12.12.08
Links 12/12/2008: Big GNU/Linux Move in Brazil, Amarok 2.0 and Slackware 12.2 Out
GNU/Linux
- Brazil Seeks 150,000 GNU/Linux Notebooks for 300 Schools
It will be interesting to see who wins this contract, since it could well influence others looking to roll out large numbers of GNU/Linux notebooks.
- China’s Linux market sees massive growth
- Which operating system is best for solid-state drives?
According to Far, Mac OS X runs “a little faster than Vista” with an SSD drive, but Linux is “always faster” than Vista or Mac OS X — to the tune of 1% to 2% — because like Windows 2000, “it never runs anything in the background.”
- YouTube and GNU/Linux: download and convert videos the easy way
- Turn Your Linux Machine into an Application Server in 10 Minutes
- Linux distributions ranked for speed, security, support, performance: Whirlwind Tech Tour
- Linux taking center stage this week
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New Ports
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Kernel Space
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KDE
- KDE4Daily 4.2 Edition
- KOffice 2.0 Beta 4 Released
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Amarok
- Native-Linux music player Amarok gets major overhaul
Linux-native music player Amarok 2.0 was released today, sporting some big changes to the open-source iTunes alternative.
- Open source music player rev’s up
- Native-Linux music player Amarok gets major overhaul
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Distributions
- I switched to Debian, Fedora, Kubuntu and …
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Slackware
- Slackware 12.2 is released!
Yes folks, ’tis the season to announce a new release of Slackware. With a shiny new kernel, many package updates, and the newly added ability to install from a Samba share, we bring to you the latest in the stable Slackware 12.x series. Slackware 12.2 ships with the 2.6.27.7 Linux kernel, the Xorg 1.4.2 X server (with many driver, library, and application updates), Xfce 4.4.3, KDE 3.5.10, simplified wired and wireless networking with wicd in /extra, package upgrade management with slackpkg moved into the main tree, support for non-usb-storage digital cameras through libgphoto2, pm-utils (tools to support suspend and hibernate through HAL), and much, much more. This release brings the system up-to-date without compromising stability or compatibility with the 12.x series.
- Slackware Release Announcement
Well folks, it’s that time to announce a new stable Slackware release again. So, without further ado, announcing Slackware version 12.2! Since we’ve moved to supporting the 2.6 kernel series exclusively (and fine-tuned the system to get the most out of it), we feel that Slackware 12.2 has many improvements over our last release (Slackware 12.1) and is a must-have upgrade for any Slackware user.
- Slackware 12.2 is released!
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Red Hat
- Cantor Fitzgerald Initiates Coverage on Red Hat (RHT) with a Hold
- Red Hat Signs Google Contributor Agreement – Quick Facts
- Dual X Servers Running Side-By-Side With Wayland
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Fedora
- Linux & Open Source Slideshow: eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Upgrading to Fedora 10
eWEEK Labs has been testing Fedora 10, the latest version of the community-supported Linux-based operating system that serves as a technology proving ground for future Red Hat software products. Here is a rundown on upgrading from Fedora 9 to the current version using the distribution’s handy preupgrade tool.
- K12Linux founders hand off project to the Fedora community
- Linux & Open Source Slideshow: eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Upgrading to Fedora 10
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Ubuntu
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Devices
- “Mini-server” kit runs Linux
- GUI suite targets embedded Linux distro
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Android
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Sub-notebooks
Sun
- Will OpenSolaris 2008.11 Attract Linux Users?
- First Look: NexentaCore OS
- Zmanda Partners With Sun to Launch Advanced Backup Solutions Based on OpenSolaris
F/OSS
- Five Firefox Extensions for Mobile Users
- Essentia Powers Open Solutions Alliance Community Portal with EssentiaESP
- Open source translation management
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Funding
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Communication
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Healthcare
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FSF
- More background about the Cisco case
This morning the FSF filed a lawsuit against Cisco, alleging that the company has infringed our copyrights by distributing programs under the GNU GPL and LGPL without respecting the licenses’ terms. You’ve probably seen the press release; if you’re especially curious, you might also want to read the complaint. Since we expect a lot of people to be interested in this case, I wanted to take a little time to explain what has happened, and why we’re doing this, in plain language.
[Roy: Cisco...
First sued repeatedly by patent trolls...
Now sued by gnus...
They sure know how to make enemies.]
- Updating the Free Software Definition Updating the Free Software Definition
- More background about the Cisco case
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Lists
Leftovers
- Indian Court Wants To Ban Google Earth In The Wake Of Mumbai Attacks
However, an Indian Court is now calling for the software to be banned saying that it “aids terrorists.” Of course, so do maps or photographs of hotels, such as those placed online by the hotels themselves, but people aren’t overreacting and calling for a ban of those things as well. Yes, we can understand the kneejerk reaction here, and the anger over these horrific attacks. But, banning Google Earth isn’t the answer.
- Musicians don’t want tunes used for torture
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Copyrights MAFIAA/Censorship
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
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