A Gaggle of Schedulers in Kernel Development Battle
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more »LinuxConf Europe: Discovering Free Software in the UK Public Sector
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more »LinuxConf Europe: The Kernel King Cometh
Sep 05, 2007Since the first day of LinuxConf Europe there has been much speculation amongst delegates as to whether or not Linus Torvalds would make an appearance. This had largely been driven by the conference programme where, for the “Advanced GIT BOF”, there was no name provided for the speaker. Come Tuesday morning and a select few delegates were claiming to have spotted to the kernel's founder. As afternoon coffee approached many had begun to wonder if Linus wasn't going to arrive until the start of the developer summit following the conference.
more »Linuxconf Europe: Kernel Programming and Energy Efficiency
Sep 04, 2007Today, the Linux Conference in Cambridge focused on energy saving and kernel power management.
more »Sun Opens Chip Documentation and Appoints an Ombudsman
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more »Tom Hanrahan: Microsoft Takes Open Source Seriously
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more »Microtransat 2007: Linux on the High Seas
Aug 24, 2007A regatta for unmanned robot sailing craft will be starting from Aberystwyth, Wales, in September. "Roboat", a Linux-powered craft by the Austrian Society for Innovative Computer Sciences (InnoC), will be one of the starters in Microtransat 2007.
more »Linus Torvalds: No Kernel 3.0
Aug 23, 2007Linux inventor Linus Torvalds says there's no need for Kernel 3.0.
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