[News] New Reviews of GNU/Linux Applications (or Windows Applications Running Under GNU/Linux)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Deluge – An Awesome But Unappreciated Cross-Platform BitTorrent Client ,----[ Quote ] | By now, most MakeUseOf readers should know | all about BitTorrent, the most popular peer- | to-peer technology on the web. We’ve talked | about the protocol more than once, and even | released the Big Book of Bittorrent—a great | place to start if you find bittorrent too | confusing for your use. | | There are thousands of BitTorrent clients on | the market; that is, thousands of | applications you can use to download files | using BitTorrent technology. If you’re | curious which BitTorrent program is the | best, everyone has their own favorite – but | today, we’re going to profile what I believe | is an underappreciated piece of software: | Deluge. `---- http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/deluge-awesome-unappreciated-crossplatform-bittorrent-client/ (+) Best of Both Worlds: Windows Genealogy Programs on Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Luckily, most any of today's Linux | workstation products can run most any | Windows program, including all the common | genealogy programs (The Master Genealogist, | Legacy Family Tree, Ancestral Quest, Family | Tree Maker, etc.). Anyone who uses Linux | does not need to feel left out. | | Several Windows emulators or virtualization | products are available for Linux users. In | fact, WINE (which stands for "WINE Is Not an | Emulator) is very popular. WINE has the | advantage of running W...

[News] A Look at New GNU/Linux Distro (Qubes) and Review of YlmF GNU/Linux OS
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 New Open-Source OS Will Feature 'Disposable' Virtual Machines ,----[ Quote ] | Invisible Things Lab is creating these | lightweight, throwaway VMs that work with | traditional virtual machines in Qubes, the | open-source, Xen-based OS it plans to | release in beta later this summer. Qubes | was architected to minimize the attack | surface in the VM environment. `---- http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225300299 YlmF OS - Ni Hao! ,----[ Quote ] | YlmF is ...

[News] Review of Windows Applications on GNU/Linux, Other Killer Applications for GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Wine, Linux and Multimedia Software (Part 1) ,----[ Quote ] | Installing Ubuntu was easy, with all of my hardware being automatically | detected including my laser printer. I was immediately impressed with how | simple everything is to use. Some of the software that I used under | Windows is also available under Linux. Skype, FireFox, and OpenOffice are | three of my most frequently used applications, and the transition to Linux | for these applications was painless. However, there remained one | significant barrier to becoming productive under Linux. Unfortunately, the | developers of many of my favorite Windows software have decided not to | release a Linux version. Whilst there are Linux alternatives for many of | these applications (some of which, no doubt, are just as good or in fact | even better than what I had been using in the Windows world), this did not | alter the fact that I would need to learn how a large set of new software | worked. Do not get me wrong, I love experimenting with fresh software. But | to be faced with having to learn about so many new applications | simultaneously was a bit daunting. `---- http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20090904192118400/WineMultimedia.html Creating Pseudo-3D Imagery with GIMP: Part 1 ,----[ Quote ] | Here again, I would stress that nothing beats a properly planned image, | that applies to all genres you can think of. Some might think it's a waste | of pr...

[News] GNU/Linux-only Applications in Review, NCP Brings Gateway to GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Complete and Utter (Linux Desktop) Apps ,----[ Quote ] | What interests me about these completist apps | is that they are commonplace in FOSS and rare | in proprietary software. The reason is probably | that FOSS has more demanding and independent- | minded users, many of whom are also developers | and in a position to insist on their own | preferences `---- http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3845641/Complete-and-Utter-Linux-Desktop-Apps.htm Hybrid IPsec / SSL VPN Gateway for Linux Operating Systems ,----[ Quote ] | NCP engineering GmbH today announced the | availability of software-based NCP Secure | Enterprise Server for Linux operating systems. `---- http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Ncp-Engineering-1066058.html Recent: Marble is a polished jewel ,----[ Quote ] | Marble is a spectacular piece of software. It is beautiful, thorough, | detailed, well laid out, fast, robust, and responsive. And you can enjoy it | without any needs for a powerful graphics card. It runs well on modest | hardware, which only makes it even more wondrous. | | For people who like geography, Marble is a great bonus. It also seems like an | excellent tool for teaching people (and kids) the wonders of our Planet in a | fun and exciting way. I wish I had something like this when I was growing up! | | Marble is simply great. You have to try it! `---- http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/marble.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATUR...

