Recently, Free Pascal (FPC) version 2.2.0 was released. This open source Pascal compiler has - since its initial release in 1993 - grown to be one of the most sophisticated open source compilers available today.
Read more »FileZilla 3 Goes Cross-Platform
FileZilla 3 was just released and I have to admit that I’m pretty excited to see my favorite FTP client hit this big milestone. This version has spent several years in the making, and even though it doesn’t have many new features over the previous version there is something that is definitely worth noting: it’s now cross-platform!
Read more »Inside PDF: Fast Tracking
Jim King, Adobes PDF Architect, has a blog entry up that compares the standardization efforts of PDF (through ISO) and OOXML. It's a very informative look at what makes a worthwhile standard, and well worth reading, especially in the aftermath of OOXML. Given the number of PDFs in the world, it's also a topic we should be aware of.
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Care to Ubuntu? Part 3
my installation of Ubuntu’s Feisty Fawn (7.04) has been full of nothing but pleasant surprises. It just works!
Read more »Virus Protection With AVG Antivirus On Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
This tutorial shows how you can install and use AVG Antivirus on an Ubuntu Feisty Fawn desktop. Although there aren't many Linux viruses out there, this can be useful if you often exchange files with Windows users
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Open Source Programmers, Developers to Hold First Power Powwow
Power.Org will sponsor the first Power Architecture Developer Conference in the Austin Convention Center September 24-25. The vendor-neutral convention will gather Power.org's corporate members with developers, hardware and software solution providers, academics and designers to show how open collaboration can break down barriers to innovation.
Read more »The Open Source Solution to Solving Linux Wi-Fi Problem
Could this be the badly needed 'fix' that we need in the wireless world with regard to Linux?
Read more »Patent lawsuit a lose-lose for NetApp, Sun
Law suits sparked by patent infringement claims are risky ventures. They hardly ever make either party look good, and they are anything but sure bets as revenue producers - unless you're an attorney. Therefore, when they do happen, those involved usually go out of their way to keep all but the essential facts of the case from public view.
Read more »March of the penguin: Linux emerges as option for Windows
Shopping for a home computer involves more than just choosing hardware — buyers must also pick what kind of operating system they want to run that new machine.
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Disable Syntax Highlighting in Vim
I'm the type of geek that always has an open ssh session connected to my servers, but ever since I switched to using a Mac running OS X, I noticed a huge annoyance in my terminal… the syntax highlighting makes it impossible to read the files I'm trying to edit.
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Paterva Evolution is dead, long live Maltego
As noted in the update to our review of Paterva Evolution, a personal data mining tool, Roelof Temmingh has removed the binaries for the application after having received legal threats over its use.
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Chuck Norris Week on Ubuntu Forums
For the next week, most (if not all) of the UF.org staff have transmogrified into miniature renditions of everyone’s favorite superhuman being, Chuck Norris.
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Linux Eyes: Subversion Quick Start Guide
Here is a blog article which explain subversion configuration in a simple way. This article may be a starting point for beginners in subversion. It seems that the author will soon post advanced configuration details also.
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RIAA seeks extension in attempt to revive Doe subpoenas in campus P2P case
"As we've pointed out before, the RIAA's attempts to sue college students for file-sharing have not gone as smoothly as it would like. The latest evidence comes from the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, where the record labels are looking for more time to respond to a motion from a group of Oklahoma State University students to quash a subpoena issued to the school..."
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lighttpd 1.4.18 - speeding up a bit
This release fixes a buffer overrun in mod_fastcgi header encoding...
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