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The fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, code named "Intrepid Ibex", is now available.
It features the latest versions of GNOME, X.Org, and the Linux kernel.
Initial reviews indicate significant improvements over...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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Many things will change for the Linux community during and after JavaOne, and this page will be completely revamped to account for that chance. New projects are about to join the community, and new possibilities will be opened. Stay Tunned!
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:02:01 GMT
Computerworld: "The intent is to bring together sophisticated end-users and senior Linux developers to hopefully accelerate innovation and adoption of Linux."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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KDE.news has an interview with Fabrizio Montesi, one of the developers of the JOLIE language for "service-oriented computing". "Which is what JOLIE is all about - a generic programming language for programming any kind of service or service-oriented architecture, independent of the underlying protocols (JOLIE abstracts the communication away, e.g. D-Bus apps can communicate with a SOAP-based service through JOLIE). And of course, this is incredibly easy to use. In most other languages you'd find it is very hard to write service-oriented code, but JOLIE is all about services."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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Well it was a comparatively quiet week on the Linux blogs last week, due at least in part, no doubt, to the Labor Day holiday. Gustav could have been a factor too -- dampening, so to speak, those conversational fires -- but we here at LinuxInsider also have another small theory to explain some of the relative lack of discussion.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:15:14 +0000
I've wanted to write this article for quite a while. Over the years I've noted that Java-based music and sound applications have increased in number and quality, yet no comprehensive list or summaries have covered these advances. And so at long last I present this survey of music and sound applications that require Java. The presentation follows no particular order, but in this first part I'll begin by questioning the use of Java in sound and music applications development, followed by a brief look at Java's internal audio and MIDI capabilities.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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Gnash is one of a handful of projects on the Free Software Foundation's high priority list. This is a list of projects for developing software packages for which there are...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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The Java.Net Community Corner in the Java One Pavillion will feature a few talks of special interest for Linux developers, ranging from on Sun proprietary JVM and new JCP standards to F/OSS JVMs.
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:32:01 GMT
CNet: "That's because Chrome users can type several commands into the browser's address box to uncovers a wealth of nitty-gritty detail and an amusing Easter egg."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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The 2.6.25.17 and 2.6.26.4 stable kernel updates have been
released. They both contain a long list of fixes, with the list for
2.6.26.4 being rather longer.
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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As MMORPGs such as "World of Warcraft" and virtual worlds such as Linden Labs' "Second Life" continue to attract millions of users, they have also begun to attract cybercriminals, according to a recent report from ESET, a software security vendor. "Criminals follow the money trail," said Jeff Debrosse, director of research at ESET.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:13 +0000
An issue near and dear to my heart, both personally and professionally is that of spam. Not the lunch meat, which, when prepared correctly, I happen to enjoy, but that bane of email, the unsolicited commercial email (UCE). At what point does legitimate communication cross the line to become junk.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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With this program you can produce feature-film quality animation. One of the key functionalities of Synfig is automatic "tweening", meaning that it generates intermediate frames that are required to produce...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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Novell, Red Hat and others are proposing a new Eclipse project focused on a better user experience for Eclipse on Linux, with a focus on making Eclipse packaging and updating compatible with Linux package managers like RPM. I hope they collaborate with the JPackage project!
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:02:01 GMT
Lazy Tech Guy: "PCLinuxOS was the perfect distribution in 2007. It had all the bells and whistles to be an excellent Windows XP alternative...Alas! that was 2007, however, this is 2008 and almost end of 2008."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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The Register covers
the release of an open-source rootkit. "When implemented,
Immunity's DR, or Debug Register, makes backdoors and other types of
malware extremely difficult to detect or eradicate. It's notable because it
cloaks itself by burrowing deep inside a server's processor and availing
itself of debugging mechanisms available in Intel's chip architecture. The
rootkit, in other words, mimics a kernel debugger."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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Trying to begin a career as a graphic designer and build a portfolio, Evan Stremke joined CrowdSpring, a Chicago-based online marketplace for creative services. No conventional help-wanted Web site, CrowdSpring is part of a trend sweeping the Web, sometimes called "crowdsourcing."
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:53:55 +0000
I have six basic different uses for free, open-source software: 1) my law office practice; 2) managing and editing video for the Digital Tipping Point Project; 3) running a 25-seat Edubuntu lab at a public middle school as a volunteer in San Francisco; 4) placing ACCRC.org Linux computers in classrooms; 5) giving out ACCRC.org Ubuntu computers to friends, neighbors and the children who attend that
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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Conventionally, the command line interface (CLI) and the graphical user interface (GUI) are considered mutually exclusive concepts. The only connection between the two is that you can start up a...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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Version 4.0 of GCJ introduced a new deployment model that made is much easier for distributors to package traditional Java programs as native applications without requiring any source level changes. For version 4.1 of GCJ, this new binary compatibility (BC) ABI has also been used for parts of the core library. This change means that those parts of the core library can easily be upgraded with newer versions by the end user.
