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Operating Systems Fresh News
- Binary Packages Are Available Again
Six months have passed since the November security incident which brought the Project's binary package building cap ... - January-March 2013 Status Report
The January to March 2013 Status Report is now available with 31 entries. - FreeBSDFoundation Announces Ed Maste as New Director of Project Development
The FreeBSDFoundation is pleased to announce Ed Maste's new role as the Foundation's part-time Director of Projec ... - FreeBSD8.4-RC3 Available
The third RC build for the FreeBSD-8.4 release cycle is now available. ISO images for the amd64, i386 and pc98 arch ...
[Courtesy of FreeBSD News Flash]
- Renaming a jail
How to rename a jail - Restoring an INOPERABLE 3Ware unit
Trouble in RAID land - grep, sed, and awk for fun and profit
Using tools for parsing log files - Bacula - copying a job; doing it better
One copy job is good. Three copy jobs is much better!
[Courtesy of The FreeBSD Diary]
- The FreeBSD Project
FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing ... - DesktopBSD
A stable and powerful operating system for desktop users. DesktopBSD combines the stability of FreeBSD, the usabili ... - DragonFly BSD
An operating system and environment designed to be the logical continuation of the FreeBSD-4.x series. These operat ... - NYCBUG
"Nice bug" is the New York City *BSD users group. Notice the wildcard? Regardless of your favorite BSD flavor, be i ...
[Courtesy of drx: FreeBSD]
- Samsung, carriers tout first Tizen mobes for late 2013
- Happy 23rd birthday, Windows 3.0
- More than half of Windows 8 users just treat it like Windows 7
- Biz bods: Tile-tastic Windows 8? NOOO. We lust after 'mature' Win 7
[Courtesy of The Register - Software: Operating Systems]
- Jill Stein for President
- GNU-Darwin site blackout to protest #SOPA and #PIPA - #OpBlackout
- Concern about the 'Bill To Combat Online Infringement' - #eff #fsf #dmca #music #downloads #technology
- Spill onto Washington DC: Oil out of the U.S. Rally Labor Day Weekend
[Courtesy of The GNU-Darwin Distribution]
- Using the free Kerio Workspace Starter Edition at Home by Anthony Lawrence
- Troubleshooting Kerio Control installation by Anthony Lawrence
- Training your users to properly train Bayes by Anthony Lawrence
- Analyzing some affiliate marketing email spam for Bayesian poisoning by Anthony Lawrence
[Courtesy of Main News at A.P.Lawrence]
Others
- Are we ready for a mobile-first world?
Judging from the number of people poring over their smartphones on the sidewalk, in their cars and in public places ... - Smartphone chips could replace server processors in HPC, researchers say
Looking at historical trends and performance benchmarks, a team of researchers in Spain have concluded that smartph ... - Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says
Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging ... - Schnucks wants federal court to handle data breach lawsuit
St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnuck Markets has claimed that a potential class action lawsuit filed against it in ...
[Courtesy of Latest from Computerworld]
- Microsoft revamps YouTube app for Windows Phone
To address some of Google's concerns over the earlier version - Application performance problems become more frequent worldwide
Ipanema Technologies, which works in Application Performance Guarantee for business efficiency, and Easynet Global ... - Opera launches Chromium-based browser for Android
Uses Webkit rendering engine - Android and iOS dominate smartphone market in Q1
Together, Android and iOS shipped a total of 199.5 million units globally in Q1
[Courtesy of CBR - Operating Systems News]
- Google+ Photo Search With Image Recognition
- Google Trends Charts
- YouTube Search Experiments
- Create Google Now Reminders in Google Search
[Courtesy of Google Operating System]
- Bill to slay patent trolls garners broad backing
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association), Rackspace, and other organiz ... - Google, Facebook launch bidding war for Waze
Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook ... - Google's Penguin update lets you squeal on spammy websites
The latest version of Google's sophisticated anti-spam algorithm, dubbed Penguin 2.0, was announced yesterday in an ... - SAP shakes up development leadership
SAP has abruptly reorganized its development strategy, with SuccessFactors CEO and cloud strategy chief Lars Dalgaa ...
