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Dec 19, 2012- OpenShift for data centers and clouds
- MariaDB non-profit foundation launched
- Fedora 18 to include Mate desktop
- Oracle repository for kernel changes
- NVidia GeForce R310
- Android OS leads the smartphone market
- Microsoft contemplating yearly major release cycle
- HP writes off US$ 8.8 million on Autonomy
- Stallman alleges “surveillance code” in Unity
CoffeeScript CoffeeScript instead of JavaScript
Dec 19, 2012Through the years, many languages have tried to improve or even replace JavaScript, including CoffeeScript, which runs in all JavaScript Runtime Environments and compiles into JavaScript.
more »StarCluster HPC in the cloud with StarCluster
Dec 19, 2012Some changes at Amazon require an update to the StarCluster article.
more »Script Dialogs Automating tasks with SSH, Zenity, Yad, KDialog, PuTTY, WinSCP, and Rex Secure Agent
Nov 26, 2012Starting a script on a Linux server with just a few mouse clicks sounds more complicated than it really is. If you want to create attractive and interactive dialogs for your desktop users, all you need is a small utility called SSH and a little Bash know-how.
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Nov 26, 2012- Linux Foundation reports Secure Boot solution
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Plasma Active 3
- Android OS Tops
- Linaro Enterprise
- Group formed for ARM architecture
- Android installed on 3 of 4 smartphones
Phusion Releases Passenger Enterprise 4
Nov 01, 2012Phusion Passenger 4 offers improved scalability, Python WSGI support, multithreading, and better error diagnostics.
more »Kotlin Programming Language Kotlin mixes Java with Groovy and Scala
Oct 26, 2012Kotlin, a small island in the Gulf of Finland, is also the name of a new programming language that aims to become a modern alternative to Java.
more »Mosh and AutoSSH Tools for channeling SSH over an unreliable connection
Sep 21, 2012SSH can make you crazy if the WLAN connection keeps breaking down, the IP address changes, or the data packets trickle over a slow mobile connection. AutoSSH and Mosh offer some features you won’t find in ordinary SSH.
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Linux Kernel 6.16 Released with Minor Fixes
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FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer
FreeBSD has lacked an option to include a full desktop environment during installation.
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Linux Hits an Important Milestone
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Plasma Bigscreen Returns
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CachyOS Now Lets Users Choose Their Shell
Imagine getting the opportunity to select which shell you want during the installation of your favorite Linux distribution. That's now a thing.
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Wayland 1.24 Released with Fixes and New Features
Wayland continues to move forward, while X11 slowly vanishes into the shadows, and the latest release includes plenty of improvements.
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Bugs Found in sudo
Two critical flaws allow users to gain access to root privileges.
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Fedora Continues 32-Bit Support
In a move that should come as a relief to some portions of the Linux community, Fedora will continue supporting 32-bit architecture.
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Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs
After a clash over some late fixes and disagreements between bcachefs's lead developer and Linus Torvalds, bachefs is out.