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Google submits documentation for VP8 video codec to the IETF

http://www.h-online.com

Shortly before announcing its decision to remove H.264 support for HTML5 video from Chrome, Google's codec developers submitted an I-D of its VP8 Data Format and Decoding Guide to the IETF with a request for comments. The document provides a detailed description of the bitstream format and the decoding mechanism used for the VP8 video codec.

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Postfix 2.8.0 available

http://permalink.gmane.org

Postfix (free and open-source mail transfer agent that routes and delivers electronic mail) stable release 2.8.0 is available. This release continues the move towards improving code and documentation, and making the system better prepared for changes in the threat environment.

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How to create Debian packages with alternative compression methods

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While gzip is the standard Unix tool when it comes to compression, there are other tools available and some of them are performing better than gzip in terms of compression ratio.

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Created by gokulvarma 13 years 37 weeks ago – Made popular 13 years 37 weeks ago
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net.inet.ip Sysctls Explained

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net.ip.portrange.* The net.inet.ip.portrange.* sysctl variables control the port number ranges automatically bound to TCP and UDP sockets.

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LibreOffice 3.3 RC2 is available!

http://www.unixmen.com

LibreOffice3.3 RC2 has been released, this release comes with some improvements and bugfixes.

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Possible Future Tectonic Shifts In The Electronics Industry

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In which I talk mostly about chips, but since Windows 7 only runs on X86/X86-64 any changes will be to the advantage of Free Software...

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How to configure destination NAT with firewall builder

http://theopenhelp.com

Firewall Builder is a firewall configuration and management GUI that supports configuring a wide range of firewalls from a single application. Supported firewalls include Linux iptables, BSD pf, Cisco ASA/PIX, Cisco router access lists and many more.

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KDE Software Compilation 4.6 RC1 Released

http://kde.org

Right before Christmas, KDE has published the first candidate for the upcoming release of KDE 4.6.0. The focus at this stage is on fixing bugs and completing translations and artwork. As such, the rework of the Oxygen icon set is nearing completion, many bugs reported by testers in the past weeks have been fixed and stabilization is still in full swing.

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How To Expand Usable Storage Space In Ubuntu

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what happens when your ISP (Internet Service Provider) blocks port 80?

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How to generate self-signed SSL certificates for apache on linux

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This tutorial assumes you’re going to do a self-signed certificate. Note that you can pretty much follow along with the tutorial for getting and installing a certificate via a Certificate Authority (CA), but omit the steps for generating your own self-signed cert. Generate the request, work with the CA to get the certificate, and then follow the installation and configuration steps.

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FCC Open Internet Apps Challenge

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The FCC challenges researchers, inventors and software developers to produce research and create apps that empower consumers to monitor and protect Internet Openess.

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Firebird 2.1 and 2.5 finally added to FreeBSD ports system

http://www.firebirdnews.org

New ports for Firebird 2.1 and 2.5 are added in freebsd system, please use and report

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Top 5 ssh tricks everyone should know

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ssh without password, run commands in a remote machine, remote backup the ultimate tricks.

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Playing with python and couch db

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Apache CouchDB is a document-oriented database that can be queried and indexed in a MapReduce fashion using JavaScript. CouchDB also offers incremental replication with bi-directional conflict detection and resolution.

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The Firebird 1.5, 2.0 and 2.1 Language Reference updates is now updated

http://www.firebirdnews.org

Paul Vinkenoog wrote on Firebird-docs

The 1.5, 2.0 and 2.1 LangRef Updates have been “heavily” updated. Taken together, some 200 sections were corrected, extended, added, or whatever.

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