Unreal Engine 3 Free (or Not) for Game Developers
Nov 09, 2009So unreal the name, so real the news: Epic Games is providing its Unreal Engine 3 free to developers. It isn't open source, but game developers can implement it for noncommercial games and applications.
more »Scientific Linux 5.4 with FUSE, Atheros and Lua
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more »GNOME Cleartext Passwords: Bug or Feature?
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more »AMD Engineering Manager is the New Palm Head of Linux Kernel
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more »Linux-Kongress 2009 Tuning Gathering
Oct 30, 2009The Linux-Kongress is traditionally where kernel developers exchange honors and advice about new features and enhancements. This year a number of speakers presented performance improvement data and discussed what aspects of Linux can be drawn out even more.
more »Pimp Your Nautilus: NScripts 3.6
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more »Oracle to Invest More in MySQL Development
Oct 30, 2009In a new FAQ, Oracle explains their position regarding SPARC, Solaris, Java, MySQL, and Open Office to clear up the many questions circulating.
more »X.Org 7.5 Now Ready
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