1320053068 | technology | Shocker: Man With First Software Patent Defends Software Patents | Techrights | Martin Goetz speaks in favour of software patents again, but his arguments are full of holes | http://techrights.org/2011/10/31/martin-goetz-mistakes/ | |||
1320070031 | technology | My life with a Linux Desktop in the Corporate World... | Briefs for all Executives | http://linuxinstall.net/cto-briefs/2011/10/30/my-life-with-a-linux-desktop-in-the-corporate-world.html | |||
1320070270 | technology | Review: Kubuntu 11.10 | This was supposed to be a review of the new Ubuntu release (Oneiric Ocelot), however the only thing the new Ubuntu did not do to me was jump out kick me in | http://itechreport.com.au/2011/10/30/review-kubuntu-10-11/ | |||
1320137044 | technology | New $89 Open-source Hardware Runs Full Linux OS | An open-source hardware group on Monday announced a US$89 credit-card sized motherboard based on an ARM processor that could be used for robotics, gaming and... | http://www.pcworld.com/article/242863/new_89_opensource_hardware_runs_full_linux_os.html | |||
1320137366 | technology | Mandriva Linux 2011.0 ~ Tech Guru | There's a lot to like about Mandriva 2011.0. The user interface has been tweaked and simplified, documentation and supporting services have continued to improve and clever ideas such as Timeline make it well worth experimenting with - at the very least by enthusiasts with virtual machines. | http://www.techquark.com/2011/10/mandriva-linux-20110.html | |||
1320137518 | technology | Adventures in Linux: Trying New Things: Ubuntu 11.10 Made Me Do It. | For Windows 7 that same kind of PC is pretty slow, but for Linux it snaps right along. | https://communities.bmc.com/communities/blogs/linux/2011/10/31/trying-new-things-ubuntu-1110-made-me-do-it | |||
1320145188 | technology | Linux From Scratch Version 7.0 released | The new edition of LFS uses kernel version 3.1, explains how to set up the /run directory and contains checksums of the source code archives | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-From-Scratch-Version-7-0-released-1368864.html | |||
1320167880 | technology | The End of SUSE Flavours | Techrights | An OpenSUSE-derived distribution/spin is looking for other stewardship (if any found) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/01/opensuse-medical-crisis/ | |||
1320167908 | technology | It is About Patent Wars and Attribution, Not Death | Techrights | A few more words about Apple, whose new phone is having technical issues and former CEO gets criticised for misplaced credit and patent aggression | http://techrights.org/2011/11/01/steve-jobs-copied-badly/ | |||
1320167952 | technology | New Zealand’s Software Industry is Against Software Patents | Techrights | Government of New Zealand and other lawmakers need to be reminded of the will of their people, not a load of tripe from foreign occupiers and their lobbyists | http://techrights.org/2011/11/01/lobbyists-and-new-zealand/ | |||
1320180459 | technology | Watch Out for Microsoft Spin and Daemonisations Over UEFI Misuses | Techrights | UEFI spin occupies part of the media as attempts are being made to describe GNU/Linux users -- not Microsoft -- as the offending party | http://techrights.org/2011/11/01/uefi-spin/ | |||
1320180924 | technology | Latest Analysis of Patent Assault on Linux | Techrights | There is no going back for Linux/Android domination, but Apple and Microsoft try to collude against it now, with patents, patent trolls, and Larry Ellison (who calls Steve Jobs his best friend and idol) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/01/giants-collude-against-linux/ | |||
1320188919 | technology | Manipulating Image Sequences and Making Animations | Scripts were produced to turn a sequence of images into an animation of small size that provides insight into variability of surfaces on which geodesic measures are taken. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2011/11/01/making-animations/ | |||
1320191919 | technology | Linux in Exile: Looking ahead to Fedora 16 | I happen to prefer Fedora as my Linux distro. While I usually install the "alpha" and "beta" releases on a USB flash drive, and test-drive it there, I haven't been able to do that with Fedora 16 yet. The installer for the test releases had a bug that prevented me from making the flash drive bootable. This has been fixed with an updated installer (which has been tweaked at least twice since) but too late for me to test it out here. | http://linuxinexile.blogspot.com/2011/10/looking-ahead-to-fedora-16.html | |||
1320192154 | technology | Fedora considers moving all binaries to /usr/bin/ | All binaries could be moved from /bin/, /sbin/ and /usr/sbin/ to /usr/bin/. The aim is to make the traditional Unix file system structure simpler and more flexible | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-considers-moving-all-binaries-to-usr-bin-1369642.html | |||
1320194440 | technology | OpenBSD 5.0 Release | De Raadt and folks make a release today | http://openbsd.org/50.html | |||
1320224971 | technology | Portuguese government orders Open Sauce on older computers | The Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science (MEC) has told school boards across the country that it will not be shelling out huge amounts of dosh for Microsoft software this year. | http://news.techeye.net/software/spanish-government-orders-open-sauce-on-older-computers | |||
1320230099 | technology | Tablets, Phones, Everything: Linux Everywhere? - Forbes | Technology people are often pictured as being quiet, shy or antisocial, but any suggestion that they are backward in coming forward should be dispelled by the peculiar traditions of the developer event. As the whoops and bellows ring out, it becomes clear that they have just been saving it up. Steve [...] | http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnyegriffiths/2011/10/31/tablets-phones-and-everything-you-know-canonical-announces-ubuntu-linux-expansion-plans/ | |||
1320230954 | technology | In Conversation: Jim Zemlin of the Linux Foundation | The Linux Foundation's Executive Director Jim Zemlin sat down with The H's Editor-in-Chief at LinuxCon Europe to talk about the embedded initiative, the purpose of the Foundation, Linux desktop leadership and what applications he'd like to see on Linux | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/In-Conversation-Jim-Zemlin-of-the-Linux-Foundation-1369414.html | |||
1320231220 | technology | HP TouchPad Returns to Best Buy | Best Buy is offering HP's tablet, which was discontinued in August, at prices starting at $150 for the 32GB version, provided you purchase a qualifying PC. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/242927/hp_touchpad_returns_to_best_buy.html | |||
1320275326 | technology | New Flaws in Windows Kernel and the Borderline Impossibility of Post Mortems | Techrights | A couple of new posts/articles about Microsoft Windows and what they teach us about this platform's viability | http://techrights.org/2011/11/02/windows-viability/ | |||
1320276074 | technology | Mono Bug Persists in Ubuntu GNU/Linux | Techrights | Microsoft is drilling a legal loophole into Ubuntu GNU/Linux and apathy still serves Microsoft's plan | http://techrights.org/2011/11/02/legal-loophole-ubuntu/ | |||
1320279953 | technology | TechBytes Episode 65: End of the Season | Techrights | The last episode of season one of TechBytes and an eclectic catchup with news | http://techrights.org/2011/11/02/techbytes-episode-65/ | |||
1320283841 | technology | In the Back Seat With Linux | Rearseat touchscreen computer runs Android 2.3 News Linux for Devices: VizuaLogic announced a rear seat entertainment (RSE) touchscreen computer that runs Android 2.3. Integrated into a car's front headrest, the | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/VizuaLogic-SmartLogic-Android-Rear-Seat-Entertainment-Package-/?kc=rss | |||
1320308258 | technology | Patents Roundup: Software Patents, Patent Trolls, Reexaminations, and Apple | Techrights | An assemblage of news on the subject of software patents, especially with relation to software freedom | http://techrights.org/2011/11/03/assemblage-of-swpats-links/ | |||
1320308674 | technology | 5 Years Since MIcrosoft’s Patent Extortion Began | Techrights | The Microsoft-Novell deal turns 5 | http://techrights.org/2011/11/03/patent-extortion/ | |||
1320309430 | technology | Linus Torvalds Thinks Microsoft Going To Court is a Sign That Its Business is Dying | Techrights | A new interview with the lead developer of Linux covers the issue of patents, bringing to the surface some important viewpoints | http://techrights.org/2011/11/03/torvalds-on-swpats/ | |||
1320310080 | technology | Exposed Microsoft Lobbyists No Longer Pretend to be Objective on Patent Issues | Techrights | How friends and external staff of Microsoft help the company's extortion racket against Linux and Android | http://techrights.org/2011/11/03/lobbying-for-extortion-racket/ | |||
1320310693 | technology | President Obama Ignores the US Population’s Plea to Abolish Software Patents | Techrights | Inaction in the face of popular demand to abolish software patents, but it's not over yet | http://techrights.org/2011/11/03/swpats-inaction/ | |||
1320341537 | technology | Deutsche Borse implements 10GB Juniper switches on Linux trade platforms | Deutsche Borse, the German stock exchange based in Frankfurt, has implemented 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches from... | http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3315573/deutsche-borse-implements-10gb-juniper-switches-on-linux-trade-platforms/ | |||
1320354481 | technology | 'World's smallest' SDR radio runs Linux - News - Linux for Devices | 'World's smallest' SDR radio runs Linux News Linux for Devices: Epiq Solutions announced what it claims is the world's smallest commercially available software defined radio (SDR). The 4.6 x 2.2 x 0.9-inch, four-ounce Matchstiq incorporates a broadband (28MHz) RF transceiver supporting 300MHz to 3.8GHz frequencies, an onboard GPS receiver, and an... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Epiq-Matchstiq/?kc=rss | |||
1320355667 | technology | Kid-friendly Android tablet features drop-resistant cover - News - Linux for Devices | Kidfriendly Android tablet features dropresistant cover News Linux for Devices: Karuma announced a seven-inch Android 2.3 tablet designed for kids. The PlayBase is equipped with a 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, 8GB of storage, and an 800 x 600-pixel capacitive screen protected by a shock-absorbent silicone cover that can be... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Karuma-PlayBase/?kc=rss | |||
1320500931 | [Phoronix] GNOME Shell Now Works With Software Rendering! | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAxMTI | ||||
1320396705 | technology | Pirate Party of Australia Lashes Out at Software Patents | Techrights | The Pirate Party of Australia uses its influence to keep software patents out of Australia (although Australia is already not too resistant to software patenting) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/pirate-party-vs-swpats/ | |||
1320398410 | technology | Microsoft Wants to Dance With Samba | Techrights | How and why Microsoft is 'embracing' Samba | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/dancing-with-samba/ | |||
1320398718 | technology | Canonical/Ubuntu Considers Dumping Mono From Ubuntu LTS | Techrights | The long term support release of Ubuntu (next release) may come with almost no Mono applications (or none) and there is discussion about getting rid of Mono altogether | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/uds-on-banshee/ | |||
1320399892 | technology | ‘Owning’ Language | Techrights | Words you cannot use when Apple's police is out hunting | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/owning-language/ | |||
1320419473 | technology | More CentOS pimpage | Second guide explaining how to install additional popular software in CentOS, including application docks, Nvidia graphics drivers, VMware Player, VirtualBox, NTFS filesystem support, games like Urban Terror and openTTD, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/centos-pimpage.html | |||
1320441026 | technology | Novell Trial Teaches Us Why Microsoft’s UEFI Plans Are Quite Likely Malicious | Techrights | Groklaw brings out another old example where Microsoft used the boot sequence anti-competitively | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/groklaw-on-uefi/ | |||
1320441747 | technology | The Community’s Special Chance to Help Microsoft Linux | Techrights | With OpenSUSE's latest imminent release comes another call for GNU/Linux users to help (for free) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/opensuse-marketing/ | |||
1320442392 | technology | Breaking: Ubuntu is Dumping Mono, Mono Applications | Techrights | Microsoft dependency is being removed from Ubuntu GNU/Linux, based on UDS | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/uds-on-mono/ | |||
1320443325 | technology | Even the UN Calls Out Bill Gates’ BS | Techrights | The toilet fetish which takes precedence at Gates' lobbying arm is coming under fire | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/stuck-in-the-toilet/ | |||
1320443833 | technology | Gates Foundation Still Strives for Power Over Teachers | Techrights | The obligatory indoctrination system is being hijacked by plutocrats, most notably Bill Gates | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/indoctrination-inc/ | |||
1320445721 | technology | Bill Gates Tells World Health Organization (WHO) What to Do, Still Pushing for Spendings on His Patents | Techrights | Bits of news and noteworthy pieces about what Bill Gates is doing after cheating his way into software monopolies | http://techrights.org/2011/11/04/who-is-gates/ | |||
1320450437 | technology | Linux Mint 12 to Blend GNOMEs 2 & 3 | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/linux-mint-12-to-blend-gnomes-2-3 | |||
1320450558 | technology | Kernel Log: more details on the kernel.org hack | The recent Kernel Summit, LinuxCon Europe and Realtime Workshop events revealed lots of interesting developments from the kernel scene, including a few details of the hack at kernel.org. AMD has released new graphics drivers and there's a patch to fix serious problems in the RAID 10 code in Linux 3.1 | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-more-details-on-the-kernel-org-hack-1371641.html | |||
1320451719 | technology | Commodore C64 Runs Linux Mint | Commodore C64 gets Core i7 engine transplant News Linux for Devices: A 21st century revamp of the classic Commodore 64 computer is now offered with Linux Mint 11 running on a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and 2TB of hard disk storage. Equipped with a classically styled case and | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Commodore-C64x-Extreme-edition/?kc=rss | |||
1320451867 | technology | Windows Depending on Linux | Android devices act as touchscreens for Windows PCs News Linux for Devices: Celio Corporation announced | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Celio-ScreenSlider-and-Directus-Prodigy-One-Pro/?kc=rss | |||
1320452057 | technology | Fedora 16 declared gold | Following five release candidates, the Fedora Project has announced that version 16 of its popular Linux distribution has been declared gold ahead of its official release on 8 November | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-16-declared-gold-1371597.html | |||
1320501044 | technology | OpenOffice4Kids (OOo4Kids) - What has changed? | Review of OpenOffice4Kids (OOo4Kids), a free, cross-platform office suite based on OpenOffice and intended for younger audience | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/oo-kids-new.html | |||
1320502259 | technology | Android/Linux Smart Phones Blow Past the Competition at Robert Pogson | That’s what we should be seeing in the market for PCs generally but competition is stifled by lock-in of OEMs, retailers and businesses. It’s about time that changed. In Q2, the world shipped 91 million notebook/desktop PCs. Change will come but it’s too slow for me. While FLOSS is taking over the mobile space, it will penetrate the monopoly more slowly, one purchase or installation at a time. In Q2 50 million PCs shipped with “7″. | http://mrpogson.com/2011/11/04/androidlinux-smart-phones-blow-past-the-competition/ | |||
1320502627 | technology | Stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation | Join us, EFF, Demand Progress, and Fight for The Future in opposing the latest round of Internet Blacklist legislation. | http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/stop-the-internet-blacklist-legislation | |||
1320503041 | technology | The 2011 Kernel Summit [LWN.net] | LinuxCon Europe Pics Available Now | https://lwn.net/Articles/KernelSummit2011/ | |||
1320504305 | technology | Success Against Mono | Techrights | Big news about Mono now reaffirmed | http://techrights.org/2011/11/05/mono-removed/ | |||
1320504727 | technology | GParted Live CD 0.10.0-3 Can Detect exFAT - Softpedia | Version 0.10.0-3 of GParted Live, a small bootable Linux distribution that contains the GParted utility, has been released. GParted, which stands for Gnome PARTition EDitor, is a partition editor application that can be used to create, organise and delete disk partitions via a graphical user interface (GUI). Supported file systems include Btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, FAT16 and FAT32, HFS and HFS+, NTFS and others. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/GParted-Live-CD-0-10-0-3-Can-Detect-exFAT-232414.shtml | |||
1320504942 | technology | The end of (Apache) Harmony | The Apache Harmony open source clean room implementation is heading to the Apache Software Foundation's Attic as the project's committee votes to put the codebase into storage. | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/The-end-of-Apache-Harmony-1371819.html | |||
1320512997 | technology | Project Proposal: JFX | Project Proposal... | http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2011-October/002096.html | |||
1320569452 | technology | Wine 1.3.32 Has Been Released | What’s New | Download | LinuxNov | Weekly Development version Wine 1.3.32 has been released. latest version brings BiDi text support, improvements to the postscript driver and various bug fixes. | http://www.linuxnov.com/wine-1-3-32-has-been-released-whats-new-download/ | |||
1320569639 | technology | Linux Mint 12 Will Come With Gnome 3 And MGSE | LinuxNov | Extraordinary changes will be included to the upcoming release Lisa the code name of Linux Mint 12. Clement Lefebvre Linux Mint project leader just revealed | http://www.linuxnov.com/linux-mint-12-will-come-with-gnome-3-and-mgse/ | |||
1320571337 | technology | GNOME and the Semantic Desktop | The Unity interface’s ‘Files and Folders’ option relies on Zeitgeist—(zeit in German is time, and geist is ghost). My first experience of using Unity was very disturbing—it found nothing! Zeitgeist keeps track of various activities on files—provided the application you are using informs it. ‘Files and Folders’ searches for files within your activities. Obviously, there are no activities after a fresh install, and so nothing is shown as ‘found’—even though the home directory may be full of files from the previous version of Ubuntu. Its utility increases over time.
In the GNOME environment, you will need to install gnome-activity-journal, which will also install Zeitgeist. After installation, you will find ‘Activity Journal’ in the Accessories menu on Fedora 15. The application aborts at start-up. Fedora’s Bugzilla had numerous entries for this problem—most likely via abrt—but no solution. You need to comment a few lines of code that cause the crash; this is to ensure that you have a recent version of Zeitgeist! | http://www.linuxforu.com/reviews/gnome-and-the-semantic-desktop/ | |||
1320571517 | technology | Canonical Hiring Chromium Browser Engineers « Ubuntu Forecast | According to the posting this position is responsible for both developing WebKit and Chromium features. | http://www.ubuntuforecast.com/2011/11/04/canonical-hiring-chromium-browser-engineers/ | |||
1320571616 | technology | Why Ubuntu Should Just Focus on the Desktop Market | TechSource | Recently, at UDS, it was announced that Ubuntu would soon be coming to tablets, and smartphones, and other devices. Come 2014, Ubuntu, the most mainstream Linux distribution around, will be battling major players like Android, iOS, and Windows for the mobile OS market share.
As exciting as it may sound to any Linux fan, it seems that this is simply one of the worst decisions Canonical has taken recently. Even though Ubuntu is struggling to cross the 1% desktop market share, Canonical is running around in multiple directions when they should focus on their core product, that is the desktop. | http://www.junauza.com/2011/11/why-ubuntu-should-just-focus-on-desktop.html | |||
1320656298 | technology | PlateSpin Looks Dead | Techrights | The clock is ticking on users of PlateSpin, which Novell acquired only to put to waste | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/platespin-waste/ | |||
1320656317 | technology | Attachmate Actually Has a Product, Buries Some of Novell’s | Techrights | Reflection Suite reflects on Attachmate commitment only to itself | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/reflection-suite/ | |||
1320656335 | technology | Novell Gives up on Partner Satisfaction | Techrights | More sighs that Attachmate's stewardship of Novell products is poor | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/attachmate-stewardship/ | |||
1320656379 | technology | Attachmate/Novell: Videos, GroupWise, and Abandonment | Techrights | An accumulation of news about Novell, focusing on particular themes | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/groupwise-and-more/ | |||
1320656412 | technology | SUSE Gets Lost in the ‘Cloud’ | Techrights | Some bits and pieces about SUSE, which is Microsoft's approved and recommended distribution of GNU/Linux (complete with Microsoft tax) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/suse-analyses/ | |||
1320656443 | technology | Microsoft’s New Patent Deal, Apple Lawsuits, Lodsys, US Backlash Against Software Patents, and More | A collection of news of interest about patents, especially software patents | http://techrights.org/2011/11/07/swpats-and-more/ | |||
1320746839 | [Phoronix] GCC 4.6, LLVM/Clang 3.0, AMD Open64 Compiler Benchmarks | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=llvm3_gcc_open64&num=1 | ||||
1320741473 | technology | AgiliaLinux 8 GNOME review | AgiliaLinux is a fork of MOPSLinux, a defunct Linux distribution that was based on Slackware. Now, AgiliaLinux is an independent, multi-purpose distribution with development roots in the Russia Federation (MOPSLinux was also a Russian distribution). AgiliaLinux 8, the latest release, was made available for public download on October 3 2011. With this release, AgiliaLinux’s development [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/11/07/agilialinux-8-gnome-review/ | |||
1320741882 | technology | CrunchBang 10 Statler review - Crunch, bang | Review of CrunchBang 10 Statler, a Debian-based distribution with OpenBox desktop environment, including live session and installation, Wireless, Samba sharing, look and feel, system configurations, applications, multimedia, problems, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/crunchbang-statler.html | |||
1320742456 | technology | 10 Linux Distros Every IT Manager Should Know | The ability to customize Linux to run on various types of hardware and to suit specific user needs means there are more flavors of Linux-based operating systems available than Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. While administrators generally stick with the well-known ones, such as Canonical's Ubuntu, Attachmate's Novell SUSE and Red Hat Enterprise Linux for their servers and desktops, they... | http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/10-Linux-Distros-Every-IT-Manager-Should-Know-574208/ | |||
1320751958 | technology | 10 years of Eclipse: Consolidating the Java IDE market | In November 2001, IBM released the Eclipse open source development environment - and provided the defining Java development influence of the past ten years | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/10-years-of-Eclipse-Consolidating-the-Java-IDE-market-1374534.html | |||
1320824094 | technology | Rough and tough Honeycomb tablet offers extra security | Rough and tough Honeycomb tablet offers extra security News Linux for Devices: Panasonic unveiled a rugged, 10.1-inch Android 3.2 tablet for the enterprise market with extended temperature, drop, and ingress resistance. The Toughpad FZ-A1 is equipped with a dual-core 1.2GHz Marvell processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a full range of wireless... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Panasonic-Toughpad-FZA1/?kc=rss | |||
1320829387 | technology | ArchBang Brings Arch Linux’s Greatest Features To Your PC Without The Stress | If you're in love with Arch Linux but are tired of the painstaking installation process, ArchBang is the perfect distribution for you. It has everythi... | http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/11/archbang-brings-arch-linuxs-greatest-features-to-your-pc-without-the-stress/ | |||
1320831051 | technology | Fedora 16 Screenshot Tour - Softpedia | Fedora 16 Screenshot Tour | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-16-Screenshot-Tour-233122.shtml | |||
1320853989 | technology | more plasma workspaces 4.8 news | Compositing window management in 4.8 can be built with support for OpenGL ES. This means hardware acceleration using a more modern revision of OpenGL and one that is supported on mobile devices.
During development of this feature, Martin Gräßlin did a lot of clean up to the existing code bringing performance enhancements to how effects are handled and windows are painted. The blur implementation also received a significant improvement to its performance thanks to improved caching written by Philipp Knechtges; this provides quite noticeable results on many systems. In all, many fewer cycles are spent rendering and displaying the beauty that is the Plasma Desktop. | http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2011/11/more-plasma-workspaces-48-news.html | |||
1320854485 | technology | Exclusive Documentary, Interview Of Linus Torvalds Released | | We met Linus Torvalds at LinuxCon Europe 2011 and did a long interview. We covered sevaral topics including his stand on Secure Boot, Patents and Copyrights. What he thinks of Apple without Steve Jobs and how influencial Steve Jobs was in Apple. He also talks about his differences with FSF and GNU GPL v3. | http://www.muktware.com/news/2906 | |||
1320856708 | technology | Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime debuts | The Eee Pad Transformer Prime has been officially announced alongside Nvidia's Tegra 3 processor. The new 10.1-inch convertible tablet is the first hardware to feature Nvidia's new quad-core chip and, ike the original Transformer, there is also a keyboard dock. | http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-debuts-1039634 | |||
1320858865 | technology | Seven-inch, Android 2.3 tablet is just $149 | Seveninch Android 2.3 tablet is just $149 News Linux for Devices: Idolian.com announced a seven-inch Android 2.3 tablet for a temporarily discounted price of $149. The MiniTurbo T8 is equipped with a seven-inch, 800 x 480 capacitive display, a 1.2GHz Telechips processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, an HDMI port, and... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Idolian-MiniTurbo-T8/?kc=rss | |||
1320968038 | Kubuntu 11.10 | Desktop Linux Reviews | A full review of Kubuntu 11.10, including a gallery of images. | http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2011/10/03/kubuntu-11-10/ | ||||
1320944656 | technology | Pogson: Has EDGI Been at Work? (Again) | Techrights | Reasonable suspicion that Microsoft paid to remove Freedom software from Dutch schools | http://techrights.org/2011/11/10/dutch-schools-silverlight/ | |||
1320946957 | technology | Removing Microsoft Mono From Debian | Techrights | Advice for Debian following extensive coverage about Ubuntu dropping Mono from its GNU/Linux CDs | http://techrights.org/2011/11/10/debian-mono/ | |||
1320947301 | technology | Patent Law Corrupted by Billionaires and Their Lobbyists | Techrights | To the 1%, patent justice is just us | http://techrights.org/2011/11/10/billionaires-and-swpats/ | |||
1320948868 | technology | Apple’s Latest Attacks and Problems Clearly Show That Apple is Losing | Techrights | Latest news about Apple's embargo wars on Linux/Android and some of the causes for Apple's panic | http://techrights.org/2011/11/10/apple-jumps-the-shark/ | |||
1320951253 | technology | As Microsoft Extortion Continues, Submission Filed to the Department of Justice for Patent Abuse | Techrights | The abusive monopolist and patent racketeer from Redmond (plus its proxies, e.g. IV and MOSAID) may come under federal scrutiny at long last | http://techrights.org/2011/11/10/barnes-and-noble-vs-msft/ | |||
1320966166 | technology | Fedora 16 GNOME: New and Stable - Linux notes from DarkDuck | What is my general opinion of Fedora 16 GNOME3? I'd say it is as good as GNOME3 system can be. It is stable, solid and has good reputation. If you like interface of "new wave" desktop environments (GNOME3, Unity), then you should be able to use Fedora without many issues. I am not big fan of this "new wave". I prefer KDE. What does it mean for you? That review of Fedora 16 KDE is not far away! Stay tuned! | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/11/fedora-16-gnome3.html | |||
1320966502 | technology | Celebrating 7 years of Firefox with the newest (and cutest) Mozillians! | News, notes and ramblings from the Mozilla project | http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/11/09/celebrating-7-years-of-firefox-with-the-newest-and-cutest-mozillians/ | |||
1320968355 | technology | Mandriva Linux Chronicles: The New Laptop Experiment: The first 15 days | In this post, I talked about my experience with a new HP laptop computer that I bought. I also tried the latest releases of some other Linux distros, such as Pinguy (did not enable Wi-fi), Ubuntu (crashed at logout), and Chakra (also failed at enabling Wi-fi), I finally decided to keep these three: | http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-laptop-experiment-first-15-days_09.html | |||
1321092325 | Sabayon Linux 7 LXDE, E17 and Awesome Released - Softpedia | Sabayon Linux 7 LXDE, E17 and Awesome Released | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Sabayon-Linux-7-LXDE-E17-and-Awesome-Released-233528.shtml | ||||
1321030826 | technology | Techrights and Boycott Novell Turn 5, Boycott of SUSE Persists | Techrights | A 5-year anniversary for this Web site is marked | http://techrights.org/2011/11/11/turning-5/ | |||
1321034412 | technology | Patent Lawyers Compare Patent Monopolies to Children | Techrights | A glance at the sordid mess created by patents, companies' real attitude towards patents, and propaganda from patent lawyers who monetise this mess, where legal instruments subvert real competition | http://techrights.org/2011/11/11/think-about-the-patents/ | |||
1321034472 | technology | Nothing Truly Unique in OpenSUSE 12.1 Compared to Fedora 16 and Ubuntu 11.10 | Techrights | Advice regarding the new release of OpenSUSE | http://techrights.org/2011/11/11/opensuse-advice/ | |||
1321034489 | technology | The Acacia Tax on Life | Techrights | How a patent troll helps reinforce the claims that software patents have a mortal cost, too | http://techrights.org/2011/11/11/mortal-cost-of-swpats/ | |||
1321036273 | technology | Microsoft Lobbyists Help Microsoft Dodge Charges of Patent Extortion | Microsoft Florian and other spinners whom Microsoft paid are performing a reality distortion exercise that they try to push into the press as independent, in their usual deceitful ways | http://techrights.org/2011/11/11/msft-puppets-try-to-escape-charges/ | |||
1321039305 | technology | The Tony Smith Blog!: All change in the Linux world. | With the release of Ubuntu 11.10, we have Canonical's Unity desktop offered to us. Many Linux users are up in arms, some love the new look, and others have moved away from Ubuntu to pastures new, not happy at all with the direction the desktop is going. On the face of it, Unity on 11.10 is an improvement over 11.04 but for me, indifference and disappointment has relegated the live CD to the pile of 'Works, but not for me', of which there are a growing number. Kubuntu 11.04 on the other hand, is very polished, smooth and is working well on my i5 4Gb desktop, with only a few minor worries creeping in since I installed it on the day of release back in October. | http://tony-at-home.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-change-in-linux-world.html | |||
1321092204 | technology | Turncoat EU Parliament Gives Up on Defending Free Wireless Communications | In discussions on the future of wireless communications policies, the EU Parliament is giving in to Member States by accepting a watered-down version1 of the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme. Last Spring, the Parliament had made very constructive proposals in favour of open spectrum policies, calling2 for citizen-controlled wireless communications. Sadly, the first major effort to harmonise spectrum policy in Europe is being held back by EU governments' conservatism and the Parliament's surrender. | http://www.laquadrature.net/en/turncoat-eu-parliament-gives-up-on-defending-free-wireless-communications | |||
1321093611 | technology | World Of Linux: The Chakra Project - A Linux Distribution | The Chakra project linux distribution is originally forked from Arch linux. And The Chakra linux is based on K-I-S-S [keep it simple, stupid!] principle. This comes with the KDE desktop environment with better PLASMA desktop. It also available for 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. | http://linux4everybody.blogspot.com/2011/09/chakra-project-linux-distribution.html | |||
1321105448 | technology | Boycott SUSE (and ‘Open’ SUSE) for Colluding in Microsoft’s Extortion of GNU/Linux | Reminder of why SUSE needs to be shunned, even if it comes with the Open marketing label | http://techrights.org/2011/11/12/why-suse-needs-to-be-shunned/ | |||
1321108599 | technology | “Patent Judges Want the Last Word Over Patent Law in Europe” | Techrights | Lawyers hijack people's laws (for their own financial benefit) and the FFII issues an announcement of sorts | http://techrights.org/2011/11/12/patent-judges-want-the-last-word-over-patent-law-in-europe/ | |||
1321110065 | technology | Former Microsoft Staff Makes Hadoop/Cloudera Financially Dependent | The influence of money does its thing again, this time potentially affecting another GNU/Linux distribution | http://techrights.org/2011/11/12/cloudera-and-microsoft/ | |||
1321113034 | technology | US Citizens: Contact Your Representatives, Seeking Prosecution of Microsoft Executives | Kind request for the RICO Act to be upheld and enforced now that federal agents are under active pressure from Barnes and Noble, Google, and others | http://techrights.org/2011/11/12/us-action-against-msft-crimes/ | |||
1321113069 | technology | Subjective Subject Matter | Techrights | Patent lawyers still love and promote software patents while customers and developers are hurting | http://techrights.org/2011/11/12/crouch-on-swpats/ | |||
1321177532 | Chakra Edn 2011.11 review | Chakra Edn 2011.11 is the second maintenance release of the relatively new desktop Linux distribution with some ties to Arch Linux. The first review of Chakra on this website was of Chakra Aida 2011.04. With this release, there is a DVD and a CD installation image. The CD image contains very few applications, while the [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/11/11/chakra-edn-2011-11-review/ | ||||
1321177829 | technology | [Interview] Jared Smith - Fedora Project Leader | Digit is India's Top Technology Guide, News and Reviews Website with Information, Reviews, News, Prices and Updates on Laptops, PCs, Digital Cameras, Anti Virus, Mobile Phones, TVs, Internet, Software, MP3 Players online in India | http://devworks.thinkdigit.com/Features/Interview-Jared-Smith--Fedora-Project-Leader_7926.html | |||
1321178381 | technology | PCLinuxOS review | Introduction PCLinuxOS has been around since 2003. It started off as a set of RPM packages to improve Mandrake (now Mandriva) Linux. Eventually it grew and | http://www.linuxdistroreview.com/pclinuxos-review | |||
1321199730 | technology | Steve Ballmer and His Wife Connie Join Gates and Co. in Their Crusade Against Public Education | Techrights | News suggests that more people from Microsoft (not just Raikes and Gates) are occupying the obligatory system which shapes the next generation at taxpayers' expense | http://techrights.org/2011/11/13/taxpayers-expense-indoctrination/ | |||
1321200404 | business | BBC Takes More Money From Bill Gates, Then Advertises for His Agenda | Techrights | The establishment which was supposed to be taxpayers-funded (to serve taxpayers of course) is broadcasting propaganda funded by one of the world's most infamous abusive monopolists and shady lobbyists | http://techrights.org/2011/11/13/lobbying-on-the-bbc/ | |||
1321201153 | technology | Bribing Governments and People to Become Microsoft Customers | Techrights | Negative pricing and retaliatory offerings from a convicted monopolist with antitrust violations -- is that the 'new' Microsoft? | http://techrights.org/2011/11/13/negative-pricing-and-retaliatory-offerings/ | |||
1321201756 | technology | Competition Crimes of Microsoft Moles | Techrights | Why the modus operandi of Microsoft (against Linux) is mostly overlooked because of proxies that it uses to distance itself from attacks | http://techrights.org/2011/11/13/mafia-tactics-with-nokia/ | |||
1321287406 | technology | Novell People Still Incite Against Techrights Rather Than Focus on Their Products | A look at the inactivity at Novell and a quick mention (without examples) of smears from SUSE/Novell/Attachmate | http://techrights.org/2011/11/14/inactivity-at-novell/ | |||
1321288076 | technology | Former Microsoft Managers Still Monetise Fear of GPL | Techrights | A quick status update about FUD firms that piggyback FOSS concerns to sell proprietary software (unsurprising they have their roots in Microsoft) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/14/black-duck-and-openlogic-fud/ | |||
1321289770 | technology | Bogus Patents as the Last Resort | Techrights | Competition crimes/violations from Apple and Microsoft in particular but also in general, exploiting the broken patent system in the United States | http://techrights.org/2011/11/14/violations-with-bogus-swpats/ | |||
1321352703 | technology | The Linux Setup - Fabio Erculiani, Sabayon Linux - My Linux Rig | The Linux Setup - Fabio Erculiani, Sabayon Linux Fabio Erculiani is the man behind Sabayon Linux, a fantastic, rolling distribution based upon Gentoo (but much easier to manage). My thoughts on... | http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/12736797422/the-linux-setup-fabio-erculiani-sabayon-linux | |||
1321459305 | technology | Federico Mena-Quintero talks about the Document-Centric Desktop | GNOME founder also issues some criticism about the current state of the desktop project | http://derstandard.at/1318461320472/Interview-Federico-Mena-Quintero-talks-about-the-Document-Centric-Desktop | |||
1321460052 | technology | Join the FSF on American Censorship Day | When you visit http://fsf.org this Wednesday, November 16th, you won't see the usual site. Instead, you'll see a preview of what the site could look like in the future, if we were accused of copyright infringement by companies who routinely manipulate copyright law to attack free expression and sharing on the Internet -- values fundamental to the free software movement. | http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/462/join-the-fsf-on-american-censorship-day | |||
1321461305 | technology | TechRadar: Android snaps up 52% of mobile phone market | Google has another reason to celebrate this week, with a recent study showing that Android, its mobile phone operation system, has now take 52 per cent of the smartphone market. | http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-snaps-up-52-of-mobile-phone-market-1041464 | |||
1321466541 | technology | Linux 3.2-rc2 is Out | About half the changes are architecture fixups (m68k and arm, with some powerpc and a smattering of others) Of the rest, about half is drivers (much of it drm), and the rest is "filesystems and sundry updates". | http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1215747 | |||
1321468004 | technology | CentOS 6 Linux, A First Look | I've been running CentOS 5.x for a number of years, mostly on servers, and have been extremely happy with it. In fact, I've upgraded servers along the way, up to 5.6 and have also been amazed at the seamless upgrade process from version... | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/the-open-source-revolution-10014902/centos-6-linux-a-first-look-10024798/ | |||
1321515275 | technology | Mandriva 2011 PowerPack: A quick image tour | As I promised, I bought the PowerPack version of Mandriva to test it. I installed it to a virtual machine because my main goal is not to check for performance, but to see what Mandriva 2011 PowerPack offers that you do not get in Mandriva Desktop 2011. | http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2011/11/mandriva-2011-powerpack-quick-image.html | |||
1321516583 | technology | Fedora 16 review – laying the groundwork for an exciting future | Fedora 16, dubbed Verne, has a striking new nautical themed desktop. But as Koen discovers, the most exciting features lie much deeper under the surface... | http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/fedora-16-review-laying-the-groundwork-for-an-exciting-future/ | |||
1321516698 | technology | Mint 12: Just what the doctor ordered | ExtremeTech | If you've been following Linux news lately, you know that on November 14th, Mint 12 RC1 was released. What's changed? Does Mint 12 have what it takes to keep Mint at the top of the Linux heap? | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/105289-mint-12-just-what-the-doctor-ordered | |||
1321516912 | technology | Lubuntu 11.10 review – a cure to Ubuntu’s Unity blues? | Could Lubuntu 11.10 prove to be the perfect cure Ubuntu’s Unity backlash? Russell Barnes tests the latest LXDE spin to see how it has progressed in the last six months… | http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/lubuntu-11-10-%e2%80%93-a-cure-to-ubuntu%e2%80%99s-unity-blues/ | |||
1321517005 | technology | 4 New Blender Features That Will Blow You Away | Say hello to the new blender features that will blow you away. | http://www.blenderguru.com/4-awesome-new-blender-features | |||
1321517353 | technology | NL: System to display zoning permits online available as open source — | Software that combines geographic information systems (GIS) with zoning regulations and other country wide sources of information on land use, and offered online as an interactive map, was made available as open source software by the Dutch ministry of the Interior last week. The tool, titled Geozet, is hosted on the OSOR Forge since 1 November. | http://www.osor.eu/news/nl-system-to-display-zoning-permits-online-available-as-open-source | |||
1321517388 | technology | Indian Government To Popularise Use Of Open Source | Muktware | India may not be a huge contributor to the development of Open Source and Linux, despite being and IT force, it is definitely becoming a big user of Open Source. | http://www.muktware.com/news/2958 | |||
1321517490 | technology | Amazon Kindle Fire sales could top 5 million in two months: report | Amazon Kindle Fire is poised to be a retail blockbuster, according to one analyst. What makes the Amazon Kindle Fire different from the steady success of the Nook Color? | http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/1115/Amazon-Kindle-Fire-sales-could-top-5-million-in-two-months-report | |||
1321538406 | technology | EDGI Versus Google | The Compete euphemism is back and it is being sneakily used to deprive Google of the right to actually compete | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/the-right-to-compete/ | |||
1321538426 | technology | Techrights in the Post-Microsoft/Novell World | Subjects we will focus on and invitation for suggestions | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/techrights-suggestions/ | |||
1321546485 | technology | Amazon Regrets Software Patenting | The man behind Amazon expresses his apparent dislike and seemingly strong antagonism towards software patents | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/bezos-on-swpats/ | |||
1321547454 | technology | Cost of Patent Trolls Studied as Acceptance of USPTO Falls, Developers Complain Even in Press Releases | More academic insight and more anecdotal evidence of the backlash against the existing patent laws and practices | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/academic-insight-into-swpats/ | |||
1321548745 | technology | Microsoft Spin Kicks in to Daemonise Google Because Android Grows | Microsoft is trying to kill Google in nefarious ways and this has ramifications for Linux, even for open standards and free codecs | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/nefarious-ways-to-derail-google/ | |||
1321549593 | technology | New OpenSUSE is Released, But It’s Nothing Like It Used to Be | OpenSUSE fails to get much press coverage while the same goes for Novell under Attachmate | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/opensuse-12-1-coverage/ | |||
1321550264 | technology | Quitting the Pretence – Part of Microsoft is Just a Patent Troll | People who bet their money on Microsoft want to see the company split and the company's growing business seems to be extorting the competition in dubious ways | http://techrights.org/2011/11/17/microsoft-patent-troll/ | |||
1321552080 | technology | Red Hat: 52-Week High Recently Eclipsed (RHT) | FINANCIAL NEWS NETWORK ONLINE | Red Hat Shares Show GNU/Linux Growth | http://www.fnno.com/story/52-week-high-lows/331-red-hat-52-week-high-recently-eclipsed-rht-52-week-high-lows | |||
1321608688 | technology | Linux for Work | Here is the list of software I use daily in my work... | http://linuxaria.com/article/linux-for-work?lang=en | |||
1321632808 | technology | Apple- and Microsoft-backed Front Group Lobbies for Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) | SOPA threatens the internet as we know it and the BSA is among those pushing for it (at the behest of the usual suspects) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/18/campaign-funders-for-sopa/ | |||
1321632862 | technology | Defeats for Microsoft on the Web | Techrights | Microsoft is killing its Big Data project and perhaps also killing Commerce Server | http://techrights.org/2011/11/18/commerce-server-and-big-data/ | |||
1321632881 | technology | 5 Years After Microsoft Deal OpenSUSE Releases Hardly Celebrated | Techrights | Another quick look at coverage of OpenSUSE 12.1 | http://techrights.org/2011/11/18/opensuse-coverage/ | |||
1321632920 | technology | Microsoft ‘Secure Boot’ Cracked | Techrights | The mechanism which secures Microsoft from Linux growth is not delivering whatever 'features' Microsoft alleged that it would | http://techrights.org/2011/11/18/uefi-or-nothing-again/ | |||
1321634794 | technology | MOSAID, Microsoft, and Antitrust | Techrights | MOSAID, which we wrote about many times before, is now a subject of more calls for antitrust/regulatory action | http://techrights.org/2011/11/18/b-and-n-vs-mosaid/ | |||
1321651218 | technology | Fedora 16 KDE – First Impressions | A few days ago Fedora 16 was released. As a Fedora 15 user, I was eagerly awaiting this new release. The download is available here. This post captures my experience with the latest and greatest of... | http://pbs01.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/fedora-16-kde-first-impressions/ | |||
1321651893 | technology | FrOSCon and OpenRheinRuhr: Mageia on tour | Mageia Blog (English) | Mageia was (again) sharing a booth with the German Mandriva user community MandrivaUser.de. | http://blog.mageia.org/en/2011/11/16/froscon-and-openrheinruhr-mageia-on-tour/ | |||
1321713942 | technology | Patent Trolls Thrive in the United States, Europe Can Keep Them Away | Techrights | Patent trolls in the news and some quick remarks about them | http://techrights.org/2011/11/19/patent-trolls-in-the-news/ | |||
1321713969 | technology | Big Figures for Big Impact: Academics Versus Lobbyists | Techrights | New numbers from Bessen et al. and the latest propaganda from a UK-based front group for 'IP' | http://techrights.org/2011/11/19/swpats-propaganda-rebutted/ | |||
1321713989 | technology | Even Some Microsoft Apologists Appalled by Microsoft’s Patent Attack on Android/Linux | Techrights | As moves are being made to invalidate Microsoft patents and to report Microsoft's extortionate nature, even some of its supporters take a step back | http://techrights.org/2011/11/19/prior-art-and-extortion/ | |||
1321715853 | technology | Lubuntu 11.10 review - Alternative to Unity? | Review of Lubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot, an Ubuntu edition with the LXDE desktop, including Wireless, Samba sharing, look & feel, installation in dual-boot scheme with Windows 8, applications, multimedia playback - Flash, MP3, system stability, system resource usage, suspend & resume, and many problems like desktop environment crash on Samba refresh, unresizable windows, system tray icon problems, no laptop hotkeys, low battery life, bad visual integration, other glitches, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/lubuntu-ocelot.html | |||
1321716035 | technology | Ubuntu launches at retail in Portugal with ASUS ? | GNU/Linux in the High Streets in Portugal | http://blog.canonical.com/2011/11/18/ubuntu-launches-at-retail-in-portugal-with-asus/ | |||
1321716802 | technology | Getting the Blooming Flavor of Fedora 16 KDE | If you have read my review of Fedora 16 KDE Live, you should understand that I liked this Operating System. That's why I decided to give it a chance to show all bloom in installed version of Fedora. In order to run installer, I booted my Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 1505 laptop using same Live USB as before. Before running the installation, I activated WiFi connection. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/11/getting-blooming-flavor-of-fedora-16.html | |||
1321716913 | technology | Fedora 16: A GNOME lover's paradise • The Register | Fedora 16 With GNOME in Review | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/17/fedora_16_review/ | |||
1321779406 | technology | GNOME 3.2.2 Released | A lot of bugs have been fixed in this new release along with some static analysis bugs. Some of the existing modules have new versions too. The "Forgotten Release" release is new to this new version which fixes a lot of memory leaks in the log viewer. In addition, this new release has updated translations as well. | http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/469/gnome-3-2-2-released | |||
1321780885 | technology | The Campaign Against Adobe Flash and the Counterattack | Last week a group of people came together to launch a website Occupy Flash and started a campaign against Adobe Flash plugin.
