Ubuntu-Firefox EULA Dustup Reignites OSS Licensing Debate
ars Technica: "Mozilla has received widespread criticism from within the open-source community for bundling a EULA with official binary builds of Firefox 3."
Three Blue Screens of Death and an iTunes Mess
Cyber Cynic: "Three great recent lies, but there's only one of them that's still being maintained as the truth: That Vista is a great operating system."
Condensing Perl Scripts In Linux and Unix
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Today, we present a fairly simple Perl script that will parse any file consisting of rows of numbers and print out matches meeting certain criteria."
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Cassidy: Linux Devotee Tries to Spread the Word
SiliconValley: "Yeah, penguin logo. See, Cafiero is a Linux guy. Maybe you know one -- or a Linux woman. Maybe you know that to love Linux is to live Linux -- that you don't just use free and open-source software, you embrace it and evangelize it."
Comic: Microsoft's Tree Will Fall
Linux Loop: "Comic: The Tree Will Fall"
Sun Launches New Site for Hosting Open Source Projects
OStatic: "Sun Microsystems has launched a new effort to compete with Google Code and various Forge sites with its beta site Project Kenai (pronounced Keen-Eye). According to a blog post, the site was launched quietly on Friday, and a primary goal of the site is to host open source projects and encourage collaboration on them."
How to: Debian Installation on Acer Aspire 7520 Series!
Debian Admin: "First of all We are going to download the Net-Install of Debian Lenny with can be found on the official site. For the easy way just simply click here for the direct download so you wont make mistakes."
Minimal Ubuntu 8.04 Server Install
HowtoForge: "I find myself removing packages that I don't need, especially if the packages belong to processes that are using processor resources. There is a way to start from the ground up, you can have a minimal system and just add what you need."
GIMP User Filter Allows Use of Photoshop Filters
Linux.com "To help bridge this divide, the GIMP is reviving the User Filter from its 1.x releases. This filter is a kind of meta-plugin that allows users to import and manage Photoship filters or, if they have the knowledge, to write their own."
Now Playing: DVD Movies, Windows Audio Files on Ubuntu Linux
Computerworld: "Life just got easier for users of the downloadable or boxed retail versions of the Ubuntu Linux 8.04 operating system who want easy and cheap ways of adding DVD playback and improved audio capabilities to their machines."
Tip of the Trade: Setting Password Policy With PAM
ServerWatch: "The PAM module pam_cracklib can enforce both length and complexity. For length, it uses the minlen option. For complexity, it has options dcredit, ucredit, lcredit, and ocredit..."
Linux Email Tips: KMail Templates, and Filters
Linux Today Blog: "I've been using KMail for several years, but I get in ruts and don't notice new features until I trip over them by accident. One such feature is Templates, which has become one of my biggest time-savers."
LUGs Emphasize the "Festive" at Ohio LinuxFest
OStatic: "The sixth annual OLF takes place October 10th and 11th in Columbus, Ohio. Though some ingredients may not work for every LUG planning an event, it's an interesting recipe to follow."
Pytube - Best YouTube,Google manager, downloader and video converter for Ubuntu
Ubuntu Geek: "PyTube is a GUI for various command-line tools such as:youtube-dl, sox, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg and others.It allows you to resize, rotate, apply an external mp3 into a video, generate a 10 to 30 seconds mp3 ring tone."
The Art of Troubleshooting
AP Lawrence: "Yes, troubleshooting is an art!. The key points to mastering this art is knowing the system in and out, using the right tools and, of course, googling. Troubleshooting a problem is not something that can be spoon fed or taught with precise steps. It has to evolve from logical thinking and thorough knowledge of the system."
Asus Eee PC 901 Linux Distribution Comparison
PHoronix has taken a look at several Linux distributions running on the Eee PC 901. "Late last month we published our preview of the ASUS Eee PC 901 and we shared our plans for a number of benchmarks using this netbook with Intel's Atom processor. Following our Linux desktop encryption benchmarks of the ASUS Eee PC 901 and Intel Atom N270 CPU we have a performance comparison of Xandros, Fedora, Ubuntu, and Mandriva on this low-cost netbook PC."
VMware 'OS' to Expand Throughout Datacenter
Facing increased pressure from rivals Microsoft and Citrix Systems, VMware will announce what it calls a 'virtual datacenter operating system' at VMworld this week to extend virtualization beyond servers and into all corners of the datacenter, including storage and network equipment. The products are scheduled for release in 2009. The 'VDC OS' is not a product but a set of capabilities that will appear in VMware Infrastructure 3 updates and other products.
