Linux and open source software are a key component in the underlying infrastructure of the finance industry, but the higher layers of the stack are still dominated by a multitude of proprietary, in-house solutions. A software startup called Marketcetera aims to change that with a new, open source platform for building automated trading systems.
Moving from Windows to Linux is a big decision, but actually making the leap can be challenging and intimidating. By understanding the planning and preparation process for migrating to Linux, business owners and IT staff will know what to expect during installation so they can make the move manageable
Ron Barrett has whooped up a firestorm with his blog post “Why Windows 7 Will Crush Linux” but Linux isn’t going away anytime soon. (That’s not to say W7 won’t be a success.) Some reasons more folks will fall in love with Linux: Free beer is, well, free. Upgrades are up to you. Linux and Mac crowds have banded together.
Pizzutz writes “Softpedia reports that Ubuntu 9.04 Boots in 21.4 Seconds using the current daily build and the newly supported EXT4 file system. From the article: ‘There are only two days left until the third Alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) will be available (for testing), and… we couldn’t resist the temptation to take the current daily build for a test drive, before our usual screenshot tour, and taste the “sweetness” of that evolutionary EXT4 Linux filesystem. Announced on Christmas Eve, the EXT4 filesystem is now declared stable and it is distributed with version 2.6.28 of the Linux kernel and later. However, the good news is that the EXT4 filesystem was implemented in the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 3 a couple of days ago and it will be available in the Ubuntu Installer, if you choose manual partitioning.’ I guess it’s finally time to reformat my /home partition…”
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According to Fedora project leader Paul W. Frields, the next major version of the popular Linux distro will be codenamed Leonidas. The developers plan to improve boot time, integrate DeviceKit, add support for delta RPMs, and include KDE 4.2.
The Ext4 filesystem, which was officially declared stable in Linux kernel 2.6.28, is now available in the latest Ubuntu 9.04 daily CD builds. Preliminary benchmarks show that it delivers significantly better performance.
jonr writes “At the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show, Sony presented the new camera from its Cyber-shot product line. The DSC-G3 comes with a Zeiss lens with 4x zoom, a large 3.5″ touch display, and 4GB of internal memory. Most interesting is the camera’s software that includes, among other things, face and scene recognition, based on Busybox and Kernel 2.6.11 for the Access Linux Platform. The camera also has built-in Wi-Fi.”
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I got a kick out of reading AshPringle’s series about his New Year’s resolution to switch from Windows and the Mac to Linux for a week.
Microsoft makes for an unlikely David, and Linux an even unlikelier Goliath — but here we are. A few years ago, Linux was positioned as the “Windows killer.” Now Windows 7 is being positioned as the Linux killer.
Over the next 1 to 3 years, and beyond, we are set to see the glory of the GNU/Linux operating system take hold as the prominently used end user platform for computers everywhere. This is why it makes a whole bunch of sense for you to port your games to GNU/Linux. But don’t take my word for it, checkout the links and information below…
