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What does the Linux 3.4 kernel have to offer?
Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of the 3.4 version of the Linux kernel. While Linus notes that there have been no majorly exciting changes since the last release candidate, it's worth taking a look at some of the things that have made their way into this release of the Linux kernel and what it means to the Linux community as a whole.Perhaps some of the most prominent features and changes that appear in the kernel, are centered on ...Open source software: It’s more than just free stuff
Free software. In many ways it is an unfortunate term to describe what most people today know as open source software. Although the term is intended to convey the idea of freedom, it is often misunderstood as meaning 'free of cost'. And while most open software is indeed available free of charge, there are still costs associated with implementing any software in a business. Open source software's real value is not that it is cheaper than other alternatives, though that ...Is Linux finally ready for the desktop?
For the last eight years, I have seen articles proclaiming that Linux is almost ready for the Desktop. In fact, on sites like Slashdot, comments along those lines tend to get modded as 'Funny'. But the tide seems to be turning. AMD is reportedly backing an open-source project that is looking to port the Android operating system onto PCs powered by x86-based processors.If this sort of initiative gains momentum, will it finally see Linux make it to the mainstream ...Is HTML 5 the olive branch for the Open Web?
The web is in a state of transition where the experience and more so, the language of the web is receiving a makeover. This update, however, does not just improve the functionality, but promotes everybody to speak the same language. The open web, or a standardised architecture, is very promising and this doesn't necessarily need to happen in one extreme and daunting overhaul. That's according to Robert Nyman, Technical Evangelist for Mozilla.The experience of the Web is evolving along with ...This week in design: Floating orchestras, Mark Shuttleworth talks Ubuntu
Looking to forms of functional design, we discover clocks that tell stories, orchestras that float, fashion that becomes food, bacteria that becomes fashion and a lamp that doubles up as a miniature greenhouse.Also see what maverick entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth has to say about his open source Ubuntu software project.Story tellingStory Time by Atelier NL with Laikingland is a time piece that doesn’t tell the time but tells a story as a sequence of events. By questioning our ...How open source can help you build a voice-activated robotic arm
Sometimes you stumble on the most interesting projects, and you get all inspired to start making stuff yourself. The other day, I came across a really cool DIY attempt at building a voice activated robotic arm.Okay, to be fair, the robotic arm is already built, but the good news is that it only costs around US$55. You can buy it directly from OWI if you're based in the US, or you can buy it from Maplin if you're in ...Replicant: Making Android truly free
Nearly everybody knows that Android is built on top of a Linux kernel, so that should mean that it is good old-fashioned open-source software, right?Actually, that's not the case. Since Linux is released under the GNU Public license, Google is forced to release the source code for the Linux kernel that Android runs on.While many other software components on the phone are licenced under the Apache 2.0 license which allows the software to be distributed freely, this license ...Five easy ways to get you coding
I've been hacking together bits of code for years now. I'm not entirely sure how it all started, but it was probably way back when I built my first FreeBSD box and started playing around with a bit of simple shell-scripting.Back then, if you wanted to run any Unix variant, or even Linux, getting things like X-Windows to work properly was a real chore so you usually ended up spending a lot of time on the command line, which ...Apple slaps Open Source Amahi with ‘app store’ cease and desist
Many of today’s Technorati veer towards multiple computers and devices at home. Any home network worth shaking a stick at will have some sort of server, whether it is a standalone NAS device, a little firewall powered by Smoothwall, or the somewhat disappointing Windows Home Server. The past few years have seen the rise of a fantastic open source alternative to Windows Home Server, the Amahi Linux Home Server.It provides a set of common features for the home network: ...Six malware milestones: From Brain to Anna Kournikova
A portmanteau of malicious and software, ‘malware’ is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “malicious software, such as a virus, which is specifically designed to disrupt or damage a computer system”.In today's society malware is a given. However, this wasn't always the case. In the not-so-distant past, the release of a new computer virus was something which was reported on much like today’s latest Apple innovations.With this year being recognised as the 25th anniversary of malware, it makes sense ...
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