Kernel Prepatch 3.14-rc4

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February 24, 2014

The fourth 3.14 prepatch has been released for testing. Linus says: “Nothing big, and nothing that looks particularly scary.“

KDE’s Next Generation Semantic Search

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KDE

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February 24, 2014

For years, KDE software has included a semantic (relationship-based) searching infrastructure. KDE’s Semantic Search was built around concepts previously developed in a European Union-funded research project NEPOMUK which explored the use of relationships between data to improve search results. Based on these ideas, KDE’s implementation of Semantic Search made it possible to search for all pictures – taken in – a particular place. On top of that, it added text search and tagging.

Incremental improvements

Since its implementation, our developers received and digested a lot of feedback. Application developers requested and received easier to use APIs (Application Programming Interfaces, glue for integration) and widgets (such as the star rating and tagging user interface). For end users, stability and performance were crucial. Much work was put into improving the speed of indexing, keeping it out of the way of users and making Search more reliable.

Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry Becomes Open Source Foundation

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ZDNet

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February 24, 2014

The Cloud Foundry Foundation will be backed by ActiveState, CenturyLink, EMC, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Rackspace, SAP and VMware.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

What’s the Best Linux Desktop Environment for Me?

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OpenSource.com

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February 24, 2014

When you install a Linux distribution, a set of programs comes along with it. It’s easy to add and delete elements of the programs that don’t fit with your needs, but what about altering the look and feel of the distribution to suit you? The key is to add a second desktop environment or window manager.

This is an example of how Linux is all about freedom of the user, by the user.

Some Samsung Galaxy S5s will Ship with Intel LTE Inside

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CNET

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February 24, 2014

Hermann Eul, head of mobile at Intel, confirms the win to CNET but doesn’t provide any details about the chip or where the devices will ship. [Read more]

Accessing Clipboard Contents Across Multiple Instances of Vim from Terminal

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Tecmint

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February 24, 2014

Vim (Vi IMproved) is one of the most favourite text editors among programmers. It has its own specialities in performing different operations with short hand commands. For example, to copy the highlighted text we use the ‘y‘ command and ‘x‘ to cut the same. But, by default…

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How to Disable Network Manager on Linux

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The Linux Foundation

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February 24, 2014

Network Manager is a feature-rich network configuration service which is used by default in most Linux desktop environments nowadays. It provides automatic configuration of (wired/wireless) network interfaces, as well as VPN, mobile broadband and even Bluetooth connections. Network Manager is smart enough to automatically switch to the best (or the most recent) connection network, and […]
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Intel Launches New Atom Processors, Touts Mobile Wins

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CNET

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February 24, 2014

The chip giant says during Mobile World Congress that it’s making real progress in mobile and that it has signed new agreements with Lenovo, Asus, Dell, and Foxconn. [Read more]

This is Nokia X: Android and Windows Phone Collide

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The Verge

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February 24, 2014

It’s official, the Nokia X Android phone is here. Microsoft might be buying Nokia’s phone business shortly, but the Finnish smartphone maker is still pushing ahead with the a launch of three Android-powered handsets today. The Verge first revealed details about Nokia’s plans in December, and the company is now ready to talk specifics about the X, the X+, and the XL. As expected, all three combine Lumia-style design with low-cost hardware aimed at the masses, from a large 5-inch screen…

Imaging and Radiology Pave the Way for Industry Adoption of Open Source

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OpenSource.com

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February 24, 2014

Open source software in healthcare has been instrumental for sharing common tools and increasing adoption of emerging medical information technology (IT) standards. By leading the effort to digitize health data, imaging informatics has set the precedent for the adoption of the technology industry’s best practices and subsequently open source software.