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Cinnamon 3.0 Desktop Environment Tagged for Linux Mint 18, Here's What's New
by Peter Reutemann 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

"With updated dependencies on board and numerous bug fixes, Cinnamon 3.0 comes with multiple new features, among which we can mention an option that lets users display or hide the favbox in the Menu applet, the addition of new default application buttons, as well as support for displaying the panel-launchers actions. The Sound settings have been rewritten in Python, and there's a custom page that shows users when there's no input devices available or if any apps are now playing. Additionally, the Sound panel received a custom settings box that should prevent the sound effects dialog to be opened in a very tall window." -- source: http://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/cinnamon-3.0-desktop-environment-tagged… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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Mozilla Seeks New Home For Email Client Thunderbird
by Peter Reutemann 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

"In a report commissioned by Mozilla to explore the next home for Thunderbird, two potential new hosts have been offered: the Software Freedom Conservancy (host to git, boost, QEMU, and a host of other projects) and The Document Foundation (home of LibreOffice). At the same time, the report discusses completely uncoupling Thunderbird from the rest of the Mozilla codebase and bringing in a dedicated technical architect to chart the software's roadmap. Given that the two named organizations are already on board with taking Thunderbird under their wing, is this a new lease on life for the email program Mozilla put out to pasture four years ago?" -- source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/04/25/1949239 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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Still On For Tonight?
by Chris McClimans 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

I noted that we seem to be scheduled, even though it is a public holiday today. I was planning to attend, but wanted to make sure it was still on. I have some fun org-babel-async stuff I use that might be fun to share. (vim users might enjoy looking at spacemacs.org as well) Cheers, -chris

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Docker-Online-Meeting tomorrow 9am
by Chris McClimans 24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

http://www.meetup.com/Docker-Online-Meetup/events/230475901/ Wouldn't mind meeting in person if anyone is up for it. Cheers, -chris

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Available To Download; Mozilla To Offer 0-Day Firefox Releases Via Snaps
by Peter Reutemann 22 Apr '16

22 Apr '16

"The latest, and hopefully, the greatest version of Ubuntu is now available to download. On the sidelines, Mozilla today announced the availability of future releases of its popular Firefox web browser in the snap package format for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Earlier today, Canonical unleashed the final release of the highly anticipated Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system, bringing users a great set of new features and improvements. Also today, it looks like Canonical has renewed its partnership with Mozilla to offer Firefox as the default web browser on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and upcoming releases of the Linux kernel-based operating systems. As part of the new partnership, Mozilla is committed to distributing future versions of Firefox as a snap package. Having Firefox distributed in the snap format means that you'll have 0-day releases in Ubuntu 16.04. Yes, just like Windows and Mac OS X, users are enjoying their 0-day releases of Mozilla Firefox and don't have to wait for package maintainers of a particular GNU/Linux distribution to update the software in the main repositories. For Mozilla, having Firefox as a snap package means that they'll be able to continually optimize it for Ubuntu." -- source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/04/21/1940213 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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meeting next Monday
by Ian Young 21 Apr '16

21 Apr '16

If there is time available I could talk about a distro called LXLE I have been looking at lately. ~ Ian Y

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Tauranga Makerspace
by Chris McClimans 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

http://onurcelebi.com/blog/how-a-diode-changed-my-life/ I've been working with electronics over the past year, including making a keyboard with batteries, and charging ports, etc for use with various embedded systems, usb, and bluetooth. Reading this article actually helped me solve some of the charging and power problems, and makes me realize I don't know much about electronics. I'm looking forward to getting together with other folks who solder, and see what happens. (Still trying to find housing, but I'm hanging around @basestationnz most mornings)

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Intel To Sack “Up To 12,000” Staff
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

<http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/intel-announces-evolution-away-from…> ...the firings were meant to "accelerate [Intel's] evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices." And yet they still insist on trying to push unpopular x86 chips on these markets, instead of the ARM chips that everybody else wants to use.

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topics for next monday?
by Peter Reutemann 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

Hi everyone At the moment, we don't have anything lined up for next Monday. Any ideas for topics? New distros or applications uncovered? Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/

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Cybersecurity Report From 1970
by Lawrence D'Oliveiro 19 Apr '16

19 Apr '16

<http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/04/flashback-declassified-1970-dod-cyb…> The Ware Report included a list of conclusions and recommendations that (based on recent data breaches and security failures) many have failed to take to heart. “Plus ça change”, as they say...

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