A set of eight patches were published today for the Linux kernel that implement an extended hardware error log driver that provides enhanced Intel MCA event logging. With this driver, certain errors are more useful for users like being able to report the particular memory RAM DIMM where a memory corrected error happened and other detailed information not currently exposed via the Linux kernel…
Valve Doing Their Own Linux/Hardware Conference
In promoting their Linux-based SteamOS and forthcoming Steam Machines and Steam controller/input devices, Valve will be running their own “Steam Developer Days” conference that will focus on game development around Steam, their hardware devices, and Linux / OpenGL…
Google Gets Serious About Android as a Gaming Platform
Google has made available more tools for game developers to understand user experience.
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Advanced Copy Command – Shows Progress Bar While Copying Large Files/Folders in Linux
Advanced-Copy is a powerful command line program which is very much similar, but little modified version of original cp command. This modified version of cp command adds a progress bar along with total time taken to complete, while copying large files from one location to another. This additional…
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Cinnamon 2.0 Now Officially Available
Linux mint team has announced the new release of Cinnamon, 2.0.
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Mesa 10.0 Is Declared: OpenGL 3.2 Comes For Intel Linux
The core Mesa library and Intel’s open-source DRI Mesa driver is now in full compliance with the OpenGL 3.2 specification with GLSL 1.50. As a result, the Mesa version for the next release is being bumped from Mesa 9.3 to Mesa 10.0, as has been expected to be the case for some weeks now. Ahead of the Mesa 10.0 release planned for November, the Intel driver might also reach compliance with OpenGL 3.3 too…
openSUSE 13.1 RC 1 Available: Time to Test!

It was a dark night, wind howling through the forest… Somewhere far away, a fire was burning and the smell …
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Ok, forget that. RC1 is here, so stop watching and start testing!
The openSUSE 13.1 release is planned for November. In preparation, we today announce the availability of the first Release Candidate on software.opensuse.org. Grab one of the images and help us test!
Read more at openSUSE News
How Simulation Makes Mistakes Less Costly
Tom Wilkie from Scientific Computing World looks at the human side of software modeling and simulation.
The Challenges and Perks of Bringing Open Source to the Enterprise

Steven Grandchamp has more than 30 years of experience in the software industry, serving in executive roles at four successful start ups and at Microsoft. These days he’s the president and CEO of OpenLogic, where he’s focused on the company’s mission of helping enterprises successfully and safely build and deploy applications built using open source software.
Ubuntu 13.10: A Desktop Tour (Slideshow)
The most new-user friendly of all Linux desktop distributions, Ubuntu has a new, better release: Ubuntu 13.10, Saucy Salamander.