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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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