Identities of these people are not known and they have no corporate backing but they have said the Goal of this campaign is to see Flash plugin dead on desktop browsers and they want everyone to uninstall it. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/11/campaign-against-adobe-flash-and.html | |||
1321783943 | technology | Google Activates 200 Million Android Phones, Closes Gap With Apple | Google announced it has activated 200 million Android devices to date, as the company gets closer to matching its biggest competitor, Apple. | http://www.mobiledia.com/news/117016.html | |||
1321791308 | technology | Tails, the incognito live system, gets 0.9 release | Tails, "The Amnesic Incognito Live System", designed to preserve a user's privacy and anonymity, in part by using the Tor network, has been updated to version 0.9 | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Tails-the-incognito-live-system-gets-0-9-release-1381623.html | |||
1321865130 | technology | Google's Eclipse Plugin open sourced | Google Plugin for Eclipse and GWT Designer are being handed to the community for further development of the IDE integration and UI design tools | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Google-s-Eclipse-Plugin-open-sourced-1380653.html | |||
1321865407 | technology | GNOME mentoring program for women continues | GNOME outreach mentoring program continues to attract large numbers of applicants and mentors to take part in the program | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/GNOME-mentoring-program-for-women-continues-1380900.html | |||
1321874658 | technology | Small Taiwanese Firms Finally Get Some New Android Code | Some of Taiwan's smaller manufacturers said they were relieved to see Google release the source code for its Android 4.0 operating system, after being cut out of... | http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/244212/small_taiwanese_firms_finally_get_some_new_android_code.html | |||
1321893973 | technology | Open Source Nurtures Innovation | With his usual rigour, Stephen O'Grady considers whether open source is innovative over on his blog. As ever, his view - that | http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/11/open-source-nurtures-innovation/index.htm | |||
1321951366 | technology | Linux-based GameGadget wants to become the iPod of classic portable gaming | GameGadget Runs Linux | http://www.geek.com/articles/games/linux-based-gamegadget-wants-to-become-the-ipod-of-classic-portable-gaming-20111121/ | |||
1321951511 | technology | 10 things you must teach new Linux users | Sharing a few key facts about Linux can mean the difference between a stress-free transition and a user meltdown. | http://www.zdnetasia.com/10-things-you-must-teach-new-linux-users-62302951.htm | |||
1321951714 | technology | Mandriva's Powerpack 2011 propels it back into the forefront of Linux distros | Jack Wallen takes the new Mandriva Powerpack 2011 distribution for a spin, curious to see a return to form after years of near-irrelevancy. | http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/mandrivas-powerpack-2011-propels-it-back-into-the-forefront-of-linux-distros/3204 | |||
1321954652 | technology | $60 tablet aims to bring internet to developing world | Two Canadian brothers are about to launch a $60 Android tablet intended to bring internet access to billions of people around the world over existing low-speed cellphone networks. | http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/11/21/technology-datawind-ubislate.html | |||
1321960800 | Chromebooks drop to $299, gain Chrome OS update - News - Linux for Devices | Chromebooks drop to $299 gain Chrome OS update News Linux for Devices: Google announced that the Wi-Fi only version of the Samsung and Acer Chromebooks, including a newly announced black version of the Samsung Chromebook, will drop $50 in price to $300. Google also released updated firmware for the Chromebooks' Chrome operating system,... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Chromebooks-drop-in-price-as-OS-is-updated/?kc=rss | ||||
1321980712 | technology | Calligra to replace Koffice in Chakra KDE SC | Calligra will be replacing Koffice as the official office application for the Chakra KDE SC. It is being to testing for Chakra and all the tests that are being performed are moving it to the forefront of Koffice. Yet, Calligra has not reached a ‘stable’ status. | http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/475/calligra-to-replace-koffice-in-chakra-kde-sc | |||
1321992945 | technology | PyPy 1.7 widens the performance "sweet spot" | Version 1.7 of the PyPy Python interpreter improves performance by approximately 30 per cent, includes a new JSON encoder and brings compatibility fixes with CPython | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/PyPy-1-7-widens-the-performance-sweet-spot-1382249.html | |||
1321995192 | technology | Embracing the Big open-source Society | In this age of austerity, public sector IT leaders are constantly looking for alternative solutions to deliver more with less.
In this context, it is perhaps surprising that the government's overall approach to open-source solutions has been lukewarm to say the least, especially by comparison with other European countries including the Netherlands and France, which have embraced open source to deliver greater value through collaboration and efficiency to the taxpayer. | http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/opinion/2126851/embracing-source-society | |||
1321995892 | technology | Canonical dropping CouchDB from Ubuntu One | Ubuntu One's ability to store and synchronise structured data is powered by the NoSQL database CouchDB, but now Canonical say they are dropping the database and creating their own solution | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Canonical-dropping-CouchDB-from-Ubuntu-One-1382809.html | |||
1321996133 | technology | New Video of Multitouch Couch Table | In preperation for the Open Hard- and Software Workshop (www.ohsw.de) in Munich on 2nd-4th December I created a new video of my multitouch couch table.
This time it runs Bodhi Linux 1.2.0 | http://sabotageandi.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/new-video-of-multitouch-couch-table/ | |||
1322001821 | technology | [Phoronix] An X.Org Server 1.12 Snapshot Arrives | Over the weekend there was the first X.Org Server 1.12 development snapshot released by Keith Packard. This isn't an official alpha or beta development build yet, but rather just a snapshot to indicate the current development progress of this next major release. Going forward the plan is to tag such development releases at around the same time there are new stable point releases for the previous series. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAxODU | |||
1322061556 | technology | SUSE Became a Niche Product/Market | Techrights | OpenSUSE numbers, some other SUSE news, and a few words about the status of the product | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/opensuse-numbers/ | |||
1322064662 | technology | Potentially the Beginning of the End of Microsoft’s Patent Extortion | Techrights | Barnes & Noble challenges specific Microsoft patents and other Microsoft patents are being ridiculed not just for triviality but for their daunting effect on society | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/microsoft-patents-ridiculed/ | |||
1322064692 | technology | Patents Roundup: Bad System, Clear Symptoms | Techrights | A mixture of news about patents and software patents in particular | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/symptoms-for-swpats-ill/ | |||
1322065717 | technology | Apple’s Patent Aggression Against Linux/Android Hits the Wall in Europe | Techrights | Linux-powered devices continue to flow into shelves in Europe while Apple's market shrinks and the politicians intervene, alleging that the patent wars are anti-competitive | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/apple-suit-strategy-is-bleeding/ | |||
1322066635 | technology | Microsoft/BSA Lobbying Based on a Big Lie | Techrights | More propaganda from Microsoft and its lobbyists, as well as rebuttals to that | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/bsa-and-msft-funds/ | |||
1322066992 | technology | Crime in Xbox Land | Techrights | Microsoft's inability to get security right costs the customer a lot, literally | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/crime-in-xbox-land/ | |||
1322067594 | technology | Bill Gates Lies to the Court to Dodge Competition Rules Violations | Techrights | Bill Gates' crimes come back to haunt him, but he refuses to admit what things he previously wrote can show rather clearly -- that he decided to break the competitors' products rather than compete | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/gates-cant-compete/ | |||
1322067996 | technology | Sex Scandals at Microsoft UK and Microsoft Internationally | Techrights | Stories from Microsoft shed light on a cultural embarrassment | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/sex-scandals-of-microsoft/ | |||
1322068578 | technology | Microsoft Shrank Nokia and Fed its Patents to Trolls | Techrights | Nokia will not produce anything of mass appeal, but it will, however, emit patents for Microsoft to attack Linux/Android with | http://techrights.org/2011/11/23/mosaid-warning/ | |||
1322074618 | technology | Linux Mint 12 “Lisa” Review | Linux Mint 12 has overtaken Ubuntu as the most popular distro. The MGSE extension in Linux Mint 12 will make it even better. Stay tuned for Linux Mint 12 review | http://maketecheasier.com/linux-mint-12-lisa-review/2011/11/21 | |||
1322074726 | technology | People behind Debian: Stefano Zacchiroli, Debian Project Leader | Stefano Zacchiroli shares his thoughts about his Debian Project Leader mandate, explains how he became Debian developer, shares what excites him in the next Debian release, and more. | http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/11/22/people-behind-debian-stefano-zacchiroli-debian-project-leader/ | |||
1322074974 | technology | Investment Protection With Open Source | I have heard it said that companies don't want open source because they want the security of a relationship with a big business. But this outlook reflects misunderstandings of the real values of open source. I believe it to be... | http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2011/11/investment-protection-with-open-source/index.htm | |||
1322166967 | [Phoronix] A Screensaver Interface Comes To Wayland | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAxODY | ||||
1322088294 | technology | Mousetrap in a Hat: Fedora 16 XFCE | Responding to Rob Reed's Google+ post on the dark side of huge corporate entities -- read: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube -- controlling what we see and don't see on the Internet, I wrote a couple of responses (instead of one because you can't edit an existing post or comment on Google+'s Android client), which I will repeat here because, a) they're not bad and b) I'm against "giving away" content to social networks and c) the irony of us having this discussion about Facebook on the newest, shiniest corporate-created social network, Google+ is particularly rich (and I acknowledge my part in it). | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/11/mousetrap-in-hat-fedora-16-xfce.html | |||
1322166805 | technology | Customization, costs key to Linux HPC dominance | Ability to configure operating system to users' needs and low costs mean more supercomputers powered by open source Linux over other systems, say industry watchers. | http://www.zdnetasia.com/customization-costs-key-to-linux-hpc-dominance-62302993.htm | |||
1322236021 | technology | Access to Knowledge in the Age of Sharing | Techrights | Knowledge withheld as a business model (and what can be done about it) | http://techrights.org/2011/11/25/business-model-over-knowledge/ | |||
1322236338 | science | If Patents Are Property | Techrights | Food for thought... | http://techrights.org/2011/11/25/if-patents-are-property/ | |||
1322239515 | technology | While Thanking and Celebrating Independence, Freedom… | Techrights | Wikipedia defines Thanksgiving Day as the annual holiday celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year, but as a mission-oriented site we wish to take a moment to discuss what needs fixing | http://techrights.org/2011/11/25/thanksgiving-and-politics/ | |||
1322300014 | technology | Computing prodigy did his first Linux install at age 6 | Recent months have unearthed a wealth of computing and coding talent amongst Irish school kids with their hearts set on disrupting the technology world. The latest is a computing prodigy who at the age of six did his first Linux install. | http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/24705-computing-prodigy-did-his-f | |||
1322421778 | technology | When Former Microsoft Employees Turn Against Microsoft | Thoughts and questions to one who protests against Microsoft's tax dodge | http://techrights.org/2011/11/27/interview-with-former-microsoft/ | |||
1322422507 | technology | Royal Mail Has Problems With Microsoft | Techrights | After moving to Microsoft the British mail service fails spectacularly, just like the London Stock Exchange | http://techrights.org/2011/11/27/british-mail-site-issues/ | |||
1322424875 | technology | Patents Roundup: Broken System as the News Attests to the Failure | Techrights | Some bits of news that seem relevant to the patent wars which affect Linux and Free software in general | http://techrights.org/2011/11/27/broken-system/ | |||
1322473102 | Android scare: percentages do not tell the real tale | Android scare: percentages do not tell the real tale | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/51382-android-scare-percentages-do-not-tell-the-real-tale | ||||
1322470266 | technology | Lehne and the Polish Presidency Continue to March for Software Patents in Europe | Techrights | Various updates about the patents situation across Europe | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/patents-situation-across-europe/ | |||
1322470878 | technology | Android/Linux Not a Security Concern, Windows Definitely and Demonstrably Remains #1 Target | Techrights | Why the weakest link is Microsoft Windows (which therefore should not be used for storing sensitive information), whereas Android is just the target of a lot of FUD this month | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/android-fud-this-month/ | |||
1322472016 | technology | Microsoft Inside | How Microsoft infiltrates its rivals and a new example from Yahoo! and others | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/microsoft-inside/ | |||
1322473065 | technology | iodoom3 Source Code Project Underway | The same team behind the ioquake3 source code project, which overhauled the engine for better and more platform support as well as all sorts of other goodies, is at it again this time using the Doom 3 source code. | http://www.cinemablend.com/games/iodoom3-Source-Code-Project-Underway-37306.html | |||
1322473270 | technology | appMobi Open Sources HTML5 Technologies | Dr Dobb's | HTML5 source code released for mobiUs web app browser and more | http://drdobbs.com/open-source/232200224 | |||
1322473297 | technology | Open source: democratising the internets | You probably use open source software every day, but it's equally as likely you have no idea what it is or who is building it. - Open source: democratising the internets | http://blogs.abc.net.au/canberra/2011/11/open-source-democratising-the-internets.html | |||
1322490474 | technology | SUSE: A Master of None, Microsoft as the Master | Techrights | Why SUSE lags behind the competition (in GNU/Linux) as indicated by news | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/lagging-behind-the-competition/ | |||
1322491246 | technology | More Novell Staff is Leaving as Novell Products Get Ditched by Customers | Techrights | A news roundup of the Novell that crumbles rapidly, with evidence backing the claim | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/evidence-of-novl-demise/ | |||
1322492073 | technology | Attachmate Does Not Promote Novell Products | Techrights | Following layoffs and a quiet period of transition there are no signs of Attachmate doing something substantial with Novell's products | http://techrights.org/2011/11/28/novell-products-left-aside/ | |||
1322505312 | technology | Ubuntu penguins build Linux TV challenge | Open-sourcers are taking Ubuntu Linux in the direction of Google TV and Microsoft's Xbox 360.
A list of priorities for something called Ubuntu TV have been thrashed out by Ubuntu developers with the blessing of Mark Shuttleworth. The Ubuntu daddy has corralled the points here. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/ubuntu_tv/ | |||
1322505551 | technology | 10 Custom Linux Distros That Ease IT Administrators` Workload | Ask any Linux aficionado, the platform's primary strength lies in its flexibility and versatility. While the most obvious example is how Google built the Android mobile operating system on top of the Linux kernel, there are many customized operating systems that are dedicated to specific types of hardware or platforms that have Linux at their core. Some distributions are also... | http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/10-Custom-Linux-Distros-That-Ease-IT-Administrators-Workload-532656/ | |||
1322509893 | technology | Panasonic Lumix Android phones coming spring 2012 | Panasonic is set to bring its Lumix cameraphone range of smartphones to the UK and Europe in 2012, with the company eyeing up a spring launch. | http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/panasonic-lumix-android-phones-coming-spring-2012-1043738 | |||
1322520688 | technology | Linux Supercomputing Dominance: A Look Under the Hood | The Linux Foundation is a non-profit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux, and promoting standardization and technical collaboration of Open Source Linux | http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/blogs/browse/2011/11/linux-supercomputing-dominance-look-under-hood | |||
1322613278 | Ice Cream Sandwich • reghardware | Just how tasty is Android 4.0? Review No new version of the Android mobile operating system has been quite so eagerly awaited as v4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich as it’s more colourfully known. The reason is not hard to explain: Android has streaked ahead of iOS in the bums-on-seats stakes but there is still the feeling that the user interface lacks the polish and grace of Apple’s mobile platform.… | http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/29/review_ice_cream_sandwich_google_android_4/ | ||||
1322566883 | technology | HP Project Odyssey's Biggest Server Winner: Red Hat Linux | The VAR Guy | As Hewlett-Packard prepares Project Odyssey to unify Unix with Intel x86, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) could be the big winner. Here's why. | http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/11/28/hp-project-odysseys-biggest-winner-red-hat-linux/ | |||
1322593761 | technology | Puppet Attracts Millions in Investment | Techrights | A short Puppet interview delivered upon the news about a multi-million-dollar investment | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/puppet-interview/ | |||
1322596817 | technology | IEEE Celebrates Patent Monopolies (Including Software Patents) While Patent Trolls Carry on | Techrights | IEEE fuels some more Microsoft propaganda about patents as the patent system continues to disappoint the majority | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/ieee-on-swpats/ | |||
1322597471 | technology | Software Patents Are Missing the Point, Serving Multinationals | Techrights | An interlude about what software patents are doing and why they need to be abolished or at least not spread any further | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/publication-and-swpats/ | |||
1322599204 | technology | SUSE Got Worse Over Time | Techrights | Why SUSE should be avoided, not just for helping Microsoft but also for technical reasons | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/suse-got-worse-over-time/ | |||
1322599231 | technology | ‘Pulling an ACTA’ to Legalise Software Patents in Europe | Techrights | Secretly and without honour for the rule of law, politicians and lawyers (sometimes the same thing) are bringing software patents into Europe, via the back door | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/swpats-via-the-back-door/ | |||
1322599933 | technology | Microsoft Search Front Ends | Techrights | DuckDuckGo and Yahoo! as search engines lead to Microsoft and provide watered down results for FOSS subjects | http://techrights.org/2011/11/29/duckduckgo-and-yahoo/ | |||
1322659346 | technology | Linux Mint 12: A much-needed, much-improved Linux desktop | With the best of both GNOME worlds, Linux Mint has managed to create the perfect combination of new and familiar features. Jack Wallen examines the la | http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/linux-mint-12-a-much-needed-much-improved-linux-desktop/3226 | |||
1322666554 | technology | In the Mobile OS War, Can Android Ice Cream Sandwich Save Google's… | If your answer to which mobile device operating system has the most market share is “iOS,” this article will set you straight. Google, with its open… | http://www.wamda.com/2011/11/in-the-mobile-os-war-can-android-ice-cream-sandwich-save-google-s-lead- | |||
1322838972 | technology | The Rise of Linux and Google | Techrights | How Google leads the way with a Linux-powered operating system and what this will mean for Microsoft and its alter-ego Facebook | http://techrights.org/2011/12/01/the-rise-of-linux-and-google/ | |||
1322838993 | technology | Apple is Losing Its Mind and Its Cases Against Linux | Techrights | Apple -- the best money can buy? | http://techrights.org/2011/12/01/apple-magic-embargo/ | |||
1322839011 | technology | Software Patents Come to Europe Through the Back Door | Techrights | Despite seemingly democratic structures, the EPO and its ilk manage to sneak in a restructuring of the patent systems in Europe | http://techrights.org/2011/12/01/dec-5-bad-news/ | |||
1322839035 | technology | New Reports Antagonise Patents Madness in Europe | Techrights | European Advocate General and a UK government report get involved in the debate | http://techrights.org/2011/12/01/european-advocate-general/ | |||
1322840697 | technology | Broken Patent System | Techrights | Bits and pieces of news from the United States and what it helps teach us about the dangers of US-style patent law spreading to other countries | http://techrights.org/2011/12/01/broken-patent-system/ | |||
1322842131 | technology | Kernel Log: Coming in 3.2 (Part 2) - Filesystems - The H Open Source: News and Features | A number of changes to Btrfs mean that filesystem structures will not be as prone to corruption in case of system crashes. By bundling blocks into clusters, Ext4 should be a lot faster in some scenarios. CIFS also promises speed gains | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Coming-in-3-2-Part-2-Filesystems-1387311.html | |||
1322842502 | technology | Sabayon 7 KDE review | Sabayon is a Linux distribution described by its developers as “… a bleeding edge operating system that is both stable and reliable.” It is based on Gentoo, a source-based (Linux) distribution. The latest edition, Sabayon 7 (GNOME 3, KDE and Xfce desktop editions), was released October 10 2011. Sabayon Core was released nine days after [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/11/30/sabayon-7-kde-review/ | |||
1322876071 | technology | 10 things Mandriva is doing right for Linux | TechRepublic | The latest release of Mandriva has moved this distribution to the front of the pack. Jack Wallen explains why. | http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-things-mandriva-is-doing-right-for-linux/2877 | |||
1322876429 | technology | THE Ubuntu Success Story I Am The Rockstar | Last night, I came home from a meeting, kissed my wife, and was walking back upstairs when my coat started vibrating. I pulled my phone out to see that I was too late, and wasn't able to answer a phone call from my dad. I called him back, and here's a summary of the beginning of that conversation.
Me: "Hi dad."
Dad: "Hi"
Me: "Did you call? What did you need?"
Dad: "I did. I installed Ubuntu and now I'm trying to figure out how to install the driver for my video card." | http://iamtherockstar.com/blog/2011/11/30/ubuntu-success-story/ | |||
1323889977 | Meet Nao Next Gen, New Linux Powered Humanoid Robot ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Aldebaran Robotics have launched a new version of their popular robot Nao - Nao Next Gen. Nao is an autonomous, programmable, medium-sized humanoid robot running a custom Linux OS. It is fitted with a new on-board computer, based on the powerful 1.6GHz Intel® AtomTM processor, which is suitable for multi-tasking calculations. It also has two HD cameras that are attached to a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). This set-up allows the simultaneous reception of two video streams, significantly increasing speed and performance in face-and-object recognition, even under poor-lighting conditions. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/meet-nao-next-gen-new-linux-powered.html | ||||
1323742068 | technology | OpenSUSE: Poor Quality, Deficient Support, and Microsoft Dependence | Techrights | A week old summary of SUSE news and why OpenSUSE support is insufficient | http://techrights.org/2011/12/12/opensuse-support-issue/ | |||
1323742123 | technology | The Non Free Future of Windows | Techrights | The Windows 8 Logo program and App store rules show that Microsoft wants complete control over users. | http://techrights.org/2011/12/12/the-non-free-future-of-windows/ | |||
1323742547 | technology | Microsoft’s OEM Stranglehold at State of Legal Risk | Techrights | By moving to mobile devices Linux is working around the OEM trap -- a trap which Canadian courts are to look into | http://techrights.org/2011/12/12/the-oem-trap/ | |||
1323743177 | technology | The Age of Speaking Out Against the Patent System | Techrights | A few more examples of notable figures that grew tired of the patent system as it stands, especially in the United States | http://techrights.org/2011/12/12/united-states-patent-system-rants/ | |||
1323743947 | technology | Lodsys, Microsoft Patent Trolls, Apple, and Microsoft Nemesis | Techrights | A view on the arena where Android is targeted by Apple, Microsoft, and trolls who are associated with them | http://techrights.org/2011/12/12/microsoft-nemesis/ | |||
1323789345 | technology | HMV Stores in UK Use Ubuntu Powered Displays | A new picture was posted recently on Reddit showing one of the displays at HMV store in UK using Ubuntu. The interactive touchscreen display was being used to give information about Wii. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/hmv-stores-in-uk-use-ubuntu-powered.html | |||
1323815450 | technology | digiKam 2.4.0 improves histogram view - The H Open Source: News and Features | Version 2.4.0 of the open source digital photo management application includes improvements to the histogram view and a new version of the LibRaw decoder, adding support for the RAW format used by a number of cameras | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/digiKam-2-4-0-improves-histogram-view-1391101.html | |||
1323815505 | technology | The GPL and distributing binaries | Of late I've become the "build guy" in GNOME it seems. One thing I want to clear up is I do not actually care about building just because I think it's fun or interesting in and of itself. No, the... | http://blog.verbum.org/2011/12/06/the-gpl-and-distributing-binaries/ | |||
1323846240 | technology | Checking Out Ubuntu Studio 11.04 | Well, it's not exactly brand new, but I am taking my first real look at Ubuntu Studio 11.04 (based on Ubuntu "Natty Narwhal"). This is what we decided to put on our "guest" computer when Debian "Wheezy" proved not to be so easy, and it gives us an opportunity to step out of our rut and look at a new GNU/Linux distribution.
If you read my column a lot, you probably know I'm a long-term Debian loyalist. Or maybe I should say "lazy-ist", because my loyalty to Debian is not so much a matter of ideology as a simple case of me not wanting to have to learn a new system. I like computer technology, but mostly because of what I can do with it, not for its own sake. So I tend to find one system I'm comfortable with, and stick with it -- especially when it comes to the computer I use every day. | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/checking_out_ubuntu_studio_11_04 | |||
1323848991 | technology | Ultimate Edition 3.0 Screenshot Tour | Finally! Ultimate Edition 3.0 is here, officially released today, December 6th, and based on the Linux Mint 11 (Katya) and Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating systems. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ultimate-Edition-3-0-Screenshot-Tour-238649.shtml | |||
1323875106 | technology | Divergence From Microsoft Front Groups | Techrights | Kaspersky is one of the latest members of the BSA to leave and IDC dares not to shower Windows with the usual paid-for compliments | http://techrights.org/2011/12/14/bsa-and-kaspersky/ | |||
1323875814 | technology | Botnets Versus Comes Versus Microsoft | Techrights | Out-of-control machines (or otherwise vandals) from Microsoft Corporations target a Web site critical of Microsoft | http://techrights.org/2011/12/14/slated-crack-attack/ | |||
1323876824 | technology | Software Patents in the EU Become a Central Concern Again | Techrights | A quick catchup with patent news, emphasis persisting on the situation in Europe | http://techrights.org/2011/12/14/patent-situation-in-europe/ | |||
1323877439 | technology | SUSE in Clouds, OpenSUSE in Marketing Mode | Techrights | A critical assessment of where SUSE stands at the end of 2011 and how this interacts with the release of OpenSUSE | http://techrights.org/2011/12/14/suse-in-cloud-hype/ | |||
1323936371 | technology | Kernel Log: Coming in 3.2 (Part 4) - Infrastructure | Changes to the memory subsystem promise improved response times and performance. From Linux 3.2, device-mapper supports thin provisioning and is able to use this ability for improved snapshot functionality | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Coming-in-3-2-Part-4-Infrastructure-1395236.html | |||
1323939887 | technology | Hudson spinoff Jenkins gets commercial backing | Java platform-as-a-service cloud provider CloudBees has launched a commercial version of the Jenkins CI (continuous integration) platform, the company announced Wednesday. | http://www.itworld.com/software/231219/hudson-spinoff-jenkins-gets-commercial-backing | |||
1323993191 | technology | When OOXML Attacks Free Software | Techrights | Europe's transition to Free/Open Source software is stifled by the existence of Microsoft's fake 'open' format | http://techrights.org/2011/12/15/fake-open-format-in-eu/ | |||
1323995033 | technology | Xamarin and Novell: The Sagas Continue | Techrights | The latest news from Xamarin and from Novell, which have totally lost their way by now | http://techrights.org/2011/12/15/the-scraps-of-novell/ | |||
1323995053 | technology | Apple’s Patent War on Linux Turns Back Against Apple, Which Allegedly Resorts to Using Patent Trolls | Techrights | Apple's aggressive moves against Linux-powered phones/tablets end up putting Apple's business at risk and Apple is seen paying trolls, possibly with ill intent | http://techrights.org/2011/12/15/apple-and-patent-trolls/ | |||
1323995838 | technology | More Correlations Found Between Malice and Patents | Techrights | Patent news of relevance with emphasis on the USPTO | http://techrights.org/2011/12/15/malice-and-swpats/ | |||
1324031834 | technology | Soon You May Be Able To Store 1TB Data On Your Android Devices | Intel [NASDAQ:INTC] and Micron has announced a new benchmark in NAND flash technology - the world's first 20 nanometer (nm), 128 gigabit (Gb), multilevel-cell (MLC) device. The new 20nm monolithic 128Gb device is claimed to be the first in the industry to enable a terabit (Tb) of data storage in a fingertip-size package by using just eight die. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3077/soon-you-may-be-able-store-1tb-data-your-android-devices | |||
1324036898 | technology | Android Doesn't Support Linux | Muktware | It's an irony that Linux-based Android tables don't support Linux-based operating systems. Android 3.x+ uses MTP for mounting the devies on the PCs, which is not supported very well on Linux. | http://www.muktware.com/blogs/3100/android-doesnt-support-linux | |||
1324294137 | Puppy Linux Racy Review | Puppy Linux is a tiny distribution that is geared towards older PCs and giving them a second life. Puppy Linux can be run from a Live CD or USB (for faster performance) or just install it onto your system. The software programs that come part of Puppy Linux are those that are specifically picked out to ensure that resources are not wasted while providing a productive machine. The programs that are part of Puppy you will not usually find on a distribution such as Linux Mint or Ubuntu which are geared towards more modern systems but that does not mean they are any less useful. There is everything you need in Puppy to make a fully functional system, SeaMonkey which is a browser and email client and more, which is powered by Mozilla (the makers of Firefox and Thunderbird), for office productivity you have AbiWord which is a light weight document creater, GNUmeric for your spreadsheet software. Pburn is your software for ripping, burning and copying media and can [...] | http://gnuman.com/?p=116 | ||||
1324226038 | technology | Updates on Novell and Other FOSS Taxers | Techrights | Bits of news about Microsoft helpers who put a patent tax on Free software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/18/foss-taxers/ | |||
1324281532 | politics | The Bill Gates Front Group Further Criticised | Techrights | Criticisms of the Gates Foundation come from more sources and angles | http://techrights.org/2011/12/19/bill-gates-exposed-again/ | |||
1324282828 | technology | Free Software/GPL FUD Arrives From Microsoft Infiltrators | Techrights | The latest badmouthing of the GPL and where it is really coming from | http://techrights.org/2011/12/19/microsoft-infiltrators-vs-gpl/ | |||
1324287843 | technology | Austrian e-Health System | They use Debian GNU/Linux on 12000 machines scattered across the country. | http://mrpogson.com/2011/12/16/austrian-e-health-system/ | |||
1324290817 | technology | Fedora 16 Officially Released for IBM System z 64-bit | Dan Horák announced a last evening, December 15th, the immediate availability for download of the Fedora 16 operating system for IBM System z (s390x) 64-bit systems. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-16-Officially-Released-for-IBM-System-z-64-bit-241276.shtml | |||
1324315469 | Red Hat has momentum into 2012, say partners | ZDNet | An Evercore survey of Red Hat partners—integrators, resellers and the like—point to continued strength for Red Hat. | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/red-hat-has-momentum-into-2012-say-partners/65693 | ||||
1324293589 | technology | Linux Kernel 3.2 RC6 Is Available for Testing - Softpedia | Linus Torvalds announced last evening, December 16th, that another Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux kernel 3.2 is available for download and testing. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-2-RC6-Is-Available-for-Testing-241334.shtml | |||
1324293803 | technology | 'No Time to Explain' Season 2 Released for Linux ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Season 2 for fun Linux platform game No Time to Explain has just been released. The second part takes the crazy fast paced platforming action to new heights and is bigger than ever. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/no-time-to-explain-season-2-released.html | |||
1324307341 | technology | DWP to trial open-source desktops | The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to pilot a new computing scheme over the next 12 months.
