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OSI Board Addition May Bring Needed Change

(Mar 13, 2010, 20:02 UTC) (693 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
IT World: "The OSI has been one of those organizations that seemed to fall short of its true potential, which is always a source of frustration; you want them to succeed, and don't understand when things go awry."

Top 10 IT Billionaires -- A Closer Look

(Mar 13, 2010, 16:02 UTC) (1935 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
DevX: "Forbes released its annual list of the world's billionaires Thursday, and technology companies are well represented, even though Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest person."

Proof Of Concept: Open-Source Multi-GPU Rendering!

(Mar 13, 2010, 12:02 UTC) (1708 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
Phoronix: "David's goals with Prime are to allow a second GPU to render 3D applications onto the screen of the first GPU, with it being configurable by the client, and just to handle the rendering side."

How to compile the Linux kernel

(Mar 13, 2010, 08:02 UTC) (2413 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
TuxRadar: "Do you want to remove bloat from your Linux installation? Are you looking to enable extra features that aren't provided by your distro? Fancy trying some of the cutting-edge patches doing the rounds? You'll need to recompile your kernel, and while it might look like black magic if you've never done it before, it's actually pretty straightforward."

Novell's Motion to Allow Evidence: SCO Opened the Door

(Mar 13, 2010, 04:02 UTC) (2385 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
Groklaw: "SCO's attorney Stuart Singer may have gotten carried away with his theatrical indignation. And when a party slips like this, what lawyers call opening the door, it can indeed have consequences. Novell was just waiting for a moment like this."

Blake Stowell Email to Maureen O'Gara: "I Need You to Send a Jab PJ's Way"

(Mar 13, 2010, 00:04 UTC) (2114 reads) (2 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
Groklaw: "So. Now I know. Now we all know. Blake Stowell, then the PR guy for SCO, sent an email to Maureen O'Gara, saying "I need you to send a jab PJ's way," and then right afterwards she wrote that invasive so-called expose, in which she revealed, or at least intended to reveal, things like who I called on my phone."

'Rising Tide' for x86 Servers Lifting Intel, AMD

(Mar 12, 2010, 23:32 UTC) (1077 reads) (0 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
Serverwatch: "Stating it believes server sales are being underestimated by Wall Street, Broadpoint AmTech's latest report predicts both Intel and AMD will post better-than-expected earnings in the first quarter."

Digg Moves From MySQL to NoSQL

(Mar 12, 2010, 23:02 UTC) (2423 reads) (2 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
Datamation: "Social networking and voting site Digg is rewriting its underlying software infrastructure in an effort to improve performance and scalability. Part of that effort involves moving away from the MySQL database that has helped to power Digg since its creation."

Elliott Associates: Novell Won't Go to Pieces

(Mar 12, 2010, 22:32 UTC) (1251 reads) (4 talkbacks) (Posted by cschroder)
The VAR Guy: "Elliott Associates, the hedge fund that’s seeking to acquire Novell and SUSE Linux, is denying a report that it plans to break up Novell and sell off the pieces. Hmmm…"