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[Phoronix] Testing Out Linux File-Systems On A USB Flash Drive
phoronix.com — In past articles we have delivered plenty of file-system benchmarks from testing out EXT4 to Btrfs to... NILFS2 . We have also delivered benchmarks from traditional hard drives to solid-state drives . One area though where we have not published any ... (more) [Phoronix] Testing Out Linux File-Systems On A USB Flash ...
[Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks
[Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks
phoronix.com — Back in August upon the launch of Apple's Snow Leopard we delivered benchmarks comparing Mac OS X... 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6 along with initial benchmarks of how Ubuntu 9.10 was running against Mac OS X 10.6 . Since that time though Ubuntu 9.10 has been ... (more) [Phoronix] Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks

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FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris
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FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris
16 hours ago at Phoronix
FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris 2009
19 hours ago at DV Hardware
[Phoronix] Chromium OS, Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook Remix Benchmarks
[Phoronix] Chromium OS, Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook Remix Benchmarks
phoronix.com — Intel released Moblin 2.1 earlier this month, Canonical released Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 late last month, and... various other vendors have offered up their fall distribution refreshes too. Oh yeah, and Google just released the Chromium OS source code ... (more) [Phoronix] Chromium OS, Moblin, Ubuntu Netbook Remix ...
[Phoronix] FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris
[Phoronix] FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris
phoronix.com — With the stable release of FreeBSD 8.0 arriving last week we finally were able to put it... up on the test bench and give it a thorough look over with the Phoronix Test Suite. We compared the FreeBSD 8.0 performance between it and the earlier FreeBSD 7.2 ... (more) [Phoronix] FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, ...
Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Released
Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Released
maximumpc.com — Already feeling bored with Ubuntu and thnk you're ready to start experimenting with other Linux distros? You... may want to consider Mandriva Linux 2010.0, which was just released on Wednesday. Mandriva 2010.0, or "Adelie" if you prefer to use its codename, promises to be snappier than ... (more) Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Released
Arkeia Software Offers Free Network Backup for Ubuntu Users
Arkeia Software Offers Free Network Backup for Ubuntu Users
maximumpc.com — Linux certainly has its advantages, and if Ubuntu 8.04 LTS happens to be your distro of choice,... you'll be able to take advantage of Arkeia Software's Network Backup version 8 at no cost, Arkeia announced . "Arkeia Network Backup is a proven network backup solution with broad platform ... (more) Arkeia Software Offers Free Network Backup for Ubuntu Users
Fedora 12 released, brings multi-touch support, more
techspot.com — A new version of the popular Linux desktop distro originally based off Red Hat is now available.... Fedora 12, named Constantine, brings a host of new software and feature enhancements. Among the new additions include Empathy, an alternative to Pidgin and other clients for instant messaging, ... (more) Fedora 12 released, brings multi-touch support, more
GIMP No Longer Packaged with Ubuntu
GIMP No Longer Packaged with Ubuntu
maximumpc.com — Future Ubunu installations will no longer include GIMP, starting with version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx), it was announced... during the Ubuntu Developer Summit. According to those in attendance, the decision to kick GIMP to the curb was based on a variety of factors. One of the primary reasons was a ... (more) GIMP No Longer Packaged with Ubuntu
Giving up the GIMP is a sign of Ubuntu's mainstream maturity
Giving up the GIMP is a sign of Ubuntu's mainstream maturity
arstechnica.com — Canonical hosted its biannual Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) last week in Dallas, Texas. I was one of... many open source software developers who attended the event and participated in the collaborative process of planning Ubuntu ... (more) Giving up the GIMP is a sign of Ubuntu's mainstream maturity
FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris
phoronix.com — With the stable release of FreeBSD 8.0 arriving last week we finally were able to put it... up on the test bench and give it a thorough look over with the Phoronix Test Suite. We compared the FreeBSD 8.0 performance between it and the earlier FreeBSD 7.2 ... (more) FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris