Wikiweapons and Printing 3D Guns. It’s Just a Stalking Horse for What’s to Come

May 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

When I wrote an article for FSM a few years ago about 3D printing it was a big topic in the open-source community but it had not yet gone fully mainstream. If there was one thing guaranteed to make 3D printing explode onto the mainstream news media it was an item about someone “printing” a gun. That got your attention, didn’t it? Mine too. It’s controversial of course but it might just be the beginning of a rerun of the Napster/Piratebay episodes in the 21st century – with the inevitable debate between patent-free, non-hierarchical open-source models and patent-encumbered proprietary software and hardware. Napster was a ripple. 3D printing will be a tsunami.Read the article at [url=http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/wikiweapons_and_printing_3d_guns_its_just_stalking_horse_whats_come]Free software Magazine[/url].
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What’s new in Xubuntu 13.04

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Last year I’ve bought a new desktop computer and on this one I’ve moved from Ubuntu to Mint as “Home distribution”, but I still have as backup PC an old laptop with Ubuntu, and some days ago I’ve updated it from Xubuntu 12.10 to 13.04, these are my observations about this new release of Ubuntu.
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See What`s New In Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

April 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Kubuntu 13.04, the KDE-based Ubuntu flavor, has been released yesterday. Let’s take a quick look at what’s new.


Kubuntu 13.04 video

A usual, we’ll start with a video – below you can watch a quick Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) overview:


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KDE Plasma and Applications – 4.10

Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) ships with KDE Plasma and Applications 4.10 which includes changes such as:
  • improved Plasma Workspaces layout, performance, etc.;
  • a new Air theme;
  • “Get Hot New Stuff” has been integrated into KWin. You can use this to get additional scripts and effects via the KWin configuration dialog;
  • new KDE appmenu (not enabled by default, see HERE how to activate it in Kubuntu) which brings options to display the menu as a menubar on top of the screen (with autohide) or as a button in the window decoration;
  • new screen locker
  • Dolphin has gained MTP support, making it easier to transfer files from mobile devices, configurable panel icon size, Activity manager support along with other improvements and enhancements;
  • Gwenview has received Activity manager and color correction support along with improved thumbnail handling, the importer now works recursively and more;
  • Kopete gained a real “Do Not Disturb” mode which disables all notifications (visual and sound);
  • many other improvements to Okular, Konsole, Kontact, Games and so on.

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Get Hot New Stuff

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AppMenu – button in the window decoration

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
AppMenu – top bar

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Screen locker

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Dolphin

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Gwenview


 Tip: for how to get the new appmenu to work in Kubuntu, see: How To Enable The New KDE 4.10 Appmenu (Title Bar Button Or Top Screen Menubar)

Other changes, default applications

Rekonq 2 (version 2.2.1), the default Kubuntu 13.04 browser, brings new features such as pinning tabs, incognito mode or inline spellcheck:

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots

Muon Suite, the tools used to install and upgrade software in Kubuntu, has got support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE’s KNewStuff3 and there’s also a new tool called Muon Discover (not installed by default in Kubuntu 13.04 though, but it’s available in the repositories), a Muon Suite front-end that makes it easier to find new software:

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Muon Software Center

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Muon: support for installing Plasma widgets found in KDE’s KNewStuff

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Muon Discover

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Muon Discover
Kubuntu 13.04 comes with a new screen management tool that makes it easy to configure multiple monitors:

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Also, Homerun, a Unity Dash-like alternative to the Kickoff application menu, is installed (but not used) by default in Kubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail):

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots

Other changes:

  • Oxygen Font is now used by default;
  • Krita comes with a new dark theme and is twice as fast as before;
  • The Kubuntu installer has a new design;
  • Kubuntu 13.04 supports UEFI Secure Boot.

