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The H Roundup - Linux Mint 15 RC, WebM patents, Google drops XMPP

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:56:00 GMT

In the week ending 25 May Continuous database migration, Google chat drops Jabber compatibility, possible VP8/WebM patent licensing problems, development plans for Ubuntu 13.10 and Debian GNU/Hurd 2013

The H Community Calendar - June 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:00 GMT

The H Community Calendar presents the coming month's events in various open source, development, Linux, Unix and other communities, from multi-day conferences to user group get-togethers

Chrome 28 Beta gets faster, brings fullscreen mode to Android

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:00 GMT

Google has release Chrome 28 to the beta release channel. The new version brings faster page rendering and a number of new developer features like fullscreen mode and WebGL in the Android version

Twitter puts patent agreement into practice

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27:00 GMT

Twitter has now applied its Innovators Patent Agreement to a recently granted patent in a move designed to ensure that patents under the agreement are only used for defensive purposes

Tizen with GNOME 3 shell shown by Intel

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:00 GMT

The Tizen Developers Conference saw a glimpse of a desktop/laptop version of Tizen from Intel, the latest update to Tizen's SDK, and an application competition launched

Samsung Galaxy S4 already hacked

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:43:00 GMT

Less than a month after the smartphone's commercial launch, Dan Rosenberg found a design flaw in Samsung's secured bootloader that allows arbitrary kernels to be booted even on a locked phone

Plasma Workspaces to go into feature freeze with version 4.11

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:00 GMT

Plasma Workspaces 4.11 is to receive two years of stabilisation updates from its release, under a long-term support (LTS) scheme. KDE applications are not affected by the freeze and more feature releases of the desktop are expected

Open Recall: siduction, Puppy Linux, Diaspora, Moodle

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:06:00 GMT

This edition of the Open Recall catches up with a number of open source project releases: siduction 13.1.0, Puppy Linux 5.6, Wifislax 4.4, Diaspora 0.1.0.0 and Moodle 2.5

New Maven plugins for simpler architecture management

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:51:00 GMT

NoPackageCyclesEnforcerRule automatically detects cyclical dependencies between classes from different packages; Macker helps define specific dependencies between packages and automatically verifies those rules

Google Code disables direct file downloads

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:54:00 GMT

Google has announced that it will discontinue the ability for new projects on Google Code to host direct downloads of files. Existing downloads will continue to be available

Fedora Raspberry Pi remix reborn as Pidora

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 GMT

Seneca College has released Pidora 18, its Fedora remix optimised for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer. It features a special headless mode that makes it easy to install the distribution over the network

LinuxTag: LiMux firmly established in Munich

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:33:00 GMT

At the LinuxTag conference, the leader of Munich's Linux migration project, Peter Hofmann, emphasised that the City of Munich has no intentions to switch its Linux desktops to Windows

Chrome 27 comes with better load speeds and security fixes

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:00 GMT

Chrome 27.0.1453.93 closes 17 security vulnerabilities for which Google has paid out almost $15,000. The newest version of the browser also improves page load speed for pages with many assets

VP8/WebM cross-licence incompatible with open source

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:00 GMT

In his personal blog, open source advocate Simon Phipps has pointed out that Google's proposed cross-licence for the VP8/WebM video codec patents is incompatible with multiple parts of the open source definition

Bitdefender Clueful exposes Android spies

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:00 GMT

Available free of charge, the Clueful app exposes Android programs that don't take users' privacy seriously enough, for example by sending personal information to advertising networks

Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 rounded up

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:00 GMT

The developers of the Debian project have released the first major version of the Debian userland with the GNU Hurd kernel. Even though it is not an official Debian release, it is in "a very decent state" say the developers

SQLite gets memory-mapped I/O

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:00 GMT

The memory-mapped I/O can potentially double the performance of the embeddable SQL engine but care needs to be taken with its use. Other enhancements make SQLite databases easier to identify and improve error reporting

Skype for Linux 4.2 brings interface improvements

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:00 GMT

Microsoft's Skype division has released a new version of its proprietary voice, video and text messaging client for Linux that includes user interface improvements and fixes a number of bugs including a crashing problem when using the call window

Zend Framework 2.2 focuses on consistency

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:26:00 GMT

A first stable series 2.2 version of the PHP web framework is now available. The new release includes additions such as a new diagnostic feature for ZFTool and supports dynamic DDL queries

Sony releases its Android drivers for AOSP

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:59:00 GMT

Sony has released proprietary drivers and libraries of its Xperia S smartphone, Xperia Z smartphone and Xperia Tablet Z along with source code from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) to make building custom firmare easier

Jira 6 adds mobile interface, revamps web interface

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:00 GMT

The latest version of the Jira issue tracker revamps the web interface, adds new ways of tracking issues, integrates a mobile interface and adds pre-configured workflows for agile developers

Tails 0.18 can install packages on the fly

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:39:00 GMT

The latest version of the live Debian Linux distribution for anonymity and privacy especially in repressive environments is now available with on the fly package updating and support for the latest obfuscation bridges

HeidiSQL 8.0 arrives with polished user interface

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:00 GMT

The latest version of the open source SQL client for Windows brings a query history function, supports search and replace in results and introduces folders that allow users to organise the software's user interface better

QEMU 1.5: GPU pass-through and ARM support

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:36:00 GMT

The new QEMU supports KVM virtualisation on the Cortex A15 series of ARM cores and can use VFIO to pass through graphics chips from the host to the guest

Arduino launches Wi-Fi board and ready-to-roll robotics platform

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:35:00 GMT

Arduino has launched a new family of development boards and its first full robotics platform. The Arduino Yún is a Wi-Fi enabled board running Linux and the Arduino Robot is the company's first robotics platform that is fully functional out of the box