M-Saunders - Slashdot User

Submission + - Linux-powered GP2X Wiz probed (tuxradar.com)

Submitted by Home_in_Innsbruck on Monday April 27, 2009 @02:04PM

Home_in_Innsbruck writes: Remember the GP2X, the Korean Linux-based handheld? While it didn't get Nintendo or Sony quaking in their boots, it provided a popular-in-a-niche platform for hobbyist developers and retro gamers. Its successor, the GP2X Wiz, is a few days away from launch and TuxRadar has given it a go. They reckon it's a bit better in terms of hardware design, but the lack of native software is a bit of a let-down at present. Especially given that 99.9% of Slashdotters just want to play FFVII on it? Right?

Submission + - Debian 5 (aka Lenny) Released (tuxradar.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 15, 2009 @05:55AM

An anonymous reader writes: A few months later than expected, Debian 5 has finally arrived with a bundle of new goodies: Java is finally in the Debian repos thanks to IcedTea and OpenJDK; Firefox (rebranded Iceweasel) is now at 3.0; and official Live images are ready for our downloading pleasure. TuxRadar has a detailed look at Lenny along with an explanation from Steve McIntyre, the Debian Project Leader, on why it was delayed. Any bets when 6 (aka Squeeze) will arrive?

Submission + - Pit your Wits against the Linux Pub Quiz (tuxradar.com)

Submitted by M-Saunders on Monday February 09, 2009 @03:26PM

M-Saunders writes: Just how much of a Linux (or Unix (or Free Software)) geek are you? Can you tell an IRC client just by looking at a screenshot of the prefs panel? Do you know why Awk is called, well, Awk? Do you mutter 'shopt -s dotglob' in your sleep? Try this Linux Pub Quiz and fathom out your level of Linux knowledge, from uber-noob to RMS-worshipping powerhouse. Best of all, it includes a picture of Larry Wall wearing a characteristically zany shirt. What a guy.

Submission + - A Trip Down Distro Memory Lane (tuxradar.com)

Submitted by M-Saunders on Saturday February 07, 2009 @07:45AM

M-Saunders writes: What did the Linux world look like back in 2000? TuxRadar has republished a distro roundup from Linux Format issue 1, May 2000. Many distros such as SUSE, Mandrake and Red Hat are still around in various incarnations, but a few such as Corel and Definite have fallen by the wayside.

Submission + - SCO's 2009 News: Blah, blah blah

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 05, 2009 @08:09AM

An anonymous reader writes: It looks like SCO is a bit short for words thesedays. In the company's Partner News Release, President and COO Jeff Hunsaker opens with these joyous words: "Blah. Blah. Blah.". Does SCO even care any more? If the page ends up being updated, TuxRadar has a screenshot of the original version.

Submission + - Windows 7 vs Vista vs Linux Benchmarks (tuxradar.com)

Submitted by MegaMac on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @08:14AM

MegaMac writes: So Windows 7 is supposed to be screaming fast, right? Anecdotal accounts report it booting quicker and feeling snappier than Vista, but the proof is in stats. TuxRadar has benchmarked Windows 7 against Vista and Ubuntu Linux, comparing install time, disk space usage, boot speeds and filesystem performance. The graphs also show how the sparkly ext4 filesystem compares against its older brother.

Submission + - OpenSolaris Distros Explored (linuxformat.co.uk)

Submitted by Nate2 on Monday January 12, 2009 @08:34AM

Nate2 writes: While Sun continues to push OpenSolaris as an alternative to Linux and *BSD, hobbyists around the net are making their own spin-offs from the Unix flavour. Linux Format has a look at some of the most notable, including MilaX, Belenix and Nexenta. Is more distros merrier, or should the community be careful to avoid presenting new users with a bewildering array of respins?

Submission + - Linux to threaten Windows in 2008? 1

Submitted by Bowser on Tuesday November 20, 2007 @11:03AM

Bowser writes: Yes, it's the same question that comes up every year, yet Linux's desktop marketshare remains tiny. But 2008 poses some major opportunities: endless gripes and woes with Windows Vista; ever cheaper PCs and laptops such as the ASUS Eee; and the growing switch to online apps (making the underlying OS less relevant). http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/software/news/linux-a-threat-to-windowsos-x-in-2008a?articleid=563296880">This Tech.co.uk opinion piece claims that this time, it's not just hype, and 2008 *really* could be the year of Linux on the deskop...

Comment Waiting for it... (Score 3, Insightful) 579

by M-Saunders on Wednesday May 16, 2007 @11:21AM (#19145825) Attached to: 40M Vista Licenses in 100 Days

I hate Microsoft as much as the next man, but I'll be entertained to see how some Slashdotters twist this into being "bad for Microsoft" or something. Every other day I see some comment like "The end is here for Microsoft" or "It's all over for MS" or some such nonsense. Let's see:

1) Record profits in the last year
2) Fastest-selling OS in history

It's only getting better for them, isn't it? We need another way to fight them...

Submission + - The Most-Wanted Linux Software

Submitted by Susie on Friday April 20, 2007 @06:43AM

Susie writes: Photoshop, AutoCAD and iTunes are three of the most-demanded programs for the Linux desktop, but what else does the community want? Linux Format is running Make it with Mono, a voting system to determine what type of programs the Linux world needs. Get voting — the number-one entry on May 2nd will be written in Mono and released as open source!

Submission + - Ian Murdock: Debian "missing a big opportunity

Submitted by Natester on Monday March 19, 2007 @11:06AM

Natester writes: While Debian struggles to get its next release (Etch) out the door, the project's founder, Ian Murdock, has spoken out about politics, the lack of firm leadership, and Ubuntu's meteoric rise in prominence. Murdock believes that Debian is "process run amok" — nobody feels empowered to make decisions, leading to the sluggish rate of progress.

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