variations

MacBook Pro discussion continues to lead today's reader reports, with more about variations in the new models, plus Bluetooth issues, mini-DisplayPort compatibility and much more.

Command of the Hour involves everyone chiming in and mentioning some random, obscure and useful command that they know of.

Mainly aimed at Linux for the moment, but any UNIX systems are fine. It doesn't matter what it is, it just has to be something that others might find useful.

The discussion kicks off with several variations on the top command.

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The interconnection of similar and dissimilar computers through LAN and WAN has brought many variations in this world.

It was pointed out that the statistics were artificially inflated due to name misspellings and other variations, and that many of the listed people are actually still working with the Linux kernel.

Tony Luck offered some statistics focused on the frequency of developers that only contribute to the Linux kernel one time, "I skimmed through looking for drive-by contributors (defined as someone who contributes to just one release and is then never heard from again)." Starting with the 2.6.11 kernel, he suggested the following numbers: "63 [developers contributed patches] in version 2.6.11 [and then were] never seen again, 148 in version 2.6.12, 128 in version 2.6.13, 92 in version 2.6.14, 96 in versi

The wait for the latest version of the cure and cuddly Linux distribution known as Ubuntu was long enough so today, its developers have finally let the Hardy Heron loose.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support) is now finally released in both its Desktop and Server variations