Russia Develop Linux Alternative For Replacement Windows?

Linux Center Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:06:00 WIB

Russian government plans to develop the operating system Linux operating system as the official state to eliminate their dependence on foreign software and minimize its license payments.

As reported by Cnews, the selection of the solution "open code", such as Linux / GNU and turunannya, will give freedom to the Russian government to do the customization software in accordance with the needs of the country. In addition, it will increase the potential use of Linux operating system as a whole in the country.

According to the Russian daily Today, the dilansir by computerworld, cited CBN, revealed that the three countries Russia has been conducting this program as a pilot project, where schools in the three areas has been changing with the Microsoft operating system Linux.

Russian government expects its own schools in Russia will implement the replacement program to license the software on Linux materialize this year.

It is expected that with the commitment of governments in various countries of the world will increase the use of Linux as a whole. Indeed, compared to an operating system that Microsoft paid, a Linux alternative to the current crisis, even though Linux itself is no less good performance with the operating system paying. (ydn)

Linux Sebayon 4 Multimedia Edition released

Linux Center Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:55:00 WIB

Fabio Erculiani, Speaking team from Linux developers Sebayon 4 announced the availability of the Linux operating system Sebayon multimedia edition, with the name Lite MCE-based Linux Sebayon 4.

Linux Sebayon 4 Lite MCE using Gnome as the desktop management software and multimedia applications to be called XBMC Media Center, an application popular and powerful in terms of multimedia. Lite with MCE, you can watch videos and favorite TV better.

Linux Sebayon 4 edition of multimedia-based platform available for x86 and x86_64 architectures, while the kernel used is 2.6.28 version with support for the filesystem EXT4.

"With me proud to represent the team announced attendance Sebayon Linux Linux Sebayon 4" LiteMCE. "If you want simplicity, effectiveness and environment-oriented multimedia, here's what you're looking for," said Fabio Erculiani.

Linux Sebayon 4 LiteMCE have features as follows:

Based Sabayon Linux 4;
GNOME 2.24.2;
Open Office 3.0;
Media Center Mode - powered by XBMC;
Package multimedia applications (from the DVD ripping and P2P file sharing and audio and video players);
Entropy Package Manager 0.24.8;
Ext4 file format support, AUFS, NTFS and UnionFS;
Pendeteksian better to input devices and features HAL-based GPU;
Support AMD's Catalyst Drivers 8:11 and Open Source RadeonHD video drivers;
Nvidia 180.11 support, 173.14.12, 96.43.09 and 71.86.07 video drivers;
3D desktop effects.

To get better performance from Linux Sebayon 4 LiteMCE this, the PC specifications required as follows:

Dual Core Processor (Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher of the two)
Memory 1 GB 32 GB of free hard disk space
Support 3D graphics card (Nvidia, AMD or Intel) to XBMC
DVDRom.

Sebayon 4 Linux is a Gen too-based Linux distribution that offers desktop environmet attractive and easy to use, supporting the wireless network, Flash Player, Java technology, and many more applications available package that is ready to use for your daily needs in the event you computerize