Submission + - Neo1973 (=OpenMoko) phone booting NetBSD/(evb)arm (feyrer.de)
hubertf writes: "OpenMoko is a project that runs Open Source software on Open hardware. So far, only Linux is available, but this is changing now:
Noud de Brouwer has
posted
about his success running NetBSD on qemu-neo1973,
which emulates the hardware that the
OpenMoko project
uses.
The post includes links to a package for 'mkimage', which, according to the packages' DESCR file, ``adds a header to a kernel image with information and checksums for the u-boot bootloader used in embedded systems'', instructions on how to derivea NEO1973/OpenMoko port for NetBSD from the existing evbarm/SMDK2410 port, and discussion about running OpenMoko under Qemu."
The post includes links to a package for 'mkimage', which, according to the packages' DESCR file, ``adds a header to a kernel image with information and checksums for the u-boot bootloader used in embedded systems'', instructions on how to derivea NEO1973/OpenMoko port for NetBSD from the existing evbarm/SMDK2410 port, and discussion about running OpenMoko under Qemu."
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Submission + - NetBSD boosts MySQL performance (feyrer.de)
hubertf writes: "Andrew Doran, who was recently hired by the NetBSD project to
work on NetBSD's SMP implementation, has done a lot of good work,
and he has
merged
some of his work from the vmlocking-branch into NetBSD-current.
Effects of this are that
time for build.sh on a quad-Opteron went down by ~10%.
Andrew also updated his previous benchmarks, and posted about his recent results: ``Most of the sysbench runs that I've seen to date have sysbench running on the same machine as the database. That's a good test but with the exception of small installations and out-of-band activity, production setups rarely look like that. So I ran sysbench itself on a seperate dual core system.''
There are images that compare NetBSD 3 with NetBSD-current (where most of Andrew's changes are now), and NetBSD-current compared to Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.
The original benchmarks didn't include Solaris/x86, so Jaime Fournier sat down and repeated the test (on a single system). The results show that NetBSD beats Solaris by ~25% in the ReadOnly test, and that they're about on par in the ReadWrite test, with NetBSD kicking in earlier WRT the number of client threads, but Solaris keeping up longer before they both degrade. The courves are quite similar, and my guess is that there is some room for finetuning there."
Andrew also updated his previous benchmarks, and posted about his recent results: ``Most of the sysbench runs that I've seen to date have sysbench running on the same machine as the database. That's a good test but with the exception of small installations and out-of-band activity, production setups rarely look like that. So I ran sysbench itself on a seperate dual core system.''
There are images that compare NetBSD 3 with NetBSD-current (where most of Andrew's changes are now), and NetBSD-current compared to Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.
The original benchmarks didn't include Solaris/x86, so Jaime Fournier sat down and repeated the test (on a single system). The results show that NetBSD beats Solaris by ~25% in the ReadOnly test, and that they're about on par in the ReadWrite test, with NetBSD kicking in earlier WRT the number of client threads, but Solaris keeping up longer before they both degrade. The courves are quite similar, and my guess is that there is some room for finetuning there."
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Submission + - NetBSD starts Fundraising Campaign 2007 (netbsd.org)
hubertf writes: "The NetBSD Foundation would like to announce its 2007 fundraising campaign.
Thanks to donations from earlier this year, we were able to fund a developer to work on NetBSD and we would like to extend that opportunity. We are aiming to raise $50,000 US by the end of the year. Every donation, both major and minor, is welcome and will be put to good use!
We will spend the money with a focus on improving NetBSD's SMP, real-time computing and embedded capabilities. This task requires a lot of work to be done by the NetBSD developers, as well as the provision of the most modern hardware. Thus the main goals are:
Please read this link more information how to donate. Thanks a lot for your support of the NetBSD project!"
We will spend the money with a focus on improving NetBSD's SMP, real-time computing and embedded capabilities. This task requires a lot of work to be done by the NetBSD developers, as well as the provision of the most modern hardware. Thus the main goals are:
- provide necessary hardware for developers.
- continue funding developers to work on improving NetBSD.
- sponsoring developers to work on BSD-related events.
- focused development, with specific developers funded to work in their areas of expertise.
- offer bounties for long standing, hard to solve, problems.
Please read this link more information how to donate. Thanks a lot for your support of the NetBSD project!"
Submission + - NetBSD Fundraising Campaign 2007
weinem writes: "The NetBSD Foundation has announced the 2007 fundraising campaign, with the goal to raise at least $50,000 US.
The money will be spent to improve and extend the possibilities for NetBSD developers to work on innovations, necessary features and overdue problem solutions.
