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Dual boot
by Wolfgang 30 Apr '13

30 Apr '13

Hi I am trying to install Ubuntu Gnome 13.4 on my new HP520. Installation from disk went without hitch, but on restarting the grub2 bootloader is not starting. Instead, the windows loader loads Windows 7. Partition information is as follows (taken from the ubuntu install disk output): Device Type Mount Point Size Used System /dev/sda /dev/sda1 ntfs 104 MB 35MB Windows 7 (Loader) /dev/sda2 ntfs 95000MB unknown /dev/sda5 ext4 14999MB 3676MB Ubuntu 13.04 (13.04) /dev/sda6 ext4 14998MB 406MB /dev/sda7 swap 4998MB 0MB /dev/sda8 ext4 348996MB 5681MB /dev/sda3 ntfs 21004MB 18359MB Windows recovery Environment (loader) sda5 contains the root (/) partition, sda6 the /home partition, and sda8 will contain all my data, so that I may format both sda5 and sda6 once I re-install or update to a new version without data loss. grub 2 is supposed to be installed on /dev/sda. The BIOS is UEFI, without locks, and may also be run in classic mode. I have tried both, but do not gain access to grub2. Should I have installed grub2 on sda1 and loose the Windows loader? Any other suggestions? Thanks Wolfgang

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How to Bring More Women to Free and Open Source Software
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

"As an undergraduate engineering student Karen Sandler was used to being the only woman in a class. At the time she didn't want to talk about why there weren't more women in technology, though, believing the attention would only make things worse. That attitude has changed over time, however, as she experienced sexism more directly. At tech conferences, for example, her male colleagues would sometimes ask her whose spouse she was, not knowing that she was actually a speaker at the event. Now as a FOSS attorney and the executive director of the GNOME Foundation, Sandler is taking a different approach by addressing sexism head-on. ... 5 tips for Bringing More Women into Open Source 1. Address women directly. 2. Accept non-students and non-coders. 3. Connect women with mentors. "There's a feeling that women are less likely to ask for help, and find a mailing list intimidating... Mentors respond to newcomers and make them feel welcome," Sandler said. 4. Require a contribution as part of the application. It can be small like fixing a minor bug or rewording a pagraph of documentation. It gives people a head start for joining the community and also gives program administrators a better idea of who is applying and whether they're good. 5. Make sure women don't feel pressure to propose really ambitious projects." -- source: http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/714599-women-in-fr… 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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BitTorrent Sync creates private, peer-to-peer Dropbox, no cloud required
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

"BitTorrent today released folder syncing software that replicates files across multiple computers using the same peer-to-peer file sharing technology that powers BitTorrent clients. The free BitTorrent Sync application is labeled as being in the alpha stage, so it's not necessarily ready for prime-time, but it is publicly available for download and working as advertised on my home network." -- source: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/bittorrent-sync-creat… 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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Geeksphone Firefox OS phones now available
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

"Following their unveiling at Mobile World Congress, smartphones running Mozilla's open source OS are now available to buy online from Geeksphone. The phones are aimed at developers and interested end users" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1847833 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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13.04 based Ubuntu Touch arrives with few changes
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

"Although billed by some as "beta", the latest images released for Ubuntu Touch are just marking its underlying switch of foundations to the newest release on Ubuntu, 13.04. Beyond that, little has changed in the fledgling mobile operating system. These "Raring Ringtail" images, available for the Galaxy Nexus (codename: maguro), Nexus 4 (mako), Nexus 10 (manta) and Nexus 7 (grouper) – the four officially supported devices." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1846907 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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Ack 2.0 enhances the "grep for source code"
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

"Version 2.0 of ack, a grep like tool optimised for searching source code introduces a more flexible identification system, better support for ackrc configuration files and the ability to read the list of files to be searched from stdin." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1847056 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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meeting tonight!
by Peter Reutemann 23 Apr '13

23 Apr '13

Hi everyone Looks like the latest crash of the blades killed the meeting reminder. Thanks for Ian of reminding me and apologies for the (very) late reminder for tonight's meeting. We do have two talks scheduled for tonight: - Review of Linux live CDs (openSUSE, Slax, Porteus): Ian Young - Anti-aliasing / Code design / LibreOffice: Ian Stewart http://elgg.wlug.org.nz/event_calendar/view/731/meeting http://www.wlug.org.nz/MeetingTopics.2013-04-22 See you tonight! 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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The flavors of Ubuntu from A to Z—or at least from Kubuntu to Xubuntu
by Peter Reutemann 21 Apr '13

