4MLinux 8.2 has been released. 4MLinux is a miniature Linux distribution focusing on four capabilities: maintenance (as a system rescue live CD), multimedia (for playing video DVDs and other multimedia files), miniserver (using the inetd daemon), and mystery (providing several small Linux games)....
The last time KDE released a major revision of its interface, users protested bitterly, and the project took several years to live down the reaction....
LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, today announced its next Linux Device Driver Development Course class to be held in South Bay, CA from [url=http://www.linuxcertified.com/class_schedule.html]June 23rd - June 25th, 2014. [/url]...
Install Ioncube Loader For All PHP Modes (CLI, CGI, FCGI And FPM) On Debian WheezyIn this tutorial I will explain the installation of Ioncube Loader on Debian Wheezy so that it can be used in all PHP Modes. If one of the php.ini files does not exist on your server, then this php mode is not installed and you can skip that php.ini file....
There are various flavors of Linux screenshot utilities, including desktop-specific screenshot programs (e.g., KSnapshot for KDE, gnome-screenshot for GNOME, Screenshooter for Xfce), or general screenshot utilities (e.g., Shutter). One of unique screenshot utilities is Scrot (short for "SCReen shOT"), which is a command-line screenshot utility. While its interface is minimalistic, Scrot is, feature-wise,...
If you find yourself visiting the same websites every day then news reading software such as Akregator are great. Using one application you can trawl through the links quickly and easily. This article looks at Akregator and also includes an OPML file containing links to my favourite Linux sites and blogs....
Devcoin is an open source project designed to support open source projects through the use of a dedicated crypto currency.Crypto currency is a new form of digital money which is decentralized and runs on a distributed network of computers. Cryptographic techniques are used to secure the network and each individual[he]#039[/he]s funds, while open source code provides the shared protocol through which...
This article isn't arguing against the use of Adblocking extensions, like AdBlock Plus. Rather, it's an argument in favor of using said extensions more prudently (i.e. using whitelists for sites you support etc...)....
J. R. R. Tolkien, perhaps best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was, in his academic life, a scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and literature. After a delay of 90 years, his translation of Beowulf will finally be published today. Through this newly available translation, readers will have the opportunity to visit (or revisit) King Hrothgar[he]#039[/he]s mead hall and experience...
A new stable Steam client update has been released by Valve and the developers have finally enabled In-Home Streaming for everyone....
This tutorial will describes how to installing XBMC 13.0 in ubuntu 14.04 LTS and derivatives. As we know, XBMC 13.0 with codename “Gotham” was released, in this release we will find many improvements, updates and fixes....
The fuss over so-called net neutrality is quite odd and has turned into the kind of mass hysteria I've not witnessed in the tech world, ever....
Scandals, mismanagement, and back-room deals; the City of New Orleans has long endured a legacy of opaque policies and decision-making processes closed to its citizens. A historic disconnect caused by the city’s lack of available information has led to generations of disenfranchised residents....
In 2007, Colin Drane wanted to know more about the crime that was happening in his Baltimore neighborhood. Utilizing the momentum of the open government movement, he founded SpotCrime, a public facing crime mapping and email alert website that collects public crime data from police agencies around the world. Today, SpotCrime is even more than that. The technology is used to advocate for open, equal,...
In today's open source roundup: Linux decries the cult of personality in interview. Plus: Open source and security, and George R.R. Martin endorses Linux....
A feature of free and open source software is that anyone can make a copy of the software, rebrand it, market it and sell it to the world......
It's been very quiet about Foresight Linux for some time now. So i wanted to fill you guys in what's happening at the moment.Foresight Linux 3 is under development. ...
Their latest work is a 6-track digital album with tracks like, The Internet is an Apt Motherfucker and Approximating the Circumference of the Earth. You can buy it in cassette or digital form on Basecamp. But what makes Cycles Per Instruction unique is that there is also a Kernel Module Edition that has been made available on GitHub. It is designed for those that love to tinker....
Microcontroller and system-on-chip manufacturer Renesas has become a gold member of the Linux Foundation to advance embedded and automotive systems. In a move that stands to strengthen the hand of open source within the embedded Linux market, especially the automotive industry, the Linux Foundation has announced that microcontroller and chip manufacturer Renesas has become a gold member of the non-profit...
As we've pointed out many times in the past, the originally stated purpose of copyright law was to encourage the sharing of scientific knowledge for the purpose of learning. The first copyright act in the US was actually entitled "for the encouragement of learning." Yet, as copyright law has evolved, it's frequently been used to make learning much more difficult. Just a few months ago, we covered how...