[Courtesy of InfoWorld News]
- Make Something Great with PVC Pipe This Weekend
Although not one of the DIY All Star materials, people use PVC pipe to create all sorts of awesome things because i ... - Have any tips for parents dealing with temper tantrums?
Great discussions are par for the course here on Lifehacker. Each day, we highlight a discussion that is particula ... - Make a MacBook Dock with Sugru and a Few Cables
Laptop docks generally don't come cheap'especially when you have a Mac. DIYer Johan Frick put together a simple ... - This Week's Most Popular Posts: May 17th to 24th
This week we looked at the best Android phones around, got some career advice, and got some nice airline and hotel ...
[Courtesy of Lifehacker]
- Scanner Identifies Malware Strains, Could Be Future of AV
An anonymous reader writes "When it comes to spotting malware, signature-based detection, heuristics and cloud-base ... - AMD Launches New Mobile APU Lineup, Kabini Gets Tested
An anonymous reader writes "While everyone was glued to the Xbox One announcement, Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 launch", ... - How To Hack Twitter's Two-Factor Authentication
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from PC Mag's SecurityWatch: "We've pointed out some problems with Twi ... - African Soil Mapped For the Very First Time
vikingpower writes "A team of international experts has drawn up the Soil Atlas of Africa — the first such bo ...
[Courtesy of Slashdot]
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TrueType font parsing could allow elevation of privileges
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in SSL/TLS could allow information disclosure
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
[Courtesy of kbAlertz.com :: Windows Server 2008]
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TrueType font parsing could allow elevation of privileges
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
- UuidCreateSequential API may return RPC_S_UUID_LOCAL_ONLY(1824) Error.
[Courtesy of kbAlertz.com :: Windows XP]
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Vulnerability in TrueType font parsing could allow elevation of privileges
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Fraudulent digital certificates could allow spoofing
- Microsoft Security Advisory: Insecure library loading could allow remote code execution
[Courtesy of kbAlertz.com :: Windows Vista]
- Added new theme:Nano Threat
- Added new theme:Cool Hotness
- Aston shell and Aston Menu 2.0.4.1 released!
What's new in Aston 2.0.4.1:* Quick fix for weather widget. it is displaying weather info for today and tomorrow on ... - Added new theme:Disney Max Blue
[Courtesy of AstonShell.com]
- Why the new Google Hangouts screws over users
"So in summary... Google has pulled the plug on support on a protocol they've helped popularize, after years of pro ... - Tizen 2.1 running on a Samsung GTi8800
The Tizen Greek Community has some screenshots of a very recent build of Tizen running on a Samsung GT-i8800. It lo ... - Microsoft, Google working on YouTube WP8 application
Joint statement to The Next Web from Microsoft and Google: "Microsoft and YouTube are working together to update th ... - Yahoo Acquiring Tumblr, Seeks Hulu
Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr, the microblogging and social networking website, for $1.1 billion USD. Tumblr offers lit ...
[Courtesy of OSNews]
Linux Fresh News
- Linux.com
An independent portal and directory that provides Linux information, news, tips, and reference material. - The Best Ubuntu Resources on the Web
Once again, I cannot hope to list all the resources for any particular topic. That's why I occasionally add links t ... - ONLamp: Linux DevCenter
An O'Reilly ONLamp Development Center that covers both Linux desktop and server distributions. Topics include admin ... - The Linux Foundation
A nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the LF sponsors the work of Lin ... - The Perfect Setup
Pick your distro, be it Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE or Mandrake, if you want to build a server with all the essent ... - Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. It ... - SUSE Linux 10.0
Novell has released version 10.0 of its recently acquired SUSE Linux commercial distribution, built under its OpenS ... - Linux Journal
Since 1994 (wow), on newsstands and on the Web, LJ is a trusted source for news, articles and tutorials, tips and t ... - LAMP Lights the Web
Although decidedly bent on Linux, and Redhat in particular, the topic of this article is equally at home on FreeBSD ... - Slashdot: Linux
Linux news, for nerds.