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:32:01 GMT
IT Wire: "In a departure from my usual articles aimed at Linux for Learners, I'd like to tell you about the most exciting day of the year which will soon be upon us."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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Dave Phillips takes
a look at Java-based music and sound applications. "I've wanted
to write this article for quite a while. Over the years I've noted that
Java-based music and sound applications have increased in number and
quality, yet no comprehensive list or summaries have covered these
advances. And so at long last I present this survey of music and sound
applications that require Java. The presentation follows no particular
order, but in this first part I'll begin by questioning the use of Java in
sound and music applications development, followed by a brief look at
Java's internal audio and MIDI capabilities."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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Wikis began as free, open, public spaces for anyone at all to contribute and share their knowledge, expertise, and wisdom. Businesses have begun to recognize, however, the power of the wiki model for accomplishing internal collaborative tasks, like revising HR documents, producing specifications, and communicating across time and space. Call it Wiki 2.0 -- and it's the newest thing in enterprise software.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:28:50 +0000
Email is one of the least private and least secure forms of communication, although few people realize this. MixMaster is one way to allow secure, anonymous communication even over the very public medium of email. This tutorial will get you started with MixMaster quickly and easily.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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This website that is dedicated to collecting and ranking suggestions and improvements for Ubuntu Linux.
After you create an account you can review the ideas posted so far, and vote for...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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"In Feb 6 1996, Tim Wilkinson released the first version of Kaffe as version 0.1, which is the first independent free and open source implementation of Java Virtual Machine" (by Jim Huang). Note that this was about just a year after Sun released the first Java release!
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:02:01 GMT
Internet News: "...it will be a Linux-based XO Laptop that will be offered as part of the global initiative..."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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Linux-Watch wraps up
OSCON, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention held last July. "This
year, OSCON introduced the Open Mobile Exchange, a one-day event addressing
business, technology, web, and open source topics related to the mobile
technology industry. Other events included a "hallway track" held to
"debate and discuss important issues," as well as an OSCamp, a freewheeling
user-directed "unconference" that was open to all comers. The event was
further enlivened by the colocation of the second annual Ubuntu Live
developers conference held during the first two days of OSCON at the same
Oregon Convention Center location."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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When Apple opened its iTunes App Store in July, the idea of a mass-market Web site that sells downloadable games, tools, and other applications for cell phones was a rarity. Handset owners could buy apps from their carriers or the occasional niche site. But these days, the app store concept is becoming commonplace.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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There haven't been really good options available for project managers looking for inexpensive alternatives for Microsoft Project.
OpenProj promises to change that. OpenProj is not only inexpensive, but it is free,...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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It's ready folks. Make sure your library works with it. (by Weiqi Gao)
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:32:01 GMT
ZDNet AU: "Ubuntu developer Steve Langasek overnight announced the Alpha 5 version of Ubuntu 8.10 was online and available for download, although he said the software was not intended for use in stable environments."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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Here are the first Fedora updates, freshly signed: samba (F9, wrong permissions of
group_mapping.ldb), xastir (F8: insecure
temporary files), bitlbee (F9: account
hijack), wordpress (F9: privilege
escalation).
Gentoo has updated yelp (format
string vulnerability), dnsmasq (DNS cache
poisoning), realplayer (buffer overflow),
mysql (privilege escalation).
Mandriva has updated python
(multiple vulnerabilities).
rPath has updated libtiff (arbitrary
code execution).
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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Software developer Red Hat bought an Israeli company in a bid to gain a competitive edge against Microsoft and smaller rivals that provide computing services for complex networks. Raleigh, N.C.-based Red Hat said Thursday that it paid $107 million in cash for privately held Qumranet, which sells software that helps computer systems run multiple programs more efficiently on less equipment.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:53:53 +0000
What does it mean to be open.
My copy of Oxford defines open as: unconcealed circumstances or condition. Way back in the day when the GNU operating system was getting going, they coined the mantra: Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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The new computers feature Ubuntu Linux and have been designed specifically for organizations in emerging markets. The focus is on affordability and maintainability. For example, they take advantage of integrated...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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During the end of 2005 I had a customer who could not run a Java Applet on his desktops, despite having the latest update from Sun. And the desktops ran the fastest-growing OS and browser in the market today
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:02:01 GMT
The Linux Distillery: "Windows Vista has been out for almost two years now but it still suffers from stability and compatibility issues, let alone an insatiable desire for beefier hardware. You don't have to live with it; here are five reasons why Linux makes a better choice for your computer."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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The Fedora project has sent out an update on its progress toward getting
updates for its stable releases moving again. "Today we've reached a major milestone in this progress. We have done a
successful compose of all the existing and as of yesterday pending
updates for Fedora 8 and Fedora 9, all signed with our new keys. These
updates will soon hit mirrors in a new set of directory locations. What
we don't have quite yet is the updated fedora-release package in the old
updates location that will get you the new keys and the new repo
locations. The last mile testing of this update requires that new
updates be live on the mirrors." That last step may take another
day or so, but it's getting close.
