Samsung Knox Tapped by UK Gov for Public Sector

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ZDNet

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May 14, 2014

User guidance issued by the UK government recommends the use of Samsung Knox within the public sector.

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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 13.1 (LAMP)

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Falko Timme

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May 14, 2014

Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On OpenSUSE 13.1 (LAMP)

LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an OpenSUSE 13.1 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.

What Collaboration Tools Do You Favor?

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OpenSource.com

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May 14, 2014

Which of these collaboration tools do you use most?

Etherpad or Hackpad

Google Drive

Email

Wiki (your project’s)

IRC or other chat

Other (tell us in the comments)

Collaboration is part of the participation pillar of the open source way. It’s how we hash out the details of a project, usher the best ideas to the top, and succeed in our communities of innovation.

There are many methods by which to collaborate. Which pulls out the very best in you and pushes you to new heights?

Broadcast Quality For Online Video Interviews

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Per Lindholm

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May 14, 2014

A simple idea to get independent high quality video for online interviews would be to cheat a little. This would only work if your not required to publish the video in real time.

The idea is to use dual recordings with the devices. For example. If the person to be interviewed has a high quality web cam but poor internet connection. The software could store a high quality video recording of his part of the session. In real-time the interview would be of the quality the connection can handle but because the stored part can be re-transmitted after the interview is done. It can then with the other videos restore the quality.

Low Resolution Preview Idea for Open Source Video Editing

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Per Lindholm

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May 14, 2014

An idea to speed up the process and use less resources when editing HD video would be to use a low resolution version of the video as a guide. Akin to 3D software, this would be like rendering the animation first at a low resolution.

So with this you first create a low resolution version of the video. Do all the cuts and effects. Then you preview the result. If the result is good you render the video with the high resolution. With the actions as a script.

Coreboot Now Supports The Lenovo Thinkpad T520

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Phoronix

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May 14, 2014

There’s been a lot of new hardware to become supported by Coreboot lately while the newest addition is the handling of the Lenovo Thinkpad T520…

Archos Offers 10.1-inch ArcBook Android Laptop for $169.99

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ZDNet

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May 14, 2014

The budget device maker creates a netbook that is even cheaper than competing Chromebooks — if you’re willing to use Android as your notebook OS.

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Ending the Embedded Linux Patent War Before It Begins

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LinuxInsider

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May 13, 2014

The Open Invention Network was created in 2005 as a white hat organization to protect Linux. It has considerable financial backing from Google, IBM, NEC, Novell, Philips, Red Hat and Sony. More than 800 organizations worldwide have joined the community by signing the free OIN license. A clamor recently has been growing for OIN to take steps to protect embedded Linux from patent pillagers. Toward that end, OIN recently welcomed to its ranks Wolfson Microelectronics, a developer of semiconductor devices and audio solutions for embedded Linux.

SODIMM-style COM runs Linux on Snapdragon S4 Pro

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LinuxGizmos

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May 13, 2014

CompuLab unveiled a tiny, rugged SODIMM-style COM that runs Linux and Android on a quad-core 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 SoC, with Adreno 320 graphics. CompuLab’s “CM-QS600″ module measures just 65 x 68mm, making it a bit smaller than the 70 x 70mm, Qseven form-factor IFC6400 computer-on-module announced a year ago by Inforce Computing. Both […]

Linux Group Builds 64-bit Android KitKat for ARM Developers

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ComputerWorld

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May 13, 2014

Google is being tight-lipped about when the 64-bit version of Android will be released, but Linux development group Linaro has built a version of the open-source operating system so mobile apps can be written and tested by manufacturers and developers rushing to catch up with Apple.