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today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 5th of June 2015 04:23:12 PM Filed under
HP's The Machine Prototype Coming Next Year, But Is Proving Less Exciting
Earlier this week I was pondering the state of HP's "The Machine" and Linux++ with the Linux++ software platform supposed to come in June of 2015. Not much information has been heard on these experimental projects, but now there's some new information coming out.
Linux looks to edX for second MOOC
Linux is becoming a key software skill
According to the 2015 Linux Jobs Report, 50% of the managers said they will hire more Linux professionals than in 2014.
"Essentials of Linux Systems Administration" course arrives on EdX
A recent Linux Foundation survey revealed that more than 9 in 10 hiring managers are planning to bring Linux talent on board this year, and 50 percent report they will hire more Linux professionals than in 2014.
Kernel 4.1, the Next Long Term Stable (LTS) Kernel Version
Greg Kroah-Hartman, has announced that Kernel 4.1 will become the LTS version of 2015, meaning that it will still receive updates, despite the fact that newer Kernel 4.x versions will be released.
For now, Kernel 4.1 available only as a RC (Release Candidate) version, the stable version being scheduled for release in the few next weeks.
Linux Kernel 4.1 Will Be an LTS Release
RIP Mandrake, the Linux Company Killed by Mandriva
The promise of open-source is that code is open and there is less risk of vendor lock-in. Such is the case with Mandriva the Linux vendor that went out of business in May. Though Mandriva is gone, the code, and forks of its code remain open-source and can be picked up by those that wish to extend it.
Latest Monthly Release: Sabayon 15.06
Sabayon 15.06 is a modern and easy to use Linux distributionbased on Gentoo, following an extreme, yet reliable, rolling release model.
This is a monthly release generated, tested and published to mirrors by ourbuild servers containing the latest and greatest collection of softwareavailable in the Entropy repositories.
Red Hat Software Collections 2 Delivers Latest, Stable, OpenTools for Traditional and Container-Based Application Development
With a more frequent release cadence, Red Hat Software Collections 2 expedites the creation of production-ready, modern applications, including those built with Linux container deployments in mind.
"PulseAudio Is Still Awesome"
Paul Frields, the manager of Fedora Engineering and former Fedora Project Leader, has written a blog post today about how "PulseAudio is still awesome." While this common Linux sound server has a bit of a bad reputation, he wanted to share how great it's been doing and working out for his needs.
Debian-Based Elive Linux Distribution Now Supports USB 3 in Version 2.6.6 Beta
On June 4, the Elive development team announced the immediate availability for download and testing of version 2.6.6 Beta of the Debian-based Elive Linux distribution built around the Enlightenment desktop environment.
Ubuntu's second phone adds an HD screen and a 13-megapixel camera
Only four months after the original Aquaris E4.5 UE was released to the public, Canonical, the mind behind the Ubuntu operating system, is at it yet again with the Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition.
Other than having a longer name than the original, the E5 HD now packs a 5-inch 1,280 x 720 pixel display, which is quite the upgrade from the original's underwhelming 4.5-inch 960 x 540 pixel display. In addition, you'll now find a 13-megapixel camera on the back and a 5-megapixel shooter on the front, with the rear camera a nice upgrade from the 8-megapixel snapper found on the E4.5.
See Mark Shuttleworth's Keynote From This Year's "Internet of Things World" Event
As you may know, Canonical is not focusing only on Ubuntu Touch, convergence and Ubuntu Desktop.
Also, the Ubuntu Snappy Core, developed to be the most advanced Internet of Things (ioT) OS, is important for Mark Shuttleworth.
LibreOffice 4.4.3 Now Available via the Default Repositories of Ubuntu 15.04
USB 3.0 cameras from PixeLINK now feature support for Linux
By supporting Linux Ubuntu, users of PixeLINK's USB 3.0 CMOS camera line can use the PixeLINK software development kit in both the Linux Ubuntu and Microsoft Windows operating environments.
ATM industry endorses Windows 10, but future cash machines could run Android or Linux
A paper from the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) warns that ATMs need to be updated "without delay" with 2020 in mind, because Windows 7 will reach end of life at this time. But the ATMIA has also hinted that the future may not lie with Windows at all.
Airbnb announces Aerosolve, an open-source machine learning software package
The new tool, announced at Airbnb's 2015 OpenAir developer conference in San Francisco, powers new pricing tips for hosts, which was also announced today. Written mostly in the Java and Scala programming languages, Aerosolve can also more intelligently rank and order things like images.
HP reveals Grommet open source app development framework
Martin Fink, HP's chief technology officer, revealed Grommet in a keynote speech at HP's Discover conference in Las Vegas, explaining the framework will be available to everyone looking to create consistent user experiences in enterprise apps.
Stream processing, for dummies
DataTorrent will be making it RTS core engine available under the Apache 2.0 open source license.
The firm is a player in the real-time big data analytics market.
It is also the creator of a unified 'stream and batch processing' platform.
Angry redditors rally to stop SourceForge's mirror service
SourceForge has been in the news a lot lately, and not for positive reasons. Angry redditors are rallying to encourage the mirror providers of SourceForge to stop supporting the site.
BlueData Offers Support for Hadoop and Spark on Docker Containers
What's Behind the Surge in OpenStack Consolidations
Why were two OpenStack companies acquired on the same day, and what does that mean for the future of OpenStack?
June 3 was a busy day for OpenStack news, as not one, but two vendors were acquired: First, Piston Cloud Computing was bought by Cisco, and then Blue Box Cloud was picked up by IBM.
Juniper CEO: OpenStack Is a Business Driver
Juniper CEO Rami Rahim discusses why OpenStack is important to his business and why he's doubling down on security.
IBM and Cisco Make Big OpenStack Purchases as Consolidation Continues
Apache Kafka + Spark + Database = Real-Time Trinity
As technology fits into our lives and onto our wrists, demands increase for intelligent and real-time mobile applications. These applications need to deliver information and services that are relevant and immediate. To keep up with the flow of information coming in, applications must stream data with a real-time infrastructure to capture, process, analyze and serve massive amounts of data to millions and sometimes billions of users.
MediaGoblin 0.8.0 Open Source Media Server Released with Initial Python 3 Support
Deb Nicholson has had the great pleasure of announcing the immediate availability for download of a major new release of the open-source media server software MediaGoblin.
Defence body looks for messy data platform
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is dipping its toe into the waters of unstructured data with a competition for the development of prototypes for an open source analytics platform.
Embrace open source, says Ministry of Defence CIO
The Ministry of Defence has launched a competition to build an 'evolutionary' new open source analytics platform to help it better understand its data, as CIO Mike Stone announced the MoD needs to drop its cautious approach and embrace open source.
5 Essential Duties of Legal Counsel in an Open Source Compliance Program
Establishing an Open Source Review Board is one key way that companies can help ensure compliance with open source licenses, community norms and requirements (see the previous article, Why Companies That Use Open Source Need a Compliance Program, for more details.) In larger companies, a typical board is made of representatives from engineering, product teams and legal resources in addition to a Compliance Officer (sometimes called Director of Open Source).
While FOSS compliance is more of an operational challenge related to execution and scaling than a legal challenge, legal counsel is an essential component of any review board and compliance program. Companies may choose to use internal legal counsel, or utilize external counsel on a fee basis. Regardless of how it's achieved, there are five essential duties of an open source lawyer to ensure that a company observes all of the copyright notices and satisfies all the license obligations for the FOSS they use in their commercial products.
Open protocols for cars and phones, and more open source news
OGP: Finland publishes the 100th National Action Plan
In its plan, Finland has committed to making online services more consumer-friendly and is focused on youth participation in government and Open Data.
Beginning software delivery acceleration with DevOps
Time and time again, we hear of companies achieving rapid acceleration with DevOps. Companies are touting success with the metric of deploys per day, sharing new baselines of 10, 50, or even 100 deploys a day. In more mature organizations, like LinkedIn, Netflix, Etsy, Facebook, and others, this number is a startling 1,000+ number. But, what does this even mean?
