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Valve Posts Job Listing For Linux Software Engineer
In a turn of events not unlike we’ve seen before, Valve has posted a job listing for a Senior Software Engineer to work on their “highly available digital distribution platform” Steam.
However, unlike past job postings which have mentioned Linux and left some ambiguity as to what exactly Valve might be working on in this area, this posting clearly says the word “games” in one of the responsibilities out of the six listed.
Linux Marketshare is Rising
Linux usage is on the rise if the latest data from net-statistics firm ‘NetMarketShare’ is to be believed. Data collected by the company sees the market share of Linux jump from 0.96% in January 2011 to 1.41% by the year’s end – impressive if indicative of wider trends. ‘The But’ Statistics from one company alone are rarely able to paint [...]
Whatever Happened To… gOS?
For a Linux OS that made it onto the shelves of Walmart it’s hard to tell what went wrong or where.
It’s ‘Game Over’ for Linux. Apparently.
Unlike trains or buses you can pretty much bank on predictions of Linux’s impending doom, demise and decay arriving almost to schedule. Coming barely a day after the release of the latest linux kernel, Mike Gualtieri of technology research group Forrester has declared that it’s “game over” for Linux‘s plan of worldwide domination. “It struggled so hard [...]
Witty New Logo Proposed for Linux 3.1
To mark the upcoming release of the Linux 3.1 kernel IBM’s Darrick Wong has proposed changing the Linux logo to something more befitting of the version number…
Website Hosting Linux Kernel Hacked: Don’t Worry, The World Isn’t Going To End
Kernel.org has been compromised by an intruder gaining root access to parts of their infrastructure which hosts the kernel source code.
A number of servers have been accessed, apparently via compromised user credentials. The intruder installed several rootkits and monitored user activity.
The intrusion went unnoticed for almost a month until the kernel.org staff discovered it on August 28th. The staff reassured the community in a blog post on kernel.org, stating that the actual repositories themselves are unaffected.
Linux Q&A ; Why I Play for Both Teams
Recently a number of you in the OMG! Ubuntu community have been wondering about my “Ubuntu is Easy” videos, and why I have chosen to create a series of what seem like extremely simple tutorials.
A few of you have wondered if they’re even necessary. A few more think that I shouldn’t use Windows at all if I’m a true open source proponent. Here’s my short answer to that and more Linux politics.
Linux 4 Hope takes old computers, installs Ubuntu, gives them to people in need
Garron Haun wrote in to us yesterday to let us know about a project he founded called Linux 4 Hope which aims at rejuvenating donated computers by installing Ubuntu, and then giving them to people in need around his local community.
Linus Torvalds announces stable release of Linux kernel 3.0
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 3.0 on his Google+ profile after a short delay earlier this week.
So what’s new? Well, not a lot really. The new release sees a few new patches and standard affair, as well as a bit of older cruft removed, but as Linus explains in his announcement to the Linux kernel mailing list in May, 3.0 won’t feature a bunch of new stuff, rather it’s simply a version bump to bring the kernel up to 3.0 after almost twenty years of existence.
Make the jump for the full rundown.
More screenshots of Desura for Linux appear
Further progress on the Linux port of indie-game service ‘Desura’ has been shown off by Desura’s Linux engineer Keith Poole.
Microsoft purchasing Skype – what could this mean for Linux?
Microsoft are close to sealing a $8.5 billion deal to acquire internet-telephony service Skype, according to allthingsd.
But what would this mean for the Linux client? We guess nothing – which isn’t exactly anything new…
Adobe: “Creative Suite for Linux definitely on the radar”
An employee at Adobe has stated that “the request [for Adobe Creative Suite] is now most definitely on the radar of our engineering teams, so it can be considered for future development” in reference to the staggering demand for Photoshop on Linux.
The first 20 years of Linux [video]
As someone who is still “relatively” new to Linux compared to many – having jumped aboard the Tux train at Ubuntu 7.10 – it’s all-to-easy for me to remain unaware of the history and legacy upon which the operating system I spend my days writing about builds upon.
Our exclusive interview with Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds has probably done more for the world than many know, and his influence stretches far and wide throughout all corners of the globe with a variety of amazing implementations of his original vision that started almost two decades ago.
Whether you know it or not, at some stage in your day-to-day life you probably come into contact with Torvalds’ work. Without him, many wouldn’t be where they are today, Ubuntu wouldn’t exist and Free Software wouldn’t be such a prevalent mainstream ideology used by millions.
I caught up with Linus for a chat in Brisbane to get his opinion on Ubuntu, Linux in the mobile space and find out what new stuff is happening in the kernel this year.