The MiPad is a 7.9 inch tablet, powered by the NVidia Tegra K1 mobile processor. The display resolution is said to be at 2048×1536.
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Distribution Release: SalentOS 14.04
Gabriele Martina has announced the release of SalentOS 14.04, a brand-new version of the project’s Ubuntu-based desktop distribution featuring a highly configurable Openbox window manager: “With great pleasure I announce the release of SalentOS 14:04. After months of work, here’s the new operating system, available in four editions:….
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Linux Video of the Week: Linus Torvalds Wants YOU!
Linux Creator Linus Torvalds appeared in a video this week to introduce the Linux Foundation’s new Introduction to Linux Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with edX.
Torvalds talks about how Linux has changed since he built the operating system for his own use in 1991. He shares what makes Linux interesting to him. And he talks about what makes Linux and open source such a great career opportunity.
“Hopefully this turns into an opportunity for you to find something you find really interesting to do,” he says. “Everybody has something they can give to the project.”
The free training course will be available on the edX online learning platform starting Aug. 1, 2014. For more information, see our FAQ with Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin and edX CEO Anant Agarwal. To register, visit the course page at edX.
Canonical to Focus on Private OpenStack Clouds, with Support
This week was filled with soundbytes and announcements from OpenStack Summit in Atlanta, but there wasn’t a whole lot of coverage of Canonical’s announcements regarding OpenStack on Linux, OpenStack training, compatibility testing and more. Mark Shuttleworth gave a keyote speech at the summit and noted that Canonical is adding private cloud hosting to its business model. Through a new private cloud offering called Your Cloud, for $15 per day per host, “Ubuntu offers all the software infrastructure, tools, and services you need to have your own cloud at your fingertips.” The offering includes 24/7 support from OpenStack experts.
As noted on ZDNet:
“Canonical will build and operate your cloud. You can host it on the hardware of your choice in either your own datacenter or through your service provider. There are no up-front costs….Based on the reactions at OpenStack Summit floor, Canonical will have no problem finding customers for this new service.”
Additionally, Canonical is offering Ubuntu OpenStack training through a program called Jumpstart, and Canonical staff will provide hardware (an Orange Box cluster delivered to a customer’s premises for two weeks of use) and consulting services.
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