As part of the government's plans to adopt open source technology, 1,000 desktops are to be installed in the department to replace the current set-up. The DWP currently uses computers running Windows XP, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer 6. | http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/43098 | |||
1324315407 | technology | Mageia 2.0 alpha 2 released | The second of three planned alphas has been released, and includes updates to the GNOME and KDE desktops. The developers ask users to test hardware detection and the boot process, and filter out references to Mageia 1 | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mageia-2-0-alpha-2-released-1397713.html | |||
1324315555 | technology | LXDE and Xfce – the other desktops | GNOME and KDE may be the high profile Linux desktop environments, but they are not to everybody's tastes. Richard Hillesley describes the different approaches taken by a couple of the more prominent alternatives | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/LXDE-and-Xfce-the-other-desktops-1392504.html | |||
1324449796 | MIT launching certificate program based on OpenCourseWare, open source platform | MIT has announced a program that will allow its OpenCourseWare students to get certified as having mastered a subject. | http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/mit-launching-certificate-program-based-on-opencourseware-open-source-platform.ars | ||||
1324447607 | Apache forges ahead with OpenOffice.org suite | Developer release planned; open source organization asserts trademark protection | http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/apache-forges-ahead-openofficeorg-suite-182193 | ||||
1324397149 | technology | Patents on Software, Life, or Both | Techrights | The patent debate in the United States and a mention of NZ and Europe as well | http://techrights.org/2011/12/20/us-nz-and-europe/ | |||
1324398653 | technology | More Trouble for FOSS and the Presence of Former Microsoft Managers (‘Inside’ FOSS Communities) | Techrights | Another roundup of dubious incursions inside the FOSS community/ies | http://techrights.org/2011/12/20/ms-fud-with-a-straight-face/ | |||
1324399206 | technology | OSChoice Addresses Microsoft Bundling Against Choice | Techrights | Call for action against unfair competition at the OEM channel | http://techrights.org/2011/12/20/choice-and-unfair-competition/ | |||
1324399873 | technology | Latest Examples of Patents Culture Takeover | Techrights | A set of news items about patents along with some commentary | http://techrights.org/2011/12/20/parasites-and-trolls/ | |||
1324460621 | GitHub's Janky Goes Open Source | With little fanfare, GitHub has released Janky under the MIT license. Janky is a continuous integration (CI) server that runs on top of Jenkins and Hubot, designed to ... | http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/12/githubs-janky-goes-open-source.php | ||||
1324447660 | Kernel Log: Multitouch for X.org - The H Open Source: News and Features | X-Server 1.12 will include proper support for touch screens with multitouch capabilities. All three major manufacturers of graphics hardware for PCs have released new drivers. Linux 3.0 is still being maintained even though Linux 3.1 has already been out for a few weeks | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Multitouch-for-X-org-1397827.html | ||||
1324415296 | technology | Red Hat Grows Million-Dollar Linux Deals | Red Hat's Linux business continues to grow in the third quarter. | http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/red-hat-grows-million-dollar-linux-deals.html | |||
1324415333 | technology | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Enters Testing | No, that's not a typo. Sure, Red Hat's flagship Linux is at the 6.2 version, but that doesn't mean development is over on the 5.x series. | http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/red-hat-enterprise-linux-5.8-enters-testing.html | |||
1324417579 | technology | Mandriva Linux Chronicles: Pardus Wallpaper paradise | Anyways, the oxymoron at Wallmart made me remember that there is a nice place to get Pardus wallpapers. | http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2011/12/pardus-wallpaper-paradise.html | |||
1324418002 | technology | Open source exceeds Munich's expectations | The German city of Munich has been very precise at bumping off Windows PCs to give its Linux operating system Lebensraum | http://news.techeye.net/software/open-source-exceeds-munichs-expectations | |||
1324447445 | technology | Why The Linux Desktop Still Rocks | I needed that peace of mind that I never got with Windows, viruses always crashing my PC. I would have liked to get a Mac at some stage but the cost of it was a problem. Then I settled on Linux, and haven't looked back since. | http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/159906/ | |||
1324447810 | technology | Munich has Migrated the 9000th PC to GNU/Linux | The meaning is clear: the end is in sight. It has been a long haul but Munich will finally have a GNU/Linux system working for them instead of Munich working for M$. While there has been much cost and pain in the process, the future is forever and the benefits from switching to GNU/Linux, open standards and more efficient organization will continue to roll in. If there is one lesson learned from the process in Munich it is that the sooner migration is started the better. Otherwise, you’re just digging a deeper hole. While that other OS can form a basis for IT it is an unstable one designed t | http://mrpogson.com/2011/12/19/munich-has-migrated-the-9000th-pc-to-gnulinux/ | |||
1324448090 | technology | Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet pushing Android/Linux tablet share to 40 percent, predicts IDC | Kindle Fire Nook Tablet pushing Android tablet share to 40 percent predicts IDC News Linux for Devices: Android tablet computers will grow from 32 percent global market share in the third quarter to an estimated 40.3 percent through the fourth quarter, reducing Apple's iPad share to 59 percent, projects IDC. The growth in Android tablets is due largely... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/IDC-third-quarter-2011-tablet-study/?kc=rss | |||
1324448240 | technology | CentOS and Oracle release their Red Hat 6.2 clones | CentOS and Oracle release their Red Hat 6.2 clones News Linux for Devices: Only a week after releasing CentOS 6.1, the CentOS project finished up version 6.2 of its CentOS community version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), while Oracle launched Oracle Linux 6.2 -- a RHEL 6.2 clone that adds the company's Unbreakable... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/CentOS-62-Oracle-Linux-62-and-RHEL-58/?kc=rss | |||
1324448383 | technology | Archos Honeycomb tablet to debut at under $200 | Archos announced a seven-inch Android 3.2... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Archos-70b/?kc=rss | |||
1324448541 | technology | [Phoronix] Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris i7-3960X Scaling Performance | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_3960x_scaling&num=1 | |||
1324449438 | technology | Linpus Lite 1.6 desktop edition screenshot preview | Linpus Technologies, Inc., a Linux software solutions provider with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, today announced that the latest edition of the desktop edition of Linpus Lite is now available for download. The last edition of Linpus Lite that was reviewed on this website, was Linpus Lite 1.4, and that was in September 2010 (see Linpus [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/12/19/linpus-lite-1-6-desktop-edition-screenshot-preview/ | |||
1324449548 | technology | The Linux Setup - Jonathan Roberts, TuxRadar Podcast - My Linux Rig | One of my favorite podcasts, Linux or otherwise, is TuxRadar, which is produced by the editorial team of Linux Format magazine, an English... | http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/14400688431/the-linux-setup-jonathan-roberts-tuxradar-podcast | |||
1324450064 | technology | Download Firefox 9.0 Final for Linux | There's no official announcement yet, but the binary and source archives of the final version of Mozilla Firefox 9.0 were made available for download on the official FTP site of the Mozilla company. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Firefox-9-0-Final-for-Linux-241727.shtml | |||
1324450161 | technology | Mint Cocktail: Mojito or Molotov - Linux notes from DarkDuck | Unlike Ubuntu, Linux Mint does not keep the size of their distribution's ISO image to 700 MB. The latest release "weighs" about 1Gb. It is larger than a CD, so you need either a DVD-R(W) or a USB stick to get this operating system booted or installed. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/12/mint-cocktail-mojito-or-molotov.html | |||
1324450574 | technology | Apache says OpenOffice 3.4 planned for early 2012 | The Foundation says the project is making good progress and wants to be a neutral venue for collaboration. But it also reminds the community that it does value its trademarks and has not authorised third parties to use those marks for fund raising | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Apache-says-OpenOffice-3-4-planned-for-early-2012-1398737.html | |||
1324450745 | technology | Cricket unveils contract-free, four-inch Huawei Mercury | Cricket unveils contractfree fourinch Huawei Mercury News Linux for Devices: Cricket Communications announced its most powerful Android smartphone, a four-inch Android 2.3 handset with a 1.4GHz processor and an eight-megapixel camera. | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Huawei-Mercury-debuts/?kc=rss | |||
1324452729 | technology | Open Source receives official support in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | Several Brazilian government entities heavily involved with IT had already signed the "Brasilia Protocol" in 2008, a mutual commitment to Open Data Formats. Similarly, many government sectors were already implementing changes towards open source internally. This new Law formalizes this commitment and extends it to the whole of the public administration in the State of Rio de Janeiro. | http://www.opensource.org/node/593 | |||
1324453105 | technology | Is Google prepping a Nexus tablet?AndroidGuys | Might Google be preparing to enter the Android tablet game with an officially-backed tablet much like the Nexus handset series? Depending on how much you read into the context and translation of the following, the answer is yes. According to Google's own Eric Schmidt, the company plans to rally behind a top-notch tablet. | http://www.androidguys.com/2011/12/19/is-google-prepping-a-nexus-tablet/ | |||
1324456269 | technology | Twitter Buys Crypto Tech, Then Open-Sources It | TechPresident | Twitter has released the source code to TextSecure, the encrypted SMS messaging application created by Whisper Systems, which it acquired earlier this year, and promises more releases to come. | http://techpresident.com/news/21537/twitter-buys-crypto-tech-then-open-sources-it | |||
1324460110 | technology | Amarok 2.5 adds GPodder support | The new version of the open source media player features GPodder.net support, improvements to playlists and new USB mass storage support | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Amarok-2-5-adds-GPodder-support-1398475.html | |||
1324460453 | technology | Red Hat CEO Explains Open Source Success | CEO Jim Whitehurst explains Tuesday what makes Red Hat so successful in open source software. | http://www.thestreet.com/story/11351697/1/red-hat-ceo-explains-open-source-success.html | |||
1324484659 | technology | The Old Novell Sheds Light on Microsoft Abuses | Techrights | The Novell vs. Microsoft case in a nutshell | http://techrights.org/2011/12/21/novell-case-in-a-nutshell/ | |||
1324484716 | technology | From SUSE and Novell Straight to Fog Computing | Techrights | Products that are 'cloud' based take priority in Novell and SUSE circles | http://techrights.org/2011/12/21/cloudy-after-novell-dies/ | |||
1324484779 | technology | Latest Patent Attacks on Linux/Android and Why They Matter | Techrights | Updates on the Oracle, BT, and Apple actions against Android | http://techrights.org/2011/12/21/swpats-actions-against-android/ | |||
1324511217 | technology | Intel shows Medfield-based Android phone and tablet prototypes - News - Linux for Devices | Intel shows Medfieldbased Android phone and tablet prototypes News Linux for Devices: Intel has demonstrated smartphone and tablet reference designs equipped with its upcoming, low power | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Intel-demos-Medfield-prototypes-on-Android/?kc=rss | |||
1324597415 | technology | Kororaa Linux 16 - A Fedora++ Distribution | ZDNet UK | Since finding that Fedora 16 works the best of the Linux distributions I have tried on my Samsung netbooks, I have been making more and more use of it. I generally load the Gnome version of Fedora (for historical reasons), but that left... | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/kororaa-linux-16-a-fedora-distribution-10025052/ | |||
1324603019 | technology | LXer: Why Linux Desktop Makes Total Sense | Unity is more natural and user friendly to me than anything else..finally. I have not booted windows for 4 months. This is not one of those hate article or Windows vs Linux article, so if you have such intentions please feel free to escape this article presently. | http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/159942/index.html | |||
1324634712 | Why Firefox 9 Isn't in Red Hat Enterprise Linux - InternetNews. | From the 'Rapid Releases Aren't Good For Everyone' files: | http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/why-firefox-9-isnt-in-red-hat-enterprise-linux.html | ||||
1324633317 | technology | The PCLinuxOS Magazine: Scribus Special Edition | PCLinuxOS Online MAgazine | http://pclosmag.com/index.php/component/content/article/29-the-cms/94-the-pclinuxos-magazine-scribus-special-edition | |||
1324633401 | technology | Linux Mint with MATE works really really great | Review of MATE, a fork of Gnome 2 desktop environment offered as replacement for Gnome 3 and tested on Linux Mint 12 Lisa | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-mint-mate.html | |||
1324633649 | technology | Geek-in-Pink: When I installed Mandrake on my computer, my boyfriend was not happy at all. | There are different people. There are different Linux users. Generally, you can split all people in the world into two categories: men and women. But should we split Linux world by gender? Some people still believe we should. Many others think we shouldn't. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/12/geek-in-pink-when-i-installed-mandrake.html | |||
1324634428 | technology | KDE SC 4.8 Release Candidate Is Ready for Testing | Just in time for Christmas, the KDE development team proudly unleashed a minutes ago, December 22nd, the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming and highly anticipated KDE Software Compilation 4.8 environment. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/KDE-SC-4-8-Release-Candidate-Is-Ready-for-Testing-242533.shtml | |||
1324634626 | technology | Ubuntu To Run In Cars | It competes with Microsoft's own offering in the car system. Linux is already quite strong in the embedded spcae, which is the same category car infotainment aka In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) falls in. | http://www.muktware.com/bitsnbytes/3132/ubuntu-run-cars | |||
1324637669 | technology | Thunderbird 9.0 Arrives, Via Mozilla's Rapid Release Cycle | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/thunderbird-9-0-arrives-via-mozillas-rapid-release-cycle | |||
1324638774 | technology | Linaro brings Ice Cream Sandwich & Oneiric Ocelot together on ARM boards | Open-source software engineering group Linaro has pushed out a build of Android Ice Cream Sandwich for low-cost development boards from Samsung and ST-Ericsson. The build supports hardware acceleration for Systems on a Chip utililzing ARM's Mali-400 graphics processor. | http://betanews.com/2011/12/22/linaro-brings-ice-cream-sandwich-oneiric-ocelot-together-on-arm-boards/ | |||
1324638819 | technology | Techrights Interview With Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat’s President and CEO | A short interview with Jim Whitehurst, who spoke to us about Red Hat's performance | http://techrights.org/2011/12/22/jim-whitehurst-q-and-a/ | |||
1324638898 | technology | Ubuntu 11.10: Unity comes of age | Has Canonical's controversial new desktop interface improved enough to not only be an amiable desktop for Ubuntu, but to fend off the competition from Windows 8? | http://apcmag.com/ubuntu-1110-unity-comes-of-age.htm | |||
1324640662 | technology | Govt CIO acts on open source omission | Parliamentary Services adjusts tender to consider open source options. | http://www.itnews.com.au/News/285207,govt-cio-acts-on-open-source-omission.aspx | |||
1324640698 | technology | UK Government Open Standards: The Great Betrayal of 2012 | Back in February of this year, I wrote about PPN 3/11, a Cabinet Office “Procurement Policy Note - Use of Open Standards when specifying ICT requirements” [.pdf], which contained the following excellent definition of open standards: result from and are... | http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2011/12/uk-government-open-standards-the-great-betrayal-of-2012/index.htm | |||
1324642000 | technology | Daiwa selects Red Hat Enterprise Linux as Core Banking Platform | Japan-based Daiwa Securities' internet bank, Daiwa Next Bank has selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux as its enterprise operating system for its core ban | http://bankingtechnology.banking-business-review.com/news/daiwa-selects-red-hat-enterprise-linux-as-core-banking-platform-211211 | |||
1324669544 | technology | Groklaw: No Settlement Talks in Novell vs. Microsoft Case | Techrights | The WordPerfect case with its imminent future is reported to have approached settlement, but experts beg to differ | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/settlement-and/ | |||
1324669946 | technology | Trouble With SysVInit in OpenSUSE | Techrights | An article of interest from Phoronix | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/sysvinit-in-opensuse/ | |||
1324670977 | technology | Update on Software Patenting in Australia and New Zealand | Techrights | Bits of important news from Australia and New Zealand, less so from Europe | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/australia-and-new-zealand-roundup/ | |||
1324672616 | technology | Microsoft’s Attack on Linux in the Courtroom | Techrights | A quick overview encompassing Microsoft's latest actions against Linux, using software patents and Linux-taxing minions like Tuxera | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/linux-taxing-microsoft-minions/ | |||
1324673946 | technology | Microsoft Stacked Patent Panels, Front Groups for Patents, and Proxy Patent Trolls | | A roundup of Microsoft patent lobbying and aggression that go on mostly unnoticed | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/nefarious-patent-war/ | |||
1324674414 | technology | Boycott GoDaddy | Techrights | Despite an attempt to respond to public backlash, GoDaddy is an enemy of your Internet freedom | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/boycott-godaddy/ | |||
1324676988 | technology | Apple Does Malicious Stuff With Patents as More Courts Sidle With Linux/Android | A roundup of news about Apple's patent wars (against everyone) and a bit of good news, arriving just before Christmas | http://techrights.org/2011/12/23/apple-patent-wars-fail/ | |||
1324685665 | technology | Open source: Pretty much right on track | With the close of the old year, and the advent of the new, it's very easy to sit back and start reflecting on where open source has been and where it's going. | http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/235433/open-source-pretty-much-right-track | |||
1324685695 | technology | Linux-based Magneti Marelli telematics system | Magneti Marelli has demonstrated a Linux-based prototype of what it claims is the first open-source infotainment system. related to Components, Technology/R&D, Magneti Marelli, BMW, PSA, Peugeot, Citroen | http://www.just-auto.com/news/magneti-marelli-system-will-connect-cars-to-the-cloud_id118513.aspx | |||
1324685734 | technology | Raspberry Pi £16 computer project nears lift-off | The Raspberry Pi project, which aims to sell tiny £16 Linux-based computers to help kids learn about real computing in schools, has said it is now testing beta versions of the device. | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/communication-breakdown-10000030/raspberry-pi-16-computer-project-nears-lift-off-10025083/ | |||
1324685762 | technology | Canonical Focuses on Multi-Monitor Support In Ubuntu | Canonical's design team is focused on improving the multi-monitor experience in Ubuntu -- hopefully making it at least as good as it was back in GNOME 2. | http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/12/23/canonical-focuses-on-multi-monitor-support-in-ubuntu/ | |||
1324892832 | technology | Inquirer Poll: Readers Oppose Patents | Techrights | A British news site, The Inquirer, asks its readers for their opinion on patents | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/inquirer-poll-on-swpats/ | |||
1324892854 | technology | Should We Organise an Apple Boycott? | Techrights | A roundup of more news about Apple and why it might be reasonable to pressure the company to drop its lawsuits strategy, e.g. by means of boycott | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/boycott-apple-debated/ | |||
1324892890 | technology | Microsoft May Soon Drop to Fourth Position Among Tech Companies | Techrights | The relative value of Microsoft is diminished as new technology companies rise at its expense | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/value-of-microsoft/ | |||
1324892912 | technology | Microsoft’s Legal War on Android (and the Role of Novell Patents) | Techrights | few items of interest covering the legal situation Android is in and what led to it | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/bloomberg-and-microsoft/ | |||
1324893612 | technology | New Zealand Computer Society Still Battles Against Software Patents | Techrights | The New Zealand Computer Society, along with other groups, defends against invasion through the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/trans-pacific-partnership-and-swpats/ | |||
1324894214 | technology | USPTO: Not a Joke, But Sure Looks Like One | Techrights | Criticism of the USPTO in light of new examples of patents | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/uspto-fail-2011/ | |||
1324894854 | technology | Bench PR Contracted to Work on Perception of SUSE | Techrights | The industry of spin and lies is assigned the task of working on SUSE's image | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/bench-pr-to-work-on-suse/ | |||
1324896258 | technology | Microsoft and Nokia Caught AstroTurfing, Abusing/Attacking Genuine Posters | Techrights | Aggressive AstroTurfing from Microsoft and its new department for mobile PR | http://techrights.org/2011/12/26/microsoft-and-nokia-astroturf/ | |||
1324988456 | Android Is Finally Coming Back to Linux Kernel - Softpedia | Android Is Finally Coming Back to Linux Kernel | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Android-Is-Finally-Coming-Back-to-Linux-Kernel-242871.shtml | ||||
1324916274 | technology | Ubuntu Powered Display Spotted at a Gas Pump in Colorado | We have written a number of times Linux being spotted in public. Besides powering displays in Best Buy and HMV Stores in UK, Ubuntu has just been spotted at one of the gas stations in Colorado. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/ubuntu-powered-display-spotted-at-gas.html | |||
1325150074 | [Phoronix] GNOME 3.3.3 Heats Things Up For GNOME 3.4 | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzNDI | ||||
1324977548 | technology | SCO’s Front Page Advertises Microsoft Product | Techrights | SCO's gift to Microsoft or simply an innocent coincidence | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/sco-homage-to-microsoft/ | |||
1324979770 | technology | Update on OpenSUSE: Novell/Microsoft Incubator for Free Labour | Techrights | Some bits and pieces about OpenSUSE, which paints as community and open a rather proprietary product (SLE*) with Microsoft patent tax | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/incubator-update/ | |||
1324979897 | technology | The Exodus of Novell Executives and Life After Novell | Techrights | What Novell's heads, including the CEO, are up to after the group disbanded | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/novell-heads-move-on/ | |||
1324981479 | technology | Novell Products Dumped Quickly | Techrights | A roundup of December stories where companies or institutions dump Novell and also make it known | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/novell-market-problems/ | |||
1324981653 | science | Bill Gates Labelled “Public Health Dictator” | Techrights | Criticisms of monopolisation in the medical field and another appointment from a drug company, consisting and reinforcing yet another conflict of interest | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/public-health-dictator-remark/ | |||
1324982997 | world_news | Increasing Number of Complaints About Increasing Number of Gates-funded AstroTurf Groups | A somewhat belated roundup of reports about what Bill Gates is doing to privatise (and perhaps monopolise) US education | http://techrights.org/2011/12/27/us-education-under-warfare/ | |||
1324984777 | technology | Techrights Recommends An Apple Boycott | walterbyrd writes with a quote from an article at Techrights: "Given the latest actions from Apple we cannot help recommending that people buy nothing from Apple. Boycott the company for being a threat to the IT landscape and also to common sense."
More from the article: "...Apple has been working ... | http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/12/27/0216217/techrights-recommends-an-apple-boycott | |||
1324987175 | technology | How to migrate Thunderbird profile » INFORBIRO - Information technology and marketing | Detail instructions how to migrate Thunderbird profile from Windows 7 to Linux Ubuntu 11.10 by MitraX (www.inforbiro.com) | http://www.inforbiro.com/blog-eng/how-to-migrate-thunderbird-profile | |||
1324988606 | technology | Wargus - Open-Source Warcraft II On Linux | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzMzk | |||
1324992305 | technology | “$100 ICS Tablet” Novo7 is available for pre-order… for $120 | Android Community | More than a few people got excited at the prospect of a $100 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet when a no-name manufacturer sprang out of China marketing the Novo7... | http://androidcommunity.com/100-ics-tablet-novo7-is-available-for-pre-order-for-120-20111222/ | |||
1325061727 | Hacker builds allegedly pointless data network out of Lego train set | How can we appreciate bullet-quick SSDs and fiber networks without pausing -- at the year's end -- to appreciate where it all came from? We | http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/27/hacker-builds-allegedly-pointless-data-network-out-of-lego-train/ | ||||
1325017778 | technology | Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6 review | Linpus Lite is a Linux distribution published by Linpus Technologies, Inc., a Linux software solutions provider based in Taiwan. Linpus Lite Desktop is, as the name suggests, the version designed for traditional desktop computing. Aside from that, the company also publishes other editions (for example, Linpus Lite Android Edition and Linpus Lite PCTV), but those [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/12/26/linpus-lite-desktop-1-6-review/ | |||
1325019603 | technology | Sony Tablet S To Get Android 4.0 | Muktware | Sony has finally given some indications of upgrading their Sony Tablet S to the version 4.0 of Android. Sony has not made any official statement, but a forum moderator did reply to a thread stating that the company is looking into ICS. He also said that there is no commitment at this moment. This language is vague but typical and safer for the thread moderator. | http://www.muktware.com/bitsnbytes/3146/sony-tablet-s-get-android-40 | |||
1325052377 | technology | Software Patents: How Europe Lost Its Sovereignty | Techrights | The first part of a series about the unitary patent and its attempted last-minute passage | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/last-minute-passage-swpats/ | |||
1325054892 | technology | EPO and Other Lawyers-dominated Circles Push for Software Patenting | Techrights | A look at support for software patents in Europe and where this is coming from | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/support-for-software-patents-in-europe/ | |||
1325054929 | technology | European Commission Betrays the European Public With Stance on OOXML and Unitary Patent | New examples of the Commission serving as guardian of corporations, not the public | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/commission-on-ooxml-and-swpats/ | |||
1325056190 | technology | Patent Lawyers Push for Software Patents, Poorly | Techrights | A deeper look at the lobbying for software patents in Europe and more from Marty Goetz | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/marty-goetz-and-patent-lawyers/ | |||
1325057904 | technology | Unitary Patent is Not a Done Deal | Techrights | Response to erroneous claims that the back door to software patents has been successfully set up | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/erroneous-claims-about-unitary-patent/ | |||
1325058799 | technology | Commissioner Barnier: Enemy of European Development | Techrights | Naming the leading culprit among European politicians that let Europe be contaminated by foreign monopolies | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/barnier-for-foreign-monopolies/ | |||
1325063590 | Meizu planning to launch quad-core MX in 2012?AndroidGuys | According to Chinese blog Techorz, Meizu is readying a killer Android device for the new year. Not much is known, but the device, which is being referred to as the Meizu MX, is said to be packing a Samsung Exynos 4210 quad-core processor and Ice Cream Sandwich. This is reportedly coming straight from J. Wong, [...] Meizu planning to launch quad-core MX in 2012? originally appeared on AndroidGuys . Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners | http://www.androidguys.com/2011/12/27/meizu-planning-to-launch-quad-core-mx-in-2012/ | ||||
1325061706 | technology | Ubuntu 11.10: Oneiric Ocelot and the cloud | There's a lot of new features in the latest iteration of Ubuntu. Today we take a look at the new Software Centre, OneConf and Ubuntu One. | http://apcmag.com/ubuntu-1110-oneiric-ocelot-and-the-cloud.htm | |||
1325062556 | technology | CTL launches MB40U Ubuntu powered notebook - CIOL News Reports | MB40U is designed to give the user a notebook that is as powerful as it is functional while offering the flexibility and freedom inherent with Ubuntu 11.10 | http://www.ciol.com/Developer/Open-Source/News-Reports/CTL-launches-MB40U-Ubuntu-powered-notebook/158255/0/ | |||
1325062688 | technology | Steinberg pushes free digital college textbooks for California | Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg wants to create a digital library of free course materials for California college students. | http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/27/4146712/steinberg-pushes-free-digital.html | |||
1325068179 | technology | KDE SC 4.8 – Is KDE In A Permanent Feature Freeze? | On 22 December, KDE unleashed its first release candidate of the next major iteration of the 4.x series on an unsuspecting pre-Christmas world. KDE 4.8 is a | http://everydaylht.com/2011/12/27/kde-sc-4-8-is-kde-in-a-permanent-feature-freeze/ | |||
1325104614 | politics | Bill Gates Keeps Getting Richer and Gaining More Lobbying Power | Techrights | A roundup of Gates stories and what they teach us about the Gates Foundation | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/gates-foundation-lesson/ | |||
1325105939 | technology | Attachmate Hardly Embraces Novell’s Products | Techrights | Based on news we can find, Attachmate is doing just about nothing with Novell's portfolio | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/attachmate-in-news/ | |||
1325107045 | technology | Cablegate Comes Back to Techrights | Techrights | Cablegate returns to Techrights in the interest of spreading the truth | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/cablegate-returns/ | |||
1325108434 | technology | Google Patents, Attacks on Android, and Calls for Apple and Microsoft Boycotts | Techrights | The attacks on Android fuel a debate about the role of patents and also suggest that the USPTO fails to fulfil its role | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/attacks-on-android/ | |||
1325109311 | science | USPTO Ridiculed | Techrights | New posts about the US patent system, including examples of very bizarre patents | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/uspto-ridiculed/ | |||
1325109360 | technology | Techrights group calls for Apple boycott | An anti-patent campaigning group has called for a boycott of Apple products in a bid to get Cupertino to drop its lawsuit strategy against Linux and Android. | http://news.techeye.net/software/techrights-group-calls-for-apple-boycott | |||
1325110191 | technology | Clonezilla: A Drive-Duping Monster With a Fearsome Face | Backing up data and restoring a crashed computer are two of those "I wish I hadda" moments in the life of every computer user. When you maintain a collection of computers for your job or organization, those tasks can be critical. One of the fastest and most reliable ways to restore an afflicted computer is to copy its previously saved image onto the hard drive. | http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74056.html | |||
1325110304 | technology | Linux Gains Respect from Enterprise | Linux Gains Respect from Enterprise,Linux adoption rates in the enterprise,Clear advantages on usability and TCO related benefits | http://www.itvarnews.net/news/13793/linux-gains-respect-from-enterprise.html | |||
1325110343 | technology | Review: Chakra 2011.12 "Edn" | There's a new build of Chakra out, and I have some free time to check it out, so I'm doing so now. The other reason why I want to try it now is because a member of my family was raving about KDE in Fedora, so I figured it would be worth my time to dig deeper and see if I can massage KDE into becoming something that I could really like and use regularly. I'll spare any introductions because I've reviewed Chakra enough times already, so I'll skip to the main part of it. | http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2011/12/review-chakra-201112-edn.html | |||
1325110561 | technology | Refactored Tiny Core Linux 4.2 released | The ultracompact Linux distribution which can deliver a GUI desktop in only 12 MB, has been updated and refactored into a Core foundation, Tiny Core desktop and CorePlus with multiple window managers and extra packages | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Refactored-Tiny-Core-Linux-4-2-released-1401639.html | |||
1325116175 | technology | Cablegate: US Government Implies Proprietary Software Leaves Digital Footprint | Techrights | Cable from Burma shows American diplomats who would also like to assist in distributing USB sticks Internews has developed, which allow the activists to utilize open source software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/digital-footprint-cable/ | |||
1325116771 | technology | Cablegate: US Government Talks About Providing Free Software that Helps Chinese Netizens Overcome Filters | A look at Free software in China based on cables that Wikileaks released about a year ago to selected journalists | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/china-foss/ | |||
1325117807 | technology | Indian Ambassador Criticises UNESCO for Signing a Software Agreement With Microsoft | A cable from 5 years ago shows that UNESCO deals we often criticise meet opposition behinds the scenes too | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/opposition-in-unesco/ | |||
1325118762 | technology | Cablegate: Apple Attacks French Copyright Law to Induce Various Restrictions (Including DRM) | Bad Apple is doing bad things in HADOPI land using blackmail (allegedly claiming it it would pull its business out of France unless its demands were met) | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/apple-on-copyright/ | |||
1325119596 | technology | Cablegate: Brazil Advocates, Praises “the Usefulness of Free, Open Source Software” | Some interesting words from Brazil (source: CSTD Paris panel meeting on WSIS) | http://techrights.org/2011/12/28/brazil-on-foss/ | |||
1325148372 | technology | Arch, Ubuntu, and Debian Linux ported to the HP TouchPad tablet | Before hackers figured out how to install Google Android on the HP TouchPad, people were using the 9.7 inch tablet to run Ubuntu Linux… sort of. The discontinued tablet actually shipped with HP’s webOS software preloaded and early attempts to run Linux didn’t boot Linux instead of webOS. They basically let you run Ubuntu alongside Android and run Ubuntu apps without rebooting using UbuntuChroot. | http://liliputing.com/2011/12/arch-ubuntu-and-debian-linux-ported-to-the-hp-touchpad-tablet.html | |||
1325148938 | technology | Open Source Licensing Defuses Copyright Law's Threat to Medicine | Enforcing copyright law could potentially interfere with patient care, stifle innovation and discourage research, but using open source licensing instead can prevent the problem, according to a physician – who practices both at the University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center – and a legal scholar at the UC Hastings College of Law. | http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2011/12/11231/open-source-licensing-defuses-copyright-laws-threat-medicine | |||
1325148966 | technology | Ada Initiative adviser deserts group | An adviser of a non-profit group that aims to increase the participation of women in free and open source software and culture has quit, describing the group as having achieved little since it was set up, despite spending nearly $US100,000. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/51978-ada-initiative-adviser-deserts-group | |||
1325150161 | technology | How to Get a Dock-Like Taskbar in KDE with Icon Tasks | The Icon Tasks widget is a robust plasma widget that includes support for task-oriented launchers and even the Ubuntu Unity API. | http://maketecheasier.com/get-dock-like-taskbar-in-kde/2011/12/28 | |||
1325150474 | technology | TechRadar: 13 weird and wonderful niche Linux distros | The best, oddest and most useful distributions that Linux has to offer, and why on Earth you'd want to use them. | http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/13-weird-and-wonderful-niche-linux-distros-1046624 | |||
1325150656 | technology | And the best distro of 2011 is ... | Article reviewing the best Linux distribution of 2011, with focus on aesthetics, ease of use, stability, and long-term support | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/best-distro-2011.html | |||
1325155737 | technology | Cablegate: State Governments in India Prefer Open Source Code | Techrights | A diplomatic cable about IBM, Linux and Free/open source software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/diplomatic-cable-re-ibm/ | |||
1325157008 | technology | Cablegate: With Microsoft Front Group Taking on Indonesia, a Call for Open Source Software Adoption | Cables shed light on how Hollywood and a Microsoft front group pressured Indonesian authorities, which had also proposed moving to Free/open source software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/hollywood-and-a-microsoft-front/ | |||
1325158580 | technology | Cablegate: Microsoft Attacks Free/Open Source Software in Indonesian Government With ‘Piracy’ | The abusive monopolist is caught trying to (and perhaps succeeding in) sabotage, using piracy for propaganda and blackmail | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/microsoft-vs-indonesian-freedom/ | |||
1325159386 | technology | Cablegate: Examples of Indonesia Developing Free/Open Source Software | Techrights | Two cables showing the use of Free software in Indonesia in order to reduce dependence on proprietary systems. | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/dependence-on-proprietary-systems/ | |||
1325162410 | science | Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert Explain Why the Gates Foundation Does Bad Work | Techrights | Russia Today explains the Gates Foundation | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/russia-today-on-gates-foundation/ | |||
1325162431 | technology | Cablegate: Microsoft Lobbies to Illegalise Backups and Make Copyright Violation a “Crime” | Lobbying from Microsoft shows just how far the company is willing to go to criminalise its own end users | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/criminalizing-users/ | |||
1325163486 | technology | Cablegate: Iraq Rebuilt With Free/Open Source Software | Techrights | Folks from MIT (home of the FSF/GNU) were said to be using open-source software for an Intranet would rely on radio and satellite data links to avoid dependence on Iraq's telecom system and more | http://techrights.org/2011/12/29/italy-cable/ | |||
1325192942 | technology | Pinoy Linux flavor stirs ripple in OS community | The latest version of a locally developed operating system made the country proud early this month when the Linux-based software made a good impression among enthusiasts of the open source community. | http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/243038/scitech/technology/pinoy-linux-flavor-stirs-ripple-in-os-community | |||
1325195370 | technology | Android for Dummies: Make your own build of CyanogenMod | Lithid, a dev from XDA, has created a simple Bash wrapper tool to allow novice Android developers to make small changes and compile the popular CyanogenMod ROM. | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/110949-android-for-dummies-make-your-own-build-of-cyanogenmod | |||
1325195847 | technology | FOSS meet moots new domain for free software in climate change mitigation | The fourth international conference on Free and Open Source Software (FOSSK4) which concluded here on Thursday has proposed the application of free software in the development of monitoring, mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change. | http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article2758387.ece | |||
1325265859 | technology | Cablegate: UNESCO Was Pro-Free Software Before Gates and Microsoft Intervention | Techrights | Interesting cable from Tripoli and its items regarding software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/tripoli-on-unesco/ | |||
1325266781 | technology | Cablegate: Lithuania ‘Watched’ for Not Accepting Monopoly/’IP’ Regime From West | What a cable about lobbying in Lithuania reveals about Free/open source software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/lobbying-in-lithuania/ | |||
1325267889 | technology | Cablegate: Business Software Alliance (BSA) Pretends to Speak for Open Source -| Techrights | In Malaysia, the 'IP' propaganda runs rampant -- a lot more rampant than actual 'piracy' and a cable shows how it's done | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/malaysia-propaganda/ | |||
1325268746 | technology | Cablegate: Peru’s Migration to Free/Open Source Software | Techrights | 3 cables from Peru where Free/open source gets mentioned, especially in relation to government policy | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/peru-and-foss-cables/ | |||
1325270513 | technology | Cablegate: Microsoft’s Friends at Frost and Sullivan Bash South Africa’s Migration to FOSS | More cables from South Africa and new information that they provide | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/cables-from-south-africa/ | |||
1325272306 | technology | Cablegate: BSA Smears Sri Lanka’s Government for Moving to Free/Open Source Software | US diplomatic cables from Sri Lanka reveal interesting stories about the small country's flirtations with freedom-respecting software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/ibm-and-bsa-in-sri-lanka/ | |||
1325278462 | technology | IT experts urge worldwide governments to promote use of free software - The Economic Times | International IT experts have urged governments worldwide to promote the use of open source software as a cost-effective option. | http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/it-experts-urge-worldwide-governments-to-promote-use-of-free-software/articleshow/11303935.cms | |||
1325279905 | technology | Xubuntu 11.10 with Xfce4 Desktop — Low Cost Computing | I wasn’t really planning on installing Xubuntu, but it was the only Live/Install edition with the Xfce desktop that would install on an external USB drive from a USB stick, and that supported the Broadcom Wireless driver required by my HP mini netbook. The Xfce desktop is an alternative for those with older computers with minimal memory and older graphic cards. | http://www.bargincomputing.com/2011/12/xubuntu-11-10-with-xfce4-desktop/ | |||
1325279931 | technology | Lubuntu is a Nice Clean Desktop — Low Cost Computing | I wasn’t really planning on installing Xubuntu, but it was the only Live/Install edition with the Xfce desktop that would install on an external USB drive from a USB stick, and that supported the Broadcom Wireless driver required by my HP mini netbook. The Xfce desktop is an alternative for those with older computers with minimal memory and older graphic cards. | http://www.bargincomputing.com/2011/12/lubuntu-is-a-nice-clean-desktop/ | |||
1325280055 | technology | Chakra and Pinguy OS find spots in the top 25 fastest growing projects | Ubuntu Manual | GNU/Linux distros Chakra and Pinguy feature in the Top 25 fastest growing projects compiled by SourceForge.So find out who else features in the list... | http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/514/chakra-and-pinguy-os-find-spots-in-the-top-25-fastest-growing-projects | |||
1325280099 | technology | TechSource’s Top 10 Linux Distributions of 2011 | TechSource | Tips, News, Tutorials, Reviews about Linux, Open Source Software, Ubuntu, Google, Chrome, Android, Apple, Programming, Gadgets, and all things tech. | http://www.junauza.com/2011/12/top-10-linux-distributions-of-2011.html | |||
