Archive for the 'linux' Category

Boxee adds Netflix movie downloads

December 4, 2008

Boxee announced today that it is adding Netflix video downloads — including the ability to browse Netflix’s media library from within Boxee — to its A/V media center platform for Linux, Mac, and (soon) Windows PCs.
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16 interviews with Linux Kernel hackers

November 14, 2008

The Linux Foundation has published a series of video interviews from the annual Linux Kernel Summit held Sept. 15-16 in Portland, Oregon. In the videos, 16 developers — including Linux creator Linus Torvalds (shown at left) — discuss their development activities.
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Ubuntu-on-ARM to target handhelds

November 12, 2008

Canonical Ltd., commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux, says it’s porting Ubuntu to the ARM RISC processor architecture. Ubuntu on ARM will target netbooks and other emerging device categories requiring a “rich, always-connected, mobile computing experience, without compromising battery life.”
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Ethernet connector contains Linux server

November 12, 2008

Digi International has introduced a Linux-based server packaged within a somewhat elongated RJ45 connector. The ME 9210 comes with an embedded OS based on a Linux 2.6.26 kernel.
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Intrepid Ibex lays claim to the Black Tower

November 4, 2008

It finally happened: Ubuntu 8.10 (aka “Intrepid Ibex”) has uprooted Kubuntu 8.04 from the Black Tower. Although I’ve been a staunch KDE advocate for many years, this exceptional new distribution — based on Linux 2.6.27, GNOME 2.24, and X.Org 7.4 — has unexpectedly converted me into a GNOME user.
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