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This week at LWN: Some notes from the Collaboration Summit

Your editor has just returned from the Linux Foundation's annual Collaboration Summit, held in San Francisco. LFCS is a unique event; despite becoming more developer-heavy over the years, it still pulls together an interesting combination of people from the wider Linux ecosystem. The following article is not intended to be a comprehensive report from the summit; it is, instead, a look at a few of the more interesting thoughts that came from there.

HOWTO: Use Gnome Network-Manager in other DEs

  • Thoughts on Technology; By Jeff Hoogland (Posted by Jeff91 on May 2, 2010 8:20 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
I really like many of the things KDE has to offer, however KDE's network manager applet (knetworkmanager) still is lacking compared to Gnome's applet.

Revisiting Bisigi - 13 Top Notch Themes For Ubuntu Lucid Directly From Repositories

Gnome themes by Bisigi has always been a cut above the rest. Add to it the ease of installation via dedicated repositories. And now, a stable version of Ubuntu Lucid repository is available. Follow the post to install 13 stunning themes for Ubuntu Lucid, Karmic in just two steps.

(X)ubuntu 10.04

  • Eleven is Louder; By Michael F. Talbo (Posted by olefowdie on May 2, 2010 6:26 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews
Ubuntu 10.04 [Lucid Lynx] was released a few days ago, and after seeing how well it was working on Ford's netbook, I decided I should try it out as well. My first impression of the system was a very promising one, as I saw how well polished and integrated Lucid's modified version of the GNOME 2 desktop and its default applications were.

HOWTO: Install e17 from SVN/Source on Ubuntu

E17 is a lightweight window manager/bundle of libraries for Unix based operating systems. E17 is designed to be both elegant and fast - two goals it succeeds at very well.

The Magic Black Box Paradox of Freedom

The free software community understands that free software gives the user more freedom than proprietary software. Proprietary software confines its users, prohibits them from making changes that would allow everyone to benefit, etc. Free software advocates (myself included) have a habit of claiming that using free (libre) software means the same thing as having freedom. But does the fact that someone is using free software necessarily imply that the person has as much freedom as is possible?

Here's The First Screenshot Of The Linux Steam Client

Less than two weeks ago we reported on the Mac OS X Steam client confirming the existence of a Linux client and then found more Linux references too. We then found the unreleased Steam Linux binaries that were under active development. Some still didn't believe the existence of a Steam client for Linux with Source Engine support, but it's something we have said for nearly two years based upon our sources and then the emergence of these binaries.

Apple, Microsoft Come Out Against Open Source Video Codecs

Is Steve Jobs at it again? Just days after reaffirming Apple's decision to ban Adobe's Flash from the iPhone, the company's CEO is reportedly pointing the finger at another multimedia technology he sees struggling with major shortcomings -- echoing similar comments, as it turns out, from Apple's longtime archrival, Microsoft.

The Slough of Unsatisfied Ubuntu Users

  • keithcu.com; By Keith Curtis (Posted by keithcu on May 1, 2010 11:55 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Debian, Ubuntu
I feel that all Ubuntu users, even the happy ones, who ever decide to contribute back should just directly join the Debian team. Ubuntu might not realize it, but it is best for everyone if all work is done in Debian first.

Mobile phone sales rise as Andoid online usage soars

Driven by smartphone sales, the mobile phone market rebounded with 21.7 percent year-to-year growth in the first quarter of 2010, IDC says. Meanwhile, as of April 1 Android was available on 34 different devices from 12 manufacturers, with Android ad-view traffic growing at a 32 percent rate over the last year, says AdMob.

Ubuntu for Facebook Users [Screencasts]

Ubuntu 10.04, Lucid Lynx, is a great desktop operating system for Facebook users. Not only is it faster and more secure than using Windows, it also has features that help integrate Facebook into the desktop experience.