1325280375 | technology | Cuba: Progress with GNU/Linux | # 2009-02-24 20% of PCs run GNU/Linux – Goal is 50% within 5 years | http://mrpogson.com/2011/12/30/cuba-progress-with-gnulinux/ | |||
1325280619 | technology | Ubuntu Razor-qt Remix Screenshot Tour | Softpedia announced yesterday, December 28th, the immediate availability for download of a new Ubuntu Remix, this time featuring the next-gen, super-fast, simplistic Razor-qt desktop environment. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-Razor-qt-Remix-Screenshot-Tour-243643.shtml | |||
1325281134 | technology | Austrumi 2.4.5: Small and Mighty | The Austrumi team released a new version of their operating system recently, on the 30th of September, 2011. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2011/12/austrumi-245-small-and-mighty.html | |||
1325283357 | technology | India To Become Android Super Hub? | Muktware | Chennai, the capital of south Indian state Tamil Nadu, is known as an electronic manufacturing hub with multinational corporations setting up Electronics/Hardware manufacturing plants in the region, especially in the Sriperumbudur electronics SEZ. The city is also home to many IT companies is fast becoming the support hub for Android, reports IBNLive. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3153/india-become-android-super-hub | |||
1325283657 | technology | The Year in Review: Desktop Linux Developments in 2011 | The VAR Guy | A look back at a few of the major developments that marked the world of desktop Linux in 2011. Can Linux continue its momentum with desktop and mobile devices? | http://www.thevarguy.com/2011/12/30/the-year-in-review-desktop-linux-developments-in-2011/ | |||
1325288385 | technology | Sony: Android 4.0 for Sony Tablet | Sony Tablet™ is evolving, and we'd like to keep you informed with the latest updates. | http://www.sony.co.uk/discussions/thread/143742?tstart=0 | |||
1325288685 | technology | Android Was 2011's Open Source Story of the Year | Google commanded close to half the U.S. smartphone market as of November, and there is little doubt that it will command more than half in 2012. | http://ostatic.com/blog/android-was-2011s-open-source-story-of-the-year | |||
1325291475 | technology | Cablegate: Brazil and Ghana Want Free/Open Source Added in World Summit on the Information Society | A United Nations cable shows the difference between developing countries (oppressed countries) and ruling nations, which obviously get their way | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/united-nations-cablegate/ | |||
1325292535 | technology | Move to Free/Open Source Software “Expected to Reduce the Demand for U.S. Software Products” | US cables show the attitude towards Venezuela's adoption of freedom-respecting software | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/freedom-respecting-software-vz/ | |||
1325293310 | technology | President Chavez Smeared for Favouring Free/Open Source Software, Venezuela Added to Shame List | Venezuela gets the PRIORITY WATCH LIST treatment, meaning that it gets sanctioned or at least warned for not kneeling to Western monopolies ('IP') | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/shame-list-for-venezuela/ | |||
1325294220 | technology | Cablegate: Microsoft Rushes Vietnam to Get Rid of Open Source, Including FOSS Policy | A good look at how Microsoft crushes freedom-respecting software in Vietnam | http://techrights.org/2011/12/30/vietnam-cables/ | |||
1325295003 | technology | Cablegate Index at Techrights | This page summarises work done to document software-related cables | http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Cablegate | |||
1325408442 | technology | Museifu: Best Desktop Distributions | A few days ago a friend, being new to Linux, asked me about different distributions and that led to a long talk about their merits and failings. So, being new to blog-sphere, I decided to play it safe and write about best desktop distributions. But I also thought that I could do this a little differently. Best as in best for the Linux Desktop. First let us find some criteria for choosing distributions:
1. Considering an usual desktop user uses around 1000-2000 package, the distribution must have over 10000 packages. Let's just say over 9000. 2. It must not be a cosmetic derivative, or a | http://liseifu.blogspot.com/2011/12/best-desktop-distributions.html | |||
1325408942 | technology | GIMX Lets You Control PlayStation 3 Using Linux, Plays Battlefield 3 with Keyboard and Mouse | GIMX Lets You Control PlayStation 3 Using Linux, Plays Battlefield 3 with Keyboard and Mouse | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/12/gimx-lets-you-control-playstation-3.html | |||
1325435642 | How to Install Firefox 10 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 11.04 - Softpedia | How to Install Firefox 10 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 11.04 | http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-Firefox-10-in-Ubuntu-11-10-and-11-04-243906.shtml | ||||
1325433157 | technology | Microsoft Disservice | Examples of Microsoft reacting (or not reacting) to realisation of bad service | http://techrights.org/2012/01/01/microsoft-service-failures/ | |||
1325433560 | technology | OpenLogic Enters the Fog | Techrights | OpenLogic is riding the cloud wave and openwashing it | http://techrights.org/2012/01/01/openlogic-cloud-hype/ | |||
1325434843 | technology | The Better Side of Novell | Techrights | A new year's post about the part of Novell which is not FOSS-hostile or parasitical | http://techrights.org/2012/01/01/opensuse-and-old-novell/ | |||
1325436002 | technology | DREAMLINUX 5 - The new distribution from Dreamlinux Project | 100% Debian Testing compatibility. Minimalist desktop with the most recent stylized XFCE 4.8. Full of new custom features. | http://www.dreamlinux.info/2011/12/dreamlinux-5-nova-distribuicao-do_04.html | |||
1325438150 | politics | Ron Paul Opposes SOPA | Muktware | SOPA has been criticized by everyone who understands how dangerous the bill is. Hollywood may be pumping money into the congress to get congressmen pass it as soon as possible, ignoring expert's warning and opposition by the governments across the globe and most importantly opposition by the citizen of the United States themselves. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3160/ron-paul-opposes-sopa | |||
1325524190 | technology | Reactive Lawsuits Brewing Against Microsoft and Apple | Techrights | News about patents with emphasis on the duopoly's fight against Android/Linux | http://techrights.org/2012/01/02/duopoly-roundup/ | |||
1325555122 | Munich Linux Migration Project LiMux Reports Success | Linux Journal | LiMux, a project to convert local government institutions to Linux and open source software in Munich, has exceeded initial expectations. The project has done slightly better than projections of 8,500 and now boasts 9,000 Linux migrated workstations. | http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/limux-munich-linux-migration-project-reports-success | ||||
1325553978 | technology | Gentoo 12.1 LiveDVD Released | Gentoo 12.1 LiveDVD has just been released | http://www.muktware.com/bitsnbytes/3164/gentoo-121-livedvd-released | |||
1325554680 | technology | Year of the Penguin - el Reg's 2011 Linux-land roundup • The Register | It's been a tumultuous year for the Linux desktop. Anno domini 2011 saw the release of not one, but two major new desktops, the GNOME project's GNOME 3 shell and Ubuntu's rival Unity desktop. By the time most distros hit their stride in 2011, the GNOME 2.x line had been replaced with GNOME 3. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/02/linux_in_2011/ | |||
1325556709 | technology | The Linuxification of software development | Just before the start of my holiday vacation, I went ahead and updated my old Froyo Android phone to the new Galaxy Nexus running Ice Cream Sandwich, promptly becoming a statistic in a new trend: buying new hardware to update software. | http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/237189/linuxification-software-development | |||
1325587119 | technology | Red Hat expects to hire 1,000 workers this year | Jim Whitehurst, CEO of the Raleigh-based Linux software company, told Investor's Business Daily in a recent interview that the company plans to add at least 1,000 workers in 2012 -- which would boost its worldwide employment by more than 20 percent. Last month the company reported that it had 4,350 workers, including more than 700 in Raleigh. | http://blogs.newsobserver.com/business/red-hat-expects-to-hire-1000-workers-this-year | |||
1325587262 | technology | Ubuntu's Unity Desktop: A Free Republic or Paternalistic Democracy? | If your computer is so old that it was last spotted in the wild roaming with the dinosaurs before they were flamed by an extinction-level event, then (like me) you just might just be grateful for Unity (2D) to extend the lifetime of your machine. Since the doctors switched off the life support on my best, though ageing laptop (private funeral only, no flowers, donations in lieu) I've had to switch the hard drive into my second best machine. The problem is that it's even older, at seven or eight years (probably about sixty eight in dog years). The spec' is miserable: slow single core processor, | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ubuntus_unity_desktop_free_republic_or_paternalistic_democracy | |||
1325587445 | technology | The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Introducing Cinnamon | With Gnome 2 no longer an option we lost one of the most important upstream components our Linux Mint desktop was based on. Our entire focus shifted from innovating on the desktop, to patching existing alternatives such as Gnome Shell. We used MATE and MGSE to provide an easier transition away from Gnome 2, but without being able to truly offer an alternative that was better than Gnome 2. Both MATE and Gnome Shell are promising projects but MATE’s ultimate goal is to replicate Gnome 2 using GTK+ and Gnome Shell doesn’t provide what we need in a desktop and is going in a direction we do not | http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1910 | |||
1325590578 | technology | Linux in 2011: What a Great Year -- Linux Planet Linux Top 5 | The true test of character is overcoming adversity and Linux has no shortage of character. | http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-in-2011-what-a-great-year.html | |||
1325612431 | technology | Linux Forums - Raspberry Pi - first 10 on eBay! | Raspberry Pi - first 10 on eBay! | http://www.linuxforum.com/content.php/152-Raspberry-Pi-first-10-on-eBay!?s=5ce6085e547909b39159e08e9ef15a27 | |||
1325612877 | technology | Version 1.0 of the Clementine music player arrives | The new release of the cross-platform music player adds support for more online streaming services and includes a Global Search function that allows users to find music on their local systems or on the internet | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Version-1-0-of-the-Clementine-music-player-arrives-1402782.html | |||
1325613366 | technology | Chakra Linux Review: Arch For Mortals | Muktware | Arch Linux has a cult following, and there is a price to pay too – it is one of those operating systems which requires its users to be well versed with the UNIX-like system. You build everything from scratch. There are quite a lot of benefits of using such a system. But, it also means that Arch Linux is not for mere mortals like me. I did install Arch once, reading a manual written by a Muktware author, but then moved back to my secure cocoon. I continue to dream of using Arch one day. Chakra brings me closer to realizing that dream. I may not have compiled the OS for my hardware and gone th | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3165/chakra-linux-review-arch-mortals | |||
1325613500 | technology | Android surges in holiday activations | Android surges in holiday activations News Linux for Devices: The holiday shopping season appears to have been very good indeed for Android, with Google claiming that 3.7 million Android devices were activated during the period. Meanwhile, Flurry Analytics reported that Android and iOS activations on Christmas Day soared to 6.8... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Android-activations-plus-Flurry-and-ComScore-smartphone-reports/?kc=rss | |||
1325759938 | Mozilla persuades Firefox 3.6 users to dump old browser | Mozilla's upgrade call last month pushed more Firefox 3.6 users to grab a newer edition than any month since June 2011, a Web metrics company said over the weekend. | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223109/Mozilla_persuades_Firefox_3.6_users_to_dump_old_browser | ||||
1325627973 | technology | Linux design needs to be out of the hands of developers | TechRepublic | Why does the Linux desktop suffer so much? Jack Wallen thinks he has the answer to this question that has been in play for a very long time. See if yo | http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/linux-design-needs-to-be-out-of-the-hands-of-developers/3320 | |||
1325628945 | technology | Lightweight Giant Debian XFCE - Linux notes from DarkDuck | When I started a poll about a month ago, I did not know what the outcome would be. I mean the “Best XFCE-based distribution” poll. I had a vague vision that Xubuntu would come out somewhere near the top not only because *buntu is the most popular distribution family, but also because it is a really good distribution on its own. But I had no idea which system would share the leadership with Xubuntu. All the candidates were actually decent Operating Systems, each with points pro and con. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/lightweight-giant-debian-xfce.html | |||
1325671416 | Extremadura abandons its custom Linux distribution - The H Open Source: News and Features | One of the pioneers of the use of open source solutions in public administrations since 2005, the autonomous region of Extremadura in western Spain has abandoned the development of its custom LinEx Linux distribution | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Extremadura-abandons-its-custom-Linux-distribution-1402780.html | ||||
1325670000 | technology | Misplaced priorities hampering UK government uptake of open source | According to a computing.co.uk article entitled Open Source: The government's commitment so far, most of the IT technology used in the UK government is still proprietary and comes from single vendors.
Open source adoption by government agencies in the UK is progressing, but is still being hindered by a focus on "free as in gratis." Decisions based on cost-of-acquisition alone ignore the other real and more important values offered by open source, which are derived from "free as in freedom." | http://opensource.com/government/11/12/misplaced-priorities-hampering-uk-government-uptake-open-source | |||
1325670505 | technology | Steam Comes To Android | IBF Programs has created an app called 'Stream for Android' which brings most of the Steam features to Android. Caveat: It's not an official Steam App. What is basically does is lets you check your Steam's public profile. | http://www.droidoid.com/news/11/steam-comes-android | |||
1325670784 | technology | Announcing Pear OS Linux Debian Edition | David Tavares, the French developer behind the jaw-dropping Pear OS Linux operating system is proud to announce today, January 3rd, the immediate availability for download and testing of the first Alpha version of Pear OS Linux Debian Edition. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Announcing-Pear-OS-Linux-Debian-Edition-244145.shtml | |||
1325671169 | technology | Environment Agency deploys open source knowledge management | The Environment Agency is deploying an open source knowledge management system to compile and share information on around 500 river restoration projects throughout Europe. | http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/open-source/3327528/environment-agency-deploys-open-source-knowledge-management/ | |||
1325671682 | technology | The young pretenders | company prepares to enter the fray with a £119 Android tablet. | http://www.telecoms.com/38124/the-young-pretenders/ | |||
1325671746 | technology | MAME Runs In Google Chrome, Plays All Your Favorite Arcade Games | Google engineer Robert Muth and his team ported the Linux version of the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator to Google Chrome's Native Client in four days. Here's how it works. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/247189/mame_runs_in_google_chrome_plays_all_your_favorite_arcade_games.html | |||
1325671846 | technology | Aptosid 2011-03 comes with Linux 3.1 kernel | The new release brings the enhanced hardware support of the Linux 3.1 kernel to the Debian-based Linux distribution | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Aptosid-2011-03-comes-with-Linux-3-1-kernel-1402962.html | |||
1325672379 | technology | Ultra-Low-Cost School Computing Solution to be Exhibited | Korea IT Times | At BETT in the HP booth (Stand J40, Upper Level) in London, England from January 11 - 14, Userful, the world leader in Linux desktop virtualization, will be demonstrating the next generation of their Userful MultiSeat™ solution. | http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/19269/ultra-low-cost-school-computing-solution-be-exhibited | |||
1325673828 | technology | Open Source Action (and more): Mozilla Public License, version 2.0 | So, as Luis Villa announced on a list, Mozilla Public License v. 2.0 has just been published. It's actually an interesting evolution. (Indeed, the overall evolution of open licenses bears scrutiny, as they--the licenses--are being taken as seriously as any other legal instrument.) | http://ooo-speak.blogspot.com/2012/01/mozilla-public-license-version-20.html | |||
1325673875 | technology | Apple Sued By Users In America | Apple has just gotten what it deserves again | http://www.muktware.com/news/3167/apple-sued-users-america | |||
1325674119 | technology | Penguin Pete's Blog - BASIC Is Dead. Bury It. | Quite the troll post on Slashdot over the Holiday weekend, sniveling about wanting BASIC on the mobile phone platform.
BASIC advocates seem to come back annually on Slashdot like a herpes outbreak. Last year it was somebody advocating BASIC as a teaching language again. Touting BASIC as a way to teach "the joy of programming" is like recommending a night in a whorehouse as a way to teach young men "the joy of marriage". | http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=basic_is_dead_bury_it&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 | |||
1325674246 | technology | ppenz: Dolphin 2.0 - Status Update | When introducing Dolphin 2.0 I talked about grouping support for all view modes. But I could not offer any screenshots, as this feature was not ready yet at that time. | http://ppenz.blogspot.com/2012/01/dolphin-20-status-update.html | |||
1325674451 | technology | Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and MSI tip Cedar Trail netbooks | Acer Asus Lenovo and MSI tip Cedar Trail netbooks News Linux for Devices: Following Intel's announcement of its 32nm | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/New-netbooks-feature-Intel-Atom-N2600-and-N2800/ | |||
1325675159 | technology | What should free software do in 2012? | Free software plays in supporting online freedom and Glyn Moody thinks there are some projects it should take on in 2012 to help reinforce or reestablish those freedoms | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/What-should-free-software-do-in-2012-1401813.html | |||
1325710642 | technology | Starting 2012 With Patent Extortion and Litigation | Techrights | News from Tuxera in Asia, the unitary patent in Europe, and SCOracle in the United States | http://techrights.org/2012/01/04/2012-starts-with-a-bang/ | |||
1325711226 | technology | Apple Sued by Its Sellers and Customers, Time to Switch to Android/Linux | Techrights | Apple alienates Apple fans, gets sued in the process | http://techrights.org/2012/01/04/apple-suits/ | |||
1325711613 | technology | Royal Mail Should Migrate to GNU/Linux | Techrights | 2012 starts with more Microsoft failures at Royal Mail | http://techrights.org/2012/01/04/royal-fail/ | |||
1325712645 | technology | 5 Things to Watch in 2012: Linux Planet Linux Top 5 | From new development in the kernel and distros to changes in architectures big and small, here are a few things we expect to see this year. | http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-2012-5-things-to-watch.html | |||
1325712680 | technology | How Much Do You Linux? | My journey with Linux began in 2009, one week before the release of Ubuntu 9.04. I was a long-time Windows user who knew of nothing else, but what Microsoft had ... | http://domcan2.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/how-much-do-you-linux/ | |||
1325725124 | technology | GIF Animations in LATEX | Needing LATEX advice | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/05/gif-animated-latex/ | |||
1325726435 | technology | Download Linux From Your Desktop With Get Linux | How do I download Linux? That's a question that I hear fairly often. It usually leads to follow-up questions, like what is a distribution, which distribution | http://www.ghacks.net/2012/01/04/download-linux-from-your-desktop-with-get-linux/ | |||
1325760033 | Still Got SNES And Genesis Game Cartridges? Play them on Linux with 'Retrode 2' ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Retrode 2 can turn your Linux box into a retro gaming machine. The little black box allows you to play all your good old SNES and Genesis games legally on your PC. Retrode 2 is a USB adapter for classic 16 bit video games. It includes dual cartridge reader ports and supports original game controllers. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/still-got-snes-and-genesis-game.html | ||||
1325726697 | technology | Cortex-A9 hardware/softare dev platform supports Android 4.0 | CortexA9 hardware/softare dev platform supports Android 4.0 News Linux for Devices: Intrinsyc announced a hardware/software development platform for Freescale's Cortex-A9-based, dual-core i.MX 6 processor, offering support for Android 4.0 and Windows Mobile 6.5. The Open-6 Design and Production Platform combines a development kit, a wireless telephony stack, and a reference platform with... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Intrinsyc-Open6-DPP-for-Freescale-iMX-6/ | |||
1325726816 | technology | Linux Foundation sites back in action | The damage from the September 2011 cracking of several Linux Foundation web sites seems to have been repaired, though one site won't be coming back: the Linux Developer Network. | http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/237829/linux-foundation-sites-almost-all-back-action | |||
1325727788 | technology | Aeon Nox 2.0 XBMC Theme Released, Looks Fantastic! | Tech Drive-in | Many consider XBMC as one the finest, if not the best, media center application out there, which is also open source. Starting from the previous XBMC 10 'Dharma' release, XBMC started supporting add-ons officially which made it super easy to install third-party developed skins and apps for XBMC. Aeon Nox 2.0 was one such long awaited theme for XBMC and it is now available with the default XBMC 11 repositories. | http://www.techdrivein.com/2012/01/aeon-nox-20-xbmc-theme-released-looks.html | |||
1325759643 | Apache's Hadoop cloud computing framework achieves 1.0 status | ZDNet | The Apache Software Foundation’s formal 1.0 release of Hadoop will give enterprises and SMBs a cost effective, open source cloud computing softw | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/apaches-hadoop-cloud-computing-framework-achieves-10-status/10088 | ||||
1325756307 | technology | Ubuntu hoists skirt, flashes 'concept' gadget at CES | Ubuntu shop Canonical has promised to make a splash at the annual gadget jamboree, the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/04/canonical_ubuntu_concept_ces/ | |||
1325756493 | technology | NASA Promotes Open Source With New Website | Code.nasa.gov will showcase the agency's open-source projects and invite public engagement. | http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/enterprise-apps/232301300 | |||
1325756588 | technology | Of Open Source and the European Commission | At the end of last year I reported on the worrying signs of vacillation from the UK government over its support for truly open standards. At least it's relatively straightforward to keep tabs on what's happening in Blighty; Europe is... | http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/01/where-does-the-european-commission-stand-on-open-source/index.htm | |||
1325756650 | technology | DISA revises software guideline clarifying open source rules | The Defense Information Systems Agency has updated the Application Security & Development Security Technical Implementation Guide, clarifying a commonly-misunderstood Defense Department policy Read more... | http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/disa-revises-software-guideline-clarifying-open-source-rules/2012-01-04 | |||
1325756760 | technology | Kororaa Linux - The best Fedora remix available | Review of Kororaa 15.1 Squirt, a Fedora-based remix with KDE desktop, including live session, installation and use, covering desktop look & feel, Wireless, Samba sharing, desktop effects, multimedia playback, dual-boot configuration with Windows 8, applications, package management & updates, system stability, resource usage, suspend & resume, some problems like program errors, wallpaper rotation and printing issues due to firewall rules, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kororaa.html | |||
1325756826 | technology | The economic incentive to violate the GPL | My post yesterday on how Google gains financial benefit from vendor GPL violations contained an assertion that some people have questioned - namely, "unscrupulous hardware vendors save money by ignoring their GPL obligations". And, to be fair, as written it's true but not entirely convincing. So instead, let's consider "unscrupulous hardware vendors have economic incentives to ignore their GPL obligations". | http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/9387.html | |||
1325757028 | technology | New aptosid Fork, siduction 11.1 Released | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/new-aptosid-fork-siduction-11-1-released | |||
1325757194 | technology | Das U-Blog by Prashanth: Comparison Test: Pear OS 3.0 "Panther" vs. Zorin OS 5.2 Core | There's been a new distribution making small waves lately called Pear OS. It aims to replicate the experience of Apple's Mac OS X, and upon first appearances, it seems to do so pretty well. I'm comparing it to Zorin OS, which similarly tries to replicate the experience of Microsoft Windows, to see which one does its job better. | http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2012/01/comparison-test-pear-os-30-panther-vs.html | |||
1325757292 | technology | Linux Market Share on Desktop Increased by about 50% in 2011 | Desktop Linux market share had a growth of about 50% last year according to the recent data by NetMarketShare. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/linux-market-share-on-desktop-increased.html | |||
1325757485 | technology | Review: Meet 'Lisa,' Linux Mint 12 | The CRN Test Center reviews the Linux Mint 12, the latest version of the Linux desktop which runs the Gnome 3 user interface and is based on Ubuntu 11.10. | http://www.crn.com/reviews/applications-os/232301235/review-meet-lisa-linux-mint-12.htm | |||
1325757628 | technology | Did Linux Abandon Netbooks? | Four years back when Asus EEE PC line surfaced with its 7" netbooks, it was told that Linux is reviving on home computing. The first EEE PC models came with a certain modified versions of Xandros, the then popular commercial desktop linux. Popularity of those tiny computers inspired almost every other hardware vendors to come up with comparable models. We saw followers in HP, Lenovo, Sony and Acer, among many others. Keeping pace with the hardware we also saw many customized Linux distributions that gave full support to Asus EEE PCs, Acer Aspire One PCs and HP Mini Notebooks. | http://pclinuxos2007.blogspot.com/2012/01/did-linux-abandon-netbooks.html | |||
1325757730 | technology | Linux emerges as a reliable option in 2012 | Linux emerges as a reliable option in 2012-Enterprise IT news- Linux has been into the market since the late 1990s and is open to anyone who wants to use it. Linux is free and moreover there is no paying for a | http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Linux_emerges_as_a_reliable_option_in_2012-nid-102132-cid-7.html | |||
1325758178 | technology | Android Market tops 400,000 apps, climbing fast | Google's Android Market now has over 400,000 apps, and the pace of new code additions is accelerating. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/04/android_market_400k/ | |||
1325758389 | technology | MS and One of its Partners are at War | This is great fun for me. One of the last barriers to the desktop space for GNU/Linux is the retail shelf space GNU/Linux gets. Now, M$ is actually suing one of its partners, Comet, a retailer of electronics. I don’t have details but according to Ars Technica, Comet sold recovery CDs to customers against M$’s wishes. | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/04/m-and-one-of-its-partners-are-at-war/ | |||
1325760319 | technology | The Commodore 64 is 30 this year | Linux Journal | I used to have a paperweight sitting on my desk that read something like “Robert H. Lane, appointed President of Commodore Computers....” It was the sort of thing that they gave to executives. A brass plaque of their appointment as it appeared in the Wall Street Journal or the Globe and Mail. | http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/commodor-64-30-year | |||
1325761396 | technology | An Open Source Project is Reimplementing BioWare's 3D Aurora engine [Neverwinter Nights] | Bioware's Aurora 3D game engine is currently being reimplemented by a new open source project: eos. Many popular games like Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter Nights 2, Star Wars: KOTOR, Star Wars: KOTOR 2 use Aurora engine or its modified version as the base. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/open-source-project-is-reimplementing.html | |||
1325761793 | technology | Quad-core SoC supports Android 4.0, 3840 x 1080 video resolution | Quadcore SoC supports Android 4.0 3840 x 1080 video resolution News Linux for Devices: ZiiLabs says it is sampling a quad-core Cortex-A9 SoC (system-on-chip) designed for Android 4.0 tablets. Clocked at 1.5GHz, the ZMS-40 processor is equipped with 96 | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ZiiLabs-ZMS40/?kc=rss | |||
1325763063 | technology | Linux Mint launches Cinnamon desktop | Not content with its Mint GNOME Shell Extensions (MGSE), nor with GNOME 2 replacement MATE, Linux Mint has decided to launch a new GNOME 3-based desktop dubbed Cinnamon. | http://www.zdnet.com.au/linux-mint-launches-cinnamon-desktop-339328962.htm | |||
1325763242 | technology | What's new in Linux 3.2 | Improvements to the Ext4 filesystem, network code optimisations and thin provisioning support in the Device Mapper are some of the major improvements in Linux 3.2. Further additions include new and improved drivers - for example, for graphics hardware by Intel and NVIDIA, as well as Wi-Fi components by Atheros and Broadcom. | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/What-s-new-in-Linux-3-2-1400680.html | |||
1325763691 | technology | Firefox Aurora for Android gets native UI | The new Aurora channel release of the mobile web browser drops XUL in favour of a Native Android user interface and brings back support for Adobe's Flash plug-in. Some features such as Firefox Sync have, however, been removed for the time being | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Firefox-Aurora-for-Android-gets-native-UI-1403381.html | |||
1325763841 | technology | For years in development, is Scribus 1.4.0 worth the wait? | Open-source, cross-platform desktop publishing package Scribus 1.4.0 has been given a final, stable release, four years after the first developmental version saw the light of day. Over 2,000 feature requests and bugs have been resolved in this new release, which, despite the relatively minor version number jump from 1.3.3.x, is a major new release. | http://betanews.com/2012/01/04/for-years-in-development-is-scribus-1-4-0-worth-the-wait/ | |||
1325764094 | technology | WebOS Gets Surprise Second Life in Healthcare | Hewlett-Packard's WebOS is making unexpected inroads in healthcare as medical researchers develop applications for the newly open-source platform. | http://www.mobiledia.com/news/122564.html | |||
1325767224 | technology | FatRat Is A Powerful Download Manager For Linux | Do you need single software that can manage all your download? Give FatRat a try and you won't regret. Linux only. | http://maketecheasier.com/fatrat-powerful-download-manager-for-linux/2012/01/04 | |||
1325767268 | technology | Dries' vision for Drupal 8 | In January last year the developers of popular open source content management system Drupal celebrated the release of version 7. Drupal 7 included significant architectural changes as well as usability enhancements. | http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/411440/dries_vision_drupal_8/ | |||
1325767355 | technology | A Minimal XFCE Desktop | Although I’ll go on record as saying that I think the Ubuntu Unity concept is a good one, it’s not excellently executed. In fact, even in this latest Ubuntu release (version 11.10) it is still sluggish, slow to respond, and buggy. If there’s one thing that really gets old to me, it’s a computer that can’t really keep up when I have to get work done. I’m not talking about super strenuous stuff (I don’t edit HD video for living) but simple web browsing and file management. It’s not cool when If feel like I’m fighting my computer to launch an application or switch tasks. Unfortu | http://nathanrhale.com/2011/12/31/a-minimal-xfce-desktop/ | |||
1325768273 | technology | Motorola Launches Xoom 2 For Germany | Muktware | Germany is to get the Motorola XOOM 2 and it's baby brother, the Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition in February, of this new and possibly the end of the world, new year. But the Germans should still have time to appreciate the many appetizing features on these two tablets. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3169/motorola-launches-xoom-2-germany | |||
1325768518 | technology | Interview with Igor Sysoev, author of Apache's competitor NGINX | NGINX is the new start rising in the landscape of web servers. Well, it's hardly "new" -- it will soon turn 10. However, it's definitely rocking the web server world, with Netcraft showing a huge increase in usage in the last few months. | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/interview_igor_sysoev_author_apaches_competitor_nginx | |||
1325769178 | technology | Linux 3.2 released | An enhanced Ext4 filesystem, an optimised TCP stack and support for thin provisioning in the Device Mapper are some of the most important new features of the freshly released Linux 3.2 | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-3-2-released-1403932.html | |||
1325900150 | Acer Iconia Tab A200 arriving January 15 for $330, Ice Cream Sandwich coming mid-February | After slipping not-so-quietly through the FCC, we knew it was only a matter of time before Acer's Iconia Tab A200 went on sale here in | http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/acer-iconia-tab-a200-arriving-january-15-for-330-ice-cream-san/ | ||||
1325773718 | technology | Motorola Prepping Update for the XOOM “Google Experience Device” | Is That a Hint at Ice Cream Sandwich? | http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/02/motorola-prepping-update-for-the-xoom-google-experience-device-is-that-a-hint-at-ice-cream-sandwich/ | |||
1325774072 | technology | Leaked press image teases 7-inch ASUS Eee Pad tablet | In the market for a new 7-inch Android tablet? You may soon have another option to consider, as an image of a new Android-powered ASUS Eee Pad slate have begun making their way around the web. The slab in question packs a 7-inch display and what appears to be a set of dock connectors at the bottom of the device. The folks at Notebook Italia aren't... | http://www.phonedog.com/2012/01/02/leaked-press-image-teases-7-inch-asus-eee-pad-tablet/ | |||
1325854857 | Motorola announces pair of new Androids for Europe, China, and other marketsAndroidGuys | Motorola Mobility today announced a pair of new Android smartphones for Europe, China, and other markets. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, these two are designed to offer consumers affordable choices that best fit their unique personalities. On one hand we have the MOTOLUXE, a slim touch-only handset with a 4.0-inch display and on the other we [...] Motorola announces pair of new Androids for Europe, China, and other markets originally appeared on AndroidGuys . Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/05/motorola-announces-pair-of-new-androids-for-europe-china-and-other-markets/ | ||||
1325844079 | [Phoronix] What's Coming For The Linux 3.3 Kernel DRM Pull | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzNzc | ||||
1325843819 | technology | Firefox 3.6 Support To end On April 24, 2012 | We all knew that the day would come eventually when Mozilla would pull the plug on Firefox 3.6. According to new information posted on the Firefox Extended | http://www.ghacks.net/2012/01/05/firefox-3-6-support-to-end-on-april-24-2012/ | |||
1325843874 | technology | Linux 3.2 kernel released: What you need to know | ExtremeTech | After a long delay due to kernel.org being hacked in August 2011, Linux 3.2 has finally been released. It's a whopper of a release with optimizations and tweaks in nearly every facet of the OS; here's the rundown of what's new inside and why you want to upgrade to it. | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112097-linux-3-2-kernel-released-what-you-need-to-know | |||
1325844137 | technology | Is Mandriva Finished This Time? | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/is-mandriva-finished-this-time | |||
1325844286 | technology | Distro Hoppin`: Netrunner 4.0 Dryland | you can switch, no problem; my wish store is sufficiently flexible. | http://www.itlure.com/2012/01/distro-hoppin-netrunner-40-dryland.html | |||
1325844361 | technology | The kernel column with Jon Masters – a look back at 2011 | Linux User | This month Jon Masters takes a break from looking at the very latest developments in the Linux kernel community, to bring two New Year special editions of his column. We start with a look back at 2011 with a look into the future to follow... | http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/opinion/the-kernel-column-with-jon-masters-a-look-back-at-2011/ | |||
1325844461 | technology | Raspberry Pi Lands eBay Bidding Up To $2,700 USD | On New Year\'s Eve, the team behind the uber-small PC Raspberry Pi said that two of a very limited release of ten numbered beta Raspberry Pi units will appear on eBay each day, starting with #10 and #9. | http://www.tomshardware.com/news/eBay-Raspberry-Pi-ARM-Auction-Eben-Upton,14425.html#xtor=RSS-993 | |||
1325844723 | technology | Debian vs. Ubuntu vs. Linux Mint: Which Distribution Should You Use? | One of the hardest questions that every Linux user must answer is which Linux distribution they should use. There are so many out there that it’s become quite ridiculous to a handful of users, while others enjoy the massive variety of how Linux is served. In this case, you really can be picky enough to mimic [...] | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/debian-ubuntu-linux-mint-distribution/ | |||
1325845058 | technology | Canonical announcing Ubuntu “concept” device at CES | Canonical has announced via its official blog that a new exclusive concept using Ubuntu is going to be announced. What could this mystery device be? | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112109-canonical-announcing-ubuntu-concept-device-at-ces-this-year | |||
1325845118 | technology | Someone Is Paying $US3000 For This Tiny PC | What is this, the 1990s? No, not really. The computer in question is one of the first from Raspberry Pi. It's a tiny PC on a single circuit board &mda... | http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/someone-is-paying-us3000-for-this-tiny-pc/ | |||
1325845248 | technology | “Is this even LEGAL?” | That was the reaction of one person to discovering GNU/Linux | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/05/is-this-even-legal/ | |||
1325846035 | technology | Google TV switches to Marvell's new dual-core ARM SoC | Google TV switches to Marvell's new dualcore ARM SoC News Linux for Devices: Google is switching its Google TV platform from the Intel Atom to a new dual-core ARMv7 processor from Marvell. The dual-core, 1.2GHz Armada 1500 HD Media system on chip (SoC) -- featuring a Qdeo video subsystem capable of processing 3D HD... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Marvell-1500-and-Foresight-Platform/?kc=rss | |||
1325846154 | technology | The Mozilla Public License GPL-compatible! | Earlier this week, the Mozilla Foundation published the Mozilla Public License (MPL) version 2.0. This is a major update to their flagship license, which covers most of the Foundation's own free software projects, as well as others'. | http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/mpl-2.0-release | |||
1325846616 | technology | Hungary: Open standards for documents | Starting in April, Hungarian public authorities may only provide documents in open standards-based document formats and must be able to accept and process documents that are formatted this way | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Hungary-Open-standards-for-documents-1404096.html | |||
1325846808 | politics | Indiana Workers Stand against the ALEC Agenda and the Anti-Labor Bill Called the "Right to Work" (for Less) | Thousands of Indiana workers rallied outside, and inside, their state capitol on Wednesday to speak out against Governor Mitch Daniels' renewed effort to force through so-called "right to work" legislation designed to undermine labor unions and workers' rights protected by collective bargaining. | http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/01/11215/indiana-workers-stand-push-anti-labor-laws-called-right-work-less-and-alec-agenda | |||
1325847415 | technology | Should Android and Linux marry? | There have been thoughts and speculation floating around the web recently of Android and Linux merging again. What gets me is that ... | http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/should-android-and-linux-marry-49959 | |||
1325848676 | technology | NASA launches open source web site | At code.nasa.gov, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to bring together its open source activities and create a discussion forum | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/NASA-launches-open-source-web-site-1404210.html | |||
1325851878 | technology | Get Linux lets you find and download more than 100 distros | If you want to download a particular Linux distribution you could go online, run a quick search or two, and you’ll probably turn up the necessary links fairly quickly. But a portable Windows tool called Get Linux aims to offer an even simpler solution. | http://betanews.com/2012/01/05/get-linux-lets-you-find-and-download-more-than-100-distros/ | |||
1325852102 | technology | Switching off Apple and going back to my old Mutt | After a few years’ foray into the world of Macs, I’m moving back to using Linux as my desktop. | http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0106/1224309889592.html | |||
1325852529 | technology | GrabCAD grabs $4M for open-source CAD | GrabCAD, a specialist in open-source CAD software, has netted $4.2 million in new funding from its existing VC backers. It has also added Matrix Partners' David Skok to its board, according to a new blog post by GrabCAD President Hardi Meybaum. | http://gigaom.com/cloud/grabcad-grabs-4m-for-open-source-cad/ | |||
1325852615 | technology | LibreCAD 1.0 released | Version 1.0 of LibreCAD has been published. A Qt4-based fork of the QCAD application, it offers a free software 2D CAD program for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/LibreCAD-1-0-released-1404215.html | |||
1325855385 | technology | 2012 to be year of Linux domination | Previously, I’ve called out years for non-desktop Linux in 2008, Linux in both the low and high-ends of the market in 2009, ‘hidden’ Linux in 2010 and last year, cloud computing in 2011. For 2012, I see continued growth, prevalence, innovation and impact from Linux, thus leading to a 2012 that is dominated by Linux. | http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2012/01/05/2012-to-be-year-of-linux-domination/ | |||
1325891851 | technology | Microsoft Can Use Azure and SUSE to Put a Patent Tax on GNU/Linux | Techrights | Microsoft uses Azure to gain control over GNU/Linux, or at least the way it is deployed by those who need it | http://techrights.org/2012/01/06/azure-control-over-gnu-linux/ | |||
1325892499 | politics | Bill Gates and His Father Are Looting the American Public | Techrights | Tax exceptions aside, the whole Gates family is now participating in the pocketing of public budget | http://techrights.org/2012/01/06/pocketing-of-public-budget/ | |||
1325895250 | technology | In the Age of Defective Patent Systems, Google Receives Patents to Defend Android From Lawsuits | A roundup of patent news about Android/Linux and some of the latest events that relate to it | http://techrights.org/2012/01/06/android-united/ | |||
1325898287 | technology | Red Hat picks Raleigh as global headquarters | abc11.com | News comes days after the company announced it plans to increase its workforce | http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8492953 | |||
1325898619 | technology | Is ‘Ubuntu Concept Design’ a Unity Phone? | The rumour mill is cranking into overdrive as to what form Canonical’s ‘Ubuntu Concept Design’ CES reveal will take. | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/is-ubuntu-concept-design-a-unity-phone/ | |||
1325898840 | technology | 3.3.3 Of GNOME Shell, Mutter Try To Fix Things Up | Version 3.3.3 packages of GNOME Shell and Mutter were independently released today. These latest development snapshots in the road to GNOME 3.4 mainly try to address outstanding issues.
