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Linux.com: Pyroom Text Editor Does Minimalism the Right Way

Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700

Whether you are writing code or creating editorial content, a noisy computing environment often can silence your productivity. The Pyroom Text Editor gives you a quiet environment where computing noise cannot distract you from your creativity. Computing noise -- that is, computing distractions from the task at hand -- comes from all the media outlets your computer provides. For example, regardless of when a writing task must be done, external distractions from email and texting can perturb your concentration.

Linux.com: Core JRuby Developers Move to Red Hat

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:02:00 -0700

Engine Yard has announced that JRuby core team members Thomas Enebo and Charles Nutter are leaving the company to join Red Hat in an apparently friendly deal between the two firms. The first preview version of JRuby 1.7.0 has also been released...

Linux.com: LLVM 3.1 Compiler Infrastructure Released

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:00:00 -0700

After an unannounced delay, LLVM 3.1 and Clang 3.1 have been released, bringing a variety of improvements to the compiler infrastructure and C/C++/Objective C compiler...

After an unannounced delay, LLVM 3.1 and Clang 3.1 have been released, bringing a variety of improvements to the compiler infrastructure and C/C++/Objective C compiler

Linux.com: Lightspark update improves graphics capabilities

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:00 -0700

Version 0.5.7 of the open source Flash player implementation for Linux focuses on features used by Flash games by improving its graphics capabilities...

Version 0.5.7 of the open source Flash player implementation for Linux focuses on features used by Flash games by improving its graphics capabilities

Linux.com: Seven Useful Resources for Linux Beginners

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:10:04 -0700

If you're new or relatively new to Linux, you may be looking around for good Linux resources and perhaps some tutorials. Whether you're new to Linux or looking to become a more advanced user, there are a lot of free online books and tutorials that can give you guidance. In this post, you'll find our updated collection of many good Linux reference guides online--all available at no cost. Total Linux beginners can easily dive into The Linux Starter Pack. It's a guide that caters to newbies and provides numerous useful resources. We've covered Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference before here, and you can download it for free here. The online book is mostly identical to the fee-based print version, and the author, Keir Thomas, has written a number of books on Linux. There are seven chapters in the reference guide, with many screenshots, and information on how to move...

Total Linux beginners can easily dive into The Linux Starter Pack. It's a guide that caters to newbies and provides numerous useful resources.

Linux.com: GitHub Reaches Out to Windows Developers

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:53:10 -0700

As of this week, GitHub is reaching out to Windows developers with the announcement of GitHub for Windows, a graphical client that will allow both developers and designers to seamlessly us the Git revision control system. The client is available as a free download now, and here are more details. The Git revision control system has soared in popularity in recent years, and developers have traditionally used it via command line or through a Mac-based graphical client that has...

The Git revision control system has soared in popularity in recent years, and developers have traditionally used it via command line or through a Mac-based graphical client that has been out for some time. Among version control systems, the venerable CVS ruled the roost for years, and then Subversion gained in popularity. But Git started gaining momentum several years ago, and it's even the version control system used to track development of the Linux kernel.

Linux.com: Amazon Appstore For Android Now Lets Users Test Drive Apps Right On Their Devices

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:23:09 -0700

Unless an app you have your eye happens to have a free demo version to muck about with, there’s little one can do to try out an Android app on a device in advance. Sure, you could buy the app straight from the Google Play Store and get a refund within 15 minutes if you’re not satisfied, but Amazon has a new solution in place that helps take the friction out of that testing process. The latest update for the Amazon Appstore Android app packs a welcome surprise — instead of being stuck Test Driving your apps on your PC, you’ll now be able to do it from...

The latest update for the Amazon Appstore Android app packs a welcome surprise — instead of being stuck Test Driving your apps on your PC, you’ll now be able to do it from directly within the app.

Linux.com: Apache Hive Query Patterns: Generalized HiveQL Queries for Common Operations

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:37:33 -0700

Use these four Apache Hive query patterns to improve the process of developing Hive-based applications, enhance code reusability, and reduce HiveQL errors.

Linux.com: Open Source Machines: New Ideas Are Arriving

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:04:24 -0700

Bring up the term open source to many people, and they'll immediately think of community-driven software projects, but we've covered many open source hardware concepts here on OStatic over the years. And, last year, the official Open Source Hardware (OSHW) definition arrived in version 1.1. Recently, TED fellow Marcin Jakubowski delivered an address in which he discussed the open source blueprints for 50 farm machines, ranging from tractors to harvesters. You can get his thoughts in a video, but these farm-focused ideas are only a small part of the open source hardware scene. As NPR notes: "Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, Jakubowski's work enables anyone to build their own tractor or harvester from scratch. The effort is part of an overall project to write an instruction...

Linux.com: Google Chrome Beats Internet Explorer

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:40:03 -0700

Google Chrome has beaten Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser worldwide, for the first time.