migration

response to the digg article "How Windows Users Are Changing Linux" looks at the average user. They want things simple and that means standardization so that software is easy to install and "just works". the real questions is, will that corrupt Linux or make it better?

Do we really want widespread Linux adoption?

On upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 I had the same problem as just about everybody else : the automatic migration to the new nvidia graphics drivers involves compiling the nvidia kernel module from source using DKMS , ...

AMD, in collaboration with Red Hat, have demonstrated the "live migration" of a virtual machine across vendor platforms.

Live migration enables movement of running virtual machines from one physical server to another Nov.

AMD and Red Hat have demonstrated the live migration of virtual machines between AMD and Intel servers.

IT Quiz: IT World Canada and IDC Canada want to know how your Green IT strategy is shaping up.

CiteSeerX Alpha deirdrepower Abstract MOSIX is a cluster computing enhancement of Linux that supports preemptive process migration.

Electronics Weekly: "Linux has gained a firm position in the embedded market. This raises the question of whether it is worth developing new products with Linux and replacing an existing operating system with Linux.

There is effort and risk in any migration of an operating system, and the technical difficulties and analysis and planning for migration to embedded Linux require consideration and time."

Learn the fundamentals before converting from Windows to Linux.

10 Things: "If you’re thinking about making the switch to Linux, Jack Wallen is all for it — but only if you approach the migration with your eyes open.

He recommends that you evaluate a number of key issues before taking this big step."