July 2015
Andalusia revamps its free software desktop
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 10:00:53 PM Filed under
The government of Spain’s Andalusia has revamped its free and open source desktop, aimed to become the region’s standard configuration for workstations and laptops. The overhaul focussed on IT management, system integration, support and system scalability. The new standard corporate desktop, GECOS - Guadalinex Escritorio COrporativo eStandar, is designed to handle tens of thousands of workstations.
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Canonical Releases New Linux Kernel Update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 09:59:13 PM Filed under
We reported a few days ago, on July 28, 2015, that Canonical released a kernel update for its long-term supported Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) operating system, patching four kernel vulnerabilities.
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Civil society pushing open source in Bulgaria
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 09:56:14 PM Filed under
The civil society organisation Obshtestvo.bg Foundation has been pressing as well as helping the Bulgarian government to incorporate open source in its legislation. Open source is now the preferred development form for eGovernment projects. The Bulgarian Council of Ministers has voted that the same requirements will be applicable to all government-funded software projects.
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Most popular web browsers among Fedora users
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 09:50:18 PM Filed under

Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world. It is so popular that some call it a new Internet Explorer. But that’s based on global stats. In Red Hat, I’m responsible for web browsers, so I wondered what are the most popular web browsers among Fedora users. So I asked through Fedora accounts on Facebook and Google+: “Which browser do you use the most in Fedora?”
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Life in a Post-Container World and Why Linux Will Play a Diminished Role
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 09:21:19 PM Filed under


Containers have actually been with us since the late 1990s, but they are not the end of the story. The real transformation will come with a “serverless” future that will completely overturn the ops ecosystem. Companies will go out of business, new ones will spring to life, and thousands of people will have fundamental changes to their jobs. The shift to a serverless future is much bigger than your normal hype cycle — I believe the current container hoopla is a foreshock preceding a 9.0 quake.
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FFmpeg's Leader Resigns, Hopes To Make Libav Developers Come Back
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 08:59:59 PM Filed under
Michael Niedermayer, the leader of the FFmpeg project for the past eleven years, has made a surprise announcement today: he's resigning as its leader.
Niedermayer is resigning as he no longer feels he's the best leader for FFmpeg, given the current Libav fork still persisting even after Debian dropped Libav and is returning to FFmpeg.
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30 Sys Admins to Follow on SysAdmin Day
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 08:57:25 PM Filed under


Systems administrators: They keep our high-tech world up and running. From capacity planning, to 3 a.m. phone calls, to retiring that 10-year-old server that uses more power than your whole house, sys admins do it all. Open source communities would not be able to thrive without the networks, services, and tools that allow for communication and collaboration, and sys admins are the ones who work thanklessly year-round to keep them going.
July 31 is System Administrator Appreciation Day, a day for all of us to express our undying gratitude for sys admins. Sure, you could buy your favorite sys admin cake and ice cream, or perhaps a nice gift card. You could even go as far as not breaking the server for just one day. You also can follow these 30 sys admins.
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The Document Foundation Released LibreOffice 4.4.5 With Bug Fixes
Submitted by Mohd Sohail on Friday 31st of July 2015 06:06:22 PM Filed under


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Today in Techrights
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 12:59:46 PM Filed under
- Vista 10 Inherently Criminal: Vandalising the Competition (Dual Boot, Rival Web Browsers, Online Services)
- As Microsoft AstroTurfing/PR Budget Runs Dry, Vista 10 Truths Come Out
- Links 31/7/2015: Lennart Poettering as 'Linux Hero' and systemd Conference Coming
- Links 30/7/2015: Apache Spark on Z System, Elive 2.6.8 Beta
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HP ProBook 455 G2: A low-cost business notebook for Ubuntu lovers [Review]
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 31st of July 2015 11:53:39 AM Filed under

Most of the laptops you can buy come with Windows pre-installed. Obviously the latest batch have Windows 10 on them, with more being announced daily. If you prefer Linux you can either replace Microsoft's operating system with your distro of choice, or set up a dual boot configuration.
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| Red Hat Hires a Blind Software Engineer to Improve Accessibility on Linux Desktop
Accessibility on a Linux desktop is not one of the strongest points to highlight. However, GNOME, one of the best desktop environments, has managed to do better comparatively (I think).
In a blog post by Christian Fredrik Schaller (Director for Desktop/Graphics, Red Hat), he mentions that they are making serious efforts to improve accessibility.
Starting with Red Hat hiring Lukas Tyrychtr, who is a blind software engineer to lead the effort in improving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora Workstation in terms of accessibility.
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