There's already been numerous advancements in the road to GNOME 3.4, but for the 3.3.3 release of the GNOME Shell and for the Mutter compositing window manager there isn't too much to get excited about. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzNzI | |||
1325898987 | technology | Success of GNU/Linux on the Desktop | GNU/Linux has been a success on the desktop with every distro I have tested since 2000: Caldera eDesktop, Mandrake, Slackware, K12LTSP, Fedora, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian GNU/Linux and a few others I forget (failure of my memory, not the distros). Government, education, business, individuals, OEMs all use it successfully. Consider what some might call a failure on the desktop, Dell and Ubuntu. Just because Dell.com looks like a GNU/Linux desert means nothing. That’s in the home country of M$, the Great Satan of operating systems. Dell is selling GNU/Linux like hotcakes in China. It’s a wild s | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/06/success-of-gnulinux-on-the-desktop/ | |||
1325899111 | technology | The Linux sex life - An illustrated story | Humorous article presenting sex life as an innuendo to the Linux operating system, portrayed as a comic strip | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-sex-life.html | |||
1325899593 | technology | Alpine Linux 2.3.3 Has Linux Kernel 3.0.14 | Jeff Bilyk announced last evening, January 4th, the immediate availability for download of the third point release of the Alpine Linux 2.3 operating system. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Alpine-Linux-2-3-3-Has-Linux-Kernel-3-0-14-244603.shtml | |||
1325899883 | technology | Why open source needs Simon Cowell | With apologies for the sensationalist headline, Simon Brew wonders how to get a realistic debate going in the modern world… | http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/opinion/why-open-source-needs-simon-cowell/ | |||
1325932215 | OLPC's XO-3 Tablet to Debut at CES | One Laptop Per Child's XO-3 tablet is ready to ship after years in the making, and working units will be shown next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las... | http://www.pcworld.com/article/247448/olpcs_xo3_tablet_to_debut_at_ces.html | ||||
1325931628 | technology | Desktop Linux increases presence | On The H, in 2011, 25.36% of visitors used Linux, 57.21% used Windows and 7.89% used Mac OS X. | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Desktop-Linux-increases-presence-1404957.html | |||
1325931663 | technology | Linux p-p-picks up power profiling for peripherals - Low-Power Design | Linus Torvalds has signed off on the latest release of the Linux kernel, version 3.2, and it contains several additions aimed at power-management. The new code modules have been submitted over the past year by engineers working at Samsung and Texas Instruments, among others. | http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/low-power-design/2012/01/linux-kernel-devfreq-power-management-device-api.html | |||
1325931718 | technology | Linux privacy distribution Tails updated to version 0.10 | The live distribution of Linux for protecting privacy and online anonymity, Tails, has been updated to version 0.10 | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-privacy-distribution-Tails-updated-to-version-0-10-1404973.html | |||
1325932996 | technology | The Desktop Isn't the Holy Grail for Linux, But It's Growing There | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/the-desktop-isnt-the-holy-grail-for-linux-but-its-growing-there | |||
1325934945 | technology | Open States adds Oregon to open source state government tracking tool – SJ Watch | Over the past year the Sunlight Foundation has tried to make state legislative data more accessible through a project called Open State.
The project, based at OpenStates.org, has brought together web developers to scrape data from legislative websites — everything from names of elected officials to bill descriptions and vote counts — to make the process more open and easier to double check. | http://community.statesmanjournal.com/blogs/watch/2012/01/06/open-states-adds-oregon-to-open-source-state-government-tracking-tool/ | |||
1325935106 | technology | City, Red Hat tout Raleigh as open-source leader | Mayor Nancy McFarlane formally welcomed Red Hat to downtown, saying Friday that the software company's presence will help Raleigh become a national hub for open-source technology. | http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/07/1758761/city-red-hat-tout-raleigh-as-open.html | |||
1325935197 | technology | Replacing Proprietary Windows Software with GNU/Linux | I've written recently about main points on migrating from Windows to GNU/Linux. Those reasons included one which pertains to the software included with the GNU/Linux distributions, and replacing those proprietary products with those on... | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/the-open-source-revolution-10014902/replacing-proprietary-windows-software-with-gnulinux-10025143/ | |||
1325936715 | technology | Mint is fun, client-focused Linux distro | When Ubuntu decided last year to abruptly replace the familiar Gnome UI with its own Unity interface, many users were upset. And according to the latest numbers from DistroWatch, Linux Mint has been the major beneficiary, so we decided to test Linux Mint 12. | http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2012/010912-linux-mint-test-254532.html | |||
1325936909 | technology | Linux Mint 12 Lisa Review | Until the release of Ubuntu 11.04, Gnome 2.x seemed to have become the standard desktop interface for Linux. It was the default for Ubuntu, Fedora and Linux Mint, three of the biggest distributions, and many others relied on it too. Of course, lots of ... | http://linuxconfig.net/media/featured/linux-mint-12-lisa-review.html | |||
1326124374 | [Phoronix] Bufferbloat To Be Fought In Linux 3.3 With BQL | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAzODg | ||||
1326122040 | OLPC's XO 3.0 tablet hands-on (video) | OLPC announced the XO 3.0 tablet yesterday, and today we had a chance to sit down with the company's CTO, Ed McNierney and Marvell's Chief | http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/08/olpcs-xo-3-0-tablet-hands-on/ | ||||
1326122304 | technology | Desktops for Netbooks – KDE, Unity, or Gnome — Low Cost Computing | Maximizing the use of screen space on netbook computers is critical, and it really helps when the desktop environment correctly size window to fit the screen. While writing about the KDE, Unity, and Gnome 3 desktops for my Basic Linux course, I made some interesting discoveries.
For the KDE Project, I discovered the Plasma Netbook Workspace. For KDE SC 4.7, you just need to go to Configure Desktop -> Workspace Behavior -> Workspace and change the value from Desktop to Netbook. For the Plasma Netbook Workspace, the application launcher are on the Workspace, including Krunner, which is a great | http://www.bargincomputing.com/2012/01/desktops-for-netbooks-kde-unity-or-gnome/ | |||
1326122411 | technology | The Great Features of KDE Workspaces and Applications Part V - Gwenview | After few super-busy weeks I finally have time to sit down and write another part of this blogseries. In this installment I'll introduce Gwenview - the default KDE Application for viewing images. With this great application you can open pretty much any image format you can find, including Photoshop, GIMP, PCX, EPS and much more (I don't have to mention JPEGs, PNGs, GIFs, TIFFs..right?). Thanks to Phonon integration, Gwenview can even play videos for you. Just imagine browsing pictures from your camera's memory card, where you have both pics and vides - why open other application for videos? Gw | http://martys.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/the-great-features-of-kde-workspaces-and-applications-part-v-gwenview.html | |||
1326122513 | technology | DreamLinux 5 Review | Review of DreamLinux 5 based of XFCE and taking a page from MacOS X | http://gnuman.com/dreamlinux-5-review/ | |||
1326122814 | technology | Petter Reinholdtsen: Second beta version of Debian Edu / Skolelinux based on Squeeze | I am happy to announce that today we managed to wrap up and publish the second beta version of Debian Edu / Skolelinux. | http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Second_beta_version_of_Debian_Edu___Skolelinux_based_on_Squeeze.html | |||
1326122875 | gaming | 'Sintel The Game' Update | Sintel The Game is based on Blender Foundation's extremely popular movie 'Sintel'. The game will have action oriented gameplay while keeping same level of intensity and emotions that touched so many people. The story is as follows: | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/sintel-game-update.html | |||
1326123180 | gaming | New iodoom3 Project will Improve Doom 3 Game Engine | Many popular Linux games like Open Arena and Urban Terror are based on ioquake3 engine. With starting of iodoom3 project we will see more games coming to Linux in future that will be able to utilize high end features of id Tech 4 engine. | http://www.altfire.com/main/news/index.php?news_id=584 | |||
1326123305 | technology | Super short review: Minix 3 | The world of the UNIX system is very wide. There are many different flavours. Linux is just one of them. Honestly, though, it is the most popular and the most widely used. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/super-short-review-minix-3.html | |||
1326123496 | technology | San Francisco State University signs an MOU with OLPC | One Laptop per Child | For four years, OLPC has had fruitful collaboration with the indefatigable Sameer Verma and others at SFSU, on hardware, Sugar activity design, and community | http://blog.laptop.org/2012/01/07/san-francisco-state-university-signs-an-mou-with-olpc/ | |||
1326124255 | technology | Linux Mint signs a partnership with Blue Systems | Blue Systems is a German company sponsoring Free and Open Source projects such as Netrunner and KDE-projects like kcm-gtk-config.
As part of the partnership, Linux Mint will share its knowledge and expertise with Netrunner and both distributions will work together on improving their respective KDE editions. Although Netrunner and Linux Mint KDE offer a different experience, they’re built on the same technology. This cooperation between the two distributions will have positive effects on both. | http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1913 | |||
1326126273 | technology | 'The Workspace Strap', A New Experimental Way to Manage Space on Your Virtual Desktops | Anton Kreuzkamp, a 15 year old KDE developer has come up with a fantastic new way of managing space on virtual desktops. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/workspace-strap-new-experimental-way-to.html | |||
1326126598 | technology | Motorola's Wi-Fi Only Xyboard Tablet Coming Soon! | Motorola's new Wi-Fi Xyboard tablet goes on sale January 19th and customers can pre-order theirs now as they've just popped up on the Motorola store, just ahead of the CES show where they will be on display. | http://www.droidoid.com/news/23/motorolas-wi-fi-only-xyboard-tablet-coming-soon | |||
1326126616 | technology | Android Powered 3D Goggles To Be Revealed At CES 2012 | Droidoid.com | Sensics will be unveiling their new SmartGoggles, Natalia, a new 3D, 360-degree gaming and entertainment platform at CES. They contain an embedded processor running Android to run applications in a standalone mode. The goggles can also be paired with game consoles, phones, tablets, or PC's. Natalia features a 1.2 GHz, dual-core processor running Android 4.0 on board, strengthened by a powerful graphics and 3D accelerator and 1 GB of memory. Its performance is comparable to top-shelf tablets or smart phones. | http://www.droidoid.com/news/25/android-powered-3d-goggles-be-revealed-ces-2011 | |||
1326127187 | technology | Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android Released | Wind River, the maker of embedded and mobile software, has presented Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android, a series of software modules which the company claims can accelerate Android device development and reduce engineering time and cost to help developers turn around high quality devices faster. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3180/wind-river-solution-accelerators-android-released | |||
1326127773 | technology | Ten factors that make Ubuntu 11.10 a hit | Desktop OS | ZDNet UK | Thanks to a number of real improvements, the latest release of the Ubuntu operating system has put earlier disappointments behind it, says Jack | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/desktop-os/2012/01/08/ten-factors-that-make-ubuntu-1110-a-hit-40094753/ | |||
1326128252 | technology | The Official Google TV Blog: From the Las Vegas Strip to your living room | Last October, we launched an update to Google TV: a simpler interface, a new way to discover great web and TV content, a more TV-like YouTube experience, and Android Market. Since launching the update, we’ve seen our activation rates more than double. New features and new apps are coming to the living room via Google TV almost every day. We now have more than 150 apps which developers have specifically built for TV with thousands more Android apps from the mobile world available to deepen your living room TV experience. We’ve also been working with our hardware partners to bring new Google | http://googletv.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-las-vegas-strip-to-your-living.html | |||
1326214802 | technology | Updates on Microsoft/Nokia and Apple Patent Wars on Linux | Techrights | A roundup of news relating to Android/Linux and patent wars against Android backers | http://techrights.org/2012/01/10/war-on-android/ | |||
1326214864 | technology | Microsoft Mindset Speaks for Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) | Techrights | The alter-ego of Microsoft Corporation as seen in the news and in new official reports | http://techrights.org/2012/01/10/microsoft-corporation-speaks-for-foss/ | |||
1326214962 | technology | After Microsoft OOXML Corruption, Microsoft Corrupts UK Government Through Front Groups and Lobbyists | Leaked documents from the UK reveal the role Microsoft played in derailing standards in the United Kingdom | http://techrights.org/2012/01/10/derailing-uk-standards/ | |||
1326215000 | technology | Apple’s Backdoorgate and New Antitrust Class Action | Techrights | Apple gets unwanted attention for putting back doors in its software in order for authorities to intrude; more antitrust lawsuits (class action) brought against Apple | http://techrights.org/2012/01/10/backdoor-for-apple/ | |||
1326325218 | technology | Danish Presidency Wants to Open Europe to Patent Trolls and Software Patents | The Danish Presidency starts its term with disappointing developments that put Europe at risk and the Danish Business Minister claims that Italy gave up its sovereignty, too | http://techrights.org/2012/01/11/robbing-europe/ | |||
1326325243 | technology | Linux/Android Still Faces Proxy Challenge | Techrights | MOSAID and Oracle as seen in the context of Android; more new rants about the USPTO, which loses support from the US public | http://techrights.org/2012/01/11/mosaid-and-oracle/ | |||
1326325269 | technology | Only Fools and Horses… Run Windows on the Server | Techrights | Microsoft server chief leaves the company as the company's share in servers declines; back doors recalled | http://techrights.org/2012/01/11/microsoft-server-chief-is-out/ | |||
1326475245 | technology | BBC Deletionism of Open Source | Techrights | Another good example of the BBC's hostility towards non-Microsoft ideals and products | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/bbc-cheeky-editorship/ | |||
1326475276 | technology | Xbox 360 for 300 Suicides | Techrights | Foxconn stories that directly relate to Microsoft products again | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/microsoft-products-at-foxconn/ | |||
1326475299 | technology | Microsoft Extortion Up Another Notch With LG | Techrights | Microsoft is once again claiming to have extorted the competition, making money from products that it does not make and never contributed to | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/lg-second-sellout/ | |||
1326475330 | technology | With IBM Executive Running the USPTO, IBM Tops Patent Monopolists List | Techrights | IBM claims a record on the privatisation -- with government endorsement -- of ideas | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/ibm-and-uspto/ | |||
1326475350 | technology | Microsoft to Start 2012 With More Layoffs | Techrights | Microsoft is reportedly preparing to lay off many more people (enough to require public disclosure) as sales decline | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/microsoft-layoffs-in-pr/ | |||
1326501212 | technology | Microsoft Uses Proxies to Control and Tax Linux | Techrights | Novell, Tuxera, and other firms with Microsoft connections do their usual things | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/think-tanks-and-tax-issuers/ | |||
1326501733 | technology | Microsoft Fanatics Were Wrong, Linux Indeed Attacked by UEFI | Techrights | More information about UEFI leaves no doubt about Microsoft's intentions to sabotage and cheat | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/new-information-about-uefi/ | |||
1326502965 | technology | Legislators Can’t See the Elephant in the Room | Techrights | Officials are concerned about a patent of Facebook for all the wrong reasons, failing to see that software patents as a whole are a problem | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/patents-of-facebook/ | |||
1326503921 | technology | Apple Cult Defends Android-Hostile Cult Leader, Engages in Extortion of Android and Shops | The branding cult known as Apple is facing new legal challenges having lost touch with reality and lost a leadership position, too | http://techrights.org/2012/01/13/branding-cult/ | |||
1326560354 | technology | 'German cities following Munich's open source example' | Joinup | Municipal administrations in Germany are starting to follow the example of the city of Munich, and increase their use of free and open source software, reports the Financial Times Deutschland on 3 January. "The demand for open source is growing - and not only at public administrations", according the newspaper. It mentions the cities of Freiburg and Jena as examples of city administrations following Munich's lead. | https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/german-cities-following-munichs-open-source-example | |||
1326619847 | technology | Perens: the FOSS fire still burns | The enthusiasm is still there in 2012. Perens is wiser, older - "I don't have so much hair now," he laughs - but open source is still very much what drives him. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52154-perens-the-foss-fire-still-burns | |||
1326621330 | technology | Ubuntu in the Corporate | Such a little thing – getting a thumbnail for your images, videos or office documents. In Windows, once a directory has been thumbnailed, it creates a hidden file “thumbs.db” in that directory, so that when other people visit the directory, there’s no need to recreate every thumbnail from scratch.
In Ubuntu, however, there is. Every user stores their own version of thumbnails . At work, my .thumbnails directory is a little shy of 40Mb. If you multiply that by 1000 employees, you’ve just wasted 39.96Gb of data creating the same set of thumbnails 1000 times. Bandwidth, Disk I/O, w | http://www.scaine.net/site/2012/01/ubuntu-in-the-corporate/ | |||
1326621361 | technology | Ubuntu — Traitors of Linux, Open Source Software and The Community: Is Ubuntu Becoming Too Commercialized? | What do you think? Is Ubuntu becoming too commercialized? Now featured on Ubuntu's website: Ubuntu TV. It looks pretty cool, but that's not what this is about. | http://www.garryconn.com/linux/ubuntu-traitors-of-linux-open-source-software-and-the-community-is-ubuntu-becoming-too-commercialized/ | |||
1326621506 | technology | Fedora vs. openSUSE vs. CentOS: Which Distribution Should You Use? [Linux] | Not too long ago I wrote a similar article about the top three distributions of the Debian side in the Linux family (Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint), but as a true Linux geek I would never want to forget the entire other side of the Linux family, probably best known as the “RPM family”. All [...] | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/fedora-opensuse-centos-distribution-linux/ | |||
1326621574 | technology | Fedora Running Beefy Contest | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/fedora-running-beefy-contest | |||
1326621700 | technology | The Best PDF Viewer for Linux | Linux has quite a few PDF readers available, but Okular stands out as the best of the bunch, due to its ability to comment on, highlight, and otherwise annotate PDFs. | http://lifehacker.com/5875879/the-best-pdf-viewer-for-linux | |||
1326634188 | technology | Going All Scroogle (Firefox and Konqueror) | If you wish to use Google but not leave a trail for the oppressive US regime (the one set in place by Bush et al. after 9/11), then use Scoogle. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/15/scroogle/ | |||
1326634232 | technology | Who Created WordPress? | In short, WordPress is the fruit of labour of many developers, not just extensions producers who brought appeal to the platform/framework. But originally, WordPress was merely a succession of b2. The nature of Free software is, credit is preserved to a degree, so we can always go back and check who did what. One might say that Michel created WordPress, not Matt. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/15/who-created-wordpress/ | |||
1326634294 | technology | Helper Box | t is mostly used for monitoring of information that changes over time. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/15/debian-server-box/ | |||
1326636066 | technology | The Travesty of Short (i.e. Volatile) URLs | As the creator of the World Wide Web put it about a year ago, there is also the danger that authorities of TLDs will sooner or later be misusing their power to censor some popular shorteners and immediately break a whole lot of linkage, upon which much of the Web is based. In a sense, short URLs break the Web, but when there are limitations on the number of characters in services like Twitter, people are pressured to use them, even by default. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/15/shorteners-are-bad/ | |||
1326645955 | technology | Peppermint OS Two Review | Peppermint OS Two is an Ubuntu based distribution which uses the lightweight desktop in LXDE with some cloud based applications. | http://gnuman.com/peppermint-os-two-review/ | |||
1326678110 | technology | Following the unique way of Trisquel | Trisquel is a GNU/Linux distribution with geographical roots in Spain. The project started off as localization of Linux for the Galician language, and later became more than just a local Linux distribution. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/following-unique-way-of-trisquel.html | |||
1326678171 | technology | My Unity 5.0 Experience | Giving Unity Another Go Yesterday I installed Unity 5.0 and I was pleasantly surprised by some of its new features: I can set the panel background colour. By default, the ... | http://jonathancarter.org/2012/01/15/my-unity-5-0-experience/ | |||
1326678581 | technology | Samsung Sacrifices Bada To Make Linux OS Great - Smart Office | Samsung has announced it plans on fusing its home-grown Bada operating system into the Linux based Tizen. | http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Software/Q4S2H4F6 | |||
1326679161 | technology | LessFS Pairs De-Duplication With Snappy Compression | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0MzQ | |||
1326706995 | technology | Mandriva Linux Chronicles: Mandriva: The ides of January are come | So, today is January 15. Tomorrow, we will know if Mandriva Linux, a distro that has been around since 1998, is gone. One can but find a resemblance between this date and the prophecy that the soothsayer gave to Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's tragedy. | http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/mandriva-ides-of-january-are-come.html | |||
1326707304 | technology | The Four Hundred--AURA Launches Alternative PHP Server Stack for IBM i | AURA Equipments today launched iAMP Server, a free collection of software for running PHP workloads on the IBM i server. iAMP is composed of binaries for several products, including PHP, the standard Apache Web server, and the MySQL database. AURA says it developed iAMP, which runs primarily in the PASE AIX runtime, to provide IBM i shops with a standards-based alternative to Zend Technologies' PHP solutions for the platform. | http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh011612-story02.html | |||
1326727432 | technology | When Microsoft Windows Aids Violation of the Law | Techrights | Personal and financial damage incurred due to security flaws in Windows | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/microsoft-windows-security-flaws/ | |||
1326727486 | technology | FOSDEM Talk on Software Patenting in Europe | Techrights | The president of the FFII to appear in FOSDEM 2012 | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/fosdem-2012-swpats-talk/ | |||
1326728127 | technology | OpenSUSE: Out of Stock. SUSE: Good for Microsoft’s Stock | Techrights | OpenSUSE is still being neglected, whereas the product it is used to promote (Microsoft Linux/Ballnux) gets promoted by former Microsoft executives who run VMware | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/suse-promotion/ | |||
1326728978 | technology | Microsoft is Finished on Devices, Tries Cheating and Perhaps Should be Sued | Experts insinuate that Windows won't make it in portable devices and Microsoft tries using legal (or illegal) instruments to distort the market instead | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/strong-arm/ | |||
1326729894 | technology | CPTN (Microsoft, Apple, Oracle) Attack on Android Faces New Setbacks | Microsoft's extortion of Android leads to passage of patents to Google, Apple loses its cases against Android, and Oracle too is gradually losing the argument against Dalvik | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/cartel-vs-android-linux/ | |||
1326731549 | technology | Intel's Medfield series processor debuts on the Lenovo K800 | Although it's only a single-core CPU it already smokes the competition in benchmarks. | http://www.gsmarena.com/intels_medfield_series_processor_debuts_on_the_lenovo_k800-news-3656.php | |||
1326731720 | technology | Exclusive Interview: The Core Of ownCloud Will ALWAYS Remain Free And Open Source | The ownCloud project recently announce its evolution as a company. We reached out to the ownCloud team to understand the evolution of the project into a company. Here is an exclusive interview with Markus Rex, the new CEO, CTO of ownCloud Frank Karlitschek the founder of ownCloud. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3216/exclusive-interview-core-owncloud-will-always-remain-free-and-open-source | |||
1326732258 | technology | Skrooge 1.2.0 gains new features | Version 1.2.0 of the open source personal finance manager includes updates to the Search & Process plugin, adds the ability to Import & Export of non-local files and brings several enhancements | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Skrooge-1-2-0-gains-new-features-1413720.html | |||
1326732432 | technology | [Phoronix] Nouveau For Open-Source NVIDIA In Mesa 8.0 Is Mixed | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mesa_80_nouveau&num=1 | |||
1326733527 | technology | Links 16/1/2012: Mandriva Deadline, Bada OS-Tizen Fusion | Techrights | Links for the day | http://techrights.org/2012/01/16/bada-os-tizen-fusion/ | |||
1326792314 | technology | AbiWord Review: A Lightweight Alternative To LibreOffice | | Abiword is a fully-featured word processor with all the functionality anyone would expect from an office application, but without the taxing memory and hard disk space requirements of office heavyweights like Microsoft Word and LibreOffice. Unless you’re looking for a full-fledged integrated office environment, Abiword is really all you need. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3219/abiword-review-lightweight-alternative-libreoffice | |||
1326793300 | technology | SE Android released: Build your own NSA-approved Android device today | ExtremeTech | SE Android has been publicly released! A project led by the NSA to close the gaps in Android security is ready to be built into the Android kernel and tested. | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/114085-se-android-released-build-your-nsa-approved-android-device-today | |||
1326793554 | technology | Red Hat RHEV 3.0 to launch this Wednesday? | Commercial Linux and Java development tool distributor Red Hat has big aspirations in the server virtualization and cloud computing arenas, and it looks like the company is getting ready to bust out the 3.0 version of its Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization hypervisor – RHEV for short. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/16/redhat_rhev_3_virtualization_experience/ | |||
1326793624 | technology | LCA2012 Diary: The Smart And The Sweaty | Attending Linux.conf.au is a great way to enhance my knowledge and scare me into presenting, but it's an exhausting five days. It's mentally exhaustin... | http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/lca2012-diary-the-smart-and-the-sweaty/ | |||
1326793955 | technology | Thoughts on Gnome 3 & Fedora 16 Linux | Recently one of the people I've deployed Linux for came to me and wanted to purchase a new PC to replace a spare Pentium 4 PC they had sitting around that was still running Windows 2000. They had started to use the Windows 2000 PC after... | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/the-open-source-revolution-10014902/thoughts-on-gnome-3-and-fedora-16-linux-10025216/ | |||
1326794152 | technology | New and revised modules in JBoss Seam 3.1 - The H Open Source: News and Features | Several new modules have been introduced into the Java EE web framework that is developed by Red Hat | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/New-and-revised-modules-in-JBoss-Seam-3-1-1413885.html | |||
1326797982 | technology | Catching up with Håkon Lie | Opera Software’s chief technology officer Håkon Wium Lie was in India recently. | http://www.mydigitalfc.com/knowledge/catching-h%C3%A5kon-lie-236 | |||
1326798099 | technology | Breaking down the gender divide in open source and open culture | The tipping point for Linux kernel developer Valerie Aurora was when one of her friends was groped for the third time in a single year at a conference. "As I heard about it I knew I'd remember all the times I'd been groped as well, and insulted and harassed -- and that was just too much," Aurora says. | http://www.techworld.com.au/article/412523/breaking_down_gender_divide_open_source_open_culture/ | |||
1326798194 | technology | Perens: The iPhone is Destroying Democracy (And Open Source) | The iPhone is Australia's most popular smartphone, and it's very much in evidence at Linux.conf.au 2012 in Ballarat. But in the opening keynote for th... | http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/perens-the-iphone-is-destroying-democracy-and-open-source/ | |||
1326800709 | technology | KDE Font Oxygen ‘Fit for Testing’ | KDE’s very own font is coming along nicely with its developer releasing an updated preview version for download. | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/kde-font-oxygen-now-fit-for-testing/ | |||
1326800863 | technology | First look at Kororaa Linux 16 | Regular readers may recall that toward the end of 2011 I reviewed Fedora 16, the latest release from the Red Hat-sponsored project. Fedora's latest did have some points in its favour -- great hardware support, a smooth transition to systemd and an installer which, while having some issues, is still better than most Linux installers available. But I'm sorry to say that I also found several issues with the release: none of the graphical package managers were useful, Fedora shipped with the notorious plain GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment, the default install comes with a small sele | http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20120116#feature | |||
1326801078 | technology | Linux developers fix a homemade network problem | Current Linux systems can quite easily be crashed remotely by a particular combination of IGMP packets | http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Linux-developers-fix-a-homemade-network-problem-1414033.html | |||
1326801487 | technology | Tuning GNOME 3 | GNOME shell extensions can be used to enchance the often criticised GNOME 3 interface - or even give it a GNOME 2 feel | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Tuning-GNOME-3-1406861.html | |||
1326835166 | Woz praises Android, blasts iPhone limitations • reghardware | Apple co-founder speaks out Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has underlined his love for Android handsets, stating his gripes with the iPhone and why in many ways he prefers Google's OS.… | http://www.reghardware.com/2012/01/17/woz_praises_android_highlights_iphone_limitations/ | ||||
1326814160 | technology | New Unity Features: Shortcut Hints Overlay And Launcher Switcher [Ubuntu 12.04] | The latest Unity from BZR got two very interesting new features: shortcut hints overlay and new lau... | http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/unity-gets-shortcut-hints-overlay-and.html | |||
1326814362 | technology | Why Open Source is Good for German Software Businesses | At a meeting this evening, a lobbyist confided in me: “Open source is bad for German software vendors!” I gasped. He couldn’t be further from the truth. If this was mechanical engineering or electrical engineering, he’d be right. ME? EE? Germany is top. Software? Not so. | http://dirkriehle.com/2012/01/16/why-open-source-is-good-for-german-software-businesses/ | |||
1326881690 | Mozilla slows pace of Firefox 9 upgrades | Mozilla dramatically slowed the update pace of Firefox 9, the browser it shipped late last month. | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223483/Mozilla_slows_pace_of_Firefox_9_upgrades | ||||
1326824846 | technology | Aligning Linux Distributions with Presidential Hopefuls | Would Romney run Debian? A tongue-in-cheek look at which Linux distributions the potential American presidential candidates might choose if went open source. | http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/01/17/aligning-linux-distributions-with-presidential-hopefuls/ | |||
1326836711 | technology | Is Ubuntu trying to act like Google? | I do, begrudgingly, admit that the Ubuntu Linux distribution should probably have a place in the wide world (just not in my house or datacenter). I'm all for competition and innovation.
But Ubun... | http://lostinopensource.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/is-ubuntu-trying-to-act-like-google/ | |||
1326837172 | technology | Introducing Ubuntu Secured Remix 11.10 | Softpedia is proud to introduce today a new Linux operating system based on the popular Ubuntu distribution, Ubuntu Secured Remix.
Ubuntu Secured Remix 11.10 is actually based on the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system and is a slightly modified version of the Ubuntu Desktop Live CD. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Ubuntu-Secured-Remix-11-10-246999.shtml | |||
1326837546 | technology | BackBox Linux 2.01 review – turning heads in the pen testing scene | A relative newcomer to the forensic and penetration testing live CD scene, Italian project BackBox is already turning heads as it hits version 2.01. Gareth Halfacree explains why… | http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/backbox-linux-2-01-review-turning-heads-in-the-pen-testing-scene/ | |||
1326838709 | technology | Workforce mobility driving growth in global handheld device market | Android are expected to dominate the market going forward | http://www.techjournalsouth.com/2012/01/workforce-mobility-driving-growth-in-global-handheld-device-market/ | |||
1326840189 | technology | ArtistX 1.2 Released | After nearly ten years of development and more than ten versions, the ArtistX 1.2 multimedia studio on a DVD is finally released. It's an Ubuntu 11.10-based live DVD that turns a common computer into a full multimedia production studio. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3222/artistx-12-released | |||
1326879526 | technology | Linux-ready multitouch PC has huge 65-inch screen, quad-core CPU | Linuxready multitouch PC has huge 65inch screen quadcore CPU News Linux for Devices: Ideum announced a | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Ideum-MT65-Presenter/?kc=rss | |||
1326879737 | technology | Linux Planet Linux Top 5: Linux for the 'Longterm' | First point release for Linux 3.2 debuts as FreeBSD cranks up to 9. | http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/linux-for-the-longterm.html | |||
1326880255 | technology | Linux should copy Apple on user rapport | The Linux operating system and other open software projects are under threat because they've failed to develop the sympathy for users manifested by companies such as Apple, according to luminary Bruce Perens. | http://www.zdnet.com.au/linux-should-copy-apple-on-user-rapport-339329893.htm | |||
1326880349 | technology | Linux lovers should try FreeBSD for stable systems | Linux may not yet enjoy the widespread recognition that Windows does, but there's no denying its popularity on servers, its growing use on desktops, or its ubiquity in the mobile world in the form of Android. | http://www.computerworlduk.com/in-depth/open-source/3330239/linux-lovers-should-try-freebsd-for-stable-systems/ | |||
1326881001 | technology | Some RPGs on Linux | Pure role-playing games on Linux are surprisingly few and far between! At least, if you stick to the repositories, it sure seems that way. I also looked at the Linux Game Tome, but even though 189 ... | http://duskfire.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/some-rpgs-on-linux/ | |||
1326881339 | technology | The Ben NanoNote – The World’s Smallest Linux Laptop? | Measuring at less than 100mm wide and 17mm thick with a dinky 3″ screen, the Ben NanoNote might just be the world’s smallest Linux laptop for the traditional definition of the word. | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/the-ben-nanonote-the-worlds-smallest-linux-laptop/ | |||
1326881402 | technology | Mandriva Delays Bankruptcy Decision | In a short post today Jean-Manuel Croset said that recent events have lead the failing company to postpone any final decisions for a week. Earlier this month a letter to shareholders stated that Mandriva would have to close its doors by January 16 without an influx of capital.
January 16 came and went without word while anxious users paced the floors over at the Mandriva Forums. Then earlier today Croset published his post. Unfortunately, it's a little short on detail. | http://ostatic.com/blog/mandriva-delays-bankruptcy-decision | |||
1326881631 | technology | LCA2012: Bruce Perens Says Open Source Needs To Do More | Wearing a suit when the rest of the 500-strong lecture theatre were dressed in shorts, jandals, and old conference T Shirts, Bruce Perens introduced himself by announcing his clothes as a lesson: Linux needs to be more outward facing. | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/lca2012-bruce-perens-on-the-state-of-open-source/ | |||
1326881944 | technology | Photography software for Linux | The standard image management software on Linux machine is F-soft (a play in the word f- stop) it is the default photo management software for the Gnome desktop. For KDE the default photo management software is Dig cam, Tagging, Categorization, color codes and making folder and management of large collections of photos is prime work for F-Spot. Tagging feature has much variation. Apply top from across different categories use filters across multiple tags. Rate individual and multiple photos. Filter by both tags and ratings you can search and extract the EXIF data embedded in an image. | http://expertscolumn.com/content/photography-software-linux | |||
1326882123 | technology | KDE Hugo: Oxygen-gtk3 1.0 is out | The first release of KDE's Oxygen widget theme, ported to GTK 3.X applications, has been uploaded to kde ftp servers on Tuesday January 17 2012 and is available for download here. It is called oxygen-gtk3.
