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FossNews Weekly

Issue : 26

Team : T.Shrinivasan ( [email protected] ) , K.Balavignesh ( [email protected] )Date : 17-08-2009

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Contents

1. Linux - The New 'Hot' Job Skill

2. How To Setup OpenVZ under RHEL / CentOS Linux

3. OpenOffice.org Demonstrates First New UI Prototypes

4. How to Videoconference Linux and Windows with Ekiga

5. Microsoft Acknowledges Linux Threat to Windows Client6. ffmpeg Cheat Sheet - 19 Best Practices

7. KDE release 4.3 adds 2,000 features

8. 10 super-cool Linux hacks you did not know about

9. 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers

10. What is the most popular language used in Open Source projects?

1. Linux - The New 'Hot' Job Skill

Nationwide unemployment may be heading toward double-

digits in the U.S., but among the skills that are in highest

demand are those of a Linux sysadmin. That's partly due to the

effects of the recession -- more companies are willing to

experiment with lower-cost open source alternatives to

proprietary software. Still, the good news is qualified: Many of

those jobs can be done anywhere on the planet.

http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-

Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227

2. How To Setup OpenVZ under RHEL / CentOS Linux

I need to run more than instance of Linux operating system and different Linux distributions under

CentOS. How do I use OpenVZ virtualization to optimize the usage of my Dell servers, and create

test Linux VPS running Debian, Ubuntu, and CentOS Linux? How do I deploy OpenVZ underCentOS / RHEL Linux?
http://groups.google.com/group/fossnews/http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Linux---The-New-Hot-Job-Skill-67789.html?wlc=1250071227http://groups.google.com/group/fossnews/

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4. How to Video Conference Linux and Windows with Ekiga

Ekiga, formerly known as GnomeMeeting, is a videophone program

similar to Skype. Its free, open source, and has so far worked better

for me than Skype ever did. Today, well cover how to use Ekiga to

conference Linux and Windows clients together.

http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-

ekiga/2009/08/05

5. Microsoft Acknowledges Linux Threat to Windows Client

Microsoft for the first time has named Linux distributors Red Hat and Canonical as competitors to

its Windows client business in its annual filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The move is an acknowledgement of the first viable competition from Linux to Microsoft's

Windows client business, due mainly to the use of Linux on netbooks, which are rising in

prominence as alternatives to full-sized notebooks.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169619/microsoft_acknowledges_linux_threat_to_w

indows_client.html
http://ekiga.org/http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169619/microsoft_acknowledges_linux_threat_to_windows_client.htmlhttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169619/microsoft_acknowledges_linux_threat_to_windows_client.htmlhttp://ekiga.org/http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169619/microsoft_acknowledges_linux_threat_to_windows_client.htmlhttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/169619/microsoft_acknowledges_linux_threat_to_windows_client.html

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6. ffmpeg Cheat Sheet - 19 Best Practices

ffmpeg is a multiplatform, open-source library for video and audio files. It is usualy available in

your distribution repositories, so search for it and install it.

This article will present 19 ffmpeg very useful commands.

http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/08/ffmpeg-cheat-sheet-19-best-practices.html

7. KDE release 4.3 adds 2,000 features

The KDE Community released the 4.3 version of its popular Linux/UNIX desktop environment,

representing more than 63,000 code changes by 700 contributors, 10,000 bug-fixes, and 2,000 new

features. KDE 4.3 adds numerous improvements to the Plasma Desktop Shell and Application

Development Framework, among many other enhancements.

Code-named "Caizen," release 4.3 offers a wide variety of enhancements to KDE, which competes

with Gnome as well as smaller players in the competition for Linux desktop environments. The

release is expected to show up in major Linux distributions in a few months.

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4333848905.html?kc=rss
http://blog.audiojungle.net/resources/audacity-the-versatile-audio-tool-for-everyone/http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/08/ffmpeg-cheat-sheet-19-best-practices.htmlhttp://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4333848905.html?kc=rsshttp://blog.audiojungle.net/resources/audacity-the-versatile-audio-tool-for-everyone/http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/08/ffmpeg-cheat-sheet-19-best-practices.htmlhttp://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4333848905.html?kc=rss

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8. 10 super-cool Linux hacks you did not know about

This article is a compilation of several interesting, unique command-line tricks that should help you

squeeze more juice out of your system, improve your situational awareness of what goes on behindthe curtains of the desktop, plus some rather unorthodox solutions that will melt the proverbial

socks off your kernel.

http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/linux-cool-hacks.html

9. 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers

This following entry is dedicated to all you Ubuntu users. We figured you could wear it proud and

for starters, a nice Ubuntu wallpaper on the desktop.

Finding sets of nice looking Ubuntu wallpapers was one challenging task and heres what we

managed to collect 60 Beautiful Ubuntu Desktop Wallpapers. Full list after jump.
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http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-most-execellent-ubuntu-wallpapers/

10. What is the most popular language used in Open Source projects?

Did it ever really go away? New report shows developers are using more JavaScript and PHP, but C

still dominates in one measure.

According to a new study from Black Duck, a software-license code analysis vendor, C represents

more than 40 percent of all code written for open source software.

Black Duck made its determination by counting the actual lines of code. While C is the leader by

that measure, PHP and JavaScript are on the rise when you look at the broader picture of how open

source projects use programming languages.

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-

news/article.php/3834441/JavaScript+PHP+on+the+Rise+for+Open+Source+Devs.htm
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-most-execellent-ubuntu-wallpapers/http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3834441/JavaScript+PHP+on+the+Rise+for+Open+Source+Devs.htmhttp://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3834441/JavaScript+PHP+on+the+Rise+for+Open+Source+Devs.htmhttp://www.hongkiat.com/blog/60-most-execellent-ubuntu-wallpapers/http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3834441/JavaScript+PHP+on+the+Rise+for+Open+Source+Devs.htmhttp://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3834441/JavaScript+PHP+on+the+Rise+for+Open+Source+Devs.htm

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