09.20.08
Links 20/09/2008: Foresight Kid’s Edition and Fermi Linux 4.7 Released
New Releases
- Scientific Linux Fermi 4.7 i386 is now available
This is based on the rebuilding of RPMS out of SRPMS’s that form Scientific Linux. Please read this entire document before installing.
- 18 September 2008 PLD Live – stable version
- [Damn Small 4.4.6 released]
- [RIPLinuX 6.6 released]
- Foresight Kid’s Edition
- [Clonezilla 1.2.0-25]
- Pardus 2008.1 Hyaena hyaena
GNU/Linux
- Linux Foundation opening doors to individual participation
- Energy Efficient eBook-Reader Runs on Linux
The Hanlin eReader V3 from Tianjin Jinke Electronics out of China claims to provide a month of use between battery charges. By then 10,000 pages of reading should have been possible – provided you have the requisite time and patience.
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Wolf Linux, an apparent Chinese Linux variant, is the operating system and the device runs on a Samsung Arm9 CPU at 200 MHz. Memory consists of a 32 MB SDRAM and an internal 2 MB NOR Flash. The 6-inch display should be easily readable at a resolution of 800×600 pixels. A stereo audio jack is included.
- SiCortex cranks clocks on mega MIPS machines
- NVIDIA 177.76 Display Driver
- The Multi-Seat Display Manager
- Editor’s Note: What Linux Can Do That Those Big Proprietary Innovators Can’t
I am bored. Bored of the word “innovation”, and the way it is bandied about by every tech vendor. I don’t know how they keep straight faces, maybe they actually believe their own bushwah. There are very few that demonstrate any actual innovation. I would say that Apple leads the industry; Intel, AMD, and Google are also on my “actually push the boundaries and do neat new things” list. Our favorite software monopolist innovates new extremes of bullying, thuggery, and extracting top dollar for overlapping licenses and pooware, so I don’t think that rates inclusion.
- Kernel Log: The second day of Kernel Summit 2008; criticism of Ubuntu at the opening of the Linux Plumbers Conference
- Webcams on Linux a hit
- Robotics tools add Linux support
- POS system has built-in UPS
Ubuntu
- Ubuntu-Hardy-Gnome: The Review
Thinking about giving the new Ubuntu-Hardy distribution of Linux a try? A. Lizard explains how it works and what it looks like. The article shows you how to install both native and Sun VirtualBox virtual machines. It walks you through setting up repositories, software installation, multimedia, and peripherals. Ever see a printer setup that Just Works without intervention by the user on any Linux distribution or non-Linux OS? The future is here, and it’s really cool.
- Asus Eee PC 1000 Plus Ubuntu: Big Power in a Small Package
- Toshiba NB100 stumbles into the netbook party reeking of Ubuntu and high-quality aesthetics
- What to Expect from Google Android (And What We’re Hoping For)
F/OSS
Security
- Texas National Guard site disappears after malware attack
- Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly’s website hacked
- Palin e-mail hack details emerge
- Hack attack week
Leftovers
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Larry Augustin, GNU Linux business visionary 25
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