• Two Years Fly By: Ubuntu Precise Pangolin Pads Into Production

    Updated: 2012-04-30 18:40:14
    I've been holding my breath for two years since the last Long-Term Support Ubuntu release, 10.04 Lucid Lynx. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Precise Pangolin, was just released so at long last I can breathe again.

  • Ubuntu 12.10 Open For Development With GCC 4.7

    Updated: 2012-04-30 18:07:32
    Development on Ubuntu 12.10, the Quantal Quetzal, is now officially underway...

  • OpenShift: Exclusive Interview With Red Hat's Bryan Che

    Updated: 2012-04-30 17:47:56
    In an exclusive interview with Muktware Bryan Che, Senior Director (Product Management and Marketing for the Cloud Business Unit), Red Hat, explains what OpenShift is all about. We also talked about Red Hat's cloud strategy so read on...

  • Where Open Source Meets the Cloud: A Guide

    Updated: 2012-04-30 15:10:30
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  • Trying Out AMD's Radeon Gallium3D LLVM Compiler

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:32:39
    Last week the R600 LLVM compiler was hooked up for AMD's open-source Gallium3D driver. This LLVM shader compiler is important particularly for OpenCL enablement within the open-source Radeon Linux graphics driver, but still there is some ways to go before that code is ready for production use.

  • Django Migrates to GitHub

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:20:00
    The Django web application framework has switched its version control system to Git. The developers have also created a GitHub repository and hope that this will drive easier collaboration within the project...

  • Collabora Keeps Pushing PulseAudio For Android

    Updated: 2012-04-30 13:03:51
    Arun Raghavan while working for Collabora has made additional progress in his porting of the PulseAudio stack to Android. He has made progress in replacing Google's AudioFlinger audio subsystem with the once-controversial PulseAudio...

  • Tails 0.11 incognito Live System Released

    Updated: 2012-04-30 11:35:00
    The new version of the live Linux distribution designed to protect user privacy and anonymity switches to the Extended Support Release of Firefox for Debian, includes an upgraded Tails USB installer and closes a number of security holes in the previous update...

  • Azul Launches Zing 5.2 JVM With Support for Ubuntu Linux

    Updated: 2012-04-30 10:18:40
    Azul Systems announced that its Zing 5.2 Java Virtual Machine (JVM) now features support for the Ubuntu Linux distribution. - Azul Systems, a provider of Java runtime scalability solutions, announced today that it has added support for the Ubuntu Linux distribution. Ubuntu support is a key new feature of Zing...

  • The Problem With Big Data Is That Nobody Understands It

    Updated: 2012-04-30 07:55:31
    The concept of Big Data—the practice of acquiring, analyzing and interpreting ridiculously huge data sets—is something much of the technology and business world is extremely excited about. But excited is about as far as it goes because, currently, there just aren't enough practitioners to make it work. More ...

  • LG to Open Up Multi-Screen Cloud Streaming Service

    Updated: 2012-04-30 00:38:52
    The company says that the LG Cloud service will launch in beta tomorrow, and allow for the consuming of multimedia on three screens -- smartphones, PCs, and televisions. [Read more]...

  • OpenMAMA Project Delivers First Release of Middleware Messaging API

    Updated: 2012-04-30 00:09:32
    The Linux Foundation announced that the OpenMAMA project has announced version 2.1 of the technology -- the first release of open source Middleware Agnostic Messaging API (MAMA). 

  • Linux and Gaming: Full Steam Ahead

    Updated: 2012-04-30 00:00:00
    There's been virtually continuous cause for celebration here in the Linux blogosphere over the last month or so, but it seems safe to say that few news items have caused quite as much jubilation as what greeted one tidbit last week, in particular. "It has taken longer than most anyone...

  • Thanks

    Updated: 2012-04-28 08:11:30
    My scanner only made one page at the time, the Ghostscript way worked awesome. And gs was already available on my system so relay fast solution for me. I only had 2 pages and the output file of the 2 pages combined was smaller than the size of the 2 pages together. - Aron

  • Is Open Hardware Creating a More Open World?

