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Book Review: C++ GUI Programming with Qt4 PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
Qt is a cross platform application development framework which is widely used for the development of GUI and non-GUI programs. Some of the most visible products which have been developed using Qt are KDE, Opera web browser, Google Earth, Skype and Photoshop Elements just to name a few.

 
Ubuntu Open Week unites community and developers PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008

What's the next best thing for Linux users who can't attend an open source community conference in person? Online workshops like last week's Ubuntu Open Week, where upwards of 300 participants per session showed up to learn more about the popular Linux distribution, the community, and its teams.

 
Using a wiki for FOSS application documentation PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008

For a lot of programmers, writing an application is fun, but writing its manual is not. Adding new features, refining the product, and responding to users' input are all more rewarding than writing instructions on how to use the software. However, good documentation is necessary to have happy, informed users who can contribute meaningfully to future development. A few months ago, Gilbert Ashley, the author of src2pkg (Slackware's "magic package maker") invited me and two other people to help him manage the user documentation for his program. The process we used to create the src2pkg wiki may be a useful example for other free and open source software (FOSS) application developers.

 
This week at LWN: Ksplice: kernel patches without reboots PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
The kernel developers are generally quite good about responding to security problems. Once a vulnerability in the kernel has been found, a patch comes out in short order; system administrators can then apply the patch (or get a patched kernel from their distributor), reboot the system, and get on with life knowing that the vulnerability has been fixed. It is a system which works pretty well.
 
Mozilla spreads malware rather than security PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
Vietnamese users turning to Mozilla’s Firefox to offer then security got a shock yesterday when the company revealed that the Vietnamese language pack for Firefox 2 was contaminated with malicious code and that this had been available for download for three months.
 
The Declaration of Independence PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
(In preparation for LINdependence 2008) We, therefore, the computer users of the world solemnly publish and declare that all computer users ought to be free and independent of proprietary software; that they are absolved from all allegiances to, and all political and social connection to, proprietary software, and claim all rights digital freedom provides.
 
The Declaration of Lindependence PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
(In preparation for LINdependence 2008) We, therefore, the computer users of the world solemnly publish and declare that all computer users ought to be free and independent of proprietary software; that they are absolved from all allegiances to, and all political and social connection to, proprietary software, and claim all rights digital freedom provides.
 
Why many MCSEs won’t learn Linux PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
The serious question here is, I think, hidden a bit behind two emotional red herrings: I dealt with one in my immediate response by quibbing that elitism is characteristic of rich left wingers who want to keep their inferiors inferior, whereas I’m sometimes arrogant but always right - and frequent contributor bportlock promptly called him on the other by pointing out the obvious hypocrisy involved when a Microsoft devotee attacks Unix for structural diversity and instability over time.
 
KOffice 2.0 Alpha 7 Released PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
he KDE Project today announced the release of KOffice version 2.0 Alpha 7, a technology preview of the upcoming version 2.0. This version adds a lot of polish, some new features in Kexi and KPresenter and especially better support for the OpenDocument format. It is clear that the release of KOffice 2.0 with all the new technologies it brings is drawing nearer.
 
CNR supports Linux Mint, adds Weatherbug PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
Linspire has upgraded its CNR.com (Click'N'Run) download site for Linux software to support the Ubuntu-based, consumer-friendly Linux Mint distribution. CNR.com will also add a Linux version of Weatherbug's weather service, which offers live, local weather information and severe weather alerts.
 
Akademy 2008 Embedded and Mobile Day - Call for Participation PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
The EmSys research group is hosting an "Embedded and Mobile Day" at Akademy 2008, this year in Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium at Campus De Nayer. We welcome you to join the presentations and panel discussions about Open Source and Open Desktop technologies in embedded systems and mobile devices on Tuesday 12 August 2008.
 
Mac OS X gets first open source virtualization tool PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
Sun has released a major update to its open source desktop virtualization tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems. Compare your salaryUse the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros.http://www.activetechpros.com
 
The Curse of Open Source License Proliferation PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
I remember when the big open source debate was whether a piece of software was really open source, meaning it was released under an Open Source License ProliferationOSI-approved license. The tides are shifting, debates now center around which open source license to use. Adding to the complexity of the debate is proliferation of OSI-approved licenses. Now discussions are rising over the open source licenses that are in the best interest of all stakeholders of an open source project. In the case of collective software works there is also the added intricacies of license compatibility.
 
Sun and Liferay launch Web-presentation platform PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
The collaboration aims to provide developers with Web-presentation capabilities for GlassFish, Sun's open source Java Platform Enterprise Edition application server. Compare your salaryUse the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros.http://www.activetechpros.com
 
Fedora rescuecd vs. Debian netinst PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 May 2008
Other than a few obtuse references to some of the features of the Fedora 8 rescuecd, I could not easily figure out how to install Fedora 8 (fc8) in a similar fashion to Debian's netinst installer.
 
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