<b>Distrowatch:</b> "Quite a few of changes have been poured into 10.04, code named "Lucid Lynx", and I was curious to see what the Ubuntu team had put together. Before trying the new release, I had a chance to pick the brain of Gerry Carr, Head of Platform Marketing at Canonical."
<b>Serverwatch:</b> "The Apache Software Foundation runs its open source projects on a hierarchy of principally three levels, top-level projects (TLPs), sub-projects and incubated projects. Achieving the TLP status is a major milestone for an open source effort and this week Apache announced that six projects were being graduated to TLP status."
<b>Linux Magazine: </b>"If you blinked you might have missed the announcement of the new 2.6.34 kernel. Things have been happening very quickly around file systems and storage in the recent kernels so it's probably a good idea to review the kernels from 2.6.30 to 2.6.34 and see what developments have transpired."
As part of its push to get more companies to try its Google Apps suite, the company now offers Microsoft shops a tool to simplify the migration process.
<b>The H Open:</b> "Expected for release in May, Linux kernel version 2.6.34 contains several new network drivers and various advancements designed to improve network performance or increase network configuration flexibility, which will particularly impact virtualisation."
Another Patch Tuesday from Microsoft, another busy day for IT administrators. April's patch batch includes 11 total fixes, five deemed "critical" in severity.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
No need to catch a plane to attend this Microsoft technical conference. The company has decided that to reach a broader audience, Windows Summit 2010 will be only available online.
Most analyses of the benefits of cloud computing are based on unrealistic total cost of ownership (TCO), return on investment (ROI), and capex/opex calculations. To fully understand the potential benefits of cloud computing, a new metric is required.
<b>The Inquirer: </b>"As operating systems increasingly become visual feasts, those who want to create useful interaction enhancements are having to bend over backwards thanks to closed source software in order to bring innovation to the user's environment."
Ongoing revisions to its index are aimed at ensuring that Google's users get even more relevant results, even for long search terms. But the effort has had a major impact on sites' search rankings.
The attractive ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one desktop is highly suitable as a small business computer, and it also offers security and desktop management features.
<b>FSF.org:</b> "Apple has removed GNU Go from the App Store, continuing their longstanding habit of preventing users from doing anything that Apple doesn't want them to do."
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Stick a fork in the desktop, it's done! Recently Google demoed a port of Quake II to WebGL and HTML5, showing that even first person shooters are suitable applications to run in the browser."
<b>Cyber Cynic:</b> "Microsoft has never proven, or even attempted to prove, any of these claims. That hasn't, however, stopped Microsoft from using the threat of Linux patent lawsuit to force companies like Amazon into paying them off."