    Updated: 2012-04-27 21:41:56
    International science grid this week covers some open hardware projects. "The Village Telco project has created a cheap and partially open-source device, with a range of between 300 and 400 meters, that enables anyone to communicate freely over a Wi-Fi network using a phone. The device is called a Mesh...

  • Ice Cream Sandwich Leak Spotted on Droid Razr

    Updated: 2012-04-27 21:36:12
    Android 4.0 build spotted in the wild as Verizon's update schedule for the Razr leaks on the same day. [Read more]...

  • Stable Kernel Updates 3.0.30 and 3.3.4

    Updated: 2012-04-27 19:51:20
    Greg KH has released two stable kernel updates: 3.0.30 and 3.3.4. Both have the usual pile of important fixes in many areas.

  • Distribution Release: Proxmox 2.1 "Virtual Environment"

    Updated: 2012-04-27 19:04:28
    Martin Maurer has announced the release of Proxmox 2.1 "Virtual Environment" edition, an open-source virtualization platform for running virtual appliances and virtual machines, based on Debian GNU/Linux: "We just released Proxmox VE 2.1, including a lot of bug fixes in the new virtual machine startup and shutdown behavior.....

  • Ubuntu Phones.

    Updated: 2012-04-27 18:02:00
    I'm going to be a little more near to heaven when Ubuntu starts shipping out phones. There will be almost anything you want right from the Software Center or from sites like dotdeb.com and all free. Best of all, I won't have to learn another Operating System, because Linux is one I already know. - wantingflash

  • SitePoint.com: Sneak Peek at Kevin Yank's New Book 'PHP & MYSQL: Novice to Ninja'

    Updated: 2012-04-27 17:14:05
    : : : News Feed Jobs Feed Sections Tutorials Books Events Talks Jobs Recent Jobs PHPMaster.com : Zend Job Queue Rob Diana's Blog : Web And Scripting Programming Language Job Trends August 2011 Job Posting : Options Consulting Solutions Seeks PHP Developer Team Lead Toronto , Canada Job Posting : FireScope Seeks Experienced Web Application Developer Manager Dallas , TX Kevin Schroeder's Blog : Added PHP 5.3 job queuing to my WordPress instance Job Posting : Jacob Group Recruiter Seeks Director of Software Development Lacrosse , WI Job Posting : Skillshare Seeks Senior Frontend Engineer New York , NY Job Posting : SoftLayer Seeks Software Engineer Interface Development Dallas , Tx Job Posting : Company Confidential Seeks Senior PHP Developer Montreal , Quebec , Canada Job Posting : SoftLayer

  • Evan Coury's Blog: Sharing a database connection across modules in Zend Framework 2

    Updated: 2012-04-27 15:54:56
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  • Study Says iOS Still Trumps Android at Work

    Updated: 2012-04-27 14:49:33
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  • AVG Antivirus For Linux/FreeBSD Plus Qmail Mail Server

    Updated: 2012-04-27 13:10:49
    AVG Antivirus For Linux/FreeBSD Plus Qmail Mail Server This document describes how to deploy AVG Antivirus for Linux/FreeBSD to the Qmail mail server. It is usable for AVG version 8.5, 10 and 2012.

  • Consumerization vs. Vendor Lock-In

    Updated: 2012-04-27 13:00:00
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  • Cassandra 1.1 Brings Cache Tuning, Mixed Storage Support

    Updated: 2012-04-27 11:00:00
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  • PHP 5.4.1 and PHP 5.3.11 released

    Updated: 2012-04-27 08:46:00
    The updated versions of the open source scripting language correct more than 60 bugs, including some related to security. The PHP developers "strongly encourage" users to upgrade...

  • Samsung Overtakes Nokia as the World's Biggest Phone Manufacturer [Factoid]

    Updated: 2012-04-27 07:31:52
    Samsung has just toppled Nokia's 14-year run as the world's biggest vendor of mobile phones in terms of shipments. In the first quarter of 2012 Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets—36 per cent more than a year earlier—overtaking the Finnish phone giant who shipped a mere 82.7 million. More raquo;...