[News] Lugaru for GNU/Linux Updated; Another New Video Editor for GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Lugaru Linux Update! ,----[ Quote ] | Lugaru, the classic ninja rabbit fighting game known for its brutal melee | combat, has just been updated by expert programmer Ryan Gordon, aka Icculus. `---- http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/11591.html OpenShot - a new Linux Video Editor ,----[ Quote ] | If you want to edit your own videos & you are running Linux on your desktop, | you must have a look at OpenShot - a non-linear video editor. A Developer | Preview is available now, version 0.9.22. `---- http://www.itrunsonlinux.com/news/86-openshot-a-new-linux-video-editor Recent: Lugaru Released for Windows and Linux on Archive Games ,----[ Quote ] | Lugaru is designed to run well on a wide variety of machines and is available | for both Windows and Linux. While not requiring much hardware horsepower, | Lugaru is detailed in key areas that make a big difference to gameplay -- for | instance, wolves can smell blood on your blade if it is not wiped off, or | smashing enemies into walls can crack the surface. `---- http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/43849/Lugaru-Released-for-Windows-and-Linux-on-Archive-Games Games : New Lugaru Linux release ,----[ Quote ] | Lugaru, the classic ninja rabbit fighting game known for its  melee combat, | has just been updated by expert programmer Ryan Gordon, aka Icculus. `---- http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2600 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: G...

[News] GNU/Linux Desktop for Senior People Has Competition: *Another* GNU/Linux Business
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 PCs for technophobes go head-to-head ,----[ Quote ] | New Alex laptop takes on Valerie Singleton's | SimplicITy range | | A UK vendor has launched a new specialised | notebook aimed at technophobes and computer | novices, adding to what is rapidly becoming a | mini-sector of ‘idiot-proof’ PCs. | | [...] | | “We are competing with SimplicITy to an | extent, but what you get from us is support,” | Holmes told PCR. “Where SimplicITy has taken | a flavour of Linux and offered you four big | buttons to click, I think it just leaves you | there. What we’re saying is this is a | subscription – you pay by the month so we | will be with you every step of the way.” | | As Holmes suggests, this service comes at a | cost. On top of the £400 price tag for the | 15.4-inch laptop (soon to be upgraded to | 15.6-inch), users must pay a monthly fee of | £9.99, or £24.99 if they want broadband too. `---- http://www.pcr-online.biz/news/33252/PCs-for-technophobes-go-head-to-head Recent: SimplicITy – Linux for everyone! ,----[ Quote ] | SimplicITy is offered in two different | suites (£435.99 & £525.99 respectively), | but what you have to consider is this is for | a complete solution (no pondering over which | version is most suitable). A new user | buying a Windows PC for example is probably | going to be presented with choices to make | that they are relying on the salesperson to | know wh...

[News] Skype for GNU/Linux 2.1 is Near, More Applications for GNU/Linux Reviewed
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Skype for Linux 2.1 Beta 2 adds screen sharing ,----[ Quote ] | Nearly five months after the release of the | first beta, the Skype for Linux developers | have announced the availability of the | second beta for version 2.1 of their Linux | Skype client. In addition to several | localisation updates and bug fixes, version | 2.1.0.81 of Skype for Linux adds a number | of new features that have been available on | Mac and Windows editions of Skype for some | time. The full release for Windows is | currently at version 4.1 and for Mac OS X | is at version 2.8. `---- http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Skype-for-Linux-2-1-Beta-2-adds-screen-sharing-909596.html Try The New Terminator 0.90 (Alpha 1) http://www.webupd8.org/2010/01/try-new-terminator-090-alpha-1.html Review: Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 – Making life easier in Ubuntu ,----[ Quote ] | It’s called Ubuntu tweak and you can get it | from http://ubuntu-tweak.com/. The new version | of Ubuntu tweak (0.5) came out about 2 weeks | ago and has some improvements in it so go | ahead and grab it from their website. `---- http://duncsweb.com/2010/01/20/review-ubuntu-tweak-0-5-making-life-easier-in-ubuntu/ Recent: Skype tells the FCC to require net neutrality. ,----[ Quote ] | VOICE OVER IP AND CHAT OUTFIT Skype has | been pressing its case in favour of net | neutrality to the US Federal Communications | Commision (FCC). | | Skype, which is based on its own | propriet...