21 Apr '13

'The release of Ubuntu 13.04 is less than a week away, bringing with it some refinements to the Unity interface that users either love or hate. But Ubuntu with Unity is far from the only choice for Linux lovers or those looking to avoid Windows and OS X. In addition to the many Linux distributions such as Fedora, Debian, or OpenSuse, there is a thriving open source community maintaining desktop operating systems based on Ubuntu code but with different user interfaces. These often have whimsical names like "Kubuntu" and "Xubuntu." While you can download the standard version of Ubuntu and apply a different user interface to it, most of these alternative distros are built with a non-Unity interface in mind from the start.' -- source: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/04/the-flavors-of-ubuntu… 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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email for Graham Lauder - the SUSE and OpenOffice guy in Tokoroa
by Ian Young 17 Apr '13

17 Apr '13

Hi, anybody got a current email for Graham Lauder? I was hoping to get some DVDs of the latest SUSE Linux release from him for distribution at the LUG. ~ Ian Y

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Jolla Ports Wayland To Android GPU Drivers
by Peter Reutemann 12 Apr '13

12 Apr '13

"A Jolla Sailfish OS engineer has ported Wayland to run on Android GPU drivers. The implementation uses libhybis with the Android driver so that the rest of the operating system can be a conventional glibc-based Linux operating system, such as Mer / Sailfish OS. The code is to be LGPL licensed. The reported reasoning for making Wayland support Android GPU drivers was difficulty in ODM vendors not wishing to offer driver support for platforms aside from Android." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/04/11/2147208 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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USB sticks - best brand?
by Ian Young 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

Just wondering whether anyone has opinions about a 'good' brand of USB stick. Having a wee spell of trying to run live Linux from these. Someone reckoned Sandisk is where it's at. This seems to be an area where the consumer is not offered much useful information, or perhaps I just haven't found that info. These gadgets have some flash memory and a controller chip I believe and that's about it, but maybe some of these components are somehow superior to others? Any thoughts? Good and cheap, can I have both?

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Empty boxes?
by Bryce Utting 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

Hi all, I'm moving in a couple of weekends (which delights me enormously, I can tell you), and'm looking for boxes -- anyone have a stack of a dozen or so collapsed boxes of useful size tucked away? (any bigger than say 50x50x35 is kinda awkward, but if they're consistent then no biggie) Can reach me here or at 021 217 6386. cheers, butting

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Optimus support comes to the NVIDIA Linux driver
by Peter Reutemann 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

"NVIDIA has released a beta version of its proprietary driver for Linux systems which supports its Optimus hybrid graphics technology. Version 319.12 of the driver requires the current development version of the Linux kernel ." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1838415 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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SailfishOS SDK arrives
by Peter Reutemann 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

"A first look at Jolla's SailfishOS SDK reveals a novel dual virtualised machine arrangement, Qt tooling and an easy to use system for developing applications for the devices due in the second half of the year." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1837300 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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Alienware in the US sells gaming PCs with Ubuntu
by Peter Reutemann 08 Apr '13

08 Apr '13

"Alienware is now selling four variants of its X51 series of gaming PCs with Ubuntu 12.04 preinstalled; however, the Dell subsidiary is currently only offering these systems in the US." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1836869 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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Ubuntu 13.04's "Final Beta" arrives
by Peter Reutemann 07 Apr '13

07 Apr '13

"The only beta for the Ubuntu 13.04 cycle has been released, but it is more notable by what features aren't present in the beta. The final release comes at the end of the month." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1835805 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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How to Run Linux on ODROID-U2: A Monster of an ARM Machine
by Peter Reutemann 03 Apr '13

03 Apr '13

"The more you look into the options for running a low-power Linux machine, the more products you will uncover. The target of this article is the ODROID-U2, which is an extremely small form factor, ARM-based computer that packs enough grunt to replace a modest desktop." -- source: http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/711478-how-to-run-linux-on-odroid-u2-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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ZFS on Linux is "ready for wide scale deployment"
by Peter Reutemann 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

