Linux Cranks Podcast 3×21 - my puss
Linux Cranks Podcast 3×21 - my puss
Linux-Trivia 008 Cold Hands
How to encrypt and decrypt files using openssl
Shownotes for LinuxCranks Season 3 Episode 21
LinuxCranks Season 3 Episode 21
Cast of Cranks:
threethirty
monsterb
Azimuth
jlindasy
Peter64
Klaatu
Dann
Stories:
1.) OpenGoo is an Open Source Web Office. It is a complete solution for every organization to create, collaborate, share and publish all its internal and external documents.
http://opengoo.org/
2.) eyeOS is a new kind of Operating System, where everything resides on a web browser. With eyeOS, you will have your desktop, applications and files always with you, from your home, your college, your office or your neighbour’s house. Just open a web browser, connect to your eyeOS System and access your personal desktop and all your stuff just like you left it last time.
http://eyeos.org/en/
3.) PackageKit is a system designed to make installing and updating software on your computer easier. The primary design goal is to unify all the software graphical tools used in different distributions.
http://www.packagekit.org
4.) Little Wizard is a development environment for children. It is intended to be used by primary school children to learn about the main elements of real computer languages. Using only the mouse, children can explore programming concepts such as variables, expressions, loops, conditions, and logical blocks. Every element of the language is represented by an intuitive icon, making it easy to learn.
http://littlewizard.sourceforge.net
5a.) Cisco is inviting application developers who “think outside the box”, to innovate and promote the concept of the network as a platform. This is your opportunity to build exciting Linux based applications on the Cisco Application Extension Platform (AXP), and win a share of the total prize pool valued at US $100,000.
http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/axpdev/index.html
5b.) Cisco is offering $100,000 in prize money to Linux application developers that help the networking giant defeat Microsoft in the unified communications market.
http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/11/26/cis … evelopers/
6.) HOT! Newly Discovered Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect All Ubuntu Users
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system.
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
7.) Looks like linux netbook returns are not all that bad!
http://www.osnews.com/story/20568/EeePC … _and_Linux
8.) And finally a decent comparison of why the msi wind may see different results than eeePC
http://ostatic.com/177078-blog/asus-ceo … th-windows
9.) screenshots of various debian packages that you can look at, so you know what an app looks like before you bother installing it. http://screenshots.debian.net/
10.) Fedora 10 is built on Linux kernel version 2.6.27, which was officially released in October. This version of the kernel comes with improved compatibility for popular webcam devices and also includes the new Atheros ath9k wireless driver. Firefox 3.0.4, the latest bugfix release of the popular open source web browser, is also included in the default installation.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 … tures.html
11.) Probably something we all know but… There are fast computers, and then there are Linux fast computers. Every six months, the Top 500 organization announces “its ranked list of general purpose systems that are in common use for high end applications.” In other words, supercomputers. And, as has been the case for years now, the fastest of the fast are Linux computers.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_worl … _computers
12.)Follow up to a previous story
Intel’s Linux-based Moblin platform arrives on devices
Gigabyte is preparing to release the M528, its first Moblin-based device, next week in Taipei. It has an 800Mhz Atom processor, 4GB internal storage, 512MB of RAM, a 3MP camera, and a 4.8-inch LCD touchscreen that supports a resolution of 800×480. It also has support for WiFi and 3G connectivity.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20 … vices.html
13.) Fairly good evidence of a steam Linux client has been found in the newly released game Left 4 Dead.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a … &num=1
14.) The iPhone linux port is up and running, lots of missing drivers, but it’s booting and you can interact with the userland tools over usb.
http://linuxoniphone.blogspot.com/2008/ … phone.html
Pete(r64’s) Pick of the week:
Andy Meows
www.paperbackswap.com
Terryf
http://www.jamendo.com/en/
Monsterb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10i17NNujDE
Listener Feedback:
http://linuxcranks.info/forum/viewtopic.php?id=50
The Zoo:
Kajarri :
opengoo almost works completely with orca
telnet issues installing fedora 10
electric cars and the blind
alt tags for buttons
Snack Machine B:
the Free Linux Helpline
Nido:
plays us some tunes
Linux Outlaws 66 - Ramrod
MP3 - 1 hour 32 minutes 40 seconds, 42.4 MB — Ogg version here
This week on the show: Fab reviews Fedora 10, the X-Men use Ubuntu, Microsoft will make your SQL data explode and much more…
If you have any feedback on the show, please leave it in the forums — thread for this episode.
