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Ten plus years of Linux desktops.
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| The next site I found covers the years from 1999 to 2003. This British Linux
| website has taken a multitude of screenshots over this period and boy, has
| that computer(s) been worked hard. These shots really show how, even with the
| hardware of that time, Linux really kicked some serious gluteus maximus when
| it comes to multi-tasking. Just as an example the below screenshot shows more
| windows open than I have ever had as well as television and a windows game
| running under wine.
|
| [...]
|
| We are now coming into the home stretch with a couple of web sites with many
| screen shots from 2008 and 2009. In those years compiz-fusion really made the
| Linux big time with some amazing effects like this 2008 one of many from an
| XFCE forum showing mind and picture bending effects.
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http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/ten-plus-years-of-linux-desktops-33135
Windows is just a Linux application now, for those to whom Wine is not enough.
Fun with VirtualBox
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| It's funny how much the Windows XP install screen resembles the blue screen
| of death. Installing Windows takes far longer than Ubuntu. The former took me
| around an hour or so, not counting the half hour of frustration I spent
| calling Microsoft's automated product registration line the next day, while
| the latter takes all of 20 minutes, if that much.
|
| [...]
|
| VirtualBox is great for running software that isn't compatible with your
| primary OS, and for trying out different distros as full installs rather than
| mere live CDs. I'm having fun with it and finding it to be very useful.
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http://www.igneousquill.net/2009/07/fun-with-virtualbox.html
Recent:
VirtualBox 3.0 released
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| Less than one week after the release of the second beta, Sun Microsystems has
| announced the release of version 3.0 of its open source VirtualBox desktop
| virtualisation application for x86 hardware. VirtualBox 3.0 is a major update
| that, in addition to a number of bug fixes and performance improvements,
| introduces several major new features.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/141371/from/rss09
VirtualBox 3.0.0 (released 2009-06-30)
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog
VirtualBox 3.0 Beta 2 arrives
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| Only one week after the first beta was released, VirtualBox developer Frank
| Mehnert has announced the availability of the second beta of version 3.0 of
| the open source desktop virtualisation application for x86 hardware. In
| addition to numerous bug fixes for the previous release, the second beta
| includes several performance improvements and fixes for SMP guests. Several
| OpenGL and Direct3D related issues and a high CPU usage issue on certain idle
| Windows guests, have also been addressed.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/VirtualBox-3-0-Beta-2-arrives--/news/113611
VirtualBox 3.0 Beta Brings SMP, OpenGL 2.0
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| Sun Microsystems has announced the first beta release of VirtualBox 3.0 Beta
| 1. The major additions to VirtualBox 3.0 so far is guest SMP (Symmetric
| Multi-Processing) support for up to 32 virtual CPUs, Windows guests now
| support Direct3D 8/9 applications and games, and there is now OpenGL 2.0
| support for Windows, Linux, and Solaris guests.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzMzMQ
VirtualBox 2.2.4 fixes assorted bugs
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| VirtualBox is an x86 virtualisation product available under the GPL. The
| product is backed by Sun, which offers enterprise licences with support.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/25389/1054/
Virtual Nation
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| Along comes Sun’s VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/)… totally
| cross-platform (there are versions for Windows, OSX, Linux, and Solaris, and
| even has an SDK). Totally free. Easy to set up and use. And extremely
| powerful.
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http://www.dailyindia.com/blog/221129208.php
Sun revs VirtualBox to 2.2
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| Beleaguered server and system-software maker Sun Microsystems wants to change
| the Big Blue subject big-time, if only so that someone could talk about the
| new VirtualBox 2.2 virtualization software the company is announcing on
| Wednesday.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/08/sun_virtualbox_2_2/
VirtualBox Gets 3D Acceleration For Linux Guests
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| Linux guests under VirtualBox 2.2 and later can now have OpenGL acceleration
| support, permitting they are running a modified driver stack. Also introduced
| in VirtualBox 2.2 Beta 1 was OVF (Open Virtualization Format) appliance
| import and export, Hypervisor optimizations for improved performance, Intel
| VT-x and AMD-V are enabled by default on new virtual machines, and
| experimental USB support for Solaris hosts. This release also has
| experimental support for Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" host operating systems.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzE0OA
VirtualBox 2.1.4
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| Just after I reviewed Sun’s VirtualBox virtualization solution, the company
| released version 2.1 which added two major new features along with the usual
| assortment of bug fixes. Since the release of 2.1, there have been four minor
| releases, bringing VirtualBox up to version 2.1.4, which is the one I used
| for this updated review.
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http://www.macworld.com/article/139261/2009/03/vbox21.html?t=201
5 Reasons VirtualBox Rocks My Socks
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| Lately I've been interested in learning about a variety of the Operating
| Systems that are available today. I'm a big advocate of using the right tool
| for the job so experimenting with the latest OSes is a must in order to
| figure out the strengths and weaknesses of each. While experimentation is a
| great way to learn it can be a bit of a pain to find an old machine, format
| the hard drive, and install an OS. Dual booting is an alternative option, but
| there is the inherent risk of messing up the current state of your machine.
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http://www.fiascode.com/general-technology/5-reasons-virtualbox-rocks-my-socks/
5 Linux-based Virtualization Companies to Watch
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| There's only one company that doesn't use Linux for its server virtualization
| platform. Can you guess which one it is? If you guessed Microsoft, you're
| correct. Microsoft is a newbie in the virtualization space but wants in and
| may make significant dents in the already well-established market that is
| significantly owned by VMware.
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http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3787.html
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