  • Nice

    Updated: 2012-04-27 05:10:13
    hi seems to be a good trick but you didn't precise where we can find torify. thanks - Kaccem Ben Dhiab

  • The Open-Source Linux Graphics Card Showdown

    Updated: 2012-04-27 05:00:28
    Earlier this week I provided Intel Core i7 3770K Linux benchmarks for the Ivy Bridge launch-day followed by initial Ivy Bridge Linux HD 4000 graphics benchmarks compared to the Intel HD 2000/3000 Sandy Bridge graphics under Linux and to AMD Fusion on Catalyst and Gallium3D. In this article are more...

  • Apache OpenOffice Lagging Behind LibreOffice in Features

    Updated: 2012-04-27 02:11:20
    Michael Meeks today posted the results of his side-by-side comparison of OpenOffice.org derivatives. The release of Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is right around the corner, so Meeks thought "it might help clarify the current situation to have a side-by-side summary of what is in each suite." Noting the important dates of June 1, 2011, which was when Oracle donated OOo to Apache; and Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is due probably...

  • SugarCRM 6.5 Adds Just a Touch of Sweetener

    Updated: 2012-04-27 00:00:00
    SugarCRM has just debuted a controlled release of version 6.5 of its flagship open source CRM offering. In many ways, the release is an iterative change -- it does not represent the same major shift in functionality and user interface as version 6 did, when it was launched in 2010.

  • Match the Big Data Job to the Big Data Solution

    Updated: 2012-04-27 00:00:00
    In the rush to play in the Big Data game, it's easy to forget the fundamentals. The fear of being left behind can cause enterprise IT teams to move directly into pilot projects with a choice of products and technologies that may not be best designed to solve the identified...

  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

    Updated: 2012-04-26 20:54:48
    Today we released the highly-anticipated Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release after a busy six month development cycle. The release is available in Desktop (see OMG! Ubuntu!’s great summary), Server, and Cloud Infrastructure form. You can also install the desktop easily from Windows by clicking here. I am hugely proud of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS; I believe it is the best and bravest release we have ever shipped, and I am delighted to see Ubuntu’s continued progress in delivering a simple, elegant, and powerful Free Software platform for the Desktop, Server, and Cloud. Aside from the release, the Ubuntu 12.04 cycle was in my mind...

  • Distribution Release: Edubuntu 12.04

    Updated: 2012-04-26 18:42:03
    Edubuntu 12.04, a new release of the specialist Ubuntu remix designed for schools, is ready for for download: "After six months of preparation, it's with great pride that the Edubuntu development team announces today the release of Edubuntu 12.04 LTS. As the first Long-Term Support release of the....

  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS strikes Hyper-V first with Microsoft

    Updated: 2012-04-26 17:59:03
    Cloud before politics, says Canonical There’s a little love and yet a lot of rivalry between the latest Ubuntu build and Microsoft's Windows.…...

  • Open Source Cloud Roundup: Top Stories of the Week

    Updated: 2012-04-26 16:52:54
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  • AMD Catalyst 12.4 Linux Graphics Driver Released

    Updated: 2012-04-26 15:41:00
    Yesterday while the Phoronix server infrastructure was being hammered by the exclusive Valve Linux work, AMD released their Catalyst 12.4 Linux driver...

  • Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Version 12.04: Precise Pangolin

    Updated: 2012-04-26 15:11:11
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  • Sony's Tablet S flavored with Ice Cream Sandwich

    Updated: 2012-04-26 15:06:47
    The company says that the Tablet S will prompt users to update the system software when they connect to a Wi-Fi network. [Read more]...

  • The Numbers Are In On Android's Brief History

    Updated: 2012-04-26 14:54:46
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  • A Video Of The Source Engine On Ubuntu Linux

    Updated: 2012-04-26 14:53:36
    Here's a very brief video of Left 4 Dead 2, one of Valve's Source Engine games, with the OpenGL renderer running natively on Ubuntu 11.10 with the AMD Catalyst driver...