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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Never let it be said that I don't listen to readers. In April, after I favorably reviewed a wireless product that elegantly displayed baseball scores, Don wrote: "How could you recommend that, especially at the price of $200 for a unitasker? This isn't worth $20 for what it does. What a joke. Please check out Chumby for a slightly cheaper and much more functional alternative."
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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This game offers fun and entertainment at various levels. In its simplest form you shoot artillery from your tank at your enemies, trying to blow up as many as you...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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When a blogger trashed the anti-DRM features of the GPL3 draft, common sense from the community was quick to show how biased the blogger was and how the draft was sound.
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:02:01 GMT
Linux Links: "To provide an insight into the quality of free to download proprietary software that is available, we have compiled a list of 21 of the best closed-source applications. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who does not loathe closed-source software."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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Internet News
looks at Dell's new Inspiron Mini 9 sub-notebook.
"Except for a keyboard that omits the usual row of function keys above the number row, the Mini's specs match several of its competitors'. A glossy 8.9-inch display with 1,024x600 resolution shows most Web pages with no need for horizontal scrolling. Under the hood are Intel's Atom N270, a 1.6GHz one-core processor with 2MB of Level 2 cache, and GMA 950 integrated-graphics chipset.
The $349 configuration will feature a custom Dell interface atop Ubuntu Linux 8.04, much as Asus and Acer offer customized versions of Xandros and Linpus Linux, respectively."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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On Aug. 13, 2008, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision in the much-watched case Jacobsen v. Katzer, No. 2008-1001, which turned on whether violating an open source licensing agreement should be considered copyright infringement. It is important for companies to be aware of the implications of this decision.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:24:59 +0000
In my last article for Linux Journal's web edition, I discussed a web-based program that queried an SQL database and output a native Excel file. That article was based on a program I wrote for a customer some time ago.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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If you thought there is no useful digital video editor for Linux think again. Kino is shaping up to be a great free and open-source alternative to programs like Windows...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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From the projet home page:
"micro-libgcj is a lightweight version of the GCJ project’s runtime library (libgcj), intended to provide a usable subset of Java’s features while remaining small and self-contained.
We started this project with the goal producing small, self-contained executables from a mix of Java and C , targeting four platforms: Win32 (i386), Mac OS X (PPC), and Linux (i386 and amd64). GCC is an ideal tool for this purpose, since it is widely ported, and its Java and C compilers produce ABI-compatible object code
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:02:01 GMT
HowtoForge: "MySQLTuner is a Perl script that analyzes your MySQL performance and, based on the statistics it gathers, gives recommendations which variables you should adjust in order to increase performance. That way, you can tune your my.cnf file to tease out the last bit of performance from your MySQL server and make it work more efficiently."
Source: Linux Today (Linux Today News Service)
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Matt Hartley
questions
the slow adoption of Linux by US schools.
"“Software alternatives are just not available for Linux.”
I hear the statement above almost everyday. What makes the statement so ridiculous is that it is completely inaccurate 99 percent of the time. Normally I would dismiss this as the loss of the person or the business that has opted to limit their horizons with their platform decisions, but when I hear this coming from schools...I find myself shaking my head in complete disbelief."
Source: LWN.net (LWN.net is a comprehensive source of news and opinions from
and about the Linux community.)
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HP announced a slew of new products on Wednesday designed to make the deployment of a virtualized solution a greater value for businesses. HP's virtualization push focuses on getting rid of the impediments that reduce a virtual deployment's positive effect on a business.
Source: LinuxInsider (LinuxInsider -- "Linux News & Information from Around the World")
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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:51:07 +0000
Linux Journal's Associate Editor Shawn Powers chats with Data Domain about their deduplication storage systems which optimize data protection and disaster recovery (DR) performance. The folks at Data Domain offer a range of products to meet the nearline storage needs of enterprises of all sizes, as they seek to reduce costs and simplify data management.
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Source: Linux Journal - The Original Magazine of the Linux Community (Since 1994: The Original Monthly Magazine of the Linux Community)
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With KAlarm you can schedule an alarm message not only by setting a particular time, but alternatively by specifying the amount of time between now and when the alarm is...
Source: About Focus on Linux (Focus on Linux)
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Life of Linux System and Network Administrators and Developers would be easier if all Java software vendors started to use JPackage guidelines when b uilding their installation packages.
Source: Linux Features (Items from java.net's Linux community homepage.)
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