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- A Quality-of-Service Enhanced Socket API in gnu/linux
- With the increase in available network bandwidth and reduction in network latency, more emphasis has been placed on end-host QoS to provide quality of service guarantees for distributed real-time applications, such as video streaming servers, video conferencing applications, and VoIP applications. End-host QoS requires support from the underlying Operating System...
- Tags: QoS, Network, API, GNU/Linux, Networking
- White papers
- When is choice overwhelming?
- There were two pieces from my colleagues over at ZDNet this week that really caught my attention (OK, I cheated… George Ou sent me a link to one of them). The first article deals with the demographics of the “typical” openSUSE desktop Linux user. The second article discusses a number...
- Tags: Software Design
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
- small error"[i]They only are precluded from charging for making derivative works.[/i]"That's not strictly accurate. They're precluded from charging more than distribution costs for access to the source code when a binary has already been dist
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, apotheon, GNU/Linux, GPL, business model
- Discussion threads 2006-11-27
- Unix drivers
- Hello, maybe someone has information about unix drivers. about instaling, differences betwen windows, some test tools. like in windows Driver development kit, and using of it. may be there are some benchmarks, tests between windows and unix drivers. i wil be very grateful if someone would help me. Tnak's.Performance or...
- Tags: GNU/Linux, kernel, linux, linux drivers, Unix, yno@...
- Discussion threads 2005-12-09
Additional Resources
- 10 GNU/GPL programs you can't live without
- In this download, we introduce you to 10 GNU/GPL programs you can't do without if your operating system of choice is UNIX-based. The GNU Project (the name's an acronym which stands for "GNU's Not Unix") creates sophisticated, user-friendly software that users may freely use, modify, redistribute, even...
- Tags: GNU, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2005-07-13
- Linux 101: Installing Debian gnu/linux
- Installing any operating system on a desktop computer, whether it be Microsoft Windows, MacOS X, Debian GNU/Linux, or anything else, can occasionally be an exercise in frustration. That is particularly true if you are unfamiliar with the installation process for the operating system you're installing or, worse yet, unfamiliar with...
- Tags: Frustration, Operating System, Debian, Operating Systems, Linux, Open Source, Software
- Download resources 2006-08-14
- Sampling in Open Source Software Development: The Case for Using the Debian gnu/linux Distribution
- Research on Open Source OS projects often focuses on the SourceForge collaboration platform. The authors argue that a GNU/Linux distribution, such as Debian, is better suited for the sampling of projects because it avoids biases and contains unique information only available in an integrated environment. Especially research on the reuse...
- Tags: ETH Zurich, Open-source Software, Debian, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-06-16
- Debian OS
- Debian is a free operating system OS for computers. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make users? computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel the core of an operating system, but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the...
- Tags: Operating System, Debian, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- Software downloads
- Centrino Brand on Linux notebooks, will it effect Linux marketshare?
- http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5543374.html?tag=nl.e019As I was reading the above linked article, I got to thinking, is this going to effect Linux marketshare? We all know what brand recognition can do for things like laundry soap and jeans... will having that "Intel Inside" sticker on a Linux laptop effect what consumers think enough...
- Tags: brand, gnu, Intel Centrino, Jessie, Linux, notebook, off-topic
- Discussion threads 2005-01-20
- Ease Linux file tasks with these 10 GNU Midnight Commander tips
- For Linux users, GNU Midnight Commander offers a menu-driven approach to common file operations—move, copy, rename, compare—thus eliminating the need to remember cryptic command lines or single-syllable options. GNU Midnight Commander comes with a plethora of features hidden under its unassuming exterior—features which can help you accomplish many common tasks...
- Tags: GNU, UNIX, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2005-06-15
- Linux gains in 2007
- Writer Roy Schestowitz has posted a thorough round-up of gains made by Gnu Linux in 2007 in the areas of supercomputers, desktops, mobile phones, laptops and tablets, consoles, and media players. One needs to look for evidence of growth not only in desktops. Judgment must be based on multiple...
- Tags: Desktop, Writer Roy Schestowitz, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- GNU/HURD
- While on the debian site recently, I saw that work is being done on the GNU/HURD project. There a running version, far from being up to production standards, and as of yet no proper installer, but can be got up and running. From what I can gather originally the...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, UNIX, j-mart@..., GNU/HURD, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-11-23
- introduction to open source
- Greetings. I'm enrolled in computer science and wanted to gain some experience doing open source while I'm in school. Can anyone give me any advice on where to start? I'm looking for a simple project to get a basic idea of how open source works. Thanks for the advice.sourceforgeWhy not...
- Tags: UNIX, open source, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-12-06
- For the Canadians - Revolution OS
- A great program on CBC all about GNU/Linux and Open Source movement. Make sure you catch it. I see a lot of people how don't quite understand exactly what GNU/Linux is all about.http://zed.cbc.ca/go.ZeD?CONTENT_ID=202377&page=contentHope the link works, Oz you will like it.Richard Stallman and Linus talk about what they did. It's...
- Tags: Canadians, linux, operating system, Revolution, Revolution OS, secure_lockdown@...
- Discussion threads 2005-01-07
- Become a stronger Linux programmer by using documentation more effectively
- The Linux Programmer's Toolbox helps intermediate to advanced Linux programmers become more productive and effective by tapping into the vast collection of open-source tools available for GNU/Linux. The book systematically describes the most useful tools available on most GNU/Linux distributions using concise examples that can easily be modified...
- Tags: Linux Programmer, Prentice Hall Inc., Documentation, Tool, Productivity, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2007-05-11
- Unix in a Nutshell: The GNU Make Utility
- The make program is a long time mainstay of the Unix toolset. It automates the building of software and documentation based on a specification of dependencies among files; e.g., object files that depend upon program source files, or PDF files that depend upon documentation program input files. GNU make is...
- Tags: GNU, O'Reilly Media Inc., UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Book chapters 2005-10-14
- Debian gnu/linux With HP Telco Extensions: Technical Description
- This paper provides a technical description of Debian GNU/Linux with HP Telco Extensions Debian HPTE 2.0. The purpose of this paper is to enable HP customers to compare Debian HPTE features and functions with other Linux distributions. In evaluating Debian HPTE for a particular Telco deployment, a number of trade-offs...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Telecommunications Company, Debian, Operating Systems, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Software
- White papers 2005-12-01
- Guide to Linux Archive Utility Mastery
- Three archive facilities the users are most likely to encounter on Linux are GNU tar, GNU cpio, and rpm Red Hat Packet Manager. "Tar" is an abbreviation of 'T'ape 'ar'chiver; it was originally written for backup onto magnetic tape. Cpio derives its name from "Copy input and output" and is...
- Tags: Facility, Oracle Corp., GNU, Red Hat Inc., Cpio, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers
- Sun criticizes popular open-source license
- imprecise, inaccurate phrasingThere's nothing about the GPL that precludes building proprietary projects on it. What it precludes is building [b]closed-source[/b] projects on it. Linspire is a proprietary offering built on the GPLed Linux kernel and many other examples of GPL-distributed software. In fact, under current law, there's...
- Tags: apotheon, GPL, hardware, open source, software, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-04-06
- Building GLib With Sun Studio Tools - A Case Study
- GLib is a General-purpose utility Library, which provides many useful data types, macros, type conversions, string utilities, file utilities, a main loop abstraction, and so on. GLib is released under the GNU Library General Public License GNU LGPL. On UNIX, GLib uses the standard GNU build system, using autoconf for...
- Tags: GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., Tool, GLib, Sun Studio 11, UNIX, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2006-05-10
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