Posted by Oyya-Info on Friday, September 25, 2009,
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Microsoft
Arguably Microsoft's biggest threat is its irrelevance to Web
developers. Though the company dominates personal computing and is a
major force in enterprise computing, it remains a distant also-ran to
LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) development for the
growing Web ecosystem. On Thursday Microsoft announced its WebsiteSpark program to build inroads with the Web crowd, but the program is unlikely to make a serious dent on LAMP's dominance.
The reason? There are some big strings att... Continue reading ...
Posted by Oyya-Info on Saturday, August 22, 2009,
In :
Reviews
Linux users are known for being a somewhat finicky lot. Despite
broader application support for Windows and a better user experience in
Mac OS X, Linux "desktop" users swear by the open-source operating system (and sometimes swear at its competitors).
It's therefore somewhat telling that Linux users overwhelmingly choose Google as their preferred search engine, according to data released today by Chitika,
an online advertising network. Chitika analyzed data from 163 million
searches across it... Continue reading ...
Posted by Oyya-Info on Thursday, August 20, 2009,
In :
Google
Google has begun work on a 64-bit version of Chrome for Linux, a move
likely to whip Linux loyalists into a lather of excitement.
V8 is Chrome's engine for running programs written in the JavaScript
language common on the Web. Chr... Continue reading ...
Posted by Oyya-Info on Tuesday, July 21, 2009,
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Microsoft
Microsoft dropped a mini-bombshell on Monday, announcing that it is
contributing thousands of lines of code for inclusion in Linux.
But lest anyone think Microsoft suffered a massive head trauma
over the weekend, the code it is releasing isn't really about helping
Linux compete better with Microsoft. The drivers are really geared at
making Windows a better host for Linux.
"The Linux device drivers we are releasing are designed so
Linux can run in enlightened mode, giving it the same optimiz... Continue reading ...
Posted by Oyya-Info on Thursday, July 9, 2009,
In :
Google
Google has long worked on expanding its reach beyond mere Internet search. And as many had suspected, it confirmed late Tuesday night that it plans to develop a lightweight operating system based on Linux and Web standards for personal computers.
Why? Well, Google's standard response
to any question about why it's working on something other than search
is to de... Continue reading ...
Posted by Oyya-Info on Friday, June 26, 2009,
In :
TechNews
Oracle has gone on a buying spree in the past few years, consolidating
an impressive portfolio of market-leading technology. But there's one
thing it still lacks, despite awkward efforts to fill the void: an
operating system. Though Oracle has unsuccessfully courted Red Hat as
an acquisition target for years, its affections might be better placed
on Ubuntu.
Yes, by acquiring Sun, Oracle is gaining Solaris, but as Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst indicated
in the Red Hat earnings call on Wednesday, t... Continue reading ...
Linux kernel version 2.6.30 has been released, adding support for new
file systems, performance improvements, and new hardware drivers.
The Linux kernel is the core used by GNU/Linux operating system
distributions from Red Hat, Novell, and others. The new release was
made final and was publicized in a newslist post from Linux developer Linus Torvalds last week.
The most prominent new features include support for two new file systems, according to release notes published by Kernelnewbies, a ... Continue reading ...
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