriptable GNU-based build environment.
In this article: Customer, Trademark, GNU, Linux kernel, and Linus Torvalds
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The Register | November 03, 2009
Bug in latest Linux gives untrusted users root access
...3rd November 2009 20:55 GMT A software developer has uncovered a bug in most versions of Linux that could allow untrusted users to gain complete control over the open-source operating system. The null pointer dereference flaw was...
In this article: Linux kernel, Security-Enhanced Linux, Grsecurity, Red Hat, and Linus Torvalds
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PC World: Latest Technology News | 6 days ago
Google Chrome OS: Not for Your Desktop
...however, was any mention of the L-word. Although Chrome OS is based on the Linux kernel, users should not expect a traditional desktop Linux distribution, a la Suse or Ubuntu. Instead, Google aims to deliver small, portable...
In this article: Google Chrome OS, Google, Web application, Microsoft, JavaScript, Ubuntu, and Applications
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Linux (commonly pronounced: /ˈlɪnʌks/, in English, also pronounced: /ˈlɪnʊks/, Torvalds has made available an audio sample with his pronunciation in English (IPA: //ˈlɪnʊks//: ) and in Swedish (IPA: //ˈlɪːnɤks//: ) is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel. Their development is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under the terms of the GNU GPL.
Linux is predominantly known for its use in servers, although can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware, ranging from embedded devices, mobile phones and even some watches to supercomputers. Linux distributions, installed on both desktop and laptop computers, have become increasingly commonplace in recent years, partly owing to the popular Ubuntu distribution and the emergence of netbooks.
The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. The rest of the system usually comprises components such as the Apache HTTP Server, the X Window System, the GNOME and KDE desktop environments, and utilities and libraries from the GNU Project (announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman). Commonly-used applications with desktop Linux systems include the Mozilla Firefox web-browser and the OpenOffice.org office application suite. The GNU contribution is the basis for the Free Software Foundation's preferred name GNU/Linux.
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