Ubuntu 15.04 Powers the Desktop, the Cloud, and the Phone

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April 21, 2015

Canonical is preparing for the release of Ubuntu 15.04, the latest version in the Ubuntu family that will provide a unified experience across desktop, phone, cloud and the IoT ecosystem.

Most of the Ubuntu community knows that Ubuntu 15.04 is almost upon us, and they are preparing either to upgrade to install the new edition from scratch. It will be a very interesting release because it integrates some very new packages, such as systemd, but it will also streamline the desk… (read more)

Good Technology Expands Android Security Options

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ZDNet

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April 21, 2015

The security rollout marks Good’s first implementation of a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) and secure key storage for enterprise mobility management.

Google Chrome 42 Disables NPAPI Plugins by Default

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Softpedia

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April 21, 2015

Google has finally disabled the NPAPI plug architecture for the Chrome browser, but the means to use that architecture will still be there for a few more months.

The NPAPI plugin architecture has been around for quite some time, and it helped people use some services like Silverlight or Flash, but that is coming to end. Developers have been trying to move their services to alternative technologies that don’t rely on NPAPI, and they’ve done … (read more)

AMD’s New Carrizo Graphics PCI IDs

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Phoronix

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April 21, 2015

With yesterday’s release of the new open-source “AMDGPU” Linux graphics driver stack we finally have a look at some of the hardware enablement code for the graphics processors of the upcoming “Carrizo” APUs…

The Puppet Design Philosophy (O’Reilly)

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LWN

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April 21, 2015

O’Reilly has posted an excerpt from Puppet best practices, an upcoming book about the Puppet system configuration tool. It’s a good place to look for those wanting an introduction to how Puppet works. “Puppet can be somewhat alien to technologists who have a background in automation scripting. Where most of our scripts scripts are procedural, Puppet is declarative. While a declarative language has many major advantages for configuration management, it does impose some interesting restrictions on the approaches we use to solve common problems.“

Lexmark Debuts OpenAperture Cloud App Management Platform

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eWeek

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April 21, 2015

OpenAperture automatically enables regional and provider redundancy, using scaling algorithms to ensure applications maintain optimal performance.

SuperTuxKart 0.9 Released With Its New OpenGL 3 Engine

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Phoronix

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April 21, 2015

SuperTuxKart 0.9 has been released! This is the very significant update to this open-source, penguin-themed racing game. SuperTuxKart 0.9 introduces its new engine that now requires OpenGL 3.1+ with providing significantly better graphics potential…

Automation is the Key to the Cloud

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OpenSource.com

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April 21, 2015

An understanding of IT’s past is important to moving forward with the cloud. When James Schweitzer, an IT specialist working in the IBM Watson Solutions Division, looks back on how the work of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage changed computing, he can’t help but get excited about Watson’s potential.

Free Edition of Univention Corporate Server Now for Corporate Use

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Maren Abatielos

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April 21, 2015

Univention, the manufacturer of the Linux Enterprise distribution Univention Corporate Server, has just published the UCS Core Edition. This is freely available for business use so companies don’t need to buy maintenance services. It replaces the previous “free for personal use“ license, which was for private use only.

With UCS’ integrated infrastructure and identity management system, IT administrators can centrally manage server and desktop systems across locations and platforms. Other great features are Active Directory functions for integration or migration from Microsoft Windows and the App Center, which allows administrators to use UCS freely as a platform for the management of many well-known enterprise applications – on-premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments.

More information on UCS including download possibilities via Univention’s blog.

VMware Announces Photon OS, the Company’s First Container-Friendly Linux Operating System

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Softpedia

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April 21, 2015

After being sued for taking Linux kernel code and never contributing back, VMware had the pleasure of announcing Photon OS, a new a new Linux kernel-based operating system designed to help users run containers inside a virtual machine.

Photon OS is also the companies first ever operating system. It was creat… (read more)