Oracle makes tablet with Raspberry Pi and Java
by Peter Reutemann
'The enterprise software and hardware company has unveiled the
"DukePad," a tablet powered by a Raspberry Pi and JavaSE Embedded 8.
It's not actually for sale, but Oracle described it a few days ago in
a technical keynote at its JavaOne conference and posted all the
details on the OpenJDKWiki. In addition to providing instructions,
open source software, and pointers to the necessary hardware, Oracle
said it is "working with suppliers to make available pre-made kits
that can be more easily assembled."'
-- source: http://bit.ly/14MAWjj
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
Middle-Click Paste? Not For Long
by Peter Reutemann
"Select to copy and middle-click to paste. That's very convenient
usability feature associated with UNIX graphical environments. But it
is confusing for new users, so the ability to middle-click paste was
briefly removed from GNOME 3.10. It was restored few days later, but
with clear message: middle-click paste will be permanently removed
from next GNOME version."
-- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/09/24/1252243
Man, that's one of my favorite feature!!
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
Linus Torvalds worries about how Linux will handle end of Moore’s Law
by Peter Reutemann
'Perhaps the most hotly anticipated event at LinuxCon was this
morning's kernel developer panel featuring none other than Linux
creator Linus Torvalds.
In the panel, Torvalds said he's worried the possible end of Moore's
Law might finally be within sight, providing challenges to both
hardware and software developers.
"On the five- to 10-year timeframe scale, I'm very interested to see
how the industry actually reacts to the fact that soon we will come
against some physical limits," Torvalds said. "People used to be
talking about having thousands of cores on one die because it keeps
shrinking, and those people clearly have no idea about physics because
we won't be shrinking for much longer."'
-- source: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/linus-torvalds-worr...
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
Fedora Project Turns 10
by Peter Reutemann
"It was ten years ago this past Sunday September 22nd, that the Red
Hat sponsored Fedora project was born. The first Fedora release didn't
come until six weeks later in November of 2003. Over the last 10 years
the project has transformed itself from being entirely controlled by
Red Hat to being a true community effort. In a video interview, the
current Fedora Project Leader, Robyn Bergeron talks about the past and
the future of Fedora. 'We need to think about how we're actually
making the sausage,' Bergeron said. 'I think we can try and abstract
and automate the things we have to do a lot, so our really awesome
people's brains can be applied to solving problems that aren't yet
automate-able.'"
-- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/09/23/2350220
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
phpxmail problem
by Michael McDonald
Hi
I've loaded Xmail on to my laptop running Ubuntu 13.04. I'm trying to
use phpxmail to administer it - installed apache and php5 and copied
the phpxmail files to /var/www
Only problem is that when opening the scripts with my browser (Chrome)
the script is not run and the browser just displays the text of the
script. (might not be true for all of the scripts)
To add to the confusion, the following DOES execute correctly ...
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Any suggestions of where to look for the problem?
Thanks
Michael
6 years, 8 months
Valve Announces Linux-Based SteamOS
by Peter Reutemann
'Today Valve Software announced SteamOS, a Linux-based gaming
operating system designed for, as Valve puts it, "living room
machines." They say, "In SteamOS, we have achieved significant
performance increases in graphics processing, and we're now targeting
audio performance and reductions in input latency at the operating
system level. Game developers are already taking advantage of these
gains as they target SteamOS for their new releases." One major
feature they're touting is the ability to use the SteamOS machine to
stream video games from other Windows and Mac computers in the house
to your TV. They mention media streaming as well, but without much
detail. "With SteamOS, 'openness' means that the hardware industry can
iterate in the living room at a much faster pace than they've been
able to. Content creators can connect directly to their customers.
Users can alter or replace any part of the software or hardware they
want. Gamers are empowered to join in the creation of the games they
love. SteamOS will continue to evolve, but will remain an environment
designed to foster these kinds of innovation." '
-- source: http://games.slashdot.org/story/13/09/23/177246
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
$199, 4.2” computer is Intel’s first Raspberry Pi competitor
by Peter Reutemann
'With the Raspberry Pi, Arduino Due, and BeagleBone, the world is full
of cheap, tiny computers that can be used by creative developers in
everything from robots to space flight.
One thing these platforms have in common is an ARM processor. Now they
have some competition from Intel with its "MinnowBoard," a $199
computer in the form of a 4.2" x 4.2" board with an Intel Atom
processor.
[...]
It's notable that the MinnowBoard is an open hardware platform, a
distinction that Arduino and BeagleBone can claim but Raspberry Pi
cannot. Users could create their own MinnowBoards by buying the items
on the bill of materials [...].'
-- source: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/199-4-2-computer-is...
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
6 years, 8 months
