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● Links 14/10/2008: GNU/Linux in Schools, Qantas Planes

Posted in News Roundup at 8:12 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLinux takes a seat on Qantas’ new superjumboBuntfu increases visibility for buyers and sellers of Linux PCs.The Bizarre Cathedral – 26Linux is not a ‘Bazaar’ and BSD is not a ‘Cathedral’ASUS iMac rival on pre-order, to hit $450 in USMy Quick Ohio Linux Fest RecapVideo and photos show Linux booting on the brazilian voting machinesJust 10 days ago, 130 million brazilian voters were turned into users of one of the largest Linux deployment worldwide: the 400,000 electoral sections in all of the 5,563 brazilian municipalities were running electronic voting machines, and the Linux kernel was running in all of them.DistributionsMandriva 2009Zonbu 2008.05 ScreenShotsBeBop Linux ReleasedKernel SpaceSELinux and Security changes in the 2.6.27 KernelKernel Log: New stable kernels and Nvidia drivers, long-term maintenance for 2.6.27Keeping the Kernel KleanRadeonHD 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 Drivers ReleasedLinux-Kongress: Keynote Videos OnlineShould software developers do it for themselves?SchoolsAmerica’s Schools: Held Hostage by MicrosoftSchools in America are held hostage by Microsoft and are being choked one school at a time. We have allowed Microsoft and our State and Federal governments to force us into financing cycles that schools cannot afford.How Linux Helped 5 Poverty-Stricken GovernmentsImagine you are the minister of education of an impoverished country, with a limited budget to improve your schooling system. You realize the importance of computers in education, and also realize that failing to provide a proper IT infrastructure to your country’s youth would have a grave effect on your country for generations. You are not aware of such thing called “Open Source” what would happen? You would probably end up spending thousands on software to equip your school’s computers, and with the budget constraint, you will roll out only a fraction of the computers actually needed. This would put you in front of two options; either some schools get computers, or cramp 10 children in front of one computer.NotebooksBuying A Netbook? Think LinuxCompare this to Ubuntu Linux, which ships on Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks, among others. Ubuntu issues a major update every six months, and it guarantees support for each of these releases for at least 18 months. And unlike the XP-Vista upgrade path, it’s safe to assume that an Ubuntu update won’t instantly turn a perfectly serviceable PC into an overpriced space heater.Intel CEO: Linux to dominate MIDsHowever, the Linux netbook genre received a boost this week when Dell started running its first major advertisements about a Linux-based system. According to a story from The VAR Guy, Dell started running multi-page newspaper ads specifically hawking its first Linux netbook, the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (pictured).Applications/GamesDiscovery – VSTi Analog Synthesis For LinuxLinux games – First Person Shooters – Part DeuxUbuntuNoob-untu-ism isn’t nice.Xubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Screenshots TourDevicesTreo Pro Unlocked in Bid to Lower Roaming CostsCan Android Blow Wireless Industry Wide Open?UK workshop to help engineers understand the transition from a traditional RTOS to LinuxF/OSSSourceForge turns to virtualization for hosted appsICANN using DrupalOpen sourceryWorld conference to encourage open sourceGrowing open standards pressure on healthcareOpen source identity: Horde lead developer Jan SchneiderSquiz Intros Open Source Social Networking Platform SoftwareGNU/Free Software13 nominated for Nordic Free Software AwardGnash 0.8.4 releasedRichard Stallman as USA PresidentFinanceCredit crunch moves business to adopt open sourceEconomics of open source remains an academic challengeLinux is the Klein Bottle of EconomicsCode is cheap. But even in writing and speech, there is definitely a producer and a consumer. Those are the two sides of every known business model.Open source enables value-based business modelsRubyMerb: Ruby on Rails Meets the EnterpriseKoders.com Search Data from Black Duck Software Shows Ruby Rising as Programming Language of Choice for DevelopersFirefoxFirefox for Mobile: first screenshots!Finer session restore for Firefox 3.1Mozilla launches video accessibility driveMozilla Taps Web Guru Duo for Developer Tools LabFirefox 3.1 beta 1 released and reviewedBrowser Review: Mozilla Firefox 3LeftoversIn Defense of PiracyBush Enacts PRO-IP Anti-piracy LawHacker McKinnon’s mum squares up to USMicrosoft: It’s a scary world out there without usDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayDigital Tipping Point: home audio video buff Marc Merlin 02 (2005)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating. Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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