This release is still experimental, notably due to the small amount of GTK 3 applications it has been tested on. Still, since snapshots of the running git repository were already being circulated around for some time, we deemed it appropriate to release the current code, if only because it would make book-keeping and bug tracking easier. Also, we expect rapid progress as bug reports are bei | http://hugo-kde.blogspot.com/2012/01/oxygen-gtk3-10-is-out.html | |||
1326882228 | technology | A Smackerel of Opinion: Improving Battery Life in Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS | art of my focus this cycle is to see where we can make power saving improvements for Ubuntu Precise 12.04 LTS. There has been a lot of anecdotal evidence of specific machines or power saving features behaving poorly over the past few cycles. So, armed with a 6.5 digit precision multimeter from Fluke I've been measuring the power consumption on various laptops in different test scenarios to try and answer some outstanding questions:
* Is it safe to enable Matthew Garrett's PCIe ASPM fix? * Are the power savings suggested by PowerTop useful and can we reliably enabled any of these in pm-utils | http://smackerelofopinion.blogspot.com/2011/12/improving-battery-life-in-ubuntu.html | |||
1326882688 | technology | Making the transition from RDBMS to Hadoop | Making the transition from RDBMS to Hadoop ( Software ) If your organization seems to be a good fit for Hadoop, you can download the open source software that comprises the data framework and try it out with relative ease. | http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=5053A796-0937-BC53-B2A01C659ADC1AE1 | |||
1326882781 | technology | Successful start for Hydrological Open Source Community on Environmental Expert | The HYPE Open Source Community is now open to anyone interested in hydrology, for cooperative code development. The community was successfully launched ... | http://www.environmental-expert.com/news/successful-start-for-hydrological-open-source-community-276056/view-comments | |||
1326883006 | technology | Btrfs In Linux 3.3 Brings Reworked Balance Code | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NDU | |||
1326909471 | technology | Microsoft Tries to Spin Anti-Linux UEFI Measures, Ubuntu Tablets Possibly Affected | Techrights | An accumulation of articles about Microsoft's anti-competitive UEFI moves and responses to these | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/uefi-roundup/ | |||
1326909992 | technology | Death of Novell and Legacy That Remains | Techrights | Update on the WordPerfect case and remarks on the need to remember what Microsoft did | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/wordperfect-case-recalled/ | |||
1326910417 | technology | Microsoft’s Patent Extortion Against Android Has Microsoft Called a Patent Troll | Techrights | Android Community alleges that Microsoft is trolling while the Microsoft-controlled press tries to regularise flagrant extortion | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/microsoft-troll/ | |||
1326910852 | technology | Xamarin and Mono Out of the Radar’s Range | Techrights | Xamarin and Mono lack presence in the press and lack any notable activity too | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/xamarin-and-mono-kaput/ | |||
1326911320 | technology | ZENworks is Not Dead | Techrights | Novell's ZENworks gets some new developments around it | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/zenworks-watch/ | |||
1326911966 | technology | Novell, Which Gives Its Patents to Microsoft and Apple, Continues to Get More Patents | The traitor Novell continues to be granted more patents, which we already know get funnelled to enemies of Linux through shells like CPTN | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/software-patents-game/ | |||
1326912476 | technology | 2012: Post-Novell Careers and Moves | Techrights | A look at the movement of staff that left or was pushed out of Novell, along with other news of interest to Novell watchers | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/novell-watchers-moves/ | |||
1326912946 | technology | Why We Stay Online on SOPA Protest Day | Techrights | Explanation of the decision not to go off the air, despite some suggestions that we should do so | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/sopa-decision/ | |||
1326913442 | technology | Novell Groupwise Brought Closer to Microsoft Skype, Microsoft and Novell in LA Help Discredit Google | News about Novell's mail and what it is doing to/for Microsoft | http://techrights.org/2012/01/18/novell-mail/ | |||
1326920841 | technology | Sony's 2012 launch schedule leaks: 12 Android smartphones coming | According to a leaked 2012 launch schedule, Sony has plans of releasing no less than 12 Android-powered smartphones during the next 8 months | http://androinica.com/2012/01/sonys-2012-launch-schedule-leaks-12-android-smartphones-coming-this-year/ | |||
1326921031 | technology | Canonical backtracks on deleting Oracle's Sun Java | The Ubuntu sponsor says it will not send out empty packages which would have forced the deletion of Oracle's Sun Java and it will just delete the packages from its partner repository | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Canonical-backtracks-on-deleting-Oracle-s-Sun-Java-1415541.html | |||
1326921254 | technology | 10 Open Source Shopping Carts to Run Your Ecommerce Business | 10 Open Source Shopping Carts to Run Your Ecommerce Business ( Software ) For businesses that rely on online transactions, open source shopping carts are a good alternative to proprietary ecommerce software: They are a fraction of the cost and are supported by large communities of users and developers. | http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=77FF375F-AB90-3F7F-5358C7BB895B0627 | |||
1326922050 | technology | Another Unigine-Based Linux Game Soon To Alpha | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NDk | |||
1326922410 | technology | Red Hat weighs in on Internet regulations | Nearly anyone with an Internet connection has probably noticed something a little... | http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2012/01/red-hat-weighs-in-on-internet-regulation.html | |||
1326922535 | technology | Epiphany marches on | #Epiphany marches on http://blogs.gnome.org/xan/2012/01/17/epiphany-marches-on/ #www | http://blogs.gnome.org/xan/2012/01/17/epiphany-marches-on/ | |||
1326922607 | technology | Gentoo Linux 12.0 reviewed: Linux For The Toughies | Gentoo Linux 12.0 LiveDVD was released recently. We were the first ones to announce the release of Gentoo. Although not as popular as Ubuntu , this Linux distro is good enough for those who want to learn more about their system's functionality and GNU/Linux. It uses Portage package manager which is also used by Chrome OS and Chromium OS. | http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/555/gentoo-linux-12-0-reviewed-linux-for-the-toughies | |||
1326922673 | technology | LiVES: A Rich Video Editor With Layer Upon Layer of Features | LiVES is an advanced video editor that can double as a video jockey tool. It is surprisingly powerful. But its interface makes it rather simple to learn. In fact, it has so many feature levels that this app would be right at home as the video editor of choice in any professional film editing studio. | http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/LiVES-A-Rich-Video-Editor-With-Layer-Upon-Layer-of-Features-74201.html | |||
1326924408 | technology | HP readies Linux IP set-top computer for India | HP readies Linux IP settop computer for India News Linux for Devices: HP Labs has demonstrated a prototype of a Linux-based set-top box (STB) designed to bring the Internet to the Indian masses, according to the Times of India. The Vayu Internet Device (VInD) is equipped with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of flash... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/HP-Vayu-Internet-Device-VInD/?kc=rss | |||
1326925648 | technology | Samsung backpedals on bada/Tizen OS merger plans - FierceMobileContent | Days after a Samsung Electronics executive revealed the company is working to merge its bada mobile operating system with Linux-based device software platform Tizen, Samsung now maintains it is Read more >> | http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/samsung-backpedals-badatizen-os-merger-plans/2012-01-18 | |||
1326989485 | technology | Linux Has Advantage in Mobile Devices | Techrights | The versatile kernel which makes several mobile platforms rapidly changes the competitive landscape | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/mobile-platforms/ | |||
1326990036 | technology | Oracle is Retreating From Android Patent Case After Steve Jobs’ Death | Techrights | Reports insinuate that Oracle might drop its patent claims against Dalvik in Android/Linux | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/oracle-mea-culpa/ | |||
1326990757 | technology | Under Microsoft Leadership, Nokia Patents Passed to Patent Aggressor Sisvel | Sisvel's bullies appear at the scene amid Nokia-Microsoft flirtations and rumours of a buyout | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/sisvel-nokia-microsoft/ | |||
1326991986 | technology | Former Microsoft Executives Get to Control FOSS, Linux-based Operating Systems | Techrights | Former Microsoft people gain influence inside Microsoft's competitors | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/gaining-control-of-foss/ | |||
1326992673 | technology | Journalists Become Paid PR Agents for SUSE and Other Clients | Techrights | Timely reminder that analysts, journalists and PR agents are interchangeable and serve a similar function, including promotion of Microsoft Linux (SUSE) | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/suse-and-benchpr/ | |||
1326993199 | technology | False Information Funded by the Gates Foundation | Techrights | New examples from critics of the Gates Foundation where media consensus is utterly incorrect and paid for | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/the-gates-scam/ | |||
1326993615 | technology | Gates Wants the Public System to Pay the Bill | Techrights | A quick update on the education front, which is being influenced (by proxy) by Bill Gates for the sake of private profits | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/bill-embezzles/ | |||
1326994292 | technology | Apple Cult Lacks a Sense of Humour, Monopolises Appearance of Cult Leader | Techrights | The appearance of Steve Jobs is 'property' of Apple based on the company's very ludicrous actions | http://techrights.org/2012/01/19/apple-vs-appearance/ | |||
1326996419 | technology | Meet Bodhi's Bulky Brother: Bloathi | If Bodhi Linux was a little too minimal, then perhaps Bodhi's beefy brother Bloathi Linux will fill the bill. Jeff Hoogland posted today of a new community spin of Bodhi that comes with " a slew of pre-installed software."
Bloathi retains the Enlightenment desktop environment and comes with lots of themes and several hardware profiles. These are setup upon reaching the desktop through a pop-up configuration. The hard drive installer icon normally found on the desktop doesn't show up in a lot of themes, so check in the file manager under Desktop. | http://ostatic.com/blog/meet-bodhis-bulky-brother-bloathi | |||
1326996515 | technology | Cheap Tabloid Tricks: The Truth About Linux, Open Source And The Media | Linux and open source technology should be a good news story for everyone. However, the way these topics are presented in the media often leaves enthu... | http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/cheap-tabloid-tricks-the-truth-about-linux-open-source-and-the-media/ | |||
1326996588 | technology | Where are they now? | Years ago, the short-lived Maximum Linux magazine ran a graphic showing Eric Raymond, Richard Stallman, and Linus Torvalds... | http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Where-are-they-now | |||
1326997684 | technology | Why Android might just kill GNU/Linux. Quickly. | I write this article exactly 24 hours after receiving my Galaxy Tab 10.1. It's something I've been wanting for a long time. I had to wait for the dispute between Apple and Samsung to settle (Samsung actually lost on millions of dollars worth of sales thanks to software patents, but that's another story). After all that, I came to the realisation that we are in front of a forking path. On one side there is the death of GNU/Linux as we know it. On the other side, there is a new exciting world where free software is still relevant. I am not writing this just to be "sensational": here is why. | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/why_android_might_just_kill_Linux_quickly | |||
1326997796 | technology | How to Install a Preview of Ubuntu TV | At CES, Canonical announced its latest major project that it is calling Ubuntu TV "TV for human beings". Much of the Ubuntu TV interface will be based on the groundwork that has already been established with the development of Unity, Canonical’s revolutionary, and sometimes polarizing, desktop environment. | http://maketecheasier.com/install-ubuntu-tv/2012/01/18 | |||
1327011746 | Mozilla demos MediaStream Processing, audio mixing in Firefox | The MediaStream Processing API is a proposed standard that promises to bring native real-time audio and video manipulation to the Web. Mozilla has released an experimental Firefox build that includes a preliminary implementation. | http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/01/mozilla-demos-mediastream-processing-audio-mixing-in-firefox.ars | ||||
1326998988 | technology | Thinkfan for Fedora | Here it is the first release of Thinkfan, a simple and lightweight fan control program, for Fedora. As a thinkpad user so it's obvious what my interest is, but developer assures now can manage other computers fan too. | http://olea.org/diario/archive/2012/ene-18-1.html | |||
1326999049 | technology | DragonFlyBSD: Desktop is not a target - Linux notes from DarkDuck | This blog is called Linux notes from DarkDuck. As you may think from the name, it is dedicated to anything about Linux. And I write about using Linux-based operating systems on desktop from the point of view of regular user. But from time to time I make exceptions. Today is one of these days. I will not tell you about Linux, but rather about an operating system quite close to GNU/Linux. It is BSD-based operating system DragonFlyBSD. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/dragonflybsd-desktop-is-not-target.html | |||
1326999122 | technology | Rhythmbox 2.95 has been released! | Rhythmbox 2.95 has been released, this release is considered as final transition of Rhythmbox to GTK +3. | http://www.unixmen.com/rhythmbox-2-95-has-been-released/ | |||
1326999292 | technology | M$ Disturbs an Ant-hill | So far it seems no OEM is considering an exclusive relationship with M$. | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/18/m-disturbs-an-ant-hill/ | |||
1327021834 | Big Business, Big Linux | ZDNet | IT funds may be short, but The Linux Foundation has found that companies are still investing in Linux for cloud computing, “Big Data,” and | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/big-business-big-linux/10181 | ||||
1327021200 | technology | Linux should be like a window | George Orwell wrote "Good prose is like a window pane". Good software is the same, so that you are concentrating on what you are doing, not how you are doing it.
christiania, glass house, august 2007 By seier+seier on Flickr
In... | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/web-design-and-free-software-10004587/linux-should-be-like-a-window-10025246/ | |||
1327021448 | technology | School Leverages Sun Hardware, Switches to LTSP Thin Clients | The Candid Root | The School of Computer Science at the University of Windsor deployed LTSP Thin Clients running Ubuntu from their Sun Server Hardware. | http://www.disklessworkstations.com/blog/school-leverages-sun-hardware-switches-to-ltsp-thin-clients/ | |||
1327021997 | technology | Nexenta raises $21 million in funding | The enterprise storage specialist has received $21 million in Series C funding which it says will be used to sustain its growth and global expansion and scale its support | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Nexenta-raises-21-million-in-funding-1416737.html | |||
1327023232 | technology | Call to use open source | Though open source developers approve free distribution of software, they are serious about their use in commercial products and solutions. “They may not restrict their source code or its usage, but they nonetheless would like licensing terms to be respected,” said Palamida CEO Mark Tolliver. | http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220571/call-use-open-source.html | |||
1327054430 | technology | Cyborg lawyer demands software source | Lawyer Karen Sandler's heart condition means she needs a pacemaker-defibrillator to avoid sudden death, so she has one simple question: what software does it run? | http://www.zdnet.com.au/cyborg-lawyer-demands-software-source-339330089.htm | |||
1327055819 | technology | KDE 4.9 to Get a New Widgets Explorer | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/kde-4-9-to-get-a-new-widgets-explorer | |||
1327056923 | technology | Ubuntu 12.04 May Get Rid of Useless Dash Shortcuts | I have been using Unity since they day it came out with alpha of Ubuntu 11.04. One thing I never understood was the purpose of those 8 giant shortcuts in the Dash. I wrote about it in my first review. I still don't know and have never used any of those 8 shortcuts. I wanted to get rid of them and put something more useful. It seems Ubuntu 12.04 will fix that too. As we reported earlier that with 12.04 we may get some more customization of Unity, the chances are that we may also get rid of those 8 icons and be replaced with something more useful. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3231/ubuntu-1204-may-get-rid-useless-dash-shortcuts | |||
1327065797 | technology | Raspberry Pi demos Model B computer's AirPlay capabilities (video) | Just a few days after announcing that production of its Model B Linux computer is underway, Raspberry Pi has now unveiled a preview of | http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/20/raspberry-pi-demos-model-b-computers-airplay-capabilities-vide/ | |||
1327065942 | technology | Despite whacking Windows, Linux gets too little respect | A decade on, management holds onto an outdated view of Linux that may be hindering its adoption | http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/despite-whacking-windows-linux-gets-too-little-respect-184577 | |||
1327110408 | technology | GTK+ 3.4 For Multi-Touch May Come In GNOME 3.4 | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NTc | |||
1327110449 | technology | Download Linux Kernel 3.3 RC1 Now | Linus Torvalds announced last evening, January 19th, that the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux kernel 3.3 is available for download and testing. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Linux-Kernel-3-3-RC1-Now-247616.shtml | |||
1327112694 | technology | The making of open-source software | Nicole Kobie reveals how software such as Ubuntu, LibreOffice and Firefox is made - and how you can get involved | http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/372343/the-making-of-open-source-software | |||
1327113352 | technology | Mutter 3.3.4 Released | The Mutter team has announced the release of Mutter 3.3.4. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3235/mutter-334-released | |||
1327115429 | technology | NGINX: The Faster Web Server Alternative | This formerly obscure Web server is gaining popularity with businesses. NGINX is now the new number two Web server, largely because it promises a fast, light, open-source alternative to Apache. Here’s why it’s attracting so much attention. | http://www.softwarequalityconnection.com/2012/01/nginx-the-faster-web-server-alternative/ | |||
1327115557 | technology | Wannabe Geek: Things to do after installing Fedora | Fedora is a great OS. Its Linux as it should be free and usable, at the cutting edge but completely stable. But it still lets a lot to be wanted such as the non free software, libraries which are essential in day to day life. Few nitty gritties installed and the make a wonderful environment to work and play. | http://wannabeg33k.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-to-do-after-installing-fedora.html | |||
1327115619 | technology | Open Source Benefits: A Developer’s Perspective | Open source benefits to businesses are pretty obvious, even if only recently recognized. It costs less, and often works better, than its commercial competitors. Developers have long preferred open source products to their commercial counterparts. In fact, this developer preference is why we are seeing the surge in enterprise open source usage. Why do developers prefer open source so strongly? I want it yesterday! Developers want to get stuff done. The thought of engaging in a procurement process is enough to sap the energy from almost any idea. We will just go back to reading hacker news inste | http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2012/01/open-source-benefits-a-developers-perspective/ | |||
1327115715 | technology | The Linux Experience: KDE SC 4.8 Upcoming Features | GWENVIEW Just like Dolphin 2.0 will meet icon animations, Gwenview will get some animations and transitions of its own. The following video demonstrates both Gwenview's and Dolphin's. This video also demonstrates the new QML based device notifier. | http://cristalinux.blogspot.com/2012/01/kde-48-upcoming-features.html | |||
1327115932 | technology | GNOME Shell 3.2.2 improves extensions support | The bugfix release of the GNOME Shell should make installing and uninstalling Shell Extensions using the extensions.gnome.org site more reliable | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/GNOME-Shell-3-2-2-improves-extensions-support-1417867.html | |||
1327162299 | technology | With Microsoft Infiltration at the BBC, Time to Abolish or Privatise the BBC | Techrights | The call to reform the BBC (or discard it as a news source) is now accompanied by a long list of items | http://techrights.org/2012/01/21/bbc-wiki-created/ | |||
1327163051 | technology | EPO Advisory Board Likes Patents | Techrights | The appointment of more people whose stance on the subject of patents leaves little room for objectivity | http://techrights.org/2012/01/21/epo-advisory-board/ | |||
1327164738 | technology | Regulators Paranoid About Android, Miss the Real Issue | Techrights | Developments on the patents front and how they affect the Linux-powered Android platform | http://techrights.org/2012/01/21/swpat-developments/ | |||
1327166259 | technology | Xfce's Early April Fool's Joke | I saw a post on the Xfce blog Tuesday or Wednesday about changing versioning scheme of the next Xfce release. I saved the URL knowing that I'd want to write about it. Just thank goodness that a storm blew in and caused my computer to shut off. Otherwise, I might have never seen the Update 2. Dirty rats. | http://ostatic.com/blog/xfces-early-april-fools-joke | |||
1327195474 | technology | The Power Base Ubuntu 10.04 Lives! Go Back To The Future With Lucid Lynx | Does Oneiric have you down? Is your hardware not up to snuff? Well, what are you going to do about it? Ubuntu 10.04 is almost 2 years old now, but you can teach it the electric slide even if all it know how to do is the funky chicken. Here is a short and simple guide for bringing Ubuntu 10.04 into 2012. | http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/01/ubuntu-10-04-lives-go-back-to-the-future-with-lucid-lynx/ | |||
1327199402 | technology | Introducing Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens for Unity | Following our previous articles, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantArt Scope, Ubuntu SSH Lens, Ubuntu Binary Clock Lens, Ubuntu YouTube Lens and Scope, Ubuntu Calendar Lens, Ubuntu Web Sources Lens, Ubuntu Gwibber Lens, Ubuntu Books Lens, Ubuntu Cities Scope, Ubuntu Grooveshark Scope, Ubuntu Calculator Scope and Pirate Bay Torrents Lens for Unity, today we are introducing the Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens for the Unity interface. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Ubuntu-Flickr-Shotwell-Photos-Lens-for-Unity-247767.shtml | |||
1327199828 | technology | American Drone Controls Experiencing Virus Assault Migrate to Linux | The U.S Air Force reportedly, migrated to Linux from Windows OS for its computers controlling unmanned drone aircrafts ever-since a virus hit them in 2011. | http://www.spamfighter.com/News-17321-American-Drone-Controls-Experiencing-Virus-Assault-Migrate-to-Linux.htm | |||
1327199968 | technology | Linux.conf.au 2012: planes and freedom | For security researcher, software hacker and activist Jacob Appelbaum, the equation is clear. Anyone working on surveillance or censorship technology is part of a serious global problem. | http://www.zdnet.com.au/linuxconfau-2012-planes-and-freedom-339330154.htm | |||
1327200062 | technology | Kernel Log: Linux 3.3 goes into testing | Linux 3.3 can change the size of ext4 filesystems faster and supports ACPI 5.0, LPAE for ARM processors, Ethernet teaming and hot replace for software RAID. Meanwhile, the end for Linux 3.1, and "Linux Ate My RAM" explained | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Linux-3-3-goes-into-testing-1418516.html | |||
1327202135 | technology | The Linux Setup - Goblin, TechBytes/OpenBytes - My Linux Rig | The Linux Setup - Goblin, TechBytes/OpenBytes I kind of love it when interviewees say they have a perfect Linux setup. It’s nice to see someone living the dream. Goblin, aka Tim, has a setup he... | http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/16224038337/the-linux-setup-goblin-techbytes-openbytes | |||
1327229269 | [Phoronix] Where The Linux 3.3 Kernel Will Come Up Short | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NjE | ||||
1327324821 | [Phoronix] Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04 On The NVIDIA Tegra 2 | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_tegra2_ubuntu&num=1 | ||||
1327313529 | [Phoronix] MPlayer2 Is Still Being Actively Developed | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NjQ | ||||
1327315033 | When Should Open Source Be Written Into Law? | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/when-should-open-source-be-written-into-law | ||||
1327313606 | technology | Red Hat: A Software Investment For The Next 30 Years - Seeking Alpha | Need a foundation for the house you’re building? That’s easy: You can Google probably a dozen nearby contractors to come fill your big hole with concrete.
Need a foundation for the house you already own? Say what? Exactly: There’s no such thing as a replacement foundation, unless you’re going to rip your house down. | http://seekingalpha.com/article/321079-red-hat-a-software-investment-for-the-next-30-years | |||
1327313657 | technology | Deal of the Day: Ultra-thin Dell Vostro V131 with Ubuntu: $399 | If you’ve made it this far past the title of this post, you’re probably not afraid of venturing out of the Windows comfort zone faced by most PC users. So change it up and check out this dirt cheap deal on a Dell. In slimness and portability, the 13.3-inch Vostro V131 ranks near the top of the list, thanks to a 0.8-inch thick design and a light 4.08-pound weight. This business laptop is available now with an Intel Core i3 CPU, for $399 through a deal at LogicBUY. | http://blog.laptopmag.com/deal-of-the-day-ultra-thin-dell-vostro-v131-with-ubuntu-399 | |||
1327314322 | technology | The Power Base 5 Reasons Why KDE Is Better Than Unity | It's no secret that KDE is not the most popular desktop environment for Linux/Unix users. With Ubuntu's success slowly breaking through... | http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/01/5-reasons-why-kde-is-better-than-unity/ | |||
1327314383 | technology | Locking down Linux.conf.au | Conference organisers zero in on rogue wireless access points. | http://www.itnews.com.au/News/287892,locking-down-linuxconfau.aspx | |||
1327314446 | technology | Pear OS Linux Panther v3.0 - Not impressed | Review of Pear OS Linux Panther v3.0, a Ubuntu-based distribution with Gnome 3.2 desktop designed to look and behave like Mac OSX, including live session, installation and post-install use, covering look & feel, visual integration, branding, multimedia playback, dual-boot setup with Windows 8, Appstore, applications, and many problems like visual glitches, installation bugs, non-resizable control center, misleading titles, broken programs, broken package manager functionality, incomplete removal of programs, incomplete, missing or hidden application entries, English and French language mix, no | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/pearos.html | |||
1327314540 | technology | TechRadar: 12 reasons to love KDE | We rain positivity onto the world's most configurable desktop and pick out some of its best functions and applications. | http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/12-reasons-to-love-kde-1054988 | |||
1327314630 | technology | New Tool Gives Greater Control Over GTK Theming in KDE | Running GTK+ applications on the KDE desktop isn’t as brutish-looking as it once was.
This style-matching is due to the ‘oxygen-gtk’ package present in KDE theming GTK+ applications with an ‘Oxygen’ style theme. | http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/kde-gtk-config-tool-gives-greater-control-over-gtk-theming-in-kde/ | |||
1327314805 | technology | World Of Linux: Release schedule of Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" | Here is the all key dates of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. This time Canonical goes to support this LTS [long term support] version for 5 years. So this time they try to make a better version in their history. | http://linux4everybody.blogspot.com/2012/01/release-schedule-of-ubuntu-1204-precise.html | |||
1327314988 | technology | Life-giving software should be open: GNOME Foundation chief | Software that controls vital human functions should always be open source, else it could prove to be a danger to one's existence, the executive director of the GNOME Foundation says. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52315-life-giving-software-should-be-open-gnome-foundation-chief | |||
1327317353 | technology | Opposition to the Unitary Patent in the British Parliament | Techrights | Loophole for software patents in Europe meets opposition from some politicians in Great Britain | http://techrights.org/2012/01/23/unitary-patent-uk/ | |||
1327318691 | technology | Patents Roundup: Windows Declining, Microsoft and Apple Attack Linux | Techrights | atent stories that mostly relate to Android and its competitors | http://techrights.org/2012/01/23/android-and-its-competitors/ | |||
1327319514 | technology | EULA and Lawyers — Not Engineering — Define Today’s Technology Winners | Apple and Microsoft use legal instruments to perturb the market and disrupt fair competition | http://techrights.org/2012/01/23/disrupting-competition-with-paper/ | |||
1327324892 | The Pirate Bay Press Release On SOPA: We Are The New Hollywood | Techdirt | Given its general contempt for the repeated attempts to close it down, you wouldn't expect The Pirate Bay to be particularly worried by SOPA. But in its very own press release on the subject, it goes much further: it flings the ultimate insult... | http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120119/12273017472/pirate-bay-press-release-sopa-we-are-new-hollywood.shtml | ||||
1327320013 | technology | Microsoft Linux on a Short Leash | Techrights | Quick SUSE and Tuxera updates | http://techrights.org/2012/01/23/suse-and-tuxera-updates/ | |||
1327323287 | technology | CyanogenMod App Store To Sell Root, Banned Apps | Muktware | Koushik Dutta, the co-founder of the popular CyanogenMod project has been contemplating the idea of an App Store which will sell apps for rooted devices. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3238/cyanogenmod-app-store-sell-rooted-banned-apps | |||
1327323397 | technology | Android Tablets May Go Transparent, Soon! | Muktware | Samsung is working on display technologies which will make these tablets flexible (just like the paper magazines) and even transparent. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3239/android-tablets-may-go-transparent-soon | |||
1327324198 | technology | Upstart mobile OS Tizen previews code | An alpha release of the source code for the Tizen open-source operating system, aimed at giving Android and iOS a run for their money, is now available for download. | http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223570/Upstart_Mobile_OS_Tizen_Previews_Code_ | |||
1327324348 | technology | linux.conf.au releases videos on XFS, Btrfs, the kernel and Samba 4 | The videos of the conference recently held in Australia offer information on topics such as the improvements that have been made to the XFS and Btrfs file systems | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/linux-conf-au-releases-videos-on-XFS-Btrfs-the-kernel-and-Samba-4-1419001.html | |||
1327324614 | technology | Extremadura to move all of its 40,000 desktops to open source | The administration of Spain’s autonomous region of Extremadura is moving to a complete open source desktop, confirms the region's CIO, Teodomiro Cayetano López. The IT department started a project to install the Debian distribution on all 40,000 desktop PCs. "The project is really advanced and we hope to start the deployment the next spring, finishing it in December." | https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/extremadura-move-all-its-40000-desktops-open-source | |||
1327332446 | technology | When KDE Eats up the Swap | I have identified processes that typically enter the swap file first and can be restarted uncleanly without loss of data. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/23/clean-swap-without-a-restart/ | |||
1327335247 | technology | Extremadura CIO plans Linux rollout on 40,000 desktops | According to its CIO, the Spanish region Extremadura will switch its administration's 40,000 desktops to Debian Linux this year; this would make it the second largest Linux deployment by a public administration in Europe | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Extremadura-CIO-plans-Linux-rollout-on-40-000-desktops-1419281.html | |||
1327335655 | science | Coarse Correspondence in Riemannian Manifolds: Masks and Multi-Resolution Approach | THIS post is part of a series that explores the potential of comparing surfaces using GMDS, or generalised multidimensional scaling. | http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2012/01/23/riemannian-manifolds-and-gmds/ | |||
1327335771 | technology | Linux a Big Player in 2012 Virtualization Trends | Linux has long been known for providing not only a range of options for small and midsize businesses (SBMs) with its variety of "flavors," but is often regarded as the OS of choice for companies that want direct control over their data. Now, new data shows that Linux use is growing more rapidly than ever thanks to robust performance in virtualized environments. | http://www.theinfoboom.com/articles/linux-a-big-player-in-2012-virtualization-trends/ | |||
1327335834 | technology | London Stock Exchange proximity service swoops below 100 microsecond barrier | The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has dramatically slashed round trip latency times for proximity hosting, in collaboration with Colt, on its Novell SUSE Linux-based MillenniumIT matching engine. | http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/telecommunications/london-stock-exchange-proximity-service-swoops-below-100-microsecond-barrier | |||
1327335963 | technology | Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton Walks You Through the Launch of the $35 Computer | In just a few weeks UK’s Raspberry Pi Foundation will be ready to launch one of the most anticipated products of 2012 – a $35 computer. The Raspberry Pi Model B is a bare-bones circuit board that packs a surprising punch – 700 MHz ARM processor, 256 MB of memory, and HDMI output. Designed as a low cost, easy to explore learning platform to attract a new generation of students to coding, the Linux Box computer is a marvel of efficiency. The first 10,000 Model Bs will be shipping into (and then out of) the UK very soon, so it only makes sense that Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton would take | http://singularityhub.com/2012/01/23/raspberry-pi-founder-eben-upton-walks-you-through-the-launch-of-the-35-computer/ | |||
1327336093 | technology | Linux root exploit due to memory access | Exploits for root access are in circulation for Linux 2.6.39 and later after a fix was released for bad permission checking when writing to memory dumps | http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Linux-root-exploit-due-to-memory-access-Update-1419834.html | |||
1327336468 | technology | Ubuntu readies new Unity | Unity 5.0, Ubuntu’s new desktop interface has been released for testing | http://mybroadband.co.za/news/software/41911-ubuntu-readies-new-unity.html | |||
1327336638 | technology | Google to open-source Sky Map | The search giant is donating its Sky Map app to the open-source community. | http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets-electronics/blogs/google-to-open-source-sky-map | |||
1327397326 | [Phoronix] A New Design For FUSE File-Systems | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0Njg | ||||
1327431170 | [Phoronix] Preview: Intel's Open-Source Driver Can Beat Mac OS X | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=apple_lion_sandy&num=1 | ||||
1327398007 | [Phoronix] Fedora 17 Goes On A Diet, But With More Features | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0NzE | ||||
1327397923 | [Phoronix] Error-Fixing Btrfs FSCK Tool Is Imminent | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0Njk | ||||
1327396805 | technology | Linux-based flight recorder optimized for drones | Linuxbased flight recorder optimized for drones News Linux for Devices: Ampex Data Systems announced a compact, ruggedized airborne recorder that runs SUSE Linux on a 1.3GHz Intel Atom E660T CPU. The ruggedized TuffServ 40 (TS 40) offers 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 2GB boot disk, an 80GB or 160GB solid state... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Ampex-TuffServ-40/?kc=rss | |||
1327397172 | technology | Linux for migrants: Zorin OS - Linux notes from DarkDuck | The latest version, ZorinOS 5.2, was released very recently, on the 10th of January 2012. I downloaded the Core version of it. The ISO size is 1.1 Gb. It meant I could not use a CD for it, and I went to the USB option. Unetbootin utility successfully "burnt" image to USB. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/linux-for-migrants-zorin-os.html | |||
1327397622 | technology | Linux Takes Off on Wikimedia | A significant portion of PCs will be replaced by ARMed devices and desktop and notebook devices using ARM and Linux will be widespread. Considering the narrow margins of retailers and OEMs, I expect in 2012 many will find a place in their hearts for ARM and Linux one way or another. | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/23/linux-takes-off-on-wikimedia/ | |||
1327399280 | technology | Let's talk tiny - Tiny Core Linux 4.2 | While experimenting with CorePlus I ran it on two machines, a generic desktop box (2.5 GHz CPU, 2 GB of RAM, NVIDIA video card) and my HP laptop (dual-core 2 GHz CPU, 3 GB of RAM, Intel video card). The distribution was able to detect and use all of my hardware, including my Intel wireless card. My screen resolution was set a little lower than normal, but still within a reasonable range. CorePlus runs almost no services, which makes it incredibly quick to boot and very responsive. Generally, with the window manager and a couple of applications running my memory usage was still below 170 MB. | http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20120123#feature | |||
1327399833 | technology | Razor-qt desktop - Warning, sharp objects? | Short review and tour of the Razor-qt desktop environment based on Qt technologies, with repository setup and installation instructions on Fedora 16, desktop overview, edit mode, configurations & settings, and many problems like theme inconsistencies, order and look of desktop elements, natural UI flow, crashes, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/razor-qt.html | |||
1327400110 | technology | KDE vs. Windows 7 | Can a free Linux desktop actually rival Windows 7? | http://www.datamation.com/open-source/kde-vs.-windows-7-1.html | |||
1327400188 | technology | Mandriva Decision Delayed Again | Read about trends, technologies and best practices covered by experienced Giga Omni Media editors and writers. Participate in daily blog discusions and post your thoughts and opinions. | http://ostatic.com/blog/mandriva-decision-delayed-again | |||
1327401285 | technology | Ruby on Rails 3.2 Aids the Developers | Those who maintain Ruby on Rails have released a new version of their popular open-source Web application development framework, one that features a number of... | http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248581/ruby_on_rails_32_aids_the_developers.html | |||
1327401816 | technology | Huawei to launch two ''Diamond'' smartphones better than the Ascend P1 | According to official statements, Huawei will unveil two new smartphones at the MWC, called Diamond and set to be extremely powerful. | http://androinica.com/2012/01/huawei-to-launch-two-diamond-smartphones-even-better-than-the-ascend-p1-s/ | |||
1327401889 | technology | Sony Kumquat LT25i dubbed as Sony Xperia U? | According to one of GSMArena's tipsters, Sony Kumquat recently leaked in real life photos, is revealed as Sony Xperia U by the Indonesian equivalent of | http://www.pocketdroid.net/sony-kumquat-lt25i-dubbed-as-sony-xperia-u | |||
1327401977 | technology | Motorola Prepares New “Project” for the DROID RAZR | Motorola’s Feedback Network is sending out invitations tonight to DROID RAZR owners, asking if they want to participate in a soak test for a new “project.” The details of the update are absent as usual, but with software leaking within the last couple of weeks, we have a pretty good idea as to what we can expect. You probably shouldn’t assume that this one is Ice Cream Sandwich just yet and should instead focus on the likelihood of simply being a bug fixer and slight UI enhancer. | http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/23/motorola-prepares-new-project-for-the-droid-razr/ | |||
1327402295 | technology | How Disruptive Could Raspberry Pi Be? | The Raspberry Pi mini computer doesn’t support Windows, but it is a surprisingly versatile Linux machine. And it costs only about $25. | http://www.investorplace.com/2012/01/how-disruptive-could-raspberry-pi-be-dell-aapl/ | |||
1327425478 | technology | New Disinformation From Patent Lawyers and Microsoft Lobbyists | Techrights | New developments in the patents arena and what the news sites fail to tell | http://techrights.org/2012/01/24/lobbyists-in-patents-arena/ | |||
1327425985 | technology | OpenSUSE Dies After Just 18 Months | Techrights | A reminder of the unappealing nature of OpenSUSE due to a release cycle of 8 months and support span of just 18 months | http://techrights.org/2012/01/24/opensuse-eol-cycles/ | |||
1327427318 | technology | Apple is Sued for Anti-competitive Practices; The Court Sees Patent Lawsuits/Actions by Proxy | The duopoly which is Apple and Microsoft faces new legal challenges while the patent assault heats up | http://techrights.org/2012/01/24/patent-assault-heats-up/ | |||
1327428166 | technology | Microsoft Media Partners Spin the UEFI Abuses | Techrights | Another new example of sources that are bribed by Microsoft or allied with Microsoft dismissing the anti-competitive nature of what Microsoft is doing and disseminating insults instead (ad hominem attacks) | http://techrights.org/2012/01/24/microsoft-media-partners-spin-the-uefi-abuses/ | |||
1327430610 | technology | Cinnamon fork of GNOME Shell gets stable release | Version 1.2 of Cinnamon, the Linux Mint project's fork of the GNOME Shell, has been released and the APIs and desktop interface have been declared fully stable | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Cinnamon-fork-of-GNOME-Shell-gets-stable-release-1420266.html | |||
1327430761 | technology | Linux to rule the world then, basically | If the Linux Foundation releases a survey suggesting that open source is poised for growth, is that hard to get excited about? Well, they would say that, wouldn't they?
If the Ovum Research team releases a study suggesting that Android is soon to become the top developer platform, is that hard to get excited about? Well, they have, haven't they?
The Linux Foundation sees open source technology set for its grandest age yet based on low total cost of ownership, technical features and security. Comments are based upon a new survey entitled "Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End | http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/open-source-insider/2012/01/linux-to-rule-the-world-basically.html | |||
1327430892 | technology | Android: CyanogenMod May Start Selling Forbidden Android Fruit | CyanogenMod, which offers aftermarket firmware for Android mobile devices, is apparently planning to sell apps that have been banned from the official Android Market. Koushik Dutta, who writes apps for CyanogenMod, has put up a screenshot of what seems to be the landing page for the app market. | http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/CyanogenMod-May-Start-Selling-Forbidden-Android-Fruit-74253.html | |||
1327431443 | technology | Why government needs open source | The tough economic climate has forced a radical rethink on public sector IT procurement, with decision-makers now on the lookout for more efficient, cost-effective solutions.
