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● Links 22/12/2008: Linux Videos and Red Hat Results Coming

Posted in News Roundup at 8:27 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxWhy the latest IE flaw proves Linux got it right from the startThe “I’m Linux” Video ContestCompiz Fusion Community News, December 20th, 2008: Animations and ElementsFrom 4.1 to 4.2: KWinA lot has happened in trunk since the release of KDE 4.1 in July. With 4.2 final just a little over one month away, now is the perfect time to look back and see if we have achieved our goals. I would like to try and start something here by writing an overview of what has happened in KWin over these past six months, if the developers of all the other KDE sub-teams also write one for their own projects we can have a nice little series produced.The Linux/windows divide is a turbulent one.Red HatRed Hat’s new support product demonstrates subscription valueWorking at Red HatDistributions11 ways to create a successful Linux distroLinux Outlaws – Misbehaving BeautifullyDebian GNU/Linux 4.0 updatedFirst sets of weekly stage3 tarballs and minimal CDs releasedUbuntuUbuntu 9.04 Alpha 2 Screenshot TourUbuntu 9.04 Alpha 2 was originally scheduled to be released yesterday, December 18th, but I guess the developers encountered some issues with it. Anyway, this second alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope), which is scheduled for release in late April next year, was uploaded a couple of hours ago on the official mirrors and, as usual, we’ve downloaded a copy of it in order to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 9.04 development.Why Ubuntu is ImportantSub-notebooksARM, x86 duel in MID warfareTop 10 Open Source Stories Of 2008Linux-powered and budget-priced, the ASUS Eee PC and its successors proved that you didn’t need a full-blown notebook computer to get work done. A netbook gets you Internet connectivity, word processing, and a slew of other common tasks — all in a machine that cost around $350 or so. Even if later models of the Eee and other netbooks came with Windows XP as an option, that wasn’t enough to kill the buzz for inexpensive Linux-powered devices. Netbooks also proved to be a better bet than Linux-powered desktop PCs at the same price point: why pay the same for a machine that doesn’t even come with a display?F/OSSBoxee – You are NOT “Open”Open source makes serious headway in the U.S. Department of DefenseInterview With Wiki Founder Jimmy WalesOpenCL and OpenGL take on DirectXSoftware and NationalityOpen Source Torrents Forced Offline by Anti-Piracy OutfitThe Internet can prove complex to some, especially copyright holders. Recently, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) notified the webhosting company of a BitTorrent tracker dedicated to Open Source Software, that it was infringing copyright of one of their clients. Without any notice, the webhosting company pulled the tracker offline, not realizing that the tracker had done nothing wrong.Mobile Game-Based Learning project goes open-sourceTraining program to create 100,000 jobsWhat’s New in PHP v5.3Google to merge private code into Android open sourceBeing A Non-Coding ContributorLiferay: Open Source Portal and Collaboration Software with StyleSix stages to SOA evolution in the enterprise‘Cloud’Is Cloud Computing Vaporware?Affero GPL is freedom to the webThe Search for an Open Source Killer App for Web 2.0FSF/FSFEFellowship interview with Johannes (Hanno) BöckFSFE list for French-speakersInterview: Vernor VingeIndiaStallman visits computer centre for the poor[FSUG-Bangalore] report on Eben Moglen speech at Kannada bloggersFree Software for Movie industry workshop at IFFKDrupalFrench government using DrupalASI using DrupalVoIPOpen Source Voice Over IP That Surpasses CD QualityDigium: Asterisk downloads up 50% in 2008Mozilla/SongbirdIs Firefox Fit for Enterprise Duty?Firefox on film!Open source media player takes aim at iTunesLeftoversThe serials crisis has a name, and it’s Reed Elsevier.New York Governor seeks iPod taxDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayMarkos Moulitsas, creator of the Daily Kos on-line political magazine 02 (2005) [Embedment notice: your Web browser does not supportthe <video> tag. Firefox 3.1 supports it.]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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