FSF Campaign Against Secure Boot

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has started a signature campaign to make people aware of the perils of an upcoming feature in PC hardware namely - Secure boot.
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Dennis Ritchie - The Creator of C Language, Passes Away

Dennis Ritchie, who is credited with creating the C language, has passed away.

Ritchie was one of the pioneers of computer science, and a well-deserved Turing winner for his many contributions, notably the creation of C — by far the most influential programming language in history, and still going strong today.

Source(s) : Rob Pike, via Herbsutter

Ubuntu 11.10 - Oneiric Ocelot Has Been Released

Ubuntu 11.10, code-named "Oneiric Ocelot" has been released. This latest version of Ubuntu improves on the previous release which marked the introduction of a whole new Desktop concept in Unity. In this version of Ubuntu - 11.10, the Desktop shell Unity has been updated to make it even better.

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KDE Releases Plasma Active One

KDE team has released Plasma Active One.

Plasma Active One is a user interface framework intended for tablets, mobile phones, desktops, laptops, set top boxes, smart TVs, and any other touch enabled devices.

Currently, you can test drive Plasma Active One on a Meego or a SuSE Balsam distribution.

Read the details at kde.org.

Tizen - A New Mobile Operating System Based On Linux

Intel and Samsung have come together to develop Tizen - a brand new Linux OS geared to be used in mobile devices. Both these companies are working under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation and the LiMo foundation.

LiMo Foundation is an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.
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Linux Kernel Gets Hosted At Github

Linus Torvalds has moved the entire Linux kernel to Github. This comes in the wake of Kernel.org site (The original home of Linux kernel) getting hacked.
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KDE 5.0 Will Be Modular, Will Support Mobile Devices - Aaron Seigo

Aaron J.Seigo - Project leader and developer at KDE, in an interview with Andreas Proschofsky of der Standard says, the next big thing for KDE users and developers is the KDE Frameworks 5.0. Aaron was speaking on the sidelines of the Desktop Summit.
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Gentoo Linux releases 11.2 LiveDVD

Remember Gentoo Linux ? Yes the very same Gentoo which stood apart from the rest of the Linux distributions in its uniqueness. For instance, when most Linux distributions out there including the main stream ones provide binary packages for download, Gentoo's packaging system uses source code.
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Raspberry Pi - A $25 PC That Runs Ubuntu Linux

The Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK based charitable organization is developing a computer that will cost only (US) $25. Merely the size of a credit card, this $25 computer's design will allow it to be plugged into a TV, or a touch enabled screen that transforms it to a low cost tablet.
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Microsoft To Invest $100 Million More In SUSE Linux

Novell gets acquired by Attachemate Group Inc. And SUSE becomes an independent business unit of Attachemate. However, many things remain the same. For instance, the agreement struck by Microsoft and Novel Inc for broad collaboration on Windows and Linux interoperability and support.

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World's First Solar Powered Desktop PC

How would you like to own a Desktop PC that runs on solar power ? A solar PC that can work upto 3 - 4 days without sunlight ? A PC that helps you reduce your carbon footprint thus helping you contribute your mite in saving the environment ? And - drum-roll please - one that comes pre-loaded with Linux ?
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Linus Torvalds Releases Linux 3.0

Linux kernel version 3.0 has been released. This version according to Linus Torvalds does not usher in any new features or incompatibilities related to version change.

He goes on to say, it is simply a way to drop the inconvenient numbering system in honor of Linux celebrating its 20th birthday.

[Source : gmane.linux.kernel]

The Xen Of Linux

Xen hypervisor has been around for some time now and supports a wide range of guest operating systems including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and various versions of the BSD operating systems.
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Fedora 15 Released - Featuring Virgin Pure GNOME 3

Fedora 15 has been released. If you have a special affinity towards GNOME 3, then you should give Fedora 15 a try. It is robust, secure, and user friendly. Following are some of the main features of Fedora 15.

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GNOME 3.0 Has Been Officially Released

GNOME 3.0 has been officially released. Ushering in a radical desktop experience, GNOME 3.0 is all about usability, and it promises a distraction free computing experience for end users.

GNOME 3.0 desktop is designed in such a way that it can run on a variety of modern computing devices including PCs, tablets, cell phones, and what not. The defining technology for GNOME 3.0 user experience is the GNOME Shell.

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Jolicloud Renames Itself 'Joli OS'

Jolicloud is an internet based operating system similar to Google Chrome OS. The company (by the same name) also markets a laptop (Netbook) called Jolibook which runs Jolicloud OS.

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Is Nokia Committing Harakiri By Aligning With Microsoft ?

The big news today - as far as cellular world should be concerned, is the strategic partnership between Nokia and Microsoft to produce smart phones running Windows 7. Nokia says it will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smart phone strategy. Meaning, Symbian OS is going to be relegated to history. And MeeGo project on Nokia smart phones would be in limbo.

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Debian Is No Longer Just A Linux Distribution

Debian stable version 6.0 code named "Squeeze" has been released. After 24 months of arduous testing, the Debian team has finally released v 6.0 which brings many firsts among its features. They are -
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KDE Version 4.6.0 Released - Integrates Support For Mobile Devices

KDE team has released version 4.6.0 of its flagship product - The KDE Desktop. This is a major release that  brings lots of improvements, and  which promises a far better user experience.

The notable enhancements you will find in KDE 4.6.0 are as follows -
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Ubuntu Might Ship With Qt Libraries

In future iterations of Ubuntu (Natty and onwards), Ubuntu CD might ship with Qt libraries - Mark Shuttleworth noted in one of his blog post.

The basic premise behind this announcement is that it is the quality and usability of the application (to be included) that is important; the choice of toolkit should be irrelevant.
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