Filed under: Windows, Linux, Open Source
Run Linux as a Windows screensaver
by Jordan Running Dec 22nd 2005 at 11:30AM
IBM developerWorks is running a curious
article by Chris Ward that describes how to "Construct and package a Linux LiveCD so that it will ... operate as a standard
Windows screensaver." Why would you want to run Linux as a screensaver? Well, mostly because you can, but also
"to help remove two obstacles to the wider adoption of free and open source software ... the perceived difficulty
and disruptive effects of installing Linux [and] the uncertainty of hardware support for Linux." The project
requires QEMU, a PC emulator I've been hearing a lot about lately, and some modifications to its source, but it's
pretty straightforward.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
