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Pear OS 8 Released – Review and Installation Guide with Screenshots
by Peter Reutemann 14 Nov '13

14 Nov '13

"Pear OS 8 was released recently. Pear OS main goal is to be an Ubuntu/Debian based Linux Operating System for Desktop, Notebook, Phones and Tablets. Pear OS 8 is based on GNOME but look and feel is similar and inspired from newly released Apple iOS7. Pear Cloud is the newly included feature in Pear OS 8 to backup and sync data over the internet." -- source: http://www.tecmint.com/pear-os-8-released-review-and-installation-guide-wit… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Article: "Why I love OwnCloud: answer to Dropbox lock-in"
by Peter Reutemann 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

We covered OwnCloud in the past on the mailing list. Below is an article on how to install it on Redhat: http://opensource.com/business/13/11/owncloud-answer-dropbox-lock The repos list mainly RPM based distros, but also Xubuntu a debian-based system: http://download.owncloud.com/download/repositories/ Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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open font library
by Peter Reutemann 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

One problem that I quite often faced on Linux, was finding nice (free) fonts. Looks like the Open Font Library is a good place to look for them now: http://openfontlibrary.org/ How to install TTF/OTF fonts: - http://xmodulo.com/2013/07/how-to-install-custom-fonts-in-linux-desktop.html - http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/installing-fonts-linux Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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GIMP, Citing Ad Policies, Moves to FTP Rather Than SourceForge Downloads
by Peter Reutemann 08 Nov '13

08 Nov '13

"GIMP, a free and open source alternative to image manipulation software like Photoshop, recently announced that it will no longer be distributing their program through SourceForge. Citing some of the ads as reasons, they say that the tipping point was 'the introduction of their own SourceForge Installer software, which bundles third-party offers with Free Software packages. We do not want to support this kind of behavior, and have thus decided to abandon SourceForge.' The policy changes were reported back in August by Gluster. GIMP is now distributing their software via their own FTP page instead." -- source: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/11/07/2328228 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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10 Years of Fedora According to the FPLs (Fedora Magazine)
by Peter Reutemann 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

Fedora Magazine looks at ten years of Fedora history by talking with former project leaders. "In the early days, Fedora was not as you see it today. The community didn’t have the ability to contribute directly to Fedora as they do today – hence the 'Core' naming. The community worked on the 'extras' repositories, but the core of Fedora was developed by Red Hat without direct access to the community. This put the FPL in an uncomfortable spot. [Michael K.] Johnson says he pushed for a source code control system that the community would have access to, but was unable to get the green light. Calling it a 'failure to take Fedora seriously as important to Red Hat’s future,' Johnson says he felt he’d lost credibility with the community and 'whoever replaced me would have one short opportunity to fix this, or the community would fail.'" -- source: http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/747271-10-years-of-fedora-a… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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OpenPhoenux Neo900 Bills Itself As Successor To Nokia's N900
by Peter Reutemann 02 Nov '13

02 Nov '13

"The latest device in the OpenPhoenux open hardware family is the Neo900, the first true successor to the Nokia N900. The Neo900 is a joint project of the Openmoko veteran Jörg Reisenweber and the creators of the GTA04/Letux2804 open hardware smartphone at Golden Delicious Computers. Furthermore, it is supported by the N900 Maemo5/Fremantle community, the Openmoko community and the OpenPhoenux community, who are working together to get closer to their common goal of providing an open hardware smartphone, which is able to run 100% free and open source software, while being independet of any big hardware manufacturer." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/11/02/1637236 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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