  • Distribution Release: Kubuntu 12.04

    Updated: 2012-04-26 14:30:02
    Kubuntu 12.04, a new version of an Ubuntu variant featuring the KDE 4.8.2 desktop, is out: "The Kubuntu community is proud to announce the release of 12.04 LTS, the 'Precise Pangolin': the new Long-Term Support version of our friendly operating system. Built on Ubuntu's core and polished with....

  • Miha’s Retrospective on Grid Engine

    Updated: 2012-04-26 14:23:48
    Clipped from: my-inner-voice.blogspot.com (share this clip) Sun Alum Miha Ahronovitz writes that Grid Engine has developed many devoted fans over the years. If you want a metaphor, the Volkswagen Beetle created the cult car that made successful the entire company. Similarly, Grid Engine can be viewed as a not perfect,...

  • Meeks: A LibreOffice/Apache OpenOffice Comparison

    Updated: 2012-04-26 13:43:21
    Michael Meeks has posted a comparison of new features added to LibreOffice and the upcoming OpenOffice .4 release. As a LibreOffice developer, Michael is clearly trying to prove a point. "On the other hand, thus far, there are rather few really new features in the [Apache OpenOffice] release that did not...

  • Hacker leaks source code of old VMware software

    Updated: 2012-04-26 10:01:00
    A hacker has published several VMware source code files and email documents. The company says that this does "not necessarily" mean that there is any increased risk, as VMware proactively shares its source code with its partners...

  • Distribution Release: BackBox Linux 2.05

    Updated: 2012-04-26 08:36:13
    Raffaele Forte has announced the release of BackBox Linux 2.05, an updated version of the project's Ubuntu-based distribution designed to perform penetration tests and security assessments: "The BackBox team is proud to announce the release 2.05 of BackBox Linux. The new release includes features such as Ubuntu 11.04,....

  • Oracle v. Google: The Trial and the Errors

    Updated: 2012-04-26 00:00:00
    With all the fabulous and exciting technologies to talk about here in the world of FOSS -- the shiny, brand-spankin'-new Ubuntu Linux 12.04, to name just one -- it always seems a crying shame to have to waste any breath at all discussing lawsuits. Discuss them we must, however, because...

  • Deploy Your Own "Cloud" with Debian "Wheezy"

    Updated: 2012-04-25 17:41:02
    The Debian Project produces an entirely Free operating system that empowers its users to be in control of the software running their computers.

  • Introducing CloudOpen: Why Now and Why The Linux Foundation?

    Updated: 2012-04-25 17:28:04
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  • Distribution Release: Swift Linux 0.2.0

    Updated: 2012-04-25 14:33:57
    Jason Hsu has announced the release of Swift Linux 0.2.0, a lightweight desktop distribution with IceWM - now based on Linux Mint's "Debian" edition: "Welcome to the new Mint-based Swift Linux. Version 0.2.0 of Swift Linux is now available. Swift Linux is now based on Linux Mint 'Debian'....

  • Valve is working on Steam and "Left 4 Dead 2" for Linux

    Updated: 2012-04-25 14:27:00
    Valve, best known for games like Half Life and Portal, is reportedly working on a Linux version of the Steam client software and on "Left 4 Dead", a game based on the company's "Source Engine"...

  • git.kernel.org mirror at Google

    Updated: 2012-04-25 14:25:02
    Google has announced that it has put up a (read-only) git.kernel.org mirror at kernel.googlesource.com. "kernel.googlesource.com is served out of multiple Google data centers, utilizing facilities in Asia, the United States and Europe to provide speedy access from almost anywhere in the world." (Thanks to several LWN readers).

  • Kansas City explores open government, civic life, and innovation

    Updated: 2012-04-25 14:00:00
    The exploration of open government and civic participation in Kansas City has already begun. This weekend, a new chapter begins. A chapter that will include open source, open data, citizen engagement, a Bike Walk hackathon, and more. In fact, it might materialize into several chapters that could start with rapid-fire...

