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Program LogJam a GTK-client to create and edit entries in the “Live Journal” and built on its engine blog service.

Of a set of more than 30 patches and the tree the previous version finally was released. Major changes:

• added the tags
• definition of the music protocol MPRIS both versions
• Fixed-check the spelling (it works!)
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Released the third version of the open ticket system OTRS (Opensource Ticket Request System). In the new version:

• 320 bug fixes (!)
• Updated translations, including and Russian, thanks to Eugene Kungurova
• Updated to current versions of all included in the OTRS CPAN-ins
• Completed the transition to jQuery , completely removed YUI and Prototype
• As a rich-text editor now uses CKEditor , as a library for creating graphs – Flot ;
• Numerous (over 100), improvements in performance and functionality

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The new version of QGIS, one of the fastest growing GIS open source software. QGIS – free (GPL) custom GIS written in C + + using the library of Qt. QGIS supports almost all popular formats of spatial data, increasing the modules in C + + and Python (there are already more than 100 plug-ins).

Among the main changes:

• gpsd support for tracking GPS in real time
• module off-line editing
• built-in raster calculator (C + +), allowing efficient processing of large images
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This “Transformation Pack Mac OS X” has long been available for those who like the visual interface of Apple’s operating system, but now reappears with version 2.3 that adds direct support for Ubuntu 10.10 Meerkat Maverick.

This package includes the decoration of windows, progress bars, fonts and even icons that we usually find in the Cupertino computer and puts us within reach of a click for users of Ubuntu, so we copietear to GUI close range that you both like.

The truth is that it is a curious idea that retains all the power of Ubuntu but giving it a very Maquera, which can serve the users of this platform to be tailored to Linux if they dare to install Ubuntu on their Macs.
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A recent report by the Linux Foundation Yeoman Technology Group has revealed interesting facts about the adoption of Linux in the enterprise: companies face increasing migration from Microsoft solutions, not just in the field of servers, but also seems to start to conquer the interest of employers to their jobs. Another key factor for the interest of companies is the collaborative effort of the FLOSS community.

The study is based on a survey of more than 2,000 users who were elected by the Linux Foundation End User Council, and conclusions are culled from 387 respondents who belong to larger organizations, companies with over 500 employees and / or more than 500 million dollars a year in income.
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Opensource, a sustainable model? Certainly, at least that’s what we can say looking at the data contained in the Annual Report 2009 published by Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox browser in use is estimated at 400 million users worldwide.

During the year the revenues reached a value of $ 104 million, 34% more than the previous year, which ended with a turnover of 78 million dollars. Where do these revenues? How are generated? For the most part are the result of existing agreements with the major search engines that operate on the Internet.
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Yet another praise the potential of the mobile operating system has come from someone who was very close (in the past) to Steve Jobs. Steve Wozniak, in fact, co-founder of Apple and still a shareholder in the California-based company, has clearly explained his thoughts about the future of smartphones in an interview that appeared on the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

The substance of the message sent to Apple and all those involved in the hi-tech is in summary the following: Android dominates the mobile market despite the iPhone represents the top level of quality.

Unlike the IOS platform, but according to Google Wozniak offers more features and more choices for users who do not want to be limited to a single device. In short, Android could be mobile in the field is in what Windows operating system for desktop computers.
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In every well organized organization arrange award function every year to rewarded their employ and people related to their business. This type of reward function is very important for the company point of view. These types of award motivate their employee to work better. As a symbols of these award plaque and trophy is used.

So it’s very important to choose the best design plaques for the award. It’s the symbol of award which will be displayed in front of all people of the function. The quality of this plaques and design represent the organized company as well.
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A new patch for the kernel scheduler promises huge improvements in system speed under load. Initial tests show in fact that the new solution represents a drastic improvement.

Those who followed the development of the kernel in the last few weeks or months, could not overlook that the focus of development to the improvement in speed shifted. So the most important change in the next version of the kernel , the removal of the “Big Kernel Lock” (BKL). The BKL was introduced in 1996 with the extension of the kernel for SMP capabilities to control the concurrent access of two processors on the same data structures. This method scales poorly, however, on many processors and threads, and makes the system supports. By removing the locks, the system is effective more quickly, because it eliminated many forced breaks, the areas in front of a concurrent access protected.
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A new development of the kernel Thomas Gleixner and Ingo Molnar, promises to illustrate events in the Linux system is better than traditional tools.

The technique called “trace” tool presented offers, according to Thomas Gleixner a way the events in the Linux system and better able to pursue study. Although there is already using tools like ” strace “a way to trace system events, but according to this Gleixner not satisfactory.
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