[Courtesy of drx: Linux]
- NetBSD 6.1
From the Upgrade dept.: The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 6.1, the first feature update of the NetB ... - Chrome 27: Speed Tweak +5%
From the Speed Tweak dept.: ...The speed improvement is thanks to the introduction of smarter behind-the-sce ... - Malware Attacked Older Java Versions / Flaws
From the Duck & Cover dept.: Research from Microsoft shows that there has been a huge spike in malware targeting J ... - Firefox 21 Released
From the Firefoxy dept.: Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched Firefox 21 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. I ... - Debian 7.0 Wheezy Released
From the Mother of Ubuntu dept.: After many months of constant development, the Debian project is proud to present ...
[Courtesy of OSDir.com]
- database problems
Hi everybody, unfortunately we had a server crash tonight which corrupted our database. Repair is not possible so ... - We have a +quot;Qtest Mobile App Port Contest+quot; winner!
At the end 59 Qt applications were ported to MeeGo and Symbian and submitted for the contest. All the applications ... - 4 weeks and 2 contests
Only 4 weeks are left for participating at the "Qtest Mobile App Port" contest. http://qt-apps.org/news/? ... - Contest deadline extended
Several developers approached me and asked for more time to port their applications. So we extend the deadline of t ... - Win 10.000,- EUR at the +quot;Qtest Mobile App Port+quot;
Welcome to the Qtest Mobile App Port! As developers of applications using Qt, you already know how great it is to w ...
[Courtesy of KDE-Look.org News]
- msAlkano 0.1 (X11 Mouse Theme)
msAlkano 0.1 (X11 Mouse Theme)This project I was conceived from conversations about multi-sized cursors with Herrb ... - Oxygen (Reversed, Hacker) 1.0 (KDE Color Scheme KDE4)
Oxygen (Reversed, Hacker) 1.0 (KDE Color Scheme KDE4)Based on Oxygen (Reversed) but Hacky (Green Glows, Purples).[r ... - Extended Systemmonitor DataEngine 1.0 (Plasmoid Script)
Extended Systemmonitor DataEngine 1.0 (Plasmoid Script)Extended Systemmonitor DataEngine is DataEngine for monitori ... - Py Text Monitor 1.3.2 (Plasmoid Script)
Py Text Monitor 1.3.2 (Plasmoid Script)PyTextMonitor is a minimalistic Plasmoid script written on Python2. It looks ... - negro 1.6 (KDE Color Scheme KDE4)
negro 1.6 (KDE Color Scheme KDE4)A black theme for KDE inspired in NerUT Dark Equinox.changelog:1.1: Changes in lin ...
[Courtesy of KDE-Look.org Content]
- Handbrake 0.9.9 released and PPA installation instructions included
HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. ... - Mixxx ' The most advanced free DJ software
Mixxx is a DJ tool that allows for the playback and mixing of digital music (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and Wave).The ba ... - Libreoffice 4.0.3 released and PPA installation instructions included
LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. ... - How to Install Cinnamon 1.8 on ubuntu 13.04
Cinnamon is a user interface. It is a fork of GNOME Shell, initially developed by (and for) Linux Mint. It attempts ... - Ubuntu builder 2.4.0 released and installation instructions included
A handy tool to build an Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution.Ubuntu Builder is a simple tool to create your own dis ...
[Courtesy of Ubuntu Geek]
- Ubuntu Classroom: Ubuntu Open Week Wrap-up
This week from May 20th-21st the Ubuntu community celebrated the development full swing of Saucy Salamander by givi ... - Benjamin Kerensa: Under the hood: GeeksPhone Keon
Here is what the internals of the GeeksPhone Keon powering Firefox OS looks like: Photo by FCC Photo by FCC - Benjamin Kerensa: Firefox OS Keon Unboxing
Here are some photos of my unboxing of the GeeksPhone Keon running Firefox OS that I got today: One thing I immedi ... - Stephen Michael Kellat: Heading Into Memorial Day Weekend
As we enter into the holiday weekend in Ohio, a couple notes: There will be an episode of the Burning Circle rele ... - Rick Spencer: all dogfood diet
Yesterday I walked to my local t-mobile store and had them cut my SIM down to "micro" size. I did this so I could f ...
[Courtesy of Planet Ubuntu]
- Should We Genetically Engineer African Orphans?