Kubuntu 13.04 screenshots
Krita

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Kubuntu 13.04 installer

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Kubuntu 13.04 installer
Kubuntu 13.04 comes with the following packages: Plasma Desktop and Applications 4.10.2 (so all the Plasma Apps are at version 4.10.2: Dolphin, Gwenview, Konsole, Okular, Kmail, Dragon Player, etc.), LibreOffice 4.0.2, Rekonq 2.2.1, KTorrent 4.3.1, Amarok 2.7.0, K3b 2.0.2 and Muon Suite 2.0.0.

For other changes which are shared between all Ubuntu flavors, see: Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video].

Download Kubuntu 13.04

Those of you who have installed Kubuntu 13.04 alpha/beta and used Muon Update Manager (or via command line, etc.) to upgrade the packages, already have the final Kubuntu 13.04 release so there’s no need to reinstall it.

Download Kubuntu 13.04:


 Tip: Kubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 users can install KDE SC 4.10 via PPA.

Originally published at WebUpd8: Daily Ubuntu / Linux news and application reviews.


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What’s behind Nokia’s odd refusal to reveal the length of its Windows licensing deal?

March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Nokia Microsoft Licensing Agreement
Nokia (NOK) this week revealed that it will end up paying €500 million — about $ 650 million — in net Windows Phone licensing fees to Microsoft (MSFT) over the remaining contract period. At the moment, the platform support fees Microsoft pays to Nokia are larger than the licensing fees that flow to the opposite direction. This will soon reverse and by the time the Nokia-Microsoft contract expires, Nokia will end up paying $ 650 million to Microsoft. This raises two questions: What is the remaining contract period and what happens after that?

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What’s your go-to note-taking app?

January 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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What tool do you use to retain snippets of information?

A good year starts off with good ideas. But, how do you remember them all, along with the related information that is helpful for making them into realities? There are a multitude of options, from simple notepads to more robust filing systems, and we all search for the one that’s just right. So, beyond finding a tool that you can easily access from your smartphone, laptop, or tablet: What do you look for in the perfect note-taking app?

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Mageia 3, what’s on tap?

December 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment

If you would like to take it for a spin, there is a 3.6 GB installer DVD image for fresh installations and upgrades, installation-only and Live CD and Live DVD images for KDE and GNOME 3, and free and non-free Network installer images.
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What’s your favorite open source phrase?

December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Which open source phrase do you say/reference most often?

They’re not our favorite movie quotes but I’ve caught myself saying some of the more popular open source phrases more than once. It might be an analogy that we use to describe what open source is or perhaps a conversation starter.

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What’s Holding Up The Free NVIDIA Tegra Driver

December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

While NVIDIA has published open-source 2D driver code for their Tegra SoCs, there’s DRM library code, and NVIDIA is working with a German company on an open-source driver, there’s a small little hold-up in development…
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What’s Exciting About FreeBSD 9.1: Intel KMS

November 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment

While FreeBSD 9.1 is running behind schedule, one of the exciting additions to this forthcoming BSD operating system is finally debuting Intel kernel mode-setting on FreeBSD support. The most exciting feature in this release is undoubtedly the availability of Kernel Modesetting and new drivers for intel chipsets. The drivers are not perfectly up-to-date (xf86-video-intel is at 2.17 and mesa is at 7.11) but it is a significant improvement over what was previously available (2.7 and 7.6, respectively).
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Review: Ubuntu 12.10

October 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
After 6 months of development, Ubuntu 12.10 has been released, bringing some exciting new features.
With Ubuntu 12.10, Unity has gained a “Previews” feature and there’s also an innovative new “webapps” technology which integrates websites tightly with Ubuntu. Read on to find out what’s new in the latest Ubuntu 12.10.
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What’s going on with GNOME?

September 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Interview – GNOME release manager Frederic Peters shares insight into the excitement surrounding the GNOME project…
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What’s new with Ubuntu?

July 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Ubuntu 12.10, known as Quantal Questzal, will be releasing on 18 October 2012, but what can we expect from the forthcoming version?
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