[News] SynaptiCAD Targets GNU/Linux, Review of Feed-reading Application for GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 SynaptiCAD launches 64bit simulation environment ,----[ Quote ] | SynaptiCAD has released a 64bit Linux | version of Verilogger Extreme, a Verilog | simulation and debug environment. | | The 64bit simulator runs 30 per cent | faster than the 32bit version and can | simulate much larger designs. | | This is because 64bit Linux applications | can use a system's full memory, while | 32bit applications are limited to 3GB of | memory. `---- http://www.electronicstalk.com/news/syv/syv105.html Newsbeuter feed reader ,----[ Quote ] | News comes along thick and fast these | days, and to keep on top of it all a feed | reader is essential. Most news services | and blogs worth their salt utilize RSS | (really simple syndication) feeds to make | gathering this information easier. Once | you have your feeds from all of your | favourite sites set up, you never really | have to manually visit the sites ever | again: instead the news is brought | straight to you. So, with Newsbeuter 2.1 | out just last month, I took the | opportunity to try out the latest version | of my favourite terminal-based feed reader | and catch up with the lead developer | Andreas Krennmair. `---- http://linuxspin.org/2010/01/12/newsbeuter-feed-reader/ Recent: 5 RSS Feed Readers for Linux ,----[ Quote ] | Here are 5 of the most popular, standalone feed reader applications for | Linux. I didn't include feed readers which come with a...

[News] New Audiocasts About GNU/Linux: Linux Basement and Linux Outlaws
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 LB - Episode 44 - Jay and Friends by Linux Basement http://www.linuxbasement.com/content/lb-episode-44-jay-and-friends-linux-basement Linux Outlaws 117 - May the Schwartz Be With You ,----[ Quote ] | In this episode, we interview Randal L. Schwartz about | Perl, Merlyn and Stonehenge, BSD, being a professional | comedian, how Karaoke saved his life, the Schwartzian | transform, FLOSS Weekly and much more. `---- http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/117 Recent: Linux Outlaws 104 - The Linux In-Laws ,----[ Quote ] | On this week’s show: Launchpad goes open source, the real reason why | Microsoft contributed code to the kernel, Intel thinks it has human rights, | why the Swedish Pirate Party might endanger the GPL and much more. `---- http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/104 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkrd2qMACgkQU4xAY3RXLo5FbwCfcK7KAJFvWlUB81EttdqrT8SR W6IAn1GNEoHKAlinsiUB0QuwBzGhU3Qq =u/rH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:30 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > LB - Episode 44 - Jay and Friends by Linux Basement > > http://www.linuxbasement.com/content/lb-episode-44-jay-and-friends-linux-basement > > Linux Outlaws 117 - May the Schwartz Be With You More low budget crap. Can't you guys get some decent equipment? It sounds like everyone is talking through a cup and a string. Oh an...

[News] New Releases of GNU/Linux: Bio-Linux and Portable Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bio-Linux goes global ,----[ Quote ] | The NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre (NEBC), based at the UK Centre | for Ecology & Hydrology, has released the latest version of NEBC Bio-Linux, a | specialised computing system designed for the environmental genomics research | community. `---- http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/informationstechnologie/bio_linux_global_125318.html Portable Linux is now available ,----[ Quote ] | I've written a small application to create bootable, multi-purpose USB drives | out of Ubun...

[News] Review of Miniature GNU/Linux Server (OpenBlock), More GNU/Linux Servers
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [Review] OpenBlock S600, a powerful server in the palm of your hand ,----[ Quote ] | Entirely made in Japan, the OpenBlockS600 | may not feature the most exciting design | ever made to mankind, but who would argue | that design for this kind of a product is | important? After all, what we want and | need here is something extremely reliable, | easy to handle and rock solid… And believe | me, the OpenBlockS600 is ALL of those in | one tiny white aluminum box. `---- http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-19608-%5BReview%5D+OpenBlock+S600,+a+powerful+server+in+the+palm+of+your+hand.html InfoWorld review: Desktop virtualization for Windows and Linux heats up ,----[ Quote ] | Desktop virtualization is one of those | technologies that confound the experts. | Just when you think you've got it figured | out, along comes some interloping | development to upset the apple cart. Most | recently, that role has fallen to Sun's | VirtualBox, the plucky open source VM | solution that's quickly gobbling up the | general-purpose desktop virtualization | space left vacant by Microsoft and VMware. | Users from the three major platforms -- | Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux -- are | flocking to VirtualBox for its | scalability, robust networking, and | bargain price point (it's free). `---- http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142358/InfoWorld_review_Desktop_virtualization_for_Windows_and_Linux_heats_up Storag...

