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Subject: id Software: Linux Hasn't Produced Positive Results
While id Software was known for years as being a Linux-friendly game company with providing native ports of their in-house titles with support for the id Tech engines on Linux, this is no longer the case. John Carmack, the founder of id Software, has lost his commitment to seeing Linux support...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1NDA
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE1NDA
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Adobe debuts its first open source type family
Adobe has announced Source Sans Pro, a new and free open source type family, which is the first of its kind from the software provider. The Source Sans Pro family currently includes six weights, from ExtraLight to Black, in upright and italic styles. Adobe is also offering language support for Latin script (including Western and Eastern European languages), Vietnamese, the pinyin Romanization of Chinese, and Navajo.
http://www.zdnet.com/adobe-debuts-its-first-open-source-type-family-7000002114/
http://www.zdnet.com/adobe-debuts-its-first-open-source-type-family-7000002114/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: First beta for Debian 7.0's installation media
The first beta of the installation media for Debian 7.0 brings bug fixes, minor improvements and updated software features for testing
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/First-beta-for-Debian-7-0-s-installation-media-1660280.html/from/rss
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/First-beta-for-Debian-7-0-s-installation-media-1660280.html/from/rss
In this HowTo I will describe how to prepare a CentOS 6.3 server for OpenVZ. With OpenVZ you can create multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) on the same hardware, similar to Xen and the Linux Vserver project. OpenVZ is the open-source branch of Virtuozzo, a commercial virtualization solution used by many providers that offer virtual servers. The OpenVZ kernel patch is licensed under the GPL license, and the user-level tools are under the QPL license.
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-and-using-openvz-on-centos-6.3
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-and-using-openvz-on-centos-6.3
The purpose of this article is to identify the finest open source painting software available for Linux. Paint software is designed to imitate closely traditional painting mediums and effects. Typically, this type of software works best with a graphic tablet.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20120805053739468/PaintingTools.html
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20120805053739468/PaintingTools.html
In my desktop I use Xubuntu 12.04, and today i noticed that this distribution shippedd by default the Zeitgeist daemon, a thing that I’m not using at all and that is using resources of my system, so I’ve decided to remove this daemon totally from my system, please note that if you use Gnome 3 or Unity you could have some side effect, or perhaps the system will just become more faster, like the author of the article: Removing Zeitgeist Sped Up Unity .
http://linuxaria.com/howto/how-to-remove-zeitgeist-in-ubuntu-and-why?lang=en
http://linuxaria.com/howto/how-to-remove-zeitgeist-in-ubuntu-and-why?lang=en
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: News: Linux Top 3: KDE 4.9, Linux 3.6 and Fedora's New MATE
There has been some debate lately about whether or not GNOME has gone off the deep end into an abyss. Whether or not that's true is debatable. What is certain though, is that on the Linux Planet the Linux desktop is not an endangered species with no shortage of viable, sustainable options.
http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/kde-4.9-linux-3.6-and-fedoras-new-mate.html
http://www.linuxplanet.com/news/kde-4.9-linux-3.6-and-fedoras-new-mate.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: AHCI vs. IDE Modes With A SATA 3.0 SSD On Linux
Days ago benchmarks were shared from OpenBenchmarking.org that compared AHCI and IDE modes under Linux when it came to the resulting disk performance. There was a fair amount of interest generated out of that so some AHCI vs. IDE mode comparisons from a Serial ATA 3.0 SSD on an Ubuntu Linux host were benchmarked at Phoronix.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17708
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17708
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Ballmer's biggest blunder ever? The mis-naming of Metro
Under Steve Ballmer, Microsoft has become a stagnant technology company, but until the Metro trademark fiasco I didn't think Ballmer was an incompetent business manager.
http://www.zdnet.com/ballmers-biggest-blunder-ever-the-mis-naming-of-metro-7000002111/
http://www.zdnet.com/ballmers-biggest-blunder-ever-the-mis-naming-of-metro-7000002111/
Bridge 2012.8 is out. It was requested a lot, and now it's here: GRUB 2 is the default bootloader in Bridge Linux 2012.8. There are a few notes about this - first, the bootloader install should detect all operating systems on the system, but it will change the root kernel parameter of Arch installs with a vanilla kernel. There are quite a few changes: fixed the /etc/hosts file; fixed the Xfce X respawn error; fixed some mkinitcpio issues; fixed the installer; added French and Turkish language support in the installer.
http://www.chrishaney.com/?linux&release=Bridge%202012.8%20Xfce
http://www.chrishaney.com/?linux&release=Bridge%202012.8%20Xfce
Since Valve announced their official support for Steam into Linux platform, everyone is acting crazy. Quite recently, Valve’s boss – Mr.Gabe, said that “Windows 8 will be a catastrophe for PC game makers”. The next day, Blizzard’s vice president – Mr.Newell shared his thoughts via twitter saying that “I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space* – not awesome for Blizzard either”. The questions is …
http://www.unixmen.com/opengl-vs-directx-1-0/
http://www.unixmen.com/opengl-vs-directx-1-0/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: MATE vs Unity, GNOME 3: Open Source Desktop's Future?
