Linux
Ubuntu to Use Wayland Instead of X
Submitted by M Aguilar on Fri, 11/05/2010 - 09:40The X Server which has been powering almost all the Linux distributions through the ages isn't good enough for Mark Shuttleworth.
"But we don’t believe X is setup to deliver the user experience we want, with super-smooth graphics and effects. I understand that it’s *possible* to get amazing results with X, but it’s extremely hard, and isn’t going to get easier."Instead, over the next few years they will be transitioning to the Wayland display server.
Operating Systems
Submitted by jasonmcmunn on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 21:33General Information
| License | Kernel type | Kernel programming language | Kernel Thread support | OS family: | Oldest non-EOL version | Forks | |
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| Linux | GPL/LGPL | Monolithic with modules | C | 1:1 | Unix-like | 2.4 | µClinux |
| FreeBSD | BSD (Typically, GPL/LGPL software included) | Monolithic with modules | C | 1:1 | BSD, Unix-like | 6.3<
The OS is dead.Submitted by jasonmcmunn on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 23:50The operating system is dead. That's right, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, even Windows. They just don't matter anymore. XBox 360, Nintendo, PS 3, none of them matter anymore. Desktop and Server, they are all the same. The web is the great equalizer. You think I'm crazy? Where do your applications run? Facebook? MySpace, Email? amazon.com? Do you even know? Most of the readers here probably do, but the point is you just don't care. Fallout 3 (bad ass!) came out recently... I couldn't decide which platform to get it on. The deciding factor was that my XBox was dead, and off to MS for repair. So I got it on PS3.
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