Category: Linux Subcategory: information
Linux and Open Source news ...
This feed is provided by, the responsiblity of the provider. Click the link above for complete information.
Last Update: Sat Jun 20 05:33:44 2009 | | + Port Check Program Part II +
In part one we wrote a basic bare bones port check program, in this part of the series we take the next step and fixup a few issues ... |
| + Debris Linux 1.8.1 Beta +
Yet another beta! Changes in 1.8.1 Fixed bug in 1.8.0 which defaulted to "nl" (Dutch) instead of "us" during boot (Live CD). Changes [...] + CPU frequency scaling should work now with Intel (Centrino/Speedstep/...) too. + Added firmware for Broadcom 43xx wireless chips. |
| + OpenSource World Unlocks the Word on Keynote Speakers +
The OpenSource World conference — previously known as LinuxWorld — is fast approaching &mdsah; it convenes in San Francisco [...] curtain on one of the conference's main attractions, its keynote speakers, and the lineup promises to be an interesting listen. |
| + Is Fedora Linux Still Relevant? +
Is it time to scrap Fedora? I've been in discussions with a group of other writers, Linux distribution watchers, Linux community [...] it might be time to scrap it completely. Or maybe it's time for Red Hat to step up and support it formally and unconditionally. |
| + Ubuntu's A Fading Memory, PCLinuxOS and 64 Studio Are Fab. So Far. +
As I wrote a few days ago, I replaced Kubuntu and Ubuntu on several of my home PCs with PCLinuxOS and 64 Studio. I was intending to [...] what matters. But a few things have impressed me so much these two newcomers to my little computing empire deserve an extra mention. |
| + Teaching Math with the KDE Interactive Geometry Program +
I've written quite a bit about using Linux to help educate people. In the past, I've discussed using Linux to teach [...] Drawing hyperbolic curves on the computer sure beats getting dry-erase marker all over yourself or sneezing because of chalk dust. |
| + Songbird 1.2.0 - 10-band Equalizer Now Included! +
It's been a while since I had a look at Songbird, and that was when 1.0 came out. The new release was put out a little earlier [...] probably the 10-band equalizer and it is available using the Controls -> Equalizer menu option (or Ctrl+E). Here's how it looks: |
| + Ubuntu's First Ten Paper Cuts Spotted +
With the release of Ubuntu 9.10, which is due out this October, Canonical and the Ubuntu developers hope to fix at least 100 "paper [...] small, but in one way or another could impair the Linux desktop or increase the burden placed on a new Linux user ever so slightly. |
| + Transform Kubuntu Jaunty to Windows 7 In 3 Simple Steps +
One thing that I love about Linux (and Ubuntu) is that it is fully customizable and I can configure it to the way that I want it. [...] into Mac OS X. Today, let’s bring a step further and see how we can transform Kubuntu Jaunty to Windows 7 in 3 simple steps. |
| + SourceForge Grows Up - and Out +
SourceForge is keenly aware of its roots in the open source community, and its strategies for growth encompass ways to better serve [...] Sourceforge.net Web site into "a world-class development environment," said Jon Sobel, SourceForge's group president of media. |
| + How To Install Qmailtoaster (CentOS 5.3) +
Qmailtoaster is a project that aims to make the installation of Qmail onto RPM based systems a snap. All of the packages are [...] anything. I personally run Qmailtoaster servers for other companies and ISPs who have tens of thousands of users on their systems. |
| + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M +
After launching the GeForce 200 series last year, NVIDIA unveiled the GeForce GTX 260M and 280M GPUs for notebook computers earlier [...] to be looking at now and today are delivering some initial performance results from this high-end NVIDIA GPU under Ubuntu Linux. |
| + What Myth Do You Want To Kill Today? +
Think for yourself for a change. Stop to think that upwards to 70 percent of the Internet runs on Linux. Is that obscure? If what you [...] leaving public record of my ignorance. What you say or do on the Internet never goes away. Carla should have posted those comments. |
| + Microsoft's Secret Weapon isn't FUD, it's Inertia +
This is a story of hubris, nemesis and very bad language. Mine. We all like to have our egos flattered and I’m no exception, so when [...] to thinking about whether it will ever be possible to wean users off Microsoft products. Read the full story Free Software Magazine . |
| + Smartbooks: Embracing Linux With Open ARMs +
Will ARM-powered smartbooks make all the difference for Linux? There's no unanimity of opinion in the FOSS world, except perhaps [...] interesting. Unlike Windows, most Linux software is "only a recompile away from running on ARM," noted Slashdot blogger Peter Brett. |
| + NVIDIA: WinCE Better for ARM Netbooks than Android, Linux +
Currently, there's a lot of hype around Android on ARM-based netbooks, a type of netbook arriving later this year. However, [...] NVIDIA has openly stated their preference for... Windows CE. ARM and Asus are also quite sceptical about Android on ARM netbooks. |
| + Canonical shut down Ubuntu SE store +
You may know that we used to have a cafepress store which sold t-shirts and stickers. It was completely commission free and we made no [...] is only as strong as its community and alienating that community over the sale of a couple of lousy t-shirts is not the way to go. |
| + The simple pleasures of the obsolete technologies +
Last night, I enjoyed the nice feeling of using simple, already “obsolete” technology—that is, CentOS 5.3 on my laptop. My [...] And it even generated a surprisingly small PDF from the final 100 MB document. Amazing. And fast. Nothing crashed. At all. |
|
title: LXer Linux News; RSS XML Feed
| More Featured Listings
What people are searching for:
•
|