Linux® kernel 2.6.25 introduced a new process state for putting processes to sleep called TASK_KILLABLE, which offers an alternative to the efficient but potentially unkillable TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and the easy-to-awaken but safer TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.
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The iPhone Could Have Been a Linux Machine
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The ongoing Tony Fadell/ Mark Papermaster law-court shuffle is far outside of the Gadget Lab coverage zone), but one fascinating fact has emerged from the dust storm of speculation: Fadell, the Father of the iPod, wanted to make a Linux-based iPhone. How do you think Steve Jobs took that one?
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Linux Equivalents To Things You Do In Windows
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You’ve heard time and time again from Linux fans that "Linux can do anything Windows can do". Is this true? Yes. However what the Linux fans usually don’t mention is how to do the stuff you do in Windows in Linux.
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Surprise! The memory issues are back in Firefox
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Numerous users of the latest version of the Firefox web browser (3.0.4 released yesterday) are reporting memory issues causing the browser to freeze up or crash. Firefox 2 was plagued with memory management issues, but users had thought Mozilla had put these behind them with Firefox 3.
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KDE vs GNOME
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One of the questions I get asked a lot is the "KDE vs GNOME" question. My first reaction is "that's not the issue," - the message I want to send the world is not why GNOME is better than KDE.
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Is Proprietary Software to Blame for the World's Ills?
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Teaching children, especially in the developing world, that the Redmond Way is the only way sets a dangerous precedent.
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Microsoft spoiling for a Red Hat fight with Web apps on Linux
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Microsoft is apparently going to support Firefox and Safari with its upcoming Office Web Applications (and, hence, Windows alternatives like Mac OS X and Linux).
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Is that a live CD in your pocket or are you ...?
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A title like that is bound to get your attention, now that I have it, I would like to say something to all of the Linux enthusiasts out there.
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Lawrence Lessig Announced as 2008 Monaco Media Prize Winner
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Lawrence Lessig, professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school's Center for Internet and Society, was awarded the prize for his efforts to bridge the gap between outmoded copyright laws and new technology, and for his tireless yet peaceful questioning of the ownership of content.
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Why I Choose CentOS for a Server
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There are many options available for Linux distros, over 500. Most of you can make into a server. Basically, a server is a computer that provides services for other computers, like a web site, or DHCP or ftp download, etc. So it does not take much for a computer to act as a server.
Read more »Two Days Without Mac OS X Leopard: Ubuntu 8.10 Review
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I love open-source and I really admire Linux for what it is and what it stands for. But I’m a Mac user. Can I last two days only with Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex?
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Open Source Apps in Your Brain
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Many people think you can tell a lot about a person's subconscious thought by measuring various bodily functions including heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension (think polygraph machines).
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Chickens Pecking Red Hat
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Today I want to wonder aloud why all these big tough tech companies have Red Hat in their cross-hairs? Oracle, Microsoft, and now Novell all seemed determined to crush Red Hat like a bug. And yet Red Hat, despite being the largest and most successful pure Free/Open Source company, is tiny by comparison.
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Giving it Away for Free
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I was talking with a pal of mine yesterday out back in his workshop. He was making a beautiful piece of furniture and I was going on about the world which, of course, eventually led to a discussion of computer operating systems, open source, that kind of thing.
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Linux Mint 6 ScreenShots
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I must say Linux Mint seems to always impress me with every new release. In this release Linux Mint has brought to us a new software manager called MintInstall, which allows you to browse the Mint Software portal offline, see screenshots that are available per package, and much more. Linux Mint has also brought you MintNanny, which allows you to control what domains
are blocked.
