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Jul 22, 2008 at 08:54 PM |
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 SCO goes down and
Sun’s in
Trouble.
The decision is in, and SCO has gone
down in defeat. The U.S. District Court in Utah has ruled in favor of
Novell in SCO vs. Novell, the keystone case in SCO’s long, and
ultimately unsuccessful war against Linux. more... and Is SCO
finally
dead?
Dell Select
Systems Now Available
with Ubuntu 8.04.
After months of testing and development
we are ready to release Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) on select Dell
consumer systems. For consumers in the United States, France,
Germany, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom and many Latin American
countries (like Mexico and Colombia) Ubuntu 8.04 will be offered on
the XPS M1330N and Inspiron 1525N notebooks and the Inspiron 530N
more... and Dell
begins rolling out Ubuntu 8.04, adds media codecs and Evidence
mounts for August Eee PC carnage with $299 Dell E launch.
The Economic
Motivation of Open
Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives.
Open source software has changed the
rules of the game, impacting significantly the economic behavior of
stakeholders in the software ecosystem. In this new environment,
developers strive to be committers, vendors feel pressure to produce
open source products, and system integrators anticipate boosting
profits. more... and Bringing
Open Source Best Practices into Corporations Using a Software Forge.
Six Things I Love
About The Opera
Browser.
Starting as a research project in 1994,
Opera has been responsible for some world changing innovations (think
tabbed browsing) and yet never seemed to achieve the kind of success
it deserved. more...
KDE on KDE 4.0.
There has been a bit of a dustup about
KDE 4.0. A lot of opinions have been expressed, but I thought you
might like to hear from KDE. So I wrote to them and asked if they'd
be willing to explain their choices and answer the main complaints.
They graciously agreed. more... and KDE
4.1. The promise of a better future!
Linus Torvalds,
Geek of the Week.
Linus Torvalds, an acknowledged
godfather of the open-source movement, was just 21 when he changed
the world by writing Linux. Today, 17 years later, Linux powers
everything from supercomputers to mobile phones. In fact ask yourself
this: if Linux didn't exist, would Google, Facebook, PHP, Apache, or
MySQL? more...
TuxSoftware.com is
up and running.
Kevin Thompson has been in touch with
details on his new website, TuxSoftware.com.
Like the recently launched Linux App Finder, the site aims to make it
easier for Linux users to find programs and install them with a few
mouse clicks. more...
Misc.
PC
vendors want to sell you desktop Linux.
Security
is no secret.
10
+ 2 things you’ll get with Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” and
A
first look at Ubuntu 8.10.
List
of Download Managers Available in Ubuntu.
42
of the Best Free Linux Video Software.
Dirac news.
Amarok
2 on Windows (will full codec support).
PulseAudio FUD.
NetworkManager
0.7 Nears Release.
ASUS' Big
Development.
Four Useful
FUSE Implementations.
Fedora
10 themes - round 1.
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Jul 16, 2008 at 07:22 PM |
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 Patched Flaw Could Have Broken Internet Backbone.
A flaw in the Internet domain name system could have allowed hackers unprecedented ability to redirect traffic had it not been kept secret while vendors developed patches for it. Microsoft and others released the patches Thursday. more... and Preventing DNS Poisoning in Linux.
Linux 2.6.26.
So it's been almost three months since 2.6.25 (87 days to be exact, I think), making this a longer-than-usual release cycle. Or maybe it just feels that way, and we're always getting close to three months these days. more... and Linux 2.6.26 Opens Up to Debugging and
GNOME 3.0 officially announced... and explained.
At the recent GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), the GNOME release team announced a proposal for developing the next major iteration of the open source desktop environment. The plan offers a long-term strategy for moving GNOME development forward and defining future goals for the desktop. more... and Plans for Gtk+/GNOME 3.0 surfaced and GNOME 3.0 Is Coming, And Coming Soon! and Gtk+ 3.0.
How to risk your project and your livelihood with sloppy licensing.
Recently the makers of the free-as-in-cost iPhone jailbreaking utility PwnageTool discovered that someone was reselling their creation -- without permission, under a new name, and for profit. That's a situation no software developer wants to be in, but the PwnageTool team was in an even tougher position because of the license under which it released its code. It didn't have one. more...
