KDE 4.11 to be Long Term Release
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 22:27ostatic.com: It was just last week we looked at some of the proposed features for upcoming KDE 4.11 as it neared soft feature freeze. Well, today some new information about KDE 4.11 came to light.
Shuttleworth Talks Mir, Ubuntu Touch Marketshare & Mudslinging
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 22:26omgubuntu.co.uk: He’s the founder of Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical, and serves as the creative force behind not only the Unity desktop but its expansion to phones, tablets and TVs. But in the weeks following a new Ubuntu release he puts himself in front of the community for a Question & Answer session.
$99 Linux stick turns any HDMI display into a virtual desktop
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:06pcworld.com: Hard on the heels of the news that Dell's “Project Ophelia” thumb PC is expected to ship this summer, thin client vendor Devon IT on Tuesday rolled out a similar contender of its own called the Ceptor.
Top 5 Firefox Social Networking Tools
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:04technewsworld.com: With all the fuss about the world going mobile, you might think no one sits in front of a desktop computer anymore. You'd be wrong.
A few words on Mageia 3 KDE
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 16:03- A few words on Mageia 3 KDE
- Mageia 3, the WONT FIX scim bug, and iBus
Wanted: A Free Accounting Application for Non-Profits
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:11linux-magazine.com: Just because Bradley M. Kuhn is executive director of the Software Freedom Conservancy doesn’t mean he is exempt from grunt work. As one of only three permanent staff members, Kuhn is used to doing all sorts of unexpected tasks – including keeping the Conservancy’s books.
Clementine: A Nice, Simple Way to Listen to Music
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:07mylinuxrig.com: I have no idea when I started using Clementine. I thought it’s something I picked up from Xubuntu, but going through my notes, I was thinking of Exaile. But at some point, I decided I like Clementine as my music player.
Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 rounded up
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:06h-online.com: The GNU/Hurd development team at the Debian project has released a version of the Distribution based on Debian 7 "Wheezy" and the GNU Hurd kernel. Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 is the first major release of the distribution after years of development work, even though it is not an official Debian release.
Midnight Commander Will Whip Your Files Into Shape
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:00linuxinsider.com: There's no school like the old school. Midnight Commander still brings text-based file management goodness to your computer in a non-flashy but very functional way.
some leftovers:
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:13- rekonq, working on extension support
- Two Useful Apps to View CPU Info in Linux
- CrunchBang 11 Waldorf
- Dynamic DNS—an Object Lesson in Problem Solving
- mrzoom: Not really for the underpowered
- Maintain A Local Repo
- Customizing Unity
- Top Ten Sleeper Distros
- 7 Linux Date Command Examples
- Linux System Programming, 2ed
- ZevenOS-Neptune 3.1 Efficiently Combines KDE and Debian 7.0
- Unlicensed code: Movement or Madness?
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 317
- Another week of rawhide (2013-05-21 edition)
- Free and open source support for RAR archives in Fedora
- Accessing the Raspberry Pi’s 1MHz timer
- Steganography- Hide Your Files Inside An Image In Linux
- Blender 2.67a Released
- GNU Hackers Meeting 2013
- Samsung Talks About Its Aggressive Linux Talent Recruitment Strategy
- Linux gamers trying to convince Blizzard, EA and Co.
- Okular welcomes configurable review tools
- Behold: A Newer, Better Firefox
- Linux and Google Chrome get cozy with Kernel 2.9
Mint 15: Today's best Linux desktop
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 09:32zdnet.com: Mint isn't just an outstanding Linux desktop, it's the best new desktop operating system of any kind available now.
Mageia 3 KDE Review: elegant and fantastic!
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 22:59mylinuxexplore.blogspot: To be honest, I have used quite a few KDE distros in last couple of years but never saw a resource efficient distro like Mageia 2. Under similar conditions, Mageia performed better than almost all the KDE distros I have used. For me, the release of Mageia 3 was one of the most anticipated releases of 2013.
Emmabuntus 2 - The French Revolution
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 22:57everydaylinuxuser.com: One of my favourite things about writing about Linux is when I decide to review one of the smaller distributions. This week I have had the pleasure of installing, exploring and now reviewing Emmabuntus 2.
OpenMandriva Picks Name, Releases Alpha
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 22:55ostatic.com: While the rest of Linuxdom was reading of the Debian 7.0 and Mageia 3 releases, the OpenMandriva gang have been hard at it trying to get their new distribution some attention.
Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 18:57Richard Stallman: If you run a nonfree program on your computer, it denies your freedom; the main one harmed is you. Your usage of it can harm others indirectly, by encouraging development of that nonfree program. If you make a promise not to redistribute the program to others, you do wrong, because breaking such a promise is bad and keeping it is worse. Still, the main direct harm is to you.

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