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Evolution (software) – Distribution

Evolution is released as part of GNOME. GNOME is the default desktop environment for several Linux distributions, most notably Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu. Foresight Linux showcases the latest releases of GNOME. Novell distributes Evolution with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and the openSUSE community project. Evolution is also available as source code. Some pre-built install packages [...]

Afara Websystems – Contributions and impact

The project included many technology contributions among Linux, Solaris and SPARC. The Afara CPU used a SPARC port of Debian Linux initially. Debian Linux contributions to Afara Websystem’s former CPU architecture continued to grow, including commercial support for Ubuntu, a Debian-based Linux operating system. Afara Websystems’ former platform direction seemed further validated when Sun hired [...]

Multi-touch – Software

Many recent operating systems support multitouch, including Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and Ubuntu (since version 7.10), Samsung’s Bada, Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android, Palm’s webOS, Symbian ^3 OS, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry OS 6.0, Xandros and Neprash Technology’s N-Touch Platform. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Multi-touch, under [...]

Multi boot – Introduction

Multi-boot or Multi-booting is the act of installing multiple operating systems on a computer, and being able to choose which one to boot when starting the computer. The term dual-booting refers to the common configuration of exactly two operating systems. Multi-booting requires a program called a boot loader. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Multi boot, [...]

Ubuntu (operating system) – Introduction

Ubuntu ( or ) is a computer operating system originally based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software with additional proprietary software available. It is named after the Southern African ethical principle ”Ubuntu” (“humanity towards others”). Ubuntu provides an up-to-date, stable operating system for the average user, with a [...]

Linux distribution – Introduction

Linux distribution (also called GNU/Linux distribution by some vendors and users) is a member of the family of Unix-like software distributions built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions (often called ”distros” for short) consist of a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players and database applications. The operating [...]

Fedora (operating system) – Introduction

Fedora is an RPM-based, general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and sponsored by Red Hat. The Fedora Project’s mission is to lead the advancement of free and open source software and content as a collaborative community. One of Fedora’s main objectives is not only [...]

Touch Book – Introduction

The Always Innovating Touch Book is a netbook with the ability to become a touch tablet device. The Touch Book idea is to enjoy the advantages of both a full netbook (long battery life, keyboard input) and a tablet computer (handheld, light, touch input), within the same low-priced open device. The Touch Book features several [...]

Avro Keyboard – Introduction

Avro Keyboard is a free, graphical keyboard layout changer for the Microsoft Windows operating system, Ubuntu and other flavours of Linux. It is the first free Unicode-compliant Bengali keyboard interface for Windows that was published on 26 March 2003. One of the main features of the program is its own phonetic layout for typing Bengali [...]

Comparison of the Java and .NET platforms – Runtime inclusion in operating systems

.NET/Mono On Windows, Microsoft is promoting .NET as its flagship development platform, by including the .NET runtime in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and 3, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7. Microsoft also distributes the Visual C# Express development environment at no cost. .NET Framework 3.5 runtime is not pre-installed [...]

Libranet – History

The name comes from “Libra Computer Systems” (a company owned by the founder) and the fact that “libra.com” was taken. The first release of Libranet was in 1999.[http://lists.debian.org/debian-commercial-99/msg00006.html] Most Linux distributions of this time were very difficult to install, and were either considered for programmers, or those who wanted a low cost server. Libranet attempted [...]

Perl OpenGL – Platform Support

* Microsoft Windows: NT/XP/Vista * Mac OS X: version 10.5 only * Linux: Fedora 6, Debian Etch, Ubuntu Dapper, Gentoo * FreeBSD * Solaris Confirmed with: * nVidia (Quadro-110M,6600,6800,7300,7800,7950,8800) * ATI (Radeon 9000/9200, FireGL) * Cygwin/X Window System (Mesa) Adapted from the Wikipedia article Perl OpenGL, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please [...]

Keyboard layout – Keyboard layouts for non-Latin alphabetic scripts

Some keyboard layouts for non-Latin alphabetic scripts, most notably the Greek layout, are based on the QWERTY layout, in that glyphs are assigned as far as possible to keys that bear similar-sounding or appearing glyphs in QWERTY. This saves learning time for those familiar with QWERTY. This is not a general rule, and many non-Latin [...]

Huawei E220 – Software

The Huawei E220 includes its own Windows software in its internal memory, which self-installs through the Windows’s auto-start feature and can be flashed (overwritten) by the end user. The standard software by Huawei is called ”Mobile Partner” and is indicated by the code UTPS (see the manufacturer’s [http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/doc/list.do?type=-1&id=736 download site]). Some network operators selling the [...]









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