10.28.08
Links 28/10/2008: CodeWeavers Sets Product Free, Dell Advertises GNU/Linux on TV
GNU/Linux
- CodeWeavers’ Software Free for Download Thanks to George W. Bush and Falling Gas Prices
- Australians Demand Linux Netbooks
- Hands-on experience: Linux on the PS3
- Would The Internet Exist Without Linux?
Would the internet as we know it exist without Linux?
Absolutely not. Where Linux shines the most is in its server applications - no question.
- Piracy Hurts Open Source Also!
- Geek War: Mac vs. PC vs. Linux
- ITT Selects LynuxWorks’TM LynxOS®-SE 5.0 as the RTOS for Next-Generation Secure Communications Products
- Gutenprint 5.2.1 drivers for Linux and Mac OS X improve printer support
- Why Linux Is Popular with Hardware Companies and Developers
- Games : Icculus to release Prey demo for Linux
Today, Ryan C. Gordon alias “icculus”, released a demo of Prey for Linux. Prey is a first-person shooter developed by 3D Realms and Human Head.
- Basket Note Pads: Open source replacement for Microsoft OneNote
- Everything is (and should be) a file
- World of Netbooks: Interview with Jon Ramvi of the Ubuntu Eee Project
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Dell
- Dell first ad - All About Ubuntu Linux
If this an Dell / Enfatico spot– we take back all the slams we had to the advertising agency prior… It’s about Linux! Whoo hoo!!
- Dell Inspiron Mini 12 First Impressions; The $600 MacBook Air??
- Dell first ad - All About Ubuntu Linux
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Distributions
- Mandriva 2009
- Fedora 10 - A Detailed Discussion on 13 Prime Features
With the success of Fedora in Linux distributions, Fedora 10 is perhaps the most anticipated operating system from their library. A faster and advanced distribution is what is proposed by them. Fedora 10, codenamed Cambridge, is set for release on November 25, 2008. So before you go on and download this new Fedora version, let me give you a detailed idea about what benefits and changes are going to be there in this new Fedora 10.
- Linux incognito part three: Windows Vista
- Puppy 4.1: What’s Not to Like?
- Review: 64 Studio 2.x
64 Studio is a Linux distribution built upon Debian with both 64 bit processors, and the designer in mind. It takes the best of Debian, strips out the unnecessary extras, then rebuilds it as a one stop shop for those doing everything from print to web design.
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Overall I like 64 studio. It’s certainly got a different way of doing things, but they’re things that are done for the good of the graphics and multimedia designer, things that could easily translate back to a normal end user if they wanted to try it, and didn’t mind the focus on multimedia design.
- Battle of the Thumb Drive Linux Systems
- 5 Interesting Linux Distro Names
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Ubuntu
- Ubuntu® 8.10 Server Edition delivers significant new features to innovative user base
- Updated Ubuntu Linux for desktops launching this week
- New versions of Ubuntu Linux for desktops, servers to launch Thursday
- Ubuntu 8.10 desktop, server to ship Oct 30
- Ubuntu goes more mobile with 8.10 release
- Ubuntu: Vendors need to step up
- Ubuntu for Business
- Ubuntu 8.10 - Comprehensive Review of 10 Main Features
- The Philosophy and Features of Ubuntu 8.10
- Features I’d Like to See in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
- Preview: Ubuntu/Kubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex”
- My Intrepid Desktop
- Review : Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex”
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 114
- GNOME usability hackfest
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KDE
- Dolphin Features for KDE 4.2
- Three versus Four (or how to decide on your next KDE desktop version)
How do you feel about the current status, usability and stability of KDE 4? If the opinions of bloggers around the Internet are anything to go by, there are three groups of KDE users. The first is a small, though growing number of people who find KDE 4 an excellent and highly usable desktop. In the second group are those users who are aware of the new desktop’s limitations and bugs, but continue to use it in the hope that the problems and bugs will eventually be fixed. And then there is the third group - the one that absolutely refuses to go beyond the excellent, stable and feature-rich KDE 3.5. Which group do you belong to? And how long will it still take before the majority of KDE users finally move to the first group of highly satisfied KDE 4 users?
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Kernel
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Android
- Java and Linux on the Android - Almost the Perfect Match?
I will be talking more about Android applications, since they ARE written in Java, in my future posts. Besides, since they DO run on a Linux kernel, we just might end up talking about small Linux apps that can run on the phone as well. What do you think?
- Android users favoring apps over games
- Under the Hood: Android dreams, GooglePhone delivers
- Java and Linux on the Android - Almost the Perfect Match?
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Wallpapers
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Audiocasts
F/OSS
- Open source begins to beat brand in business
- Open source: How e-voting should be done
- Open Source Government: Naples goes Open Source
- Open Source Smackdown - live or die in the new economy, it all has an OSS angle now.
- Musical interlude [OOo downloaded 5 million times]
- The Facebook Approach to Open Source
- Open-Source Wireless Routing
- SourceForge using Drupal
- Open Source - Bundling benefits together
- Ingres Supports Open Source Initiative of European Union
- Innovation Week in Africa – Young business innovators are making money with Open Source.
- GPL Project Watch List for Week of 10/24
- Open Source Coding: A new buzzword for college graduates
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Mozilla/Firefox
Leftover
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Digital Tipping Point: Dan Gillmor, creator of the phrase, “Distributed Journalism” 03 (2005)
Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
Linux said,
October 28, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Dear Google Book Search partner,
Today, Google and the group of authors and publishers who were plaintiffs in the US Google Book Search lawsuits announced a groundbreaking settlement agreement. This settlement, on behalf of a broad class of copyright holders, opens new opportunities for everyone - authors, publishers, libraries, Google and readers. You can learn more about the settlement and how it may affect you and your authors by visiting the copyright settlement site ( http://books.google.co.uk/booksrightsholders/). Because the settlement is awaiting court approval, we’re limited in our ability to discuss it with you. However, you are encouraged to contact the Settlement Administrator or Class Counsel, whose contact information is on the settlement website, for further assistance. You may also be interested in reading our blog post to users ( http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-chapter-for-google-book-search.html).
The proposed settlement covers books that were digitised as a part of the Google Book Search Library Project ( http://books.google.co.uk/googlebooks/library.html). The relationship we have with you under the Google Book Search Partner Programme does not change, although you will be entitled to the benefits conferred on you under the settlement, if and when the settlement is approved by the court. You will continue to be able to market your books through the Partner Programme exactly as you do today and we’ll be in touch about new features and opportunities for maximising the benefits of the Partner Programme for your books.
Because the settlement is awaiting preliminary approval by the court, there is no specific action you need to take, although we encourage you to visit the copyright settlement site ( http://books.google.co.uk/booksrightsholders/) and read the material there. You will also be able to sign up on the site to be announced when more information about the settlement is available.
Of course, if you have any questions about the Google Book Search Partner Programme, please don’t hesitate to contact us ( http://books.google.com/support/partner/bin/request.py).
Best regards,
F2 said,
October 30, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I find it hilarious you are linking to the Gnome Hackfest, given it was sponsored and hosted by Novell
Roy Schestowitz said,
October 30, 2008 at 5:25 pm
We link to Novell stuff regularly, especially on Saturdays.