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Mandriva has released the final version of Mandriva Linux Spring 2009. The new version offers KDE 4.2.2 as the default desktop, delivers up to 25 percent faster boots, supports additional netbooks, and provides enhanced networking and security tools, says the French software company.
Ultraportable laptops – netbooks such as the Eee PC – are becoming increasingly popular. A computer that’s small enough to live permanently in your bag without giving you backache can be incredibly useful, especially as wireless connectivity and 3G hardware are growing in ubiquity. Netbooks aren’t just consigned to disposable web surfing, though – they can rely on cloud computing services to provide you with a host of additional functionality. If you’ve never heard of cloud computing before, the idea behind it is that you’re able to store and use your data online, rather than on a local computer. That may sound confusing, but for commonly used examples of online apps that save data to remote servers, you need look no further than Google’s range of apps. The upshot of this is that all you require is an internet connection to have access and control over all your data, regardless of where you are.
The Open Invention Network is making good on its pledge to try to overturn the Linux-related patents that were contained in Microsoft’s recently settled litigation against TomTomNV. OIN announced today that three patents in the lawsuit – including those the deal with the creation of long and short file names – have been named for prior art review on the Post-Issue Peer-to-Patent website linked to the Linux Defenders portal.
WorldLabel: “We in the FOSS world are really good at writing game-changing code, but we need to get better at getting people to use the code in mainstream applications, and we need to get better at forging alliances.”
New technology doesn’t wait for a 5 year release cycle. It just happens. Operating systems have to be ready for it, and, more importantly, flexible.
International Business Machines Corp., the world’s biggest computer-services provider, increased its dividend by 10 percent to expand shareholder returns after scrapping a bid to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. The quarterly payout will rise 5 cents to 55 cents, IBM said today in a statement before its annual shareholder meeting in Miami Beach, Florida. The company also boosted its stock repurchase plan by $3 billion.
A review of several different backup options for ubuntu/linux, and the pros and cons of the different options.
LVEE 2009: “The 5th International conference of developers and users of free / open source software “Linux Vacation / Eastern Europe” (LVEE 2009) will take place on July 02-05. The event combines both communication and rest of the enthusiasts of free software, including GNU/Linux platform, but not limited to it.”
Realeyes: “I was reading Kyle Rankin and Bill Childer’s Point/Counterpoint column on “Mutt vs. Thunderbird” in Linux Journal over breakfast the other day. It mostly boiled down to the perennial text vs. graphical user interface argument. And since I don’t have a strong opinion about either mail client, it got me to thinking about the real difference between the two interfaces.”
