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LVM, RAID, XFS and EXT3 file systems tuning for small files massive heavy load

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Linux Blog: “We reduced the CPU I/O wait from 30% to 0,3% (XFS) and 5% (EXT3) with these combined previously undocumented file system tuning tips.” (more here…) Related items Installer Software facilitates Plug Computing deployment. New Linux Kernel, Btrfs in Novell openSUSE 11.3 News OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE OpenSUSE 11.3 ships with Btrfs, LXDE Novell openSUSE 11.3 Linux OS...
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Dell’s ‘Love Letter’ to Linux: Now You See It, Now You Don’t?

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Well, it’s been an emotional rollercoaster ride here in the Linux blogosphere in recent days, thanks to Dell’s proclamation — and then apparent retraction — of its love for Linux. “Ubuntu is safer than Microsoft Windows” read item No. 6 on Dell’s “Top 10 list of things you should know about Ubuntu” as recently...
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Linux Distros and the Codec Conundrum

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Codecs have been the topic of much heated conversation on the Linux blogs of late, thanks largely to all the recent controversy surrounding H.264. Video compression, that is, and the technology that currently enables it in applications like Blu-ray Disc, YouTube videos and the iTunes Store. Cupertino loves the patent-encumbered H.264, not surprisingly; Microsoft...
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Apple vs. Microsoft: Linux Bloggers Pick Their Poison

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“Do you want hemlock, or will a cyanide capsule do?” That was Slashdot blogger Barbara Hudson’s response to a question being debated in the Linux blogosphere in recent days. Specifically, is Apple or Microsoft worse for FOSS? Cupertino was the choice of Alastair Otter, the blogger who originally raised the question. “Apple is an...
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Ubuntu Dumps the Brown (TechNewsWorld.com)

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Color is not typically a topic of much discussion on the Linux blogs, but in recent weeks, it’s been drawing a lot of attention. Why, you ask? Simple: Ubuntu recently announced a major change to its longstanding “Human” earthtone-palette theme and branding. “I don’t know whether to call it ‘poo brown’ or ‘dirt brown,’...
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How to configure high availability and performance on Debian and CentOS at IBM DS8300 SAN (Linux Today)

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Linux Blog: “This detailed how to guides to achieve high availability and performance on Debian and CentOS for accessing storage space at IBM DS8300 Data Storage Systems” (more here…) Related items Ubuntu 9.10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend (Linux Today) Mandriva 2009.1 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend (Linux Today) eyeOS: Your Own Private Linux Cloud that You...
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Life After Microsoft: IT Utopia or ‘Apocalyptic Tailspin’? (TechNewsWorld.com)

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Well, the snow continues to fall here in the Linux blogosphere, and Linux Girl is beginning to wonder if it will ever end. Bread and milk are still in short supply at the local FOSS-y-Mart; children are getting cabin fever; and the snow drifts are getting taller than many netizens. (read on…) Related items Firefox 4 Beta-1...
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Another Year, Another Microsoft Job Targeting FOSS (TechNewsWorld.com)

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Well, the new year may be officially under way, but that hasn’t stopped Linux bloggers from continuing their reflections on all that transpired over the past decade. At TuxRadar, for example, Graham Morrison looked back over the past 10 or so years and identified “15 game-changing Linux moments of the decade.” (read on…) Related items Desktop Linux:...
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A Linuxy Christmas Carol: Visions of FOSS Past, Present and Future (TechNewsWorld.com)

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As one year winds down and the dawn of the next looms large, it’s only natural to ponder what has come and what may be in the coming days. Such, indeed, was essentially the premise behind Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , and it also seemed to be the case with Linux bloggers of...
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A Linuxy Christmas Carol: Visions of FOSS Past, Present and Future (LinuxInsider.com)

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As one year winds down and the dawn of the next looms large, it’s only natural to ponder what has come and what may be in the coming days. Such, indeed, was essentially the premise behind Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol , and it also seemed to be the case with Linux bloggers of...
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