Tag Archives: Linux

Bristol IT MegaMeet registration closes tomorrow

Posted on 16/05/2013 by Steve Woods

On Saturday 1st June, UWE will be hosting the 2nd Bristol IT MegaMeet on its Frenchay Campus at Coldharbour Lane Bristol BS16 1QY (map). The event itself will be taking place in Rooms 2Q42 to 2Q50 in Q Block; more … Continue reading →

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ISS migrates to Linux

Posted on 10/05/2013 by Steve Woods

Laptops for crew use on the International Space Station (ISS) are being migrated from Windows to Linux, the Linux Foundation reports. The reason for the migration, given by Keith Chuvala of United Space Alliance, a NASA contractor deeply involved in … Continue reading →

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Debian joins Free & Open Source Software Outreach Programme for Women

Posted on 08/04/2013 by Steve Woods

The GNOME Foundation started the Free & Open Source Software Outreach Programme for Women, otherwise known as OPW, in 2010. Many other FOSS organisations joined the programme in the January-April 2013 round. Bits from Debian, the official blog of the … Continue reading →

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Sign up for Barncamp 2013

Posted on 28/03/2013 by Steve Woods

The email below has been posted today to the Hacktionlab mailing list. Hi All, I’m pleased to announce that the BarnCamp 2013 sign-up is now live and on-line: https://barncamp.org.uk/ More information about BarnCamp on that site and at: https://hacktionlab.org/barncamp/ You … Continue reading →

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Spanish openistas file complaint against Microsoft

Posted on 27/03/2013 by Steve Woods

Reuters reports that Hispalinux, which has some 8,000 members in Spain who either use or develop for the Linux operating system, has filed a formal complaint against Microsoft with the EU Commission’s office in Madrid. Hispalinux’s complaint states that Windows … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Kylin to become reference system in China

Posted on 25/03/2013 by Steve Woods

According to a report yesterday on German IT news website Heise, the Chinese Ministry for Industry & Information Technology has selected Ubuntu as the basis for its reference architecture for operating systems. The China Software and Integrated Chip Promotions Centre … Continue reading →

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Free University’s not so free knowledge

Posted on 14/03/2013 by Steve Woods

The words free (as in freedom. Ed.) and open are quite commonly associated with academia and education: free thought, open access to knowledge and such like. Indeed, these concepts are actually embodied in the names of some academic institutions, such … Continue reading →

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Dell resumes Linux laptop sales in UK

Posted on 01/03/2013 by Steve Woods

Some years ago, computer retailer Dell made an abortive, half-hearted effort to offer a limited range of machines – one entry level desktop system and a couple of laptops – running Ubuntu Linux (news passim). It’s now back with another … Continue reading →

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Security alert: SSHD rootkit in the wild

Posted on 24/02/2013 by Steve Woods

If you run a Linux system using the RPM-based package management system, you might like to give your system a security check following news from the Internet Storm Center (ISC) of a SSHD rootkit affecting such distributions. To quote from … Continue reading →

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Boy saves Irish businessman €3,000 by installing Ubuntu

Posted on 13/02/2013 by Steve Woods

From France’s Gendarmerie Nationale (news passim) to an Irishman with 6 machines, using free and open source operating systems and software is saving businesses of all sizes money. The Irishman appears in a report in today’s Meath Chronicle of how … Continue reading →

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