MS Supports SSH, Keeping Up With the Kubuntus & More…
Hmmm. Yeah, it's smirk-inducing to see them finally want to join the rest of the world in the SSH department after all these years. But after reading Christine Hall's article yesterday about our friends in Redmond and their "fox guarding the henhouse" security teams and their affinity for backdoors, you have to wonder, on a privacy level, if this is a good idea. I guess we'll just have to see.
Thursday's security alerts
Assume your GitHub account is hacked, users with weak crypto keys told
The keys, which allow authorized users to log into public repository accounts belonging to the likes of Spotify, Yandex, and UK government developers, were generated using a buggy pseudo random number generator originally contained in the Debian distribution of Linux. During a 20-month span from 2006 to 2008, the pool of numbers available was so small that it made cracking the secret keys trivial. Almost seven years after Debian maintainers patched the bug and implored users to revoke old keys and regenerate new ones, London-based developer Ben Cartwright-Cox said he discovered the weakness still resided in a statistically significant number of keys used to gain secure shell (SSH) access to GitHub accounts.
Why Longer Passphrases are More Secure than Passwords [VIDEO]
This Hacked Kids' Toy Opens Garage Doors in Seconds
Nortek didn't immediately respond to WIRED's request for comment. Another major brand of garage door opener, Genie, didn't respond to to a request for comment either, but says on its website that its devices use rolling codes. A spokesperson for Chamberlain, the owner of the Liftmaster brand and one of the biggest sellers of garage door openers, initially told WIRED the company hasn't sold fixed code doors since 1992. But when Kamkar dug up a 2007 manual for a Liftmaster device that seemed to use fixed codes, Chamberlain marketing executive Corey Sorice added that the company has supported and serviced older garage door openers until much more recently. "To the extent there are still operators in the market begin serviced by replacement parts, part of the objective is to get to safer and more secure products," he said in a phone interview. "We'd love to see people check the safety and security of their [devices] and move forward."
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 4th of June 2015 10:29:18 AM Filed under
Introducing Stephen Mahood, system administrator
With our shared vision, me and Walton created the Cyberunions podcast. We began before—but in the same year as—the Occupy movement. We discussed in great detail software that we knew would be beneficial to the labor movement, as well as elements in the labor movement that free software communities could adopt. Walton and I had and continue to have visions of labor unions funding free software, but we also felt it was a struggle to convince a union to use free software, let alone support its development. The podcast has been around for a while now, though we have been bad about keeping it up to date as of late—but there are plans to bring it back.
Linux Foundation and edX offer new course as starting point for in-demand Linux careers
Want a career in Linux? Take this edX course
KDBUS Might Try Again For Mainline Inclusion With Linux 4.2 Kernel
While KDBUS tried to be included for Linux 4.1, it was ultimately rejected for this current Linux kernel development cycle. However, it looks like developers might be gearing up to try to push it into the Linux 4.2 kernel.
Making collaboration sustainable
In The Open Organization Jim Whitehurst decries this "'Tom Sawyer' model of collaboration," in which organizations treat external communities as Tom treated his buddies: as gullible drones willing to work without any promise of reciprocation. It's the model of collaboration at work in so many accounts of successful "crowdsourcing" efforts, where companies tap the creativity and wisdom of communities simply to further their own ends. It's an approach that's just not sustainable, Whitehurst writes. How many times could Tom expect his friends to work for him without receiving anything in return?
Final Call for DebConf15 Proposals
The deadline for submitting proposals is approaching, with only 12 days left to submit your event by June 15th. Events submitted after that date might not be part of the official DebConf schedule.
Announcing i386 netboot iso for Devuan (Alpha 2)
SourceForge under fire again for seizing Nmap account
Black "mirror": SourceForge has now taken over Nmap audit tool project [Updated]
SoureForge has sworn off its ways of wrapping "unmaintained" code from open source projects in installers that offer bundled commercial products in the wake of objections raised by some open source communities. But one policy remains in effect—the takeover of project pages SourceForge's staff decides are inactive, and assignment of ownership of those projects to staff accounts. One of the latest projects grabbed in this way is the Nmap security auditing tool.
Survey: Despite Open Source Community Gripes About Apple, Most Still Use It [132 self-selected respondents who use a particular bit of software, not "Open Source Community"]
Mac Asay: Open source vs. Apple: The holy war that wasn't
Actually, the very term "open source" suggests a more relaxed view on software sharing, having displaced its GPL-wielding free software cousins years back. Whereas a free sourceror wouldn't be caught dead using anything other than (GNU) Linux, open sourcerors are happy to use whatever works.
Being SELF-ish: Linux Comes to the GNU South
That said, the next stop on the Magical Linux-y Tour will be in North Carolina — you'll see the link in the upper right of this page — the SouthEast LinuxFest, known more commonly by its acronym SELF (FOSS Force is a Supporting Sponsor), takes place next weekend in Charlotte. For three days, June 12-14 to be precise, Jeremy Sands and the rest of the crew at SELF bring Linux, BSD and FOSS to what has lately become my favorite geographical location, by name: the GNU/South.
Cisco acquires Piston Cloud Computing, will use to ramp up Intercloud offerings
Piston gives Cisco more muscle around distributed systems and automated deployment, in addition to adding another level of infrastructure to the Cisco OpenStack private cloud.
Does Hadoop Need Governance? Datameer Says Yes
Datameer, which is billed as a big data insights platform for rapid data discovery, has announced new data governance capabilities for its native Hadoop environment. We've been reporting on indications that many enterprises are finding Hadoop, well, very hard to deploy and manage. Datameer acknowledges that Hadoop is complex to deploy and use effectively, and notes that "analysts and administrators alike need an easier way to navigate data pipelines that have been developed by multiple departments and participants, and involve multiple data sources."
IBM Acquires Managed OpenStack Vendor BlueBox
LibreOffice/Document Foundation Bonanza
Next to Linux or Android, LibreOffice is one of the most active FLOSS projects in the world. Arguably, it is one of the keys to liberating the desktop from Wintel as the office suite is one of Wintel's key lock-ins for business. With moves to create a web-based version and one for Android/Linux, the future is bright however IT diversifies. Anyone considering the cost of IT should look at the office suite. Almost everyone uses one.
WSO2 and Profesia Srl Partner to Offer Flexible, Open Source SOA Solutions to Customers in the Italian Market
The Software Paradox – Available Now
It's available as a free download from O'Reilly
How open software has become a source of grief for tech majors like Cisco, IBM & Oracle
Industry bodies US-India Business Council and the Confederation of Indian Industry have urged the government to reconsider its push for open source software that will cut the cost of licensing from big companies such as Cisco, IBM and Oracle.
Nordic countries to cooperate on open government
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have decided to cooperate on their open government strategies and implementations. To begin with, they will share their national OGP work and jointly promote open data.
Rewind on Aryeom and Jehan's Open videos
The concept was an interactive video included in an HTML canvas. People could upload a photograph and an address (using OpenStreetMap assets), to show their support to Mozilla, and their image would show embedded during video viewing on the right coordinates in the drawn world map. The actual page which won is still up, with the interactive video version.
This all coupled with more GIMP, Blender, Ardour, Synfig, etc. improvements, we should soon be able to have a very powerful ecosystem on GNU/Linux for any kind of movie making and animation.
New data science major aligns with growing corporate needs
The University established a new data science major, which will be subsumed under LSA's Statistics Department and the College of Engineering's Division of Computer Science and Engineering. The new major will be available in Fall 2015 to both LSA and Engineering students.
Denver Will Expand its Use of Expeditionary Learning's Open Source Curriculum
EL said that downloads of its ELA curriculum recently reached 3.2 million, an increase of 50 percent since last August. The organization will also deliver professional development to 600 teachers and administrators throughout the district, starting this summer.
