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Is it too late for MeeGo? or the upcoming release of the Nokia N9 will give it the needed impulse?.

The world needs an Open Source mobile platform, and not only closed ones.

The Debian Project is pleased to announce the availability of the Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ, a document meant to educate Free Software developers, and especially distribution editors, about software patent risks.

The FAQ has been prepared by lawyers at Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) at the request of and with input from the Debian Project. While the document does not constitute legal advice, it provides insights on dealing with software patents, which might be applicable to other community-driven Free Software distributions.

Since the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0, 242 days have passed. Additionally, 129 days have passed since the release of Scientific Linux 6.0, which is one of the popular community rebuilds of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 source packages. Only today, however, is CentOS 6.0 ISOs beginning to surface...

"Bumblebee" is an open source implementation by Martin Juhl to support nVidia Optimus GPU switching technology on the Linux desktop. Desktop applications use a Intel integrated GPU by default and users can launch applications with nVidia GPU using the commands “optirun32” or “optirun64”.

One of the items I've been working on recently for Phoronix Test Suite 3.4-Lillesand is new ways to visualize performance result data generated by the many test profiles and suites available via OpenBenchmarking.org. Here's one of the new ways that was committed over the weekend to the Lillesand Git code-base...

I wanted a sit-stand workstation because I spend ridiculous amounts of time on my computer and am the restless sort, so being able to change positions and maintain proper alignment while I fidget around is a real boon to ergonomics. I’ve made makeshift sitting and standing desks for years, from kitchen counters to book piles to a strategically placed empty dresser, but no matter how well I set them up, a static desk just didn’t seem right.

The past few years of experimentation did teach me about how one should be aligned in both sitting and standing positions, though.

An interview with Lateef Alabi-Oki, a free software developer (perhaps best known for the Scribes text editor), about his desktop Linux setup.

Welcome to the 155th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!

This article shows how you can change the appearance of your Ubuntu 11.04 desktop (with the Ubuntu Classic interface, i.e., GNOME instead of Unity) so that it resembles a Mac. This can be achieved with the help of Elementary, Docky, and Gloobus-Preview. Elementary is a project that provides a popular icon set and GTK theme; Docky is an interactive dock (like the one you know from a Mac) that provides easy access to some of the files, folders, and applications on your computer, and more; and Gloobus-Preview is an extension for the Gnome Desktop Environment designed to enable a full screen preview of any kind of file or directory.

Well, it has been a (relatively) long wait, but it looks like it's finally here, an application like Couch Potato and Sick Beard, but for music! Headphones is a very young project (first commit was posted on May 20, 2011), but is already showing significant promise!

I never realized how "soft" Ubuntu had made me until I tried switching to Fedora. You know, I’ve been with Ubuntu for a long time, ever since Breezy, back when you still had to configure your own drivers, back when it was more “plug and pray” than plug and play. Coming from Mandriva, I learned a lot about Linux back then when I switched to Ubuntu. I thought that once I started getting adept that was the last of my worries… Boy, was I wrong.

This is the third and final part in the interview with Keith Poole about porting Desura!

Please find below the bare minimum checklists for Linux Hardening Guide. ZEROCONF:

On by default. Used by avahi for local service discovery. Disable this service. Edit /etc/sysconfig/network. Add NOZEROCONF=yes . Then remove the avahi package and its dependencies

/etc/sysctl.conf settings :

Don’t reply to broadcasts. Prevents joining a smurf attack. net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1 Enable protection for bad icmp error messages. net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 1

The user can alter the Bash shell environment by adding functions to their .bash_profile or by editing the global /etc/profile script for all users. This feature provides a great deal of flexibility for the administrator and user.

Cincinnati Bell announced a 4G wireless network touting speeds & twice as fast as other national wireless companies,& as well as a new Android phone to go with it. The Huawei Ascend X 4G includes a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 4.2 inch touchscreen, 512MB of RAM and 2GB of flash storage, GPS, and a five megapixel camera with geotagging, the company says....

In the last years a lot of new software is come for music production on Linux, and LMMS is in this category.

LMMS is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

It's actually pretty nice, like Facebook but without the stupid privacy issues. That said, since installing the new Google Talk plugin for Linux, I have been having issues.

When you’re choosing a database, you’re making a long-term decision, because changing your mind later is difficult and expensive. You want to get it right the first time. Two popular open source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL, are often the final two candidates when admins are preparing a new rollout. This high-level overview of these two open source powerhouses should help you choose which is more appropriate for your needs.

The consensus amongst those of us who think it is even possible to build a space elevator is that it will take more than 20 years. But how can you say how long it will take to do something until you specify how many resources it will require and how many people you’ve assigned to the task?

Many people argue that Android has put Linux into the hands of millions of users. While there is no doubting that Android has been a raging success, I would argue that Google has put Android into the hands of millions of people - not Linux. The following are my reasons for claiming such.