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Reddit censorship results in mass exodus to Voat.co

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 11, 2015 4:01 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Cloud, Community

In today's open source roundup: Reddit members rebel against censorship and decamp to Voat.co. Plus: Voat.co welcomes Reddit users with open arms. And angry redditors protest in the official censorship announcement thread.

SourceForge under fire again for Nmap page

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 10, 2015 5:50 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Community, Developer, Distributions, Fedora, Linux, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: SourceForge takes more heat for its Nmap page. Plus: Best Chromebook for a college student? And DistroWatch reviews Fedora 22 KDE.

Is Super Tux Kart sexist?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 8, 2015 6:43 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Debian, Games, Linux, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: Images in the Super Tux Kart racing game spur charges of sexism. Plus: Debian Linux 8.1 released. And why run Linux on a Chromebook?

The Moto 360 versus the Apple Watch

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 5, 2015 5:41 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Games, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: A head to head comparison of the Moto 360 and the Apple Watch. Plus: Facebook Lite announced for Android. And Valve introduces the Steam Controller on YouTube.

Angry redditors rally to stop SourceForge's mirror service

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 4, 2015 6:11 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Cloud, Community, Distributions, Games, Linux

In today's open source roundup: Redditors want SourceForge mirror providers to stop service. Plus: GOG offers lots of Linux games in summer sale. And DistroWatch reviews Manjaro OpenRC 0.8.13.

SourceForge under fire again for seizing Nmap account

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 4, 2015 12:04 AM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Community, Developer, Linux

In today's open source roundup: SourceForge takes heat for taking over Nmap account. Plus: Five reasons to use Linux. And Amazon matches Google's price drop on the Nexus 6.

Peppermint OS Six released

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 2, 2015 5:34 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Distributions, Games, Mint

In today's open source roundup: Download Peppermint OS Six. Plus: Cinnamon 2.6 has been released. And XCOM 2 is coming to Linux in November.

Did Slashdot bury negative stories about SourceForge?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on Jun 1, 2015 3:24 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Community, Games, Ubuntu

Chromebook Pixel LS review

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 29, 2015 8:00 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Debian, Linux, Mobile, Mozilla

In today's open source roundup: Read a review of the Chromebook Pixel LS. Plus: Firefox 39 will help protect users from downloads malware. And Debian Jessie 8.1 to be released June 6th.

Is SourceForge hijacking project accounts?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 28, 2015 9:57 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Cloud, Community, Developer, Games, Linux, Steam

In today's open source roundup: Did SourceForge hijack The GIMP's project account? Plus: Valve enmeshed in Tux logo drama. And SwiftKey for Android updated.

Fedora 22 released

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 28, 2015 5:57 AM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Distributions, Fedora, KDE, Ubuntu

In today's open source roundup: Download Fedora 22. Plus: DistroWatch reviews Kubuntu 15.04. And Minecraft for Android will get a customization update.

Are Windows and OS X malware?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 26, 2015 10:19 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Community, Games, Linux, Microsoft, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: Richard Stallman lashes out against Windows and OS X. Plus: Microsoft's Cortana is coming to Android. And Steam might not be helping the growth of Linux gaming.

Is Canonical going to have an IPO?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 23, 2015 5:26 AM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Distributions, Ubuntu

In today's open source roundup: Mark Shuttleworth may take Canonical public. Plus: How to install and configure Ubuntu on your Dell computer. And a review of the LG Watch Urbane.

Ubuntu 15.10 will be released in October

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 21, 2015 12:26 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Distributions, Linux, Ubuntu

In today's open source roundup: Ubuntu 15.10 will be released on October 22. Plus: Chrome for Android is now mostly open source. And infighting may be hurting the Linux community.

Linux secrets most users don't know about

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 21, 2015 2:54 AM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Distributions, Games, Linux

In today's open source roundup: Discover secret Linux tricks. Plus: Five of the best gaming distros for Linux. And 3D platformer games for Linux?

Which Chromebook is worth buying?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 19, 2015 6:47 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Community, Developer, Linux, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: Which Chromebook is worth getting? Plus: The history of Apple versus Linux and open source. And the pros and cons of Snappy packages.

A newbie's guide to getting started with Linux

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 18, 2015 6:01 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Games, Linux

In today's open source roundup: How you can get started with Linux. Plus: Oculus Linux development put on hold. And HTC kills its mini line of Android phones.

What can't you do with Chrome OS?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 16, 2015 2:29 AM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Cloud, Distributions, Linux

In today's open source roundup: Where does Chrome OS start to fail? Plus: Five classic PC games remade in open source. And Black Lab Linux will switch to systemd.

What happens when Ubuntu nicknames reach the end of the alphabet?

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 14, 2015 2:29 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Distributions, Games, GNOME, Ubuntu

In today's open source roundup: What will Canonical use for Ubuntu nicknames after it reaches the end of the alphabet? Plus: Steam improves its client application. And GNOME 3.16.2 has been released.

The death of Foresight Linux

ITworld; By Jim Lynch (Posted by jimlynch on May 13, 2015 8:56 PM EDT)
Story Type: News Story, Roundups; Groups: Android, Distributions, Mobile

In today's open source roundup: Foresight Linux has died. Plus: Must-have apps and extensions for Chrome OS. And Mystery Moto phones with QHD screens.