  • Video: Leveraging Lustre to Address the I/O Challenges of Exascale

    Updated: 2012-04-25 13:54:21
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdsLP6ESag In this video, Eric Barton from Whamcloud presents: Leveraging Lustre to Address the I/O Challenges of Exascale. Recorded at LUG 2012 in Austin. Related posts:Video: Lustre Releases Update from LUG 2012Video: Lustre Future DevelopmentInterview: Whamcloud Gears Lustre for the Enterprise to Exascale...

  • Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204 arrives with MATE 1.2 and Cinnamon 1.4

    Updated: 2012-04-25 13:15:00
    The new version of Linux Mint Debian Edition is based on the 3.2 Linux kernel, and includes a choice of Cinnamon 1.4, version 1.2 of MATE or Xfce 4.8.0 as the default desktop environment...

  • See the Steam client running on Linux; likely available by the end of the year

    Updated: 2012-04-25 00:09:28
    One of the most popular posts we've ever had on opensource.com was "Steam for Linux confirmed." Unfortunately it was last year's April Fool's Day joke. But check today's date--April Fool's is almost a month ago now, and this time you can actually see pictures. Phoronix's Michael Larabel has long stood...

  • Most Popular Linux Distribution: Ubuntu (and Its Variants) [Hive Five Followup]

    Updated: 2012-04-24 21:15:00
    There are Linux distributions of all shapes and sizes, with varying levels of complexity and difficulty. Some are super-easy to install, and can be installed like any other OS, with minimal knowledge of the command line—you click "OK" a few times and you're up and running. Others require you get...

  • NGINX Version 1.2.0 Released

    Updated: 2012-04-24 20:42:29
    NGINX 1.2.0 is the latest production-quality release of the stable branch, incorporating over 40 new features and over 100 bugfixes introduced since April 2011.

  • Scientific Linux 5.8

    Updated: 2012-04-24 19:47:44
    Scientific Linux 5.8 has been released. "We want to thank all those who have contributed helping us build and test this release. Finding bugs early has helped make this an excellent release." As usual the release notes contain additional details.

  • Intel pushing for more Thunderbolt adoption

    Updated: 2012-04-24 19:24:16
    Thunderbolt technology has had a slow start, but this should change within the next year or two. [Read more]...

  • Job of the Week: Sofware Engineer at Whamcloud

    Updated: 2012-04-24 19:03:49
    Whamcloud is seeking Software Engineers in our Job of the Week feature. Position Summary Primary role will be to support and enhance the Lustre parallel filesystem. This will mean interacting with Whamclouds customers who include many of the foremost HPC sites in the world and major HPC storage vendors. Contributions to...

  • Distribution Release: Linux Mint 201204 "Debian"

    Updated: 2012-04-24 18:29:15
    Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 201204 "Debian" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of LMDE 201204. This release features three of the best Linux desktops available at the moment: The traditional and functional MATE 1.2 desktop, the innovative and beautiful Cinnamon....

  • Google's Eric Schmidt defends Android in court

    Updated: 2012-04-24 17:39:45
    Google Executive Chairman testified that the Android team developed a "cleanroom" implementation that uses a completely different approach to the way Java worked internally. Then why did Google think it still needed a license from Sun in 2010? [Read more]...

  • Mercurial - Revision Control Approximated

    Updated: 2012-04-24 17:17:51
    A short while ago, an article appeared in Linux Journal implying Git was the be-all and end-all of source code revision control systems ("Git—Revision Control Perfected" by Henry Van Styn, August 2011). more>>...

  • Oracle v. Google shows the folly of U.S. software patent law

    Updated: 2012-04-24 17:00:00
    Oracle v. Google has all the ingredients of an epic, high-stakes courtroom battle: a damages claim of up to $1 billion over the use of Java in the popular Android operating system, testimony by both Larrys (CEOs Page and Ellison) in the first week alone, and, of course, the disposition...

  • Google Drive Is Alive: 5GB of Free Dropbox-Like Storage on Google's Servers [Video]

    Updated: 2012-04-24 16:45:00
    Google Drive, the long-rumored web-based file storage tool, launches for real today. It's a little Dropbox, a dash of Google Docs, all with the amazing organization and search power you've come to expect from the people that created Gmail. Here's what it has in store. More raquo;...