As part of this process, the Government’s launched its open source (OS) toolkit in an attempt to create a level playing field for OS providers to compete against proprietary software vendors. | http://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Why-government-needs-open-source | |||
1327431782 | technology | Mozilla releases version 0.1 of the Rust language and compiler | Rust is Mozilla's safe, concurrent, practical language that has been in development for some years; now version 0.1 of the compiler and tools has arrived to give developers a taste of the language | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Mozilla-releases-version-0-1-of-the-Rust-language-and-compiler-1420658.html | |||
1327444776 | technology | Linux fate lies in the hands of many | When someone presses me about the state of Linux on the desktop, I usually respond with a tightened brow and pursed lip and start talking about the current commercial push to move beyond the desktop platform and into mobile. | http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/243957/linux-fate-lies-hands-many | |||
1327444813 | technology | JavaFX makes it across platform to Linux | Oracle has released a developer preview of JavaFX 2.1 which includes support for Linux as well as Windows and Mac OS X | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/JavaFX-makes-it-across-platform-to-Linux-1420944.html | |||
1327444945 | technology | LXer: Why oems should avoid not (possibly) making it harder to install Linux | There has been a lot of worry lately about windows 8 secure boot making it (possibly) much harder or impossible to install certain Linux's (possibly all) on pcs with windows 8 secure boot. So I decided to list the arguments against making it possibly harder or impossible to install Linux's. | http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/161365/ | |||
1327445089 | technology | Get the Perfect Cup of Java with a DIY Linux-Powered Coffee Roaster | When it comes to coffee, some people just like perfection. Most would agree that the best cup of ... | http://www.businessinsider.com/get-the-perfect-cup-of-java-with-a-diy-linux-powered-coffee-roaster-2012-1 | |||
1327445208 | technology | Linux: Moving from the Fringe to the Center | The State of Linux Adoption Linux momentum continues to build despite a challenging 2011. One of the popular perceptions about Linux is that somehow the open so | http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/linux-moving-from-the-fringe-to-the-center/?cs=49594 | |||
1327446116 | technology | Top 13 New Open-Source Projects of 2011 | The list, released Jan. 18, features two open-source cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) projects, two others tailored to the needs of game developers and a toolkit to help social media application developers build Web apps.... | http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Top-13-New-OpenSource-Projects-of-2011-702729/ | |||
1327446227 | technology | Liferay's Open Source Community Thrives | If you were wondering if growth and interest in open source was just hype, Liferay provided a little additional evidence today that open source is thriving. The open source portal maker has announced its community expanded to 56,000 members in 2011 -- an almost 40% increase over the previous year.. Topic: Information Management | http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/liferays-open-source-community-thrives-014233.php | |||
1327447304 | technology | GDB 7.4 released [LWN.net] | Release 7.4 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous FTP. GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal and many other languages. GDB can target (i.e., debug programs running on) more than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB itself can run on most popular GNU/Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows variants. | http://lwn.net/Articles/476946/rss | |||
1327450381 | technology | Hack, Slash, Loot - A New Roguelike/Dungeon Crawler Released for Linux | Hack, Slash, Loot is a single-player turn-based dungeon crawler Linux. You take control of a lone hero and explore sprawling dungeons, fight dangerous monsters and plunder valuable treasures. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/hack-slash-loot-new-roguelikedungeon.html | |||
1327452215 | technology | [Phoronix] A Rolling-Release Version Of Fedora Is Discussed | A discussion erupted this morning among Fedora developers about having a version of Fedora Linux that operates on a rolling-release model similar to Arch Linux, Gentoo, and openSUSE Tumbleweed. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0Nzc | |||
1327483476 | technology | Status of Ubuntu for ARM Laptops and Servers | David Mandala, Manager of the ARM Team at Canonical talks about the status of Ubuntu Linux on ARM Laptops and Servers, and about their plans for Ubuntu on ARM until 2014 and beyond. Who wouldn’t want to buy an awesome $199 ARM Powered Ultrabook, 13.3″ screen, ARM Cortex-A9 1.5Ghz TI OMAP4460 or 1.8Ghz TI OMAP4470, thinner, lighter than Intel Ultrabooks, 2x longer battery life on a smaller thinner battery (10x with the sunlight readable Pixel Qi), 1GB or 2GB RAM for full speed Chrome and Firefox web browser speeds? | http://armdevices.net/2012/01/24/status-of-ubuntu-for-arm-laptops-and-servers/ | |||
1327483741 | technology | Linux Australia: preaching to the converted isn't enough | Last year, Linux Australia released the raw data from a survey which has been set in train by James Turnbull, who held the position of president for the first half of 2010 before he stepped down to take up a job in the US. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52362-linux-australia-preaching-to-the-converted-isnt-enough | |||
1327483971 | technology | [Phoronix] Unigine OilRush Officially Ships Today For Linux | Unigine Corp met their latest deadline and will officially be shipping the gold version of their Unigine OilRush real-time strategy game today for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows gamers. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=unigine_oilrush_gold&num=1 | |||
1327484115 | technology | */Linux PCs for Consumers | Some examples:
* Qooq – A PC for cooks, not geeks. It’s hardened for the kitchen and is a tablet that’s goop-proof and with a stand for zero/one-hand operation. It runs Linux on ARM and is loaded with content for cooks: recipes, techniques. * Dell is selling GNU/Linux PCs in over 100 stores in China. * Acer sells them (Walmart, and Amazon) * HP sells them and they have retailers for them. * Lenovo is selling millions of them for schools and students (Classmate PCs). | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/24/linux-pcs-for-consumers/ | |||
1327502505 | technology | Patents Roundup: Oracle, Microsoft (via MOSAID), and Apple Lawsuits Against Linux/Android | A collection of news about the litigious challenges from monopolists against Linux in the mainstream | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/patents-roundup-re-android/ | |||
1327503599 | technology | Automating Bad Ideas | Techrights | How a process which produces monopolies or fear is being streamlined to potentially make the effects more severe | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/uspto-and-sourcesquare/ | |||
1327504251 | technology | Bringing Linux to Microsoft’s Court | Techrights | How Dell is promoting Microsoft patent tax on GNU/Linux and how Tuxera makes Linux more Windows-like (with Microsoft's limitations and patent tax, too) | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/windows-like-linux/ | |||
1327504626 | technology | Microsoft Wants Node.js to Run Just on Windows | Techrights | Microsoft is reportedly still working on tying FOSS to Microsoft Windows | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/cloud9-and-msft/ | |||
1327504980 | politics | Principal Gates Still Indoctrinates Children | Techrights | Quick updates on monopolisation efforts of Bill Gates in the public sector | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/sfc-and-lev-lobby/ | |||
1327505594 | politics | Gates Foundation Bribes Officials, Press in Africa | Techrights | Good examples of the political intervention by Bill Gates and also the purchase of a consensus in the press, by means of gentle bribes | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/successful-gates-spin-machine/ | |||
1327506415 | science | Gates Foundation Still Funds ‘Studies’ to Praise the Gates Foundation, Provide PR Fodder | Techrights | Another recent example of purchased reputation laundering from Gates, characterising as a Saint someone who made a fortunate from aggressive monopoly abuse | http://techrights.org/2012/01/25/buying-reputation/ | |||
1327507770 | technology | Free open source application developed for study of fluid dynamics | Engineers at Stanford University have developed an open-source application that lets users model the effects of fluids moving over aerodynamic surfaces. | http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/39753/Free-open-source-application-developed-for-study-of-fluid-dynamics.aspx | |||
1327508056 | technology | 4Linux, Erlang Solutions and Linux Professional Institute Join The Linux Foundation | http://www.marketwatch.com/story/4linux-erlang-solutions-and-linux-professional-institute-join-the-linux-foundation-2012-01-25 | ||||
1327508136 | technology | Infiniserv launches Linux-based UK cloud | Cloud | ZDNet UK | The cloud services are based on the open-source KVM hypervisor, use a range of UK datacentres and offer customers the ability to connect via dedicated | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/cloud/2012/01/25/infiniserv-launches-linux-based-uk-cloud-40094903/ | |||
1327529573 | Google plays the long game with ChromeOS • The Register | First the kids, then the commercial sector Google is betting that slow and steady will prove a winning strategy for its ChromeOS platform, and is reporting some successes for the system in the education sector.… | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/25/google_chromeos_plans/ | ||||
1327515149 | technology | [Phoronix] NVIDIA Talks Of Optimus Possibilities For Linux | A NVIDIA Linux engineer is trying to work on code that could lead to official Optimus support under Linux, but there's a catch... And it falls outside of NVIDIA Corp as the fate of this multi-GPU notebook feature could now fall with the Linux kernel developers.
While there's been some rudimentary Optimus hacks for Linux to use notebooks that offer an integrated graphics processor and a discrete GPU (to offer maximum performance when needed but to fall-back to only powering the IGP when in a low-power mode), NVIDIA Corp hasn't provided any official Optimus support under Linux. Now there's talk | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0ODE | |||
1327516266 | technology | Committee Passes “Open Source City” Resolution | A Raleigh City Council committee gave its stamp of approval to a resolution that could make public city data easier to access and change the way the city buys software.
The Technology and Communications Committee, a new group of city councilors created late last year, approved the Open Source Government resolution Tuesday night. It will go to the full council next week. | http://www.raleighpublicrecord.org/news/city-council/2012/01/25/committee-passes-open-source-city-resolution/ | |||
1327518475 | technology | Mobile App Developers Beginning to Favor Android Over iOS | Mobile app developers remain the lifeblood of the mobile application industry. And their preferences go a long way to determine smartphone operating system | http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/mobile-app-developers-beginning-to-favor-android-over-ios-20579/ | |||
1327524778 | technology | Why is Red hat happy with slowing economy | Not everyone is unhappy about the slump in global economy. Red Hat, an enterprise Linux company, is hoping that the slowdown in the US and the crisis in Europe will help it to gain greater traction with corporates who are struggling with cuts in discretionary spending. | http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2831468.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy | |||
1327525280 | technology | Open webOS announced as HP’s open source mobile OS power move | This year the artists formerly known as Palm had quite a rough few months with HP dumping the hardware side of their own webOS mobile computing platform - their | http://www.slashgear.com/open-webos-announced-as-hps-open-source-mobile-os-power-move-25210755/ | |||
1327528881 | technology | JSRuntime is now officially single-threaded | A single SpiderMonkey runtime (that is, instance of JSRuntime) — and all the objects, strings and contexts associated with it — may only be accessed by a single thread at any given time. However, a SpiderMonkey embedding may create multiple runtimes in the same process (each of which may be accessed by a different thread). | http://blog.mozilla.com/luke/2012/01/24/jsruntime-is-now-officially-single-threaded/ | |||
1327529625 | technology | GhostBSD 2.5 available with GNOME or LXDE | Version 2.5 of GhostBSD is based on the recent 9.0 release of FreeBSD and, for the first time, is available with the lightweight LXDE desktop in addition to the standard GNOME version | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/GhostBSD-2-5-available-with-GNOME-or-LXDE-1421560.html | |||
1327529800 | technology | TI ships Linux-ready DLP eval module for pico projectors | TI ships Linuxready DLP eval module for pico projectors News Linux for Devices: Texas Instruments announced a Linux-based evaluation module featuring the digital light processing technology from its DLP Pico Projectors. The DLP LightCrafter combines an ARM9-based, 300MHz DaVinci TMS320DM365 processor, a 20-lumen RGB LED light engine and projector, as well as TI's 0.3-inch, WVGA... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Texas-Instruments-DLP-LightCrafter/?kc=rss | |||
1327530747 | technology | Case Study: How Small Business PrintedArt Uses Linux and Open Source | Rikki Endsley looks into PrintedArt, an online business that makes heavy usage of Linux and open source. | https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/539523:case-study-how-small-business-printedart-uses-linux-and-open-source | |||
1327530772 | technology | Apple's ebook sales restrictions: the newest reason to use free software | Last week, Apple announced ebook authoring software called iBooks Author. As you would expect from Apple, the software is completely proprietary—but the license includes some terms that are so restrictive, they shock even Apple's fans. | http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/ibooks-author-restrictions | |||
1327538824 | technology | Cisco working on a Atom-powered Ubuntu Linux tablet | Cisco Ubuntu Linux tablet designed to be a Home Energy Controller | http://www.islate.org/2010/07/01/cisco-working-on-a-atom-powered-ubuntu-linux-tablet/ | |||
1327538930 | technology | Graphics hardware in $25 Raspberry Pi Linux box outperforms iPhone 4S GPU | The founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation says that the graphical capabilities of the low-cost Linux board can outperform the latest iPhone. | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/01/tiny-25-raspberry-pi-linux-board-reportedly-offers-twice-the-performance-of-iphone-4s-gpu.ars | |||
1327539018 | technology | Joomla! Open Source CMS Gets Security Update | Version 2.5.0 fixes two medium priority XSS vulnerabilities and two low priority information disclosure flaws. | http://www.esecurityplanet.com/open-source-security/joomla-open-source-cms-gets-security-update.html | |||
1327539092 | technology | Best 60 Ubuntu Linux Applications For Year 2011 | At the beginning of each year, we at AddictiveTips compile a list of the best applications from numerous platforms, to deliver a summary of the ... | http://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/best-60-linux-applications-for-year-2011-editors-pick/ | |||
1327539236 | technology | 75 Open Source Apps That Could Improve Your Life - Datamation | These open source apps can help you keep your resolutions to break bad computing habits, stick to a budget, and much more. | http://www.datamation.com/open-source/75-open-source-apps-that-could-improve-your-life-1.html | |||
1327540257 | technology | Did Linus Jump the Gun on a Kernel security fix? - InternetNews. | From the 'Upstream First!' files | http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/did-linus-jump-the-gun-on-a-kernel-security-fix.html | |||
1327567142 | LCA 2012 Bruce Perens on Status of Open Source by and James Applebaum on Anonymity | Unixmen | Coming as an ex-Debian Project Leader and strong advocate of open source programs, Perens left many thinking on the future of open source and the role | http://www.unixmen.com/lca-2012-bruce-perens-on-status-of-open-source-by-and-james-applebaum-on-anonymity/ | ||||
1327567017 | Sony Tapioca and Nypon spotted in the wildAndroidGuys | We're beginning to catch more and more devices from that leaked Sony roadmap in the wild. Just days after we saw the leaked Sony Xperia U, PocketDroid has once again gotten their hands on some unreleased Sony devices. First, the Sony LT21i, referred to as the Tapioca, is reportedly rocking a 3.2-inch HVGA display, an [...] Sony Tapioca and Nypon spotted in the wild originally appeared on AndroidGuys . Follow AndroidGuys on Facebook and Twitter and download the free AndroidGuys app for your device! Check out our gift ideas for Android owners | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/25/sony-tapioca-and-nypon-spotted-in-the-wild/ | ||||
1327568068 | [Phoronix] The OpenCL State Tracker Nears Working State | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0ODQ | ||||
1327567439 | Red Hat juices speed freak MRG Linux • The Register | Shadowman gets the message Red Hat updated its core Enterprise Linux operating system stack to 6.2 in December and its Enterprise Virtualization commercial-grade KVM server hypervisor to 3.0 last week . Now Shadowman has polished up a new release of a special stack of Linux and systems software called MRG aimed at hard-core messaging, real-time, and high performance computing workloads where generic Linux just don't cut it.… | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/26/redhat_enterprise_mrg_2_1/ | ||||
1327566938 | technology | Open Source Matters: Meet the Gentlemen Behind Gentlemint | Developer Brian McKinney explains the inspiration and open source technology behind Gentlemint, a new online | http://www.networkworld.com/community/blogs/gentlemint | |||
1327566994 | technology | ZTE Optik to hit Sprint online February 5, retail March 11 | Sprint hasn't launched many new devices lately, but they are planning to bring another tablet to the table next month. Known as the ZTE Optik, it features | http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2012/01/zte-optik-to-hit-sprint-online-february-5-retail-march-11/ | |||
1327567047 | technology | Simple But Handy Tips to Make Ubuntu Linux Run Faster | TechSource | http://www.junauza.com/2012/01/make-ubuntu-linux-run-faster.html | ||||
1327567229 | technology | More Market Forces Squeezing the Monopoly | The desktop monopoly of M$ is looking very old today. Emerging markets are consuming an ever larger piece of the PC pie (Asia/Pacific exluding Japan shipped about 1/3 of PCs with per annum growth of 11%) and they are not loyal servants of M$. Consumerization of IT means stuff consumers drag in to work will have to be accommodated. No more “M$ shops”.
The numbers are spectacular. Last year folks were expecting the world to ship 45 million tablets and revised estimates to 60 million. It turns out Apple, on its own, shipped that many. The global shipments of tablets were close to 100 million | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/25/more-market-forces-squeezing-the-monopoly/ | |||
1327589495 | technology | Gentoo-based Toorox Releases 01.2012 GNOME Edition | Toorox 01.2012 GNOME was released on January 20. Toorox is a Gentoo-based binary distribution that installs additional software and updates from source. It ships with an easy and fast installer that results in a complete out-of-the-box system. | http://ostatic.com/blog/gentoo-based-toorox-releases-01-2012-gnome-edition | |||
1327597708 | Apple’s grip on tablet market said to be loosening as Android shipments tripled in Q4 | Apple sold more iPads in the fourth calendar quarter than it has ever sold before in a single three-month period, but the 15.4 million tablets it manag | http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/26/apples-grip-on-tablet-market-said-to-be-loosening-as-android-shipments-tripled-in-q4/ | ||||
1327591090 | technology | Why SOPA and PIPA are bad for open source | The widespread internet blackout last week in protest at unbalanced legislation being rushed through the US Congress was dramatic and notable. I did have some questions though on why it was important to the open source community. The way the laws have been framed by their proponents makes them look as if they are all about file sharing and specifically music and video sharing. However, the problem with them is they create badly-bounded new powers that are likely to exploited in ways that fall outside the frame. | http://opensource.com/law/12/1/why-sopa-and-pipa-are-bad-open-source | |||
1327595157 | technology | Technology News: Community: FOSS' Factious Gender Divide | There's no denying that the FOSS community has many virtues, but gender equality doesn't seem to be one of them. Gender-related issues and tensions have plagued the FOSS world for as long as many of us can remember, and the problem has already been picked apart on these pages time, time and time again. Well guess what? It's still a problem. | http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74276.html | |||
1327595276 | technology | Sublime Text on Linux Mint 12 | ZDNet UK | What particularly draws me to this swift, polished, accomplished, customisable and truly delectable editor is that it is cross platform. And as I'm still in the front end dev contracting game, this is a real boon: Mac, Windows or my own Minority Linux, I can have the same text editor across the board. Delight. | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/web-design-and-free-software-10004587/sublime-text-on-linux-mint-12-10025293/ | |||
1327596541 | technology | HP gives timetable for Open webOS | By September, Open webOS 1.0 will arrive with a standard Linux kernel, LevelDB database and an Apache 2.0 licence. HP has already released the core of the Enyo JavaScript framework | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/HP-gives-timetable-for-Open-webOS-1422305.html | |||
1327596606 | technology | Ubuntu Developer Week for 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" announced | The Ubuntu Developer Week for the 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" cycle will take place from 31 January to 2 February 2012, and will include a number of online workshops with tutorials and hands-on sessions | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Ubuntu-Developer-Week-for-12-04-Precise-Pangolin-announced-1422218.html | |||
1327596733 | technology | GNU Debugger update brings Python scripting improvements | Version 7.4 of the GNU Debugger introduces new debugging commands, adds a new target and simulator, and brings various improvements to Python scripting | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/GNU-Debugger-update-brings-Python-scripting-improvements-1422349.html | |||
1327596794 | technology | Graph database Neo4J heads to the cloud | A beta of Neo4J in the Heroku cloud is now available alongside the new 1.6 release of the NoSQL graph database. An enhanced query language and unique key-value support are among its improvements | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Graph-database-Neo4J-heads-to-the-cloud-1422379.html | |||
1327596910 | technology | Btrfs To Go Production-Ready In Oracle Linux | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0ODU | |||
1327597821 | technology | AT&T announces record Android numbers for Q4 | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/26/att-announces-record-android-numbers-for-q4/ | ||||
1327597919 | technology | Ubuntu plans shift to mobile - ZDNet | In an exclusive interview, Canonical project manager Peter Goodall tells about their plan to expand Ubuntu. | http://www.zdnet.com/news/ubuntu-plans-shift-to-mobile/6341200 | |||
1327601389 | technology | Droid Razr Maxx is 'longest-lasting' smartphone | Droid Razr Maxx is 'longestlasting' smartphone News Linux for Devices: Verizon is now offering Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx for $300, with a claimed battery life of up to 21 hours. With a dual-core, 1.2GHz processor, 4.3-inch screen, and an eight megapixel camera, the device is otherwise similar to the previously... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Motorola-Droid-Razr-Maxx-/?kc=rss | |||
1327601472 | technology | Chromebooks pick up steam in the classroom | Chromebooks pick up steam in the classroom News Linux for Devices: Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer running Google's Chrome OS may not be catching on with consumers, but hundreds of schools across the country have adopted the web-oriented notebooks, the search giant claims. Earlier this month at CES, Samsung showed off a sleeker... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Chromebooks-popular-in-schools-says-Google/?kc=rss | |||
1327601688 | technology | Nouveau For A $10 NVIDIA Graphics Card? | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia_9600gso_nouveau&num=1 | |||
1327603417 | technology | ZTE Optik Honeycomb tablet coming to Sprint with a $99 price tag | Honeycomb powered ZTE Optik coming to Sprint with a $99 price tag | http://www.androidcentral.com/honeycomb-powered-zte-optik-coming-sprint-99-price-tag | |||
1327603947 | technology | Linux Foundation: How to contribute to open source projects | The Linux Foundation, whose latest member is the LPI, explains why you should pass on the improvements you've developed for open source software to the authors of that software ("upstreaming") | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-Foundation-How-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-1422588.html | |||
1327604096 | technology | Kernel Log: Coming in 3.3 (Part 1) - Networking | Version 3.3 of the Linux kernel offers another way to team multiple Ethernet devices. Support for "Open vSwitch", a virtual network switch that was specifically developed for virtualised environments, has also been added. Byte Queue Limits are designed to reduce the latencies that cause the much-discussed "buffer bloat" | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Kernel-Log-Coming-in-3-3-Part-1-Networking-1421959.html | |||
1327604241 | technology | A first look at Ubuntu Linux's Head-Up Display (Gallery) | In Ubuntu Linux's new Head-Up Display (HUD ), menus come second. Instead your primary interface is the search bar. Here, we're looking for a filter in | http://www.zdnet.com/photos/a-first-look-at-ubuntu-linuxs-head-up-display-gallery/6341176 | |||
1327605522 | technology | PocketBook unveils seven-inch Gingerbread tablet | PocketBook unveils seveninch Gingerbread tablet News Linux for Devices: PocketBook International announced a seven-inch tablet that runs Android 2.3.7 on a 1GHz TI OMAP3621 processor. The PocketBook A 7 | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/PocketBook-A-7/?kc=rss | |||
1327605708 | technology | First release of the Apache ODF Toolkit | The Apache ODF Toolkit 0.5 (incubating) release is now available for download. Detailed change notes are also posted. The ODF Toolkit is a Java library for reading, writing and creating ODF documents. It is entirely in Java and does not | http://www.robweir.com/blog/2012/01/apache-odf-toolkit-release.html | |||
1327606182 | technology | Out With IBM's Lotus Symphony, In With Apache OpenOffice IBM Edition | IBM Symphony appears to have arrived at the end of the road. It’s not exactly unexpected, given the moves in productivity and collaboration space. According to Ed Brill, Director of Messaging and Collaboration Solutions at IBM, the release of Lotus Symphony 3.0.1 is likely to be the last release of the free productivity suite.. Topic: Information Management | http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/out-with-ibms-lotus-symphony-in-with-apache-openoffice-ibm-edition-014263.php | |||
1327610566 | technology | Govt agencies fatten Linux, Unix server environments | Analysis: How large agencies are switching hardware alliances. | http://www.itnews.com.au/News/288111,govt-agencies-fatten-linux-unix-server-environments.aspx | |||
1327618638 | technology | Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics | Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution. | http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/413564/linux_mint_13_gets_back_desktop_basics/ | |||
1327620415 | politics | FBI seeks to track Social Media en masse - SlashGear | There's a brand new job alert out there this week, engineers and developers, and you should hop right on it if you want to help the FBI work on a tool which | http://www.slashgear.com/fbi-seeks-to-track-social-media-en-masse-26210921/ | |||
1327663397 | Ubuntu TV vs. Google TV: Battle of the Linux-based Smart TV | TechSource | Tips, News, Tutorials, Reviews about Linux, Open Source Software, Ubuntu, Google, Chrome, Android, Apple, Programming, Gadgets, and all things tech. | http://www.junauza.com/2012/01/ubuntu-tv-vs-google-tv-battle-of-linux.html | ||||
1327674125 | [Phoronix] Samba 4.0 Dances Closer To Release | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0ODg | ||||
1327660824 | technology | Katherine Noyes: I'm a Linux fan, and I enjoy helping to bring Linux to the forefront | If you have enjoyed two interviews I made with women in Linux world before, I am sure you will love this one too. I'll not talk too much in the beginning. Let me introduce my today's guest: Katherine Noyes. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/01/katherine-noyes-im-linux-fan-and-i.html | |||
1327661026 | technology | Nuvola Player Might Just be the Perfect Replacement for Banshee in Ubuntu | Nuvola Player is so unlike any of the music players for Linux we have featured here so far. What Nuvola Player does is, it runs web interface of cloud music service in its own window and provides deep integration with the Linux desktop (system tray, Ubuntu sound menu, dock menu and notifications). Nuvola Player's currently supported services include Google Music, Grooveshark, Hype Machine and 8tracks. | http://www.techdrivein.com/2012/01/nuvola-player-might-just-be-perfect.html | |||
1327661100 | technology | Time to Kill Compiz Config Settings Manager in Precise? ~ Ubuntu Vibes | A very interesting discussion on Ubuntu Desktop mailing list has been started by Ubuntu developer Jorge O. Castro where he has proposed removal of Compiz Config Settings Manager (CCSM) completely from the archive. | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/time-to-kill-compiz-config-settings.html | |||
1327661186 | technology | GhostBSD 2.5 - Now with an Easy Graphic Installer | GhostBSD 2.5 was released a few days ago and the headline on ghostbsd.com reads "Now with an Easy and Secure Graphic Installer." GhostBSD is obviously a free BSD (and not coincidently, a FreeBSD derivative), but it aims to be a user-friendly free BSD and to improve the GNOME experience on FreeBSD. | http://ostatic.com/blog/ghostbsd-2-5-now-with-an-easy-graphic-installer | |||
1327661466 | technology | 'Lttle Dew', Cute Zelda Like Action Adventure Game Coming Soon to Linux | http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/01/lttle-dew-cute-zelda-like-action.html | ||||
1327661611 | technology | GNOME 3.3.4 Development Release Is Here - Softpedia | The GNOME Project announced a few minuntes ago, January 26th, the immediate availability for testing of the fourth development release of the upcoming GNOME 3.4 desktop environment, which brings various fixes and improvements. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/GNOME-3-3-4-Development-Release-Is-Here-247584.shtml | |||
1327661690 | technology | MEPIS 11.5... | Although MEPIS 11.5 is nowhere near completion yet (actually, the process has just begun), I am very happy because the rumor about it was true: Warren Woodford is currently updating some packages... | http://linuxmigrante.blogspot.com/2012/01/mepis-115.html | |||
1327661918 | technology | SlackBlogs: First Impression on KDE 4.8.0 | http://slackblogs.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-impression-on-kde-480.html | ||||
1327661941 | technology | Behind Ubuntu's shift into mobile | Canonical's Peter Goodall, head of product strategy for Ubuntu, tells ZDNet UK why the Linux distribution is moving into phones, tablets, TVs and | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/mobile-it/2012/01/26/behind-ubuntus-shift-into-mobile-40094805/ | |||
1327662322 | technology | Europe Sees Another Mass Migration of Government IT to FOSS, This Time in Spain | The IT department of the region has estimated about 40,000 computers that will be migrated to open source technologies, as part of this move. If the project proceeds as planned, it will be Europe's second largest desktop migration project. | http://techie-buzz.com/foss/spain-government-it-migrates-to-foss.html | |||
1327663197 | technology | Thunderbird 9.0 Officially Lands in Ubuntu 11.10 - Softpedia | After the official upgrade to Firefox 9 in Ubuntu 11.10 at the beginning of the month, Canonical announced on January 24th that the Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0 email client is now available on the official software repositories of the Oneiric Ocelot operating system. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thunderbird-9-0-Officially-Lands-in-Ubuntu-11-10-248466.shtml | |||
1327663288 | technology | LPI Joins the Linux Foundation | http://www.lpi.org/news/lpi-joins-linux-foundation | ||||
1327670501 | technology | Stop ACTA in Europe | http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/stop-acta-in-europe | ||||
1327674954 | technology | Ubuntu creator warns businesses to be wary of cloud lock-in | Cloud infrastructure was always meant to be based on open standards, and organisations that choose to buy capacity from public clouds that only support one standard are creating problems for themselves in the future, according to Ubuntu creator Canonical. | http://news.techworld.com/virtualisation/3333246/ubuntu-creator-warns-businesses-to-be-wary-of-cloud-lock-in/ | |||
1327675154 | technology | Airtime radio software hits version 2.0 | Version 2.0 of the open source radio management software includes improvements to calendars and playlists, as well as SoundCloud integration. The major update now allows users to configure more features directly from within the web interface | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Airtime-radio-software-hits-version-2-0-1423207.html | |||
1327676072 | technology | Free Embedded Linux Training at Yocto Developer Day on February 14th | Use of Linux in the mobile/embedded space is exploding, and we find many companies are adopting the open source Yocto project to build custom embedded Linux systems. The project is hosting a free day | https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/167-amanda-mcpherson/539997-free-embedded-linux-training-at-yocto-developer-day-on-february-14th | |||
1327683429 | technology | Android Gains Upper Hand in Battle to Defend Android, Microsoft Lobbyists Still Spin the Subject | Android-hostile patent wars are fought well by Google and its partners, which have Microsoft-funded lobbyists try to portray them as aggressors (for reactive moves) | http://techrights.org/2012/01/27/android-vs-hostile-swpats/ | |||
1327684062 | technology | Intel, a Promoter of Software Patents, Buys Software Patents | Techrights | Intel, which has been promoting software patents, buys some from RealNetworks | http://techrights.org/2012/01/27/intel-and-realnetworks/ | |||
1327685628 | technology | Microsoft Looks for New Ways to Tax All GNU/Linux Servers, Red Hat Included | Techrights | Microsoft's Linux internment and Microsoft Linux (SUSE) in the news; a little bit about GroupWise too | http://techrights.org/2012/01/27/microsoft-vs-free-linux/ | |||
1327688056 | technology | HUD = How Ubuntu Disappoints? | Will Ubuntu's new "HUD" be another wedge issue for users? | http://technorati.com/technology/article/hud-how-ubuntu-disappoints/ | |||
1327688129 | technology | The Grand /usr-fication of Linux | The Fedora Project is currently mounting a concerted effort to merge Linux filesystem directories into a more organized structure, an effort known as /usr merge. | http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/245013/grand-usr-fication-linux | |||
1327688471 | technology | OLPC in Australia | http://mrpogson.com/2012/01/27/olpc-in-australia/ | ||||
1327689150 | technology | Merged executive committee proposed for the JCP | With JSR 355, Oracle and the Java Community Process plan to create a central executive committee that will combine the current committees for Java SE/Java EE and Java ME development | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Merged-executive-committee-proposed-for-the-JCP-1423346.html | |||
1327689800 | technology | EASE Journal Blog: N - Free access to UK research? | That would be common sense, publicly-funded, publicly-accessible | http://ese-bookshelf.blogspot.com/2012/01/n-free-access-to-uk-research.html | |||
1327709758 | technology | Firefox 12 will feature long-awaited New Tab Page and Home Tab | After a long gestation period, it now appears that Firefox 12 -- which moves to the Aurora channel at the end of the month -- will feature the long-awaited New Tab Page and Home Tab. | http://www.extremetech.com/computing/115935-firefox-12-will-feature-long-awaited-new-tab-page-and-home-tab | |||
1327709895 | technology | How Ubuntu 12.04 Is Trying To Drop Power Usage | After illustrating Linux power regressions and other problems for months, with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS developers at Canonical are finally taking a serious look at Linux power management and how it can be bettered.
Going back to the last Ubuntu Developer Summit they began working out ways to improve the energy efficiency of Ubuntu Linux. They're work isn't really about contributing upstream improvements and optimizations to better the Linux power management situation, but determining what options can be safely enabled or better tuned to drop the Ubuntu power usage for primarily mobile systems. (Sepa | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0OTU | |||
1327709944 | technology | The Best Linux Distributions For Every User | After weeks of research and preparation, we’re proud to present yet another member to our Best Of family! Our latest addition is definitely one of the most sought after lists among users searching for alternative operating systems — the Best Linux Distributions. On this page, we feature 20 of the best Linux distributions, with a [...] | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-best-linux-distributions-for-every-user/ | |||
1327710044 | technology | 8 Best Linux Alternatives to Windows Software | To help you sort the wheat from chaff, we've put together a list of the very best free software that no Linux desktop should be without. | http://www.friedbeef.com/best-linux-alternatives-windows-software/ | |||
1327710118 | technology | Urban Terror second review - Fun over realism | Second review of Urban Terror, a free, cross-platform tactical first person shooter that blends Hollywood style elements with realism and focuses on the fun part | http://www.dedoimedo.com/games/urban-terror-review.html | |||
1327710439 | technology | Ryan Heath twitter propaganda or counter-noise | I guess this is how Parliament would like it to be but they know it’s not. The European Commission is no Government, they are not elected but appointed, and speak with a single voice. Article 17 EU Treaty explains it all.
I think it is a real pity that the Concours was abolished and replaced by logic riddle testing from the United States. You would expect a person working for the Commission to be better informed about the institutions he speaks for. | http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/ryan-heath-twitter-propaganda-or-counter-noise/ | |||
1327710720 | technology | The Best Twitter Client For Linux | http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/the-best-twitter-client-for-linux/ | ||||
1327710901 | technology | Ubuntu's HUD: Why It's A Great Idea | Muktware | Even if it'll take some time to connect voice control or EEG (control by thought) to HUD, it's still one of the best ideas in desktop computing I've seen in many years. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3244/ubuntus-hud-explained-why-its-great-idea | |||
1327711760 | technology | Motorola shipped a whopping 1 million tablets in 2011 | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/27/motorola-shipped-a-whopping-1-million-tablets-in-2011/ | ||||
1327712060 | technology | Fedora 17 Moves Forward With Unified File-System | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0OTY | |||
1327712159 | technology | Wine 1.4 Nears Release: Code Freeze, 1.4-rc1 | Phoronix has been reporting for a while a now that it looks like Wine 1.4 would be released by April of 2012. This looks like it will all pan out with Wine 1.4 now entering a code freeze and 1.4-rc1 was released this Friday rather than a Wine 1.3 development point release. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0OTc | |||
1327712249 | technology | ZTE Android tablets popping up everywhere | ZTE Android tablets popping up everywhere News Linux for Devices: ZTE is readying a number of seven-inch Android tablets, starting with a dual-core, Android 3.2-based ZTE Optik tablet heading for Sprint Feb. 5 and a similar, but 4G LTE-equipped V66 tablet headed for Verizon, reports say. Meanwhile, a seven-inch ZTE V9A Light... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ZTE-Optik-V66-etc/?kc=rss | |||
1327712847 | technology | How-To: Make KDE Like Unity | http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-kde-like-unity.html | ||||
1327712955 | technology | Yup, Ubuntu again. Number 11.10. | Notice how the eleven comes before the ten. This does signify that eleven is, indeed, louder than ten. Everyone loves hating Unity. It's new. It's different. It's pretty. It's everything that Linux typically isn't. People also love hating Ubuntu in general. While people struggle to make their Linux desktops look and feel more like OSX every day and there are over 9000 different OSX-like docks out there, people apparently really hate having something that looks and acts like an OSX desktop. It's very odd.
I decided to try Ubuntu 11.10 and make my own judgement. I have to admit that I was loath | http://elevenislouder.blogspot.com/2012/01/ubuntu-1110.html | |||
1327713118 | technology | KDE Plasma And Applications 4.8 are Available To Update For Kubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot Using PPA | The latest stable KDE plasma and applications version 4.8 are available to update/install through backport PPA provided by Kubuntu team for 11.10 Oneiric | http://www.linuxnov.com/kde-plasma-and-applications-4-8-are-available-to-update-for-kubuntu-11-10-oneiric-ocelot-using-ppa/ | |||
1327713197 | technology | The Power Base ZaReason Alto 3880 Review | At first glance, the Alto 3880 will not strike envy into the hearts of any. Like any standard PC laptop, it’s dressed in glossy, molded... | http://www.thepowerbase.com/2012/01/zareason-alto-3880-review-fastest-1000-14-laptop/ | |||
1327713300 | technology | Open source: the default choice | When it comes to open source software, the question that needs to be asked today is not which businesses are using open source – but rather which businesses are… | http://businesstech.co.za/news/software/4703/open-source-the-default-choice/ | |||
1327714186 | technology | Red Hat Taking Gluster from Open Core to Open Source -- InfoStor | New efforts from Red Hat aim to encourage more community and contributions. | http://www.infostor.com/storage-management/red-hat-taking-gluster-from-open-core-to-open-source.html | |||
1327830490 | Blog blast births boffin boycott of publisher Elsevier • The Register | Rage over high fees and SOPA support The ongoing world protests against SOPA, PIPA, and ACTA have helped inspire a revolt among scientists over the role of academic publisher Elsevier and its business practices.… | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/28/scientists_boycott_elsevier/ | ||||
1327759281 | technology | Verizon-bound ZTE V66 slate gets photographed, looks just like you imagined | It wasn't long ago that we first crossed paths with the ZTE V66 tablet, though at the time we were unfortunate to only meet | http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/verizon-zte-v66-lte-tablet-picture/ | |||
1327761556 | technology | People Behind Debian: Josselin Mouette, founder of the Debian GNOME team | Josselin Mouette, one of the leaders of the pkg-gnome team which is responsible of packaging GNOME for Debian, is sharing his plans for Wheezy and gives us his opinion of GNOME 3. | http://raphaelhertzog.com/2012/01/27/people-behind-debian-josselin-mouette-founder-of-the-debian-gnome-team/ | |||
1327761619 | technology | Canonical Brings Apps to Life on Ubuntu Linux Desktop - Enterprise Apps Today | Linux vendor could change the way users interact with enterprise applications with its Heads Up Display. The intelligent HUD interface will understand user needs and respond to them. | http://www.enterpriseappstoday.com/management-software/canonical-enterprise-apps-ubuntu-linux-desktop.html | |||
1327762019 | technology | Introducing Ask Ubuntu Lens for Unity | Following our previous articles, Ubuntu Flickr/Shotwell Photos Lens, Ubuntu Spotify Scope, Ubuntu DeviantArt Scope, Ubuntu SSH Lens, Ubuntu Binary Clock Lens, Ubuntu YouTube Lens and Scope, Ubuntu Calendar Lens, Ubuntu Web Sources Lens, Ubuntu Gwibber Lens, Ubuntu Books Lens, Ubuntu Cities Scope, Ubuntu Grooveshark Scope, Ubuntu Calculator Scope and Pirate Bay Torrents Lens for Unity, today we are introducing the Ubuntu Launchpad Lens for the Unity interface. | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Introducing-Ask-Ubuntu-Lens-for-Unity-249126.shtml | |||
1327762413 | technology | Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system | Read 'Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system ' on Digital Trends. The open source operating system continues... | http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ubuntu-moves-beyond-the-desktop-with-new-tv-interface-menu-killing-navigation-system/ | |||
1327762642 | technology | Open source: The Best Choice For Big Data | ITProPortal.com | Just 12 months ago, even the largest organisations lacked the infrastructure, tools and skills to turn large datasets... | http://www.itproportal.com/2012/01/28/open-source-best-choice-big-data/ | |||
1327762851 | technology | PacApt Brings Arch Linux's Amazing Pacman Package Manager to Other Linux Distributions (Well, Sort Of) | It's no secret that we love Arch Linux, and one of Arch's best features is the simple, easy-to-use package manager, Pacman. Here's how to get Pacman's simple command structure in other Linux distributions. | http://lifehacker.com/5880003/pacapt-brings-arch-linuxs-amazing-pacman-package-manager-to-other-linux-distributions-well-sort-of | |||
1327763432 | technology | Linux: a lot of hullabaloo about a vulnerability | Linux: a lot of hullabaloo about a vulnerability : A lot of noise has been made about a security vulnerability affecting the Linux core. The fault has been corrected and Linux editors are updating all of their systems after exploits appeared on the web. | http://us.generation-nt.com/linux-vulnerability-kernel-security-android-news-3357331.html | |||
1327836023 | Making the Evolutionary Leap from Meerkat to Narwhal | If you're using Maverick Meerkat (Ubuntu 10.10) or an older distribution, Natty Narwhat is a whole new animal. | http://www.linux-mag.com/id/8679/ | ||||
1327827255 | [Phoronix] X.Org Server 1.12 Steps Closer To Release | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA0OTg | ||||
1327827812 | technology | Arduino: the face of Free hardware | ‘Free' and ‘Open Source' are today common parlance in the world of technology, software in particular. What was once perceived to be a concept alienated from business, and economically impractical, has now proven to be a business model that not only works but also delivers.