Why my doctor prescribed me open hardware
I recall a senior medical doctor once saying that being a practitioner nowadays is much more difficult than ever before, because when people get diagnosed, they go home to search the web, and often come back with tough questions. Open hardware for physiological computing isn't making it any easier, but it seems like that's not a bad thing.
ARM Unveils SoC Subsystem to Speed Up IoT Chip Development
The chip designer also reportedly is looking to buy another security technology vendor to bulk up its expertise in the Internet of things.
Security advisories for Wednesday
New SOHO router security audit uncovers over 60 flaws in 22 models
In yet another testament of the awful state of home router security, a group of security researchers uncovered more than 60 vulnerabilities in 22 router models from different vendors, most of which were distributed by ISPs to customers.
More Concerns Arise Over Locking Down the Internet of Things
It notes that Western Digital hard drives are cloud-enabled now and are transferring data to insecure cloud servers, and it cites the fact that a survey of more than 500 IT and security professionals found that 23 percent of respondents have no mitigating control over users connecting unauthorized devices to networks.
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 3rd of June 2015 11:47:18 AM Filed under
XDC2015 X.Org Conference Announced, CFP Issued
Persistent Memory Microconference Accepted into 2015 Linux Plumbers Conference
The topic of persistent memory is back to the future for those of us old enough to have used core memory, but today's persistent memory boasts densities, speeds, latencies, and capacities that are well beyond the scope even of science fiction back in the core-memory era.
AllSeen Alliance Strengthens IoT Open Source Ecosystem With 20 New Members
The AllSeen Alliance, a cross-industry collaboration to advance the Internet of Everything through an open source software project, today announced 20 new members have joined the initiative. This marks the sixth consecutive month with double-digit member growth for the AllSeen Alliance, with more than 70 companies joining the initiative since January. Furthermore, these new members hold expertise across critical horizontal areas of the Internet of Things (IoT) -- telecommunications and networking operators, software developers, IoT platforms and solutions, product companies and smart home automation.
Libinput 0.16 Now Supports Devices Like The Chromebook Pixel
The plans for Libinput 1.0 haven't yielded fruit yet, but libinput 0.16 is out this afternoon as the latest version of this input library used both by Wayland and X11 (and potentially Mir moving forward).
libinput and the lack of device types
libinput uses udev tags to determine what a device is. This is a significant difference to the X.Org stack which determines how to deal with a device based on an elaborate set of rules, rules grown over time, matured, but with a slight layer of mould on top by now. In evdev's case that is understandable, it stems from a design where you could just point it at a device in your xorg.conf and it'd automagically work, well before we had even input hotplugging in X. What it leads to now though is that the server uses slightly different rules to decide what a device is (to implement MatchIsTouchscreen for example) than evdev does. So you may have, in theory, a device that responds to MatchIsTouchscreen only to set itself up as keyboard.
AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Linux Driver Surfaces
AMD is finally out with a big Catalyst Linux driver update!
NVIDIA/Nouveau PerfKit Implemented Over Gallium3D State Tracker
Samuel Pitoiset today unveiled his long sought after patches for implementing NVIDIA's PerfKit performance utility as a Gallium3D state tracker for use by the open-source Linux graphics drivers.
Intel Compute Stick Performance Surprises Under Ubuntu Linux
All of the Intel x86 systems were running Ubuntu 15.04 with the Linux 4.1 kernel and the rest of the same software make-up. With the Utilite, Ubuntu 12.04 with the Linux 3.0 kernel was used due to newer releases not being supported by CompuLab. With the Jetson TK1 was Ubuntu 14.04 with the Linux 3.10 kernel, likewise due to NVIDIA not providing any newer official images. Due to running OpenGL (non-GLES) tests, only for the x86 systems are the graphics test results while for all of the processor-bound tests are results for all six systems in total.
Qt 5.4.2 Officially Released
While Qt 5.5 is hopefully shipping at the end of the month, Qt 5.4.2 is the newest stable version today. Qt 5.4.2 has important security fixes for the Qt WebEngine, DoS vulnerability fix for its BMP image handler, and various other security fixes. There's also updates in Qt 5.4.2 for third-party libraries bundled within this leading open-source tool-kit.
Qt 5.4.2 and Qt Creator 3.4.1 Officially Released with Multiple Improvements and Fixes
On June 2, the Qt Company, through Tuukka Turunen, announced the immediate availability for download of the second patch release for the stable Qt 5.4 series of the world's most acclaimed GUI toolkit.
It is official, Marble is coming to Android
First, I would like to announce, I have been chosen as a Google Summer of Code student and my task is to provide a working version of Marble on Android at the end of the summer.
Count downs: T -10 hours, -12 days, -30 days, -95 days
So the first fundraiser I'd like to write about is the Make Krita faster than Photoshop Kickstarter campaign. It's almost over and is already a success but that doesn't mean you can't still become a supporter of this awesome painting application. And for the case you shouldn't have seen it there was a series of interviews with Krita users (and thus users of KDE software) you should have read at least in part.
Take control of your file systems with Konqueror
Each of these profiles configures Konqueror in a specific way for a specific task. You can then use these as starting points configure Konqueror to meet your specific needs and save a profile so that you can reconfigure Konqueror at any time to meet those needs. Even when configured for one task, such as file management, Konqueror can be used for other tasks such as web browsing.
I started porting of kdepim to KF5 1 year ago (in may 2014). When I started it I thought that it should be easy. But it was not easy because firstly KF5 was not release and it was not stable, there was some bugs. Secondary kdepim is not just KMail, it contains the kdepim libs + akonadi + kdepim runtime + kdepim apps (as korganizer, kmail, etc.).
Cinnamon 2.6 Yields Lower CPU Usage
Cinnamon 2.6
On behalf of the team and all the developers who contributed to this build, I am proud to announce the release of Cinnamon 2.6!
Tiny Core v6.3
Team Tiny Core is proud to announce the release of Core v6.3...
Peppermint OS Six Screencast and Screenshots
Peppermint OS Six released
Peppermint Six is Here!
Peppermint is excited to announce the launch of our latest operating system Peppermint Six. Lightweight and designed for speed, Peppermint Six delivers on that promise whether using software on your desktop, online, or using cloud based apps.
[Slackware] KDE 5_15.06 with a few useful fixes
Yesterday there was a new release for the KDE Applications. I know that I updated my KDE 5 package set barely a week ago, but there were a few updates that I wanted to push anyway, so adding the updated Applications packages seemed like the proper thing to do.
Improving update of existing debian/copyright file
Reproducible builds: week 5 in Stretch cycle
Qseven COM runs Linux on 14nm Braswell, offers 4K video
Congatec's "Conga-QA4″ Qseven COM is based on Intel's 14nm "Braswell" Pentium and Celeron SoCs, and offers MIPI-CSI, dual SATA ports, and 4K video.
Expandable 3.5-inch SBC runs Linux on Bay Trail SoCs
Axiomtek's "CAPA840″ SBC supports Atom E3800 SoCs, and offers -20 to 70°C support, wide-range power, dual mini-PCIe, and a "ZIO" connector for I/O modules.
Sysadmin adventures: When weather threatens our work
With summer fast approaching in Boston, I appreciate the FSF office's air conditioning system. It keeps us comfortable in the heat, but during the record-breaking snowfall this winter, the system broke down, and as a result I found myself on an unexpected adventure.
Google's Project Vault Is A Secure Computing Environment On A Micro SD Card, For Any Platform
Onboard the Vault itself is an ARM processor running RTOS, a secure operating system focused on privacy and data security. It also has an NFC chip and an antenna (for proving that you are in control and that it's correctly authorized). Finally, there's a suite of cryptographic services, including hashing, signing, batch encryption and a hardware random number generator.
Cavium, System Makers Unveil ARM-Based Servers, Boards
As Computex 2015 gets under way, server makers like Asus and Gigabyte announce they are using Cavium's ThunderX SoCs in new systems.