  • UK Government Open Standards Consultation closes soon

    Updated: 2012-04-24 16:18:00
    As the the UK Government's Open Standards Consultation nears its end, the Open Rights Group is asking members of the community to respond to the consultation before it closes...

  • Looking at the PostGIS 2.0 Release

    Updated: 2012-04-24 15:55:11
    The PostGIS database project made its long-awaited 2.0.0 release in April, marking the culmination of more than two years of development. PostGIS is an industrial-strength geographical database that serves as the storage system for a wide range of geo-data processing systems, from map servers to analysis tools.

  • A Quick Yocto-Grid

    Updated: 2012-04-24 15:46:33
    Here in Hillsboro, Oregon, we have an open office area, and I really wanted a monitor set up which would display the status of our Yocto Project autobuilder for all to see. Since I have a little embedded system in my office, our project's Build and Release Engineer, Beth Flanagan, offered to set it up for me.

  • Apache Cassandra 1.1 Release Comes to Pass

    Updated: 2012-04-24 15:43:00
    The highly-scalable, column-oriented, distributed NoSQL database gets an update with a revised CQL (Cassandra query language), improved caching and support for multi-column primary keys...

  • Theming Update Planned for Ubuntu 12.10, Codenamed Quantal Quetzal

    Updated: 2012-04-24 15:34:00
    Ubuntu 12.10, which is scheduled for release in October, will be called Quantal Quetzal. Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced the codename in a blog post this week that also shed some light on the feature roadmap for the next major version of the popular Linux distribution. New versions of Ubuntu...

  • Samsung details Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for American carriers

    Updated: 2012-04-24 00:50:00
    Samsung has published a list detailing which carrier variants of its phones and tablets will be blessed with Android Ice Cream Sandwich. While Sprint's Nexus S 4G is already enjoying the latest Android OS, the update will also arrive on the Now Network's Galaxy S II and Epic 4G Touch. From Verizon, both the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 7.7 will get the upgrade, accompanied by the WiFi variants...

  • Open Data Takes a Ride with Geeks on DaBus

    Updated: 2012-04-23 18:00:00
    One of the first publicly available open dataset/API from the City & County of Honolulu is the one made available by O`ahu Transit Services, provider of The Bus service. With open data, anyone could develop an app using The Bus API and three such apps were built, Hea.theBus.org, Allb.us and...

  • Long-Term Maintenance for Linux 3.2

    Updated: 2012-04-23 16:10:00
    A Debian developer plans to maintain Linux 3.2, which will be used in Debian 7.0 Wheezy and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, as a long-term kernel...

  • Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge Linux Performance

    Updated: 2012-04-23 16:00:01
    Intel is finally announcing the first Ivy Bridge processors this morning. I have been extensively testing out the Intel Core i7 3770K, the current high-end Ivy Bridge processor, for the past few weeks under Ubuntu Linux. I have been extremely pleased with the Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor under...

  • Open Source Adoption on the Rise in the French Government

    Updated: 2012-04-23 15:55:00
    France is currently spending 15 per cent of its annual governmental IT budget on open source software. Both president Sarkozy and his challenger Hollande expect this figure to increase in the future...

  • Ubuntu 12.10 Named as "Quantel Quetzel"

    Updated: 2012-04-23 15:46:00
    The challenge of coming up with a code name for the successor to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, "Precise Pangolin", has been met by Mark Shuttleworth announcing the new name and denying any plans to change from Upstart to Systemd...

  • IBM Announces Linux Servers with POWER7 CPUs

    Updated: 2012-04-23 15:37:00
    Computers with IBM's POWER7 have been available for the AIX, IBM i (formerly OS/400) and Linux operating systems, but now IBM has announced the first servers with the POWER7 hardware that only run with Red Hat or SUSE Linux...

