Linux

Not a surprise: (via ZDNet) Almost all the world's fastest supercomputers run Linux / http://www.zdnet.com/article/almost-all-the-worlds-fastest-supercomputers-run-linux/

There was a little shock in the database community today. Microsoft will be releasing a version of SQL Server database engine to run on Linux. A version, at least a release candidate, should be ready at some point (depending on which article you read) mid-2017.

Okay. So it’s a work in progress as far as battery life and a few other kinks, but so was the iPhone1 and Android Froyo. These things need to start somewhere: (via BI) http://www.businessinsider.com/meizu-mx4-ubuntu-edition-review-2015-7?r=UK

So it begins... (VENT) Microsoft exec builds an app with Docker for both Windows Server and Linux / http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/23/microsoft-exec-builds-an-app-with-docker-for-both-windows-server-and-linux/

A sleak new look: Gnome 3.16: (PCW) GNOME 3.16 is here with reimagined notifications and visual upgrades galore / http://www.pcworld.com/article/2903141/gnome-316-is-here-with-reimagined-notifications-and-visual-upgrades-galore.html