Tuesday's security updates
OpenSSL Certificate Authority v1.0.0
I've recently made many improvements and additions. The series is now available as a standalone document titled OpenSSL Certificate Authority. Make sure you check it out!
Majority of websites have serious, unfixed vulnerabilities
In a recent analysis of more than 30,000 websites, most had at least one serious vulnerability for 150 or more days last year.
StackIQ debuts fastest, easiest open-source bare-metal installer for Linux server provisioning
StackIQ, Inc., makers of the Warehouse-grade automation platform for any large-scale server infrastructure, today announced the release of open source Stacki (short for "Stack Installer"), the world's fastest and easiest-to-use Linux server provisioning tool. With Stacki, there are zero prerequisites for taking systems from bare metal to 'a ping and a prompt.' Alongside this new release, the company made available a one-day, on-site Stacki training and an implementation service for users who want to use the tools immediately for production servers.
A good start with room to improve: Thoughts on Citrix's Linux VDA, plus a video demo from Citrix Synergy 2015
One of the more surprising things in a relatively unsurprising Citrix Synergy was the round of applause created by the announcement of the Linux VDA Tech Preview. I think it's great, but it's not the kind of announcement you'd think would garner much more than a murmur, let alone get a larger reaction from the audience than the iBand's rendition of "Hey Ya!"
The Worm (Dell) Has Turned
Amazing. Wonders never cease in 2015, The Year Of The GNU/Linux Desktop.
Is Eye Candy Doomed?
With the popularity of mobile computing, some thought that windows would not be necessary anymore. The guys at Redmond, for example, made an atrocity of an OS and trumpeted as the latest-greatest. It dismissed the idea of windows because all apps ran full screen. Way to go! Especially if one uses a big monitor...what a waste of screen real estate!
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 2nd of June 2015 01:13:45 PM Filed under
June 2015 Issue of Linux Journal: Networking
Dell Bets On Ubuntu
Anyone who needs proof only needs to look at what Dell is doing these days. It's cutting the chain that has bound them exclusively to Redmond and placing heavy bets on Ubuntu.
Kernel 4.1 RC6 Has Been Released
Kernel 4.1 RC6 has been released, being a big release, full of updated drivers for SCSI, GPU, RAID, DM, and networking, architecture enhancements, XFS, OverlayFS and CIFS improvements, networking patches and updated documentation.
[Krita] Twenty-four hours to go…
The current score is €2675 donated through paypal and €28,463 pledged on Kickstarter! That's a total if €31,138. That's seven-and-half stretch goals! Two, however, are already claimed by the choose-your-stretch-goal award.
Red Hat Leaders Named to 2015 CRN Women of the Channel List
This marks the third year in a row that Rachel Cassidy, vice president of Global Partner Enablement, and Margaret-Ann Bolton, senior director of Global Partner Marketing, have been recognized by CRN for their leadership, vision, and dedication to channel programs. In addition, this marks the second year in a row that Cassidy has been recognized as one of CRN's Power 100. The Power 100 spotlights an elite subset of Women of the Channel honorees whose insight and influence in their respective companies help drive channel success.
Exploratory Testing and Fedora
Being Fedora what we could define "a bleeding edge distro", whenever we perform Exploratory Testing, we certainly have the opportunity to raise the quality of the shipped packages. I'd also say that this process must not substitute automated/scripted testing, which is a fundamental aspect of software development. Modern approaches like Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development can assure that the key parts of the application works as intended. Moreover, the Test Cases designed by Fedora QA are handy procedures that check whether the release criterion are met or not and assure that the main features aren't affected by severe bugs. Indeed, Exploratory Testing is always helpful in order to highlight surprises which aren't currently covered by common situations and recommended steps.
Updated color palette for Askbot mockups
This is the updated color palette that I'm using for creating mockups for Askbot. This color palette comply with the Fedora color palette given here.
Updated mockups for Askbot
According to the feedback received from the mentors, I updated the mockups that I have created for Askbot using colors used in the Fedora color palette and also giving more focus on the grid system. I have included some little user experience improvements also in these mockups and we are planning to discuss further on user experience of Askbot as well.
Cinnamon 2.6.x Will Be Added To The Default Repositories Of Linux Mint 17.2 And LMDE 2 In The Next Few Days
Vote now for your favorite hacker SBCs; maybe win one!
Read our detailed post describing this year's survey, and then fill out our short 2-minute survey. Pick your favorite three SBCs from this list or write-in your own alternatives, answer a few questions about what you're looking for in a hacker board, and then enter the drawing for the chance to win one of 20 free SBCs.
Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 RC Has Been Released, The Final Version Should Reach The Bq Phones Next Week
As you may already know, Canonical has worked a lot at Ubuntu Touch lately and the fourth update (OTA 4) is scheduled for release next week, the update being available only on the Bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition.
The Highlights Of The Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Update
The indicators icons have been all made monochromatic, the Address Book has received support for importing SIM contacts, a new settings panel and improved the first improved first time user experience for contact sync/import, the Messaging app has received support for group chat, the News scope has received an improved layout, the Today, Nearby and News scopes got support for keywords and scope tagging has been implemented.
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 1st of June 2015 10:00:52 AM Filed under
LightSail [Linux-powered] solar spacecraft gets back in touch with its ground crew
The Planetary Society reports that the Carl Sagan-inspired spacecraft rebooted as predicted, and the ground team is once again in touch. There's already a software fix waiting in the wings, and there will be a decision on when to deploy it "very soon" -- if all goes according to plan, the Society will deploy the vehicle's namesake sails soon afterward.
Linux 4.1-rc6 Kernel Released
Linus Torvalds Announces Linux Kernel 4.1 Release Candidate 6
It's Sunday, so guess what?! Linus Torvalds has just announced yet another Release Candidate (RC) version for the forthcoming Linux kernel 4.1, available for download and testing right now.
Intel Broadwell HD Graphics Tests With Mesa 10.7 Git
While Mesa 10.7 just recently entered development, the Git code is often benchmarked on Phoronix, and with not having delivered any Intel Broadwell Linux graphics tests in some time, here's the latest numbers as of this weekend.
Libav Adds H.264 & HEVC Encoders For NVIDIA's NVENC
Following FFmpeg in supporting NVENC for NVIDIA's GPU-based video encoding on Linux systems, the forked Libav project has now written up their own NVENC support for H.264 and H.265/HEVC.
How Warm Does The Intel Compute Stick Get?
The Compute Stick plastic case does get warm when benchmarking, but not scorching hot.
New Benchmarks Of Eltechs ExaGear For x86 Apps On ARM
In the past we've written about Eltechs' ExaGear Desktop software that claims to be 4.5x faster than QEMU and allows x86 Windows/Linux programs to run on ARM. The company has sent over their latest benchmark results of their latest performance claims.
Xen Orchestra 4.0 Brings Docker Support, Improved Design
The Xen Orchestra team announced this week their next big release: Xen Orchestra 4.0. Xen Orchestra 4.0 has been in development for over nine months now and is codenamed Double Bass.
Synergy - Keyboard and mouse sharing utility
Using two machines concurrently can cause a few problems. I find it's too cumbersome to use two keyboards and two mice to control the computers. KVM cables are frankly overkill for my needs, taking up too much room in what already is tight a space. But there is a software solution that meets my simple requirements. The software is called Synergy, a simple keyboard and mouse sharing utility. It's multi-platform software (running on Linux, Windows and OS X) and released under an open source license (GNU General Public License v2).
Warlocks Vs Shadows, 2D Action RPG Tested On Linux, Very Promising
I've taken some time to take a look at Warlocks Vs Shadows which is a really great looking 2D side-scrolling action RPG.
