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9 reasons to use KDE

I really like the command line interface (CLI) in Linux. It bestows great power upon its users, and I spend a good deal of time availing myself of those powers. And yet without the GUI desktop I would still be limited. It is through the combination of the GUI and the command line that I find the power of Linux to be more fully realized. read more

Radio 4 and Dr K on programming languages: Full of Java Kool-Aid

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Apr 14, 2015 10:12 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Hit and miss? Or on the money? Speak your brains Poll Radio 4 has dipped a toe into Lake Geek with a five part series looking at computer languages. Or more accurately the history and reputation of four computer languages: Fortran, Cobol, Basic and Java.…

The makerspace is the next open source frontier

  • Opensource.com (Posted by bob on Apr 14, 2015 6:23 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
Welcome back, folks, to our third installment of my Six Degrees column. Thanks for the wondrous support over the past two installments. As always, keep your feedback flowing in the comments and feel free to drop me an email if you have topics you would like me to delve into. For this month's column, I want to dig into what I consider to be an important topic: how open source can provide the guardrails for a new generation of innovators. read more

HP: We're not leaving the public cloud

Several days after HP seemed to announce that it was going to stop offering public cloud services, the company is now stating that it will continue to offer its OpenStack-powered Helion public cloud.

Wordpress: An Installation Guide for Ubuntu Linux (LAMP) and Windows (WAMP)

  • Howtoforge Linux Howtos und Tutorials (Posted by bob on Apr 13, 2015 6:26 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux, Ubuntu
Wordpress is a free and open source blogging tool and CMS used by millions of people in the world. Its simplicity, power and flexibility places it as a top choice for people to use and developers to recommend. It has come a long way from its release in May, 2013. It consists of tons of themes, plugins and features that help the user to obtain speed, security and reliability.

Non-Linux FOSS: .NET?

No, really! While on a normal day, the word "Microsoft" can be used as an antonym for "Open", the world of .NET seems to be going legitimately open source.

Linux 4.0 released

  • Linux Kernel mailing list; By Linus Torvalds (Posted by bob on Apr 13, 2015 2:37 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Announcements; Groups: Kernel
It definitely matches the "v4.0 is supposed to be a _stable_ release", and very much not about new experimental features etc. I'm personally so much happier with time-based releases than the bad old days when we had feature-based releases.

Git and GitHub for open source documentation

We use git extensively for documentation in OpenStack so that we can "treat the docs like the code"—and I’m seeing this trend many places especially in the Write the Docs community. read more

IoT-oriented Cortex-A5 based COM adds an MCU

OpenEmbed announced a “SOM5360″ module that runs Linux or Android on a Cortex-A5 Atmel SAM5D34 SoC. The COM adds a Cortex-M3 chip plus CAN and LCD I/O. Shenzhen OpenEmbed M&C Ltd (OpenEmbed) recently launched an IoT-focused computer-on-module built around the Cortex-A5 based Atmel SAMA5D34 system-on-chip. The single-core, 536MHz SoC found on the SOM5360 COM is […]

How to manage remote MySQL databases on Linux VPS using a GUI tool

If you need to run a MySQL server on a remote VPS instance, how will you manage databases hosted by the server remotely? Perhaps web-based database administration tools such as phpMyAdmin or Adminer will first come to mind. These web-based management tools require a backend web server and PHP engine up and running. However, if […]Continue reading... The post How to manage remote MySQL databases on Linux VPS using a GUI tool appeared first on Xmodulo. Related FAQs: How to install and configure Cacti on Linux How to install LEMP stack (nginx, MariaDB/MySQL and PHP) on CentOS How to install LAMP stack (Apache, MariaDB/MySQL and PHP) on CentOS How to monitor common services with Nagios How to set up server monitoring system with Monit

3 best practices for bootstrapping an open source business

Go to the networking and speaking events of any local startup community in America and you'll quickly discover a dominant theme: investment. Read any startup news site and you'll see the same hyper-focus on fundraising. Websites like AngelList and CrunchBase are wholly dedicated to facilitating capital acquisition and documenting who's succeeded at it. With so much of the conversation in these circles centered around how to attract early-stage investment through an image of extreme profitability, open source businesses easily fly below the radar. read more

Linux 4.0 debuts with the usual no fanfare

  • The Register (Posted by bob on Apr 13, 2015 1:17 AM CST)
  • Groups: Linux; Story Type: News Story
Torvalds looses neatened number feat. non-disruptive patches, Z13 support and more Linux 4.0 is upon us.…

HTML5 for game dev, how to build a console, and more gaming news

Hello, open gaming fans! In this week's edition, we take a look at the pros and cons of HTML5 in mobile game development, how to build your own game console, and more! Open source and Linux games: April 5 - 11, 2015 read more

Argonne’s $200 Million Supercomputing Award

  • HPCwire; By Tiffany Trader (Posted by bob on Apr 11, 2015 6:03 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Intel
A supercomputer named Aurora is on track to become the fastest system in the United States and possibly the world... with a 180 petaflops system, Aurora, and a secondary system of about 8 petaflops, called Theta.

Flock 2015 conference deadlines

Flock is the premier Fedora community conference for North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Flock will be held August 12-15 in Rochester, New York, USA. Pre-registration is open for the conference. Attendance is free and open to all. To... Continue Reading →

Top 5: Password alternatives, Raspberry Pi in space, and more

This week I talk about the future of password alternatives, open source tools for research, and the Internet of Things, and more. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our newest video uploads. read more

Fedora 22 beta status, future of DNF and yum

  • Fedora Magazine (Posted by bob on Apr 10, 2015 6:36 PM CST)
  • Groups: Fedora; Story Type: News Story
Fedora is a big project, and it’s hard to keep up with everything. This series highlights interesting happenings in five different areas every week. It isn’t comprehensive news coverage — just quick summaries with links to each. Normally I do... Continue Reading →

A community distribution of OpenStack

  • Opensource.com; By Jason Baker (Posted by bob on Apr 10, 2015 11:56 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Community
If you're interested in installing OpenStack, chances are you are going to want a little help. While it's entirely possible to get OpenStack up and running from the source files, using a distribution which has been packaged for your operating system is likely to make your life much easier.

Open source applied to how movies are made

  • Opensource.com; By Daniel Mulligan (Posted by bob on Apr 10, 2015 10:02 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
There's nothing like a new project to make you feel excited about life, and that's definitely how I've been feeling since I adopted an open source policy in my companies' camera and workflow divisions. My background is in cameras. I started out assisting and focus pulling before moving up the ranks to camera operating for F1, BBC dramas, and eventually second unit cinematography for feature theatrical productions.

Do your switches run Cumulus Linux? Puppet will pull your strings

  • The Register; By Richard Chirgwin (Posted by bob on Apr 10, 2015 1:27 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Cumulus Networks, home of a Linux-of-choice for white-box switches, has linked arms with Puppet Labs and joined its Puppet Supported Program.

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