But when it comes to hardware, the idea of ‘freedom' or ‘open-ness' is yet to arrive. Many believe that it is only a matter of time before the idea of Open Source Hardware makes an impact. | http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article2840499.ece | |||
1327827938 | technology | $265 Spark tablet runs Plasma Active Linux software | A new tablet called the Spark is on the way. At first glance it looks like most of the cheap Chinese tablets we’ve seen in the past few years, but the Spark won’t run Google Android. Instead it will run an open source Linux-based operating system with the KDE Plasma Active interface running on top. | http://liliputing.com/2012/01/265-spark-tablet-runs-plasma-active-linux-software.html | |||
1327828340 | technology | Debian 6.0.4 Released | Debian, the mother of Ubuntu and Linux Mint, has announced the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "squeeze" ). | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3246/debian-604-released | |||
1327856675 | politics | Teachers Still Suspended and Writers Removed for Standing up Against Bill Gates’ Abuses | After papers and schools are receiving massive bribes from king of the universe Bill Gates (to push an agenda) dissenting voices get removed or suppressed | http://techrights.org/2012/01/29/bill-gate-controls-the-press/ | |||
1327856710 | technology | Software Still Being Patented | Techrights | Miscellaneous news picks about soft patents | http://techrights.org/2012/01/29/soft-patents/ | |||
1327857277 | politics | The ‘Filthy Rich’ ‘King Gates’ | Techrights | A couple of recent articles about plutocrat #1 and his pursuit for more and more influence and power | http://techrights.org/2012/01/29/the-filthy-rich-king-gates/ | |||
1327913664 | technology | Android’s Defence of Self From Apple, Patent Extortion Proxies, and Microsoft Lobbyists | Another quick look at the patent play against Android/Linux and who is behind it | http://techrights.org/2012/01/30/linux-and-a-lobbyist-for-hire/ | |||
1327914385 | technology | Open source developer Q&A: Rockbox's Björn Stenberg | Techworld Australia recently caught up with Björn Stenberg of Rockbox to discuss the open source project, which is designed to replace the firmware shipped on MP3 players and portable media players. | http://www.techworld.com.au/article/413727/open_source_developer_q_rockbox_bj_rn_stenberg/ | |||
1327914654 | technology | Met Office cuts off Linux users with new weather widgets | Linux users face increased inconvenience getting a weather forecast from March onwards when the Met Office will withdraw its web-based weather gadgets and replace them with desktop widgets – for Windows and Mac only.
Previously the Met Office's Firefox and iGoogle weather gadgets allowed anyone with internet access to check the weather from their homepage: now you need to be running either a Mac or Windows OS to get the latest weather news piped to you by the second. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/30/met_office_no_support_for_linux/ | |||
1327914732 | technology | The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement | The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multi-nation trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property laws across the globe.
The nine nations currently negotiating the TPP are the U.S., Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam. Expected to be finalized in November 2011, the TPP will contain a chapter on Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, patents and perhaps geographical indications) that will have a broad impact on citizens’ rights, the future of the Internet’s global infrastructure, and inno | https://www.eff.org/pages/trans-pacific-partnership-agreement | |||
1327914955 | technology | Racy Puppy- Wary On Steroids! | Enter Racy Puppy 5.2.2, a Wary-based puppy distro designed to bring the lightning-fast minimalism of Wary Puppy to modern PCs. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3247/racy-puppy-wary-steroids | |||
1327915089 | technology | GLE 4.2.4b Released, Available For Fedora 16 | The Fedora team has announced the availability of GLE (Graphics Layout Engine) 4.2.4b. For those who don't know GLE is a graphics scripting language designed for creating publication quality figures (e.g., a chart, plot, graph, or diagram). | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3250/gle-424b-released-available-fedora-16 | |||
1327934357 | technology | Beginning Linux : Part 4 - Exploring the Unity interface | Ubuntu's Unity interface is a step away from traditional graphical user interfaces. The intention is to make it the basis of a standard interface for everything from PCs to tablets to phones, and it's implementation has been somewhat controversial. It's predicated on two main ideas; that most users only ever use a handful of applications, and that people prefer to search for things by typing -- as they do on the web -- rather than going through going through arcane menus and clicking on drop-downs. I take issue with the second of those, but before abandoning the interface entirely -- this is L | http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2012/01/beginning_linux_part_4_explori.html | |||
1327934993 | technology | Canonical Promotes Standard Ubuntu Branding with New Website | Canonical stands out for its effective development of a standarized Ubuntu brand, and its latest effort to keep the brand consistent throughout the community. | http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/01/30/canonical-promotes-standard-ubuntu-branding-with-new-website/ | |||
1327935028 | technology | Open source software powers EU petition initiative | The EU has developed open source software for gathering signatures for online petitions. It hopes that the system will be extended to mobile apps and social networks | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Open-source-software-powers-EU-petition-initiative-1424531.html | |||
1327935215 | technology | Community: Ubuntu's New 'HUD' Factor: A Step Forward or Back? | Some of us here in the Linux blogosphere may have hoped for a quieter 2012 than 2011 turned out to be, but so far at least, it doesn't look like we're getting our wish. January appears to have started the year off with a bang. Do we get a little break now that it's the end of the month? No, we don't, thanks to the arrival of Ubuntu's "HUD." | http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74298.html | |||
1327935502 | technology | The Mandriva waiting continues | According to this laconic post by Jean-Manuel Croset-0, there was not a solution for the Mandriva dilemma. He claims that the financial situation is "better than expected", which allows the company to try to find a new solution and the new deadline is "mid February". | http://mandrivachronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/mandriva-waiting-continues.html | |||
1327936627 | technology | Ubuntu Should Be Forked! | I have been a long time Ubuntu user, been using it since 2006. I loved it and have been installing it on user's PC until version 11.04 came out with Unity. Before you get a wrong impression let me make it clear that I love to try new things as long as they don't come in between me and my work. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3252/ubuntu-should-be-forked | |||
1327936660 | technology | You Don't Have To Quit Ubuntu! | There is a reason we all love and use Ubuntu. It offers stability, ease of use and power of Debian. Due to Ubuntu's popularity, there are quite a lot of mainstream apps available for Ubuntu. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3253/you-dont-have-quit-ubuntu | |||
1327936802 | technology | Debunking the EU Commission's Lies About ACTA | La Quadrature du Net | The EU Commission is engaging in an all-out offensive to portray ACTA as normal trade agreement harmless to fundamental rights or access to knowledge. In several published documents, the Commission's attempts to impose ACTA onto the EU Parliament while silencing legitimate criticism. But these misrepresentations don't resist scrutiny. | http://www.laquadrature.net/en/debunking-the-eu-commissions-lies-about-acta | |||
1327936907 | technology | How to Install KDE SC 4.8 on Ubuntu 11.10 | http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-KDE-SC-4-8-on-Ubuntu-11-10-248829.shtml | ||||
1327941904 | technology | Early-Stage DirectFB For Android Devices | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MDU | |||
1327941956 | technology | Ubuntu 11.10 vs. Mac OS X 10.7.2 Performance | As you can see, the performance results between Mac OS X 10.7.2 and Ubuntu 11.10 are definitely mixed, at least when using the latest-generation Intel Sandy Bridge hardware. One trend though is that using LLVM/Clang 3.0 within Apple's Xcode4 package these days is a much better option than using the GCC 4.2.1 release they have shipped for a while. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mac_1072_ubuntu1110&num=1 | |||
1327942572 | technology | Sick of Ubuntu's bad breath? Suck on a Linux Mint instead | If the jump from the GNOME 2 desktop to the new GNOME Shell or Unity desktop in Ubuntu has left you feeling dissatisfied, one increasingly popular distribution just might offer something that turns out to be the best of both worlds - Linux Mint. | http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/30/mint_12_under_the_covers/ | |||
1327942628 | technology | Linux 3.2 Kernel: What To Consider Before Updating | A kernel update offers advantage, yet can also create big headaches without proper preparation and testing. | http://www.datamation.com/open-source/linux-3.2-kernel-what-to-consider-before-updating-1.html | |||
1327943019 | technology | Utah schools start adopting open source textbooks | Utah classrooms may soon be making the switch to open-source online textbooks that can be cheaper and easier to update. | http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/utah-schools-start-adopting-open-source-textbooks/article_270c90aa-4b4f-11e1-adfc-0019bb2963f4.html | |||
1327943238 | technology | OpenShot 1.4.1 Has Been Released | OpenShot is a free and open source video editor for Linux operating systems. OpenShot is capable of editing high definitions video formats including HDV and | http://www.linuxnov.com/openshot-1-4-1-has-been-released-whats-new-download/ | |||
1327943348 | technology | Google Asks Android Developers To Adopt Menus | Its quite a coincidence, Android team says good bye to menu buttons in order to focus on ActionBar (something similar to MenuBar) the same week Ubuntu announces its desires to do away with MenuBar. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3256/google-asks-android-developers-adopt-menus | |||
1328003547 | Razor-qt 0.4 - Qt based Desktop Environment | Linux Journal | Razor-qt is a new desktop environment based on the QT toolkit. I installed it from the PPA and gave it a quick go. | http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/razor-qt-04-qt-based-desktop-environment | ||||
1328002454 | ASUS to launch PadFone at the Mobile World CongressAndroidGuys | ASUS to launch PadFone at the Mobile World Congress | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/30/asus-to-launch-padfone-at-the-mobile-world-congress/ | ||||
1328007032 | [Phoronix] Another Week, Another Round Of Fedora 17 Features | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MDg | ||||
1328006993 | [Phoronix] Wayland Is Almost Ready For Showing Off | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MDc | ||||
1328001068 | technology | EU draft guide standards and procurement aims to reduce vendor lock-in | "The appropriate use of standards will help alleviate lock-in", says a draft guideline prepared for the European Commission, on the link between ICT standardisation and public procurement. The draft text was published on 21 December 2011. | https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-draft-guide-standards-and-procurement-aims-reduce-vendor-lock | |||
1328001369 | technology | IBM to realign Symphony with Apache OpenOffice | This one didn't go quite the way I thought it might: it turns out that, as I speculated back in October, IBM is indeed dropping production of its Lotus Symphony office suite, ending a five-year run on the Microsoft Office alternative. | http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/245715/ibm-realign-symphony-apache-openofficeorg | |||
1328001480 | technology | The real problem with media pirate culture: Punishing artists for making art | There is a problem with the world of illegal piracy that we have online today, but it's not what the RIAA and MPAA want you to think it is. It's that we've become accustomed to participating in illegal copying, and yet it is still illegal. This means that we have the illusion of a body of work that can be built upon, remixed, and combined with new work, but if real artists practice this commercially, we are exposed to legal attack. | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/real_problem_media_pirate_culture_punishing_artists_making_art | |||
1328001796 | technology | GNU Project renews focus on free software in education | Monday, January 30, 2012 — The GNU Project today announced the relaunch of its worldwide volunteer-led effort to bring free software to educational institutions of all levels. | http://www.fsf.org/news/gnu-project-renews-focus-on-free-software-in-education | |||
1328001901 | technology | ownCloud 3 Released, New Improvements & Functionality | "In many ways Version 3 is a leap forward for the ownCloud project — not just in the technology, but also as a measure of the contributions from our expanding community," said Frank Karlitschek, founder of ownCloud. "Aside from the new functionality, the calendar and contacts have been given major improvements both in capabilities and interfaces." | http://www.muktware.com/news/3257/owncloud-3-released-new-improvements-functionality | |||
1328003231 | technology | GNU Health 1.4.3 released | http://linuxmednews.com/1327956604 | ||||
1328003797 | technology | Mandriva 2011: A Different Linux Experience | The Linux landscape has become pretty interesting as of late, with all the new desktop environments and changing popularity between distributions. It seems that now is the best time for all the distributions to make their mark and differentiate from each other wherever possible, especially when it comes to major players. Mandriva isn’t considered to [...] | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/mandriva-2011-linux-experience/ | |||
1328003868 | technology | Making Music on Linux; It's A Thing - My Linux Rig | Making Music on Linux; It's A Thing I was never a great, or even good, guitar player, but it’s something I really enjoyed doing for a decent chunk of my life. But as life and work grew more complex,... | http://www.mylinuxrig.com/post/16693327231/making-music-on-linux-its-a-thing | |||
1328003960 | technology | Reviews: PC-BSD 9.0 "Isotope" | http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20120130#feature | ||||
1328004036 | technology | Mandriva Bankruptcy Crisis Averted, For Now | Mandriva users have been anxiously awaiting word from corporate whether the first user-friendly distribution would be forced to cease operations. The decision, which has been postponed twice in the last week, has finally come down. Too bad it's really a "good news, bad news" situation. | http://ostatic.com/blog/mandriva-bankruptcy-crisis-averted-for-now | |||
1328004101 | technology | Arch’ed in a day; a noob experience | Before beginning with my arch story, let me tell you a bit about myself, or rather about my experience with Linux OS. I am software engineer by profession (used to be...but that is another story) w... | http://justinstories.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/arched-in-a-day-a-noob-experience/ | |||
1328004164 | technology | On switching to Arch Linux | Mike The Coder | So you’re thinking about switching to Arch. Here are some things you should probably know first. | http://mikethecoder.com/post/16562751962/on-switching-to-arch-linux | |||
1328004221 | technology | Firefox 12 Tab Features May Have Been Prematurely Hyped | A report says both the home tab and new-tab page features reported for Firefox 12, which is to be released in April, may not appear until Firefox 13. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/248923/firefox_12_tab_features_may_have_been_prematurely_hyped.html | |||
1328004743 | technology | Dreamlinux 5 review - Splendid | Enthusiastic review of Dreamlinux 5, a Debian-based distribution with Xfce desktop, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing, multimedia playback - Flash, MP3, dual-boot setup with Windows 8, applications, package management, system resources, suspend & resume, stability, some problems, and more | http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/dreamlinux-ver-5.html | |||
1328004922 | technology | Featured Ubuntu Software Centre apps for January 2012 | http://developer.ubuntu.com/2012/01/featured-ubuntu-software-centre-apps-for-january-2012/ | ||||
1328005200 | technology | The Linux Experience: A look at KDE SC 4.8 | KDE looks and works better than ever! | http://cristalinux.blogspot.com/2012/01/look-at-kde-sc-48.html | |||
1328005381 | technology | FOSS is __FUN__: Get the Basics Right | A few thoughts about databases in general... and some rants about the good old ways. | http://www.linuxforu.com/2012/01/foss-is-fun-dbas-get-basics-right/ | |||
1328006287 | technology | 3 Reasons Why Gnome Shell Is Better Than Ubuntu’s Unity [Opinion] | There’s absolutely no denying the fact that there has been a lot of bickering between people about which desktop environment is the best. However, in more recent times, the discussion has been expanded and refocused, from not just Gnome vs. KDE but now Gnome Shell vs. Unity, two desktop environments that are both dependent on [...] | http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-reasons-gnome-shell-ubuntus-unity-opinion/ | |||
1328006405 | technology | Where Mozilla Ubiquity Failed, Ubuntu HUD will Succeed | From the 'Mozilla Labs is Ok; Real implementation is Better' files: | http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/where-mozilla-ubiquity-failed-ubuntu-hud-will-succeed-.html | |||
1328006561 | technology | World Of Linux: Frugalware Linux 1.6 RC2 has been released | http://linux4everybody.blogspot.com/2012/01/frugalware-linux-16-rc2-has-been.html | ||||
1328007782 | technology | The Dead Simplest Way to Root Your Nook Tablet | We've seen the Nook Tablet rooted before, but this has to be the easiest process out there. All you need is a 2GB SD card, a computer that runs Windows, and a Nook Tablet with tablet software version 1.4.1 or earlier. The detailed instructions are posted on the XDA Developers Forum, and we've got... | http://gizmodo.com/5880430/the-dead-simplest-way-to-root-your-nook-tablet | |||
1328007848 | technology | Kindle Fire stokes interest in Amazon earnings | With Amazon reporting fourth-quarter earnings tomorrow, the main attractions will be tablet figures and the effect on sales of e-books, music, video, and apps. Read this blog post by Larry Dignan on Digital Media. | http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57368114-93/kindle-fire-stokes-interest-in-amazon-earnings/ | |||
1328008726 | technology | Mozilla Readies Firefox 10 With Better Extension Updating | Firefox 10 will offer better handling of extension updates, and a number of new developer capabilities. | http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399566,00.asp | |||
1328009302 | technology | Tiny Core Linux 4.2 is a complete operating system in 64MB or less | Once upon a time operating systems shipped on a stack of 1.4MP floppy disks. These days most come on DVDs because the installer files can’t fit on 640MB CDs. And then there’s Tiny Core Linux. | http://liliputing.com/2012/01/tiny-core-linux-4-2-is-a-complete-operating-system-in-64mb-or-less.html | |||
1328009557 | technology | VLC 2.0 "Twoflower" getting ready to bloom | Version 2.0 of the media player nears as the first release candidate arrives... | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/VLC-2-0-Twoflower-getting-ready-to-bloom-1424823.html | |||
1328009832 | technology | Open bio lab scopes out DNA | A few things are growing in Somerville, but they aren’t trees. At the Boston Open Source Science Lab, or BOSSLab — an example of the burgeoning movement of biology projects shifting out of laboratories — people are investigating their own DNA, or growing art materials in petri dishes. Rachel... | http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/general/view/20220131open_bio_lab_scopes_out_dna_somerville_project_cultivates_discovery | |||
1328017103 | technology | Motorola Faces Protest To Unlock Bootladers | Muktware | Motorola users are ready for a revolt. Furious Motorola users have started a petition pressurizing the company to unlock the bootloaders of their devices "Motorola Mobility Inc: Unlock all smartphone bootloaders." | http://www.muktware.com/news/3261/motorola-faces-protest-unlock-bootladers | |||
1328028180 | Red Hat extends Red Hat Enterprise Linux lifecycle to ten years | ZDNet | Like your RHEL on your servers just the way it is? That’s fine by Red Hat, which has extended its flagship Linux operating system’s lifecy | http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/red-hat-extends-red-hat-enterprise-linux-lifecycle-to-ten-years/10237 | ||||
1328027938 | technology | Linux: A Getting-Started Guide | Ready to try Linux? Here's how to get started. | http://www.pcworld.com/article/248989/linux_a_gettingstarted_guide.html | |||
1328028035 | technology | Git Gets Enterprise Equipped | Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software... | http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/249016/git_gets_enterprise_equipped.html | |||
1328028347 | technology | The diminishing of the operating system | Mandriva S.A., the company behind the Mandriva Linux distribution, has been given a temporary reprieve from fiscal collapse, following a shareholder skirmish that has left the ultimate fate of the Linux vendor still in doubt. | http://www.itworld.com/cloud-computing/245999/diminishing-operating-system | |||
1328028817 | technology | Linux at CES 2012: Everything You Need to Know | Linux has been gaining some serious mileage over the years. Linux and other high-end Open Source software like Blender are not some hobbyists-only stuff anymore and the whole technology world is slowly starting to realize the positive and unbiased influence Open Source and Linux has on everything technology. Linux was quite prominently featured at just concluded International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in various different forms. Let's go find out what those 'various forms' were. Read on. | http://www.techdrivein.com/2012/01/linux-at-ces-2012-everything-you-need.html | |||
1328029201 | technology | Nux!: Stella - a Centos desktop remix | Hello everybody, I'm doing a Centos 6 desktop oriented remix called Stella. This has been brewing since the summer and it's starting to get ready. I've backported a lot of packages from Fedora and Rpmfusion and bundle several other repos, too, resulting in a big range of software available, including but not limited to: LibreOffice, VLC, MPlayer, Shutter, Arista, Java, Flash, GParted etc | http://www.nux.ro/archive/2012/01/Stella___a_Centos_desktop_remix.html | |||
1328029400 | technology | Mozilla Working On Developing A Reset Button For Firefox Browser | Mozilla is currently working to develop a ‘reset’ button for Firefox, which would enable users to work around errors in installation or start-up crashes and | http://digitizor.com/2012/01/28/firefox-reset-button/ | |||
1328029772 | technology | Pandora's Box 2.0: Opening proprietary code | What does it take to open up a proprietary application and make it a successful open source project? To answer this, Glyn Moody takes a look at some prominent successes and failures and identifies the best practices | http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Pandora-s-Box-2-0-Opening-proprietary-code-1424647.html | |||
1328029887 | technology | Start-up Snapt: making money from open source | http://www.techcentral.co.za/start-up-snapt-making-money-from-open-source/28903/ | ||||
1328030031 | technology | MPs suggests legalizing use of open-source software by state agencies | A group of deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has proposed to legalize the use of open-source software by state agencies. | http://www.interfax.com.ua/eng/main/93179/ | |||
1328051640 | Communities Dominate Brands: How Many Lumia Sales? As Nokia (and Microsoft) ashamed to reveal number, lets count - and compare to N9 MeeGo sales | Nokia CEO is a coward to not give the exact count of Lumia sales in his Q4 results, the launch quarter for Lumia. So lets do some math based on the available info, to count exactly how many it was.... | http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2012/01/how-many-lumia-sales-as-nokia-and-microsoft-ashamed-to-reveal-number-lets-count-and-compare-to-n9-me.html | ||||
1328048120 | technology | Bid for Mandriva fails | The Mandriva saga continues as an external bid fails. But the company's COO says that financial circumstances mean the company still has some weeks to find a new solution | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Bid-for-Mandriva-fails-1425227.html | |||
1328048508 | technology | Ubuntu 12.04 Dash Gets Rid Of Default Shortcuts | We are running Ubuntu 12.04 to keep an eye on the progress and we just noticed updates to Unity which removes those default 8 icons from the Dash and replace them with more useful shortcuts. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3262/ubuntu-1204-dash-gets-rid-default-shortcuts | |||
1328048707 | technology | B&N readying yet another Nook for springAndroidGuys | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/01/31/bn-readying-yet-another-nook-for-spring/ | ||||
1328051672 | technology | Linux-based home energy gateway supports ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 | Linuxbased home energy gateway supports ZigBee Smart Energy 2.0 News Linux for Devices: Digi International announced a ZigBee-based home energy gateway that runs Linux on a Freescale i.MX28 processor. Compliant with the upcoming Smart Energy 2.0 standard, the | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ConnectPort-X2e-for-Smart-Energy-/?kc=rss | |||
1328052407 | technology | aseigo: open beyond licensing | When I first let the world in on our "little" project to create an open tablet there were some who wondered openly about the licensing of the software. It's an important question that deserves a clarifying answer... | http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2012/01/open-beyond-licensing.html | |||
1328052841 | technology | Ubuntu 12.10 Developer Summit Sponsorship Open | http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-12-10-Developer-Summit-Sponsorship-Open-249322.shtml | ||||
1328054397 | technology | FreeBSD Made Much Progress Last Quarter | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MDk | ||||
1328054486 | technology | LGP History pt 4: The end of the ride, but not the end of the company | Linux Game Publishing Blog | It has been 12 years since I started Tux Games, and a little less since I started LGP. These last 12 years have been, to coin a phrase, interesting. There | http://blog.linuxgamepublishing.com/2012/01/31/lgp-history-pt-4-the-end-of-the-ride-but-not-the-end-of-the-company/ | |||
1328055944 | technology | Micah Ganske creates open-source sculptures for MakerBot 3D printer | Micah Ganske is the latest artist to contribute open-source sculptures to the Thingiverse for free replication via Makerbot's 3D printer. The result of a collaboration with MakerBot, the works are 3D... | http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/31/2760734/micah-ganske-markerbot-3d-printer-sculpture | |||
1328056035 | technology | Open Source Higher Education | Open CourseWare and other open educational resources are beginning to draw the attention of higher education policymakers and other leaders. Why? These web-based educational tools hold the promise of both reducing the cost of high education and helping learners to complete their degrees by providing access to top quality course materials and instruction. | http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2012/02/opensource.html | |||
1328092090 | [Phoronix] Wayland Preparing For 1.0 Stable Release | Phoronix is the leading technology website for Linux hardware reviews, open-source news, Linux benchmarks, open-source benchmarks, distribution screenshots, interviews, and computer hardware tests. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MTQ | ||||
1328090541 | technology | The ongoing fight against GPL enforcement | GPL enforcement is a surprisingly difficult task. It's not just a matter of identifying an infringement - you need to make sure you have a copyright holder on your side, spend some money sending letters asking people to come into compliance, spend more money initiating a suit, spend even more money encouraging people to settle, spend yet more money actually taking them to court and then maybe, at the end, you have some source code. One of the (tiny) number of groups involved in doing this is the Software Freedom Conservancy, a non-profit organisation that offers various services to free softwa | http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/10437.html | |||
1328090702 | technology | Ambigious Fedora 16 LXDE | The paradox. The higher the speed of the CPU, memory, bus, etc., that hardware companies try to sell us, the more people tend to use low-resource operating systems and desktop environments.
Of course, being light on system resources is not the only reason, but one of many reasons why more and more people switch from heavy DEs like KDE, GNOME3 and Unity to lightweight DEs like XFCE and LXDE. | http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/02/ambigious-fedora-16-lxde.html | |||
1328091403 | technology | DOCOMO Unveils First 2 “Disney Mobile on docomo” Android Smartphones | http://www.nttdocomo.com/pr/2012/001570.html | ||||
1328091813 | technology | Fact: Open Source Software saves money | I've hit on this subject many times, where open source software for business can rise over proprietary software. | http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/the-open-source-revolution-10014902/fact-open-source-software-saves-money-10025331/ | |||
1328092246 | technology | Linux multiseat solution advances to Ethernet with HP thin client | Linux multiseat solution advances to Ethernet with HP thin client News Linux for Devices: Userful Corp. announced a new version of its multiseat Linux PC sharing software, now Ethernet-ready and bundled with a $99 HP t200 thin client. The | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Userful-MultiSeat-with-HP-t200-thin-client/ | |||
1328114507 | technology | Greg Kroah-Hartman Exits SUSE | Techrights | The Microsoft-funded SUSE will no longer pay Greg K-H's wage, the Linux Foundation will | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/kroah-hartman-quits-suse/ | |||
1328115071 | technology | EU Unitary Patent: Status Update | Techrights | Warning signs about the looming threat of the Unitary Patent -- a cross-Atlantic gateway for software patents | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/cross-atlantic-gateway-for-swpats/ | |||
1328115704 | technology | Microsoft Mole Failed to Sell Phones, Managed to Pass Patents to Microsoft’s Patent Trolls | The cost of Nokia's virtual handover to Microsoft and the failure to do anything except feed Android enemies | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/elop-exposed/ | |||
1328116307 | technology | OpenStack Might Give Microsoft the Boot | Techrights | OpenStack does not tolerate the proprietary Hyper-V anymore | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/hyper-v-and-openstack/ | |||
1328121400 | technology | TLWIR Special: GNU/Linux Petition Featured on WhiteHouse.gov! | On January 30th, 2012, I started a petition requesting that the U.S. government broaden their use of Free Software and Open Source software to save money. I | http://beginlinux.com/blog/2012/01/tlwir-breaking-news-gnulinux-petition-featured-on-whitehouse-gov/ | |||
1328121517 | technology | BusyBox replacement project fuels animated verbal spat | BusyBox gained a measure of fame a few years ago when it became the subject of a lawsuit in the US, some say the first case in courts in that country to test the GPL. A number of similar suits followed, the contention always being the same: BusyBox was being used by some company or the other in violation of the terms of its licence, the GPL. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52496-busybox-replacement-project-fuels-animated-verbal-spat?start=1 | |||
1328121931 | technology | Review: Razr Maxx boasts best Android smartphone battery | Review: Razr Maxx boasts best Android smartphone battery News Linux for Devices: Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx is a power-packed follow-up to the company's Droid Razr handset, says this eWEEK review. Now available on Verizon Wireless, the 4.3-inch RazrMaxx zips along with a 1.2GHz, dual-core processor and 4G LTE, and positively astounds with its 3300mAh,... | http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Motorola-Droid-Razr-Maxx-review/?kc=rss | |||
1328122566 | technology | Ubuntu 12.04 Update Improves Multi-Monitor Experience | Muktware | An update to Ubuntu 12.04 (daily builds) has tweaked the Unity UI to make the systems more useful on multi-monitor set-up. I noticed it when I rebooted the system after an update. Now, launcher is available on all monitors, in addition to the top banner and menu items. | http://www.muktware.com/articles/3263/ubuntu-1204-update-improves-multi-monitor-experience | |||
1328122917 | technology | Microsoft's Bogus Attack On Google's Privacy Policy | http://www.muktware.com/news/3266/microsofts-criticism-googles-privacy-policies-bogus | ||||
1328124367 | technology | ACTA: Commissioner De Gucht Lies to the EU Parliament | La Quadrature du Net | The EU Commission “Trade” Directorate-General is lobbying the EU Parliament, presenting a one-sided and plainly distorted view of ACTA to face the growing citizen opposition. The EU's executive branch, which negotiated ACTA behind citizens' backs, is now shamelessly relaying the copyright industries' lobbying pitch, in yet another sign of its collusion with business interests. | http://www.laquadrature.net/en/acta-commissioner-de-gucht-lies-to-the-eu-parliament | |||
1328124588 | technology | LibreTab… not? | elpauer | In a perfectly orchestrated marketing campaign for a 100% free-libre tablet called Spark that will run KDE Plasma Active, Aaron Seigo writes today about the problems they are facing with GPL-violations.
Apparently, every Chinese manufacturer is breaking the GPLv2 by not releasing the sources for their modified Linux kernel. Conversations and conversations with Zenithink (designers of the Spark), Synrgic (designers of the Dreambook W7), etc have arrived nowhere. To the point that CordiaTab, another similar effort using Gnome instead of KDE, has been cancelled. | http://www.elpauer.org/?p=1146 | |||
1328125975 | technology | The open source behind gov.uk revealed | The new beta of the UK Government's gov.uk web site is powered by open source and has been developed in the open for far less cost than many other government web projects | http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/The-open-source-behind-gov-uk-revealed-1426513.html | |||
1328126973 | technology | The Avaaz Petition on ACTA and the Commission campaign | I haven't signed the Avaaz Petition on ACTA (because I find it exaggarated) but 1.3 Mio citizens have: As concerned global citizens, we call on you to stand for a free and open Internet and reject... | http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/the-avaaz-petition-on-acta/ | |||
1328127218 | technology | ACTA's Back | Now that the US bills SOPA and PIPA have been put on ice, attention has returned to their parent, an international treaty called ACTA. I've written extensively about ACTA before, but in summary it is an international treaty that has... | http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/02/actas-back/index.htm | |||
1328135821 | technology | When Lawyers Run the System It Becomes Dependent on Them | Techrights | How the patent system, controlled for the most part by lawyers, raises a generation of leeches rather than a generation of engineers | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/lawyers-help-lawyers/ | |||
1328139297 | politics | The Gates Foundation is Still Hijacking the Voice of the Poor and Effectively Runs Paid Advertisements | Money still the vehicle by which opinions get heard, so Bill Gates exploits this for fame, power, and profit | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/poor-exploited-for-fame-power-and-profit/ | |||
1328139350 | technology | Bill Gates is Hijacking Open Source While Attacking It Using Lobbyists, Patents, and Patent Trolls | Response to reputation laundering from Wired Magazine, the latest nonsense from Microsoft's lobbyist Florian Müller, an update on Microsoft's trolling against Android, and a little more of Apple's | http://techrights.org/2012/02/01/in-reply-to-nonsense/ | |||
1328141345 | technology | Introducing Wayland's Weston Launcher | The other Wayland-related news yesterday besides the surprise announcement that the Wayland 1.0 stable release is approaching was the first-shot attempt at "weston-launch", an easy launcher for the demo Weston compositor. | http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA1MTg | |||
1328174496 | technology | Due diligence of negotiating criminal laws in the ACTA process | Anticipation and suspicion. Snake and rabbit go for a stroll. It's secret what would happen. I found this declassified doc extremely helpful to understand negotiations on the criminal chapter of AC... | http://arebentisch.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/due-diligence-of-negotiating-criminal-laws-in-the-acta-process/ | |||
1328174865 | technology | Mandriva lives to fight another fortnight | Chief operating officer Jean-Manuel Croset said that an "external entity" that had expressed an interest in buying the company had not been able to do so because of objections by a minority shareholder. | http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/open-source/52524-mandriva-lives-to-fight-another-fortnight | |||
1328174919 | technology | SFC director Kuhn reacts to BusyBox flame war | Kuhn was reacting to the flame war that has grown out of Linux developer Matthew Garrett's criticism of efforts to develop a replacement for the popular BusyBox program that provides minimalist replacements for the most common utilities usually found on a UNIX or Linux system. | http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/52523-sfc-director-kuhn-reacts-to-busybox-flame-war | |||
1328175067 | technology | SDG Systems Announces Trimble Yuma® with GNU/Linux® | SDG Systems announced today the availability of the Trimble Yuma rugged tablet computer running the Linux operating system. The Yuma with Linux provides an open source alternative for field data collection, military or industrial applications. | http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9156105.htm | |||
1328175597 | technology | Ending the Symphony Fork | What is a fork? A fork is a form of software reuse. I like your software module. It meets some or many of my needs, but I need some additional features. When I want to reuse existing functionality from another | http://www.robweir.com/blog/2012/02/ending-the-symphony-fork.html | |||
1328176042 | technology | TDF To Base Foundation In Germany | The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced that it will base its community-driven entity in Berlin, in the legal form of a German Stiftung. This kind of structure is recognized worldwide as a legally stable, safe and long term entity, providing the ideal cornerstone for the long term growth of the community and its software.
"For the first time in 12 years, the development of the free office suite finally takes place within an entity that not only perfectly fits the values and ideals of the worldwide community, but also has this very same community driving it. The future home of the best fre | http://www.muktware.com/news/3267/tdf-base-foundation-germany | |||
1328176162 | technology | Google Bursts Microsoft's Myth About Privacy Policy | Google has clearly stated that users can opt-out of Google's ad targeting as well as prevent Google for logging your search history. Google has in fact consolidated information at one place so it is easier to understand and be controlled by users as compared to lengthy documents full of incomprehensible legal jargons. Users are still in full control as they always were while using Google service. | http://www.muktware.com/news/3270/google-busts-microsofts-myth-about-privacy-policy | |||
1328176265 | technology | What if Diaspora's pods just cannot challenge Facebook's monolithic structure? | When Diaspora was announced, the first thing I checked was simple: "Is it distributed?" The answer was "yes!". I felt ecstatic: having a distributed system implied that there was no centralised control over the information. What I didn't realise is that multiple pods would also lead to multiple problems -- and now I wonder whether a de-centralised structure creates more problems than it solves. I write this article screaming: please prove me wrong. It's not a challenge: it's a genuine request. I love Diaspora as a project, and I really want it to work. | http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/what_if_diasporas_pods_just_cannot_challenge_facebooks_monolithic_structure | |||
1328176371 | technology | Stop ACTA in Europe, February 11th | More news on the ongoing ACTA protests in Europe. 1000 people attended a protest against ACTA in Poland last week, and more protests are on the way. | http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/stop-acta-in-europe-february-11th | |||
1328176824 | technology | Whitepaper for Sony Xperia S gives us a detailed look at its specs | Android Central | While we're not expecting to see the Sony Xperia S until early March, we're gradually seeing more and more details on the device trickling out. British retailer Clove has received a copy of the Whitepaper for the Xperia S and within its 18 pages we get a pretty detailed look into its specs. | http://www.androidcentral.com/whitepaper-sony-xperia-s-gives-us-detailed-look-its-specs | |||
1328177071 | technology | Kernel source released for AT&T Galaxy Note | http://www.androidguys.com/2012/02/01/kernel-source-released-for-att-galaxy-note/ | ||||
1328177162 | technology | Huawei Honor spotted at the FCC with AT&T bands | Android Community | One of Huawei's most popular mid-range phones, the Honor (also known as the Glory, or the Mercury on Cricket) may soon be headed to AT&T. The phone was | http://androidcommunity.com/huawei-honor-spotted-at-the-fcc-with-att-bands-20120201/ | |||
1328177505 | technology | Endian Firewall Community 2.5.1 released | Endian Firewall Community is a free edition of Endian Firewall, a security-focused Linux distribution developed by Endian S.r.l., a Linux solutions provider based in Bolzano Italy. Endian Firewall Community is designed for small, non-profit organizations and SOHO (Small-/Home-Office) deployments. The latest version, Endian Firewall Community 2.5.1, released today, comes with several feature enhancements, including support [...] | http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/01/30/endian-firewall-community-2-5-1-released/ | |||
1328177662 | technology | Tails 0.10.1 is out | https://tails.boum.org/news/version_0.10.1/ |