Evolving KDE survey: You still have time
On Monday morning, June 1, Lydia will be extracting the Evolving KDE survey results for us to review. Which means that you still have all day today (Sunday) to take this very short survey. As we've stated before, the survey will remain open afterward, but this deadline is for analysis and presentation at Akademy.
Debian 8.1 to Arrive on June 6
Debian 8 (Jessie) was announced only a month ago, and now its developers are preparing the first point update for it and they even have a precise date in mind.
wattOS R9 Switches Back to Ubuntu, Now Based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Biff Baxter from the wattOS team had the pleasure of announcing this past weekend that the ninth release of their Ubuntu-based operating system is available for download.
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Dell offers beginner's guide to installing Ubuntu
This tweet shouldn't suggest that Dell is preparing to dump Windows for Ubuntu on a wider scale, but it's certainly an interesting sentiment for the company to share with the account's followers. While it's well loved by its users, Ubuntu doesn't have anywhere near the mainstream cognizance of popular OS options like Windows and Mac OS X.
Chromebook Pixel LS review
Bringing Secure Boot to the Core of Containers [VIDEO]
CoreOS is a Linux startup that has been making a name for itself by building out a clustered, scalable container operating system distribution. On the path toward building scale, CoreOS is also focusing on security.
Media Controller Support for Digital Video Broadcasting
The Role of DTV Network Interfaces in Media Controller Support for DVB
Linux support for digital video broadcasting
Mauro Carvalho Chehab, the maintainer of the kernel's media subsystem, has posted the first two in a series of articles on digital video broadcasting support in Linux.
Confusion Mounts Over Wayland's Actual License
It turns out, Wayland's code license may have been slightly incorrect all these years and doesn't comply with the FSF / open-source definition.
Plasma 5.3.1
Packages for the release of KDE's desktop suite Plasma 5.3.1 are available for Kubuntu 15.04. You can get it from the Kubuntu Backports PPA.
GNOME's Mutter Now Supports Drag-n-Drop To/From Wayland & X11
This week's GNOME 3.18 development update for the Mutter window manager brought X11 / Wayland clipboard interoperation so that the clipboard contents can be shared across Wayland and X11/X.Org clients. With the latest Git code, there's now drag-and-drop interoperation.
GNOME 3.17.2 Is Released As The Latest Look Towards GNOME 3.18
Javier Jardón announced the GNOME 3.17.2 release a short time ago as the second in the GNOME 3.17 development cycle. GNOME 3.18 is building up a whole lot of exciting changes as frequently talked about in Phoronix articles.
Berry Linux 1.20 Screencast and Screenshots
Micro Focus looks to COBOL future with Java, .NET and Linux integration
Nielsen also discussed why the decades-old COBOL programming language is still relevant today, whether through ATMs or online shopping, and how Linux now fits into the Micro Focus stable with the acquisition of Suse.
Fedora's Security Team Continues Closing Old Vulnerabilities
Is the Fedora community forgetting its primary goal?
To sum up Betteridge's law of headlines in a single word: no.
Upcoming stable point release (8.1)
USB stick update: Debian is back, plus GRML
In the previous post on the multi-boot usb stick, Debian had to be dropped, due to missing support of iso-loading in the Debian installer iso images. Thanks to helpful comments from Jonathan McDowell and private emails, we found a way around this. In addition to having again an installable Debian image, I also added GRML support.
Expandable Mini-PC runs Linux on quad-core AMD SoC
CompuLab's fanless Fitlet-H mini-PC has a quad-core 2.2GHz AMD A10 Micro-6700T SoC, up to 16GB RAM, internal SATA, dual HDMI, dual GbE, and dual mini-PCIe.
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 29th of May 2015 10:47:17 AM Filed under
openSUSE Linux-Powered Educational Pilot Program to Become Nationwide in Indonesia
The openSUSE Project, through Douglas DeMaio, had the great pleasure of informing us that approximately 45,000 students from an Indonesian province are currently testing a pilot program powered by openSUSE Linux.
Atomic Mode-Setting Still Baking For Samsung's Exynos DRM Driver
Developers working on the open-source Exynos DRM driver for supporting the display block found on Samsung's Exynos ARM SoCs are up to their 9th version of patches for providing atomic mode-setting support.
Calibre eBook Editor and Converter Refines DOCX Export
A new version of the famous Calibre eBook editor, viewer, and converter has been released, and the developer has further improved the DOCX functionality that was made available a short while ago.
FocusWriter Review - The Ultimate Tool for Procrastinating Writers
Surprisingly, a lot of people who want to write expect to start perfectly, so they think that if they have the proper tools right from the beginning, then it will actually be easier to take up writing. This is the reason there are quite a few applications out there that focus on stuff like writing goals, for example, and that try to provide the minimum number of features that a writer might need.
Google Summer Of Code progress with okular
Layers feature is almost done. A list of layers is being generated in the left sidebar and toggling visibility of layers is also working.
After 17 Years Mandriva Being Liquidated
It's with a heavy heart that I report that Mandriva Linux is no more. Mandrake Linux, as it was known in the beginning, was the Linux distribution that freed my computer from the lock-in and insecurity of proprietary alternatives. While saddened, no one is really surprised at this last whimper. Mandriva suffered financial issues for nearly the entirety of its existence, even filing bankruptcy at least once. Fortunately, with projects like Mageia and OpenMandriva, Mandrake Linux will live on in more than just our memories.
Tribute to Mandrake
Good news everyone, a new version of OpenMandriva is ready to see the world in a few days, 2014.2 will soon bemaking its way to you. Listen out for details, features – and torrents!
Mandrake, Mandriva, Mageia, OpenMandriva… FOSS is FOSS!
Yesterday we learned that Mandriva, the company, was shutting down. I read a lot of sad comments on Twitter about it and realized that few of those guys seemed to be aware that actually Mandriva, the company, wasn't doing a Linux distribution anymore for several years. The Mandriva Linux distribution, which earlier forked as PCLinuxOS, Mageia and others, is now OpenMandriva.
New calibre packages – finally
During the previous couple of weeks I enjoyed several long weekends due to national holidays, and so it happened that I could spend some time re-visiting the calibre.SlackBuild and updating it so that it was able to compile a package for Calibre 2.x.
F22 release & upgrades, Flock & FUDCon
Appstream data for RPMFusion - now available!
I've been working on generating appstream data for RPMFusion packages recently. At the moment, since only Fedora packages provide appstream data, only they can be installed using Gnome software - for RPMFusion packages, a user must use another package manager - DNF and so on. Considering that a lot of the packages in RPMFusion are media player front-ends and things, it'd make it a lot easier for users if these were also listed in Gnome software. I spent a number of hours today writing appstream data files for the RPMFusion packages - both in the free and non free repositories. I believe I've written appstream data files for all packages that could be listed in Gnome software now. (They're hosted here in the Github repository I set up for this purpose). I had already generated initial RPM packages for the free and non free repositories and submitted review tickets to RPMFusion. They're still unassigned, so if you are a package maintainer with a few free cycles, please consider reviewing them. They are really simple reviews.
Ubuntu Phone Update This Month Brings Many Improvements
This month's Ubuntu Phone Update sent over-the-air is bringing a number of new features and improvements for Ubuntu smartphone users over the next few days.
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE 1) Will Reach EOL in January 2016. How To Upgrade To LMDE 2.0
As you may already know, the Linux Mint Team is maintaining both the Linux Mint systems, based on Ubuntu, and the Linux Mint Debian Edition systems, based on Debian.
Get Started With Tizen Development On Linux Mint 17
The Samsung Open Source Group (OSG) have created a Getting started guide that has been tested on Linux Mint 17, and most of it should also work for Ubuntu. It shows you the prerequisites that you need as well as showing you step by step Instructions on how to install the Tizen SDK. You get to setup a test device and get familiar to the new environment that you will be soon calling your new home.
