Linux news
Nokia aims to be the best with Symbian, MeeGo-Vanjoki (Reuters)
Fri, 07/02/2010 - 09:09 | by Anonymous Coward
Reuters - Nokia is committed to get back the No.1 position in smartphones and plans to use no other software than Symbian and Linux MeeGo, head of its mobile solutions unit said on Friday. "It's my aim to ensure Nokia stays as the market and intellectual leader in creating the digital world," Anssi Vanjoki wrote in a blog on Nokia's website.
Qualcomm Makes Open-Source 3D Snapdragon Driver
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 22:47 | by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "Qualcomm today posted the source code to a Linux kernel driver for 2D/3D support on its OpenGL ES Core found on Snapdragon-based phones like the Nexus One. The company is trying to get this driver into the mainline Linux kernel, but it turns out that the user-space driver is still not open source, which has resulted in some problems already.
Best Format For OS X and Linux HDD?
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 15:51 | by Anonymous Coward
dogmatixpsych writes "I work in a neuroimaging laboratory. We mainly use OS X but we have computers running Linux and we have colleagues using Linux. Some of the work we do with Magnetic Resonance Images produces files that are upwards of 80GB. Due to HIPAA constraints, IT differences between departments, and the size of files we create, storage on local and portable media is the best option for transporting images between laboratories. What disk file system do Slashdot readers recommend for our external HDDs so that we can readily read and write to them using OS X and Linux?
Mozilla Sends Firefox Home to iPhone App Store (PC Magazine)
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 06:51 | by Anonymous Coward
PC Magazine - Mozilla on Thursday morning announced that it has submitted Firefox Home to Apple's iTunes App Store, which carefully skirts Apple's restrictions on duplicate apps.
Unusual, Obscure, and Useful Linux Distros
Thu, 07/01/2010 - 01:26 | by Anonymous Coward
angry tapir writes "Most people will be familiar with some of the big names when it comes to Linux — distributions like Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian, and Mandriva. Most of the well-known Linux distros are designed to be used as general-purpose desktop operating systems or installed on servers. But beyond these distros are hundreds of others either designed to appeal to very specific audiences or to fulfill the somewhat niche needs of some users.
Early Version of MeeGo for Phones Released to Developers (PC World)
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 16:00 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - MeeGo, a Linux project combining Intel and Nokia software, released an early version of the mobile phone OS to developers on Wednesday.
Open-source ERP 'most Active' SourceForge Project (PC World)
Wed, 06/30/2010 - 15:20 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Open-source ERP (enterprise resource planning) software may still represent a small chunk of the overall market, but as a concept it has clearly gained a critical mass of adherents.
Cisco Plans Business Tablet for Mobile Collaboration (NewsFactor)
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 15:57 | by Anonymous Coward
NewsFactor - Cisco, apparently wondering why consumers should have all the tablet fun, announced on Tuesday a "mobile collaboration business tablet." The new device, called Cius (pronounced "see-us"), is based on Google's open-source Android operating system and provides virtual desktop integration with Cisco's collaboration and communications applications.
Mozilla Posts First Pre-Release Code For Firefox 4 (PC Magazine)
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 12:37 | by Anonymous Coward
PC Magazine - The next major version of Firefox looks like Chrome and uses Google's WebM video codec.