  • CentOS 6.2 - Installing mod_spdy With Apache 2 - Level Novice

    Updated: 2012-04-23 15:29:38
    SPDY (Speedy) is an experiment with protocols for the web. Its goal is to reduce the latency of web pages. mod_spdy is an open-source Apache module which supports the use of SPDY protocol to the Apache HTTPD server. This...

  • Google Shutters Several Projects, Including Picasa for Linux

    Updated: 2012-04-23 15:11:38
    Ever since its inception, Google has been known for its "throwing spaghetti at the wall" approach to new product development. It throws spaghetti at the wall, and sees what sticks. The company consistently shuts down projects that it has started, and doesn't necessarily need to be criticized for the practice. It is apparently part of how Google retains a startup-like focus on new products. The company has announced its latest round of projects that will be shuttered, and the list includes Picasa for Linux. In its "spring cleaning" post, Google says this about Picasa for Linux, which...

  • Mozilla's Plans to Compete in the Smartphone Market Are Advancing

    Updated: 2012-04-23 14:54:55
    For quite some time now, Mozilla has been ramping up its effort to become a serious player in the mobile operating system and smartphone arenas. We've covered the company's Boot to Gecko platform -- an open, web-centric operating environment centered on the Gecko rendering engine -- and we covered Mozilla's alliance with Telefonica and Qualcomm to develop smartphones based on Boot to Gecko.

  • US Patent Office Declares Oracle Patent Valid After Reexamination

    Updated: 2012-04-23 14:45:00
    The US Patent Office has reexamined one of the Sun patents that was initially invalidated and has declared it as valid. Oracle now has three patents in its arsenal for its dispute with Google over Java and Android...

  • After acquisition: analysis with Second Look

    Updated: 2012-04-23 05:44:05
    After acquiring memory with LiME, you may wish to analyze it with Second Look: Linux Memory Forensics ([url]http://secondlookforensics.com[/url]). It's not free software, but there's value in an incident response and intrusion detection capability that's not available to just anyone. Second Look uses kernel and process integrity verification to uncover malware, including stealthy rootkits and backdoors. - Andrew Tappert

  • You forgot KStars

    Updated: 2012-04-22 22:41:15
    You forgot a great program part of KDE.edu project called KStars. [url]http://edu.kde.org/kstars/[/url] - Mirza

  • Weekend Project: Discover Linux Astronomy Tools

    Updated: 2012-04-20 18:12:56
    Considering Linux's foothold in everything from embedded devices to supercomputers, describing the project's growth as astronomical is no exaggeration. But it is a literal truth, too, as Linux and open source software power scores of professional and amateur astronomy projects. Whether you need to precisely drive a large telescope for scientific purposes or just want to create decent-looking astrophotography, chances are there is a project out there already suited for the task.

  • Grab the Geeko by the Horns: The Boosters are Hiring

    Updated: 2012-04-20 15:31:46
    SUSE, our founder, partner and sponsor, has put out a couple of job openings for the openSUSE Boosters Team! Are you a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) enthusiast?

  • Cycle Computing Spins up 50K Cores on AWS for Viral Research

    Updated: 2012-04-20 15:30:38
    Jason Stowe and the crew from Cycle Computing has upped the Ante once again this week with the announcement that company successfully provisioned a 50,000-core utility supercomputer in the AWS cloud for Schrödinger and Nimbus Discovery to accelerate lead identification via virtual screening. We ran Naga across each of the 7 regions that AWS currently supports, scaling-out...

  • VMware CEO Sees OpenStack as Lacking Maturity

    Updated: 2012-04-20 15:06:19
    Earlier this week, we covered a post from VMware that seemed to brush off all three of the emerging open source cloud computing platforms that are gaining such strong momentum, namely OpenStack, CloudStack and Eucalyptus.

  • Video: Moab Configuration at Indiana University

    Updated: 2012-04-20 14:59:10
    In this video, Jenett Tillotson from Indiana University presents: Moab Configuration at Indiana University. ecorded at oab.Con 2012 in Park City, UT.