Speed Truck for the Samsung Z1 Smart Phone
The Speed Truck was the third most downloaded game from the Tizen store during April 2015. The file size is only 0.65MB which takes not take up too much space, version 1.2.0. You can drive your BigFoot truck across the desert and compete against other truck racers whilst keeping an eye on your trucks health and the time limit. There will be power ups along the way to help you to enhance your speed against other players.
Open Source Platform Emojidex Offers "Emojis-As-A-Service"
Like them or not, emojis are turning into the mobile era's lingua franca. Now a project called emojidex is offering "emojis-as-a-service," with a platform that lets developers share new emojis with each other and add them to their websites and apps.
First Look Media Publishes Warrant "Canary," Releases Software for Managing Canaries
Twitter open-sources Kit and Digits developer tools for Android
In advance of Google I/O later this week, Twitter is making both Twitter Kit and its telephone sign-on tool Digits open source on GitHub for Android developers.
Twitter Open Sources Twitter Kit and Digits for Android
Hands on Embedded Linux Development Training
This 3-day seminar focuses on how Linux has been adapted for use in embedded environments, with specific emphasis on the ARM architecture. Through extensive hands-on lab work, you learn how to install a cross-development environment, build a compact version of Linux for an embedded device, install the build on the target system, and test its operation. You'll create and test programs that exercise I/O as well as networking applications .
Performance and Scalability Microconference Accepted into 2015 Linux Plumbers Conference
Core counts keep rising, and that means that the Linux kernel continues to encounter interesting performance and scalability issues. Which is not a bad thing, since it has been well over ten years since the "free lunch" of exponential CPU-clock frequency increases came to an abrupt end. This microconference will therefore look at futex scaling, address-space scaling, improvements to queued spinlocks, additional lockless algorithms, userspace per-CPU critical sections, and much else besides.
Google Promotes Chrome 44 to the Beta Channel with Smoother Video Playback
On May 27, Penny MacNeil from the Google Chrome development team was happy to announce the promotion of the Google Chrome 44 web browser from the Dev channel to the Beta one for all supported platforms, including Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
Mozilla Firefox 39.0 to Offer Built-in Malware Protection for Downloads on Linux and Mac
Today we are happy to inform you that Mozilla has published some details about the next major version of its popular, cross-platform, and free web browser, Mozilla Firefox 39.0.
LibreOffice Viewer for Android released
RMS, free software and where I fail the goal
Maybe my memory is blurred due to the fact, that the seperation of firmware from the Linux kernel, and proper firmware loading got implemented only years later. I remember the discussion about the pwc driver and its removal from Linux. Maybe the situation wasn't better at that time but the firmware was just hidden inside the Linux driver code?
Openness and Innovation for Smart Cities
Apps implementation and open government data use and re-use, are examples of it, and Open & Smart Government are nowadays trends where technology has an important role. In this paper we explore this perspective, with special focus in the open innovation within the city.
Security updates for Thursday
Over 30% of Official Images in Docker Hub Contain High Priority Security Vulnerabilities
Docker Hub is a central repository for Docker developers to pull and push container images. We performed a detailed study on Docker Hub images to understand how vulnerable they are to security threats. Surprisingly, we found that more than 30% of official repositories contain images that are highly susceptible to a variety of security attacks (e.g., Shellshock, Heartbleed, Poodle, etc.). For general images – images pushed by docker users, but not explicitly verified by any authority – this number jumps up to ~40% with a sampling error bound of 3%.
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of May 2015 07:45:26 PM Filed under
Voice of the Masses: What will Linux look like in 10 years?
The future promises to bring us many things: solar powerered hoverboards, giant underground cities on Mars, and slightly less painful dentistry. But what about in Linux? How do you think our operating system will look like in 10 years? Maybe we'll all be controlling our Wayland-powered Gnome 18 desktops via eye movement trackers, or perhaps the long-established desktop metaphors will ultimately win and not much will drastically change.
ALT Linux 7.0.5 - Screencast and Screenshots
Dell Makes An Ubuntu Installation Guide, Suggests Users Try It Out
Mesa Git OpenGL Tests With Intel Ivy Bridge Graphics
From an Ubuntu 15.04 x86_64 system with the Linux 3.19 kernel, I ran some tests on an Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge desktop system in our labs. Compared was the stock Mesa 10.5.2 on Ubuntu 15.04 against Mesa 10.7-devel Git as of this week.
ColorHugALS and Sensor HID
As Bastien hinted in his last blog post, we now have some new test firmware for the ColorHugALS device. The ever-awesome Benjamin Tissoires has been hacking on an alternative device firmware, this time implementing the Sensor HID interface that Microsoft is suggesting vendors use for internal ambient light sensors on tablets and laptops for Windows 8.
French firm behind Mandriva Linux goes out of business
The Paris-based company behind the Mandriva Linux distro has gone into liquidation.
Mandriva goes out of business
Wayland 1.8 RC2 Arrives Along With New Weston Compositor Release
Wayland 1.7.93 and Weston 1.7.93 are now available, a.k.a. the second release candidates to Wayland 1.8.
KDE 5_15.05 packages are available for slackware-current
I am trying to keep up with a monthly release of KDE 5 (Plasma5) packages for Slackware-current. So far, so good, and every month I have been able to make a significant difference. Today the KDE developers released an update to Plasma 5 while earlier this month you could have noticed updates for Frameworks and Applications. Time for some new packages for Slackware land!
Canonical Launches Ubuntu Advantage Storage
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS features and review
Canonical recently released the Ubuntu 14.04 Long-Term Support (LTS) which is the first Ubuntu LTS project in two years. The Long Term Support (LTS) will be supported for five years by Canonical and is a free alternative for expensive Windows Operating System (OS). Ubuntu released the 12.04 back in 2012 but the 14.04 is more stable, reliable and cost effective. It is a good option where large scale deployments are required.
Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Will Be Available In Europe Soon. Also, A New Ubuntu Phone From Bq Is In The Works
As a reminder, the first two Ubuntu phones are developed by Bq and Meizu. The Bq Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition has been already available in all the European countries, but the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition can be ordered only in China, for now.
New Ubuntu Phone to be announced in June: Linux Wrap
Canonical have sent out an email to some people saying that they are invited to a Hangout on Monday June 1 to hear the announcement of a new BQ device running Ubuntu Touch. BQ already released the Aquaris device earlier this year. In the email it also says that the Ubuntu MX4 will be available in Europe 'very soon'.
Rugged ARM SBC offers FPGA, dual LANs, stereo cams
Micro/sys's compact, rugged "SBC1654″ SBC runs Linux on an i.MX515 SoC and offers a Spartan-6 FPGA, dual MIPI-CSI camera inputs, and dual 10/100 Ethernet.
today's leftoversSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 27th of May 2015 09:59:03 AM Filed under
Xfce Power Manager 1.5.0 Finally Ported to GTK3+
Xfce's Power Manager was getting behind the times, but it has been updated and ported to GTK+ 3.14. As you can imagine, this is an important update, and it packs other changes as well.
There Are 140k Benchmark Results So Far On LinuxBenchmarking.com
Yesterday data access to LinuxBenchmarking.com was opened, the public results viewer to the immense amount of test data -- primarily the Linux kernel, LLVM Clang, and GCC -- collected on a daily basis within the new server room. Here's some numbers behind it.
Interview with Andrei Rudenko
When I became interested in Linux and open source. I found Krita, it had everything that I needed for a digital painting. For me it is important to repeat that feeling like you paint using traditional materials.
KDE Plasma 5.3.1 Is Out with Fix for "Show Desktop"
The KDE Community has just revealed that Plasma 5.3.1, the desktop for the KDE project, has been made available, and it comes with a large number of changes and various small fixes.
Friction Building Around An Ubuntu Community Council Decision
Scott Kitterman exposed the email exchanges today of the Ubuntu Community Council informing Jonathan Riddell that due to his aggressive, confrontational behavior towards some within the Ubuntu community and Canonical, he should step away from "all positions of leadership in the Ubuntu Community for at least 12 months." His leadership positions should be put aside for both Ubuntu and Kubuntu while he would be able to keep his upload/commit rights and still participate as a member of the Ubuntu community.
