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sfcrazy writes:
We have found screenshots of Google Drive running on Ubuntu. If you have a Mac machine download the Google Drive client, install it and then search for ‘lin.png'; There are two files -‘setup_taskbar_lin.png’ and ‘setup_drive_folder_lin.png’- showing Drive running in Linux.
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sfcrazy writes:
I really don’t know if Bill Gates, the created of Windows empire, manages his Facebook page or if it’s been updated by some PR folk. Today some readers caught a Bill Gates’s post about his Foundation’s efforts to ‘revolutionize’ learning in schools. The irony of the post was that the picture attached with the post showed kids using Ubuntu Linux.
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sfcrazy writes:
LibreOffice (aka LO) is among the best and the most used free (of cost) and open source office suites. The just-announced, brand new version 4.4 boasts some new features and a much needed design overhaul. With the 4.4 release, it looks like the developers have cleaned up the code enough to deal with the design of the product. The new LibreOffice not only shows a sleeker toolbar, it has also added a side panel; similar to the one found of IBM Lotus Notes which also inspired Calligra Suite by the KDE community.
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sfcrazy writes:
A new security hole has been discovered in Linux that allows anyone to remotely take control of a system without knowing the username and password.
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sfcrazy writes:
It’s been long since we heard a good rant from Linus Torvalds. Linux doesn't rant much, but when he does he hits the nail and he doesn't mince worlds and this time he targeted Apple's HFS+. Linus says, "The true horrors of HFS+ are not in how it’s not a great filesystem, but in how it’s actively designed to be a bad filesystem by people who thought they had good ideas."
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sfcrazy writes:
We saw Linux invasion at CES 2015. It's exciting to see different companies using different operating systems based on Linux. The big story were: Panasonic to use Firefox OS for their smart TVs, Samsung putting Tizen on their TVs, Intel to see Ubuntu powered USB sticks, LG to use WebOS for watches. All of these are different operating systems using the Linux kernel. Never before have we seen so many choices, so much diversity all offered by Linux and Open Source technologies. The year of Linux is here? Already?
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itwbennett writes:
Swapnil Bhartiya has posted a handy how-to for installing the new Fedora, a process that is made more problematic due to a couple of UX flaws in the Anaconda installer. First, is the all-but-hidden placement of an error message if the user enters a too-weak password. Second, is the de-selection of the 'user creation' button, which would result in the the installation continuing with only a root user.
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sfcrazy writes:
Fedora is undoubtedly a distro more focused towards developers and you will find all the tools that you need. Since Fedora has separated Cloud and Server editions, it makes life easier for everyone. It is possible to choose the appropriate version without having to worry about a system bloated with unnecessary software or having to install a boatload of software to get things moving ahead.
Fedora is certainly a perfect distro for those greenhorn sysadmins who aspire to work on RHEL in the future.
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sfcrazy writes:
If you have tried the live images of Ubuntu Next you may worry that Canonical is trying to do a Windows 8 with Ubuntu. That's not true. There is no need to worry though: A great deal of work is happening at a deeper level that may not have yet surfaced. It will surface eventually, however. Will Cooke of Canonical clarifies: "We are trying to make it clear that Unity 8 desktop will look like the traditional desktop and will behave like a normal desktop. We are very aware that our users expect a normal desktop there."
Unity 8 will offer the traditional desktop interface when it detects a desktop. The same OS will switch to a touch-based interface on touch-based devices such as tablets and smartphones.
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sfcrazy writes:
Past few weeks were abuzz with stories that the EU parliament is planning to break-up Google to severe its search from products. The story sent a wave of chill across the pond and worried us of Europe’s decision, which appear to make no sense at all. It turns out that the story was a spin created by the anti-Google lobby to spread FUD against the company and the EU. We are not certain who are the lead actors but there are some companies who invest quite a lot in creating FUD against competitors.
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sfcrazy writes:
Chinese phone maker Meizu and Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu signed an agreement yesterday. There is no press statement by the two companies. All we have is a Facebook post by Meizu which says: "Here is the news about Ubuntu version Meizu phone! Meizu and Canonical have signed a strategic agreement together on Nov. 25th in Meizu HQ. What do you expect from the cooperation?"
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sfcrazy writes:
Jolla's tablet campaign on Indiego has crossed the desired $380,00 goal and hit the half million mark with $731,764 raised. While there are Firefox OS and Android, Sailfish like Ubuntu Touch, is the only Linux based OS which can install and run traditional Linux applications. So Jolla is really going to be exciting tablet for Linux users.
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sfcrazy writes:
Nokia surprised everyone when it announced the N1 Android tablet during the Slush conference in Finland, today. There is a twist in the story though: This is not a Nokia device.
Nokia doesn’t have a device unit anymore: it sold its Devices and Services business to Microsof, in 2013. N1 is made by Chinese contract manufacturing company Foxconn, which also manufactures the iPhone and the iPad.
But Nokia’s relationship with Foxconn is different from Apple’s. You buy iDevices from Apple, not Foxconn; you call Apple for support, not Foxconn. You never deal with Foxconn.
In the case of N1, Nokia will be nowhere in the picture. Foxconn will be handling the sales, distribution and customer care for the device. Nokia is licensing the brand, the industrial design, Z Launcher software layer and IP on a running royalty basis to Foxconn.
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