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cmocka 1.0

The cmocka project finally released version 1.0 with new features and a lot of bugfixes. The team forked cmocka  from cmockery 2011 in an effort to cleanup the codebase.
cmocka is a lightweight, elegant unit testing framework for C with support for mock objects. The most important feature is a new test runner allowing to group tests from start. It supports several output formats, such as the Test Everything Protocol, Subunit, and the jUnit XML reports. A skip() function and test_realloc() function have also been added to allow more complex testing scenarios. We also made sure that the new features are all working correctly on Windows.
 
To learn more about cmocka and get the source code, visit the website at: https://cmocka.org

First patchlevel release Univention Corporate Server 4.0-1

The first patchlevel release of UCS 4 has been released pooling more than 80 errata updates since UCS’ last major release in November 2014

Highlights:

  • Update of the UCS basis through the integration of the Debian “Wheezy” 7.8 point update
  • Simplification of the UCS system setup
  • Improvements of the integrated tool “Active Directory Connection”: This tool is perfect for everyone who wants to extend an existing Windows server environment with additional Enterprise applications via the Univention App Center. For example, groupware solutions such as OX App Suite or Zarafa which are installed via the Univention App Center can thus be managed via Microsoft Active Directory including all existing user identities.
  • Simplification of UCS cloud setups: Cloud setup information from cloud service providers is now directly transmitted to UCS. Thus, cloud service providers can provide their customers with a pre-configured and ready-to start UCS-based cloud installation.

Further information in the Univention forum

Erle-Copter Is the World’s First Ubuntu-Powered Drone – Video

Erle Robotics, a Spanish company that creates all sorts of Linux-powered robots, such as Erle-brain, an open hardware Linux kernel-based autopilot for drones, Erle-plane, a Linux-based plane, and Erle-rover, a Linux-based rover, has announced Erle-copter, the world’s first Ubuntu-powered drone, which can be used to capture amazing scenes (if you have a great camera).

Erle-copter’s flight time is of around 20 minutes with a 5000 mAh battery, and the drone is built to support a payload of up t… (read more)

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Docker, and the Whole Container Space, Remain Red Hot

There has been a lot of action on the container front recently. Version 1.5 of Docker rolled out with new features and upgrades. Survey results from StackEngine also arrived, shown in a detailed infographic, that describe some of the major trends going on in the container space, including Docker trends. And Rocket, a competitor to Docker that we’ve covered, reached new milestones.

Docker version 1.5 has “smashed many long-standing, annoying bugs and merged a few awesome features that both the community and maintainers are excited about,” touted a blog post.  The post added:

 

Read more at Ostatic

The Only Computer That Really Matters: The Cloud

Operating systems are a commodity; what really matters are the applications we use and the services we connect to.

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Google Used 300 Android Devices to Play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”

Are you a techie but also have a soft spot for classical music? Then you’ll probably love this video we’re about to share with you.

Google Japan has just posted a video showing an Android orchestra made up of 300 phones and tablets that sync together to play Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” sonata.

Each of the devices featured in this crazy setup has an Androidify character loaded on top which plays the same song via the gizmo’s speakers.

The virtual orchestra’s stage name is “Android Chorus,” and … (read more)

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Linus Torvalds Still Deciding Linux 3.20 vs. Linux 4.0

Linus Torvalds is still deciding when to bump the kernel version to Linux 4.0…

Read more at Phoronix

Metro Last Light & 2033 Redux Get Updated For Linux

The developers working on the Linux versions of Metro Last Light Redux and Metro 2033 Redux have released a long-awaited new patch release…

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KVM Brings Some Improvements To Linux 3.20

Paolo Bonzini has sent in the KVM pull request for the Linux 3.20 kernel and it includes some interesting changes and features for this important piece of the open-source Linux virtualization stack…

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Take your pick: Two solid $199 Chromebooks from Acer

Laptops running Google’s Chrome OS are capable devices suitable for work, play, and education. These two Chromebooks won’t break the bank.

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