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19 hours and 26 minutes ago
DeviceGuru writes "The gOS project has released version 3.1 of its Ubuntu-based Google-centric
distribution. The release draws its packages from the Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) repositories, but
adds a bright green theme and a few alterations in default applications, but more importantly
adorns its desktop with numerous gadgets based on the Mozilla Prism project along with an animated
application-launch icon set based on the wbar project."pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
19 hours and 26 minutes ago
DeviceGuru writes "The gOS project has released version 3.1 of its Ubuntu-based Google-centric
distribution. The release draws its packages from the Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) repositories, but
adds a bright green theme and a few alterations in default applications, but more importantly
adorns its desktop with numerous gadgets based on the Mozilla Prism project along with an animated
application-launch icon set based on the wbar project."pa
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22 hours and 18 minutes ago
diegocgteleline.es writes "Here is LWN's eleventh annual timeline of significant events in the
Linux and free software world for the year. As always, 2008 proved to be an interesting year, with
great progress in useful software that made our systems better. Of course, there were some of the
usual conflicts mdash; patent woes, project politics, and arguments over freedom mdash; but
overall, the pace of free software progress stayed on its upwardly increasing trend. 2008 was a
year that saw the end of SCO mdash; or not mdash; the rise of Linux-based 'netbooks,' multiple
excellent distribution releases, more phones and embedded devices based on Linux, as well as major
releases of software we will be using for years (X.org, Python, KDE, ...)."pa
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22 hours and 18 minutes ago
diegocgteleline.es writes "Here is LWN's eleventh annual timeline of significant events in the
Linux and free software world for the year. As always, 2008 proved to be an interesting year, with
great progress in useful software that made our systems better. Of course, there were some of the
usual conflicts mdash; patent woes, project politics, and arguments over freedom mdash; but
overall, the pace of free software progress stayed on its upwardly increasing trend. 2008 was a
year that saw the end of SCO mdash; or not mdash; the rise of Linux-based 'netbooks,' multiple
excellent distribution releases, more phones and embedded devices based on Linux, as well as major
releases of software we will be using for years (X.org, Python, KDE, ...)."pa
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1 days and 18 hours ago
christian.einfeldt writes "The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an
administrative ruling increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state agencies,
increasing the software's use both in the back office and on the desktop. According to the new
rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use
OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird by the end of 2009. The regulation also
sets benchmarks for training and proficiency in the software. Vietnam has a population of 86
million, 4 million larger than that of Germany, and is one of the world's fastest-growing
economies."pa href="http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/07/1940248amp;from=rss"img
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1 days and 18 hours ago
christian.einfeldt writes "The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an
administrative ruling increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state agencies,
increasing the software's use both in the back office and on the desktop. According to the new
rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use
OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird by the end of 2009. The regulation also
sets benchmarks for training and proficiency in the software. Vietnam has a population of 86
million, 4 million larger than that of Germany, and is one of the world's fastest-growing
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Slashdot: Linux -
2 days and 18 hours ago
dan of the north notes a change of direction at Groklaw. Pamela Jones (PJ) writes: "I think we need
to use this time to perfect our work and ensure Groklaw's preservation. It will require shutting
down the daily articles and News Picks, at least for the forseeable future, but I'm convinced it's
important to do it. One of the core purposes of Groklaw has always been to create a reliable record
for historians and law schools to use our materials to teach and inform. ... I choose to make sure
our work as fully reliable, comprehensive and, to the degree humanly possible, permanent. ...
Groklaw's collection of materials is really valuable. I'd like to ensure that it survives. ...
We've covered the SCO litigations since May of 2003, and it's the only complete record of this
important phase in IT history."pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
2 days and 18 hours ago
dan of the north notes a change of direction at Groklaw. Pamela Jones (PJ) writes: "I think we need
to use this time to perfect our work and ensure Groklaw's preservation. It will require shutting
down the daily articles and News Picks, at least for the forseeable future, but I'm convinced it's
important to do it. One of the core purposes of Groklaw has always been to create a reliable record
for historians and law schools to use our materials to teach and inform. ... I choose to make sure
our work as fully reliable, comprehensive and, to the degree humanly possible, permanent. ...
Groklaw's collection of materials is really valuable. I'd like to ensure that it survives. ...
