● 05.22.13

● Links 22/5/2013: Debian GNU/Hurd, New Go Language Release

Posted in News Roundup at 11:23 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzContentsGNU/LinuxGNU/Linux

↺ Devon Ceptor: $99 Linux-based HDMI stick for enterprise
↺ Steven Ovadia: I wiped Windows and never looked back
↺ Linux is an Art – Driving Force Behind Linux

Server

↺ Attention large Linux workloads

Kernel Space

↺ Is the Instrument Panel the Next Target for Open Source Software in Cars?
↺ Linux Kernel 3.9.3 Is Now Available for Download
↺ Linux 3.10-rc2 Kernel Takes In A Few Extra Pulls
↺ Hot Relocation HDD To SSD Support For Btrfs

Graphics Stack

↺ Intel Linux OpenGL Driver Leading Over Apple OS X
↺ Mesa 9.1.3 Release Corrects Some Bugs
↺ New Intel X.Org Driver Supports All Of Haswell

Applications

↺ hnb: Quick, clever and clean
↺ Evolus Pencil: A Great Microsoft Visio Alternative For Linux
↺ QEMU 1.5: GPU pass-through and ARM support
↺ Microsoft Office Clone Updates Interface, Improves File Support

Proprietary

↺ NCP engineering Introduces New Linux-Compatible Remote Access VPN Management System for Enterprises
↺ Igaware Linux Small Business Server releases support for Amazon S3
↺ CyberlinkASP Deploys Linux Virtual Desktops
↺ Webkit Based Opera Mobile Browser Is Out Of Beta

Instructionals/Technical

↺ How to Install Linux on a Chromebook and Unlock Its Full Potential
↺ Dynamic DNS—an Object Lesson in Problem Solving
↺ Switching From Windows to Nix or a Newbie to Linux – 20 Useful Commands for Linux Newbies
↺ 20 Funny Commands of Linux or Linux is Fun in Terminal
↺ How to Keep SSH Connections Alive In Linux
↺ The secret to great reporting with Drupal 7
↺ Status Line in Vim
↺ Nginx: SPDY SSL Installation and Configuration On Debian / Ubuntu
↺ Download Yum CentOS Repositories Locally using reposync Command
↺ Customizing Unity
↺ Linux Vim Editor Tips and Tricks – Save Time Through Macros and Bookmarks
↺ Install ganglia monitoring system on CentOS, RHEL

Games

↺ Icculus on Oculus Rift
↺ Linux Games: Haunt
↺ Door Kickers from KillHouse Games heading to Linux soon!
↺ Hotline Miami Linux beta is now out on Steam!
↺ Linux gamers trying to convince Blizzard, EA and Co.

Desktop Environments/WMs

K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

↺ KTp 0.6.2 Released
↺ rekonq, working on extension support
↺ Calligra Author Gets a Distraction Free Mode
↺ Okular welcomes configurable review tools
↺ Qt For Tizen Launches, Based On Qt 5.1
↺ Grid + Assistant = Awesome Perspective Assistant

Distributions

↺ Emmabuntus 2 – The French Revolution

New Releases

↺ Neptune 3.1 is ready
↺ Puppy 5.6 (Precise)

Screenshots

↺ Slackel 3.1 Openbox Screenshots

PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandrake/Mandriva Family

↺ Mageia Linux 3 brings a raft of key updates
↺ Mageia 3, the WONT FIX scim bug, and iBus
↺ OpenMandriva Picks Name, Releases Alpha
↺ More good news: We have an iso that installs
↺ Mageia 3 KDE Review: Simple, refined, elegant and fantastic!
↺ Mageia 3 out, no more delays

Debian Family

↺ 2013-05-debian gnu hurd 2013
↺ News about Debian GNU/Hurd
↺ Removing unwanted applications in Debian

Derivatives

↺ Tails 0.18 Screenshots
↺ Tails 0.18 can install packages on the fly

Canonical/Ubuntu

↺ Ubuntu: Restoring the Community Link
↺ May 2013 Ubuntu Developer Summit Summary
↺ Respect in Community Discussion and Debate
↺ The key to the success of Ubuntu

Flavours and Variants

↺ Kubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail review – Cushty

Devices/Embedded

↺ New 32-way Raspberry Pi cluster built by US PhD candidate
↺ Raspberry Pis Chained Together Provide Massive Computing Muscle
↺ HOT Raspberry Pi DIY Mini Desktop PC Build
↺ TI OMAP5432 dev kit boasts Linux and Android support
↺ Arduino launches Wi-Fi board and ready-to-roll robotics platform
↺ BeagleBone Camera Cape gains Android 4.1.2 support
↺ Accessing the Raspberry Pi’s 1MHz timer

Phones

↺ Jolla Smartphone Announced
↺ Jolla seeks Sailfish smartphone pre-orders

Ballnux

↺ Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 makes an appearance on GLBenchmark, Intel Atom Z2560 inside
↺ U.S. Cellular adds rugged Kyocera Hydro XTRM to lineup
↺ LG Optimus F3 pictured, detailed for Sprint

