“This wizard, will help you choose the right Linux distro for you. Has about 20 questions, and will give you the closest distribution for you. Check it out.”
If you’re new to Linux, or interested in getting into it, you really should check this out.
Gaim 1.4.0 Released
“Mostly bug fixes again”
If you, like me, use Gaim, you may want to consider this update.
IBM unveils dual-core PowerPC chips
“Presenting at the Power Everywhere Forum 2005 in Japan, IBM today formally introduced a dual-core version of its PowerPC 970 (G5) processor, which could find its way into Apple Power Macs in the coming months.”
I guess IBM was a little late on this one, Apple is leaving the PowerPC architecture in favour of the Intel x86 architecture.
Microsoft developing for Nintendo DS
“Job listings for internal studio Rare confirm the software giant is making games for its archrival’s latest handheld.”
This is kind of wack. Man, I really hope Micro$uck doesn’t screw up, Nintendo don’t need crab software on the DS, and Micro$uck is experts when it comes to crab software.
Europe Parliament Nixes Software Patent Law
“The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposed law to create a single way of patenting software across the
European Union, a blow to big tech companies who had pushed hard for its adoption.”
UHHH YEAH!!!
This is so awesome, the software patent directive has been squashed like a bug!