Reaffirmed on the Kubuntu Council
I'd like to thank all the Kubuntu members who just voted to re-affirm me on the Kubuntu Council.
Scott Kitterman's blog post has a juicy details of the unprecedented and astonishing move by the Ubuntu Community Council asking me to step down as Kubuntu leader. I've never claimed to be a leader and never used or been given any such title so it's a strange request without foundation and without following the normal channels documented of consultation or Code of Conduct reference.
Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu Community Council ask Kubuntu developer to step down as leader
Friction between the lead Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell and Ubuntu reached extreme temperatures on Monday when the Ubuntu Community Council (UCC) asked Riddell to step down from the position of Kubuntu Leader.
The last planned Qt 4 release is here: Qt 4.8.7. Is your app runnning with Qt5?
Qt 4.8.7 Released with over 150 Improvements and Bug Fixes
On May 26, the Qt Company, through Tuukka Turunen, had the great pleasure of announcing the immediate availability for download of the seventh maintenance release of Qt 4.8.
Qt 4.8.7 Released - Marks The End Of Qt4
While Qt 5 has so many compelling advantages over Qt4, for those still running the older version of the Norwegian toolkit, version 4.8.7 of Qt4 is now available and it ships with tons of changes.
GNOME Disk Utility 3.17.2
The GNOME Project released version 3.17.2 of Disks, better known as GNOME Disk Utility. This utility contains several significant improvements and new features, for example D-Bus is now activatable and the appearance of the volume grid has been refined.
Technology Is A Tool, Not A Learning Outcome
Croatia is gaining in usage of GNU/Linux. That TFA was written shows the awareness of a lack of availability of IT. All that is needed to bridge the digital divide is for Croatian schools to catch up with and to exceed the rest of society in using GNU/Linux, the right way to do IT in education. Croatia needs to treble its IT in schools. That isn't going to happen with Wintel. With FLOSS it is possible and can be done within a few years for no extra expenditure. With a little extra effort the change can be done in two years.
Gartner Reports Strong Chromebook Sales in Schools, Enterprises...Not So Much
Gartner researchers report that worldwide Chromebook sales are set to reach 7.3 million units in 2015, a 27 percent jump from the 5.7 million units sold last year.
You might be surprised by how few businesses protect their Linux servers with antivirus
Alpine 3.2.0 Features MATE 1.10, Xfce 4.12, and Linux Kernel 3.18
Natanael Copa has been happy to announce today, May 26, the immediate availability for download of the Alpine Linux 3.2.0 operating system, which includes several attractive new features.
Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf Started Updating The GNOME Packages To Version 3.16
Canonical has added some of the GNOME 3.16 packages in their Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf system, but the changes will not be spotted by the regular user.
The problem is not with the updated applications, but with an upgraded GTK version, which may really affect the system. Before implementing apps by default, Canonical patches them to work well with Unity, basic on the philosophy that an app that works well does not need to get updated.
Leftovers: OSSSubmitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 27th of May 2015 09:40:30 AM Filed under
Downgrading to stable
The system works fine otherwise and can be accessed via ssh, but restarting kdm doesn't help to fix it, it just changes the pattern. Anyway, as explaining a toddler he cannot watch his favourite youtube cartoons because suddenly the computer screen has become an abstract art work is not easy I quickly decided to downgrade.
Researchers to track down obstacles to digital DIY
An EU-funded research project wants to find regulations and other obstacles that hinder digital Do-It-Yourself companies. A consortium of universities and research institutes in Manchester, Milan, London, Thessaloniki and other cities intends to help small enterprises benefit from digital DIY, help policy makers and prepare teachers and educators.
Open Government and geo-data infrastructures at AGIT 2015
One of the themes at the AGIT 2015 conference will be Open Government and geo-data infrastructures. According to the organisers, the availability of standardised open government services has increased the importance of government geo-data infrastructures, taking the opportunities for using geo-information to a new level. Discussions will focus on questions like what value can be created by building a European 'spatially-enabled society' as part of the European knowledge society, and what are the challenges and prospects with regard to cloud computing.
How open data is transforming the business landscape
Despite pledges by the G7 and G20 to boost transparency by opening up government data, fewer than 8% of countries publish data sets in open formats and under open licences on public sector budgets, spending and contracts.
Hubble delivers a more affordable 3D laser cutter
Hubble is an open source, mid-level laser cutter designed to be affordable, versatile, and hackable. Hubble was created to fill the current gap between amazing, entry-level projects, like MicroSlice, and the expensive, proprietary laser cutters on the market.
Smart API integrations with Python and Zato
As the number of applications and APIs connected in a cloud-driven world rises dramatically, it becomes a challenge to integrate them in an elegant way that will scale in terms of the clarity of architecture, run-time performance, complexity of processes the systems take part in, and the level of maintenance required to keep integrated environments operational.
LLVM 3.7 Is Planned For A Late August Release
LLVM 3.6.1 Brings R600 & MIPS Fixes
The practice of sustaining government ICT standards
Share-PSI: PSI implementation is a multi-speed mechanism
Share-PSI workshops bring together government departments, universities and standards organisations to "identify what does and doesn't work, what is and isn't practical, what can and can't be expected of different stakeholders", the project website states.
Security advisories for Tuesday
Attackers use email spam to infect point-of-sale terminals with new malware
However, it's unusual to see PoS malware distributed through spam, like in the case of NitlovePOS, especially as part of a larger, indiscriminate campaign. This suggests that cybercriminals seek to exploit cases where employees use Windows-based PoS terminals to check their email or perform other risky activities.
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QNAP and Canonical Optimize Ubuntu For IoT Purposes
The Internet Of Things movement has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Not just enthusiasts, but also major firms in the technology sector are working on developing new IoT initiatives. A Partnership between QNAP and Canonical will help optimize Ubuntu on NAS systems for Internet of Things applications.
Mozilla turns Firefox OS into IoT hub
As an operating system, Firefox OS has undergone a massive transformation in the past 24 months – it's far more than just a web browser nowadays. But now Mozilla is looking to take Firefox to the next level by using it as a hub for a plethora of Internet of Things projects. Mozilla is currently working on four IoT projects behind the scenes: Project Smart Home, Project Link, Project Sensor Web and Vaani. Each of the projects will deal with IoT technology in different ways, but all are aimed at making the end consumer's home and devices smarter. In a blog post, Mozilla's SVP of Connected Devices, Ari Jaaksi, posted: "Everything is connected around us. This revolution has already started and it will be bigger than previous technology revolutions, including the mobile smartphone revolution. Internet of Things, as many call it today, will fundamentally affect all of us."
Kicking the Tires on Arch Based Antergos
We decided to take the Arch Linux based distribution Antergos out for a test drive. Here's how it handled, out in traffic and on the track. A few months back, a fellow tech writer mentioned in an email exchange that I might try using the Arch Linux based Antergos distro as a way to grab the latest and greatest versions of popular software titles for review. Mainly because of Arch's community repositories, in which users suggest and vote on packages to be included, many popular software titles are available within days after a new release. And since Antergos is a simple install compared to Arch, it would be easy to quickly throw up an installation on a test machine just to look at the latest and greatest from LibreOffice, GIMP and the like.
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Robber shot to the head during an armed robbery at a goldshop in S繹dert瓣lje, Sweden. Police with civilian clothes arrived and shooting started, still unclear who took the first shot. The robbers was
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Location: Sweden | Leaked: Jan-4-2013 in Regional News
Happy New Year from my hometown S繹dert瓣lje!
Just me quietly filming all the fireworks over my hometown and for you audio guys, the sound is in 5.1 (i hope or Sony lied to me).
