Google Gadgets for Linux — Almost There
July 28, 2008
Linux.com: “Since version 2 came out in 2005, Google Desktop for Windows has included a sidebar that users can fill with screen gadgets, but the Linux version (version 1, from June 2007) provided only indexing and search functions, with no eye candy whatsoever. This has finally changed. Google recently released Google Gadgets for Linux (GGL), which closes the gap between the operating systems. With GGL, you can run as many gadgets as you wish on your screen — or at least that’s the idea. Some flaws still need to be fixed, and not everything works 100% correctly.”
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Debian Maintainer Calls for Embedded Input
July 28, 2008
Linux Devices: With the next version of Debian frozen for release in September, eight of its 12 architectures risk exclusion. That’s because, according to Debian Maintainer Luk Claes, in some cases “The architecture qualification pages on wiki.debian.org are still missing a LOT of information.”
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2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel"
July 25, 2008
Tech Broiler: “His morning double espresso with frothed skim milk and mocha is already waiting for him, thanks to his new Korean-made LG RoboCafe, which brews and extracts a perfect crema every time using pre-portioned, mess-free nitrogen-sealed pods imported from Brazil.”
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Linux HOWTO: Video Editing Magic with ffmpeg
July 25, 2008
Linux Journal: “Non-linear video editing tools are great, but they’re not always the best tool for the job. This is where a powerful tool like ffmpeg becomes useful. This tutorial by Elliot Isaacson covers the basics of transcoding video, as well as more advanced tricks like creating animations, screen captures, and slow motion effects.”
This is a 10-minute video tutorial– ed.
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Networking 101: Understanding IP Addresses
July 25, 2008
LinuxPlanet: “Networks don’t work without addresses: Whenever you are sending something, you need to specify where it should go and where it came from. To be an effective network engineer or administrator, you need to understand IP addresses backward and forward: you need to be able to think on your feet. If something breaks, likely as not some address assignment has been screwed up. And spotting the problem quickly is likely to be the difference between being the hero, or the guy who “takes a long time to fix the problem.”"
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When Is Open Source Not That Open Source?
July 25, 2008
DevX: “License alone doesn’t determine open source. The degree and ease of individual participation in the development process are equally important determining factors.”
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The Mess That is Linux Volume Management
July 25, 2008
LXer: “The GNU/Linux operating system is blessed to have sound partition management tools like GParted which are very easy to use. However, when it comes to the management of ‘virtual partitions’ known as volumes, things are quite different. There is Linx Volume Management, or LVM in short, however, it can almost only be used from the command line. Also, it doesn’t integrate software RAID - except for striping. I was quite optimistic when I started using volume management some four years ago, but not anymore. Let me explain why I’m disappointed.”
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Setting up DRBD in an Open Source SAN
July 24, 2008
SearchEnterpriseLinux: “As we established in part one of this series on open storage area networks (SANs), building an open source SAN provides a cost-effective alternative for companies with a tight budget. Now that we’ve established the merits and some of the important considerations in creating open source SANs, we’ll explain how to set up the Distributed Replicated Block Device (DRBD) service, which allows for replicated storage in a SAN.”
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Return of the InstallFest…It Starts Here
July 24, 2008
Blog of Helios: “As far as the events for Lindependence in Felton go, Saturday’s event might be Lindependence’s last event before the formation of a LUG and an on-the-ground GNU/Linux presence in the area, but the spirit of Lindependence and movement itself are currently snowballing into something that will be felt in these parts, and happening at a rate faster than I had expected.”
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OSCON: Open Source Database Study Has Obvious Results
July 24, 2008
InternetNews: “The biggest conclusion of the EnterpriseDB open source database study is that PostgreSQL is the open source database of choice for transactional applications. Not a surprising conclusion given that EnterpriseDB is a sponsor of the PostgreSQL project and has its own supported distributions of it.”
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