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4 Intriguing Desktop Linux Options Coming Soon to Retail Stores
by Peter Reutemann 13 Jul '12

13 Jul '12

1. Chromebooks at Best Buy 2. The New Asus EeePC 1225C 3. Dell's 'Project Sputnik' 4. The Diminutive Desktop -- source: https://www.linux.com/news/hardware/desktops/601187-desktop-linux-coming-so… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Re: [wlug] raspberry pi order (David McNab)
by Eric Light 11 Jul '12

11 Jul '12

I'd be interested as well - again, only in model 'B'. Perhaps someone could set up a 'registration' page on the wiki or elgg? Cheers, - Eric On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:00, <wlug-request(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> wrote: > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:35:46 +1200 > From: stephen pearce <pearce.sg(a)gmail.com> > To: wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: [wlug] raspberry pi order > > Hi > I would be interested in at least one .. and am prepared to pay cost > if there is a bulk order .. if this goes ahead could you let me know > and I'll forward you the money > Thanks > > > -- > Stephen Pearce > Critical Care > Whangarei > ph 021 390 997 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:40:29 +1200 > From: David McNab <david(a)rebirthing.co.nz> > To: Waikato Linux Users Group <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> > Subject: Re: [wlug] raspberry pi order > > On 24/04/12 10:35, stephen pearce wrote: > > Hi > > I would be interested in at least one .. and am prepared to pay cost > > if there is a bulk order .. if this goes ahead could you let me know > > and I'll forward you the money > > Thanks > Ditto, but I would only want a Model B. The A's lack of ethernet is a > bit of a blocker. > > Cheers > David > >

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Ex-Nokia Staff To Build MeeGo-based Smartphones
by Peter Reutemann 08 Jul '12

08 Jul '12

"A group of ex-Nokia staff and MeeGo enthusiasts has formed Jolla (Finnish for 'dinghy'), a mobile startup with the aim of bringing new MeeGo devices to the market. According to its LinkedIn page, Jolla consists of directors and core professionals from Nokia's MeeGo N9 organization, together with some of the best minds working on MeeGo in the communities." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/07/07/2036239/ex-nokia-staff-to-build-me… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Meeting?
by Michael McDonald 04 Jul '12

04 Jul '12

There's been no mention ... are we meeting tonight (Mon 25 Jun)? Michael

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FishPi: Raspberry Pi Powered Autonomous Boat To Cross the Ocean
by Peter Reutemann 27 Jun '12

27 Jun '12

"The Raspberry Pi is a triumph in computing, and it's now set to become a triumph in robotics as one developer plans to build a model boat around it and sail it across the Atlantic Ocean, completely unmanned. It's codenamed FishPi and will see a model boat sail across the Atlantic all by itself save for a camera, GPS module, compass and solar panels." -- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/12/06/27/154242/fishpi-raspberry-pi-powered… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Are Open-Source Desktops Losing Competitiveness?
by Peter Reutemann 26 Jun '12

26 Jun '12

"Peter Penz has been a user of KDE since version 1.2, and he led the development of the Dolphin file manager for the past six years. Now, he's quitting KDE development and handing off Dolphin. His reasons for quitting KDE development are described in a blog post. Penz speaks of KDE losing competitiveness to Apple and Microsoft due to increased complexity and other reasons. 'Working on the non-user-interface parts of applications can be challenging, and this is not something that most freetime-contributors are striving for. But if there are not enough contributors for the complex stuff behind the scenes and if no company is willing to invest fulltime-developers to work on this... well then we are losing ground.' Are open-source desktops losing?" -- source: http://developers.slashdot.org/story/12/06/26/1940250/are-open-source-deskt… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Canonical proposes alternate UEFI Secure Boot solution
by Peter Reutemann 21 Jun '12

21 Jun '12

"Canonical founder and Ubuntu leader Mark Shuttleworth has weighed in with a solution to boot Ubuntu with UEFI Secure Boot. Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett has criticised the approach as more closed than Fedora's". -- source: http://h-online.com/-1623134 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Dell to bring Ubuntu laptops to 850 retail stores in India
by Peter Reutemann 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

"Canonical and Dell have announced that new laptops pre-loaded with the Ubuntu Linux operating system will be sold in retail stores across India. These systems will include the Dell Inspiron 14R and 15R laptops, and will be part of the initial "widescale roll out" to 850 retail outlets from Thursday 21 June; new models are expected to be added later in the year." --source: http://h-online.com/-1620657 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Linux Mint 13 - Mate edition
by Peter Reutemann 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

Hi everyone My work laptop (Lenovo X100e) choked and died during an update of Ubuntu 12.04 on Friday morning, resulting in an installation that no longer booted (root partition gone, kernel panic). Decided to re-install it with Linux Mint 13 Mate edition, since the Cinnamon edition was rendering too slow and quite sluggish. After a couple of hours, I was up and running again. Once again with a beautiful desktop, but with qt applications (keepassx, skype, ...) looking hideous. Today, I found the solution: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=219&t=104216#p591250 The qt4 theme wasn't set to gtk+, but "Desktop settings". Doesn't seem to handle gtk+3 for some reason. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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Introducing the mintBox
by Peter Reutemann 17 Jun '12

17 Jun '12

"In association with CompuLab, Linux Mint is proud to introduce the mintBox. The pro model is recognizable by its ribbed case (its faster performance requires more heat dissipation) We’re passionate about what we do and for our very first Mint device, we wanted something unique, something special and extraordinary." Based on the fit-PC3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fit-PC#fit-PC3) and marketed as mintBox running Linux Mint 13 (Cinnamon). Specs: - mintBox Basic ($476 + shipping, duty & VAT): 250GB HDD APU G-T40N (1.0 GHz dual core + Radeon HD 6290 – 9W) 4GB RAM Flat metal case - mintBox Pro ($549 + shipping, duty & VAT): 250GB HDD APU G-T56N (1.65 GHz dual core + Radeon HD 6320 – 18W) 8GB RAM Ribbed metal case "Another highlight of the mintBox is how easy it is to open it. Both the RAM and the HDD are accessible from underneath the box. Use a standard screwdriver to open the bay and you can upgrade your RAM or switch the HDD for a SSD drive without any hassle." -- source: http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2055 It ain't cheap, but still cool. :-) Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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