Linux Education in America: Inspiration from Russia?

The reason that the Russian announcement is funny boils down to the perception over the years that Russia equates to totalitarianism, whilst here in America we’re all about Freedom and innovation. Yet our educational system — the very underpinnings of how we’re growing out future technological talent, is based upon the inversion of what one…

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Linux File System Layout [PIC]

the complete Linux File System Layout represented in an image, quite helpful to remember files locations

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Why Public Schools shoud use Linux

1. Its free (schools could save thousands)

2. It runs on an 8 year old PC (which most schools still use!)

3. Openoffice can open all type of documents

4. Easy, customizable interface

5. Security features that make you wonder why you even used windows

6. It can run windows applications too, and not many games (a big plus for some schools)

7. Small learning curve for students

8. Firefox

9. Supporting the Open-Source Community

I seriously don’t understand why schools don’t do this. If your school needs a PC lab, buy a whole bunch of Pentium 3 computers (or even Pentium 2) and run Ubuntu. It comes with almost everything a school computer needs. Kids in public school won’t know how to modify the system in any way and its completely safe to use.

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Apple says iPhone unlocking may leave handsets “permanently inoperable”

Apple said Monday that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software, which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.

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PC Linux OS gaining fast on Ubuntu for driver recognition

It looks like PcLinux OS is finally getting some deserved recognition, even from driver writers.

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HP to expand Linux PC offerings to other countries; US a “real possibility”

HP isn’t going to sit by and watch Dell ride the Linux train into Buzzville. The company is expanding its multi-nation pilot program, which is centered on customized Red Hat Linux implementations for desktop environments.

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OLPC Laptop to sell to public

Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called “$100 laptop”. The organisation behind the project has launched the “give one, get one” scheme that will allow US residents to purchase two laptops for $399 (£198).

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Steve Jobs is AT&T Hacker, not against iPhone Hackers

Back in 1971, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak went into business to build ‘Blue Boxes’. A device that allowed free illegitimate phone calls by faking the signals used by AT&T. Why would Jobs take a stand against iPhone/AT&T hackers now? An interesting story about how Steve Jobs started business.

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What every programmer should know about memory

Unlike storage subsystems, removing the main memory as a bottleneck has proven much more difficult and almost all solutions require changes to the hardware.

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Mac OS X Leopard nearing Final Candidate

Apple’s next generation operating system is nearing Final Candidate status according to several reports obtained.

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