● 11.03.08

● Links 03/11/2008: MPX+Compiz Fusion; KDE4 Raves; Where Linux beats iPhone

Posted in News Roundup at 5:30 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxCompiz Fusion and X.org MPX and Input Redirection Patches are now out!So, as previously said, the patches are now out today.Editor’s Note: Does Linux Deliver For Small Businesses?The answer is Yes, it does, though with some qualifications. The short answer: it’s all in the implementation.How Linux Supports More Devices Than Any Other OS, Ever“It’s an interesting model, but people are happy with it and we only go by what our users and our distros; I mean Linux is still growing at an installed base rapidly. Companies are betting the farm on Linux as far as their embedded devices. All these embedded devices are shipping with it, Garman and TomTom, little embedded GPS devices; they’re all Linux, so it is working.”LB – Episode 30 – Season Finale and OLF by Linux BasementReview: Sabayon 3.5 PodSince both Gentoo and Sabayon were included on this Linux Format DVD, I decided I would first try and install Gentoo and then Sabayon and compare how easy the installations were since Sabayon is a derivative distro from Gentoo.Linux Operating SystemVirtualization’s MF Future is in its MF PastLXDE, A stable and lightweight desktop environment.Features of Phoronix Test Suite 1.4Using Your Linux Computer As A Media Server (Part 2)Sub-notebooks“Kid Computers”$200 Asus EeePCs coming soonKDESwitching your kids to LinuxThey all seem to like KDE4 in Intrepid. If you haven’t tried KDE4, you really ought to give it a shot even if you’re a true Gnome fan. I suspect you may be pleasantly surprised.What can KOffice 2 Beta 2 offer us?Tips and tricks to tune up KDE 4.1Another great feature is file embedding. KDE 4 seems to have abandoned this space-saving ability in favour of launching a new window when you click on a file, but we prefer to see the embedded version for certain file types – text and PDF documents in particular.Embedded/Devices/PhonesReal-time JVM takes on multi-coreWhen Android beats the iPhoneThis is great. A week or so ago Google was alone in developing Android. They made it open source and boom, an internal application is getting perfected by the community. End user benefit from it immediately, because they can download it for free from the Android Market (which is such an easy task to do). The OS allows you to define a default email client, so you are good to go.All this, without any intervention of Google or T-Mobile. The community fixed the issue for T-Mobile… You have to love this one if you are a mobile operator.Aussie entrepreneur beats telco giants to develop Google phone*buntuXubuntu 8.10 releasedUbuntu 8.10 Shows Linux OS Is Now Mature, Preludes Mobile PlatformHow to make a Ubuntu 8.04.1 Sugar Live USB systemNew Stuff I Love About Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid IbexUbuntu 8.10 is here. And it rocks!1 day with Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid IbexFirst Look: Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition, Intrepid IbexWhat to look for in Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope (Due in April 2009)Do you really need to install Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu Linux 8.10)?A User’s Look at Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid IbexA Visual Desktop Tour of 9 Ubuntu Releases8 Reasons to try the UBUNTU operating system10 Things To Do After You Install Ubuntu LinuxUbuntu 8.10 Charges Up the MountainNew Releases (also BSD)Greenie 3.1.3HRIPLinuX 7.2OpenBSD 4.4 released, Nov 1. Enjoy!New PublicationsLinux Gazette: November 2008 (#156)Full Circle Magazine: Issue 18SolarisSolaris 10 10/08 ReleasedOne Year With OpenSolaris Binary ReleasesSun Pushes ZFS Deeper Into SolarisElectronic VotingLaw Center Sends Letter to States About Vote-Flipping MachinesThe Vote Grab: Voting machines are unreliable and inaccurateTexas Voters Urged to Avoid Straight-Party Option, After Vote-Flip ComplaintsAre design issues to blame for vote ‘flipping’ in touch-screen machines?Princeton report rips N.J. e-voting machines as easily hackableF/OSSLATIN AMERICA: Campus Party to Bridge Digital GapOpen Source FUD Flies at Florida Higher Education ConferenceBuilding Online Success With Drupal“There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of sites built on Drupal,” Huber said.Apps Every Open Source Enthusiast Should Brag AboutFaces behind Popular Programming LanguagesIt’s quite fascinating to become familiar with the faces behind these programming languages, in which we spend hours learning or using it. Although the list may not be comprehensive but it contains almost all the popular programming language used in modern times. Open source enters the mainstreamFSFEStatus of FSFE’s legal dept: FTF[FSFE PR][EN] FSFE NewsletterInterviewsInterview: Chris Morgan on JoprInterview with Ales KatonaBusinessThis is the money being made TODAY in Open SourceMagento Reaches 500,000+ DownloadsOpen Source Marketing Metrics – From 0 to 700 Customers in One YearOSORMany software tenders in EU maybe ‘illegal’Procurement and Open Source Software (2008) – draft versionHidden cost of proprietary standards may lead to illegal tendersOpenDocument FormatBE THE CHANGE – YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLDODF Workshop Agenda at OpenOffice.org Conference 2008ODF UpdateWeb BrowsersThird Chrome beta another notch fasterFunny FireFox Ads20+ Firefox 3 Security and Privacy ExtensionsCensorshipE-Speech: The (Uncertain) Future of Free ExpressionMTVmusic.com Censors Weird AlCopyrightsA picture of a thousand words? [Google digitises literature]A scanner is a wonderful tool. Every day, people all over the world post scanned documents online — everything from official government reports to obscure academic papers. These files usually contain images of text, rather than the text themselves.But all of these documents have one thing in common: someone somewhere thought they were they were valuable enough to share with the world.Why Universal Wants To Kill Redbox: It’s Launching Its Own DVD KiosksLeftoverIntel Describes How Credit Crunch Can Hurt“The recent financial crisis could negatively affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition,” Intel wrote in its 10Q filing, published by the SEC on Friday.[Ed: I received an unconfirmed report about Microsoft layoffs (in MSN/Live) going wider without being reported.]Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayDan Gillmor, creator of the phrase, “Distributed Journalism” 08 (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. 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