The Linux Minute

EDE 2.0 released

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 14:56:37 +0000

EDE (Equinox Desktop Environment) is a desktop for UNIX-like operating systems. Main features of EDE are speed and responsiveness, low resource usage and familiar look and feel. Simply said, desktop that doesn’t get on your way.

Disk encryption in ROSA Marathon 2012

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:59:26 +0000

One of those applications, is the installer. While I will not necessarily describe it as an “excellent application”, it is one of the very few graphical installation programs with support for disk encryption, which is a very important feature to have and configure if you want to boost the physical security profile of your computer.

Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola’s Android devices

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:15 +0000

The US International Trade Commission today ordered an import ban on Motorola Mobility Android products, agreeing with Microsoft that the devices infringe a Microsoft patent on “generating meeting requests” from a mobile device.The import ban stems from a December ruling that the Motorola Atrix, Droid, and Xoom (among 18 total devices) infringed the patent, which Microsoft says is related to Exchange ActiveSync technology. Today, the ITC said in a “final determination of violation” that “the appropriate form of relief in this investigation is a limited exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed entry for consumption of mobile devices, associated software and components thereof covered by claims 1, 2, 5, or 6 of the United States Patent No. 6,370,566 and that are manufactured abroad by or on behalf of, or imported by or on behalf of, Motorola.”

Mandriva has become a joke

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:32:27 +0000

Mandriva SA, the French company that used to control development of the Mandriva GNU/Linux distribution, has become something of a joke.

10 Best Free Linux Issue Tracking Systems

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:35:16 +0000

Issue tracking systems cover a few different types of computer software applications which help to manage and maintain lists of issues in a number of ways. One of the most common types of an issue tracker is the bug tracking system.

It’s back to square one for Mandriva Linux

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:31 +0000

When the going gets though, as the saying goes, the tough gets going. That is usually a test of character. When it comes to software companies in a financial mess, that old adage can be paraphrased as: When the going gets tough, we dump our software on the (open source) community.

New $74 Android mini computer is slightly larger than a thumb drive

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:17:40 +0000

Chinese retailers have started selling a miniature Linux computer that is housed in a 3.5-inch plastic case slightly larger than a USB thumb drive. Individual units are available online for $74.

IQnection Redefining Online Commenting – Testing on Linux.org

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 06:20:29 +0000

IQnection Internet Services of Doylestown is redefining what online users can do with comments to articles on websites. For years, webmasters’ only choice was to enable flat or threaded comments. Regardless, the users’ comments would appear at the bottom of the last page of the article.But suppose the user was commenting on the second paragraph on the first page – or wanted to suggest a replacement for a deprecated line of code on the second page? Now there is a better way.

An Introduction To MySQL Storage Engines

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:03:42 +0000

MySQL provides support for thirteen different storage engines which act as varying table type handlers. Most people who use MySQL on a regular basis already know about the two most common storage engines, MyISAM and InnoDB. Most of the time, the default storage engine as defined by the store_engine option in the MySQL config file is typically MyISAM, and this is usually what most people go with.

Mandriva Linux Turned Over To The Community

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:29:55 +0000

As the latest path for the bumpy and long road of Mandrake/Mandriva Linux, the Mandriva Linux distribution has been turned over to the community…