Contents

• GNU/Linux
  • Distributions
  • Devices/Embedded
• Free Software/Open Source
• Leftovers

GNU/Linux

• The Live distro ! This is why you should always have one in your pocket …

  How many times one of your friend has called you to his home to complain about a problem with the PC? What to do there then? If he’s a friend we try to give him a hand. So we improvise as computer technicians. I can only give you a hand improvising, in turn, I’ll give you a list of things to have with you when you go to their home. I focused the article, as you can see from the title, mostly on the Live Distro. Why this choice? Simply because if the PC does not want to start after a corruption of the Operating System what remains to do is only one thing! Format all. So we must first find a way to recover the data from the PC that not start.





• Desktop

  • Sometimes I Reach for Chrome OS, Sometimes I Don't

    Applications are very key in all of this. Countless users of Windows, the Mac and Linux are used to using local applications, and many of them demand applications such as Photoshop that aren't found in competitive, cloud-based versions. Countless businesses are tied to Microsoft platform technology such as Exchange for messaging infrastructure. They can't just flip off the Exchange switch and migrate easily to new platforms.

  
  
  




• Server

  • Building A 96-Core Ubuntu ARM Solar-Powered Cluster

    Last week I shared results from the Phoronix 12-core ARM Linux mini cluster that was constructed out of six PandaBoard ES development boards. Over the weekend, a 96-core ARM cluster succeeded this build. While packing nearly 100 cores and running Ubuntu Linux, the power consumption was just a bit more than 200 Watts. This array of nearly 100 processor cores was even powered up by a solar panel.

  
  
  




• Audiocasts/Shows

  • Going Linux #175 An Interview with Jono Bacon

  
  
  

  • The Linux Link Tech Show Episode 460

  
  
  

  • FLOSS Weekly 215: Excito

  
  
  



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  Kernel Space

  • Linux Driver Support Still Leaves A Lot To Desire

    There's some that think this was just about attacking Linux or that I'm somehow anti-open-source and pro-Apple pro-Microsoft for showing off the flaws of Linux. I'm just a realist and acknowledge that Linux isn't perfect. Linux's problems and other shortcomings can't be addressed unless they are first acknowledged. It's tough love. And example as pointed out in the original article, "if you were asked by a company what are the biggest problems facing Linux or where can a given company invest to fundamentally improve Linux and make it more attractive to the masses, what would your answer(s) be?...I was asked that question recently by a major company near Redmond that's looking to heavily invest in Linux."

  
  
  

  • Bug in Linux kernel can damage RAID arrays

    Some versions of the Linux kernel contain a bug which, under certain conditions, can destroy some metadata when a system is shutdown, including RAID information such as the level, chunk size and the number of devices in the array. Without this data, it is no longer possible to assemble a software RAID array; this means that payload data, while still present, is not accessible using standard methods.

  
  
  

  • Which of these t-shirt designs inspire you?

    Last month, we reported that the Linux Foundation launched its annual t-shirt design contest by asking Tux fans around the world to submit ideas for new threads "inspired by freedom."

  
  
  

  • Years Later, Intel Poulsbo Remains A Bloody Mess

  
  
  

  • RIFS-ES Linux Kernel Scheduler Released

    RIFS-ES V1 has been published as a new interactivity favor scheduler for the Linux kernel.

  
  
  

  • Linux kernels 3.5-rc3 Released

  
  
  

  • Graphics Stack

    • RandR 1.5 Works: GPU Offloading, USB Hotplugging

    
    
    

    • AMD To Open-Source Its Linux Execution & Compilation Stack

      In the discussion last night about AMD not having any plans to suspend their proprietary Linux driver, John Bridgman of AMD shared some interesting information about AMD planning to provide a full execution stack in open-source form.

    
    
    

    • NVIDIA Responds To Linus Torvalds' Critique

    
    
    

    • NVIDIA PR Responds To Torvalds' Harsh Words

    
    
    
  
  
  




• Applications

  • Become a Screenshot Master with Shutter!

  
  
  

  • Summer of beautiful installations

  
  
  

  • Deepin Software Centre: GUI Software Frontend Done right

  
  
  

  • Instructionals/Technical

    • 9 Tricks for Using List Styles in LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org

    
    
    

    • Your Next Laptop OS Could Sync from GitHub

    
    
    
  
  
  




• Desktop Environments

  
  
  

  • K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

    • New KDE Copy Dialog: First Preview

      I'd like to shed some light on my GSoC project. I'm working (with a help of Björn Balazs) on new cool user friendly dialog for copying/moving files. This is a continuation of my previous project to make errors handling asynchronous from files copying process. You can read about it in my previous posts: first, second.

    
    
    
  
  
  

  • GNOME Desktop

    • Re: GNOME Foundation Board Elections Spring 2012 - Preliminary Results

    
    
    

    • Gamepad API Support Coming To Gnome

      Good news for Gnome users, Gamepad API support is headed for Gnome soon, according to a recent blog post by Zan Dobersek whow was selected for Google Summer of Code.
      
