Texas Instruments Announces OpenLink Project
Texas Instruments (TI) announces the OpenLink project which focuses on providing a wide range of wireless connectivity solutions for Linux.
According to the announcement, OpenLink.org provides a single access point to resources for open connectivity development, including access to TI's open connectivity drivers (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and FM radio technologies); software support for popular Linux-based operating systems; and project registration, sharing, maintenance and tracking. OpenLink.org also provides hardware support for development platforms, such as BeagleBoard and PandaBoard, and community engagement through a dedicated IRC channel, wiki, and mailing list. The project site also provides related news and videos.
More information, source code, and community support can be found on the OpenLink website.
Issue 171/2015
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Intel Unveils Compute Stick
Four-inch-long computer on a stick lets you boot a full Linux system from any HDMI display device.
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Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
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TGXf Project Warns of File Transfer through Screen Pixels
Weird data transfer technique avoids all standard security measures.
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Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
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Poll: Vote for the Best Open Source Software for Photographers
The Linux New Media Awards have honored the most significant products, projects, people, and organizations for open source/Linux every year since 2000.
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Debian Gets Forked
Legendary Uber-distro splits over the systemd controversy.
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Linux Mint Project Releases Mint 17.1
New LTS version offers many refinements for the Cinnamon and Mate desktops and significant improvement under the hood.
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CeBIT Open Source Forum Call for Papers
One of CeBIT’s most successful forums returns in 2015.
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TOR Network Isn’t So Anonymous
A new study says it is possible to unmask 81% of TOR users.
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.NET Goes Open Source
Redmond joins the revolution by turning the .NET Core Runtime into a GitHub project.