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jennifercloer writes:
The 3D powerhouse Blender is arguably the most complicated piece of desktop software in the open source world. It handles every part of the workflow used to create a CGI film or a 3D game: creating objects, rigging them to move, animating them, controlling lighting, rendering scenes, and even editing the resulting video. Each release packs in more new features than most people can understand without consulting a textbook (or two). One of the down sides, though, is that over the years Blender has developed the reputation of being difficult to learn. Fortunately, the latest release takes on that challenge head-first, and makes some major improvements.
18719642
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jennifercloer writes:
Hohndel: "Show that you have relevant experience. You should include references to patches that Linus pulled, projects that you have participated in, and conferences that you have spoken at as tangible proof of your contributions. There are a large number of people who have used Linux — it's people who have successfully participated in open source projects who stand out."
18426408
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jennifercloer writes:
The holidays are over, but there's one more gift to unwrap — a brand new stable kernel. Linus Torvalds announced the 2.6.37 kernel on Tuesday, with quite a few improvements and new features — and a few things removed as well.
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jfruhlinger writes:
Developing a computer that could play chess once seemed like a worthy AI goal — but it turned out to be something of a dead end, as chess is very abstract and simple when compared to the real world. Will creating a game-show-playing computer lead to more interesting results? IBM hopes so, and its Watson machine will tackle problems in parallel processing, data searching, and natural language comprehension in an attempt to beat Jeopardy legends Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter. (Full discolsure: the submitter of this article went on Jeopardy and lost, badly.)
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davecl writes:
The European Space Agency has released new images of our nearest neighbour galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy or M31, in both the far-infrared from Herschel and in X-rays from XMM. The Herschel images show regions where stars are forming and where starlight is hidden by dust while the X-Ray data reveals the cinders left when stars have died. Combined with existing optical data these images give us a picture of Andromeda as an active, evolving galaxy, where the action moves from pace to place over cosmic time. More information available from the Herschel mission blog (which I run) and form the BBC.
18100470
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jennifercloer writes:
Many of us are hoping for an eBook reader under the tree. A Kindle, a Nook, or perhaps just an Android device that runs eBook software. But if you don't get the gadget of your choice, or if you want to create content to fill one, you'll find plenty of eBook software for Linux as well as open source software to publish your own. The best of the lot? Calibre, a one stop solution for all your e-book needs.
17805472
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jennifercloer writes:
Annual report released today, representing massive scale of Linux development community and the world's largest collaborative development effort. There have been 1.5 million lines of code added to the kernel since the 2009 update. Since then, additions and changes translate to an amazing 9,058 lines added, 4,495 lines removed, and 1,978 lines changed every day, weekends and holidays included. Most significantly, perhaps, is the new mobile and embedded companies participating in Linux kernel development. Companies such as Nokia, Texas Instruments and Renasas move up the list of companies who sponsor Linux development. Though, traditional Linux supporters are still at the top of the list: Red Hat, Intel, Novell and IBM.
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jennifercloer writes:
The so-called Cyber Monday is behind us, but the online sales keep ramping up. The Wall Street Journal shows that online shoppers have spent more $1.1 billion over a two-day period, and traffic to shopping sites has been steadily up. Good for business, but also a very attractive target for attackers from inside and outside companies that deal with credit card data.
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jennifercloer writes:
Disaster recovery and backups are the "eat your vegetables" of the IT world. Most folks just don't get excited about backups, or do it often enough. Buck the trend with Clonezilla, a Linux distribution that makes it dead easy to clone and restore systems.
17369192
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jennifercloer writes:
Uncover what exactly is in your code: If you work with open source software of any kind — whether at work or as a volunteer — then you understand the importance of license compliance and keeping track of copyright ownership. But as a project grows, those tasks can get tricky, even when everyone is on the same page...
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jennifercloer writes:
Linux is so useful, you don't even need to install it before it gets to work. One of the popular uses of Linux is to create live media that can be used to run desktop systems or to create utility discs for all kinds of administration. Confused about the live CD that's right for you? No worries, we've got the top five live Linux CDs to get you started.
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jennifercloer writes:
With a reputation for being shy, Linux creator Linus Torvalds might be the last person you would expect to be taking a dive into a shark tank in front of all his followers. But, he also has a reputation for doing things "just for fun," and tonight's dive is no exception. Hear what he has to say as he prepares to go in...
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jennifercloer writes:
Let’s face it — Steve Jobs and Apple have shown that blending software and hardware together in an elegant way can produce amazing results. Apple calls this their “integrated approach” and uses that to criticize the “open approach.” Our response is to help the Linux community have the best of both worlds with tools that allow anyone to take “open software” and create a custom “integrated experience” quickly. And while I can’t predict what the next iPhone or breakthrough consumer device will be, I do know that if the community comes together and develops tools that make it easier to create that device using upstream open source components, then what we’re announcing today will have have been successful — and so will Linux.
17109046
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jennifercloer writes:
Linux Foundation's in-house IT Guru recently set up his home network on IPv6 with Comcast's 6RD using a Linux router. Found that documentation was nearly non-existent. He shares his documentation and tips today.
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jennifercloer writes:
Flash ain't the only game in town. Gnash, Lightspark and more can be installed after you rip out Flash.
