06.29.08
Links 29/06/2008: Grou.ps Adopts AGPL; Blizzard Experiments with GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux
- NETGEAR Launches Open Source WGR614L Wireless-G Router
- A Red Hat Packed With Dynamite
- Linux Mint 5
Some of my clients are non-profit companies that don’t have a lot of extra funds or could use existing funds in a different way instead of spending it on software licensing.
So, how does Mint answer those questions? Extremely well, actually.
- The state of WoW on Linux
During the dev panel a few minutes ago, Tom Chilton told us something interesting about playing World of Warcraft on the Linux platform — Blizzard has actually had it working. For “compatibility purposes,” they apparently had an internal build of the game that worked on Linux.
- [Linux] 2.6.26: almost there
Ubuntu
- Adios, Windows XP!
Ladies and gentleman, Windows XP is dead.
Say goodbye to annoying pop up balloons, and say hello to Ubuntu!
Sure, I am sad about the departure of Windows XP, but this just gives me more reason to transition to Linux.
- Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” Alpha 1 [Screenshots]
One of the first things to notice about Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 is its new theme. Originally, Ubuntu 8.04 was supposed to introduce a (much-anticipated) new default theme for Ubuntu, but that was pushed back into Intrepid Ibex.
- Ubuntu Linux
- Best. Linux Distro. Ever? Ubuntu Studio 8.04
- Biggest Contender In Mobile Space: Ubuntu MID
Ubuntu MID is finger friendly, with no stylus needed. You drive Ubuntu MID with touch. Simply tap the screen or drag a finger to make gestures for intuitive navigation and control. All you will need is to tap an application with your finger to launch it, and tap menus and buttons to use them or swipe a Web page to pan up, down or sideways. Playing on a mobile device was never that much fun as here you can also swipe a video, photo, song or thumbnail page to move to the next or the previous one.
F/OSS
- Using Tux Typing with my Vietnamese students
- Packing It In: The Evolution of Online Video and Audio Tech, Part 1
- Grou.ps Raises $1.1 Million And Goes Open Source
Grou.ps has also announced that it is open sourcing a restricted version of its code under the Affero Public License.
- Open-Source Reshaping the Software Industry
- Developing an open-source platform
ZiggyFish said,
June 29, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I like this quote from ‘Open-Source Reshaping the Software Industry’ article:
Microsoft’s biggest fear must be the Googles of the world … It still has no clue how to use free software to create more free software, while offering proprietary service on top of that software. It still believes it has to build everything itself.