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Rise of Open Cloud Architecture and Over-the-Top (OTT) Network Services

To meet greater traffic demands and lower operating costs, some of the world’s largest service providers today are looking at open source software to deliver new network services using OpenStack and Linux containers.

Turn Your Old Laptop into a Chromebook

  • Linux.com - Original Content (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 7:21 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
ou don’t have to buy a brand new laptop to use Chrome OS; you can now easily convert your old laptop or PC into a powerful Chromebook.

Shellmo: Aquatic 3D printed robot for fun and education

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 5:27 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Recently I came across a very interesting open hardware project called Shellmo. What caught my eye was that it's a 3D printed crustacean that seems to have no apparent real world use, though with a little creativity I can see educational implications. read more

How to Use Incron to Monitor Important Files and Folders

  • Linux.com - Original Content (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 4:01 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
What if you knew of a tool that could monitor files for change and then report the changes within /var/log/syslog or take some action when a file was modified? There is such a tool.

How to Setup MySQL Master-Master Replication

  • Howtoforge Linux Howtos und Tutorials (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 2:35 PM EDT)
  • Groups: MySQL, Linux; Story Type: News Story
This article consolidates information from several sources into the format I use to setup MySQL Master/Master Replication. The beauty of Linux and open source is that there are many different ways to do this. Please take a look at my references and use them to accommodate any needs you may have.

Researcher Pockets $30,000 in Chrome Bounties

  • threat post; By Michael Mimoso (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 1:10 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Security
Security researcher Mariusz Mlynski is having a good month. Having cashed in earlier in May to the tune of $15,500, Mlynski pocketed another $30,000 courtesy of Google’s bug bounty program after four high-severity vulnerabilities were patched in the Chrome browser...

Font improvements in Fedora 24 Workstation

Cantarell is the default font in Fedora Workstation. It comes courtesy of the GNOME desktop community, which designed and chose Cantarell. Recently the maintainers of Canatrell have done a great deal of work on the typeface to improve readability and appearance. There are... Continue Reading →

SuperTux 0.4 review

  • Linux User & Developer – the Linux and FOSS mag for a GNU generation (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 10:01 AM EDT)
  • Groups: GNU, Linux, Developer; Story Type: News Story
This classic Linux game finally sees an update

Open Source Bridge attracts unique speakers and attendees

Next month, Open Source Bridge is kicking off its 8th year in Portland, Oregon from June 21-24, 2016. The Open Source Bridge conference focuses on topics surrounding building open source community and citizenship. read more

How to set up Zimbra mail server on CentOS

In this tutorial, we will examine the process of installing Zimbra mail server in CentOS Linux environment. Zimbra is my personal favorite when it comes to open-source mail servers as it comes with a number of useful features such as built-in calendar support, email filtering rules, a modern interface for both users and admins, spam ...

Arduino Uno-like board controls three-phase EV motors

Uniti’s “Uniti ARC” is an open source, Arduino Uno compatible microcontroller board, designed for controlling three-phase motors in electric vehicles. Swedish electric car startup Uniti calls the Uniti ARC “the world’s first open-source commercial development board for three phase motors with Arduino Uno compatibility.”

News: Linux 4.7 Set to Boost Live Patching, Security and Power Management

We're just about at the end of the two week merge cycle for the Linux 4.7 kernel and many of the subsystem maintainers have sent Linus Torvalds their git pull requests.

How to Use Postfix Postscreen to Test Email for Spam: Part 2

In the previous article, I looked at some pre-greeting tests that Postfix performs to help identify spam; now I’ll move on through the chain and explore the available post-salutation tests.

Upcoming Webinar on Getting Linux Certified - Tips, Tactics, and Practical Advice

  • Linux.com - Original Content (Posted by bob on May 27, 2016 1:26 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Announcements; Groups: Linux
Title: Upcoming Webinar on Getting Linux Certified - Tips, Tactics, and Practical Advice26 MayLearn more

Oracle v Google Java API copyright jury verdict: Google WINS

  • The Register (Posted by bob on May 26, 2016 5:49 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Oracle; Story Type: News Story
Score one for the Chocolate Factory as jury buys fair use defense Breaking Google has won the latest round in its battle with Oracle over software copyright.…

How to Install LAMP Stack on OpenSUSE Leap 42.1

  • Howtoforge Linux Howtos und Tutorials (Posted by bob on May 26, 2016 4:52 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
The LAMP Stack is a collection of open source software installed together on the Linux operating system to get your website and web application running on it. In this tutorial, I will guide you trough the steps to install the LAMP Stack with OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 as the Linux operating system.

Android might be on the way to the Raspberry Pi

A new tree sprouts on android.googlesource.com Android might just be coming to the Raspberry Pi.…

New FOSS program director supports students' passions at RIT

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on May 26, 2016 2:09 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is well-known for its work in open source software through FOSS@MAGIC. In April 2014, RIT started to offer a minor in free and open source software. Students work on several different open source projects in their GitHub organization. read more

3 open source alternatives to AutoCAD

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on May 26, 2016 11:17 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
CAD—Computer aided design, or computer aided drafting, depending on who you ask—is technology created to make it easier to create specifications for real-world objects. Whether the object you're building is a house, car, bridge, or spaceship, chances are it got its start in a CAD program of one type or another. Among the best-known CAD programs is AutoDesk's AutoCAD, but there are many others out there, both proprietary and open source alike. So how do the open source alternatives to AutoCAD stack up? The answer depends on how you plan to be using them. read more

Microsoft won't back down from Windows 10 nagware 'trick'

Redmond assumes closing nagware dialog means 'yes', says that's by design Microsoft is hurt and disappointed that people would think it was trying to “trick” them with a confusing Windows 10 upgrade dialog that scheduled an upgrade without users explicitly agreeing to do so.…

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