November 2013
Linux Mint 16 'Petra' Cinnamon, MATE editions released
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 30th of November 2013 08:31:11 PM Filed under
The team took 6 months to work on the Linux Mint 16 Petra and is basically an incremental development over the latest and greatest Linux open source technologies. Some of the improvements in Linux Mint 16 are related to Login Screen, USB Stick support, software manager, performance, artwork and system improvements, and improvement to the main components.
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Linux 3.13, NVIDIA GPUs Won Over November
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 30th of November 2013 08:23:14 PM Filed under...this year on Phoronix I alone have written 236 full-length articles and 2,637 news articles on top of my full-time development work on Phoronix Test Suite and its commercial arm and my other business ventures.
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GNOME Music 3.11.2 Adds Pep8 Compatibility
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 30th of November 2013 08:51:19 AM Filed under
The GNOME development team is hard at work these days, preparing the upcoming GNOME 3.12 desktop environment. GNOME Music is a new app introduced along with the GNOME 3.10 release, and this new development version introduces several new features and fixes bugs.
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KDE's Painting/Image Program Now Uses OpenGL 3.0
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 30th of November 2013 08:46:01 AM Filed under
Krita is KDE's painting and image editing program that soon will see its v2.8 release. With this next Krita release there is new usage of OpenGL 3.x within the open-source program. Under the high quality filtering mode, OpenGL 3.0 is now used for delivering a superior painting/imaging experience.
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Valve and Linux may defeat Microsoft and Sony in console gaming
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Saturday 30th of November 2013 08:22:31 AM Filed underExpectations have certainly become high for Valve's Steam Machines. Softpedia thinks that Valve could indeed defeat Microsoft and Sony in console gaming.
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today's howtos
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of November 2013 11:43:21 PM Filed under
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$499 Gaming Console Based on GNU/Linux
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of November 2013 08:35:07 PM Filed under
Several years ago it seemed like the dream of GNU/Linux as a gaming platform was elusive, especially after Sony had stabbed GNU/Linux users (on PS3) in their backs. Seeing a sort of comeback — where major games are ported to GNU/Linux faster than we can keep track of and consoles are launched which are based on GNU/Linux — is a truly refreshing change that will definitely accompany the ascent of the Free desktop. No more will “gaming” be an excuse for avoiding GNU/Linux as a desktop platform.
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Free Software Foundation encourages shoppers to 'Give Freely' with new Giving Guide
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of November 2013 05:21:38 PM Filed under
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced its 2013 Giving Guide, a resource for conscientious shoppers looking for geeky gifts that respect users' freedom. Many holiday shoppers will be turning to gadgets and online services as gifts for friends and family, but these gifts are often rife with proprietary software, anti-features, or Digital Restrictions Management (DRM), all of which restrict how the gift can be used.
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KDE Developer Missing, Linux Reviews, and Lightweight Distros
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of November 2013 04:52:11 PM Filed underSome interesting headlines have jumped out of the RSS reader in the last couple of days. Phoronix.com reported that a KDE developer is missing jeopardizing the whole Kdenlive project. The new OpenMandriva and openSUSE releases received reviews. And MakeTechEasier.com has a rundown of "Distros for Old Computers."
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Today in Techrights
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 28th of November 2013 04:16:32 PM Filed under»
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