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Microsoft Patents Operating System Shutdown

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 14:06
conceivably Tech: "Microsoft just received confirmation of a patent that hands the company the intellectual property of shutting an operating system down."

X-Entwicklung in Zahlen

Pro-Linux - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 12:58
Tiago Vignatti hat analog zu diversen Statistiken über den Linux-Kernel eine Auswertung vorgenommen, wie sich die Entwickler von X.org verteilen.

Finally We Get to Read the Mobility Assets Sale Agreement with Darl McBride

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 12:06
Groklaw: "Darl's purchase of the mobility assets was all done pretty much in the dark. We, the public were told one thing in advance, but something else after the fact. But now we get to see the final agreement."

Google Chrome 6 erschienen

Pro-Linux - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 11:18
Google hat den Webbrowser Chrome 6 für die drei unterstützten Systeme Linux, Mac OS X und Windows freigegeben. Zu den Verbesserungen zählen unter anderem Geschwindigkeitsoptimierungen und eine automatische Ausfüllfunktion für Web-Formulare.

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta veröffentlicht

Pro-Linux - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 10:09
Die Betaversion des für 10. Oktober 2010 geplanten Ubuntu 10.10 steht zum Download bereit. Auch die Netbook- und die Server-Edition sowie Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio und Mythbuntu haben den Betastatus erreicht.

8 of the Best Free Linux Personal Information Managers

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 10:06
LinuxLinks: "Now, let's explore the 8 PIM tools tools at hand. For each title we have compiled its own portal page, a full description with an in-depth analysis of its features, screenshots, together with links to relevant resources and reviews."

ApacheCon 2010 is Open for Registration

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 08:06
Linux Pro Magazine: "ApacheCon organizers have opened registration for ApacheCon 2010. The event is scheduled for November 3-5 at the Westin Peachtree hotel in Atlanta, Ga. The theme for this year's ApacheCon is "Servers, The Cloud, and Innovation.""

CodeWeavers open invitation to Wine-Doors and other closed projects users

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 06:36
Wine-Reviews: "A couple weeks back I noticed the Wine-Doors project was down and on their front page they have a message "Very very broken and I don't have time to fix it""

No Need Get Excited About Steam On Linux Again!

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 05:06
Digitizor: "The Steam on Linux rumor is up and running again."

Does the Fate of OpenSolaris Tell Us Where Unix Is Headed?

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 03:36
Enterprise Networking Planet: "That scruffy beard... those suspenders... that smug expression... You're one of those condescending Unix computer users!"

The People Who Support Linux: At Work and at Home

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 02:06
Linux.com: "Chase Crum is a U.S. Army veteran, a Shriner, an IT infrastructure manager, and a member of The Linux Foundation. This certainly does not capture all that defines Chase, but it begins to illustrate where he derives his ideas about Linux, community and giving back."

Use Ubuntu/GNOME Desktop as Alarm Clock

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 01:02
Tech Source: "You may find our Python alarm clock too geeky or complicated, so I thought I should share with you an easier way to use your Linux desktop (particularly Ubuntu and other GNOME-based distributions) as alarm clock."

Oracle Squelches Open Source Spirit

Linux Today - Fr, 09/03/2010 - 00:17
Serverwatch: "Microsoft used to be known as the Great Satan when it came to enterprise operating systems. Now it seems Oracle has taken over software hell."

Best Practices with sudo on Linux

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 22:04
Linux Planet: "Ubuntu's use of sudo to simplify Linux administration is ingenious, but barely scratches the surface of what sudo can do. Follow along as Yvo Van Doorn of Likewise Software unlocks the powers of sudo."

ArtistX 0.9 Screenshots

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 21:34
Easy Linux CDs: "ArtistX is an Ubuntu GNU/Linux-based live DVD that includes a pretty big lineup of free multimedia applications. The most recent version, ArtistX 0.9 is based on Ubuntu 9.10 and features the 2.6.31 Linux kernel, GNOME 2.28, KDE 4.3.5, Compiz Fusion, Ubiquity Installer, and more."

Three locks for your SSH door

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 21:04
IBM Developerworks: "Summary: Security always requires a multi-layered scheme. SSH is a good example of this. Methods range from simple sshd configuration through the use of PAM to specify who can use SSH, to application of port-knocking techniques, or to hide the fact that SSH access even exists."

KDE 4.5: KDE 3.5's Stability + KDE 4.0's Promised Features

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 20:34
Das U-Blog: "My last review of KDE 4.X was a bitter disappointment, as KDE 4.4 refused to work. Period. Follow the jump to see if this version of KDE works out any better."

Qt and Layouts

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 20:04
Linux Journal: "When I first started with graphics - I plotted pixels onto the screen by calculating a memory address and then poking the corresponding value. Times have changed since then."

Artikel: Ausblick auf Firefox 4.0

Pro-Linux - Do, 09/02/2010 - 20:00
Nach der vierten Betaversion sind schon viele Funktionen des kommenden Firefox 4.0 absehbar. Dieser Artikel soll einen Eindruck geben, was von dem neuen Meilenstein des Webbrowsers zu erwarten ist.

Who Contributed The Most During X Server 1.9?

Linux Today - Do, 09/02/2010 - 19:34
Phoronix: "Two years ago we compiled a list of the top contributors to the X Server over the years and that was followed by compiling a similar list of the developers behind Mesa. Tiago Vignatti has now compiled some statistics surrounding the top contributors to X.Org Server 1.9..."
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