What I want from a Linux laptop

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July 17, 2014

My perfect Linux laptop would be one that can be used in a ultra low power mode and have the option of being charged from a small solar panel of merely 10 Watt. The only slightly unique thing would be the E-ink screen cover. To be used when reading or writing text in the low power mode. Additionally it should have HDMI and usb input to connect a raspberry pi to the screen and keyboard. The keyboard ought to be one of the old types since my error rate is rather high with flat keys.

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Red Hat Delivers Enterprise-Grade Ceph Storage

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eWeek

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July 16, 2014

Barely 90 days after Red Hat acquired Inktank, a major new release of Inktank Ceph Enterprise debuts.

[Pictures] Samsung Z (SM-Z910F) Tizen in Gold

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The Linux Foundation

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July 16, 2014

The Tizen Samsung Z (SM-910F) Smartphone did make an appearance at the recent Tizen Developer Summit Russia 2014, and eager Russian developers were able to get their hands on some Tizen Smartphone goodness. Previously we featured the Black version of the phone, so here you have the the Samsung Z SM-Z910F in Gold.

Blackphone, BlackBerry Throw Punches Over Smartphone Security

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ZDNet

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July 16, 2014

This isn’t the first time BlackBerry has taken a public potshot at a rival, but in the Blackphone case, the firm has met its mouthy match.

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How to Install GlusterFS With a Replicated Volume Over Two Nodes on Ubuntu 14.04

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Falko Timme

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July 16, 2014

How to install GlusterFS with a replicated volume over 2 nodes on Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial I will explain GlusterFS configuration in Ubuntu 14.04. GlusterFS is an open source distributed file system which provides easy replication over multiple storage nodes. Gluster File System is a distributed filesystem allowing you to create a single volume of storage which spans multiple disks, multiple machines and even multiple data centres.

QEMU 2.1 RC2 Fixes A Ton Of Bugs

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Phoronix

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July 16, 2014

QEMU 2.1 is expected later this month while now the second to the last release candidate is available for those interested in testing it to ensure it will be a great release as being an important part to the Linux virtualization stack…

IT Leaders Make Do With Modest Budget Increases

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eWeek

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July 16, 2014

Developers and architects remain the only positions to place consistently in the top five most difficult positions to fill in the first half of 2014.

Spotify Switches From Debian To Ubuntu

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Phoronix

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July 16, 2014

While Spotify was a major Debian user with running their thousands of back-end servers on the major Linux distribution, including being vocal about systemd on Debian, they have decided to switch over to Ubuntu…

Jérôme Petazzoni on the Breathtaking Growth of Docker

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OpenSource.com

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July 16, 2014

For those of us veterans in the open source software (OSS) community, certain technologies come along in our lifetime that revolutionise how we consume and manage our technology utilisation. During the early 2000s the concept of high availiability (HA) and clustering allowed Linux to really stack up in the datacentre.

Samsung Will Fight for Talent from this Trendy NYC Base

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The Verge

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July 16, 2014

New York’s Meatpacking District will soon be the home to a major new Samsung’s office in the city. Morris Adjmi‘s new office block at 837 Washington St. was reportedly the subject of a bidding war between Facebook, Google, Samsung, and Ferrari, but the Korean technology giant won out. The building sits opposite the High Line and just around the corner from startup incubator Betaworks. 837 Washington will play “a central role in developing, attracting, and retaining some of the best talent in…