A Video History of Android

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December 5, 2014

Today, Android is the world’s most pervasive mobile operating system on the planet, powering millions of smartphones, tablets, wearables, and more. But that wasn’t always the case, and Android’s public life started from humble beginnings just about six years ago.

Ubuntu 14.10 PXE Server Installation

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Falko Timme

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December 5, 2014

Ubuntu 14.10 PXE server Installation

This guide explains how to configure PXE server in Ubuntu 14.10 PXE Server, stands for preboot execution environment, is used to enable a network computer to boot only from a network interface card. This method will be very helpful, if a System Administrator wants to install many systems which doesn’t have a CD/DVD device on the network.

Red Hat, Huawei Partner on OpenStack for NFV

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eWeek

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December 5, 2014

The two tech vendors see the OpenStack solution as an ideal platform for telecommunications vendors that want to bring NFV to their networks.

Preview Of The Massive New Open-Source, Linux Test Farm

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Phoronix

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December 5, 2014

They say a picture is worth one thousand words, but how many Linux systems is a picture worth?..

CentOS Puts Out Its First Monthly Rolling Media Release

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Phoronix

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December 5, 2014

The CentOS project is beginning to produce monthly re-spins of CentOS 7 that contain all of the updated packages introduced this month. This new CentOS Linux rolling media approach will make it easier to install a fully-updated EL7 system with having to install just minimal updates after the installation…

HP, IBM, Cisco Lead Server Shipments in Third Quarter

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eWeek

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December 5, 2014

In server shipments, HP remained the leader in the third quarter of 2014 despite a year-over-year shipment decline of 14.9 percent for the quarter.

Image of Meizu MX4 Running Ubuntu Touch Leaked

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Softpedia

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December 5, 2014

The Ubuntu Touch operating system is almost ready and soon we’ll start seeing various devices running it. Until that happens, we only have some leaked images to talk about, like the one that landed today.

Meizu is one of the two companies that will definitely release one of their phones with Ubuntu Touch. The date for that event is not known, but it should be a few monthsâ€™ time.

IBM Partners With Docker, Launches Containers Service

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eWeek

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December 5, 2014

IBM partners with Docker, launches the IBM Containers Service and becomes the first company to sell integrated solutions with Docker Hub Enterprise.

Fedora 21 a GO after Another RC, New Development Tick-Tock

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OStatic

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December 5, 2014

fedora The big news today is that a fifth release candidate for Fedora 21 was needed, but Fedora 21 was given a GO for the December 9 release. Fedora folks are also talking about a ‘”Tick-tock” release cadence’ for future versions, which would alternate feature releases with “release engineering and QA process and tooling.”

A few hours after yesterday’s release candidate was announced it was determined that yet another attempt was needed. RC5 was made available in the wee hours this morning. The only real changes between RC4 and RC5 were the versions of python-blivet and pyparted, which were downgraded due to serious bugs.

Puzzle GNU/Linux: Integrated Pieces Create an Intriguing OS

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LinuxInsider

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December 5, 2014

Puzzle GNU/Linux is a strange OS distribution that shows the value of open source ingenuity. It is built around a hybrid desktop that is highly customizable. You might get the impression when you start using it that the desktop environment is a new creation. That would not be completely accurate. Puzzle’s user interface is not new. What developer Roberto Pagliaro does with Puzzle GNU/Linux’s desktop environment is provide a new approach to controlling the user interface. Puzzle GNU/Linux combines elements from Openbox, Kodi and KDE.