"The developers of the native ZFS port for Linux have announced that the project is now is ready for wide scale deployment. ZFS for Linux 0.6.1 also adds packages for Debian, Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1832848 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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Security fix leads to PostgreSQL lock down
by Peter Reutemann 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

"A flaw in PostgreSQL, which will be fixed in the forthcoming 4 April release of the software, is severe enough that the developers have locked down the source code repositories and issued a notice that users should install the update as soon as it is released." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1832846 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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End of life for three Ubuntu editions on 9 May
by Peter Reutemann 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

"9 May is the end of life day for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on servers, 10.04 LTS on desktops and 11.10 generally. Upgrading to 12.04 LTS and its five year support cycle is recommended" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1832813 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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GNOME 3.8 brings polish and new Classic Mode
by Peter Reutemann 01 Apr '13

01 Apr '13

"The lastest version of the open source desktop for Linux and Unix systems adds a new Clocks application, a number of new settings panels and a number of design changes throughout the desktop environment. A Classic Mode has also been added." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1832713 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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GTK+ 3.8 brings Wayland support
by Peter Reutemann 28 Mar '13

28 Mar '13

"The latest version of the open source widget toolkit adds support for Wayland 1.0, support for touch interfaces, and better text rendering and theming." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1831722 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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Enlightenment Terminal Allows Video Playback, PDF Viewing
by Peter Reutemann 27 Mar '13

27 Mar '13

"The E17 Enlightenment project has released a new version of its Terminology terminal emulator. With Terminology 0.3 comes several fancy features, including the ability to preview video files, images, and PDF files from within the terminal. There's new escape sequences, inline video playback, and other features to this terminal emulator that's only built on EFL and libc." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/03/27/1217241 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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Spanish Open Source Group Files Complaint Over Microsoft Use of UEFI Secure Boot
by Peter Reutemann 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

"Hispalinux, which represents Spanish Open Source developers and users, has filed a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission. 14 pages of grief cited Windows 8 as an 'obstruction mechanism' calling UEFI Secure Boot a 'de facto technological jail for computer booting systems... making Microsoft's Windows platform less neutral than ever.' On March 6 of 2012 the Commission fined Microsoft 561 million Euros for failing to offer users a choice of web browser, and there was also a 2004 ruling which found the company had abused its market position by tying Windows Media Player to Windows itself. Relations appear to remain more tense towards Windows in Europe, so there may be some hope of making UEFI more Linux-friendly. UEFI has been implicated in the death of Samsung laptops running Linux." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/13/03/26/2226246/spanish-open-source-gro… 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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DOS Emulation Arrives For the Raspberry Pi
by Peter Reutemann 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

"Homebrew Coder Pate has released a DOS Emulator for the Raspberry Pi. Originally released for the Nintendo DS and Android, the emulator currently can emulate a CPU: 80486 processor, including the protected mode features (for running DOS4GW games) but without virtual memory support. The emulation runs at a speed around that of a 20MHz 80486 (which equals a 40MHz 80386) machine. It has support for Super VGA graphics, Soundblaster 2.0, Memory, USB keyboard and mouse. Perfect for playing old classics such as Doom, Duke Nukem 3D and Theme Park." -- source: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/03/26/1256210/dos-emulation-arrives-for-t… 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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Fwd: Google Alert - linux
by Michael McDonald 26 Mar '13

26 Mar '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> Date: 27 March 2013 07:52 Subject: Google Alert - linux To: mikencolleen(a)gmail.com Live Twitter Q&A Thursday with Adapteva CEO on the $99 Linux Supercomputer Linux.com (blog) Back in October Adapteva wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign to build a Raspberry Pi-inspired $99 Linux supercomputer. Next month the company expects the first Parallela boards to be in production -- just in time to show off at The Linux ... <http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/711034-live-twitte…>

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Media Centre Linux OpenELEC now on Raspberry Pi
by Peter Reutemann 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

"The recently released version 3.0 of OpenELEC, the minimalist media centre Linux distribution, supports more hardware. Based on XBMC 12.1, it now includes images for the Raspberry Pi and Arctic MC001 computers" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1829751 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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Weak keys in NetBSD
by Peter Reutemann 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

