Archive for ‘March 31st, 2005’

Torvalds calls for more regular performance tests on

Torvalds calls for more regular performance tests on

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has called for more regular performance tests of the Linux kernel. This should make it easier to identify and code to work, which has a negative effect on the speed of the operating system. The discussion was triggered when Intel employee Kenneth Chen benchmarks for different versions of the Linux kernel [...]

Klicktel: Phone CD-ROM on a subscription basis

Klicktel: Phone CD-ROM on a subscription basis

Klicktel wants to offer his informative CD-ROMs in the future not only as individual releases, but also by subscription. However, nothing changes on the release cycle: Every six months each in January and in July, subscribers will receive the new Klicktel CDs with the updated state data. The subscription versions are cheaper but not, for [...]