Introducing the Linux user interface.
A few days ago, Walter Mossberg, writing in the Wall Street Journal, offered a verbal peek at the Mac user interface (see Some General Tips for Switch to Mac From Windows) intended as heads-up for Windows XP users thinking of switching. more... and Don't compare GNU/Linux with Windows or MacOS - they are not in the same game.
Ubuntu Photo Manager Experiment.
I have a passion for photography and have become heavily entrenched in the tools available on Mac OS X, such as Aperture and Photoshop. This experiment focuses mainly on Aperture and what tools, if any, exist for Ubuntu to replace my Aperture workflow with something cross-platform and open-source that I can use on Mac OS X and Ubuntu. more...
OpenOffice.org 3.0: What to Expect?
Around 3 month ago OpenOffice.org released its 2.4 boasting quite an impressive arsenal of advancements. However if you thought 2.4 was major release, then you have seen nothing! Come September, OpenOffice.org will release it’s 3.0 version! more... and Test drive OpenOffice.org 3.0.
Misc.
Drupal 6.3 and 5.8 released, fixing security issues.
Wordpress releases 2.6 update.
Open Sourcing Browser Sync.
Mozilla Labs and their Projects.
Wine-Doors Introducing Karma: The future of 0.2 and Wine 1.1.1 Released.
X.Org 7.4, Mesa 7.1 In Ubuntu 8.10.
Learning The Linux Lingo.
The Ultimate HTML Reference.
Tutorial: Preview: What's new in GIMP 2.6?
A Little Linux and Unix Humor - Error Messages.
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Jul 08, 2008 at 09:00 PM |
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Barracuda launches reluctant legal offensive against Trend Micro.
 The already vicious lawsuit involving Barracuda Networks and Trend Micro that is currently in discovery in front of the American International Trade Commission (ITC) just turned nastier. Barracuda has filed its own patent infringement claim against Trend Micro, based upon three recently acquired patents. more... and Barracuda Networks Countersues Trend Micro. Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS released.
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, the first maintenance update to Ubuntu's 8.04 LTS release. In all, over 200 updates have been integrated, and updated installation media has been provided so that fewer updates will need to be downloaded after installation. more... and Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS released. PDF now an ISO standard.
The Portable Document Format (PDF) is now an ISO International Standard: ISO 32000-1. The change in status follows a decision by Adobe Systems, original developer and copyright owner of the format, to relinquish control to ISO. more... Adobe Flash 10 on Linux: Looking Good.
Adobe Flash Player 10 for Linux may only be a beta, but it’s one heck of a beta. I didn’t care for Adobe Flash video at first. It was just another proprietary audio/video format in a world already over-flowing with them. Three things have happened to change my mind. more... Move Your Business from Windows to Linux.
If the cost of Windows is getting your small business down, consider shifting to Linux. Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new Vista-compatible hardware could still purchase trusty Windows XP. more... Linux for housewives. XP for geeks.
The computer proletariat is rising up - and computing will never be the same. Tiny, sub-$500 “netbooks” like the Asus Eee are the hottest thing going in notebooks today. And some surprising things are happening. Like housewives on Linux. more... GRAMPS: Open Source Genealogy.
When we’re kids, we learn stories of the past from our grandparents, often involving their parents and grandparents. How many of you remember those stories? What about the names of the people involved? Those of you with your hands up, are you into genealogy? more... Ubuntu at Best Buy: Package Details.
I learned this morning via #ubuntu-us that they’re now selling Ubuntu at Best Buy, and couldn’t help myself: during my lunch break I swung out to Best Buy to drop $20 on a copy. more... and Ubuntu At Best Buy? and Best Buy store. Misc.
Mark Shuttleworth on Ubuntu and the Linux Desktop.
The Man Behind Ubuntu: Talking with Mark Shuttleworth.
Training Tips for New Linux Users.
Last.fm + YouTube = Music TV Goodnes.
Albumart.org is the worlds most popular searchengine for albumart, cdcovers and dvdcovers.
Pencil Turns Firefox into a Drawing Tool.
Advanced file permissions in Linux.
OpenOffice.org extension will add PDF editing.
What's Holding OpenOffice Back?
A case for text-based DVD rippers.
Writing policy for confined SELinux users.
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