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Source: Linux Today tildehash:~# : "Why am I reinventing Disqus? That is the question I've been getting asked since I "announced" on Identi.ca that I'd be replacing Disqus with a free (AGPL) comment system that I was to write. Well, I am not the inventor of Disqus, so technically I can't reinvent something I didn't forehand invent."
Source: Linux Today Free Software Magazine: "One of the great advantages of using a free license for a work is that you can re-use a growing body of free-licensed source material to help you do it. But it can seem a little daunting to find the material that you both want and can legally use."
Source: Linux Today IBM Developerworks: "In this article, you will learn how to get started with the GIMP code, how to build the project from the Git repositories, and how to find your way around the code tree. And you will build an example application that creates a whole new painting tool for the program."
Source: Linux Today Python Tutorials for Kids: "I have a secret to tell you. I have been cutting some corners in some of the earlier tutorials. Wherever you saw these - () I was sneaking a function in under your nose, without actually telling you about them."
Source: Linux Today Tom's Hardware: "Last week we showed Opera 10.60 to be the world's fastest Web browser. That was in the Windows world. But where do Chrome, Firefox, and Opera stand in Linux? Today we find out. Adding the Win 7 results, we'll also learn which OS has the speediest browser."
Source: Linux Today Cyber Cynic: "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has always had many user and developer fans. Enterprise business fans? Not so much. Canonical hopes to change that "
Source: Linux Today IT World: "One incredibly useful way that Linux has been adapted to the needs of modern computer users is as a "live CD," a version of the operating system that can be booted from a CD (or a DVD or, in some cases, a USB drive) without actually being installed on the computer's hard drive."
Source: Linux Today Datamation: "Let's begin with a quick introduction of virtualization to set the stage for the following exploration. Virtualization is nothing more than an abstraction over physical resources to make them shareable by a number of physical users"
Source: Linux Today KDE.news: "Today, the KOffice team presents a contest to create great KPresenter slide templates, offering t-shirts for the winners and of course inclusion in the next KPresenter releases for all good submissions. Read on for information on the contest!"
Source: Linux Today Packt: "Every article you'll see about jailbreaking an iPhone or iPad generally revolves around a program in Windows or OS X. If you're a Linux user, you'll probably feel left out. By the end of this article by Delan Azabani, you will be able to jailbreak your iPad with ease, and without Windows or OS X."
Source: Linux Today Safe as Milk: "The problem is that for the most part, the Open Core which you can obtain under the OSI-approved license is not that useful."
Source: Linux Today OnlySoftwareBlog: "The Australian Taxation Office is preparing to release a Linux port of its AUSkey authentication software with Ubuntu being the reference distribution for testing and development."
Source: Linux Today LinuxInsider: "When I first eyeballed the apps digiKam and Shotwell, I saw the former as being far more intricate and professional-looking. But first looks can be deceiving. Shotwell's features and advantages are initially less obvious."
Source: Linux Today Jamie's Mostly Linux Stuff: "My basic selection criteria was very simple - besides the capacity, it must not have any knife or scissors which would cause me problems when taking it in my backpack on commercial flights."
Source: Linux Today Network World: "Basically, the idea is to allow open source developers and users to better take advantage of the Windows operating system by creating a set of tools that behave similar to what is on Linux and UNIX machines"
Source: Linux Today Linux Planet: "Traditional mobile phone carriers love to play games with syncing phones to PCs. But it's a new game now with Android---There are many ways to sync your Droid phone with your Linux PC, all easy and using standard Linux applications. Paul Ferrill shows us how."
Source: Linux Today TechRadar: "This is why the answer to the question, of which distribution is best for you, changes with the tides, and why we're keen to keep on top of distribution developments. What follows is our recommendations for this year, split by typical users. Try them yourself. They're all free."
Source: Linux Today Sander's Photography blog: "In my last post, I commented on the general possibilities of how one can refine their photos using Aperture or digiKam. In this post, I discuss what tools are available for retouching and how easy it was to use these."
Source: Linux Today Tech Drive-in: "GSmartControl is a really useful Linux app to check the health of your hard disk drive. GSmartControl is basically a graphical user interface for smartctl, which is a tool for querying and controlling SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) data on modern hard disk drives."
Source: Linux Today Tuxmachines: "Kongoni is billed as a Slackware-based, desktop-oriented GNU/Linux distribution and live CD, with a BSD-style ports tree and a graphical management system. Given that Slackware is the most BSD-like Linux this seems to make sense."
Source: Linux Today popey.com blog: "When I heard about this it made me think that it's something we should think about. Not specifically Goat festivals, but non-technical events. I wanted to canvass the group to see what events people might want to have a presence at."
Source: Linux Today Netstat -vat: "With Billions of dollars and massive technology needs that are literally out-of-this-world, NASA has a lot of unique computing requirements. As it turns out, some of those requirements can be fulfilled by technology that isn't all that different from what regular enterprises need too."
Source: Linux Today pleia2's blog: "Now, I am completely useless when it comes to artwork[0], so I will once again stand on the shoulders of artistic giants here in this post, and appeal to those who are artistically inclined to lend a hand!"
Source: Linux Today IBM Developerworks: "This final article in the series explores the Hadoop APIs and data flow and demonstrates their use with a simple mapper and reducer application."
Source: Linux Today FOSSbazaar: "Open source is everywhere today and there is growing awareness that companies have to meet certain obligations when distributing open source software. Here are some useful resources to learn more about open source compliance."
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