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Linux Doesn’t Need to Own the Desktop

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OStatic
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Linus Torvalds issued Linux 3.17 rc-2 on Monday of this week, and he deviated from his normal schedule in doing so, because August 25 happens to mark the 23rd anniversary of the original Linux announcement. “Hello everybody out there using minix,” Torvalds wrote.

Meanwhile, PCMag.com has proclaimed that Linux has run out of time. But isn’t it true that the endless discussions of whether Linux is a success on the desktop are moot? Linux is in supercomputers and cars, it formed the basis for Android and is the most popular platform to run emerging cloud platforms like OpenStack on–just to name a few of its successes. The desktop is not the only battleground for Linux.

 

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Netflix Open Sources More of its Useful Utilities

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OStatic
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Cloud computing platforms make headlines every day now, including leading open source platforms such as OpenStack, but few organizations have the cloud expertise that Netflix has. The company also has an admirable history of open sourcing many of its most useful cloud tools and accompanying security tools. We’ve reported on Netflix open sourcing a series of interesting “Monkey” cloud tools as part of its “simian army,” which it has deployed as a series satellite utilities orbiting its central cloud platform.

Now, Netflix has released three of its internal tools that help protect the security of its platform, and function as convenient utilities. Scumblr, Workflowable and Sketchy are available now. Detailed instructions on setup and configuration are available in the projects’ wiki pages.

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Protect Your Devices With a $10 ‘USB Condom’

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ZDNet
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The USB Condom is a small and unobtrusive dongle that effectively turns any USB cable into a secure ‘charge-only’ cable to allow safe recharging from untrusted USB ports.

Tizen Samsung Smart Camera NX1 with a New UI Coming Next Month?

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The Linux Foundation
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  Samsung Electronics has been making steady headway in the world of cameras, and possibly leading the pack when it comes to Smart Cameras with its features that it offers. We heard a while ago that samsung where going to be releasing another flagship Smart Camera following the release of the Samsung NX30 camera.     According to the website Mirrorless Rumors, it looks like Samsung will launch a new mirrorless camera, the Tizen based NX1.

It is believed that the camera body with be similar to that of the Mamiya 6, and it is also water & dust proof. This is a surveillance camera, and has the ability to allow the the photographer to measure the distance from you to a particular subject, and also take an ultra sharp image. We are looking at a 28 megapixel sensor and also a new high resolution EVF (electronic viewfinder), but also has a new user interface (UI) that shares similarities with a Tizen UI, suppose seeing will be believing. 

Read more at Tizen Experts.

20-Way Radeon Comparison With Open-Source Graphics For Steam On Linux Gaming

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Phoronix
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When it comes to Linux gamers wanting a discrete graphics card backed by open-source drivers, the only solution right now to truly recommend for those serious about performance and making use of the hardware is really AMD Radeon graphics. While Nouveau has been making much progress, until re-clocking and other issues are worked out the performance can be unbearably slow depending upon the particular graphics processor or run into other problems. (Of course, when talking about proprietary graphics drivers on Linux, the story is entirely different, or if considering integrated Intel HD Graphics.) For those pursuing a AMD Radeon GPU for their own Steam Box/Machine build and hope to use the open-source Gallium3D drivers, here’s some Steam on Linux gaming benchmarks from almost two dozen different GPUs.

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IT Security Spending to Rise, with Focus on Mobile

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eWeek
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Respondents in a recent Gartner IT Key Metrics Survey indicate that, overall, organizations will spend an average of $381 per employee on IT security.

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MediaGoblin 0.7.0 Released

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LWN
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Version 0.7.0 of the MediaGoblin media publishing platform is available. New features include initial federation support, a switch to a responsive CSS system, a “featured media” option, bulk uploading via the command line, and more. “Well we’re excited to announce that the first piece towards MediaGoblin federation has landed! We don’t have server-to-server federation working yet, but we do have the first parts of the Pump API in place: you can now use the Pump API as a media upload API!“

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Appliance Maker Electrolux Joins IoT-focused AllSeen Alliance

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ZDNet
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The appliance manufacturer will work with other members to build out the AllJoyn open-source framework.

Optimize Your Linux Rig for Top-Notch Writing

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OpenSource.com
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I’m a big fan of Scott Nesbitt’s writing, which has a technological bent, but is usually more about working effectively, rather than how tools can make you effective, which is a key distinction. Scott’s setup reflects his focus on production rather than tweaking. He has his work tools and everything else is pretty much white noise—which is why LXDE/Lubuntu probably makes a lot of sense for his workflow.

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The Secret of DevOps Success? It’s Not About the Technology

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ZDNet
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Building a devops culture takes a lot of work. Here’s a few suggestions about how to do it.

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