Cray Linux runs on XE6 series of supercomputers
Cray’s latest supercomputers, the Cray XE6 and Cray XE6m incorporate AMD Opteron 6300 Series processors.
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Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board comes to market
A starter kit for the Arduino Uno open-source prototyping board which can be used by professional embedded system engineers and students is available from RS Components, writes Richard Wilson.
Linus Torvalds Interview: Linux's future, Open Source and Raspberry Pi
This year’s Millennium Technology Prize, the “Nobel” of the technology world, has for the first time been shared between the two nominees. Stem-cell researcher Shinya Yamanaka and Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, will each receive €600,000. Linux underlies Google, Facebook and Amazon, but unlike commercial rivals Windows and Mac OS, Linux is open-source, free, and anyone can improve it. Jacob Aron, of our sister site New Scientist, talked to Torvalds in advance of the prize announcement.
Adafruit bears Raspberry Pi prototyping kit
An add-on prototyping kit forRaspberry Pi is available from US-based hobbyists website Adafruit.
Wind River offers Qt Commercial on VxWorks
Thanks to Steve Bush, our Technology Eduitor, for flagging this amazing graphic. Ever wondered what a document of Linux distros would look like, in graphical form?
Wind River has collaborated with developer of Qt for desktop and embedded development Digia to offer platform support for the Qt Commercial development framework on Wind River’s VxWorks real-time operating system (RTOS).
Linux distributions, in graphical form
Thanks to Steve Bush, our Technology Eduitor, for flagging this amazing graphic. Ever wondered what a document of Linux distros would look like, in graphical form?
Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3,500 on eBay
The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which intends to sell its educational computers directly, auctioned 10 of its beta production board on eBay.
Wind River releases the graphical Linux 4, Update Pack 2
Wind River has announced the immediate availability of Wind River Linux 4, Update Pack 2 – with graphics support to the forefront.