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Released
Apple has released the latest update to its Leopard operating system, Mac OS X 10.5.5, with tons and tons of fixes. As always, the release is a recommended update fr all Leopard users, so fire up Software Update, and let's hope it doesn't cause any troubles. Read one for a quick rundown of the most important changes.
PC-BSD 7 Released
This release marks a milestone for PC-BSD, by moving to the latest FreeBSD 7-Stable and also incorporating the KDE 4.1.1 desktop. Users will immediately notice the improved visual interface that KDE 4.1.1 offers, as well as a large improvement in hardware support and speed from the update to FreeBSD 7-Stable. PC-BSD 7 also offers a large and growing library of self-contained PBI files available for installation, and improvments for other locales on our PBI Directory website. This release also offers new methods of installation, including a DVD, USB and Internet/network install. Note: Here is an interview with the lead developer of PC-BSD.
Xfce 4.6 Alpha Released
It's been nearly 18 months since the last major Xfce release - Xfce 4.4, to be exact. Xfce 4.6 was supposed to go final this month, but the Xfce team didn't meet the deadline. Instead, they released the first alpha release of Xfce 4.6, and Phoronix summarises the most important changes, including a number of screenshots.
* pt. IX: the Menu *
This is the ninth article in a series on common usability and graphical user interface related terms [part I | part II | part III | part IV | part V | part VI | part VII | part VIII]. On the internet, and especially in forum discussions like we all have here on OSNews, it is almost certain that in any given discussion, someone will most likely bring up usability and GUI related terms - things like spatial memory, widgets, consistency, Fitts' Law, and more. The aim of this series is to explain these terms, learn something about their origins, and finally rate their importance in the field of usability and (graphical) user interface design. In part IX, we are going to talk about the menu. Read more on this exclusive OSNews article...
VLC Gets a New Look on Windows and Linux
Heise Online: "After two years in development, VLC, the universal media player, has moved from the 0.8.x versions to version 0.9.2. The release, named "Grishenko", is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and other operating systems"
How to Move From Legacy OS to Linux in Easy Stages
Electronics Weekly: "Embedded Linux is rapidly encroaching upon application spaces once considered the exclusive domain of embedded kernels such as VxWorks, pSOS and in-house platforms. Industry analysts show embedded Linux and open source garnering up to one-third of 32 and 64-bit designs..."
Linux Promotion in Mall Kiosks
Datamation: "I have been attending Linux install festivals for years. Always fun, often educational and (in some cases) completely missing the mark of their potential for the people they interact with."
Why Linux Is Not King Of The Operating Systems
Blogger News Network: "Installing software on Linux is a whole different beast. You have to download some funky file that is Tar'd or Gzipped, that bit is easy. Then the problems start."
Change Boot-up Options in Ubuntu
Linux Prime Time: "I was searching the web for a way that i could change the default boot-up screen of Ubuntu, because lets face it Ubuntu’s boot up screen isn’t the most pretty thing. I came across an application called Start-up manager, which not only allows me to change my boot-up screen but allows me to do a ton of other things."
Easystroke Makes Mouse Gestures Easy in Linux
Lifehacker: "Linux only: Easystroke, a free mouse gesture manager for Linux systems, makes the often quirky business of summoning applications, web sites, and desktop actions with your pointer a simple affair."
A New Model: Open Source Software After It's Acquired
Information Week: "The honeymoon ended in February, when Fielding resigned. Sun's pledge to give the community authority over OpenSolaris was "a sham," Fielding wrote in his letter of resignation."
Open-Source Alternatives To Microsoft Office
Practical E-Commerce: "Ten years ago, a tiny software community launched, for free, Microsoft-like programs for those with UNIX or Linux computer operating systems. A few months ago, this software community--known as KDE--rolled out its first free Office-style software for Windows users."
Ubuntu, Firefox and License Issues
Mitchell's Blog: "This has caused great concern on several topics. One is the content of the agreement. Another is the presentation. A third is whether there’s any reason for a license at all."
10 Surprising Things About Windows Server 2008
Builder Au looked closely at Windows Server 2008 and then listed the 10 things about the OS that left an impression on them. They looked at 64-bit compatibility, NT domain migration, and the licensing terms, just to name a few.
iPhone 2.1 Software Update Released
Apple released the iPhone 2.1 OS release today. It's a 231 MB free update available through iTunes. Read more for a list of improvements and fixes. It looks like this update contains mostly mundane but vitally important updates, such as improved network connectivity and performance.
Uses Open Source Microsoft code
When Google released its Chrome web browser not too long ago, it of course emphasised that the browser was an open source product. The browser contains 24 parts originating from 3rd parties, and to some surprise, one of those parts comes from one of Google's biggest enemies - Microsoft.
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