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Linux 2.6.31's best five features
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| 2) Improved desktop speed. Due to some recent changes in the
| kernel, when Linux systems started running out of memory, the
| kernel was set up so that PROT_EXEC pages, memory pages that
| usually belong to currently running foreground programs were being
| mishandled. Instead of being kept in the memory cache, they were
| being written to disk until they were needed. As anyone who's ever
| done system optimization knows, the last place you want frequently
| accessed or active desktop programs is on disk. In a worst case
| scenario, your performance can slow down by 1000% or more. Yuck!
|
| But now, Linux's memory management has been improved so that
| currently running programs stay on top of the list of active memory
| pages. Technical benchmarks show that netbook users and other
| people who run Linux on limited memory systems can except to see a
| desktop that's up to 50% faster than it's been in the recent past.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/14726/linux_2_6_31s_best_five_features
LinuxCon Keynote Series: An Interview with IBMâs Bob Sutor
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| Q: What are you most looking forward to at the debut year of
| LinuxCon?
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| A: I always try to get an early sense of the vibe of a conference.
| Is there excitement among the participants? Are people looking
| forward to creating more technical innovation and greater business
| growth? Is the community expanding? Are there grand challenges that
| developers are ready to leap into? I think Iâll see, hear, and feel
| all that at LinuxCon. Iâm also looking to meet in person many of
| the people involved with the Linux Foundation.
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http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/2009/09/14/linuxcon-keynote-series-an-interview-with-ibms-bob-sutor/
Recent:
LinuxCon announces speakers
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| Early registration closes on Aug. 15 for the Linux Foundation's inaugural
| LinuxCon event, scheduled for Sept. 21-23, 2009, in Portland, Oregon.
| LinuxCon intends to draw a mix of end-users, administrators, and top Linux
| developers, with speakers including Linus Torvalds, Mark Shuttleworth, and
| Greg Kroah-Hartman (pictured).
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6513271049.html?kc=rss
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