MATE, the open-source desktop environment whose name no one is sure how to pronounce, is now nearly a year old. Many of us never thought it would make it this far, but the interface has held own against competitors like Unity and GNOME Shell. But does MATE have a long-term future in the fast-evolving world of desktop Linux? Here are some thoughts.
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/08/05/mate-vs-unity-gnome-3-open-source-desktops-future/
http://www.thevarguy.com/2012/08/05/mate-vs-unity-gnome-3-open-source-desktops-future/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Gjs + Clutter Samples | Create some simple Actors
I have spend endless hours playing Nibbles (Gnome Snake Game) in the past, but this game now feels old. So I decided to write my own Snake Game for Gnome. I will use Clutter and JavaScript which is quite powerful combination, and I though to make some samples here, to enable people to write their own Gnome Apps.I’ll make some tutorials, in image/text processing, event driven programming, effects / animations / timelines, drawing with Cairo and Cogl and finally a simple Graph Scene.
http://worldofgnome.org/gjs-clutter-samples-create-some-simple-actors/
http://worldofgnome.org/gjs-clutter-samples-create-some-simple-actors/
Microsoft is apparently unwilling to discuss the reasons behind its move to a so-called secure boot process for Windows 8, the next release of its operating system.
http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/56075-microsoft-mum-on-reasons-for-secure-boot
http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/56075-microsoft-mum-on-reasons-for-secure-boot
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Create a Bootable Live USB Thumb Drive or Rescue Drive Using UNetbootin
UNetbootin is a simple no frills tool, the type of program that used to populate the shelves at Egghead and other software stores back before the Internet changed everything. Using it to make a bootable USB drive from an ISO image is so easy even your grandmother could do it. Not only that, the application comes equipped to download and copy quite a few tools that might come in handy on a rescue drive.The first choice you make after opening UNetbootin is between “Distribution” and “Diskimage.” If you choose the first option, you then choose a distro and version from two drop down list boxes. If the distro you need is on the list, this saves you the chore of downloading the image yourself, it’s all done for you. In addition, this list includes the tools you need for a good rescue operation, such as Parted Magick, Dr. Web Antivirus and NTPasswd.
http://fossforce.com/2012/08/create-bootable-live-usb-thumb-drive-rescue-drive-unetbootin/
http://fossforce.com/2012/08/create-bootable-live-usb-thumb-drive-rescue-drive-unetbootin/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: TLWIR 43: You Know That the GNU/LInux Shift is Coming When the Eggheads Start Conspiring
Wikipedia defines a cabal as a type of conspiracy where like-minded officials form an association to further the group’s shared cause. This is exactly what is happening: a group of software and hardware engineers have decided that GNU/Linux may be the road forward as Windows 8’s arrival looms. What is happening is inevitable: NOTHING lasts forever.
http://beginlinux.com/blog/2012/08/tlwir-43-you-know-that-the-gnulinux-shift-is-coming-when-the-eggheads-start-conspiring/
http://beginlinux.com/blog/2012/08/tlwir-43-you-know-that-the-gnulinux-shift-is-coming-when-the-eggheads-start-conspiring/
Nvidia has closed a hole in its proprietary graphics driver for Unix systems that allowed attackers to gain root-level access
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/NVIDIA-closes-hole-in-proprietary-Unix-driver-1660471.html/from/rss
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/NVIDIA-closes-hole-in-proprietary-Unix-driver-1660471.html/from/rss
While most mainstream Linux distros come with photo management software, these applications are more suited for shutterbugs than serious amateurs and professional photographers.
http://scribblesandsnaps.com/linux-tools-for-serious-photographers/
http://scribblesandsnaps.com/linux-tools-for-serious-photographers/
Pierre Schmitz has announced the availability of a new installation CD/USB image for Arch Linux, version 2012.08.04: "The August snapshot of our live and install media comes with updated packages and the following changes on top of the previous iso image: GRUB 2.00 instead of the legacy 0.9 version is available; the installation guide can be found at /root/install.txt; ZSH with Grml's configuration is used as interactive shell to provide a user friendly and more convenient environment, this includes completion support for pacstrap, arch-chroot, pacman and most other tools; the network daemon, which will automatically setup your network if DHCP is available, is started by default.
http://linux4everybody.blogspot.in/2012/08/arch-linux-20120804-has-been-released.html
http://linux4everybody.blogspot.in/2012/08/arch-linux-20120804-has-been-released.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Use location entry in Nautilus in Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon
Use location entry in Nautilus in Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/location-entry-nautilus-linux-mint.html
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/08/location-entry-nautilus-linux-mint.html