NetBSD 5.0 Better on Multi-CPU Systems
Apr 30, 2009The NetBSD project has released version 5.0 of its free UNIX derivative. The release above all improves performance and scalability on multiprocessor and multicore systems.
more »Xesam and Nepomuk Desktop Ontologies Merge
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more »Apple Wants to Muzzle Tinkerers - EFF filing suit
Apr 29, 2009Apple has warned operators of a wiki about airing discussion about circumventing Apple's coupling of its iPod and iPhone hardware with iTunes. Now the Electronic Frontier Foundation is filing suit against Apple.
more »Big Losses at Sun as Sales Fall
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more »FAT Patents Invalid? Open Invention Network Initiates Prior Art Review
Apr 29, 2009The Open Invention Network (OIN) has publicized on Post-Issue.org the three patents involving the FAT filesystem that were used by Microsoft in a lawsuit against TomTom, so that the OIN might gather evidence from the community about prior art.
more »Webconverger 4.7 with Firewall and Adobe Reader
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more »Faster Aptitude 0.5.2
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more »Qt Updates: Qt 4.5.1, Creator 1.1 and Plugin for Visual Studio
Apr 24, 2009The Qt Software division of Nokia has fixed problems in Qt 4.5.1 and is releasing an improved Qt Creator 1.1. Also new is a plugin to integrate Qt with Microsoft's Visual Studio.
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