CeBIT 2010: Call for Papers for Open Source Forum
Dec 02, 2009Linux New Media AG is organizing an integrated presentation series for the Open Source Forum at the CeBIT 2010 running March 2 through 6 in Hanover, Germany. Users from organizations and agencies as well as developers from the open source community are invited to apply for a free presentation slot up until January 7, 2010.
more »Closed Is New Open: Software Industry Bends Standards
Dec 01, 2009The European Interoperability Framework, EIF, regulates how public agencies, citizens and businesses communicate with other on a software level. Now an alliance of proprietary ventures has had an influence on the EIF draft.
more »Qt 4.6: Nokia Provides Multitouch and Symbian Compatibility
Dec 01, 2009With Qt 4.6 the Finnish mobile giant has made its developer platform Symbian-compatible. Furthermore, it now adds Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.6 and the upcoming Maemo 6 to its list of supported platforms.
more »VirtualBox 3.1 with Improved Management.
Dec 01, 2009Ever since Sun bought the virtualization smith Innotek in 2008, the development of its VirtualBox has taken giant strides.
more »gPhoto Remotely controlling digital cameras with gPhoto
Nov 30, 2009Commercial software that lets users remotely control their camera usually is not available for Linux. gPhoto gives users a free alternative.
more »Linux Mint 8 Released
Nov 30, 2009Ubuntu fans that have slight problems with their current version 9.10 might want to look at Linux Mint. Version 8, a.k.a. "Helena," is now ready for download.
more »Ubuntu's B-Sides: Alternative Apps
Nov 30, 2009In his blog, Canonical coworker Jorge O. Castro announces his so-called "b-sides" of Ubuntu, software that didn't make it into Ubuntu's standard installation.
more »OpenSUSE LiveUSB with Second Partition
Nov 27, 2009Installing openSUSE on a USB stick hasn't been a problem since version 11.2. But using the stick for more than installation media requires a little trick.
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