[News] Themes for Chromium (Linux), Other New Application Listings for GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 New Themes for Chromium(Google Chrome) in Linux - A Screenshot Tour ,----[ Quote ] | I have been using Chromium in Ubuntu for the past | two months or so and i am already loving it! | Chromuim web browser, which even have flash | support enabled, has changed by a huge margin, and | definitely deserves your default browser status. | New updates are coming almost everyday and we have | already seen how to install Chromium in Ubuntu the | right way. Now it is time to theme your Chromium | in Ubuntu. `---- http://ubuntumanual.org/posts/249/new-themes-for-chromium-google-chrome-in-linux-a-screenshot-tour Best 5 PDF Readers for Linux http://penguininside.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-5-pdf-readers-for-linux.html Download Lots of Files with Multiget ,----[ Quote ] | Avid downloader? You’re probably scouring the | entire internet for the things you need. Whether | it’s images, text files or music or something | else, you could use MultiGet to manage your | downloads. There’s a graphical user interface for | you unlike wget which is something you run on the | command line. `---- http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/download-lots-of-files-with-multiget/ Beautify the Terminal http://linux.gauravlive.com/general/beautify-the-terminal/ Recent: Linux Google Chrome Shines ,----[ Quote ] | The Google Chrome browser is still available as a | stable build only for Windows, but it turns out that you | can get a dev build fo...

[News] New CrossOver for GNU/Linux Gaming, More AIR Applications for Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 CrossOver Games 7.2.0 Released ,----[ Quote ] | It has been a number of months since CrossOver Games was last updated, but | this morning CodeWeavers has issued a new update for this software based upon | WINE that allows gamers to run their favorite DirectX and OpenGL Windows | titles on Linux. `---- http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzA5NA What CL Desktop has on Craigslist (and what it doesn't) ,----[ Quote ] | CL Desktop is a new Adobe AIR application (for Windows, Mac, and Linux) that | pulls Craigslist.com...

[News] GNU/Linux Desktop With Memory Footprint of 18 MB, IdeaCentre with GNU/Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Your way is the right way ,----[ Quote ] | That’s this machine, of course, with a Grub- | to-console boot time of 23 seconds (including | the time it takes to snap the framebuffer into | place), a full-workload memory footprint of | less than 18Mb and taking up around 1Gb of | hard drive space. Jump in any time. `---- http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/your-way-is-the-right-way/ Lenovo IdeaCentre Q110 ,----[ Quote ] | The Q110 is a marked improvement over the Q100 | for movie playback and thin-client computing, | especially in Ubuntu Remix for Netbooks. `---- http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/lenovo-ideacentre-q110/ Recent: Antique Linux on an Antique PC ,----[ Quote ] | Lying about somewhere in my loft, I uncovered a Targa TS30AS laptop, from | sometime in the early to mid 1990s. I’d thrown out the battery ages ago, and | the machine is almost as old as me, so I had a certain nostalgia using the | DOS/Windows 95 system that was installed on it. | | Nevertheless, I wanted to see if it could be pushed a little further. The | specs of this machine are laughable by today’s standards: 8miB of RAM, a ~75 | or 100mHz CPU (a 486DX2) and a 500miB hard drive. This beast is ancient, | without doubt. `---- http://crashedpips.co.uk/wordpress/2009/04/12/antique-linux-on-an-antique-pc/ Giving life back to an OLD laptop ,----[ Quote ] | This laptop belongs to a good friend and she loved it when I told her that we | can ...

[News] New GNU/Linux User Finds Migration from Windows to GNU/Linux Easy
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Interview with a new Linux user ,----[ Quote ] | Q12: It's been a few weeks since you switched to Linux. How has it been | overall? Do you plan to stick with it long-term? | | A: Overall it's been about the same as Windows. Something about Vista still | creeps me out, so it feels good using an OS that doesn't feel evil. I like | being able to get pretty much any program I want free and on demand. `---- http://briancarper.net/2008/08/30/interview-with-a-new-linux-user/ Other bloggers like Leif appear to be moving to GNU/Linux...

[News] Pagico Comes to GNU/Linux, Miro 2.0 on GNU/Linux Reviewed
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Pagico v3.2.2 r625 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Ubuntu ,----[ Quote ] | We’re excited to let you know that a new release (revision 625) for Pagico | v3.2.2 is now available for all the supported platforms: Windows, Mac, and | Ubuntu (8.04 and 8.10). `---- http://www.pagico.com/blog/pagico-v322-r625-is-now-available-for-windows-mac-and-ubuntu.html Mini Review: Miro 2.0 ,----[ Quote ] | I like Miro quite a bit. It does a decent job of pulling together the | functionality of a lot of separate application and combining them into ...

