Fedora 23 Alpha Server Released for ARM 64-bit and POWER Hardware Architectures

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August 26, 2015

The Fedora Project, through Peter Robinson, announced the release of the Server edition of the Fedora 23 Alpha operating system for ARM 64-bit (AArch64) and POWER (PPC64 and PPC64le) hardware architectures.

The announcement comes two weeks after the release of the Alpha version of the upcoming Fedora 23 Linux distribution, which was made available for download for the 64-bit (x86_64) and 32-bit (x86) instruction set architectures. Therefore, you will now be able to run Fedora 23 Alpha on devices powered by ARM 64-bit, PPC64, or PPC64 Little Endian processors.

ownCloud Desktop Client 2.0 Arrives with Support for Multiple Accounts, More

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Softpedia

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August 25, 2015

ownCloud, a software company known for developing and deploying a the most popular self-hosting cloud server solution on the market, announced today, August 25, the immediate availability for download of ownCloud Desktop Client 2.0.

According to the announcement, ownCloud Desktop Client 2.0 is a major release that brings awesome new features, such as a revamped GUI (Graphical User Interface) that offers support for multiple accounts, and the ability to set a threshold size, which results in a confirmation before syncing a large amount of files.

Happy Birthday, Linux. You’ve Taught Us Much.

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Amanda McPherson

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August 25, 2015

Twenty-four years ago today, Linus Torvalds sent a message to the world. He said, “Hello, everybody out there…” and then calmly unleashed Linux. That message was received loud and clear. Since that day in 1991, Linux has undergone massive development and logged many milestones and Torvalds has become an iconic figure in the tech world.

A recent article by Ashlee Vance, stated that “Torvalds may be the most influential individual economic force of the past 20 years. He didn’t invent open-source software, but through Linux he unleashed the full power of the idea.”

The article went on to say that, “Torvalds has proven that open-source software can be quicker to build, better, and more popular than proprietary products…Torvalds has, in effect, been as instrumental in retooling the production lines of the modern economy as Henry Ford was 100 years earlier.”

Indeed, we are seeing Torvalds’ vision for Linux adapted by companies and individuals across industries as diverse as robotics, networking and pharmaceutical development, among others. We’ve been working a lot over the last few years to share the blueprint – the principles, practices and methodologies – that has made Linux so successful with developers building today’s most transformative infrastructure technologies. In fact, here’s a quick look at the work we’re doing to spread Linux nearly a quarter century after its debut: The Power of Distributed Genius.

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Happy birthday, Linux.

Two New Cyanogen Smartphones Hit the Market: Wileyfox Launches Storm and Swift

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ZDNet

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August 25, 2015

New smartphone entrant Wileyfox has launched a 5.5-inch phablet and five-inch smartphone for the US and Europe.

Following in the footsteps of OnePlus, UK startup Wileyfox has released two low-cost, but decently specced, smartphones running on Cyanogen OS. The more expensive of the two, Storm, will cost £199…

Advertising Malware Rates Have Tripled in the Last Year, According to Report

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The Verge

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August 25, 2015

Ad networks have been hit with a string of compromises in recent months, and according to a new report, many of the infections are making it through to consumers. A study published today by Cyphort found that instances of malware served by ad networks more than tripled between June 2014 and February 2015, based on monthly samples taken during the period. Dubbed “malvertising,” the attacks typically sneaking malicious ads onto far-reaching ad networks. The networks deliver those malware-seeded ads to popular websites…

Hortonworks Introduces DataFlow, Acquires Apache NiFi-Backer Onyara

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ZDNet

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August 25, 2015

Hortonworks is betting big on Apache NiFi, acquiring Onyara, the commercial entity behind it, and releasing DataFlow, a separate subscription alongside the Hadoop-based Hortonworks Data Platform.

Last month I wrote about Apache Ni-Fi, a project borne of (non-shady) work at the US National Security Agency, and now a top-level project at the Apache Software Foundation. NiFi is all about building data flow orchestrations, and features a browser-based “boxes and lines” graphical user interface for getting the work done.

Idea – Basic English Training From Running Linux

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Per Lindholm

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August 25, 2015

As a non native English speaker learning English is one of those things I really appreciate. The idea I had was if the operating system could help in the English training. Could we have a language setting that mix English with the persons native language? I’m thinking several advantages. One problem I’ve encountered is to support a person who has set his system language to something I don’t understand. It would be good if we both could see what’s going on in those situations. With this getting over that first hurdle learning your first words would be much quicker. Also searching for a problem solution is generally done in English so here there is a problem if the system is only in the native language. You don’t know exactly what English words were used.

Another related idea to get more translations for software in Linux would be to let the user input their own translated words. This would mean that for every English word you see in the program you can add a translated word.

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Old and Famous TuxRacer Game Arrives on Ubuntu Touch

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Softpedia

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August 25, 2015

tux-racer The Ubuntu Touch platform needs a lot of apps to attract more users, but it also needs games. There aren’t a lot of complex, 3D titles available, and now TuxRacer is one of them.

Gaming is a big part of the mobile ecosystem, and Ubuntu developers and users know this very well. It might not seem the most obvious choice for game development, but Ubuntu Touch is perfectly capable of running … (read more)

Security Flaws Exposed in Dolphin, Mercury Mobile Browsers

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ZDNet

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August 25, 2015

Vulnerabilities exist in the Android mobile browsers which could allow for remote code execution or arbitrary read/write access.

A security researcher has discovered security problems in the Dolphin and Mercury mobile browsers. Benjamin Watson, blogging under the name Rotlogix, revealed the existence of vulnerabilities within the Android-based mobile browsers.

IoT Server Is Loaded With Linux “Candi”

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LinuxGizmos

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August 25, 2015

Logic Supply’s Atom N2800 based “CC150″ industrial IoT gateway is loaded with a version of the Linux-based IoT Server software from Candi Controls. The CC150 Internet of Things Gateway with Candi IoT Server is designed for “managing and controlling energy and operational data in commercial buildings and industrial sites with Internet of Things devices,” …