<s>
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
(	O
PTS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
benchmark	O
software	O
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
and	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
which	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Larabel	O
and	O
Matthew	O
Tippett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
has	O
been	O
endorsed	O
by	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Linux.com,	O
LinuxPlanet	O
,	O
and	O
Softpedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tests	O
include	O
MEncoder	B-Language
,	O
FFmpeg	B-Library
and	O
lm	B-Language
sensors	I-Language
along	O
with	O
OpenGL	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Nexuiz	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Enemy	B-Application
Territory	I-Application
:	I-Application
Quake	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Can	O
do	O
automated	O
Git	B-Application
bisecting	O
on	O
a	O
performance	O
basis	O
to	O
find	O
performance	O
regressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
statistical	B-General_Concept
significance	I-General_Concept
verification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoromatic	O
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
remote	O
test	O
management	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
their	O
reference	O
implementations	O
autonomously	O
monitor	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
daily	O
basis	O
,	O
Fedora	O
Rawhide	O
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTS	O
Desktop	O
Live	O
was	O
a	O
stripped	O
down	O
x86-64	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
2.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phodevi	O
(	O
Phoronix	O
Device	O
Interface	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
library	B-Library
that	O
provides	O
a	O
clean	O
,	O
stable	O
,	O
platform-independent	O
API	B-Application
for	O
accessing	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoronix	O
Certification	O
&	O
Qualification	O
Suite	O
(	O
PCQS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
specification	O
for	O
the	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoronix	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
website	O
that	O
offers	O
insights	O
regarding	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
product	O
reviews	O
,	O
interviews	O
,	O
and	O
news	O
regarding	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
by	O
monitoring	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
kernel	I-Application
mailing	I-Application
list	I-Application
or	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
on	O
5	O
June	O
2004	O
,	O
Phoronix	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
website	O
with	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
hardware	O
reviews	O
and	O
guides	O
,	O
moving	O
to	O
articles	O
covering	O
operating	O
systems	O
based	O
on	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
and	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
around	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
Fedora	O
,	O
SUSE	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
(	O
Firefox/Thunderbird	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoronix	O
heavily	O
focuses	O
on	O
benchmarking	O
hardware	O
running	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
heavy	O
slant	O
towards	O
graphics	O
articles	O
that	O
monitor	O
and	O
compare	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open-source	I-Application
graphics	I-Application
device	I-Application
drivers	I-Application
and	O
Mesa	B-Application
3D	I-Application
with	O
AMD	O
's	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
proprietary	O
graphics	O
device	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
Phoronix	O
redesigned	O
its	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
Solaris	B-Application
hardware	O
reviews	O
and	O
news	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenBenchmarking.org	O
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
service	O
created	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Trondheim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
1.2	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
OpenSolaris	B-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
module	O
framework	O
accompanied	O
by	O
tests	O
focusing	O
upon	O
new	O
areas	O
and	O
many	O
new	O
test	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoronix	B-Application
Test	I-Application
Suite	I-Application
1.8	O
includes	O
a	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
(	O
GUI	O
)	O
using	O
GTK+	B-Application
written	O
using	O
the	O
PHP-GTK	B-Language
bindings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.4	O
includes	O
MATISK	O
benchmarking	O
module	O
and	O
initial	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Hurd	I-Application
.	O
</s>