The images that come to mind when you read the words 'African orphan' are of distended bellies, scrawny legs, a ... - Army of Underwater Vehicles to Unravel Ocean Mysteries
SAN MATEO, Calif. ' Mr. Spock may think space is the final frontier, but Earth's deep oceans are just as mysterio ... - Google pushes new video standard that could cut bandwidth use in half
One of the constant complaints we hear from wireless and even some wireline ISPs is that the surge in online video ... - Google CEO Page: Microsoft's Outlook Google Talk integration is 'milking off' Google innovation
Google CEO isn't very happy that Microsoft decided to integrate its Google Talk messaging service into its Outloo ... - Google's new Android boss says software like Facebook Home could be blocked
Android will likely always be open source, but just how open the platform will remain is an ongoing question. In a ...
[Courtesy of Linux/Open Source News Headlines - Yahoo! News]
- DesktopLinux.com acquired ...
DesktopLinux.com's publisher, Ziff-Davis Enterprise, has been acquired by a Californian company -- as yet undisclos ... - Red Hat unveils 10-year support plan
Red Hat has extended the life cycle of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and 6 from seven to 10 years, with RHEL 6 ... - KDE 4.8 adds adaptive power management, new windowing tricks
Version 4.8 of the KDE desktop environment and software bundle was released, featuring improved, adaptive power man ... - Ubuntu 12.10 will bypass menus via predictive search
Canonical unveiled a search-oriented Head-Up Display (HUD) interface that will debut in Ubuntu 12.04. Aiming to red ... - Red Hat, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux patch Linux kernel exploit
Canonical, Red Hat, and Arch Linux have released patches that fix a vulnerability in Linux kernels 2.6.39 and above ...
[Courtesy of DesktopLinux.com]
- LXer: Going All the Way: GPLing Our Theme
Published at LXer: If youve been vising our site for awhile now (thanks, by the way), youve certainly notice ... - memory_limit in php.ini
What should be the memory_limit in the file php.ini of apache? what is the significance of this value? - Gsmartcontrol bug in Mageia3
Hello, After installing Mageia3, gsmartcontrol crashes. It starts, then opens up a window and then crashes. I ru ... - method. /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit: line 301: action: command on centos 5.9
Hi Team, Following error at starting up the centos 5.9 server . ---Quote--- Tried with Live cd no success ... - LXer: Zend Framework 2 Tool (ZFTool) Introduction
Published at LXer: ZFTool is an utility module for maintaining modular Zend Framework 2 applications. It runs fr ...
[Courtesy of LinuxQuestions.org]
- Microsoft revamps YouTube app for Windows Phone
To address some of Google's concerns over the earlier version - Application performance problems become more frequent worldwide
Ipanema Technologies, which works in Application Performance Guarantee for business efficiency, and Easynet Global ... - Opera launches Chromium-based browser for Android
Uses Webkit rendering engine - Android and iOS dominate smartphone market in Q1
Together, Android and iOS shipped a total of 199.5 million units globally in Q1 - Android OS activations reach 900 million
Aims to cross the billion activation mark by the end of 2013
[Courtesy of CBR - Operating Systems News]
- Distribution Release: Proxmox 3.0 "Virtual Environment"
- Development Release: Linux Deepin 12.12 RC
- Distribution Release: SuperX 2.0
- Distribution Release: KANOTIX 2013 "LinuxTag"
- Development Release: Zorin OS 7 RC
[Courtesy of DistroWatch.com: News]
- A first installment of a GNU Status Repo...
A first installment of a GNU Status Report is available. This is a partial revival of the original GNU's Bulletin, ... - Savannah was down for a few days recentl...
Savannah was down for a few days recently due to a password compromise and then a disk failure. Also, some Apache ... - US citizens: Stop the Internet blacklist...
US citizens: Stop the Internet blacklist bill. Sign the petition at http://demandprogress.org/blacklist, and see th ... - Interested in free video formats? We nee...
Interested in free video formats? We need your help! The FSF is looking for a few volunteers willing to commit an a ... - The June issue of the Free Software Supp...
The June issue of the Free Software Supporter is out -- you can read it and subscribe to receive future monthly iss ...
[Courtesy of What's New at GNU]