Semplice’s graphical interface is powered by Openbox, and is touted as needing less than 400 MB to boot the live system. Its development is led by Eugenio “g7″ Paolantonio (from Italy).
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Whonix, an OS with Complete Anonymity And Security
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Whoinix is based on Debian and uses Tor and VirtualBox to make one anonymous to the outside world. The OS is made of two virtual machines, one just runs Tor and acts as a gateway to the Internet, while the other uses a completely isolated network which you can use for your work.
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KDE Software Compilation 4.9.5 Released
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KDE Software Compilation 4.9.5 is here and the list of 36 recorded bugfixes include improvements in the Dolphin file manager. KDE's development platform has received a number of updates which affect multiple applications. There are also translation updates.
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European Commission's Low Attack on Open Source
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Again, as long-suffering readers may recall, the original European Interoperability Framework also required royalty-free licensing, but what was doubtless a pretty intense wave of lobbying in Brussels overturned that, and EIF v2 ended up pushing FRAND, which effectively locks out open source - the whole point of the exercise.
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Simon 0.4.0 Released
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Simon is a free and open source speech recognition software. This new version of the open source speech recognition system Simon features a whole new recognition layer, context-awareness for improved accuracy and performance, a dialog system able to hold whole conversations with the user and more.
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TLWIR 51: Coreboot: the Solution to the Secure Boot Fiasco
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Is it possible that the recent attempts to push secure boot onto computer users was a response to the growing hardware vendor support for coreboot back in 2011? This is only speculation on my part, but I suspect that this might be the case. Coreboot is a badly need solution that can restore freedom to PC users while updating the outdated PC BIOS technology.
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Experienced Developers and Packagers Needed
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As Fuduntu grows, so does the need for experienced volunteers. In our last request from the community for volunteers, several people reached out and helped us and, thanks to them, more has gotten done in the last few months than we could have done without them.
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Keep Defective by Design fighting against DRM for its eighth year
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The fight against DRM often pits us against some of the biggest companies and the most dominant ways of thinking in the technology business. What gives us the independence to speak out -- and the power to make your voice heard --is the support of our members. Now, we need your help to keep Defective by Design strong in 2013.
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Automatic File Replication Across 2 Storage Servers With GlusterFS On CentOS 6.3
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This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (CentOS 6.3) that use GlusterFS. Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and files will be replicated automatically across both storage servers. The client system (CentOS 6.3 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
Read more »Mageia 3, what’s on tap?
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If you would like to take it for a spin, there is a 3.6 GB installer DVD image for fresh installations and upgrades, installation-only and Live CD and Live DVD images for KDE and GNOME 3, and free and non-free Network installer images.
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Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon review
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Aside from the DNS issue (slow Internet access), another thing I observed when applying updates is shown in the image below. Note that these unauthenticated packages are not third-party updates, but core software available in the default repository. To me, that’s a major security concern.
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The Northeast GNU/Linuxfest
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The Northeast GNU/Linuxfest will take place March 16-17, 2013 at Harvard University. Speakers include Dave Stokes, Wendy Seltzer, Stephen McLaughlin, and many others. The northeast GNU/Linux fest is an advocate of Free software and hopes to bring awareness of Free software to college students their schools, programmers and businesses.
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Krita Sketch released
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Krita Sketch, a version of Krita for touch interfaces, has been released. Krita is a cross-platform sketching and painting application for the K Desktop Environment (KDE)
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The Perfect SpamSnake - Ubuntu Jeos 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin
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This tutorial shows how to set up an Ubuntu Jeos based server as a spamfilter in gateway mode. In the end, you will have a SpamSnake Gateway which will relay clean emails to your MTA. You will also be able to view your incoming queue, train your SpamSnake and carry out a few more advanced operations via Baruwa.
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Qt 5.0 Released
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The Qt Project is proud to announce the final release of Qt 5. It is the latest version of the Qt C++ UI framework and the foundation for a new way of developing applications, where Qt Quick is in the center of Qt.
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