What’s New in Ubuntu Touch OTA-9

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January 12, 2016

what-s-new-in-ubuntu-touch-ota-9 A new OTA update is in the works for Ubuntu Touch and developers have already implemented a large number of features and various changes.

Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 is scheduled to be released on January 27 if nothing goes wrong. Truth be told, the latest releases for the Ubuntu Touch team have been almost on time, and it looks like they are getting the hang of it. Unlike other launch dates for Ubuntu products, the one for the mobile OS is not set in stone and developers will delay the launch if they have to.

Microsemi Builds Better Security Into Network Time Appliance

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January 12, 2016

NTP processing has been moved from the CPU to an FPGA. Keeping accurate time has never been more important. Inaccurate time can cause servers and applications to go awry, causing service disruptions. …

To make timekeeping more reliable, Microsemi is releasing two appliances it says are hardened against attacks and have better redundancy if other services such as GPS aren’t working.

21 Best Free Linux Productivity Tools

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January 12, 2016

This article focuses predominately on software that helps individuals organise their day, capture and retrieve information, and assist them fulfilling their various roles in life (whether as a parent, employer, employee, good neighbour etc), as well as streamlining the desktop. It has been brought up-to-date with the best open source tools available.

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Open Web Application Security Project Issues New Secure Coding Bible

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January 12, 2016

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has published the third version of its developer security bible trimming the fat and offering peer-reviewed and tested means of building more secure apps.

The Application Security Verification Standard Project (ASVS) is the carrot to OWASP’s much-cited stick that is the Top 10 web app security flaws. It promises acolytes harder, better-assured software that will keep user data safe and company names out of the data breach press cycle.

Top 10 Open Source Legal Developments in 2015

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January 12, 2016

LAW openisopen In 2015 there were a variety of legal issues of importance to the FOSS (free and open source) community. Continuing the tradition of looking back over the top ten legal developments in FOSS, my selection of the top ten issues for 2015 is as follows:

1. Settlement of Versata cases interpreting General Public License version 2 (GPLv2)

As we noted last year, the GPLv2 continues to be the most widely used and most important license for free and open source software. Black Duck Software estimates that 16 billion lines of code are licensed under the GPLv2.

GNU Linux-libre Kernel 4.4 Officially Released for Those Who Want 100% Freedom

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Softpedia

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January 12, 2016

gnu-linux-libre-kernel-4-4 The guys over the GNU Linux-libre project have had the great pleasure of announcing the release and immediate availability for download of the GNU Linux-libre 4.4 kernel on January 10, 2016.

The announcement of GNU Linux-libre kernel 4.4 comes right after Linus Torvalds unleashed the final bits of the long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel, on which the GNU Linux-libre kernel 4.4 release is based.

At the moment of writing this article, there are no details about the changes implemented in GNU Linux-libre kernel 4.4, except for the fact that the nfcmrvl, rohm_bu21023, rtl8xxxu, fdp, qed, and nfcmrvl components have been deblobbed.

How to access Amazon Cloud Drive from the command line on Linux

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January 12, 2016

In today’s online retail market dominated by cut throat competitions, one player stands in the forefront, leaving the pack far behind, and that is Amazon. Amazon has been judiciously expanding its business model to satisfy consumer appetites, and I think Amazon Prime membership lies in the center of its expanding business model. Starting out as […]
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SGI to Build Supercomputer for Climate Research Center

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eWeek

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January 12, 2016

The “Cheyenne” system on SGI’s ICE XA, the latest example of the growing demand for more supercomputing power by weather researchers.

Supercomputer maker SGI will build the next generation system for the work being done by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) regarding climate change and a range of other atmospheric issues.SGI officials announced Jan. 11 that the supercomputer that will be used by the center will be based on the vendor’s new ICE XA system and will be 2.5 times more powerful and three times more energy efficient than the facility’s current system, called “Yellowstone.”

Ardour 4.6 Open Source DAW Software Lands in 2016 with Hundreds of New Features

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January 12, 2016

ardour-4-6-open Just a few minutes ago, January 11, 2016, Paul Davis had the great pleasure of announcing the first update of his impressive Ardour open-source DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) in 2016, version 4.6.

According to the announcement, Ardour 4.6 is a massive release and comes as an update to the previous version, Ardour 4.4, skipping the 4.5 build of the software. There are hundreds of new features in this release, starting with GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) 5 compatibility on GNU/Linux platforms and numerous MIDI improvements, and continuing with a new plugin sidebar and dozens of fixes for the built-in plugins.

Trend Micro Password Manager Had Remote Command Execution Holes and Dumped Data to Anyone: Project Zero

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ZDNet

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January 12, 2016

Google’s Project Zero discovered multiple trivial remote code execution vulnerabilities sitting within a password manager installed by Trend Micro as default alongside its AntiVirus product.

A password management tool installed by default alongside Trend Micro AntiVirus was found vulnerable to remote code execution thanks to the work of Google’s Project Zero security team. Discovered by Project Zero’s Tavis Ormandy, the password tool was built using JavaScript and node.js, and started a local web server that would listen, without using a whitelist or same origin policy, for API commands.