AMD Radeon 2D Performance On Linux Remains Mixed

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February 13, 2013

The results in yesterday’s article, AMD Radeon Gallium3D Starting To Out-Run Catalyst In Some Cases, were interesting but limited to OpenGL games. In this article are more test results from the same system configuration and Ubuntu Linux releases but now taking a look at the 2D performance of the open and closed-source AMD Radeon Linux graphics drivers…

Qt 5.1: Expected In April, Will Bring In New Modules

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Phoronix

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February 13, 2013

Lars Knoll has revealed a few more details today about Digia’s plans for Qt 5.1. He also shared that they are hoping to ship this next tool-kit update in late April…

Oracle: The Judge Was Wrong in Our Case with Google

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CNET

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February 13, 2013

The company has filed an appeal, saying that an earlier ruling by a lower court was improper. [Read more]

Intel Brings Flash Cache Acceleration to Linux Servers

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ZDNet

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February 13, 2013

If you want really fast Linux drive I/O for your data-center servers, Intel has a new program for you.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

Will 2013 Finally be the Year of Linux Gaming?

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OpenSource.com

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February 13, 2013

There has been some debate and consideration in recent years about when the Linux gaming platform will officially gain ground. Critics and market skeptics have wondered when it will really take off and when it will be Linux’s turn to procure large portions of the market share. New games and gaming consoles geared toward this system have left many asserting that 2013 will finally be the “year of Linux.” But why?

Controversy

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Zend Server 6 Puts Zend in DevOps Movement

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The H

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February 13, 2013

Features such as improved privilege management and application monitoring components and the new Black Box Recorder in Zend Server 6 and Zend Studio 10 are designed to prevent blame from being passed between developers and operators.

Linux Fans React to Rumors of Microsoft Office on Linux

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Libby Clark

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February 13, 2013

LibreOffice 4.0: First Take

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ZDNet

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February 13, 2013

Don’t need all the new features and cloud integration in Microsoft’s Office 2013 — or just hate the ribbon? The new version 4.0 of the free LibreOffice could be what you need, but it’s not the milestone it claims to be.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

Open Source JavaFX Coming for iOS and Android

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The H

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February 12, 2013

Oracle plans to release iOS and Android ports of JavaFX as open source in the coming weeks and months. Both will run with an unreleased Java SE for iOS/Android and with OpenJDK ports.

Android 4.2.2: A Better Jelly Bean Rolls Into the Wild

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CNET

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February 12, 2013

The upgrade is currently being rolled out to Nexus device owners first and reportedly addresses a Bluetooth bug. [Read more]