ONwebCHECK about Linux

What is Linux? Linux is an operating system for computers, comparable to Windows or Mac OS X (and by the way Mac OS X is based on Linux). It was originally created starting in 1991 by Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers from around the world.
Linux is a free Software and also open source! Free Software means that you can download an run it on your computer for free and open source that you can also download all the source code the programmers created to build the OS or Programs and if you want and need you can modify or extend the code to your needs. (I use it as it is :)
In the beginnings Linux was not so easy to handle like today. With a new Linux distribution I´m able to do 95-98% of all that what do with Windows (2000/XP) and I´m sure there are some specialist who would be able to turn it to 100%

ONwebCHECK - Ubuntu 8.04 Beta

After 6 Alpha-Releases now there is the first Beta Release of Ubuntu 8.04 ´Hardy Heron´. I´d already tested one Beta version and everything was fine. The 8.04 will be the next LTS (Long-Term Support) version of the Ubuntu series.

Hardy Heron based on a Kernel 2.6.24 with a special KVM support (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). To use that option the CPU have to be able to handle it. (Intel VT or AMD-V)

So have a look at it, I like it very much.

Genome 2.22 released

Now there is a new version from the Gnome released. Genome is a desktop environment for Linux users. The new version 2.22 brings some small and new features. The windows manager Metacity is now able to show 3D effects. There is also a Live-CD available to have a look at it. Of course for free!

ONwebCHECK use Skype 2.0 for Linux

Now after about a five month beta test of Skype 2.0 for Linux the release is out. Skype 2.0 replace the Skype 1.4 version. The most important change is the Video-Phoning you can now also use with Linux. I use Skype with Windows and Linux. I also use the beta Version of Skype 2.0 with my Ubuntu without any problems more than 3 month.

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 4

Now the newest Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 4 (Hardy Heron) is available. This version of Ubuntu will be the next LTS version (Long-Term-Support).
The LTS support is 3 years for the desktop and 5 years for the server version!
Get it while it's hot. ISOs and torrents are available HERE!

Ubuntu News: Support from IBM

IBM want to build up a full Ubuntu support from the middle of 2008. The demand for a Linux/Ubuntu support is now so high that IBM now want to give a support to their customers with Ubuntu.

MAC OS for ´all´

Good new for all fans of the popular Operating System (OS) Mac OS X. So far as I know it should be available not only for users of Mac Computers but it should run on all Intel based PC´s. I worked now with the Mac OS X on a Mac PC from a friend of mine and was surprised - I like it - but the first thing I said to him... it is like Linux - So you can also have a look on some good and comfortable Linux distributions (like Ubuntu) to try an other OS on your computer. Normally you can test it with a so called "Live CD" so you don´t need to install it on your computer :)

Linux kernel patch fix AMD bug

2 days ago AMD stops the distribution of the AMD Barcelona CPU´s because of the (TLB) bug. Now there is a patch for the Linux witch fix the bug. You can find it in the latest mailing list.

Rumors around SP1 for Vista

If we can believe the latest rumors around Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Vista it should make the live harder for people who used a non licenced version of Windows Vista. SP1 should fix some bugs which made it possible to cheat on MS Windows Vista to run without a registration the OS. And it will also disable some feature of Vista like the Aero-Design and the Antispyware Defender. Wow the bad boys from MS..... I see it so, that they have to force me to use that kind of OS on my Computer..... :-(
I don´t hate MS Windows but Vista is atm toooooo bad. So I keep with my Windows XP and Linux (Ubuntu).

ONwebCHECK - Linux KDE 4.0

The latest rumours says that KDE 4.0 will appear January 2008. The date for the middle of December 2007 was canceled because there are still some bugs to fix. One of it are some errors in the code of the media player Xine.

KDE 4.0

The first Release Candidate (RC) of KDE 4.0 is available. With the first release candidate, the KDE project would like to collect feedback to ensure the quality of KDE 4.0. So if you want to know more about the KDE project or download the RC1 of KDE 4.0 you should visite the site.