0:00:58 Introduction
- The John Wayne clip was send to us by Matt Hampton
- Correction: Slackware 12 ships with Apache 2 (thanks to Dave from Indiana for the email)
- Check out this IR power-on module for PCs — might be what Scott from Cape Town wanted for his Mythbox (thanks to Markus Golser)
- The word “meh” was included into the Collins dictionary
- Beer of the Week is a cigar
0:10:07 Open Source Releases
- Yellow Dog Linux 6.1
- PC/OS 2009
- SME Server 7.4
- Linux From Scratch 6.4
- Greenie Linux 4I
- Fedora 10
- Caos Linux NSA 1.0
- Poseidon Linux 3.1
- CrunchBang Linux 8.10.01
0:19:30 News Stories
- You will soon to be able to buy the Neo Freerunner with Android pre-installed — so Android is open, even if the G1 hardware is not
- SCO loses yet again!
- The second Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase is accepting submissions right now
- Ubuntu Hall Of Fame — is promoting “rockstars” in the community a good idea?
- Fedora Claims it’s the leader in Linux
- The X-Men use Ubuntu!?
0:42:30 Microwatch
- MS “Kojax” is Ajax for Java phones — includes free lollipop with every phone
- Microsoft ad says your data will explode if you use SQL Server 2008:
0:45:12 Review
- Fab reviews Fedora 10
1:01:15 Tip of the Week
- Fab: Creative Commons licensed ESO space photos make excellent wallpapers
- Dan: Avconvert Nautilus Script will convert audio/video/image formats from a right-click menu in Nautilus
1:05:15 Listener Feedback
Forums
- linea posted a cool 3D model of an Outlaw Tux complete with hat and all
- Great thread on british comedies that NYbill started
- Thread discussing the new Star Trek movie, including cameos of Dan as Kirk and Fab as Spock thanks to our resident GIMPmeister jezra
- Kevin has been using Linux since the end of 2005 and says that Compiz Fusion is much more than useless eye-candy, especially if you are visually impaired
- Jonathan says Microsoft cares nothing about blind people and accessibilty and thinks Gnome’s Orca beats anything on Windows — apparently it’s available from the moment you put the CD in the drive
- Simon Garfunkel alsoI finds the Linux desktop far more user friendly than Windows and also finds Compiz Fusion a real boon
- Mats Taraldsvik, as a norwegian, loves Opera Mini
- Cam DeCoster just wrote to tell us to have a look at the new Neuros device
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Jonathan Groll sent us a quick tip for people having trouble with any podcast files with those random Libsyn characters attached — to fix them all in one shot, make sure you have mmv installed and type:
mmv "*mp3*" "#1mp3" -
Josh Harwood sent a mail asking how he can find LUGs in the UK: lug.org.uk
- Thomas Perl wrote to say he found another Ubuntu logo rip off
- Rod Johnson sent us some information about Thomas Friedman after our mention last week
- Also thanks to Tim LaFontaine, Frank Bell, Daz Fuller and Reine for their emails
Song: Nowhere Town by Noel Watson
The theme music for this podcast is a song called “Sudo Modprobe”, it was written by Fab and produced and performed by Dan and Fab. The artwork for the album cover and the site including the Outlaw Tux was created by Fab. All material in this podcast is released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.
Episode 076
Episode 076 - Grunge Patterned Snowboard
by heathenx
In this episode I will demonstrate how to draw a very simple snowboard and apply a grunge pattern to it in Inkscape v0.46.
The grunge pattern brushes for Gimp used in this episode can be found at Hawksmont Universe. If you like his work then why not give him a small PayPal donation. He’s earned it. 
Big Story: Fedora 10 Review
This episode of Fedora 10 features information about the new Fedora 10 release, some new features developed by the Fedora project, as well as a final commentary on their new theme.
You can watch the embedded video, with visuals, or find the audio version below:
You can find an OGG version of this episode here.
Podcast 41 Gentoo Update
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Radio Revolver Episode 30 - Journey Into Space
Welcome to another episode of Radio Revolver. Episode 30 features the BBC classic, Journey Into Space!
Be sure to tune in next Wednesday, for the kick off of a new spotlighted series!
lottalinuxlinks.com linux user podcast 98
Topics include:
In today's podcast, dave tries to talk about redneck linux, fedora, being a good community member, how to remove mono, pssh, the whatis command, xmms, free linux shell accounts, and his experiences doing three upgrades to ubuntu 8.10. Stay tuned for some listener provided audio in this episode too.
Links:
Free as in Freedom, Not Free as in Freeloader. Ask not what Linux can do for you--Ask what you can do for Linux;
How to remove Mono;
xmms for debian and ubuntu;
free linux shell accounts; and
Garnet Palm VM for nokia n810.