[News] Nero Linux 4 for GNU/Linux Reviewed, Warzone 2100, and Other Linux Software
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nero Linux 4 - Still the Best Burning Tool for Linux? ,----[ Quote ] | I was a little underwhelmed, and I actually | had to dig deep to see what was new. | According to the company, these are the | newest features: | | * Nero Linux Express | * More advanced options for burning all | types of media | * ISOLINUX Bootable CD/DVD/BD Support | * BD Defect Management | * Enhanced Audio Format Support - AIFF | and MusePack | | "That's it?" See what I mean? It's been | two-and-a-half years since Nero Linux 3, | and this is what's updated? Nero Linux | Express is admittedly a nice update, but | the rest are going to appeal to a rather | slim audience - especially the Blu-ray | defect feature (essentially a more robust | verification process). Well, the new | features might be slim, but let's take a | look at the application as it stands today | and see if it's worth your $20. `---- http://techgage.com/article/nero_linux_4_-_still_the_best_burning_tool_for_linux Shall we play a game? ,----[ Quote ] | What is different about Warzone 2100 is the | way you can design your own war machines. | There are over 400 different technologies | [sic] to choose from. All previous games I | have seen only have a set of specific types | of unchanging selections. With Warzone you | can do research which provides new | abilities. You can then mix and match those | abilit...

[News] New Audiocasts With GNU/Linux: Linux Outlaws, Linux Link Tech Show
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Linux Outlaws 153 - Tinfoil Wallpaper Millionaire ,----[ Quote ] | This week on Linux Outlaws: Google and OSI | fighting over WebM, FSF enforces GPL in the | iTunes Store, Poettering now aiming at the | init system, Microsoft sponsoring LinuxTag, | Pac-Man madness and much more… `---- http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/153 The Linux Link Tech Show #356 6/2/10 http://tllts.org/mirror.php?fname=tllts_356-06-02-10.ogg EU targets toxic chemicals in electronics ,----[ Quote ] | A group of chip makers including IBM, Samsung ...

[News] Geekbox Boots GNU/Linux from USB, Sony Vaio Comes with GNU/Linux Desktop
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Geekbox ,----[ Quote ] | Taking a break from Mumbuntu blog posts. I | mentioned this on the latest epsiode of the | Ubuntu Podcast that we released yesterday. I | see Fab from Linux Outlaws has blogged about | his geekbox. `---- http://popey.com/blog/2010/02/18/geekbox/ Sony VAIO VPCEC1M1E/WI review ,----[ Quote ] | Three hotkeys are fitted on the chassis, just | above the keyboard. The Assist button helps | you diagnose and solve any issues you may | have with the laptop, while the Web button | lets you boot up a...

[News] Kubuntu GNU/Linux 9.10 and Ubuntu GNU/Linux 9.10 Reviews
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kubuntu Linux 9.10 ,----[ Quote ] | I’m please to (mostly) give this release of | Kubuntu a thumbs up. Yes, there were some | things I didn’t like but overall I think | this is a step up from the last release and | it’s quite usable. I’d like to see a better | software management tool but it is | functional as it is (though it leaves much | to be desired in some ways) and I don’t | think it’s a show-stopper. | | Kubuntu can be used by beginners and more | experienced users alike. However, beginners | might want to opt for the KDE version of | Linux Mint after it is updated to | incorporate the latest version of Ubuntu | (9.10). It’s not that Kubuntu isn’t worth | using, it’s just that Linux Mint is a bit | more elegant and includes additional | software that makes using it easier and more | comfortable right from the start. | | Still, I think that Kubuntu is worth a | download and well worth considering if | you’re a KDE fan. `---- http://desktoplinuxreviews.com/2009/11/04/kubuntu-linux-9-10/ Ubuntu 9.10 review: Karmic Koala ,----[ Quote ] | Nonetheless, there’s virtually nothing an | Ubuntu desktop machine can’t do that a | Windows one can, and it’s all for free. For | that reason alone it makes a lot of sense to | at least consider a roll-out or a | feasibility study to assess the costs of | staff retraining, should you decide to | abandon the Microsoft ship. `---- http://www.itpro.co.uk/617119/...

