Boot and Work Faster: Kernel 2.6.30 has arrived

Jun 10, 2009

Thanks to the already implemented fastboot patches, the new Kernel 2.6.30 has the ability to recognize hard disks simultaneously and therefore significantly quicker. Ext 4 operates more securely, and Ext 3 increases performance.

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Booting Stage 2: Ubuntu Settles on GRUB 2

Jun 09, 2009

Now that the GRUB vs. LILO match has been largely decided, the successor to the established GRUB bootloader is waiting in the aisles. The Ubuntu project wants to put GRUB 2 into action with Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala).

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Canonical to Strengthen Engagement for Moblin

Jun 04, 2009

The venture behind Ubuntu has announced its two-fold cooperation with Intels mobile product division: Moblin has wandered onto the Ubuntu Netbook Remix and also onto Intels Classmate PC.

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Plan B at OpenMoko: Remaining Developers Let Go

Jun 04, 2009

In a message to the community, OpenMoko CEO Sean Moss-Pultz explained how things with the open source mobile phone are to go from this point on.

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Moblin from OpenSUSE: SLED 11 as Moblin Boots in 10 Seconds

May 28, 2009

Novell's and Intel's collaboration on the Moblin project is showing its first fruits. The beta version of Moblin appeared alongside a special version of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.

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Archiveteam Project Collects Lost Web 2.0 Content

May 28, 2009

Many users keep their emails with webmail services, wedding pictures in photo communities and reading habits with social bookmarking services. What happens, though, when data is lost or websites fold? Archiveteam wants to help in those circumstances.

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Bill Gates, Laptops and Confusion

May 27, 2009

On his visit to Spain, Bill Gates met the Spanish prime minister and didn't fail to lobby for Microsoft computers in schools. But lacking knowledge of Spanish regions led to some confusion and did not quite bring the attention he might have wanted.

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