Stop Fighting Apple

  • Eleven is Louder; By Bradford M. White (Posted by olefowdie on May 1, 2010 9:13 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial
Lately, there has been a lot of anti-Apple talk around the open source community. To a point, I can see why. Apple took a lot of software packages that those of us in the BSD and Linux communities have loved for quite some time, and they've bundled that software with their own graphics server, desktop environment, and accompanying software; none of which, is open source. What I think bothers people most is that Apple was very successful with their implementation, and none of us were. Heck, we even had a head start. We started off with our software in 1991, while Apple didn't really start using the same software until the 2000s were well under way.

Howto Show Home/Computer Icons in Ubuntu Desktop Permanently

This is a among the first things I do after installing Ubuntu . And since Ubuntu 10.04 LTS has just released, there is no better time for a tutorial on how to display home/computer icons in Ubuntu desktop permanently. You can use applications like ubuntu-tweak to bring similar funtionality. But here, I am only tinkering with the existing settings to achieve the same instead of installing any new applications.

Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 Post Installation Guide

  • my-guides.net (Posted by axel on May 1, 2010 7:19 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Ubuntu
This Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx Post Installation guide describes how to install useful software, audio-dvd-video codecs, google earth and google chromium, eye candy stuff and other things...

Put Windows to the Most Appropriate Use: Create a Bootable USB Stick with Ubuntu 10.04


LXer Feature: 01-May-2010

The following steps provide two methods of putting the fresh new release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx) on a USB stick. The first method will create a bootable USB stick with a live version and the second process will create a live version with persistence. Both methods are an excellent way to always have your favorite Ubuntu system and software with you at all times and it makes for one of the simplest ways to conduct an install to a hard drive.

This week at LWN: ELC: Android and the community

Greg Kroah-Hartman delivered some "tough love" to Android in his keynote at this year's Embedded Linux Conference (ELC). He is very clearly excited about Android and what it can do—uses it daily as his regular phone—but is unhappy with Google's lack of community engagement. There is hope that things will change, he said; there has been a fair amount of "introspection" at Google that he hopes will lead it in a more community-oriented direction.

KDevelop 4.0 Stable Released into the Wild

The KDevelop Hackers are proud and happy to announce that KDevelop 4.0 is finally available as a stable release. Released together is the first version of KDevelop PHP plugins, which make KDevelop a very interesting option for PHP developers.

Firefox 3.7a5pre: Tabs on Top, New Add-on Manager

Firefox 3.7a5pre now has an option to place the browser's tabs on top of the controls, similar to Google Chrome. This is likely part of Mozilla's plans to redesign Firefox for version 4. The new option can be found in the right-click menu as "Tabs on Top" below "Navigation Toolbar" and "Bookmarks Toolbar".

Kicking Outlook

  • MyBroadband; By Alastair Otter (Posted by rpm007 on May 1, 2010 2:22 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Mention email and most Windows users immediately think of Outlook. The Outlook email client from Microsoft has become so entrenched in the Windows desktop that most users don't even know there are alternatives. We look at five alternative email clients that run on Windows, and in most cases, other operating systems such as Mac OS X and Linux.

Can't Program, won't Program? Then Mash the Web with Mozilla's Ubiquity

  • Free Software Magazine; By Gary Richmond (Posted by scrubs on May 1, 2010 1:25 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Mozilla
Like any other aspect of life the internet is awash with hype. And snake oil salesmen. It’s lure exceed the benefits those spam e-mails promise that inundate your inbox with offers of little blue pills to reach those parts of your anatomy other chemicals just can’t reach. However, sometimes the hype is not just, well, hype. Mozilla’s Firefox browser has been downloaded more that one billion times and its success is reflected in the millions of downloads of one of its killer features: addons (or extensions, as we geriatrics called them). The Browser operates under a tri licence and the addons for it are overwhelmingly free and open too. They empower the user and extend the browser. They help to put the user in control. Ubiquity does this in a way that makes web mashups creative fun and allows you to command the web, not just surf it, without any need to be a programming master of the universe. Read the full article at Freesoftware Magazine.

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