We've covered the SCO litigations since May of 2003, and it's the only complete record of this
important phase in IT history."pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
4 days and 5 hours ago
kevind23 writes "Although Mac OS X and Linux have a small (but growing) market share, Jeff from
Wolfire Games argues that supporting non-Windows platforms can lead to a huge increase in game
sales. Using their popular game Lugaru as an example, he shows how less-popular platforms, or more
specifically, their userbase can be a powerful advertising force. This can lead to a dramatic
increase in popularity and exposure, which usually means a large boost in overall sales. The short
article is an interesting read, especially for those working in game development and sales."pa
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4 days and 5 hours ago
kevind23 writes "Although Mac OS X and Linux have a small (but growing) market share, Jeff from
Wolfire Games argues that supporting non-Windows platforms can lead to a huge increase in game
sales. Using their popular game Lugaru as an example, he shows how less-popular platforms, or more
specifically, their userbase can be a powerful advertising force. This can lead to a dramatic
increase in popularity and exposure, which usually means a large boost in overall sales. The short
article is an interesting read, especially for those working in game development and sales."pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
6 days and 14 hours ago
RealityThreek sends this excerpt from an article at IT Management:"Pundits and business executives
alike are predicting gloomy economic times for 2009. But when the talk turns to free and open
source software (FOSS), suddenly the mood brightens. Whether their concern is the business
opportunities in open source or the promotion of free software idealism, experts see FOSS as
starting from a strong base and actually benefiting from the hard times expected next year. ...
[Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation] sees Linux and the FOSS ecosystem
surrounding it as having insurmountable advantages in any market over its main competitor Windows
mdash; advantages that an economic downturn only intensifies. At a time when a search for the
lowest possible price point is happening in such areas as notebooks, FOSS is available at no cost.
It is easy to rebrand and customize in a way that Windows Isn't, and is also technically more
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Slashdot: Linux -
6 days and 14 hours ago
RealityThreek sends this excerpt from an article at IT Management:"Pundits and business executives
alike are predicting gloomy economic times for 2009. But when the talk turns to free and open
source software (FOSS), suddenly the mood brightens. Whether their concern is the business
opportunities in open source or the promotion of free software idealism, experts see FOSS as
starting from a strong base and actually benefiting from the hard times expected next year. ...
[Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation] sees Linux and the FOSS ecosystem
surrounding it as having insurmountable advantages in any market over its main competitor Windows
mdash; advantages that an economic downturn only intensifies. At a time when a search for the
lowest possible price point is happening in such areas as notebooks, FOSS is available at no cost.
It is easy to rebrand and customize in a way that Windows Isn't, and is also technically more
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Slashdot: Linux -
7 days and 9 hours ago
An article on CNet questions the viability of using games as part of a strategy to increase Linux
adoption. It points out a blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to
start paying attention to the open source gaming community. Why? It's lacking. However, gamers can
get excited about free games. They just have to be up to par with commercial games. The problem is,
commercial companies pay hundreds of employees to build a game for several years, while many
competing gaming projects only last several years before the developer moves on. It's time for open
source developers to start getting paid for their jobs. Who better to pay them than the companies
that benefit most?"pa
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7 days and 9 hours ago
An article on CNet questions the viability of using games as part of a strategy to increase Linux
adoption. It points out a blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to
start paying attention to the open source gaming community. Why? It's lacking. However, gamers can
get excited about free games. They just have to be up to par with commercial games. The problem is,
commercial companies pay hundreds of employees to build a game for several years, while many
competing gaming projects only last several years before the developer moves on. It's time for open
source developers to start getting paid for their jobs. Who better to pay them than the companies
that benefit most?"pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
8 days and 18 hours ago
An anonymous reader writes "Open Source Software is about more than just the Linux operating
system, and 2008 brought advances in the form of OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Symphony, Firefox and
Android. But Linux is still the heart of the FOSS movement, and this year brought key developments
in the operating system as well. Here's a look at the coolest open source products to come across
the transom in 2008." Along roughly similar lines, davidmwilliams points out the year in review of
the iTWire's "Linux Distillery" column.pa
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8 days and 18 hours ago