[News] Dell Adopt Another GNU/Linux Distribution and Looks Into GNU/Linux-only Devices (ARM)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dell Switches to Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Looks Into Smartbooks ,----[ Quote ] | Currently, Dell offers Ubuntu Linux 8.04 on its Mini 10v netbook, but will | soon (in the next few weeks actually) be upgrading to version 9.04 (codenamed | Jaunty Jackalope). On its future netbooks, the company is planning to | pre-loading Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is specifically designed for smaller | screen sizes. `---- http://netbookboards.com/dell/dell-switches-to-ubuntu-netbook-remix-looks-into-smartbooks/ Recent: Linux on Netbooks ,----[ Quote ] | There are many reasons that this is news. Dell is the quintessential user | computing device vendor. They have a well recognized brand and off and on, | have courted Linux on the desktop. Linux has a lower acquisition cost for a | hardware vendor -- and on a $300 computing device, there isn't a lot of | margin. | | Barring all of that strategic schpew -- the fact is, my wife uses an Ubuntu | laptop and seems to have taken to the netbook with a minimum of fuss. I use | her viewpoint as an indicator of sorts. She doesn't hold much back in terms | of criticism -- if it sucks I'm going to hear about it in short order. She's | not a technology lightweight -- she uses facebook, email and web browsing as | good or at a higher competency than all but my tightest technological | contacts -- but she's not a programmer or IT type. `---- http://fericyde.blogspot.com/2009/08/lin...

[News] New PMP Linux-based and Works Well with GNU/Linux Desktops
River + Linux= Kick A*s PMP! ,----[ Quoet | iRiver doesn't miss a chance to say something to the geek masses. This time, | while they're working on the P10 portable media player, they’re also | developing a cool Linux based PMP. Besides working great with Linux, the new | PMP also features a tethered docking station, as well as a detachable mobile | unit. `---- http://news.softpedia.com/news/iRiver-Linux-Kick-Ass-PMP-70458.shtml Related: Motorola leaves Linux users in the lurch with its Linux smartphone ,----[ Quote ] | When Motorola released its smartphone running linux...

[News] New Releases of GNU/Linux: Salix OS, KahelOS, Berry Linux
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Salix OS 13.0.2 Gets 64-bit Edition ,----[ Quote ] | George Vlahavas from the Salix OS development | team proudly announced two days before | Christmas that Salix 13.0.2 was available for | download on mirrors worldwide. The good news | for all the fans of this Slackware-based | Linux distribution is that it now has a 64- | bit edition, which is backwards compatible | with the Slackware64 operating system. | Salix64 offers an easier way to install the | XFCE desktop environment, and a software | repository with lots of packages. The Salix | developers also prepared a software | repository with dependency information for | both 32-bit and 64-bit Slackware packages. `---- http://news.softpedia.com/news/Salix-OS-13-0-2-Gets-64-bit-Edition-130609.shtml KahelOS Linux (Desktop Edition) Installer version: 12-25-2009 ,----[ Quote ] | We are glad to impart the new KahelOS Linux | Installer developed to make it much more | simple, easier and refreshing to use. `---- http://www.kahelos.org/newsdetails.php?newsid=39 Berry Linux 1.00 http://berry.sourceforge.jp/ Recent: Fragmentation good for the user, says Nokia ,----[ Quote ] | Fragmentation within mobile platforms helps handset manufacturers | and software developers to properly address customers' needs, a | senior Nokia executive has said. `---- http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013788o-2000331761b,00.htm Distribution Variation ,----[ Quote...

[News] New Video/Audiocasts About GNU/Linux and FOSS: Linux Outlaws, TLLTS, Linux Crazy
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Linux Outlaws 140 - So Say We All http://linuxoutlaws.com/podcast/140 The Linux Link Tech Show 344 3/10/10 http://www.tllts.org/audio/tllts_344-03-10-10.ogg Podcast 73 Understanding Portage and Ebuilds http://linuxcrazy.com/?q=node/87 How open source can make us a stronger society http://opensource.com/government/10/3/how-open-source-can-make-us-stronger-society Recent: The Linux Link Tech Show #343 3/3/10 http://www.tllts.org/audio/tllts_343-03-03-10.ogg Podcast Season 2 Episode 3 ,----[ Quote ] | In this episode: Version 2.6.33 of the Linux | kernel is here and it includes a new 3D | accelerated Nvidia graphics driver. | Canonical's online music store will only | provide MP3 files, and Apple sues Android | partner, HTC. We report back on our | experiences with SUSE Studio and answer our | critics in the Closed Ballot. `---- http://tuxradar.com/content/podcast-season-2-episode-3 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkuaX7AACgkQU4xAY3RXLo6aNACghLYTIArSuWvpvzhBamXVkMuo 9i8An1+1TD8EwBK0TbIXa/H2E4F0rDQa =3RUd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ...