Why get away from Gmail altogether? The company has always been snooping on email and feeding through advertisements based on keywords in the mail. But from March 1, the spying will become over-arching, ostensibly to provide a better customer experience.
http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/53060-bye-bye-gmail-even-snooping-has-its-limits
http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/53060-bye-bye-gmail-even-snooping-has-its-limits
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Subject: Linux computer the size of a thumb drive now available for preorder
FXI is preparing to launch the Cotton Candy, a tiny computer that looks like a USB thumb drive. The device, which can run either Ubuntu or Android 4.0, has a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a Mali 400MP GPU that allows it to decode high-definition video.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/linux-computer-the-size-of-a-thumb-drive-now-available-for-preorder.ars
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/linux-computer-the-size-of-a-thumb-drive-now-available-for-preorder.ars
At the beginning of this year a DMCA takedown notice was used, almost certainly for the the first time, against an open source project: OpenDDR. Glyn Moody looks at the background to this story and the issues that it raises.
http://www.h-online.com/open/features/WURFL-a-cautionary-tale-1443427.html
http://www.h-online.com/open/features/WURFL-a-cautionary-tale-1443427.html
[b]LXer Feature: 28-Feb-2012[/b]If you have been using Ubuntu for several releases now, you know the time you had to spend on your computer on the installation day, e.g to configure different nuisances, install your work software, your favorite stuff etc. One such thing is multimedia support, sometimes networking issues, graphics issues and so on. If you break your system during that process you either dig deeper into the problem or start over again. Even after installation of Ubuntu, you want certain things Ubuntu ships to not be there. Many times I have had to remove certain default packages to make Ubuntu more to my liking. Today I will show how to create your own custom ubuntu DVD.
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/162978/index.html
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/162978/index.html
Apache Pig is a high-level procedural language for querying large semi-structured data sets using Hadoop and the MapReduce Platform. Pig simplifies the use of Hadoop by allowing SQL-like queries to a distributed dataset. Explore the language behind Pig and discover its use in a simple Hadoop cluster.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-apachepigdataquery/index.html?ca=drs-
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-apachepigdataquery/index.html?ca=drs-
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Subject: ToME RPG/Roguelike Game Updated With New UI And Numerous Improvements
Easily one of the best RPG games for Linux and winner of Roguelike of the Year Award 2011, Tales of Maj'Eyal (ToME) has just been updated to Beta 38. ToME is an open-source, single-player, tactical role-playing roguelike and action game set in the world of Eya. You are an adventurer, looking for old powers, treasure and glory. You boldly go in lost and forgotten places, untamed forests and sealed ruins.
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/02/tome-rpgroguelike-game-updated-with-new.html
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/02/tome-rpgroguelike-game-updated-with-new.html
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced last night, February 27th, that the eight maintenance release of the stable Linux kernel 3.2 series is available for download.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-2-8-Is-Available-for-Download-255379.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-2-8-Is-Available-for-Download-255379.shtml
The Mobile World Congress 2012 event takes place these days in Barcelona, Spain, and our hard working team is there to bring you the latest news headlines. Today, February 28th, Canonical made a short demonstration of the Ubuntu TV device for Softpedia (check the video above).
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-Demonstrates-Ubuntu-TV-at-MWC-2012-255463.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-Demonstrates-Ubuntu-TV-at-MWC-2012-255463.shtml
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Subject: Silicon Valley's assault on Mobile's Gated Kingdom
Barbiarians at the IP gatewayPart one The Gated Kingdom guarded by the mobile industry is the last great frontier for Silicon Valley to crack.…
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/28/ott_telco_special_report/
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/28/ott_telco_special_report/
Descent|OS 2.1 has been released. Descent|OS is an Ubuntu-based desktop distribution featuring an optimised and modernised GNOME 2 desktop environment.
http://www.seoexpertconsultants.com/index.php?linux&release=Descent |OS%202.1
http://www.seoexpertconsultants.com/index.php?linux&release=Descent |OS%202.1
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Subject: Installing SVN & Configuring Access Through Different Protocols (Ubuntu 11.10)
Subversion (svn) is an open-source version control system (VCS), used in the development of many software projects. This tutorial shows how to install Subversion on Ubuntu 11.10 and how to configure it to allow access to a repository through different protocols: file://, http://, https://, svn://, and svn+ssh://.
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-subversion-and-configuring-access-through-different-protocols-on-ubuntu-11.10
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-subversion-and-configuring-access-through-different-protocols-on-ubuntu-11.10
Specifications revealed for the tiny computer that runs Ubuntu and Android 4.0...
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/cotton-candy-linux-stick-pc-pre-orders-open/
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/cotton-candy-linux-stick-pc-pre-orders-open/
The Fedora Project proudly announced a few minutes ago, February 28th, the immediate availability for download and testing of the Alpha version of the upcoming Fedora 17 operating system, due for release in May 2012.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-17-Alpha-Officially-Released-255561.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Fedora-17-Alpha-Officially-Released-255561.shtml
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Subject: The Beefy Miracle Begins. Fedora 17 Hits Alpha 1
The first alpha milestone of the Fedora Linux 17 release is now available. This is the release that is known as the Beefy Miracle and it's not just a marketing message, it's also a statement about how much 'beef' has been packed into this release.
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/the-beefy-miracle-begins.-fedora-17-hits-alpha-1.html
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/the-beefy-miracle-begins.-fedora-17-hits-alpha-1.html
Eben says there will be an announcement at 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, Februaary 29th. It might be that the Raspberry Pi is on sale or when the Raspberry Pi will be going on sale.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/716
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/716
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Subject: Rubin's Android Motorola-Firewall Statement Could Haunt Him
Andy Rubin, Google's Android head honcho, made a very public statement this week at Mobile World Congress about a firewall between the Android division and the company's new Android handset maker, Motorola Mobility. After "Don't Be Evil", perhaps Google should have learned to avoid such blanket declarations.
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/mobile-cloud-view/rubins-android-motorola-firewall-statement-could-haunt-him/
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/mobile-cloud-view/rubins-android-motorola-firewall-statement-could-haunt-him/
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Subject: Coverflow ALT-TAB- A nice extension for Cinnamon
Coverflow ALT-TAB is a great extension for cinnamon that let’s you Alt-Tab through your windows in a cover-flow manner.
http://www.unixmen.com/coverflow-alt-tab-a-nice-extension-for-cinnamon/
http://www.unixmen.com/coverflow-alt-tab-a-nice-extension-for-cinnamon/
The cat and mouse game of zero day exploits eventually became more than I was willing to tolerate. I decided that I would run Linux full time at home, and never use Windows again. I still use nothing but PCLinuxOS on all my home computers. There are several reasons why I stay with it.
http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/02/why-i-use-pclinuxos.html
http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/02/why-i-use-pclinuxos.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" Is On The Alpha Menu
Fedora 17, which is codenamed the Beefy Miracle, is now up to its alpha milestone with many new features for this exciting Red Hat sponsored release...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA2MzQ
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA2MzQ
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Build your own Linux based graphics workstation
I’m going to show you that you can put together a Linux based workstation designed for graphics based tasks that can easily rival that of commercial workstation systems.
http://www.unixmen.com/build-your-own-linux-based-graphics-workstation/
http://www.unixmen.com/build-your-own-linux-based-graphics-workstation/