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Location: S繹dert瓣lje, Sweden | Leaked: Dec-31-2013 in Other Items from Liveleakers
Robbery in S繹dert瓣lje (aftermath)
Suddenly I hear my friend say: -Get in here and take cover they are shooting. I was like: what shooting.. where? Need to get this on tape.
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Location: S鐰ert鄟je, Stockholms Lan, Sweden | Leaked: Jan-5-2013 in Regional News
Shootout with plain clothes police officers in S繹dert瓣lje, Sweden.
USED GOOGLE TRANSLATE FOR THIS ONE.... None of the accused of involvement in the high-profile robbery in S繹dert瓣lje in January, one of the robbers shot dead by police, convicted of robbery, annou
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Location: S鐰ert鄟je, Stockholms Lan, Sweden | Leaked: Aug-6-2013 in Other News
Robbery in S繹dert瓣lje(Sweden) gone bad
Quick Google translate from DN.se --- One person has been shot in the head by police in connection with an armed robbery of a jewelry store in S繹dert瓣lje. - We can confirm that one of the perpetr
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Location: S鐰ert鄟je, Stockholms Lan, Sweden | Leaked: Jan-4-2013 in Regional News
Police shooting a robber in Sweden, multiple camera angles [UPDATED]
Numerous shots were fired by the Swedish police after a robber opened fire towards them during jewelry heist in S繹dert瓣lje, Sweden. Two civil-clothed policemen were the first to arrive to the
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Location: S鐰ert鄟je, Stockholms Lan, Sweden | Leaked: Jan-4-2013 in Regional News
The Malm繹 Experiment - A Story About Madness
(...) "I have realised that there is no innocence left in Malm繹. When politicians calmly watch teenagers kill each other with guns, there is as little humanity in the corridors of local political
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Location: Sweden | Leaked: Aug-5-2012 in Other
Assyrian European Organizations' Letter to U.S. Government.
This letter to the US goverment by assyrians contain historicall information simillar what happens to kurds maby sometime even confused with us. It shows why the plan of ataturk and that it is until
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SWEDEN: Somali Muslim Savages Beat And Rob 18-Year Old Swedish Teenager, Then Set Him On Fire
Rudolph, the victim, was severly beaten and robbed of his jacket and phone. Then the Muslim attackers poured a combustible liquid all over him, set him on fire, and left him to die. After the Musli
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Location: Sweden | Leaked: Sep-29-2012 in Regional News
Romanian beggars cleared in court
A district court in central Sweden has cleared three Romanian nationals of begging following a previous indictment, saying they did not need the permission of the police to beg. Published: 22
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Location: S繹dert瓣lje, Sweden | Leaked: Feb-22-2014 in Regional News
Sweden grapples with rise in Syrian refugees
http://www.thelocal.se/20131212/sweden-struggles-to-fulfill-syria-refugee-promise 12 Dec 2013 08:14 GMT+01:00 As Syrians fleeing civil war stream into Sweden by the thousands, the country faces
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The Leeds International Piano Competition finals, Leeds Town Hall
'The greatest piano competition in the world!' according to its founder Dame Fanny Waterman
Fans of the Leeds International Piano Competition argue that this triennial event, now in its 49th year, has done more to raise the city's profile than any other local institution. Supporters of Leeds United would doubtless disagree, but Dame Fanny Waterman's long-running contest has grown into an influential, internationally renowned affair. Dame Janet Baker awards the prizes. Lang Lang is now the competition's Global Ambassador along with Honorary Ambassador Aung San Suu Kyi. Waterman, now an improbably spritely 91, is still very much in control of proceedings.
Perusing the names of winners and finalists in previous years throws up an impressive list; Murray Perahia, Andras Schiff, Mitsuko Uchida and Radu Lupu all made their names here in the Seventies. More recently, Lars Vogt, Artur Pizarro and Ashley Wass are among the more recognisable figures. Nowadays the entrants are drawn from a far wider catchment, and a flick through the programme book reveals the emerging dominance of musicians from China and the Far East; only two are British. Disappointingly, all of the finalists were male.
Whatever one's gripes about the outcome, there's no disputing that this is a hugely impressive, world-class event
It's in the nature of competitions that many winners will disappear without trace, or that audiences will mutter that the wrong candidates were chosen. Last night's prize-giving was accompanied by much underhand groaning as favoured players were ranked by Waterman's illustrious jury in fifth and sixth place. Those of us who correctly placed the top three quietly punched our fists into the air and nodded with satisfaction as the results were announced. Whatever one's gripes about the outcome, there's no disputing that this is a hugely impressive, world-class event, where 68 entrants are whittled down over two weeks to a shortlist of six.
In a final spread over two nights, finalists each played a concerto accompanied by Sir Mark Elder's Hallé. Excellent though they are, it seems a missed opportunity not to use Leeds's own Orchestra of Opera North. Concerts in Leeds Town Hall can be bronchial, acoustically problematic events, especially in the depths of winter. There's a rather different ambience to the LIPC finals – the audience is more ethnically, socially and chronologically diverse, and there's barely any coughing. The sound feels less diffuse. Perhaps this is a welcome side effect of a well-heeled capacity crowd, their clothes soaking up any excess reverberation.
This year's competition was deservedly won by the Italian Federico Colli (pictured right). His exuberant, sharp-witted traversal of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto on Saturday sounded all the more impressive when compared to a rather sedate, over-polite performance of the same piece on the previous evening by the sixth-placed Australian pianist Jayson Gillham. Gillham's reading had underwhelmed, feeling muted and pastel-shaded, accompanied by an orchestra sounding a little disengaged. Colli, shock-haired, resplendent in scarlet cravat and cummerbund with matching hankie, was a blast, offering thrillingly incisive, beautifully coloured playing, the buzz audibly seeping through to the Hallé's players. Whether Colli's boldness and bravura will translate into an enduring international career remains to be seen, but I'm glad he won, not least for making the least interesting Beethoven concerto sound vibrant and exciting.
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Byline: SARAH HARRIS
Schools are told to ditch 'jaded' heroine Nightingale and give history lessons about a female Irish pirate
PRIMARY schools are being encouraged to ditch Florence Nightingale from their history lessons and replace her with an Irish woman pirate.
The Government's curriculum watchdog fears that teachers have become 'jaded' with concentrating too heavily on the founder of modern nursing.
So the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is recommending that teachers look at obscure 16th century Irish pirate Grace O'Malley - who has been lionised by feminists.
It believes that 'teachers and their pupils can only benefit by taking more account of Ireland and its stories'.
But the watchdog was yesterday attacked by historians for downgrading Miss Nightingale in favour of politically correct Leftwing fashion. In latest guidance to primary schools about the teaching of history, the QCA asks teachers: 'Who needs Florence Nightingale?' It adds: 'Are you in danger of becoming jaded with teaching about Florence Nightingale?
'Are you looking for an alternative female to illuminate the "lives of significant men, women and children drawn from history" in history at Key Stage One?' (ages five to seven).
It cites Grace O'Malley as 'an alternative significant woman for primary history' and gives an example of how teacher Sandra Kirkland at Naseby Church of England School, Northamptonshire, managed to successfully introduce the pirate into lessons.
It states: 'Sandra gave herself a new lease of life and aroused the curiosity of years one and two (ages five to seven).' The guidance points out O'Malley's feminist credentials as a 'courageous woman who stood up for her rights' during the Tudor conquest of Ireland. But historians reacted angrily to the material, which has been posted on the QCA website. Dr David Starkey said there is 'no contest' between Miss Nightingale and Grace O'Malley - whom he had never heard of.
He added: 'There has been a fashion for knocking Florence Nightingale. I think it's unfortunate of course that poor Florence Nightingale was an upper- class woman who lived in a great country house and was successful.
There is a particular kind of Leftwing-fashion which gets cross even about Establishment women, let alone Establishment men.' He said teaching can become repetitive, but it is up to staff to refresh the study of Florence Nightingale instead of simply opting for sensationalism. …