May 2004
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Linux: Whose Kernel Is It?
Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux open source operating system, has proposed changes to the Linux kernel development process which he and other developers hope will make it easier to answer any questions about the origin and ownership of Linux source code.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,63574,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ
AMD revamps line of low-power processors
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday revamped its line of low-power microchips, as it targets the growing market for thin and light electronics that run standard software like Microsoft Windows.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040524/tech_amd_geode_1.html
Security holes uncovered in Symantec, Norton products
Almost the entire range of Symantec Corp. security software, from Norton Internet Security through to the Symantec Firewall, requires urgent updates, the company has warned, after four critical vulnerabilities were found by security company eEye Digital Security Inc.
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,93120,00.html?nas=SEC2-93120
Google fleetingly offers some 1,000GB
Google raised storage limits for some users of its e-mail service by a factor of 1,000, but the change was a glitch the search engine company is working to reverse.
http://news.com.com/2100-1024-5215599.html?part=dht&tag=ntop
NVIDIA unwraps universal GPU socket design
Meet NVIDIA’s MXM, a PCI-Express X16 video card interface aimed at giving notebooks a fighting chance at upgradeability. This Mobile PCI-Express Module specification (hence, MXM) is an open, non-proprietary interface that any manufacturer may employ.
http://arstechnica.com/news/posts/1084817428.html
La ‘caja negra’ vital
Seguro que en más de una ocasión se ha planteado eso de “cuánto me gustarÃa rebobinar la pelÃcula de mi vida y recordar exactamente lo que pasó esa tardeâ€?. ¿Y no es usted esos que busca hasta la saciedad las llaves que no consigue recordar dónde las dejó olvidadas? La memoria humana es capaz de [...]
Nuevos olores para tu PC.
Microsoft aligns Longhorn client and server work
Microsoft Corp. has synchronized development efforts for the client and server versions of Longhorn
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,92924,00.html?nas=OS-92924
Microsoft calls for 64-bit driver support
The software maker announced at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) that it will deliver versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 for 64-Bit Extended Systems in the fourth quarter.
http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,92926,00.html?nas=OS-92926
Living Down to a Low Standard
By the time a software project gets to Version 2.6, a user might reasonably expect that he wouldn’t have to adapt to yet another paradigm shift in basic user-interface design. Yet this is precisely what users will have to relearn with this latest version of GNOME.
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,92934,00.html?nas=OS-92934