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Posted in News Roundup at 6:39 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxCisco Offers $100,000 Bounty to Linux Application DevelopersReducing IT Costs with LinuxObvious Mistakes [Too Much Demand] Caused Europeana Site FailureEuropeana is built on a Linux Debian open-source operating system. The programming language is Java, and it uses Apache Tomcat web applications software.Google claims MapReduce sets data-sorting recordUpdated Prey Demo For Linux ReleasedSilex Technology Announces SDK Enabling USB Device NetworkingLinux shows staying power on Top500The latest list indicates growing Linux dominance. Linux is used in the top nine supercomputer systems in the world. When considered as the primary OS or part of a mixed-OS supersystem, Linux is now present in 469 of the supercomputer sites, 93.8% of the Top500 list.IBMIBM supercomputers rated most energy efficientWhilst the list of vendors supplying supercomputing iron is fairly limited (IBM, Cray, SGI, HP, et al) the latest Supercomputing Green 500 List has found that the top 20 most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world are built on IBM high-performance computing technology. Indeed, Big Blue holds 39 of the top 50 positions on the list.IBM’s ex-Mr GNU/Linux Joins Obama Policy GroupCD-ROMThree applications for making disc labelsTesting the Linux Waters – Live CD vs Dual BootUbiquityA future so bright Tux needs shades“Everyone uses Linux. It’s in the TV, it’s in your TiVo, it’s in all the settop boxes, it’s in your Sony camera. Make a trade on the NYSE and it’s there, search on Google and it’s Linux. Linux owns 85% of the supercomputer market. I’ve seen Linux in a milking machine.”If Linux were a corporate effort its CEO would be into champagne wishes and caviar dreams. As it is, however, Zemlin is just looking for steady growth next year.Numbers, Downloads and StrawsDon’t open up the champagne, folks; this is just the beginning….Sub-notebooksThe complete Christmas shopper’s guide to Linux-based netbooksOne Guy, 3 Netbooks(Not So) Stupid Linux Netbook TricksAudioLinux Music or The Ubuntu ShuffleI am pretty impressed with Ubuntu. I do use it for basic stuff but it has won me over completely.Linux Outlaws 65 – Engage Crap Mode!DistributionsThe Turkish Pardus Linux DistributionPardus provides a very important public good to be used by the whole FLOSS community, in Turkey and abroad. The Pardus GNU/Linux operating system is being deployed and used in many government and other public services including the Turkish military and defense sector, in radio and telecommunication, health and education, as well as private vendors. The use of Pardus in all these sectors and institutions will save several millions of Euro in taxpayers’ money.Review: PC-BSD 7.0.1Today’s distro has been described as the Ubuntu of the BSD world. PC-BSD is an easy to use version of FreeBSD. FreeBSD is the behemoth in the BSD world and would probably have a much larger desktop presence if the BSDs hadn’t run into copyright and other proprietary problems right around when most of the GNU toolset was complete and Linus was releasing the Linux kernel. At least, that’s what most people claim. However, given the animosity (although that’s almost too strong a word) between the Free Software Foundation and the supporters of the BSD license.Red HatAnalyst: Red Hat “deeply undervalued,” Oracle Linux “has failed”Red Hat has been taking a beating in the stock market recently, but in a recent research note leading analyst Mark Murphy of Piper Jaffray thinks this represents an exceptional opportunity to buy into a “deeply undervalued” company. More interestingly, Murphy finds significant cause for Red Hat optimism based on Oracle’s failed attempt to undermine Red Hat with its Unbreakable Linux product.Can’t Migrate Virtual Machines Across Different Chips? Red Hat CanFedoraFedora 10 Cambridge Released [Screenshots]The KMS, Plymouth Experience In Fedora 10Fedora does FIPSFedora 10 proves infrastructure matterUbuntuXavier School Deploys 600 Ubuntu Linux DesktopsXavier is the latest K-12 school to move Ubuntu Linux to the head of the class. In fact, the school has deployed more than 600 Ubuntu desktops, according to Pierre Tagle, Xavier’s consulting IT director. During a recent email exchange with WorksWithU, Tagle described why the San Juan, Phillipines-based school has fallen for Ubuntu.Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase II: This Time Its PersonalDesktop EnvironmentsGNOMERedesign Gnome for a better looking desktopGnome typically comes with a bar across the top of the screen with the clock, notification icons and menu items and a second at the base of the screen containing window lists, workplace switchers and, in the Ubuntu incarnation, a trash can/recycle bin.The GNOME JournalKDEKDE 4.2 Beta 1 Desktop ReleasedKDE 4.2 Beta 1 Release Announcement[Aaron Seigo:] free software supply chainsDevicesGerman traffic lights powered by Linux and real-time JavaA Greman vendor of city-wide traffic management systems is converting its flagship traffic light controller to Linux and real-time Java.Atmel releases Linux v2.6.27 for ARM9 familyMigrating VxWorks RTOS to embedded LinuxF/OSSGerm Form Theory (2): what stage for peer production?Python Shows Continual Growth in Open Source ProjectsThe Twelve Top Myths of Free/Open Source SoftwareBreathing new life into those old Silicon Graphics machinesOpen source SOA provides some major advantagesGetting Help with OpenOffice.orgabout:mozilla – Financials, logos, add-ons, Foundation report, 2010 goals, and more…Open Source EDC Software Surpasses 16,000 Downloads; Fueled by Professional Open Source ModelKaltura’s Open Source Video Platform Powers Dori Media Group’s Novebox.com, the World’s First Social Network Dedicated to TelenovelaGovernmentHomage to CataloniaCounty praised for new, interactive Growth Management Web siteStartupA great time to start an open source companyMDeC grooming 15 open-source championsVoIPOpen source identity: Asterisk founder and Digium CEO Mark Spencersnom Teams with Sangoma to Accelerate Delivery of Open Source VoIPUniversitiesUSM looks at options in open source softwareUSM Collaborates With IOSN To Develop Open Source SoftwareUnicon Helps Colleges, Universities with Open Source Services ProjectsrSmart Helps Universities Adopt Kuali Open Source ERP SolutionSatyam, IIIT-Hyderabad tie up for data mining, open source R&DBooksBook review: Using Moodle Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management by Jason Cole, Helen FosterBook review: Linux System Programming by Robert LoveReleasesDimdim out of Beta on December 3rdeGroupware Version 1.6 AvailableH-P ScaredHP’s Headache: GroundWork Open SourceHP tries to hide its pricing from customers and open-source competitorsBusiness IntelligenceOpen-Source Business Intelligence: Palo User Conference Continues to GrowJaspersoft: doing business intelligence on the cheapSuppressionAussie government muffs plans for internet filteringWikileaks Tells It as It isWhatever Happened to Amendment 138?The BBC Blows it AgainAppleLatest Greenpeace Rankings Still Put Apple DownEFF: Apple DisplayPort DRM Will Lead to More Piracy Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. 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