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News Linux News for Jun 02, 2009:
KDevelop4 Beta 3 Released
(2009-06-02 00:03:24)
KDE.News: "The KDevelop team is proud to announce the third public beta of KDevelop4. This release includes some major new features..."
OpenSolaris Changes Shows What's Next for Solaris
(2009-06-02 01:33:24)
InternetNews: "Sun Microsystems today announced a major new update to its OpenSolaris operating system. Technically called OpenSolaris 2009.06, the new release includes enhanced networking, virtualization and storage capabilities for the open source operating system."
Policy Docs on Access to Public Sector Info etc
(2009-06-02 03:03:24)
Brendan Scott: "Over the years I’ve put together a number of submissions on topics related to innovation and access to public sector information, some for OSIA. I thought it would be a good idea to stop for a moment and collect them into one place. This is that place"
Happy ten thousandth anniversary to PLplot!
(2009-06-02 04:33:24)
Sourceforge: "PLplot (see http://plplot.sourceforge.net) is a cross-platform software package for creating scientific plots that has been in continuous development since its inception 17 years ago. On May 23, 2009 the PLplot developers quietly celebrated our ten thousandth commit since our initial software repository was populated back in May 1992."
OpenOffice.org New User Orientation
(2009-06-02 06:03:24)
Worldlabel.com: "You probably already know that OpenOffice.org includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation application, drawing program, and database: you stay productive without touching your wallet. What you may not know are all the resources to help you make the most of your experience. Read on to discover support, tutorials, community insights, templates, clip art, extensions, and blogs."
Create a DIY Planner with Dynamic Templates
(2009-06-02 07:33:24)
Linux Magazine: "The D*I*Y Planner Web site is a real treasure trove for fans of DIY paper-based personal organizers like Hipster PDA. Among other things, it offers a wealth of ready-to-print templates, an excellent handbook of how to build your own D*I*Y planner, and even an OpenOffice.org-based widget kit for creating custom planner templates"
Handling Semaphores in C Programs
(2009-06-02 09:03:24)
Realeyes Technology: "A while back, Carla Schroder, over at LinuxToday.com, put out a request for articles on programming. Now that I have put the downloads for Realeyes IDS version 0.9.5 up on SourceForge, I get to have some fun answering her call."
Kernel Log: What's coming in 2.6.30 -- Drivers for audio, video, USB hardware, netbooks
(2009-06-02 10:33:24)
The H Open: "The kernel developers have added new features to thousands of the Linux kernel's existing drivers and integrated numerous additional drivers. This further increases the variety of hardware supported by Linux."
The Myth of the Freeloading User
(2009-06-02 12:03:24)
Community-cation: "As I started to give him directions, I looked down at the package he held, curiosity getting the better of me. Among all of the official print and biohazard warnings, were the words "Live Animals: Leeches.""
Filesystems: Data Preservation, fsync, and Benchmarks Pt. 2
(2009-06-02 12:33:24)
Linux.com: "In Part 1 of this three-part series, we began to examine the potential data loss issue on system crash when running the ext4 filesystem. In Part 2, we'll examine benchmarks and the price of data consistency."
Xorg's X Window innovation - it's not ALL about the graphics (but there's quite a lot of it)
(2009-06-02 13:03:24)
Free Software Magazine: "In my last article about Xorg, I touched upon several points that have been in a state of continual flux in Xorg. Here's a follow-up on that article, as it seems to have generated quite a lot of interest. However, I didn't expand much on some features and their implications, so I will do so here."
Taking a look At Debris Linux
(2009-06-02 13:33:24)
Distrowatch: "It seems hardly a week goes by without an announcement of a new distribution based on Ubuntu. Among them perhaps only a handful stands out for doing something innovative or significantly different from the parent distribution. Debris Linux is one that really caught my eye."
Qualcomm Shows Off Snapdragon Smartbooks
(2009-06-02 14:03:24)
PC magazine: "Qualcomm said Sunday night that it has persuaded a number of Taiwan ODMs to at least show off netbooks, which it calls "smartbooks," that use its Snapdragon microprocessor."
xTuple Debuts xChange: Online App Store for the Enterprise
(2009-06-02 14:17:24)
xTuple press release: "The xChange provides users with a convenient way to share and discover solutions ranging from third-party Website connectors to handy "snap-in" tools that enhance the xTuple applications."
Developers take a shift from Windows to Linux
(2009-06-02 14:33:24)
CIOL: "The Eclipse Foundation, a not-for-profit, member supported corporation that hosts the Eclipse projects, recently announced the Eclipse Community Survey 2009 in The Open Source Developer Report."
Spice up your LUG!
