The Open Graphics Project has started accepting preorders for their OGD1, a graphics card with a completely open source design. This initial release is billed as a high-end FPGA prototyping kit specifically designed to test computer graphics architectures. The card has two DVI connectors, S-Video, 256MB RAM, and a 64bit PCI-X connector. The core of the system is a Xilinx Spartan-3 XC3S4000 FPGA.
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Ubuntu will be more popular than Microsoft by 2010
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Using extremely complicated analysis I can confirm that Microsoft will be less popular than Ubuntu Linux in the year 2010.
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Wormux 0.8
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Wormux [is] a crazy turn-based battle game where you pitch (FOSS-inspired) animated characters against each other to find the last man standing.
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Install VirtualBox Additions for an Ubuntu 8.04 Guest
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I’m running a few Ubuntu virtual machines for testing new software. My favorite virtualization software, VirtualBox, is much easier to use with the additional drivers (called “Guest Additions”) that allow higher screen resolutions, better display performance, and mouse integration. For Ubuntu 8.04 guests, I had some issues installing the guest additions using VirtualBox 1.5.6 OSE.
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Announcing _Let_Over_Lambda_ by Doug Hoyte: http://letoverlambda.com
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"If you are looking for a dry coding manual that re-hashes common-sense techniques in whatever langue du jour, this book is not for you. This book is about pushing the boundaries of what we know about programming. While this book teaches useful macro skills that can help solve your programming problems today and now, it has also been designed to be entertaining and inspiring.
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Portrait: NimbleX creator Bogdan Radulescu
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Sometimes all it takes to foment innovation may be an idea that sounds cool. When Romanian developer Bogdan Radulescu first ran into what would eventually be known as OpenOffice.org, he says, "I thought it was pretty cool. I had no idea at that time what is open source.
Read more »winetricks 20080523 released -- With DirectX9 support!
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winetricks 20080523 released : Dan Kegel made a small update to winetricks. Look at the list below to see whats fixed and download the new version. Here are the main changes since the 20080519 release :
r52 :
* rotate sourceforge mirrors to avoid getting stuck on bad one
* cope with users who rename c:/windows/Fonts to c:/windows/fonts
* more conservative advice on sha1sum mismatches
Simple Compizconfig settings manager in Ubuntu 8.04(Hardy heron)
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In Ubuntu 8.04 if you want to configure compiz manually we have a new tool called Simple Compizconfig settings manager.The OpenCompositing Project brings 3D desktop visual effects that improve usability of the X Window System and provide increased productivity.
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Medsphere Announces New Client/Server, Move to AGPL
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Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of Open Source healthcare IT solutions, today announced the Open Source release of OpenVista Clinical Information System (CIS) version 1.0 Beta and OpenVista Server version 1.5.86. Available for immediate download at www.medsphere.org, these applications compose Medsphere’s Open Source electronic health record (EHR) system.
Read more »Linux set for mobile boost, says Nokia
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The world's largest handset maker is looking to Linux as the focus moves to mobile web.
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[emacs] Humane Code Highlighting and js2-mode
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"...Steve Yegge’s Javascript editing mode for Emacs, js2-mode, really takes this kind of 'ambient usefulness' to the next level. That’s because it doesn’t just use colors and styles to indicate syntax, but to indicate semantics as well..." -- http://code.google.com/p/js2-mode/
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CSS Namespaces Module - W3C Candidate Recommendation 23 May 2008
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"This CSS Namespaces module defines the syntax for using namespaces in CSS. It defines the @namespace rule for declaring the default namespace and binding namespaces to namespace prefixes, and it also defines a syntax that other specifications can adopt for using those prefixes in namespace-qualified names..."
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Why You Cannot Forge an Open Source Forge
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One of the striking developments on the open source enterprise software scene has been the rise and rise of the forge. These are typically adjuncts to the main commercial sites that try to foster a vibrant developer community centred on the relevant open source code.
Read more »10 Best Linux Audio players
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Featuring 10 of the Best Linux Audio players. Would appreciate your feedback through comments
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Cisco internal memo: Chinese censorship and surveillance are "opportunities"
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RMS: «Cisco considered Chinese censorship and internet surveillance "opportunities" for business.» -- via RMS website
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