Un videoclip genial produs de cei de la IBM pentru sistemul de operare Linux, al carui fan sunt (dupa cum ati observat – daca cititi blogul).

Si transcrierea (cautand un pic pe net am gasit si autorii unora dintre fraze) :

I think you should see this.
It’s just a kid.
This is a g-cord.
He’s learning, absorbing, he’s getting smarter every day.
Homo habitus was the first to use tools.
A player that makes a team great has more value than a great player. Losing yourself for the good of the group – that’s the teamwork. (John Wooden – former UCLA Bruins basketball coach)
It’s happening fast.
We’ve always watched the stars. If you look at the sky you’d see the beginning of time.
Collecting data is only the first step towards wisdom. But sharing data is the first step toward community. (Henry Lewis Gates – professor at Harvard)
There is not much glory in poetry, only achievement.
What he learns, we all learn. What he knows, we all benefit from.
One little thing can solve an incredibly complex problem. (Sylvia Nasar – author of “A Beautiful Mind”)
Everything is about timing, kid. (Penny Marshall – actress, director)
This is business – faster, better, cheaper – constant improvement.
So you want to fly, huh? Wind speed, thrust, it’s physics!
Plumbing – it’s all about the tools!
Does he have a name?
His name is Linux! The future is open!

Daca v-ati saturat de Windows si v-ati hotarat sa incercati Linux, puteti sa completati acest test.

Testul nu a mai fost updatat de anul trecut, distributiile au mai evoluat de atunci, dar principiile de baza sunt aceleasi, de aceea consider ca rezultatele sunt inca valabile.

Linux Distribution Chooser

Saidar este o unealta utila pentru monitorizarea sistemelor remote, prin SSH. Saidar monitorizeaza incarcarea procesorului, incarcarea memoriei, numarul de procese active, gradul de utilizare al interfetelor de retea, etc.
Pe Ubuntu Hardy saidar se instaleaza extrem de usor, daca aveti Universe activat in repositories, folosind :

sudo apt-get install saidar

Ca sa il rulati (obtinand un rezultat similar cu cel de mai jos) tastati :

saidar -c

Pentru a crea imaginea :

cat /dev/scd0 > /media/iso/test.iso

Pentru a monta imaginea :

mount -o loop -t iso9660 test.iso /mnt/test

Ca sa afli ce chipset video este detectat de catre Ubuntu :

lspci | grep -i vga

Rezultatul comenzii e asemanator cu :
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)