Has ATI through it's new proxy, AMD, finally seen the light? It appears to be a good possibility. And the most recent news regarding the subject, ITNews has an article concerning AMD's new approach. From the article:
ATI will now develop fully functional 2D and 3D drivers for Linux. Although the drivers are still closed source, the firm will release documentation that allows third-party developers to build and support their own drivers.
The only remaining question is, will they also attempt to use this same model on older, existing cards? There are plenty of people out there that own not-so-cutting-edge ATI cards. It would be nice to see that support bumped up a few notches as well.
At long last, the SCO Group's ugly, often farcical legal crusade against Linux appears to be over.
SCO has spent four and a half years arguing that it owns the copyrights to Unix, and that the free Linux operating system includes code stolen from Unix.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/08/12/sco-novell-suit-biz-tech-cz_dl_0812bizsco.html
So, Microsoft goes on the offensive concerning IBM's support of ODF. In a quote from ZDNet UK -
"The difference in view is that [IBM] are espousing 'one standard fits all', which is hard for us. IBM seems keen for ODF to be the only standard for everyone. The issue is about choice — there's room in the world for more than one open standard. And it's all XML — technically speaking, we speak the same language."
What?!?!? Technically speaking???? Let's not get into the fact that the actually description concerning OpenXML's implementation is over 600 times as long as ODF's. Let's rather steer towards the fact that Microsoft is targeting someone for supporting a format. Aren't these the same guys that coerce money from companies so they can run open-source software?? The same shlups that personally call people in certain areas of the U.S. because they believe their format stranglehold might be in jeopardy?!?! The whole story just reeks of "because we're Microsoft".
Not to long ago, I remember a spokesman from MS stating "I know our past, but try to judge us on what we're doing now", sorry, but these guys haven't gone up any in my standings.
If you answered yes to any of these, even if you answered no to all of them, take a serious look at VirtualBox. Of course, there is the knee-jerk reaction "But VMWare is already out there, and it's free". My response is of course "Shut Up!" Seriously though, VirtualBox recently released and open source version of their software. As I am writing this under Ubuntu, I am also installing OpenSuse 10.2 within VirtualBox. It works pretty darn good.
I have allocated 1 gig of ram to the virtual setup, and I have not noticed any slow down as I am performing other duties on the same pc.
I'll admit it, when I first heard about VirtualBox a few months ago, I was saying "Why in the world do we need another VM package?!?!?!" This was of course until I tried, and of course, loved it.
So if you like to do anything with VMs, check them out. If you are even looking to dip your toes in the Virtual water, I would suggest looking at these guys as well. Two thumbs up here!
The French have spoken, and the resounding voice has said "Ubuntu". The French Parliament recently released a report (November of 2006) recommending the use of free software over the use of proprietary software. The Parliament is expected to switch 1154 computers to "The Brown" (easy UPS, no one is getting this confused with you), my new nickname for Ubuntu. From the Ubuntu Fridge posting:
Following this recommendation two companies, Linagora and Unilog, have been selected to provide the members of the Parliament as well as their assistants new computers containing free software. This will amount to 1,154 new computers running Ubuntu prior to the start of the next session which occurs in June 2007.
The article also links to two French websites that explain this in further detail. Of course, I can't for the life of me tell you what it says :) .
On the flip-side, HP seems to be taking a very serious look into this option. They haven't got quite the press coverage that the Dell site has, but in my opinion, it should have. HP has also been very involved in open source development to boot, for some time.
Dell may have got the fan-fare (and the backlash after half-heartedly listening to their users), but HP could very well be putting their money where the freedom is. If I have to put my money down now, I place it on HP starting the Linux offerings well before Dell. And as for all the nay-sayers out there (and there are quite a few) that say shipping linux desktops/laptops is near impossible, they should really tell this to those poor folks over at System 76, they must not have gotten the message.
If you use linux at all, there are two applications that are a must. Deskbar and Beagle. The combination of these two applications truly puts your filesystem at your finger tips. Gone are the days of moving individual files into a myriad number of folders for later retrieval. With beagle, a quick type gets you the files, webpages, even contacts that you need.
Yes, yes, I know. How many beryl videos are online now???? You will have to apologize for yet another one. It just gets my goat going when I hear other people gush about how wonderful Vista Aero is.
"Oh, it's so elegant and beautiful."
"This is technology at it's best"
Ugh, it's like turning a phillips screw into my chest, slowly. So, if even one person might see this that might not have seen beryl before, I think it's worth it. Even if we currently have thousands of these videos online. I mean, how many videos of monkeys urinating are out there already? Too many, plus I think these videos (beryl, not the monkeys) are a touch more useful.
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Ah, good point. "rapath", as certain English chaps have relentlessly pronounced it, offers a great selection of prebuilts along with... read more
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