Links 7/4/2014: Applications
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-04-07 08:41:36 UTC
- Modified: 2014-04-07 08:42:15 UTC
The latest GCompris 14.03 version is quite extensive and the developers have managed to implement a large number of fixes and new features. For example, support has been implemented for multigraph languages in click_on_letter by GunChleoc, a font selector has been added in the config dialog box and it has replaced the skin selector, the torta py pastel has been replaced in the Spanish text exercise, and support has been added for localized sound.
The Wine development release 1.7.16 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): - More regression test fixes. - String arrays better supported in the IDL compiler. - Initial stubs for DirectX Video Acceleration. - Various bug fixes.
XBMC is a home theater application which runs in fullscreen, has a beautiful, modern interface, support for pictures, music and video collections and playlists, television and radio.
Midori 0.5.8 features updates to its WebKit2 rendering engine and AdBlock support (for those web users that unfortunately deprive web publishers of their income... including here; if you appreciate this site, please disable AdBlock or become a Phoronix Premium subscriber to support this site that takes 80+ hours of my week for the past ten years in providing always the latest Linux/open-source news and Linux hardware reviews, etc).
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- The timing of this lie/fiction is curious because Torvalds is being brigaded for defending C
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- In my experience, it helps when one speaks about control, not freedom, including confidentiality
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- Over the coming days we shall write about an example of our own and we'll show how Americans have the audacity to bully people using a foreign (to them) court
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- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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- Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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- spread it on
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- He could already advertise this more than a week ago
- Over at Tux Machines...
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- We can now resume and try to stick to the usual pace
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