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Can Linux beat the bloat

I think the whole "bloated" thing is hogwash.There's no such thing.Neither Windows nor Linux are "bloated". Nor is OS/X. You want functionality you have to pay for it. One man's lean and mean is another man's anemic.Functionality simply isn't free.How many lines of code did USB take? How about multi-threading?...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, OS/X, Linus, bloat, kernel, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Does it matter that "Linux is bloated"?

well compare to what compare too its former self ... ultra thin but lack finessecompare to win 2k compare to win xp compare to vista /win 7 will all there crapware compare to Mac and its hardware lock in Its easy to state Linux is bloated but...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, kernel, hardware, Haiku, BeOS, Linux IS

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]

Why have you ignored the key conclusion?You're not simply intending to start a flame war, are you?Matt Asay concludes in the article you mention:"Has Linux failed?No. Of course not. It has simply grown as its adoption has expanded. This is the problem with success: you get pulled into an ever-widening...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, Linux, Linux IS, Torvalds, kernel

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

SixtyFourSwitcher 1.1 (Mac)

Did you know that there's a quasi-hidden feature in Snow Leopard that will make your Macintosh run faster across the board at the expense of some backward compatibility? Or are you an Xserve or Mac OS X Server user that has to revert to the older kernel in order to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Kernel, Nick Zitzmann, SixtyFourSwitcher, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers?

Can't we all just get along?[nt]He has no right to be upsetThis is code that is being released [b]for free[/b] to the Open Source community. It will be released on MS's timeline and not some arbitrary timeline specified by someone who is on record as hating MS. No other open...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, GPL v2, kernel, Microsoft Corp., open source, open-source community, GPL, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Snow Leopard: What's the hurry to upgrade?

Yeah, no ZFS included made snowkitty a yawnI guess I'll keep using my machine as a Vista render mule. At least it's quiet and looks good.I'm installing it for one reason only: Boot CampBoot Camp 2.1 drivers don't allow Windows to control screen brightness dynamically which means I have to...

Tags: Finder, Snow Leopard, Leopard, 64-bit, kernel, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

64-bit Snow Leopard defaults to 32-bit kernel

seriously"our mid-2007 MacBook only showed 3GB available for system use through Activity Monitor despite having 4GB installed, not delivering the true 64-bit experience."If it is the Intel 960 chipset it was only supported for 2GB RAM. I have one its a chipset limitation every PC or MAC that has...

Tags: Chipsets, Network technology, Semiconductors, 64-bit, Snow Leopard, chipset, chip, Apple Inc., kernel, Apple Macintosh, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Hold 6 and 4 keys at boot to enable 64-bit Snow Leopard (Updated)

As I mentioned in a post last night, the latest developer release of Snow Leopard, a.k.a. Mac OS 10.6 (build 10A432, presumed to be GM) doesn't automatically boot into the 64-bit kernel except on an Xserve. To boot into 64-bit on any other Mac you must hold down the "6"...

Tags: Kernel, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Will your Mac boot 64-bit Snow Leopard by default? Not unless its an Xserve

Mac Mini returns EFI64I got my Mac Mini in April, so I think it's the latest or at least only 1 iteration behind. I ran your command and got EFI64 back. I've SuperDuper'd my system to an external drive so I'm ready to give it a try.Unless...Will all my apps...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Xserve, EFI64, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Soooo, 64-bit

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Will your Mac boot 64-bit Snow Leopard by default? Not unless it's an Xserve

If the current developer seed (build 10A432) of Snow Leopard is indeed the Golden Master version as has been highly rumored only Xserves will be able to boot into 64-bit version of Mac OS 10.6 by default. All other Mac users will have to hold down the "6" and "4"...

Tags: Apple Xserve, 32-bit, Apple Macintosh, Kernel, Netkas Blog, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Helios: Heterogeneous Multiprocessing With Satellite Kernels

Helios is an operating system designed to simplify the task of writing, deploying, and tuning applications for heterogeneous platforms. Helios introduces satellite kernels, which export a single, uniform set of OS abstractions across CPUs of disparate architectures and performance characteristics. Access to I/O services such as file systems are made...

Tags: Helios D.d., Satellite, Kernel, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Networking, Software

White papers 2009-08-06

Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanation

Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanationGoogle Chrome already has done this.http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/med_00.htmlRE: Microsoft's Gazelle browser: A layperson's explanationI think all the talk about Kernel, Principal and operating system just confused everybody. After watching the video a while ago it was obvious that these terms are being used as an analogy....

Tags: Web browsers, Gazelle, Web browser, Gazelle browser, layperson, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-07-02

New Linux kernel adds file-system support

New Linux kernel adds file-system supportBut but but!But this is THE file system to use! Its the future! Until they add another file system next month to the kernel that is supposed to replace this one and make the kernel even more bloated than necessary.yet another useless file systemyet...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux file system, Linux, file system, kernel, New Linux kernel

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

No penguins in Akihibara

No penguins in Akihibarabest bet...would be to connect with the Tokyo Linux Users group and see what they recommend. You'd most likely get a list of used shops for parts and what-not but ... the mailing list seems to show only something from Dell...Did you try http://www.unixhonpo.jp/otherwise go with...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, windows software, window, Linux, kernel, Akihibara

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Detecting Image Spam Using Local Invariant Features and Pyramid Match Kernel

Image spam is a new obfuscating method which spammers invented to more effectively bypass conventional text based spam filters. This paper extracts local invariant features of images and runs a one-class SVM classifier which uses the pyramid match kernel as the kernel function to detect image spam. Experimental results demonstrate...

Tags: Pyramid, Association For Computing Machinery, Kernel, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2009-04-24

Open Source Haggadah, chapter 1

Tonight starts the Jewish holiday of Passover, the story of the Hebrews' supposed escape from slavery and exodus from Egypt. The story is told every year at a seder, in a tradition that takes the form of the youngest child asking four questions and the elders...

Tags: Exodus, Kernel, Minix, Open Source, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Debian gets FreeBSD kernel support

Debian gets FreeBSD kernel supportDebian on a FreeBSD kernelThis is good news. The BSD distributions have fallen so far behind the Linux distros in terms of ease-of-use and installation that I'll be happy to see what Debian brings to the table. I'll have to try out kFreeBSD this...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Debian, FreeBSD kernel, FreeBSD, kernel, BSD, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

BootSkin Vista 1.05 (Windows)

Stardock BootSkin Vista is a program that allows users to change their Windows boot screens. Unlike other programs that can change the Windows boot screens, BootSkin Vista does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows kernel. Nor does it require the user to download replacement Windows kernels...

Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Kernel, Stardock, Stardock BootSkin Vista, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-03-23

Microsoft fixes critical Windows kernel, WINS flaws

Microsoft today shipped three security bulletins with fixes for at least 8 documented vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows OS users. The most serious of this month's patch batch is rated "critical" and could allow full remote execution attacks if a Windows user is simply lured into viewing...

Tags: Flaw, Vulnerability, WINS, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Kernel for Writer 8.12.01 (Windows)

Kernel for Writer is an OpenOffice document repair software which repairs and recovers data from corrupted and damaged .odt files. It helps in major corruption types of Writer documents. Free demo software of the writer recovery is available and can be downloaded free for evaluation purpose. The evaluation software repairs...

Tags: Data, Nucleus Technologies LLC., Microsoft Windows, Kernel, Tools & Techniques, OpenOffice, Management, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-02-18