Intel ILO Gallium3D Driver Sees New Improvements

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Phoronix

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September 11, 2014

For users of the unofficial Intel Gallium3D driver, ILO, it’s been updated with some minor improvements…

Mirantis and Piston Deliver New OpenStack Upgrades

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OStatic

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September 11, 2014

Mirantis, which has been expanding its set of training, support and development initiatives surrounding the OpenStack cloud computing platform, today announced the launch of Mirantis OpenStack Express 2.0. The offering now enables enterprises to deploy the most current OpenStack edition, OpenStack Icehouse as an enterprise-grade cloud service. The new release simplifies the setup process by providing a minimal Web form.

Also arriving now is Piston Cloud Computing’s OpenStack distribution version 3.5. It features commercial add-ons including support for Intel Trusted Execution Technology and a rolling-upgrade plan that is similar to how Red hat regularly updates its OpenStack platform.

Debian LTS Off To A Slow Start But Progressing

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Phoronix

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September 11, 2014

Earlier this year was the announcement of Debian to be handled with Long Term Support for the Squeeze, Wheezy, and Jessie releases. That LTS support is working but their initial funding is coming up less than desirable and there’s still open issues…

Tizen IVI Build With Yocto Now Available

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The Linux Foundation

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September 11, 2014

For developers and commercial companies Interested in Tizen IVI, here is the Tizen IVI image with Yocto, provided by Ronan from Eurogiciel. You can find links for Tizen IVI image. https://wiki.tizen.org/wiki/Build_Tizen_with_Yocto#Bootable_USB

For Tizen IVI on Yocto a meta tag was created: meta-tizen git ivi_rev_0. https://review.tizen.org/gerrit/#/admin/projects/scm/bb/meta-tizen

It is strongly recommended that you follow the wiki page here. Some packages are not included for the current release: We do not build the ico-* packages. We do not build rygel yet (yocto does not support gobject-introspection). So we temporary removed rygel, Modello_Phone, Modello_Installer # BTY-36 Thank to Ronan for providing this Information to the mailing list.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Is Getting Close To Launching On Linux

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Phoronix

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September 11, 2014

Valve is finally getting ready to bring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to Linux!..

Stephen Hawking Talks About the Linux-Based Intel Connected Wheelchair Project

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Softpedia

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September 11, 2014

When people say Intel, they usually think about processors, but the company also makes a host of other products, including very cool or useful concepts that might have some very important applications in everyday life.

The latest initiative is called the Connected Wheelchair and the guys from Intel even convinced the famous Stephen Hawking to help them spread the word about this amazing project. It’s still in the testing phases and it’s one of those products that might show a lot of promise but never go anywhere because there is no one to produce and sell it.

KitKat Now Powering Almost a Quarter of Android Devices

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ZDNet

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September 11, 2014

The data released by Google shows that while Jelly Bean now powers more than half of all Android devices, KitKat now runs almost one over of every four devices.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

A Global Shift to Open Source at the University

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OpenSource.com

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September 11, 2014

You’ve probably heard of MIT’s OpenCourseWare program by now; or at least, you will have heard that some universities are offering versions of their courses online for free. But what does that even mean? That anybody with an Internet connection can now get a Bachelor’s degree from MIT? The answer is still, more or less, “it’s complicated.”

The Most Exciting Android Tablet This Year is Coming From Dell

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The Verge

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September 11, 2014

You wouldn’t know it by the name, but the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series is shaping up to be a pretty special tablet. Measuring a measly 6mm in thickness, this Atom-powered Android slate surpasses even Sony’s Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact in the race to be the world’s thinnest tablet. But whereas the Sony device has sizeable bezels all around its display, the Venue 8 has almost none on three of its sides. There’s less than an inch of bezel on one side, which houses the speaker and front-facing camera while also serving as a handle for the user. It’s the same approach that Sharp took with the Aquos Crystal smartphone and the visual effect is just as striking.

Laid Off From Job, Man Builds Linux-Based Tweeting Toilet

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ComputerWorld

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September 10, 2014

Technology, like comedy, uses improvisation.

Take Thomas Ruecker’s project. With parts from an electric motor, a few household items, an open-source hardware board running Linux, and some coding, he built a connected toilet that Tweets with each flush.

The first reaction to the Twitter feed at @iotoilets may be a chuckle. But the idea behind this and what it illustrates is serious. It tracks water usage, offers a warning about the future of privacy in the era of the Internet of Things, and just might say something about the modern job hunt.