      Zan Dobersek posted in his blog - "Patch for adding Gamepad API support was updated and now requires only some minor details to be polished before it can be landed."

    
    
    
  
  
  




• Distributions

  
  
  

  • New Releases

    • PinguyOS 12.04 LTS Released

    
    
    

    • PelicanHPC 2.8

      June 2012. v2.8 is available. Octave 3.6.2, dynare 4.3.0, new example code for estimation of nonlinear DSGE model (go to /home/user/Econometrics/MyOctaveFiles/Econometrics/IL/DSGE and execute ./runme), also the usual sync to Debian. You can dd the image onto USB storage to have bootable media, or you can boot the image with virtualization software.

    
    
    
  
  
  

  • PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandrake/Mandriva Family

    • Mageia 2 KDE: first glance

      Mageia 1 was, to a very large extent, a rebranded spin of Mandriva, let’s admit that. The team fixed many things I disliked in Mandriva, and changed the branding. But they did not have enough time to make serious changes from Mandriva. The comparative test of Mageia 1 made by one of my guest authors confirmed this.
      
      After almost a year after the first release, Mageia 2 saw the world at the end of May 2012.

    
    
    

    • The Paris meeting results: the Community is moving forward

      Most of us are still sitting in the meeting room, but I think it’s important to let everybody know about the results of this fruitful meeting day in Paris.
      
      We (see the list of participants below) have met in Paris for most of the day and we discussed the future of the Mandriva Linux distribution.

    
    
    
  
  
  

  • Gentoo Family

    • Sabayon 9 review – Gentoo for the impatient

      If you have tried Gentoo in the past but its compile times have put you off using it, maybe try again with Sabayon 9 KDE, which couples Italian elegance with Gentoo’s raw power…

    
    
    
  
  
  

  • Red Hat Family

    
    
    

    • Linux Format 160 On Sale Today - How to make a billion dollars the Red Hat way

    
    
    

    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 is ready today

      A day after Red Hat announced great earnings, the billion-dollar Linux company announced the global availability of the next version of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system, RHEL 6.3.
      
      While not a major release, RHEL 6.3 does include enhancements to take advantage of the most recent advancement from hardware originial equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This includes updated device drivers for a multitude of peripherals, and also various features like compiler optimization for the Intel Xeon E5 processor family.

    
    
    

    • Red Hat CEO: We Thrive in Any Environment

      Even though Wall Street isn't reacting well to stronger-than-expected earnings, Red Hat(RHT) CEO Jim Whitehurst has highlighted the software maker's ability to capitalize on a tough economy.

    
    
    

    • Red Hat MAINTAINS Long-Term Outlook and 4 More Stock Insights

    
    
    

    • Red Hat forecasts weak second quarter, shares fall

      Red Hat Inc (RHT.N), the world's largest distributor of Linux operating software, forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates after quarterly billings fell short of analysts' expectations.

    
    
    

    • Stocks to Watch: Red Hat, Celgene, Bed Bath & Beyond

    
    
    

    • Red Hat: What Investors Are Missing In The Earnings Release

    
    
    

    • Red Hat shares fall on weak results

    
    
    

    • Red Hat, Micron, Oracle: Tech Premarket

    
    
    

    • Tech stocks slump in broad sector retreat

    
    
    

    • Mid-Day Alerts for June 21: Red Hat Inc. (RHT), NeoMedia Technologies Inc. (NEOM), E-Waste Systems Inc. (EWSI)

    
    
    

    • US HOT STOCKS: Red Hat, Celgene, Onyx, Bed Bath & Beyond

    
    
    

    • What's new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3

      Like many other recent Red Hat minor releases, the third update of RHEL 6 focuses mainly on virtualisation improvements.

    
    
    

    • New Wallpaper

    
    
    

    • Red Hat Announces JBoss Data Grid 6

      Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6, an in-memory data grid solution. Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 provides several new features designed to help enterprises reduce the need for relational databases and scale application development for better big data management.

    
    
    

    • Fedora

      
      
      

      • Fedora 17 available for ARM and PPC

        Three weeks after Fedora 17 arrived, the developers at the Fedora Project have released an ARM version of their Linux distribution. Fedora 17 ARM is available as prebuilt images for various platforms including the Trimslice, Beagleboard xM, Pandaboard, Kirkwood Plugs, Highbank and iMX-based systems. An image is also provided for the Versatile Express platform which can be emulated by QEMU.

      
      
      

      • Beefy Miracle Is Now Lean Enough For ARM Release

      
      
      

      • Fedora 17 ARM Edition Released

      
      
      

      • Fedora 18 To Offer Awesome Setup, Configuration Experience

      
      
      

      • Fedora 18 will install certain updates when rebooting

        A proposal to integrate an "Offline Updates" feature in Fedora 18 was recently approved by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. In certain cases, the upcoming Fedora 18 release will only install software updates when a system is rebooted, similar to how some updates are handled on Windows.

