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last updated: Feb 07 2012 12:46 AM
  • Linux File System Fsck Testing -- The Results Are In

    "It has been a while since we started the fsck project to test fsck times on Linux file systems.

  • Will Unity win the battle of the Linux desktop?

    Given the influence Google has in ecommerce, shouldn't we be a bit careful on how they can also affect free and open source software? An effort to create a GPL-less replacement for the BusyBox embedded utility is the cause of heated discussions on GPL enforcement and how The Document Foundation has announced the near-completion of the legal work ... (more)

  • Decipher Specs When Buying a Computer

    It's not hard to get tangled in technical jargon when buying a new PC, especially if it's your first.

  • Will the Spark Tablet Ignite a FOSS Fire?

    "it is good to see Linux entering the tablet space ... [but] the Spark is the wrong device to start with," said Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor.

  • Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation

    One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman , has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds , the foundation announced.

  • Trimble Yuma Tablet with GNU/Linux Now Available from SDG Systems

    Yuma rugged tablet computer which functions on GNU/Linux operating system. With Linux on Yuma, it now has the ability to ensure mobile use of geospatial applications such as GRASS or GIS.

  • Qooq, the French cooking tablet, is coming to UK later this year

    Qooq, the tablet device designed exclusively for the kitchen, is coming to the UK in the second half of the year.

  • Linux kernel 3.2.4 Is Available for Download

    "While Linux kernel 3.2.3 brings the usual driver updates, ARM and iPv6 improvements, and lots of bug fixes, the Linux kernel 3.2.4 fixes a build failure in the 3.2.3 kernel, released in the same day.

  • flashcards 2.4

    Copyright 2012 Jose Luis Naranjo Gomez This file is part of Flashcards Flashcards is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or any later version.

  • yolk 0.4.2

    As of 0.0.7 yolk is in Gentoo's Portage tree as dev-python/yolk and a plugin for Portage named dev-python/yolk-portage. The portage plugin shows you which Python packages were installed via Portage and which were installed directly with pip .