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Subject: Final stretch for openSUSE 12.2 with second release candidate
The second release candidate includes numerous bug fixes and updates as the distribution heads towards its delayed mid-September release
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Final-stretch-for-openSUSE-12-2-with-second-release-candidate-1659566.html/from/rss
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Final-stretch-for-openSUSE-12-2-with-second-release-candidate-1659566.html/from/rss
Sadly, just the name. Someone else says they own itMicrosoft has dropped "Metro", the name given to the squaretastic user interface for Windows 8 and Windows Phone, claiming it was just a code name all along.…
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03/metro_ui_name_dead/
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/03/metro_ui_name_dead/
Adobe has announced the release of Source Sans Pro, an open source font aimed at software UI use. The font comes in a variety of weights, includes all sources used in its production, and is available from Google Web Fonts
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Adobe-open-sources-its-first-font-family-1659530.html/from/rss
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Adobe-open-sources-its-first-font-family-1659530.html/from/rss
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Instapaper: A Nice Way to Save Web Pages for a Rainy Day
Instapaper is finally available on the Android platform. If you're unfamiliar with the iPhone-originating app, it's an offline reader with a difference. I've always had a problem with offline readers. Offline readers, like the good-looking Pulse, function by pulling in XML feeds online.
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/75797.html
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/75797.html
I installed Linux Mint 13 LTS "Maya" Xfce on my personal laptop today, and it seems to be working really well in replicating my old experience. So far I'm pretty happy with it.
http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-installation-of-linux-mint-13-maya.html
http://dasublogbyprashanth.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-installation-of-linux-mint-13-maya.html
Urban Terror is one of the most popular multiplayer FPS games for Linux. Created by Frozen Sand studio, the game features realistic weapons, gameplay and maps based on real world environments.
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/08/urban-terror-42-beta-released-for-linux.html
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/08/urban-terror-42-beta-released-for-linux.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: HOW TO INSTALL MATE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT 1.4.0 ON UBUNTU 12.04/LINUX MINT 13/DEBIAN
MATE Desktop Environment 1.4.0 has been released and announced by Mate Desktop Developer team. MATE Desktop Environment is a traditional looking desktop environment derived from Gnome 2, specially designed for Gnome 2 Fans who did not want to switch to Gnome 3 for several reason.
http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/08/how-to-install-mate-1-4-0-on-ubuntu-12-04linux-mint-13debian.html
http://ubuntuportal.com/2012/08/how-to-install-mate-1-4-0-on-ubuntu-12-04linux-mint-13debian.html
Todd Robinson from On-Disk.com is trying to create and release 31 different usable and complete Linux distros everyday in August 2012. Three distros have been released, they are named SING, SOHO and Debian_live_VTWM.
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/flavors-of-fun-project-started.html
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/flavors-of-fun-project-started.html
Android is based on the Linux kernel, same as other Linux based operating systems, however is quite easy to use for many.Linux on the other hand, has seen usability vastly improve over the years. However, it looks like usability is yet to become a critical factor in Linux development, yet remains a stumbling block for many adopters, despite being free. This leaves Linux a preserve for technical users who can figure out the many configurations that need to be tweaked time and again.Android is proof enough that a more usable linux experience would lead to more Linux users. How long before we get there?
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=464C657D-9CAF-80EF-4A4C617A5DEA4F1A
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=464C657D-9CAF-80EF-4A4C617A5DEA4F1A
Let’s be realistic for a moment here. I believe that there is not a single Fedora user who doesn’t use repositories that conflict with Fedora’s policy and default selection ideology. Not even the most hardcore Fedora developers can use the completely useless system that Fedora is out of the box, without adding third party sources and pieces of proprietary software.
http://worldofgnome.org/kororaa-17-what-fedora-should-be/
http://worldofgnome.org/kororaa-17-what-fedora-should-be/
MediaBox is the most simplistic media player you’ll ever use. It uses GStreamer and is able to playback all the files supported by it.This means that you can play both music and video files using MediaBox to do it, using very little resources and a very simple way to choose the files you want to playback.
http://worldofgnome.org/simple-playback-with-mediabox/
http://worldofgnome.org/simple-playback-with-mediabox/
Sometimes, human minds get stuck without a reason between two options, jumping from the one to the other, never finding exactly what they are looking for. This is what happens to most people with today’s browsers. Almost no one completely likes Firefox and Chrome for their own personal reasons, but everyone keeps trying both when a newer version becomes available. Time to make a step towards something “greener” and give Midori a try!
http://worldofgnome.org/speed-up-with-midori/
http://worldofgnome.org/speed-up-with-midori/
After Cinnamon, Muffin and MDM, the Linux Mint team works on yet another fork: Nemo, a file manager forked from Nautilus 3.4.x.
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/nemo-linux-mint-team-forks-nautilus.html
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/nemo-linux-mint-team-forks-nautilus.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Quick review for SING, first distro of 31 Flavors for Fun project
SING is the first distro released by Todd Robinson for his 31 Flavors of Fun ( there are 4 available distros already). Here is a quick review for SING with some screenshots of this distro in live CD mode.
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/quick-review-for-sing-first-distro-of.html
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/quick-review-for-sing-first-distro-of.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Left 4 Dead 2 runs faster on Ubuntu than on Windows
In the recent post on the Valve's Linux Blog, the Linux team of the company, as promised, has reported about the performance optimizations they have done for the coming Linux products. In fact they already achieved a big progress getting Left 4 Dead 2 running faster on Ubuntu than on Windows 7 after performing a series of optimizations in the last time.
http://www.steamforlinux.com/?q=en/node/74
http://www.steamforlinux.com/?q=en/node/74
Days after it was publicly revealed that a security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Linux driver easily yields root system access, NVIDIA has updated their proprietary graphics driver to address this problem...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1Mzk
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1Mzk
Oliver McFadden has been working on renderer improvements to the open-source id Tech 4 engine for the Doom 3 game. This project is now going under the name Dante...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1NDE
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1NDE
Summer is when most people in the world spend their holidays, and spending holidays means having some free time to spend. One of the best things to do with that free time of yours is to relax through a good book reading.
http://worldofgnome.org/manage-your-e-books-with-calibre/
http://worldofgnome.org/manage-your-e-books-with-calibre/
Red Hater David Zeuthen in his blog introduces all the new features in Gnome Disks 3.6 and also refers to the upcoming new options for Gnome 3.8. There are some nice additions; some are just optics and some are useful tools, but in my opinion not everything is perfect and complete.
http://worldofgnome.org/a-preview-of-gnome-disks-3-6/
http://worldofgnome.org/a-preview-of-gnome-disks-3-6/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Intel X.Org Update Restores 830GM/845G Acceleration
Chris Wilson of Intel OTC put out another point release to the xf86-video-intel 2.20.x DDX driver on Saturday...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1Mzg
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1Mzg