"An incorrect bracket in the program code of NetBSD causes systems to generate weak cryptographic keys. OpenSSH server keys are particularly affected" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1829336 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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Orion launches bid to boost NZ ICT talent
by Rene Bartosh 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

They are sponsoring raspberry pi's for 'S schools. http://nzh.tw/10872863 Regards Rene

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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- !Special General Meeting A draft of the revised charter will be tabled, this will reduce the quorum to the smaller of 5 members or 50% of the general membership, and reduce the size of the committee to 4. Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards

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Too Perfect a Mirror
by Peter Reutemann 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

"Jeff Mitchell writes on his blog about what almost became 'The Great KDE Disaster Of 2013.' It all started as simple update of the root git server and ended up with a corrupt git repository automatically mirrored to every mirror and deleting every copy of most KDE repositories. It ends by discussing what the problem is with git --mirror and how you can avoid similar problems in the future." -- source: http://it.slashdot.org/story/13/03/24/1252237/too-perfect-a-mirror 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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SpaceX: Lessons Learned Developing Software For Space Vehicles
by Peter Reutemann 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

"On day two of the 2013 Embedded Linux Conference, Robert Rose of SpaceX spoke about the "Lessons Learned Developing Software for Space Vehicles". In his talk, he discussed how SpaceX develops its Linux-based software for a wide variety of tasks needed to put spacecraft into orbit—and eventually beyond. Linux runs everywhere at SpaceX, he said, on everything from desktops to spacecraft." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/03/24/2050221 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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Kivy - Open source Python library for development of UI apps
by Peter Reutemann 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

I know, not strictly speaking Linux, but interesting nonetheless... "Kivy - Open source Python library for rapid development of applications that make use of innovative user interfaces, such as multi-touch apps. Kivy is running on Linux, Windows, MacOSX, Android and IOS. You can run the same code on all supported platforms. It can use natively most inputs protocols and devices like WM_Touch, WM_Pen, Mac OS X Trackpad and Magic Mouse, Mtdev, Linux Kernel HID, TUIO. A multi-touch mouse simulator is included." Release under LGPL3 -- source: http://kivy.org/ 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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GCC 4.8 completes migration to C++
by Peter Reutemann 24 Mar '13

24 Mar '13

"The GCC developers have, after years of planning, completed the switch to C++ as the implementation language for their software. The new version of GCC also includes performance improvements and a new general optimisation level." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1824539 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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Hardware up for grabs
by Daniel Lawson 23 Mar '13

23 Mar '13

Hey guys I'm clearing stuff out again, and have some more hardware available: PC 1: Intel Core2 Q8200 (Quad-core, 2.33GHz) Intel desktop board DQ45CB Thermaltake Litepower 600 PSU Cooler Master Elite 330 4GB DDR2-800 RAM hard disk of some size, I'll dig something up. PC 2: AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Quad-core, 2.8GHz) Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2 Motherboard Cooler Master Elite 330 8GB DDR3 RAM Seasonic 740W PSU w/modular connections Fanless radeon graphics card of some description (1GB ram i think) 750 GB harddisk. Other stuff: Altec Lansing speakers and subwoofer XBox 1.6, mod chipped (Xecutor 3 mod chip, I think) No hard disk unless I can find the original one, but it shouldn't be hard to fit another one. DVD Remote, one (maybe 2) controllers, and a Grand Theft Auto boxed set if I can find it Pickup from work in town (Alexandra St) preferred, but can do a weekend/evening pickup in Silverdale if arranged in advance

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Canonical and China Announce Ubuntu Collaboration
by Peter Reutemann 22 Mar '13

22 Mar '13

"Canonical, the software company that manages and funds Ubuntu, announced that the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will base their national reference architecture for standard operating systems on Ubuntu, and they will call it Kylin. Arguably China is the largest desktop market and the announcement has important implications. Shuttleworth says, 'The release of Ubuntu Kylin brings the Chinese open source community into the global Ubuntu community.'" -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/03/21/2235251/canonical-and-china-announ… 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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Debian 7.0 for Easter?
by Peter Reutemann 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

"The Debian developers are preparing for the release of Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" and have shortened the list of Release Critical Bugs to less than one hundred, of which the majority will most likely be ignored or corresponding packages will be dropped" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1827628 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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REMINDER: WLUG meeting is on Monday
by Meeting Reminder Bot 21 Mar '13

