Hacker George Hotz has announced that he has successfully created his own custom firmware for the PlayStation 3 console that doesn't lose OtherOS support following the recent 3.21 update from Sony
Read more »Hacker previews custom 3.21 PS3 firmware with Linux support
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Open Source Culture: The End of Artistic Ownership?
Open-source culture. What does this bring to mind? For some, it represents freedom: freedom to speak, freedom to share, and freedom to change. Yet, to others, the words sound a death-knell. To them, anything open-source is dangerous.
Read more »12 Things New About Upcoming Ubuntu 10.04
The next major update of Ubuntu code named Ubuntu Lucid Lynx is scheduled to arrive in April 2010. Even though Ubuntu 10.04 is going to be an LTS release, a complete overhaul is on the cards. Lets take a peek at what's coming in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx.
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Linux Foundation say "breathe easy" on IBM patents
The Linux Foundation say "breathe easy" over the Hercules/IBM patent dispute and IBM's patent pledge, but others disagree
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Another Hearing on Anti-Citizen Tyranny Agreement (ACTA)
The latest video explaining the atrocious situation (no Ogg yet, sorry)
Related post: Anti-Citizen Tyranny Agreement (ACTA) Negotiations Video (Update: Ogg Added)
Credit: André Rebentisch
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ClamAV 0.96 adds new malware detection mechanisms
The ClamAV developers have released version 0.96 of their free virus scanner, adding new malware detection mechanisms, scan engine improvements and closing several security holes
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How long will FreeBSD 7.3-release be supported? Two years
FreeBSD 7.3-release has a two-year support life with the option to upgrade to the FreeBSD 8.x branch at any time. More than one -release branch going at the same time? More than one -stable branch, plus a -current branch in constant development?
Read more »Cappuccino 0.8 web framework released
The Cappuccino developers have released version 0.8 of their web framework, adding new table view implementations and automatic image spriting
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Evolutionary development of a semantic patch using Coccinelle
Creating patches is usually handwork; fixing one specific issue at a time. Once in a while though, there is janitorial work to be done or some infrastructure to change. Then, a larger number of issues have to be taken care of simultaneously, yet all of them are following the same basic pattern, e.g. a replacement.
Read more »SunSpider benchmark updated
New version of the popular browser benchmark compensates for power management to give more reliable results when testing JavaScript performance
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Default Search Provider Changes back to google for Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)
Well for those of you that are not following the switch to Yahoo! as the proposed default search provider for Ubuntu’s Branded Firefox by default, the decision has been made to revert that change back to the familiar Google Search Provider for the 10.04 release ( and the next Beta CD Images
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LinuxCertified Announces its next "Linux Fundamentals" Course
This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool.
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10th Anniversary of Linux for the Mainframe: Beginning to Today
2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Linux for the mainframe. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Bill Claybrook delves into the 10-year history of Linux for the mainframe, discussing its first deployments, advantages and appropriate workloads, as well as its current market outlook, cost of ownership and available applications.
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OSCON show announces sessions and keynotes
The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) has posted sessions and keynotes for its annual conference. Scheduled for July 19-23, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OSCON features keynotes including Google's Chris DiBona, Facebook's David Recordon, Canonical's Simon Wardley, and the GNOME Foundation's Stormy Peters.
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The Difference a Decade Makes
I spent part of the last week reviewing GNOME 2.30. As I worked, I kept returning to the fact that 2.30 is probably the last release of the GNOME 2.0 series, which began in June 2002.
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