The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has started a signature campaign to make people aware of the perils of an upcoming feature in PC hardware namely - Secure boot.
Dennis Ritchie - The Creator of C Language, Passes Away
October 14, 2011 Posted by RaviDennis Ritchie, who is credited with creating the C language, has passed away.
Source(s) : Rob Pike, via Herbsutter
Ritchie was one of the pioneers of computer science, and a well-deserved Turing winner for his many contributions, notably the creation of C — by far the most influential programming language in history, and still going strong today.
Source(s) : Rob Pike, via Herbsutter
KDE Releases Plasma Active One
October 12, 2011 Posted by Ravi
KDE team has released Plasma Active One.
Plasma Active One is a user interface framework intended for tablets, mobile phones, desktops, laptops, set top boxes, smart TVs, and any other touch enabled devices.
Currently, you can test drive Plasma Active One on a Meego or a SuSE Balsam distribution.
Read the details at kde.org.
Plasma Active One is a user interface framework intended for tablets, mobile phones, desktops, laptops, set top boxes, smart TVs, and any other touch enabled devices.
Currently, you can test drive Plasma Active One on a Meego or a SuSE Balsam distribution.
Read the details at kde.org.
Tizen - A New Mobile Operating System Based On Linux
October 03, 2011 Posted by Ravi
Intel and Samsung have come together to develop Tizen - a brand new Linux OS geared to be used in mobile devices. Both these companies are working under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation and the LiMo foundation.
LiMo Foundation is an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.
LiMo Foundation is an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.

