KDE SC 4.5 Falls Short
itnewstoday.com: Last week, I finally had a chance to check out KDE SC 4.5.0. I’ve used it before with the official Live CD, however there was a delay with my distribution (Arch) receiving this release due to some packaging issues, so I’m taking a look at it a bit late. The verdict?
The five inaccurate reasons Linux beats Windows for servers
fewt.com: I am always interested in a good debate of Linux vs Windows. That said, I read an article this morning talking about the five reasons that Linux beat Windows for servers. By the time I finished reading the article though I had a list of many reasons why the article was actually wrong.
XBMC 10.0 Beta 1 features new Add-ons system
h-online.com: After more than nine months of development, the XBMC project has announced the arrival of the first beta of version 10.0 of its open source media player, code named "Dharma".
KDE Releases 4.5.1
Today, KDE updated the Applications, Platform and Plasma Workspaces to 4.5.1, new releases bringing a number of important bugfixes on top of 4.5.0. 4.5.0 was released only three weeks ago and receives monthly service updates. 4.5.1 is the first in this series of bugfix and translation updates.
An Application Dock for Linux
montanalinux.org: I am a PC, Mac, and Linux user. At night I dual boot between Vista and Ubuntu and during the day I use a Mac almost exclusively. As a result, there are many things I like about using my Mac at work and would not mind seeing them on my home desktop.
A Good Reason to Use PCLinuxOS 2010
bargincomputing.com: The search for the perfect kernel scheduler is like searching for the Holy Grail. Linux 2.6 started with the O(1) scheduler, which solved a lot of issues for real-time processes. However, it didn’t scale to large NUMA (non-uniform memory access) machines.
Google Adds Phone Calls to Linux Gmail Use
linuxjournal.com: Five days after the announcement of Voice and Video Chat service in Gmail for Debian-based Linux distributions, Google unveiled a Gmail phone call service for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Also: Installing Google Voice And Video Chat in openSUSE
What openSUSE can build for you?
omgsuse.com: Ever heard of OBS, also known as the openSUSE Build Service? You may not recognize the acronym, but if you're using openSUSE you're certainly using software built by OBS. The build service provides an invaluable tool for developers to overcome some of the challenges caused by the slight fragmentation between the various Linux distributions.
Debian mourns the loss of Frans Pop
debian.org: The Debian Project has lost a member of its community. Frans Pop (fjp) died on August 20th.
today's leftovers:
- VMware should buy Novell
- Software Freedom Day is Coming
- Breaking the Internet in one easy step
- My life with Ben, episode 3
- EE: Tallin city and college fund poll and referenda application
- UK: 'Government use of ODF would help break vendor lock-in'
- Keep on...
- streamtuner2 Live internet radio browser
- Oracle and Apple have public ties
- Interview with SevenL Networks, 6 Year Gentoo Sponsor
- Paul Allen's Complaint Against the World, as text
- DOOM DOOM DOOM
- Wind River launches Linux developer community
- open source Linux-based cell tower
- Review: The Official Ubuntu Book
- Time trackers for the console
- Linux Basement - Episode 60 - Spork You Oracle
- Empathy's Meta-Contacts feature Gets Detailed
some howtos:
- Filesystem internals from user space
- Pashto Under Gentoo Linux
- Launch Application from Any Terminal or Create Shortcut
- Make An App Open On A Certain Virtual Desktop (Using Compiz)
- Use the Windows Key for the “Start” Menu in Ubuntu
- How to block flash videos using Squid proxy Server
- Manage your LDAP data with phpLDAPadmin
- Virus Scan A Windows Machine
- Assign a Shortcut Key to Activate an Open Application
- Correct Lens Distortion with digiKam
- Inkscape Tiled Clones
- Dropbox: Painless and Free Backup
- Split large files with GNOME Split
- Dropbox: Painless and Free Backup
- Split large files with GNOME Split
Firefox 4 Review: App Tab, Panorama and Sync
maketecheasier.com: Mozilla has recently released the fourth beta of the Firefox 4 browser. I have been testing it since the first beta and I am happy to see the progress and the addition of new features with each beta.
What’s cooking in openSUSE’s GNOME for 11.4
lizards.opensuse.org: The openSUSE GNOME team has launched itself full throttle into preparations for openSUSE 11.4, which will be released with GNOME 2.32 as one of the desktops. Along the way, we decided on our focus points for the upcoming release:-
Hold The Celebrations; H.264 Is Not The Sort Of Free That Matters
blogs.computerworlduk: While the "free for web use" claims for H.264 by MPEG-LA sound great and have deceived many commentators, they are nothing new and contain no good news for open source software.
The Gnashing of teeth
linux-magazine.com: Flash remains the dominant format for viewing videos on the web. And that is why the announcement that GNASH .8.8 was released last week, and is supposed to be compatible with all Youtube videos is important news --
Diaspora Clarifies:
techcrunch.com: A few days ago, we noted that Diaspora was three weeks away from unveiling their open-source Facebook alternative. But a small update today clarifies one important point.
Customizable Linux tablet features 10.1-inch multitouch display
linuxfordevices.com: Japanese reseller Redstar has begun taking pre-orders for an ARM11-based 10.1-inch tablet computer from RealEase that runs the new Shogo Linux distro. The Shogo Tablet runs on a 533MHz Freescale i.MX37 system-on-chip (SoC) with 256MB RAM and 4GB flash.
Open Mind, OpenSuse
mylifeinlinux.blogspot: It is advertised as a system for beginners, experienced users and ultra-geeks and on the basis that nearly everyone can fit into one of those categories, this should be a pleasant experience.
StormOS Hail Beta - A very stormy experience
dedoimedo.com: On paper, StormOS is an excellent technological concept: it is based on Nexenta, which itself is based on Solaris, and packaged with Ubuntu user-land and package management system.
Why Microsoft is Being Nicer to Open Source
itworld.com: If there was any take-away I got from LinuxCon a couple of weeks ago, it was this: open source has finally become mainstream.
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