  • Android App Player for PCs Out in First Beta Version

    Updated: 2012-04-20 14:47:56
    When the Android mobile OS (which isn't very old) was in its infancy, many critics expressed concerns that Apple had an insurmountable advantage with its App Store, and that the sheer number of available apps for the iPhone would ensure its dominance.

  • An Interview With Linus Torvalds (TechCrunch)

    Updated: 2012-04-20 13:27:53
    TechCrunch has an interview with Linus Torvalds. "Would some kernel people prefer getting tucked in at night instead of being cursed at? I’ sure that would be appreciated. I don’ think I have it in me, though."...

  • How To Set Up WebDAV With MySQL Authentication On Apache2 (Debian Squeeze)

    Updated: 2012-04-20 13:14:18
    This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with MySQL authentication (using mod_auth_mysql) on Apache2 on a Debian Squeeze server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol...

  • Ruby 1.9.3 Update Fixes RubyGems Security Problem

    Updated: 2012-04-20 11:40:00
    Version 1.9.3-p194 of the open source programming language fixes a number of bugs and addresses a security hole in RubyGems that caused SSL server verification to fail for remote repositories...

  • What Ubuntu 12.10 Won't Be Codenamed

    Updated: 2012-04-20 11:22:49
    With the release of Ubuntu 12.10 due out next week, Mark Shuttleworth will soon be announcing the codename of the six-month successor to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which carries the codename of Precise Pangolin...

  • The Day my Mind Became Open Sourced

    Updated: 2012-04-20 11:00:00
    I can remember so clearly the exact day my mind became open sourced. It was a crisp and sunny November day in 1973. After class in middle school, I called up my best friend, Bruce Jordan, and asked, "Can I come over to play now?" Bruce replied, "Sure." I jumped...

  • AMD To Drop Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 Catalyst Support

    Updated: 2012-04-20 00:17:41
    In what will certainly be controversial and disappointing to some Radeon Linux desktop users, AMD will soon announce that they will effectively be discontinuing support for several Radeon product families from their proprietary Catalyst driver. After that point, for future Linux distribution updates, the open-source Radeon Linux driver will be...

  • New data points to demand for Linux skills, training in Asia

    Updated: 2012-04-19 18:48:07
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  • Manage Your Database with Adminer

    Updated: 2012-04-19 16:44:18
    If you're looking for a simple way to manage your database effectively, you might want to have a look at Adminer. It's simple to install, supports multiple databases, and has a number of features you don't find in phpMyAdmin.

  • Interview With Apper Author, KDE Developer Daniel Nicoletti

    Updated: 2012-04-19 16:43:41
    We interviewed KDE developer Daniel Nicoletti, who also happens to be the author of Apper.

  • Installing MySQL-Frontend Chive (A phpMyAdmin Alternative)

    Updated: 2012-04-19 16:26:51
    This guide explains how to install the phpMyAdmin alternative Chive. Chive is a free, open source, web-based database management tool with easy administration, super fast UI and state of the art web technologies. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern browsers. Features include...

  • HP to Certify Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server on Select ProLiant Systems

    Updated: 2012-04-19 15:25:00
    Canonical has announced that HP will certify the next server edition release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, 12.04 LTS, for its ProLiant systems and provide hardware warranty support...

  • Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Named a Technology Laureate

    Updated: 2012-04-19 15:13:58
    Linux creator Linus Torvalds has recieved one of the technology commmunity's highest honors: He's been named a Millennium Technology Prize laureate by the Technology Academy of Finland. Candidates for laureate status are considered from all around the world, in all fields of technology, with prize winners named from the small pool of laureates every two years.

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    Updated: 2012-04-19 11:01:12
    As a phpmyadmin user I am happy to learn about this alternativeg! - elfgoh

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    Updated: 2012-04-18 14:03:50
    SCP everything? Eh... FTP over SSH is awesome I would us that instead. However, I think the question is FTP clients not different services. And FilezZilla not only support sFTP but its multi platform. I prefer it when I am using FTP with a GUI. ^.^ I would love to here other versions. I know Dolphin supports it native, and there a gFTP or some GTK+ GUI that I used at one point. - orcephrye

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