Linux Operating Systems

Linux-Kongress 2009: New filesystems, optimised programming

The H Open: "Among the topics were the advantages of Ext4 and Btrfs, fast Ext4 filesystem checks, and kernel and userspace tricks for minimising the time-consuming movements of read/write heads, all of which can speed up some...

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Parallels Makes It Harder To Tell a Windows from a Mac App

It claims the widgetry, which lets Mac users run Windows and Linux alongside Mac OS X, is faster, smarter, easier and more powerful than previous generations. Unlike Apple’s own Boot Camp, which forces people to reboot between...

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Windows 7 Sales Up, But is it Really a Hit?

The numbers are in and Windows 7 sales are strong, but with lagging PC sales and increased competition from other operating systems, is Windows in trouble? Then there's the recent release of the latest Linux distribution,...

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Software Engineer C/C++ Linux Developer

IA-Cedar Rapids, i-Staff This is an excellent opportunity to join an exciting company that is growing and working with the latest and greatest technologies. There is currently 1 immediately opening at this time. The...

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Skype Going Open Source!

Skype has confirmed that it is working on an open source version of its client software that runs under Linux. Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet "Yes, there's an open source...

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Stéphane Graber: LXC containers or extremely fast virtualization

This (quite long) post is about the LXC (Linux containers), an example of its usage on Karmic is provided after the introduction to contextualization. Most of you are probably already familiar with "usual" virtualization as...

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How to Dual Boot Windows and Linux on a Fake RAID Array

This is a guide explaining how to dual boot Windows and Linux off a single RAID array. Fakeraid lets the southbridge control the array, and therefore both Windows and Linux can see and use the array. If you are using Windows XP...

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Mandriva 2010 installation walk through

Mandriva is another one of the Linux distributions that has been around for quite some time. Beginning as Mandrake Linux, the company MandrakeSoft was forced to change its name when sued by the Hearst...

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Links 05/11/2009: KDevelop Beta 6, ApacheCon Coverage

Contents GNU/Linux Distributions Devices/Embedded Free Software/Open Source Leftovers Atmospheric Scattering in Blender Game Engine GNU/Linux Kerio WinRoute Firewall no longer requires WindowsLong established software firewall...

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Lead Linux Engineer/Capital Markets

NY-New York, Prestigious Fortune 500 Company, located in New York City, is currently seeking a Lead Linux Engineer with strong Sun and Veritas experience, as well as experience in the Trading/Capital Markets Industry....

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