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iPhone Dev Team successfully boots Linux on iPhone

Topix - Linux  Fri, 11/28/2008 - 18:58

A milestone has been reached in iPhone firmware modification on Friday with the first alternative operating system for the hardware, Linux, now running on the device.


 

TuxMobil Surpasses 8,000 Linux Installation Guides Available

Linux Today  Tue, 11/25/2008 - 04:04

PRWeb: "TuxMobil, the largest current web directory of Linux and mobile hardware, announced this month that it has surpassed the unrivaled milestone of 8,000 different installation guides in one place to help users install Linux on their laptop and notebook computers."


 

Open-Source Mod for Grand Theft Auto

Linux Today  Mon, 11/24/2008 - 15:03

Linux Magazine: "Today we are marking a new milestone in the history of Multi Theft Auto [...] we have made the decision to re-launch Multi Theft Auto as an open-source project."


 

Public Preview of RSSOwl 2.0 M9 available

Topix - Linux  Sun, 11/23/2008 - 17:26

We are happy to announce that a public preview of upcoming Milestone 9 is now available for download.


 

Windows HPC hits top 10 among supercomputers

Topix - Unix  Wed, 11/19/2008 - 10:20

Microsoft on Tuesday hit another high-performance computing milestone by placing its server for the first time in the top 10 on the list of the Top 500 supercomputers as judged by Top500.org.

Just a year ago, ...


 

Windows HPC hits top 10 among supercomputers

Topix - Linux  Tue, 11/18/2008 - 18:52

Microsoft on Tuesday hit another high-performance computing milestone by placing its server for the first time in the top 10 on the list of the Top 500 super computers as judged by Top500.org.

Just a year ago, ...


 

Mozilla to Say Ta-Ta to Foxy Part Deux

Linux Today  Wed, 11/12/2008 - 16:04

Linux Journal: "The release of Firefox 3 in June was a major milestone for Mozilla, but still, nearly six months later, there are those who have eschewed the new for the comfortable, homey, well-worn-in welcomeness of Firefox 2.

That will be changing soon, though, as funeral arrangements for the second-era Fox are in full-tilt at Mozilla HQ, and the service is fast approaching."


 

OpenOffice 3.0 Downloads Reach 10 Million

Linux Today  Tue, 11/11/2008 - 09:34

Linux Magazine: "At the 6th Annual OpenOffice.org Convention in Peking November 5-7, the project could celebrate a new milestone in their 3.0 release: downloads of their office package have reached 10 million."


 

Rob York: An Unexpected Milestone

Topix - Linux  Sun, 11/09/2008 - 14:34

One should always start a speech with something memorable, and with that in mind, my student Lee began his final class project with a question: "What is your goal in life?" All of my students in this particular ...


 

The Rise of The Open Source Software Stack

Topix - Unix  Wed, 11/05/2008 - 16:40

The rise of the "Open Source Software Stack" reached another milestone today. Sun released a SPECjAppServer2004 performance result using top-to-bottom Open Source Software stack components: OpenSolaris/ MySQL / ...