My Ubuntu for mobile devices post mortem analysis
Now that Ubuntu phones and tablets are gone, I would like to offer my thoughts on why I personally think the project failed and what one may learn from it.
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Open Source
Google Summer of Code starts in four days, many open source project ideas still available
If you couldn’t find anything interesting in the 54 Google Summer of Code ideas by the KDE project, here’s some more.
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Free Software Foundation okay with new GitHub terms, but recommends other services
In a statement issued on March 14, 2017, the Free Software Foundation declares that the new GitHub Terms of Service don’t conflict with copyleft, but still recommends to use other hosting sites.
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Meet the “Cat Supremacy License” for software
A recent thread on the debian-curiosa mailing list brought up this license after a Debian ftpmaster rejected the braillegraph 0.1
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A look at the Year 2036/2038 problems and time proofness in various systems
On January 19, 2038 all signed 32-bit timestamps representing time and date relative to the “UNIX epoch” will roll over. Just 68 years later, in 2106, all unsigned 32-bit values will do so. But even before that, timestamps used by the Network Time Protocol will roll over in 2036. Since it’s only 19 years to Armageddon, I’ll lok at what this means for Linux, Windows and other systems and how problems are being solved.
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The KDE project has 54 ideas for Google Summer of Code
Google’s “Summer of Code” (GSoC) will be happening for the thirtheenth time this year, and the KDE project is yet again one of the 201 participating open source organizations. The project’s list of ideas students may tackle has currently grown to 54 entries.
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Arbitrary code execution in TeX distributions
Many out there use TeX or one of its distributions like LaTex, MiKTeX or teTeX. Sharing TeX files between authors is common, and often conference organizers, journal editors or university institutes offer TeX templates for papers and diploma theses. So what if a TeX file could take over your computer?
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Confusion over GitHub’s new ToS, open-source projects remove repositories
GitHub’s new Terms of Service (ToS) went into effect two days ago, and now the git-annex, propellor, ikiwiki, etckeeper, myrepos, and github-backup projects have removed their repositories while other projects have started to discuss if and how the new ToS affect them was well. What’s going on?
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KDE issues security advisory for HTTPS KIO Slave
The KDE project has issued a security advisory for the HTTPS KIO Slave yesterday. KIO is a KDE-specific technology which allows applications to transparently access any content as if it was a file, through the use of helper applications (“slaves”).
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Mir and graphics on Ubuntu Core (with video)
Since we now how to do basic management of an Ubuntu Core installation, let’s move to the interesting part: installing Mir, playing some games and trying to run Unity 8. I made a video for all those who just want to see what’s working and don’t have the time/don’t feel like repeating the instructions.
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