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17 alternatives to your default image viewer on Fedora

  • Fedora Magazine (Posted by bob on Jun 16, 2015 11:41 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Fedora; Story Type: News Story
Is the default image viewer in your desktop environment just not working the way you want? need more features (or maybe something simpler) from an image viewer? Well, you are in luck, as there is no shortage of choices when... Continue Reading →

An introduction to the Arduino

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on Jun 16, 2015 10:44 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
What is an Arduino? Maybe you've heard of it, or seen a project built with one. But what is that little piece of open hardware, and what exactly does it do?

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CompuLab debuts an x86-based COM Express trio

CompuLab’s three Linux-friendly x86 COM Express modules include a Type 10 COM with 5th Gen Core CPUs and Type 10 COMs with Atom E3800 and AMD G-Series SoCs. CompuLab is known primarily for its mini-PCs, but it has also introduced a number of ARM computer-on-modules in recent years, including the SODIMM-style, Snapdragon 600 based CM-QS600. […]

It's about forking time: Node.js, io.js to mend differences, remerge

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Jun 16, 2015 6:55 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Server-side JavaScript tools reunited under wing of Linux Foundation The Node.js open source project and its fork, io.js, have decided to kiss and make up, with the aid and support of the Linux Foundation.…

OPEN WIDE: Microsoft Live Writer authoring tool going open source

Hanselman: 'I didn't expect this little tweet reply to cause a ruckus'. Microsoft will release its blog authoring tool, Live Writer, as open source, according to a tweet from developer evangelist Scott Hanselman.

OpenSSL Patched Against TLS Connection Downgrade Attack

The latest security update for OpenSSL cryptographic library includes a fix for a vulnerability that permits a threat actor to weaken the encryption mechanism that secures communication between two parties.

Encrypted connections coming soon for all Wikipedia readers

  • CSO; By Nick Mediati (Posted by bob on Jun 16, 2015 2:09 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial; Groups: Community
As of right now, the data that moves between Wikipedia.com and most users is unencrypted, which increases the chances that someone else may be eavesdropping on you. That, however, is about to change: On Friday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that it's moving its sites toward HTTPS by default, so that all data transferred between you and its servers will be encrypted.

Pico-ITX Snapdragon 600 SBC upgrade adds features

Inforce upgraded its Inforce 6410 SBC to a “6410Plus” model, with the same Snapdragon 600 SoC, but with new GPS, MIPI-CSI, and MIPI-DSI features, and more.

Cinnamon 2.6 Released

Cinnamon, one the default desktops of Linux Mint (alongside Mate) has recently been updated. Version 2.6 has a boatload of fixes, tweaks and improvements. Here are some of them:

How to defrag your Linux system

There is a common misconception among GNU/Linux users that our systems never ever need to be defragmented. This stems from the success of the journalized filesystems used by most distributions including EXT2,3 and 4, JFS, ZFS, XFS, ReiserFS and BTRFS. Fragmentation though can still be an issue though, especially for users that use space limited disks that may not offer many file allocation options.

Enterprise support, fighting complexity, and more OpenStack news

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on Jun 15, 2015 3:40 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Cloud; Story Type: News Story
Interested in keeping track of what's happening in the open source cloud? Opensource.com is your source for news in OpenStack, the open source cloud infrastructure project. read more

Solution for graphics issues on some Intel graphics chipsets in Fedora 22

Fedora 22 was released recently and it has been a rock solid release. However, systems with Pre-Sandybridge era, Intel-based graphics solutions have seen some issues. For example, an Intel 4 series motherboard with G41 chipset and GMA X4500 graphics might produce a... Continue Reading →

High hopes for open web portal for NY State

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on Jun 15, 2015 1:46 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The New York State Freedom of Information Law states: "The legislature hereby finds that a free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The more open a government is with its citizenry, the greater the understanding and participation of the public in government." read more

Linus Torvalds asks kernel devs to take a break so he can too

Linux 4.1 delayed by driver dramas and Linus' holiday In May, Linux overlord Linus Torvalds warned that his holiday might delay the release of Linux 4.1.…

How to combine two graphs on Cacti

Cacti a fantastic open source network monitoring system that is widely used to graph network elements like bandwidth, storage, processor and memory utilization. Using its web based interface, you can create and organize graphs easily. However, some advanced features like merging graphs, creating aggregate graphs using multiple sources, migration of Cacti to another server are […]Continue reading... The post How to combine two graphs on Cacti appeared first on Xmodulo. Related FAQs: How to install and configure Cacti on Linux How to monitor Linux servers with SNMP and Cacti What are useful command-line network monitors on Linux How to analyze and view Apache web server logs interactively on Linux How to enable user authentication for a Postfix SMTP server with SASL

Best practices to build bridges between tech teams

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on Jun 15, 2015 9:57 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Robyn Bergeron makes life awesome for people participating in the Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana communities. Passionate about improving ease of development and deployment of infrastructure and applications, she tirelessly advocates for end-users of open source projects, which why her current title is Operations Advocate at Elastic. read more

Facebook ditches HTML mobe future in favour of Zuck-flavoured Java

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Jun 14, 2015 4:50 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Mobile; Story Type: News Story
React Native – It's Javascript with a hint of nutritious, ad-friendly lock-in Facebook has ruled out a return to platform-neutral HTML5 for mobile, dedicating itself to a future of React Native – its own Javascript framework.…

BlackBerry on Android? It makes perfect sense

  • The Register; By Andrew Orlowski (Posted by bob on Jun 13, 2015 11:07 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Android
Secure, well-managed, compatible with apps – think about it. Four months ago, BlackBerry announced it was porting key features of its BlackBerry OS software to Android and iOS – stuff like its onscreen keyboard, Universal Search, and the notification Hub.

Embedded Linux Conference Europe issues call for papers

The Linux Foundation has issued a call for papers for Embedded Linux Conference Europe, which this year joins LinuxCon + CloudOpen in Dublin from Oct. 5-7. Like last year, the Linux Foundation’s LinuxCon Europe show is being co-located with CloudOpen Europe and Embedded Linux Conference Europe, with a single registration. This year the show moves […]

Ouya's potential acquisition, Steam's Summer Sale, and more open gaming news

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition, we take a look at Ouya's potential acquisition, Steam's Summer Sale, new Linux games, and more! Open gaming roundup: June 7 - 13, 2015 read more

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