BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Thursday, October 3, 2013 — The Free Software Foundation (FSF) and the GNU Project today announced the opening of nominations for the 16th annual Free Software Awards. The Free Software Awards include the Award for the Advancement of Free Software and the Award for Projects of Social Benefit. Source: Free Software
Month: October 2013
Simplify Processes Before Automation to Reduce Cost
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Organizations looking to automate their business processes should first attempt to reduce and simplify these processes, so the overall cost of automation can be lower. Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux
EnterpriseDB Supports PostgreSQL Europe to Promote Best Practices
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United Kingdom, London, October 2, 2013 – EnterpriseDB (EDB), the leading worldwide provider of enterprise-class PostgreSQL and Oracle database compatibility products and services, today announced that the company is a leading sponsor of PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2013, the largest PostgreSQL conference in Europe. EnterpriseDB is also staging specialized training programs at the conference to help…
AstLinux 1.1.3 Released
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The AstLinux Team has released AstLinux 1.1.3 . All current users are encouraged to upgrade as this release addresses several security and bugfix issues. Source: Tech
Steam Controller: Open and Hackable?
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The folks over at Valve Corporation have been busy. Just this week they have made three announcements regarding the future of their company; SteamOS, a linux-based operating system, Steam Machines , and the one we’re most interested in, the Steam Controller , an open controller. Source: Tech
Red Hat Advances Enterprise Linux 5.10 and Satellite Server Management
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Red Hat is updating its Linux platform today with the releases of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 operating system and the Satellite 5.6 server management solution. Source: Tech
Red Hat: 2013:1353-01: sudo: Low Advisory
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An updated sudo package that fixes multiple security issues and several bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low [More…] ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: sudo security and bug fix update … (more) Source: Tech
Artists: daily builds of Krita
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The Krita Lime PPA provides daily builds of the best free software painting application out there. Source: Tech
IGEL Simplifies Firmware and Licensing for its Universal Desktop range of thin clients
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Reading, UK October 1st, 2013 – IGEL Technology has today simplified its firmware and licensing for its Universal Desktop range of thin clients. Moving forward, IGEL Linux 5, the newest version of IGEL firmware, will also be the software basis for all Linux thin clients and IGEL’s popular Universal Desktop Converter (UDC) migration software.The new…
Interview with Red Hat CIO Lee Congdon on the Changing Role of IT Leadership
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Lately it seems you can’t read a tech, business, or leadership blog without someone bringing up the changing role of the Chief Information Officer. The consumerization of IT—with employees bringing their own devices and basic IT services like processing, storage, and networking becoming easily purchasable—means that CIOs have an opportunity to do more than keep…