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Linux News for Oct 31, 2011
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Mega Games Pack: Hundreds of Free and Open Source Games for Ubuntu (Oct 31, 2011, 23:01)
Ubuntu Vibes: "MGP is currently in beta testing
mode so there will be bugs and issues. Also only one developer is
working on it at the moment so keep that in mind."
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Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 11.10 (Oct 31, 2011, 22:02)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how you can
install Nginx on an Ubuntu 11.10 server with PHP5 support (through
PHP-FPM) and MySQL support."
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Why OpenMAMA is the Future of Open Source (Oct 31, 2011, 21:00)
InternetNews: A group of financial firms have
come together under the auspices of the Linux Foundation in a new
open source effort known as, OpenMAMA (Middleware Agnostic
Messaging API ).
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GoAccess - Visual apache/Nginx log analyzer (Oct 31, 2011, 20:01)
Ubuntu Geek: "GoAccess is an open source
real-time Apache log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a
terminal in *nix systems."
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Shuttleworth: Linux Power Users Aren't too Cool for Unity (Oct 31, 2011, 19:00)
Datamation: Ubuntu now has 20 million users as
founder takes aim at Unity interface criticism and lays out a plan
for the cloud, desktop and everything in between.
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New LibreOffice Extension Website Live (Oct 31, 2011, 18:03)
OSTATIC: "Now you can customize your office
suite and save time and energy with the new extension and template
collection."
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How to Convince Your Friends to Use Linux, Without Being a Jerk (Oct 31, 2011, 17:01)
Tech Source: "Some simple tips that will help
you convince your Windows or Mac-crazy friends into using
Linux."
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Open core or dual licensing? The example of MySQL (Oct 31, 2011, 16:02)
The H Open: "It has been suggested that Oracle
might be planning to move MySQL away from dual licensing to an open
core model."
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Ubuntu Linux heads to smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs (Oct 31, 2011, 15:01)
Linux and Open Source: "Canonical plans to take
on Android, iOS and Windows on the smartphones, tablets and smart
TVs."
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Android smartwatch smackdown! (Oct 31, 2011, 14:02)
Device Guru: "Two startups are about to go
'chrono y chrono' with competing Android smartwatch gizmos."
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How To Configure A pfSense 2.0 Cluster Using CARP (Oct 31, 2011, 13:01)
HowtoForge: "In this HowTo I will show you how
to configure a pfSense 2.0 Cluster using CARP Failover."
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The answer to the BYOD question is Virtualization. (Oct 31, 2011, 12:02)
Virtually Speaking: "Virtualization seems to be
everyone's answer to every problem. For BYOD, it might just be the
answer to stressed budgets and user happiness."
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Libguestfs 1.14 Rolls Out (Oct 31, 2011, 11:03)
Network World: New tools help users analyze and
fix alignment problems in guests.
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The Best Time Tracking App for Linux (Oct 31, 2011, 10:01)
Lifehacker: Sadly, the time tracking apps
available for Linux all have issues as of right now, but the best
option is certainly the Linux-specific, super simple Hamster.
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Find some scary apps for your phone (Oct 31, 2011, 09:03)
Digital Life: "Find haunted houses to visit in
your area, read spooky stories or turn a loved one into a
ghost."
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9 Incredible Tech-Themed Halloween Costumes (Oct 31, 2011, 08:06)
Mashable: "Memes are huge this year. So are
video game birds, superheros and working iPhone bodysuits. The year
2011 has never seen so many tech-inspired Halloween costumes."
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Halloween Tech: Weird, Spooky and Odd Technology Terms (Oct 31, 2011, 07:36)
Webopedia: "Who knows, maybe one of the
following tech terms will spawn a costume idea that will bring
first place at this year's office (IT) Halloween party."
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Trick or Tracker (Oct 31, 2011, 07:02)
Trick or Tracker: "Track your child's Android
from any smartphone in real time. The parent has on their screen a
map with a little pumpkin and they can see where their child
is."
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Mozilla's Brendan Eich on JavaScript - and Microsoft Buying Netscape (Oct 31, 2011, 06:00)
Computerworld UK: Did you know Microsoft tried
to buy Netscape? Great blog post about Mozilla, its origins and its
future
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Automate CentOS 6.0 Installation With Kickstart (Oct 31, 2011, 02:00)
Wazi: Automating Linux server installation
promotes better security, stability, and performance through
standardized setup, saves administrators' time, and decreases the
chance of human mistakes.
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