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Links 17/5/2012: “Bio Computer” Runs Linux, Raspberry Pi Grows



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GNU/Linux



Free Software/Open Source



  • The Rise of Open Source
    Given time and the efforts of some very bright and altruistic people, an open source solution can be highly competitive. The good news for Sugar and its customers is that they have been down the curve with their open source solution. As open source rises in prominence, established players face painful changes, but for new entrants like Sugar, there is little or no transition.


  • FuseSource Launches New Open-Source Integration, Messaging Platforms
    FuseSource advanced its “Integration Everywhere” strategy with Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.0 and Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.0, two new open-source integration and messaging platforms announced at its CamelOne 2012 conference.


  • Apache Isn't Just About HTTP Anymore
    For many, the name Apache is synonymous with the most successful open source project of all time - the Apache HTTP Web Server. The Apache Web Server has dominated the web server landscape for the majority of the Internet Era, even as rivals (open source and otherwise) have attempted to make in-roads.


  • Apache celebrates quarter of growth
    The Apache Software Foundation has declared the first quarter of 2012 a quarter of "unprecedented growth" – it now has 104 current top-level projects (TLP) and 51 projects in the incubator, the largest number for either count. Jim Jagielski, the ASF's president, said the "success can be attributed to Apache's longstanding commitment to providing exceptional Open Source products, each with a stable codebase and an active community".


  • Web Browsers



  • SaaS

    • Marten Mickos: Eucalyptus Opens Up Under Agile Model
      As part of our ongoing focus on open source cloud, we talked with Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos about the commoditization of hypervisors, what’s driving his company’s growth and its plans to release Eucalyptus 3.1 soon, marking the company’s shift to a much more open development model. The interview is presented in two parts. Yesterday’s post covered the open cloud, the role of APIs and where open source cloud computing is headed.




  • FSF/FSFE/GNU/SFLC

    • GIMP 2.8 Review – was it worth the three year wait?
      On announcing the release of GIMP 2.8 the developers claimed that the update introduced ‘important changes to the user interface’. Is this the case or are there still issues to be found? 2.8 is available on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X, making it widely available and it is of course still completely free and open source. The new release has been in development for three years, meaning GIMP 2.8 boasts 36 notable improvements to it’s interface and a number of updates beneath the surface supporting these. At times I have avoided using GIMP because it was cumbersome and disorganised, so I am interested to find out if my opinion will change with the new release.




  • Programming





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