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Submission + - Intel open-sources parallelization Framework

Submitted by CajunArson on Tuesday July 24, 2007 @10:21PM

CajunArson writes: An interesting article over at Ars Technica discussing Intel's recent release of its http://osstbb.intel.com/">Thread Building Blocks 2.0 templating library for C++. This library provides a higher level of abstraction for writing parallel code than normal POSIX or Windows threads provide. It has been pushed by Intel in the past as a similar concept to OpenMP, although its template nature means it is much more focused on C++.

Some interesting notes on Intel's earnestness in open-sourcing the project: Released under GPL version 2, it runs on non-Intel CPUs (even non-x86 as in the G5), and it is already ported to Linux and Solaris as well as Windows.

Submission + - Bussard to get fusion funding from California

Submitted by KNGPaul on Tuesday July 24, 2007 @06:59PM

KNGPaul writes: Polywell fusion to get funding from the state of California. http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/nextnews7.24b. html

Submission + - Intel open-sources multicore programming toolkit (arstechnica.com) 1

Submitted by Doctor Memory on Tuesday July 24, 2007 @06:30PM

Doctor Memory writes: Intel has recently open-sourced their previously closed-source TBB 2.0 (Thread Building Blocks) C++ library. The library provides parallel algorithm templates for "task-based parallelism", emphasizing logical tasks instead of physical threads. The web site (osstbb.intel.com) hosts an FAQ, a forum link, and a download page to get the latest version of the source. Licensed under GPLv2, Intel will continue to sell a commercial version of the library which will include engineering support. There's a more in-depth overview over at Ars Technica.

Submission + - How to set up surround 5.1 audio in Linux (linuxtricks.net)

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Nicu Farmache

on Tuesday July 24, 2007 @05:33PM

Nicu Farmache writes: "The main problem I had with the sound setup in linux was getting it to work so that i can use all my speakers. After a few hours of searching the web and trial and error I finally figured out how to do it. I have put together this tutorial hoping to help other people in a similar situation."

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