WLUG meeting next Monday
by Peter Reutemann
Hi everyone
We have a meeting coming up next Monday:
"Virtualization has been become commonplace nowadays, with lots of
different implementations. Docker provides an as-thin-as-possible
approach, making use of the kernel's functionality of resource
isolation, eliminating the need for installing an operating system for
the guest system.
Andrew Parnasov will give an introduction to Docker, how to set it up,
how to use and what it can be used for."
http://www.meetup.com/WaikatoLinuxUsersGroup/events/197652482/
Cheers, Peter
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Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 6 months
next meeting
by Peter Reutemann
Hi everyone
So far, we haven't got anything lined up for our next meeting in October.
Anyone feeling like presenting something? For instance Ubuntu 14.10
has its release 23/10 - just before our meeting. Maybe giving the
release candidate a spin and share your experience? Or cool Raspberry
Pi projects?
Thanks!
Cheers, Peter
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Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 7 months
Arducorder, Next Open Source Science Tricorder-like Device, Nears Completion
by Peter Reutemann
"The Arducorder Mini, an Arduino-compatible pocket-sized handheld
sensing tool and the next in line of open source science
tricorder-like devices designed by Dr. Peter Jansen, is nearing
completion. Where the previous models have included about a dozen
sensors spanning atmospheric, electromagnetic, and spatial readings,
an exciting video of the new prototype shows this model includes
sensors for spectroscopy, low-resolution thermal imaging, and
radiation sensing. The development is open with the project build logs
and most recent source schematics, board layouts, and firmware
available on github. This project is an entry in the Hack a Day Prize
for a trip to space."
-- source: http://build.slashdot.org/story/14/09/30/2227221
Packs an amazing amount of sensors in such a small form factor!
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 8 months
Linux Foundation Announces Major Network Functions Virtualization Project
by Peter Reutemann
"The Linux Foundation this morning announced the latest addition to
its family of major hosted open source initiatives: the Open Platform
for NFV Project (OPNFV). Its mission is to develop and maintain a
carrier-grade, integrated, open source reference platform for the
telecom industry. Importantly, the thirty-eight founding members
include not only cloud and service infrastructure vendors, but telecom
service providers, developers and end users as well. The announcement
of OPNFV highlights three of the most significant trends in IT:
virtualization (the NFV part of the name refers to network function
virtualization), moving software and services to the cloud, and
collaboratively developing complex open source platforms in order to
accelerate deployment of new business models while enabling
interoperability across a wide range of products and services. The
project is also significant for reflecting a growing recognition that
open source projects need to incorporate open standards planning into
their work programs from the beginning, rather than as an
afterthought."
-- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/14/09/30/1820245
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 8 months
Adobe Photoshop Is Coming To Linux, Through Chromebooks
by Peter Reutemann
"Adobe is bringing the king of all photo editing software, Photoshop,
to Linux-based Chrome OS. Chrome OS-powered devices, such as
Chromebooks and Chromeboxes, already have a decent line-up of
'applications' that can work offline and eliminate the need of a
traditional desktop computer. So far it sounds like great news. The
bad news is that the offering is in its beta stage and is available
only to the customers of the Creative Cloud Education program residing
in the U.S. I have a full subscription of Creative Cloud for
Photographers, and LightRoom, but even I can't join the program at the
moment."
-- source: http://linux.slashdot.org/story/14/09/30/1430240
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 8 months
LibreSSL: More Than 30 Days Later
by Peter Reutemann
"Ted Unangst has posted an update on LibreSSL development. "Joel and I
have been working on a replacement API for OpenSSL, appropriately
entitled ressl. Reimagined SSL is how I think of it. Our goals are
consistency and simplicity. In particular, we answer the question
'What would the user like to do?' and not 'What does the TLS protocol
allow the user to do?'. You can make a secure connection to a server.
You can host a secure server. You can read and write some data over
that connection."
-- source: http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/789692
Cheers, Peter
--
Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 8 months
Hijacking Open Source
by Peter Reutemann
'Somewhere along the line, we’ve lost the spirit of what open source
is supposed to be. Cloud computing, the rise of social networks, and
data mining personal information on a massive scale has led to an
explosion of interest in server side open source, but personal open
source still languishes in comparison. Linux.com is running a story
entitled Back to the Source: Why FOSS is More Important Than Ever
questioning if freedom is still at the heart of open source, and
wondering if this is what winning actually looks like. “Open Source”
is more popular than ever, but it’s not because we live in an
enlightened age of freedom, it’s because the term has been hijacked. '
-- source: http://ostatic.com/blog/hijacking-open-source
Cheers, Peter
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Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ
http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174
5 years, 8 months