An anonymous reader writes "Open Source Software is about more than just the Linux operating
system, and 2008 brought advances in the form of OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Symphony, Firefox and
Android. But Linux is still the heart of the FOSS movement, and this year brought key developments
in the operating system as well. Here's a look at the coolest open source products to come across
the transom in 2008." Along roughly similar lines, davidmwilliams points out the year in review of
the iTWire's "Linux Distillery" column.pa
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9 days and 22 hours ago
ruphus13 writes "Alan Cox mdash; one of the lead Linux kernel developers at Red Hat mdash; is
leaving the company after 10 years and is heading to Intel, where he can focus on more low-level
development tasks. There is speculation if this is indicative of a shift to a more
'application-centric' vision at Red Hat. From the article, "Red Hat is integrating more application
related, user- and enterprise-centric tools into its well-established "low-level", "core"
development and support tools. It'd be more worrisome if Red Hat neglected to strike out in this
direction. Cox was with Red Hat for ten years, and regardless of any suspected change of course
within the company, that's a fair amount of time. ""pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
9 days and 22 hours ago
ruphus13 writes "Alan Cox mdash; one of the lead Linux kernel developers at Red Hat mdash; is
leaving the company after 10 years and is heading to Intel, where he can focus on more low-level
development tasks. There is speculation if this is indicative of a shift to a more
'application-centric' vision at Red Hat. From the article, "Red Hat is integrating more application
related, user- and enterprise-centric tools into its well-established "low-level", "core"
development and support tools. It'd be more worrisome if Red Hat neglected to strike out in this
direction. Cox was with Red Hat for ten years, and regardless of any suspected change of course
within the company, that's a fair amount of time. ""pa
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10 days and 10 hours ago
Michael writes "AMD has just released code that will allow for open-source 3D acceleration on their
ATI R600 and R700 graphics cards, including all of their newest Radeon HD 4xxx products. This code
consists of a demo program that feeds the commands to the hardware, updates to their RadeonHD
driver, and a Direct Rendering Manager update. With this code comes working 2D EXA acceleration
support for these newer ATI graphics processors as well as basic X-Video support. AMD will be
releasing sanitized documentation for these new ATI GPUs in the coming weeks. Phoronix has an
article detailing what's all encompassed by today's code drop as well as the activities that led to
this open-source code coming about for release."pa
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10 days and 10 hours ago
Michael writes "AMD has just released code that will allow for open-source 3D acceleration on their
ATI R600 and R700 graphics cards, including all of their newest Radeon HD 4xxx products. This code
consists of a demo program that feeds the commands to the hardware, updates to their RadeonHD
driver, and a Direct Rendering Manager update. With this code comes working 2D EXA acceleration
support for these newer ATI graphics processors as well as basic X-Video support. AMD will be
releasing sanitized documentation for these new ATI GPUs in the coming weeks. Phoronix has an
article detailing what's all encompassed by today's code drop as well as the activities that led to
this open-source code coming about for release."pa
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15 days and 16 hours ago
darthcamaro writes "Little penguins all around the world are waiting for Penguin-Master Linus
Torvalds to deliver some Glogg inspired Xmas cheer in the form of the new 2.6.28 kernel. Among the
innovations in 2.6.28 are ext4 as stable, wireless USB drivers, better KVM support and the GEM
graphic memory management technology. 'We now have a proper memory manager for video memory, the
GEM [Graphics Execution Manager] memory manager,' Greg Kroah-Hartman said. 'This gives Linux much
better graphics performance than it previously had.'"pa
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Slashdot: Linux -
15 days and 16 hours ago
darthcamaro writes "Little penguins all around the world are waiting for Penguin-Master Linus
Torvalds to deliver some Glogg inspired Xmas cheer in the form of the new 2.6.28 kernel. Among the
innovations in 2.6.28 are ext4 as stable, wireless USB drivers, better KVM support and the GEM
graphic memory management technology. 'We now have a proper memory manager for video memory, the
GEM [Graphics Execution Manager] memory manager,' Greg Kroah-Hartman said. 'This gives Linux much
better graphics performance than it previously had.'"pa
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16 days and 1 hours ago
nerdyH writes "Novell's recent openSUSE 11.1 release includes a new end-user license agreement
modeled after Fedora's EULA, says Community Manager Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier in this detailed
interview. Zonker says distributions should apply the 'open source principle' and standardize
trademark agreements and EULA, similar to how the OSI sought to reduce open source license
proliferation a few years back. But with Fedora and openSUSE being so different, can one size
really fit all? And, will open source licenses ever finally get translated into languages besides
English? (Zonker says that translation into 7 languages was done for openSUSE 11.1.)"pa
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