September 2013
Tales from Linux Kernel 3.11 Development
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 06:51:35 PM Filed under
linuxuser.co.uk: Jon Masters summarises the happenings in the Linux kernel community around the release of the 3.11-rc1 kernel
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Open source snapshot: GhostBSD
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 05:21:59 PM Filed under
techworld.com.au: When it comes to open source desktop operating systems, there's no question that Linux is the top dog in terms of market share. But that's not to say that Linux is all there is. Alongside projects like GNU Hurd, Haiku and others, there is the plethora of desktop-targeted operating systems in the BSD family.
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A Mac for a Linux user
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 05:20:26 PM Filed under

manilastandardtoday.com: IN a recent piece for TechRepublic, Jack Wallen, a longtime Linux advocate, contemplates the purchase of an iMac. As a Linux user myself, I can’t help but agree. But unlike Jack, I switched from Windows to both Linux (on the desktop) and the Mac (on the road) at about the same time, so I had none of the doubts that he entertained.
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Open source programs to get more kids to code
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 05:18:45 PM Filed under
opensource.com: At OSCON this year, Regina ten Bruggencate and Kim Spiritus gave a talk called How To Get More Kids To Code. I got in late (I was waiting in line to get a free signed copy of The Art of Community by Jono Bacon) so I missed the beginning of this session, but came in as they were demoing Scratch.
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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 527
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 01:54:54 PM Filed under
Welcome to this year's 39th issue of DistroWatch Weekly! This week we talk about some companies who are investing positively in open source in the hope of reaping the rewards. These companies include Valve, a company working on a Linux-based gaming console; NVIDIA, a popular video card manufacturer and Red Hat, a leading developer of enterprise software and sponsor of the Fedora Project.
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some leftovers:
Submitted by srlinuxx on Monday 30th of September 2013 01:53:31 PM Filed under
- Videos about the Freedombox project
- Turning points and cornerstones 2013
- Teskeing the Possibilities | BSD Now 4
- Being on the napkin
- IBM Releases FusedOS Operating System
- Temper Pi
- Open Source Software is Only the Beginning
- install HPLIP rivers on debian 7.0/7.1
- Mark My Words, Linux Will Win (w/ steamos)
- Complex setup with Nvidia Optimus / Nouveau Prime on Fedora 19
- How to access ssh terminal in web browser on Linux
- /bin/rm: cannot execute [Argument list too long]
- TuxRadar: Podcast Season 5 Episode 17
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No One Knows What the Firefox Logo is
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sunday 29th of September 2013 05:50:35 PM Filed under

- No One Knows What the Firefox Logo is, and Last Night's Jeopardy! Proved It
- Slides for my talk at LibreOffice conference
- Resolving Nightmare Bugs With Reversible Linux App Debugger
- New Firefox 25 Beta Launched on All Available Platforms
- Frikin’ Awesome Apps (without AppData)
- GNOME 3.10 in Fedora
- Pitch Perfect Penguins
- Nouveau Keeps Pushing Forward With Improvements
- Getting Ready for Mozilla Summit 2013; Fun Already!
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Is Slackware Right For You?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sunday 29th of September 2013 03:46:47 PM Filed under
- Is Slackware, The Oldest Remaining Linux Distribution, Right For You?
- Debian Edu / Skolelinux Wheezy — a solution for your school
- Torvald’s Diplomacy, Elop’s Riches & More…
- Fedora Linux 20 Gears Up to Be a Big Data Server
- Partitioning Tool Parted Magic 2013.09.29 Works with UEFI Secure Boot
- Red Hat Doesn't See SUSE Linux as a Major Competitive Threat
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Ryan Gordon: Linux Viable Gaming Platform
Submitted by srlinuxx on Saturday 28th of September 2013 07:43:50 PM Filed under
- Ryan "icculus" Gordon Says Linux Viable Gaming Platform
- Valve Reveals Steam Machine Controller
- Nvidia claims SteamOS partnership
- Making sense of Valve’s Steam Box
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Semplice 5 review – High Hopes
Submitted by srlinuxx on Saturday 28th of September 2013 06:45:42 AM Filed under
linuxbsdos.com: Sometimes I come across a distribution that looks interesting and I want to see how good it is and whether it brings anything new to the table. That’s why I decided to take a quick look at Semplice, a desktop distribution based on the unstable branch of Debian.
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| Red Hat Hires a Blind Software Engineer to Improve Accessibility on Linux Desktop
Accessibility on a Linux desktop is not one of the strongest points to highlight. However, GNOME, one of the best desktop environments, has managed to do better comparatively (I think).
In a blog post by Christian Fredrik Schaller (Director for Desktop/Graphics, Red Hat), he mentions that they are making serious efforts to improve accessibility.
Starting with Red Hat hiring Lukas Tyrychtr, who is a blind software engineer to lead the effort in improving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora Workstation in terms of accessibility.
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