      
      
      
    
    
    
  
  
  

  • Debian Family

    
    
    

    • Derivatives

      
      
      

      • Canonical/Ubuntu

        • Another major game platform to support Ubuntu; Unity 4 to support Ubuntu

          Unity Technologies announced Monday that the next version of Unity will support publishing to Ubuntu. This is fantastic news because it will enable developers to deliver their new and existing games to Ubuntu users very easily.

        
        
        

        • Canonical Ubuntu One Music Streaming review

        
        
        

        • Ubuntu Accomplishments 0.2: One Week Later

        
        
        
      
      
      
    
    
    
  
  
  




• Devices/Embedded

  
  
  

  • Phones

    • New Samsung chief: I want SOFTWARE

      Samsung is going to have to do better in software if it wants to stay up near the top of the tech industry, its new CEO said today.

    
    
    

    • Android

      • Free Electrons releases Android training materials

      
      
      

      • Android gets a Siri-fighter

        Hot on the heels of the Siri announcements coming out of 2012 WWDC, Android users get a little good news of their own. Software startup Magnifis released Robin, a voice-activated natural language mobile assistant for Android devices.

      
      
      

      • Barnes & Noble's Nook business up 34 percent last fiscal year

        Barnes & Noble had other financial details to share as well. The company said that its Nook digital business, which includes e-books, newsstand items, and apps, was up 119 percent year over year.

      
      
      

      • Open Source, Android Push Evolution of Mobile Cloud Apps

        For years, cloud gurus have claimed mobile devices will drive cloud computing, but they've had few cloud-specific mobile apps to point to. That is changing, however, as a growing number of mobile cloud projects break cover, with open source and Android leading the way.
        
        Open source clouds are red hot, with platforms like OpenStack, CloudStack, and Eucalyptus enjoying surging growth. Equally sizzling is the category of open source mobile software -- Black Duck Software estimates the number of open source mobile projects almost doubled to 18,000 in 2011, with more than 70 percent created for Android.

      
      
      

      • Wayland On Android Is Continuing To Come Along

        The Wayland port for Google's Android platform is continuing to be hacked on by Collabora. Here's some new details.

      
      
      

      • Samsung's S Beam teaches Android a new trick

      
      
      
    
    
    
  
  
  

  • Sub-notebooks/Tablets

    • Google tablet timing set, says report

      The June tablet cavalcade will continue with a Google Nexus device, say Asia-based reports.
      
      In the wake of Computex and today's Microsoft Surface announcements, June is turning out to be a hot month for new tablets.
      
      And now it's Google's turn. The 7-inch Nexus tablet, jointly developed with Asus, will be unveiled at Google I/O, which starts on June 27, according to a report from Taipei-based Digitimes. An earlier rumor made a similar claim.

    
    
    
  
  
  

Free Software/Open Source

• The quality of open source code increases adoption





• Open source is like falling in love





• Events

  • How to Get a Discount on Embedded Linux Training in Silicon Valley this July

  
  
  

  • FOSS.IN Announces Dates, Calls For Submissions

    FOSS.IN, an annual Open-Source event from India, has finally announced dates for this year and is calling for participants.
    
    The event is going to be held in NIMHANS Convention Center in Bangalore from 29th November to December 1st. The event will mostly cover various talks and tutorials on the subject.

  
  
  




• SaaS

  • Eucalyptus Systems Aims For Private Cloud Dominance

  
  
  




• Oracle/Java/LibreOffice

  • Free Office Germany eV Organizes LibreOffice Conference August 16-19 in Berlin

  
  
  




• Education

  • Hortonworks University Diversifies and Offers Discounts for Hadoop Training

  
  
  




• FSF/FSFE/GNU/SFLC

  • Emacs Reference mugs are back!

  
  
  




• Project Releases

  • Announcing Opa 1.0

    Today, just 365 days since the first open source release of Opa, we announce the release of Opa 1.0.
    
    Opa 1.0 introduces the last major feature we wanted for Opa: The complete support for the JavaScript stack, including Node.js and MongoDB.

  
  
  




• Public Services/Government

  • European Parliament expects open source usage report

    The European Parliament's Directorate General for Innovation and Technological Support is to produce report on the EP's free and open source software programmes. MEP Bart Staes (Group of the Green and European Free Alliance) on 10 May added this as a requirement for the discharge of the EP's 2010 budget committee.

  
  
  

Leftovers

• Censorship

  • India unblocks The Pirate Bay and other sharing sites

  
  
  

  • Defamation and the Internet - Contact your MP Now!

    After many years of campaigning, Parliament is finally debating a new Defamation Bill. Defamation (covering libel and slander) is about protecting a person's reputation, and balancing that right against the general freedom of expression. Over the last few years English libel law has become infamous around the world for its chilling effect on free speech, ease of use to silence criticism (informal, political and academic) and its disproportionate costs.
    
    The new Bill attempts to tackle some of these issues. But while it is a step in the right direction, it mainly codifies the existing law rather than significantly improving it. There are still some major problems with the current text and while it is being debated in the House of Commons we have a chance to try to fix it before it becomes law. To do this, we need you to write to your MP, highlighting the major problems. If nothing else, please ask them to read through the memorandum the Party submitted to the Public Bill Committee, the key points of which are outlined below.