"Every donation, both major and minor, is welcome and will be put to good use!"
See the The NetBSD donations web page for the full announcement."
Submission + - NetBSD Fundraising Campaign started (netbsd.org)
Daniel Sieger writes: "The NetBSD Foundation would like to announce its 2007 fundraising campaign. Thanks to donations from earlier this year, we were able to fund a developer to work on NetBSD and we would like to extend that opportunity. We are aiming to raise $50,000 US by the end of the year. Every donation, both major and minor, is welcome and will be put to good use!
A lot of work is currently underway in various areas of the NetBSD operating system, the most important focus being the improvement of NetBSD's SMP and embedded capabilities. This task requires a lot of effort on the part of the NetBSD developers, as well as the provision of the most up to date, modern hardware.
We would like to invite the NetBSD community and organizations using NetBSD to help us achieve these goals. This fundraising campaign is an excellent opportunity for everyone to give something back to the NetBSD project and to help us improve NetBSD even more!"
A lot of work is currently underway in various areas of the NetBSD operating system, the most important focus being the improvement of NetBSD's SMP and embedded capabilities. This task requires a lot of effort on the part of the NetBSD developers, as well as the provision of the most up to date, modern hardware.
We would like to invite the NetBSD community and organizations using NetBSD to help us achieve these goals. This fundraising campaign is an excellent opportunity for everyone to give something back to the NetBSD project and to help us improve NetBSD even more!"
Submission + - Hackers given shot at California voting machines
pilsner.urquell writes: "Sequoia, Hart InterCivic and Diebold have failed to submit voting machines for security review.
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
Under the state's constitution, [California Secretary of State Debra] Bowen has until Friday, Aug. 3, to certify voting machines for California's February 2008 presidential primary election. California counties have invested millions in acquisition of electronic voting devices and would be hard pressed, both financially and time-wise, to replace equipment within six months.
"
Submission + - Walmart Schooled: Basic Online Security (ghettowebmaster.com)
LoLo writes: "In Walmart's infinite wisdom, they didn't bother registering the most common domain typos for their new Walmart MoneyCard website. Being the sweetheart that I am, I went ahead and grabbed a couple of them: wwwwalmartmoneycard.com and almartmoneycard.com. And, I linked both of them to the correct web address and a blog entry explaining all the evil evil bad bad things I could have done with them. I'm not positive but I think this is the first time anyone has used a typo domain in a way that could be argued as "fair use". So, I'm not giving them up."
Submission + - Open source Timekeeping software
sujit writes: Can the slashdot community throw some light on some simple and open source web-based timekeeping software that allows employees to keep track of their Shifts, apply for time-offs, and other features that would be useful?
I've looked for some modules and plugins that could be added to Joomla or Mambo or Drupal but came up with nothing. I wouldn't mind writing one from scratch, but I'd like to find out if there's anything available on the internet that I could use.
Submission + - Hans Reiser to Stand Trial for Wife's Murder
Matt Perry writes: A judge has ruled that the murder trail against Hans Reiser is to go forward. Even so, the judge questioned some of the evidence against Reiser. No matter the outcome, Reiser will most likely sell his company to fund his defense (see previous Slashdot story). What might this mean for the future of ResierFS4?
Journal Journal: Microsoft's Real Plan?
What's Microsoft's real plan? With the advent of .Net, the Microsoft/Novell deal, the splitting of Microsoft into three major groups internally, and the impossibility of Windows being developed the same way that Vista was for the the generation of Windows it becomes quite possible that Windows as we know it - with an NT Kernel and all - is no longer the future of Windows. Just how might Microsoft surive? Check out my full blog describing
Chinese Prof Cracks SHA-1 Data Encryption Scheme 416
Hades1010 writes to mention an article in the Epoch Times (a Chinese newspaper) about a brilliant Chinese professor who has cracked her fifth encryption scheme in ten years. This one's a doozy, too: she and her team have taken out the SHA-1 scheme, which includes the (highly thought of) MD5 algorithm. As a result, the U.S. government and major corporations will cease using the scheme within the next few years. From the article: " These two main algorithms are currently the crucial technology that electronic signatures and many other password securities use throughout the international community. They are widely used in banking, securities, and e-commerce. SHA-1 has been recognized as the cornerstone for modern Internet security. According to the article, in the early stages of Wang's research, there were other data encryption researchers who tried to crack it. However, none of them succeeded. This is why in 15 years Hash research had become the domain of hopeless research in many scientists' minds. "
