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Developer Linux News for Aug 26, 2010
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Is packaging new software hard? (Aug 26, 2010, 16:35)
Ubuntu Linux Tips & Tricks: "A common
answer to my question about why people aren't packaging is that
packaging is hard and the wiki is kind of lacking. Debhelper 7 and
Source Version 3.0 (the new Debian packaging format) make things a
lot easier"
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The Made-To-Order revolution: custom flexible manufacturing is here (Aug 26, 2010, 14:35)
Free Software Magazine: "The mass production
barrier has fallen, so that today, it's possible for a home
inventor, hobbyist, or crafter to create almost anything by
assembling one-off manufactured components, either from a service
or from affordable home-fabrication equipment (or a combination of
these)."
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Kernel Log: New X Server, 3D drivers for Radeon 5000 and new stable kernels (Aug 26, 2010, 13:35)
The H Open: "While the new kernel versions
mainly correct minor bugs, X.org's next generation X Server offers
a range of improvements."
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Microsoft Open Source Strategy is Upside Down (Aug 26, 2010, 13:05)
Martin Iturbide: "Last April (April-29-2010)
there was a local event in Ecuador organized by AESoft, the
Ecuadorian Software association.... On this conference Microsoft
sent a message saying that they are Open Source friendly and they
support Open Source development."
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USB 3.0: Everything You Need to Know (Aug 26, 2010, 12:05)
IT Expert Voice: "After a lengthy gestation
period, the third generation of the Universal Serial Bus is making
its way to the market. But is it already obsolete?"
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Hacking for change (Aug 26, 2010, 07:35)
The Hindu: "In what is now known — often
pejoratively — as the 'back office of the IT world', the once
quaint operating system Linux is not so niche anymore."
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The Technology Behind the OpenStack Cloud Computing Project (Aug 26, 2010, 06:05)
Developer.com: "Rackspace (a noted high-end
hosting provider) and NASA recently announced a joint open source
endeavor called OpenStack. The project aims to merge cloud
computing technologies from both organizations into one common,
open cloud computing platform."
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Ubuntu drops support for ia64 and sparc (Aug 26, 2010, 01:35)
LWN.net: "Earlier in the Maverick release cycle
the Tech Board had posted an announcement [1] that we'd
decommission support for the Ubuntu sparc and ia64 ports at Feature
Freeze (ie Thurs Aug 12)"
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