Android

↺ Sony releases its Android drivers for AOSP
↺ Google I/O: How to build battery-efficient apps
↺ Tough Cat B15 Android Phone Marks U.S. Debut

Free Software/Open Source

↺ Why we do this crazy thing we do

Events

↺ Open Source CFD Int’l Conference Keynote Speakers Announced

Web Browsers

Chrome

↺ Google Accelerates Open Source Chrome 27 Browser
↺ Linux and Google Chrome get cozy with Kernel 2.9

Mozilla

↺ Test-Driving Development for the Firefox OS Phone
↺ Firefox 23 set to boost open source dev tools

SaaS/Big Data

↺ Dell Kills OpenStack, VMware Public Cloud for Private Cloud Push
↺ IBM gives a cloudy outlook for COBOL
↺ Neo Technology’s Emil Eifrem: ‘Cloud Is the New Open Source’
↺ Dell Changes Up OpenStack Cloud Plans
↺ SugarCRM: Big Growth Now, Exit Strategy Later?
↺ Copy – A new cloud storage service with Linux Client

Databases

↺ HeidiSQL 8.0 arrives with polished user interface
↺ SQLite Now Faster With Memory Mapped I/O

Oracle/Java/LibreOffice

↺ Seven great features of OpenOffice and Libre Office that you probably ignore

CMS

↺ Pantheon’s Drupal Open Source CMS Partner Program

Funding

↺ Grenoble startup Bonitasoft raises another $13M proving that there is a market for Open Source

BSD

↺ BSDTalk interview with Kris Moore (PC-BSD)

FSF/FSFE/GNU/SFLC

↺ GNU Parallel 20130522 (‘Rana Plaza’) released
↺ GNU Hackers Meeting 2013: August 22-25 in Paris, France

Project Releases

↺ ktap 0.1 released
↺ [ANNOUNCE] ktap 0.1 released
↺ KTAP Released For Linux Kernel Dynamic Tracing
↺ Jira 6 adds mobile interface, revamps web interface

Public Services/Government

↺ Top 5 misconceptions about open source in government programs

Openness/Sharing

↺ Rapid development of citizen cyberscience projects on Crowdcrafting.org

Open Access/Content

↺ Review of the new Digital Public Library of America

Programming

↺ Google Updates Go Open-Source Language
↺ Zend Framework 2.2 focuses on consistency

Leftovers

↺ Does a ‘fiscal cliff’ await software vendors switching to cloud?

Hardware

↺ ARM rising, AMD falling, Intel steady, says report

Finance

↺ The Search for Change
↺ Sen. Warren Asks AG Holder Why No Wall Street Prosecutions
↺ Sen. Warren demands to know why criminal bankers aren’t being locked up
↺ “True the Vote,” the Victim? Voter Vigilante Group Says IRS Targeted Its “Verify the Recall” Effort in Wisconsin
↺ How the Government Targeted Occupy
↺ Rise Up or Die
↺ Yahoo: $1.1 Billion Tumblr Buyout Blunder?

PR/AstroTurf/Lobbying

↺ Problems at PBS, From Rose to Koch

Censorship

↺ Aussie government tries to block two sites, takes down 1,200

Privacy

↺ A Quick Look at some Mobile Providers’ Customer Data Policies

Civil Rights

↺ Positive step forward for DNA sample destruction
↺ Internet anonymity: Brought to you by open source systems
↺ The REAL Robocop: Brazilian government spends £4.2 MILLION on 500 robotic police officers ahead of the Rio Olympics
↺ Our Testimony on Military Detention for Domestic Captures: Congress Should Foreclose This Defunct Option
↺ Military Quietly Grants Itself the Power to Police the Streets Without Local or State Consent
↺ Let the NDAA fight begin – Deprogramming the reprogramming request – DoD preparing 3 budget scenarios – Benghazi tug of war – Obama’s newest ally: McCain
↺ 4 Issues Far Worse Than the IRS, Benghazi, and AP Scandals
↺ Obama’s Attack on Whistleblowers Criminalizes News Gathering
↺ 5 Examples Of Presidents Who Have Made the Hard Choice Between Liberty and Security
↺ HJC Hearing on Constitutional Rights of U.S. Citizens in the War on Terror
↺ Obama Orders Drone Strikes, Killing of 6 “Suspected Militants” in Yemen
↺ Is it still a Government for the People?
↺ Dissent or Terror: How Arizona’s Counter Terrorism Apparatus, in Partnership with Corporate Interests, Turned on Occupy Phoenix
↺ Book Review: Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry

Internet/Net Neutrality

↺ ‘The future of freedom on the internet is at stake’

Intellectual Monopolies

↺ 3D Printing

Trademarks

↺ A monopoly over numbers?

Copyrights

↺ Do we need a law?

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