(2009-06-02 15:03:24)
TuxRadar: "Do you attend or run a Linux User Group (LUG)? Looking for some fresh ideas to give it a new lease of life? Read on and discover how your LUG meetings can be more than a general Linux-related chit-chat down the local pub..."
AMD Begins Shipping Six-Core Opteron
(2009-06-02 15:33:24)
InternetNews: "AMD today announced it has begun shipments of its six-core Opteron processor, developed under the codename "Istanbul," to OEM customers, who are expected to begin selling servers with the processor later this month."
117 new Effects for GIMP 2.6
(2009-06-02 16:03:24)
Linux Magazine: "Thanks to GIMP FX Foundry, you can now equip GIMP 2.6 with 117 additional scripts that can work some spectacular extra effects into existing graphics."
5 resources for learning Perl Graphical Programming
(2009-06-02 16:33:24)
HandleWithLinux: "As I'm trying to learn perl, and I'm trying to learn perl GUI programming in the process I've been browsing the internet for information. I've chosen perl-Gtk as the GUI framework for the start of this journey, there are some arguments against this choice as readers commented in previous articles, but I'm happy with it."
Microsoft strikes back at Linux netbook push
(2009-06-02 17:03:24)
Cyber Cynic: "The very next day, Asus' chairman, Jonney Shih, after sharing a news conference stage with Microsoft corporate VP, OEM Division, Steven Guggenheimer, apologized for the Android Eee PC being shown."
The State of MySQL
(2009-06-02 17:33:24)
Linux Magazine: "Robust development from outside the Sun/MySQL sphere, new storage engines and the return of Monty are just some of the signs that MySQL is healthy, despite may reports to the contrary."
Things I like about KDE4
(2009-06-02 18:03:24)
Linux.com: "However, for all the bad rap that the 4.0 series received, KDE has grown wonderfully. With the upcoming releases of KDE 4.3, Plasma has become a rock-solid desktop environment."
Moblin: A Netbook OS to Watch
(2009-06-02 18:33:24)
Technology Review: "The latest version of a Linux-based netbook OS called Moblin could be set to challenge this dominance. Originally developed by Intel and optimized to run on its Atom netbook processors, Moblin version 2 beta was released last month."
The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 7 (Gloria)
(2009-06-02 19:03:24)
Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops"
Linux Performance Administration even for beginners
(2009-06-02 19:33:24)
Really Linux: "With this latest article, I provide a quick and easy first guide for those getting started with Linux performance administration. I personally use these commands and tools in my own context and continue to find them of value when dealing with enterprise Linux performance."
Acer to make first-ever Android netbooks
(2009-06-02 20:03:24)
Electronista: "Acer at Computex today said it would be the first to produce netbooks using Google's Android platform. Company IT product president Jim Wong expects the systems to appear in the summer..."
Programming for multicore: An introduction to OpenMP using GCC-4.4
(2009-06-02 20:33:24)
rajorshi.net: "On a related thread (pun intended!), gcc-4.4.0 was released recently. This added support for version 3.0 of the OpenMP specification. OpenMP is something I had heard of before, but never actually tried. It is an API for C, C++ and Fortran programmers that enables you to 'parallel program' easily."
Build Your Own Linux Ubuntu Supercomputer For Under $350
(2009-06-02 21:03:24)
The Wayward Word Press: "While buying some new hardware -- Intel X25-M SSD 80Gb SATA internal drive, Samsung external DVD and some DVD's -- I came across the following special offer from my favourite hardware vendor Newergg: Combo Deal 05/28/2009:"
Supreme Court to rule on "methods" patents (Bilski)
(2009-06-02 21:33:24)
SCOTUSblog: "The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider writing a new, modern definition of the kinds of inventions that are eligible for patent rights. It accepted for review a test case on when, if ever, an invention that involves a method of doing business can be patented."
Is Windows killing the Netbook?
(2009-06-02 22:03:24)
tech-no-media: "I suspect that Windows is slowly killing the netbook concept. I realized this when I walked into a big computer shop and saw the following sign beside the Netbooksaisle: please note that these computer have reduced functionality and will not run games."
Retailer PC World drops Linux netbooks for Windows
(2009-06-02 22:33:24)
PC World: "PC World's store shelves will only feature netbooks with Microsoft's Windows operating system, the retailer has said, and will stop selling Linux-based machines in store."
Using ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) On Fedora 10 (Initiator And Target)
(2009-06-02 23:33:24)
Howtoforge: "This guide explains how you can set up an AoE target and an AoE initiator (client), both running Fedora 10. AoE stands for "ATA over Ethernet" and is a storage area network (SAN) protocol which allows AoE initiators to use storage devices on the (remote) AoE target using normal ethernet cabling."
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