21 Mar '13

There's a Waikato Linux Users Group meeting on Monday: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- !Special General Meeting A draft of the revised charter will be tabled, this will reduce the quorum to the smaller of 5 members or 50% of the general membership, and reduce the size of the committee to 4. Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards

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OX Text offers open source collaborative DOCX/ODT editing
by Peter Reutemann 20 Mar '13

20 Mar '13

"OX App Suite is to expand with OX Text, a collaborative document editor which works with DOCX and ODT documents natively on the web and intelligently avoids damaging complex document content it isn't able to edit" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1826451 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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Ubuntu to halve support length for non-LTS releases
by Peter Reutemann 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

"The Ubuntu Technical Board has decided to half the support time for non-LTS releases to nine months and enable users to more easier track the development of the distribution without switching to a rolling release model" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1825716 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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KDE sets its sights on Wayland
by Peter Reutemann 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

"After the GNOME project's decision, the KDE developers seem to also have decided to renew efforts to get their desktop environment ported to the Wayland display manager. This leaves Canonical as the only backer of Mir as an X replacement." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1825273 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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Major Bug In The Bitcoin Software Tests The Community And The Exchange Rate
by mailinglist 18 Mar '13

18 Mar '13

Bitcoin went into crisis mode early this morning. This time, the threat wasn't from hackers tampering with poorly secured virtual wallets. It was Bitcoin's own code that was causing the trouble.... http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/networks/bitcoin-/#.UUdqqVxLcf…

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OpenSUSE 12.3 Is Out
by Peter Reutemann 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

"OpenSUSE 12.3 is out. There are several methods of downloading, as well as different media. It is also possible to boot the live CD from a USB stick. When using the DVD or Net install ISO, the standard is to select between KDE or GNOME, but XFCE and LXDE are also options. ARM images are available as well. More information about the release can be found in this feature guide" -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/03/13/1951235/opensuse-123-is-out 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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GNOME plans to promote Wayland port
by Peter Reutemann 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

"GNOME developer Matthias Clasen has proposed that efforts to port the GNOME desktop to Wayland should be given more weight and be completed within the next year." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1821991 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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How to run an Arduino (clone) on a 9V battery for weeks or even months
by Peter Reutemann 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

"It is quite possible to run an ATMEGA with Arduino code for weeks if not months on a normal 9V battery, but it requires a different/special Arduino (clone)." -- source: http://hwstartup.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/how-to-run-an-arduino-on-a-9v-bat… 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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Atheros open sources firmware for two wireless chips
by Peter Reutemann 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

"Qualcomm Atheros has open sourced the firmware for its 802.11n wireless chips AR9271 and AR7010. The source code, build tools and instructions are available on GitHub." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1820950 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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Intel's graphics driver installation program for Linux
by Peter Reutemann 12 Mar '13

12 Mar '13

"Intel has released an installation program that provides Fedora and Ubuntu with newer versions of its graphics drivers by replacing parts of the distribution packages." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1820608 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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Samsung plans to turn smartphones into data safes
by Peter Reutemann 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

"Like the home of the US government's gold reserves, Samsung's KNOX project is all about keeping intruders out. Samsung's version, however, will not protect precious metals, but business data in mobile device storage. KNOX, which was unveiled today, is based on SE Android, the Android version of SELinux that was originally developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA)." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1816663 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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Canonical reveals plans to launch Mir display server
by Peter Reutemann 04 Mar '13

04 Mar '13

'On the evening before the first online Ubuntu Developer Summit, Canonical has revealed its plans for "Mir", a next-generation display server which will run as a system-level component to replace the X Window system. Canonical has rejected Wayland, seen by many as the successor to X Windows, because they feel it recreates X semantics in its input event handling and parts of the protocol include privileged shell integration which the Mir specifiers would rather not have. The decisions along this path of development appear to have been taken in the summer of 2012.' -- source: http://h-online.com/-1815982 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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Dell Sputnik now being sold in Europe
by Peter Reutemann 03 Mar '13

03 Mar '13

"Dell is now selling its Sputnik developer laptop, pre-installed with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, in its UK and German online stores. In the UK, customers save £120 (ex VAT) compared to the regular Windows model" -- source: http://h-online.com/-1814767 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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