Distribution Release: OS4 OpenLinux 13.5

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July 3, 2013

Roberto Dohnert has announced the release of OS4 OpenLinux 13.5, a user-friendly distribution based on Ubuntu and featuring a customised Xfce desktop environment: “Today we are pleased to announce the availability of the most advanced Linux-based operating system on the planet – OS4 OpenLinux 13.5. With this release….

LibreOffice and AMD to GPU Boost Spreadsheet Performance

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The H

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July 3, 2013

To boost spreadsheet performance, the LibreOffice developers are working with AMD to make Calc compile formulas into OpenCL for acceleration by AMD GPUs and APUs.

Fighting the Misconceptions of Open Source

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OpenSource.com

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July 3, 2013

After almost 10 years in open source, Robin Muilwijk is still fighting the misconceptions that come with working in the industry. He says the toughest part is finding the right balance between openness while continuing to promote the open source way of doing business.

Qt 4.8.5 Released, Ships With Over 400 Improvements

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Muktware

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July 3, 2013

Qt 4.8.5, the latest stable version of Qt in 4.8.x branch has been released and it fixes over 400 bugs and security holes.

$99 Supercomputer Parallella Now Fully Open Source Hardware

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Muktware

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July 3, 2013

While there is a open source alternative for almost every useful closed program out there, open source hardware are however rare. Parallella which started earlier as a Kickstarter campaign to create a really cheap, reliable supercomputer for masses, had promised earlier that they will make their hardware open source.

EXT4 File-System Updated For Linux 3.11 Kernel

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Phoronix

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July 3, 2013

Ted Ts’o has already sent in his pull request for EXT4 file-system changes targeting the Linux 3.11 kernel…

Smartphone War All About BRICs, Emerging Markets

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ZDNet

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July 2, 2013

China, Brazil and India will be among the top four smartphone markets in the world by 2018, according to ABI Research. That reality means there’s room for a rival to Android and Apple’s iOS.

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Fedora 19 – “Schrödinger’s Cat” – is Most Certainly Alive

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The H

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July 2, 2013

The lid is now completely off the box and Fedora 19, code named “Schrödinger’s Cat”, is most definitely alive and released to the world on time, with many updates and enhancements.

Fedora 19 Released

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LWN

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July 2, 2013

The Fedora 19 release is now available. As usual, this release offers a lot of new features; see the announcement or the release notesfor details.

When the Kernel ABI Has to Change

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LWN

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July 2, 2013

Maintaining user-space ABI compatibility is one of the key guiding principles of Linux kernel development; changes that break user space are likely to be reverted quickly, often after an incendiary message from Linus. But what is to be done in cases where an ABI is deemed to be unworkable and unmaintainable? Control group maintainer Tejun Heo is trying to solve that problem, but, in the process, he is running into opposition from one of Linux’s highest-profile users. <p> Click below (subscribers only) for the full story.