57588371
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sfcrazy writes:
Initial release of Plasma Next won’t have full Wayland support. What does full support mean? As it is well known that the next generation of KDE Software will have separate release cycles for libraries (KDE Frameworks 5), workspaces (Plasma Next) and applications. So there are three sets of independent projects within the so-called “KDE Software” umbrella and each set has different level of support or integration with Wayland. So in a nutshell "KDE5" won't support Wayland.
57526019
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sfcrazy writes:
It doesn’t stop at Flappy Bird, someone is trying really hard to exploit the popularity of ClockWordMod under the very nose of Google. Some app developer with name ‘ClworkMod Inc’ has published three apps on Google Play Store and these are not some unknown apps. These are none other than Hulo Plus, Netflix and AllCast.
57456281
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sfcrazy writes:
Ubuntu Gnome team wants to join the elite club of Ubuntu flavours which enjoy the LTS (Long Term Support) status. 14.04 is going to be an LTS release and its apt for Ubuntu Gnome team to get extended support of 2 years and 3 months as an LTS release which will make it easier for those users to use Gnome who want to use stable LTS releases.
57450481
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sfcrazy writes:
It’s Christmas time for KDE Software users, the team has just announced the first beta of the 4.13 versions of Applications and Development Platform. This release also marks a freeze on APIs, dependencies and features so the team will now focus on hunting down bugs and polish it further.
57450055
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sfcrazy writes:
Koushik Dutta, the famed developer of CyanogenMOD has added DLNA support to his AllCast Android app. Ever since Google opened Chromcast to 3rd party developers Koush is on roll. He has, in fact, been toying with Chromecast the day it was released and created some stir in the free software community when Google changed the preview APIs for Chromecast which broke his app.
57423009
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sfcrazy writes:
Spotify is purchasing the music intelligence company The Echo Nest. The acquired company specializes in helping music companies develop and commercialize the most advanced, personalized and engaging music applications in the world.
57413829
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sfcrazy writes:
Dell is charging UK customers over £16.25 to install Mozilla's Firefox. Mozilla has objected but Dell, however clarified that the practice is justified as they are charging for the “service” not the “product”. Doesn't FSF also supporting charging for services or distributing free software so why is Dell wrong?
57413797
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sfcrazy writes:
Dell is charging UK customers over £16.25 to install Mozilla's Firefox. Mozilla has objected but Dell, however clarified that the practice is justified as they are charging for the “service” not the “product”. Doesn't FSF also supporting charging for services or distributing free software so why is Dell wrong?
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57344677
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sfcrazy writes:
National Council Of Education, Research and Training (NCERT) has released a notification on their website which promotes the use of Free and Open Source software in Indian schools. This notice is released well in time, as other schools, colleges and government institutions in India are already moving to open source software to save costs and prevent vendor locking. NCERT is responsible for maintaining standards in most government and private schools and educational institutions in India.
57309949
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sfcrazy writes:
Linux is on the roll and even soon to be acquired Nokia is adoption Linux-based Android. After conquering the smartphone space, Android is now dominating the tablet space. According to a new study by Gartner, “the tablet growth in 2013 was fueled by the low-end smaller screen tablet market, and first time buyers; this led Android to become the No. 1 tablet operating system (OS), with 62 percent of the market.”
57188811
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sfcrazy writes:
Gnome developers have been debating the full support for Wayland in 3.12 for a while. They at one point even considered delaying the Gnome release to keep the development in sync with Wayland. Finally, developers have decided to keep Wayland in ‘preview’ mode as there is still a lot of work to be done.
57151217
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sfcrazy writes:
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered 715 new planets which are orbiting 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system. NASA says, “Nearly 95 percent of these planets are smaller than Neptune, which is almost four times the size of Earth. This discovery marks a significant increase in the number of known small-sized planets more akin to Earth than previously identified exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system.”
57150603
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sfcrazy writes:
Google has already announced the first event around project Ara where they will start teaching people how to use it. Now the reports are floating that Google may start selling the ‘modular’ Ara smartphones for $50 by next year. What all hardware a user will get for $50 is unclear, but looking at the nature of the concept, you can just throw some more dollars to add more components. I am not sure if the concept will become popular among average users who may or may not care about such a device, but power-users, developer and enthusiasts will definitely be the #1 target of the device and it may sell like hot cakes.
57124749
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sfcrazy writes:
Motorola sent a wave of excitement when they announce project Ara which allows people to add latest components to their smartphones, keeping the hardware as up-to-date as is the software. The Android maker will be organizing the first Ara Developers’ Conference, to be held April 15-16, 2014. Given it’s ‘online’ nature more people will be able to participate in the event and those who are around can always get on-to-one experience.
