The cross-platform Qt GUI framework now runs on Wind River's VxWorks real-time operating system, although it currently still requires a separate X11 server to be installed. The Qt developers point out that this version of Qt will probably never run without being customised for each respective version of VxWorks.
Read more »Qt for VxWorks and with XML Schema capability
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Virtualization, Gaming, Drivers & Gernlinden
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This week there were several interesting stories at Phoronix, if you happened to miss any of them. We started off by sharing that proper multi-seat support for Linux / X.Org is on the way with the new VGA arbitration code coming about. With this new implementation, multiple X Servers can be run side-by-side without needing to use Xephyr or any ugly hacks.
Read more »Physics for Programmers
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1. An object in motion tends to stay in motion
There is no such thing as a temporary program.
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How msn-pecan fixed a 6 year old bug, how Pidgin didn’t, and stole the fix
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Story about how a 6 year old bug was finally fixed by a weekend of hacking after being ignored by Pidgin developers, and then plagiarized.
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A first look at Eclipse 4
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As is already indicated by version 0.9, which has just been released, Eclipse 4 will incorporate several familiar web technologies and put them to new uses. The Eclipse development environment has become a very popular open source project.
Read more »How to setup Cisco VPN using VPNC Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
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This guide is for ubuntu users who want to connect to Cisco VPN. We will be using VPNC (it is in ubuntu 9.04 repo). This guide assumes you have profile file in .pcf format (we will use cisco.pcf as an example here).
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Intel Linux Graphics On Ubuntu Still Flaky
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This new development release of Ubuntu carries the latest kernel, Mesa, and Intel driver packages as we see how the graphics performance is with an Intel 945 and G43 chipsets.
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Choosing the right Linux File System Layout using a Top-Bottom Process
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In this article, I will give some reasons for a better consideration of the file-system and of its layout. I will suggest a top-bottom process for the design of a ``smart'' layout that remains as stable as possible over time for a given computer usage.
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Red Hat to step up developer efforts
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Red Hat will step up its efforts to help drive developer contribution and remains unfazed by desktop competition, according to its chief executive Jim Whitehurst.
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Fun with NULL pointers, part 2
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But this exploit suggests that there could be a whole class of related problems in the kernel; there is a definite chance that similar vulnerabilities could be discovered - if, indeed, they have not already been found.
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Phoronix announces release date for open source benchmark tools
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Online media company Phoronix Media has announced the availability of version 2.0 of its Phoronix Test Suite (PTS) and the pre-release of PTS Desktop Live 2009.3 (code named "Gernlinden"). According to Phoronix founder Michael Larabel, Phoronix Test Suite 2.0 and PTS Desktop Live 2009.3 (beta) will both be available on the 4th of August.
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OpenSolaris: GRUB and the Boot Environment
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Ever since I started working with OpenSolaris (release 2008.05 to build 118: 2010.02), I have been suffering through some of the longer load times. While the distribution is maturing fairly well and quick, the boot times are just horrible. And to my understanding the culprit is ZFS. OpenSolaris utilizes ZFS as its default file system.
Read more »Fun with NULL pointers, part 1
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By now, most readers will be familiar with the local kernel exploit recently posted by Brad Spengler. This vulnerability, which affects the 2.6.30 kernel (and a test version of the RHEL5 "2.6.18" kernel), is interesting in a number of ways. This article will look in detail at how the exploit works and the surprising chain of failures which made it possible.
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Nearly Two Dozen X.Org Drivers Get Updated
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In time for the X.Org 7.5 release (whenever that may come), David Airlie has put out new driver releases for nineteen of the X.Org video drivers. These aren't updates to the mainline ATI/AMD, Intel, or even NVIDIA drivers, but some of the drivers for less common graphics hardware.
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Open-source Project Aims to Makes Secure DNS Easier
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A group of developers has released open-source software that gives administrators a hand in making the Internet's addressing system less vulnerable to hackers.
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