Virtualization, Gaming, Drivers & Gernlinden
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| We started off by sharing that proper multi-seat support
| for Linux / X.Org is on the way with the new VGA arbitration code coming
| about. With this new implementation, multiple X Servers can be run
| side-by-side without needing to use Xephyr or any ugly hacks.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzQyNQ
Why writing a Windows compatible file server is (still) hard
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| I went into one of my colleague's office and kicked the hell out of one of
| the much loved Google beanbags, all the while screaming obscenities into the
| air for a good five minutes. He looked on with bemused amusement. I finally
| calmed down enough to explain the problem. One packet being returned at the
| wrong time. One single mis-timed packet caused a ripple effect in the Windows
| client file system software that was seen all the way up in the complex user
| interface of only that particular version of Excel, when interacting with
| the âOffline Filesâ feature, only on Windows Vista.
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| The remaining task was to add a regression test into our test suite, so that
| this specific bug is tested for before we release any new versions of Samba.
| The code isn't done until it's properly tested. But at least the user is now
| happy.
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| Interoperability with Windows is hard. But somebody has to do it. And if
| you're going to do something, you might as well try and do it well (and try
| and have some fun at the same time) :-) .
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http://tuxdeluxe.org/node/298
Recent:
Nearly Two Dozen X.Org Drivers Get Updated
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| In time for the X.Org 7.5 release (whenever that may come), David Airlie has
| put out new driver releases for nineteen of the X.Org video drivers. These
| aren't updates to the mainline ATI/AMD, Intel, or even NVIDIA drivers, but
| some of the drivers for less common graphics hardware.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzQyMg
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