November 21, 2007
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What do Linux users want from their desktop? The Linux Foundation’s survey has the answers. While the LF’s third annual desktop Linux survey doesn’t officially end until November 30th, the number of daily respondents have shrunk to a trickle and … Continue reading
November 16, 2007
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What do the BlueGene/L System, the BlueGene/P system and the New Mexico Computing Applications Center SGI system, based on the Altix ICE Integrated Compute Environment 8200 model, have in common? First, they’re the top three fastest computers in the world, … Continue reading
November 15, 2007
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Ubuntu is extremely popular on the desktop, but it’s made comparatively little progress on servers. That’s about to change. Dell is expected to announce in the first quarter of 2008 that it has certified Ubuntu Linux for its server lines. … Continue reading
November 13, 2007
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Today, VMware has about 80 percent of the virtualization market. By 2011, I think it may be lucky to have 8 percent of the market. I believe that because everyone and their brother are now offering free or open-source virtualization … Continue reading
November 13, 2007
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When a desktop Linux distribution suddenly becomes popular before even DistroWatch starts tracking it, you know you’ve got something special. One new Ubuntu-based distribution, gOS, has managed to capture users’ attention purely by word of mouth over the Internet. gOS … Continue reading
November 7, 2007
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Quick, name some virtualization programs that run on Linux. Time’s up. If you’re like most people, you probably named VMware or Xen first. Many of you probably know of one or more of the following: Parallels, QEMU, KVM, Virtuozzo and … Continue reading