It's been a cheerily good spring for FOSS fans here in the Linux blogosphere, so we may perhaps be forgiven for our utter shock and disbelief at the affront recently committed against us by a certain brick-and-mortar purveyor of books and magazines. Barnes & Noble yanked the very excellent Linux Format magazine from its U.S. shelves -- apparently because of a cover story on the topic of "hacking."
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/75037.html
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/75037.html
UFO: Alien Invasion is a free and open source strategy game featuring turn-based tactical combat against hostile alien forces (human or computer controlled) which are infiltrating earth at this very moment. The game is heavily influenced by the X-COM series (mostly by UFO: Enemy Unknown).
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/05/ufo-alien-invasion-24-released-for.html
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/05/ufo-alien-invasion-24-released-for.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: How To Set Up Apache2 With mod_fcgid And PHP5 On Ubuntu 11.10
This tutorial describes how you can install Apache2 with mod_fcgid and PHP5 on Ubuntu 11.10. mod_fcgid is a compatible alternative to the older mod_fastcgi. It lets you execute PHP scripts with the permissions of their owners instead of the Apache user.
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-apache2-with-mod_fcgid-and-php5-on-ubuntu-11.10
http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-apache2-with-mod_fcgid-and-php5-on-ubuntu-11.10
Linus Torvalds announced yesterday afternoon, May 6th, that the sixth Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 3.4 kernel is available for download and testing.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Linux-Kernel-3-4-Release-Candidate-6-267989.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Download-Linux-Kernel-3-4-Release-Candidate-6-267989.shtml
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Fedora 18 To Get User Mode Migration, Xfce 4.10
While Ubuntu developers were listening to Mark Shuttleworth talk about Ubuntu 12.10, also happening at the same time was a Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee meeting within the Fedora / Red Hat world. A new set of features were approved today for the Spherical Cow.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODE
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODE
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Canonical demos LibreOffice on Ubuntu for Android
Richard Collins from Canonical Ltd demonstrated a few days ago how easy is to open, edit and resume a LibreOffice document using Ubuntu for Android on an Android smartphone.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-demos-LibreOffice-on-Ubuntu-for-Android-267985.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Canonical-demos-LibreOffice-on-Ubuntu-for-Android-267985.shtml
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Conky_7 and Conky_8- Just Another 2 Stunning themes for Conky
Recently was released 2 new conky themes: Conky_7 and Conky_8, two different and very nice themes.
http://www.unixmen.com/conky_7-and-conky_8-just-another-2-stunning-themes-for-conky/
http://www.unixmen.com/conky_7-and-conky_8-just-another-2-stunning-themes-for-conky/
Unlike other Linux distributions that feature a graphical package manager, Chakra’s tend to have issues handling major updates, so a decision was made not to ship a graphical package in the April ISO image. Which meant that installing and updating applications (and the system) on a default installation of Chakra Archimedes 2012.04 could only be accomplished from the command line.
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/07/updating-chakra-archimedes/
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/07/updating-chakra-archimedes/
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is dnspython. This package is a DNS toolkit, you can use it to perform DNS queries, Zone transfers and Dynamic Updates in Python programs.
http://www.topdog.za.net/2012/05/07/python-modules-you-should-know:-dnspython/
http://www.topdog.za.net/2012/05/07/python-modules-you-should-know:-dnspython/
"The European Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday that application programming interfaces (APIs) and other functional characteristics of computer software are not eligible for copyright protection. Users have the right to examine computer software in order to clone its functionality—and vendors cannot override these user rights with a license agreement, the court said."
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/05/eus-top-court-apis-cant-be-copyrighted-would-monopolise-ideas.ars
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/05/eus-top-court-apis-cant-be-copyrighted-would-monopolise-ideas.ars
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: An Interview with Leon Brin, maintainer of Mathbuntu
Today we share with you an interview with Dr. Leon Brin, professor, mathematician and maintainer of Mathbuntu a set of scripts that enhances an Ubuntu based distribution with mathematical software. Leon tells us the story behind Mathbuntu and how you can help the project. Enjoy!
http://www.floss4science.com/leon-brin-mathbuntu/
http://www.floss4science.com/leon-brin-mathbuntu/
Last month I wrote about a new GLSL back-end for the Doom 3 engine by Oliver McFadden. This week he's now shared his work done to bring OpenGL ES 2.0 and EGL support to this game engine...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODI
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODI
HTML5 lets you play music through compliant browsers—no "cloud" required. more>>
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/html5-audio-applications
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/html5-audio-applications
Is running Ubuntu on Apple hardware the trend of the future?
http://shoby.com/blog/mountain-goat-ubuntu-apple/
http://shoby.com/blog/mountain-goat-ubuntu-apple/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: How and How NOT to Re-License your Work for Free Culture
The last week has been terrific for "Lunatics". We've cleared the licenses on almost all of the music -- and certainly the most important pieces. However, for a moment, I want to focus on the little problem with the one minute of music we probably won't get to use, and the right and wrong way to relicense your art if you are ever in that situation.Read the article at [url=http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/how_and_how_not_relicense_your_work_free_culture]Free Software Magazine[/url].
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/how_and_how_not_relicense_your_work_free_culture
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/how_and_how_not_relicense_your_work_free_culture
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced a couple of hours ago, May 7th, the immediate availability for download of the fifth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.3 kernel series.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-3-5-Is-Available-for-Download-268160.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-3-5-Is-Available-for-Download-268160.shtml
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Subject: Citrix Synergy Summit: CloudStack & 4 Other Trends to Watch
At the Citrix Synergy 2012 conference this week in San Francisco, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton can attempt to position Citrix as a preferred partner for the two biggest trends in IT: Mobility and open source cloud computing. In addition to a Citrix Cloud Stack update, here are [url=http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/07/citrix-synergy-summit-cloudstack-4-other-trends-to-watch/]four trends and themes[/url] from Citrix Synergy that are worth watching.
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/07/citrix-synergy-summit-cloudstack-4-other-trends-to-watch/
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/07/citrix-synergy-summit-cloudstack-4-other-trends-to-watch/
Chris Kenyon, the VP of sales and business development for Canonical, just spoke this afternoon at the Ubuntu 12.10 Developer Summit about what Canonical does with OEMs and ODMs. He also tossed out some rather interesting numbers about the adoption of Ubuntu Linux...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODM
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTA5ODM
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Ubuntu 12.04s Great Flaw: No Hibernation Feature
Ubuntu 12.04 is codenamed “Precise Pangolin.” But maybe it should be called “Linux that never sleeps.” And that wouldn’t be a compliment. Au contraire — the operating system’s lack of support for hibernation, or the ability to put the computer to “sleep” using no power, is a major flaw in an otherwise great Ubuntu release. And it doesn’t bode well for Canonical’s ambitions of conquering the desktop. [url=http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/04/ubuntu-12-04s-great-flaw-no-hibernation-feature/]Here's why[/url].
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/04/ubuntu-12-04s-great-flaw-no-hibernation-feature/
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/05/04/ubuntu-12-04s-great-flaw-no-hibernation-feature/
You're in IT and you have a bad reputation at your company. You're aloof, overpaid and you don't do enough. Have you ever stopped to consider why people feel this way? It could be because the rules of engagement are changing and you need to learn to communicate better.
http://www.real-user-monitoring.com/its-reputation-problem/
http://www.real-user-monitoring.com/its-reputation-problem/