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CodePlex refresh, FOSS projects more compatible with Windows
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03/11/2010 01:03 AM
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ars Technica: "Microsoft's role in forming the CodePlex foundation reflects the company's growing acceptance of the open source development model and willingness to collaborate with other commercial vendors on open source technology."
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Scripting the Vim editor, Part 5: Event-driven scripting and automation
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03/11/2010 12:32 AM
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IBM Developerworks: "Why repeat yourself? You can configure Vim’s comprehensive event model to execute time-saving scripts whenever particular editing events—such as loading a file or switching between editor modes—occur."
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The 10 Most Downloaded Open Source Apps Of All Time!
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03/11/2010 12:02 AM
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Geek Trio: "Everyone loves open source software. After all… its free! Many times I’ve heard the question, “what is the most popular open source application of all time?” I decided to find out."
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All Hail Our Benevolent Corporate Overlords
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03/10/2010 11:32 PM
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Linux Today Blog: "After reading Electronics Manufacturers Use US Legal System to Thwart Hardware 'Hacks' I was all set to type a fiery response, but Linux Today readers beat me to it. In a nutshell, the tech industry is accelerating its attacks on our rights to do what we want with our own property."
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Kernel Log: Linux 2.6.34 goes into testing
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03/10/2010 11:02 PM
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The H Open: "Improvements include graphics drivers for recent Radeon GPUs and for the graphics cores of some Intel processors that are only expected to be released early next year. Another new addition is the LogFS SSD file system."
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Two front ends for Clamav
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03/10/2010 10:32 PM
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Experimenting with GNU/Linux: "There are several graphical front ends for clam av which can make your life easy. The most popular among them are clamtk and Klamav."
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The Linux Foundation Store: Linux gets silly
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03/10/2010 10:02 PM
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Cyber Cynic: "...the Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to growing Linux, has launched a new Linux merchandise store featuring a line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect "geek culture.""
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Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux for GPU computing
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03/10/2010 09:32 PM
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The H Open: "The Japanese Fixstars Corporation, which specialises in software for the Cell processors, has announced the release of Yellow Dog Enterprise Linux (YDEL) 6.2 for CUDA, the first enterprise Linux OS optimised for GPU computing."
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Epic win for transparency on ACTA
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03/10/2010 09:02 PM
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Christian Engstr�m, Pirate MEP: "ACTA - Epic win!
The European Parliament today voted on a resolution that demands transparency in the ACTA negotiations, and that the Commission puts all papers on the table."
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Mandriva displays its products at the 2010 Solutions Linux exhibition
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03/10/2010 08:32 PM
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Mandriva press release: Mandriva, Europe's leading Linux solutions publisher, will display its latest products at the 2010 Solutions Linux exhibition, from March 16 to 18 at the porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre – Hall 1 – Stand E 29.
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Updating the MPL
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03/10/2010 08:02 PM
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Mozilla.org: "On March 10th, 2010, Mozilla announced a public process to help create the next update of the Mozilla Public License. Here you can find information on the process, details, and learn how to get involved."
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Window Maker Desktop: Lightweight Linux Minimalism
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03/10/2010 07:32 PM
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Linux Planet: "In this ongoing series on lightweight Linux desktops, Juliet Kemp takes us on a tour of Window Maker, the popular fast, lightweight window manager based on the look and feel of the NeXTStep interface. How does Window Maker measure up in this era of fancy special effects GUIs?"
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Intro to IO Profiling of Applications
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03/10/2010 07:02 PM
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Linux Magazine: "One of the sorely missing aspects of storage is analyzing and understanding the IO patterns of applications. This article will examine some techniques for performing IO profiling of an application to illustrate what information you can gain."
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Freescale’s Sub-$200 Tablets to Be Compatible with Linux, Chromium OS, Android
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03/10/2010 06:32 PM
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eHomeUpgrade: "Attached here is a video from Mobile World Congress 2010 with Freescale’s product manager of software development explaining that Freescale’s sub-$200 ARM (i.MX51 Cortex-A8) tablets will be compatible with just about any Linux distribution that supports ARM..."
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Unified network administration using eBox
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03/10/2010 06:32 PM
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Linux User and Developer: "eBox (or eBox Platform, to give it its full name) can play multiple roles. It can act as a network gateway, an infrastructure manager, a unified threat manager, an office server, a unified communication server or a combination of any of these."
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