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CVL lets you tinker with HDR images on your GPU

08/27/2008  IIIII
Relevance: 4.60
If your desktop hardware includes a graphics processing unit (GPU), you can do some cool image processing with the CVL suite of tools, which includes in image viewer, an image tone mapper, and a command-line tool for non-interactive image processing.
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Asus motherboard runs embedded linux

10/09/2007  IIII
Relevance: 4.55
So you think your computer boots quickly? The newly-released Asus P5E3 motherboard includes an embedded Linux OS that can be booted in under five seconds and includes a browser and Skype application.
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Embedded Linux at heart of GPLv3 debate

09/09/2006  IIIIIIII
Relevance: 4.44
The current draft of GPLv3 includes controversial language forbidding DRM-locked embedded operating systems, but compromise remains possible, suggests ExtremeTech columnist Victor Loy in an insightful look at the GPL's role in device development. Loy's story includes quotes from Eben Moglen's LinuxWorld BoF (birds-of-a-feather) session.
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New Comment Draft of Mass. ETRM Includes OOXML

07/03/2007  II
Relevance: 4.38
The Massachusetts Division ITD, the state agency that effectively launched the voyage of ODF around the world in August of 2005, has released a new version of its Enterprise Technical Reference Model. And this new draft includes Microsoft's OOXML formats as an acceptable"open format." The new draft was posted today, and the very brief comment period will end on July 20.
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Hacked rug-roving Roomba robot runs Linux

12/06/2006  III
Relevance: 4.37
A newly published book includes a chapter about installing Linux on iRobot's"Roomba" robotic vacuum cleaner. Hacking Roomba, by Tod E. Kurt, includes a variety of fun robotic hacks and projects, none of which will void the device's warranty or prevent its operation as a vacuum, according to the publisher.
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Mirth 1.6 Released!

08/17/2007  II
Relevance: 4.35
We are excited to announce the release ofMirth 1.6! This is a significant upgrade which includes both critical bug fixes and new features. The functionality and stability of existing connectors has been improved to fully integrate with even more third-party systems. The user interface has also been enhanced to make channel development and maintenance even easier. Additionally, this release includes NCPDP support, real-time connection monitoring and plug-in functionality.
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Torvalds releases Linux 2.6.25

04/22/2008  IIII
Relevance: 4.20
Linus Torvalds has released the latest version of the"stable" Linux kernel, version 2.6.25, which includes changes to Wi-Fi support, virtualization, real-time scheduling and file systems. The kernel, which was released last Wednesday, approximately 10 weeks after its predecessor, includes broader Wi-Fi hardware support and the integration of more Wi-Fi drivers, according to Linux developers.
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In latest release, Nmap looks better than ever

02/06/2008  IIIIIIIII
Relevance: 4.15
December's release of Nmap 4.50 marked the popular port-scanning tool's tenth anniversary. The 4.50 release includes Zenmap, a cross-platform GUI front end for Nmap which includes a command creation wizard, a scripting engine, and a host of other improvements. Zenmap makes it easier than ever to use Nmap. Port scanners are security auditing tools that allow you to discover hosts and the ports they have open on your LAN or across the Internet.
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Debian 4.0 Gets Security Update

01/03/2008  II
Relevance: 4.13
No operating system, no not even Linux, is ever completely secure. So it is that the Debian Project released on Dec. 27 its second update to Debian 4.0, Etch, with an eye to improved security. While not a new release as such, Debian's core features and functionality remain unchanged, this new security rollup includes multiple fixes that have been released over the last few months. For example, this release includes numerous repairs to the Linux kernel.
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Blocking hardware accessibility through software: a printer's tale

10/07/2006  IIIIIIIIII
Relevance: 4.11
What are you getting when you buy a printer to use under GNU/Linux? TheLinuxPrinting.org site can tell you how well a printer will work with free software, but often that's only part of the story. I came face to face with this simple fact when I recently bought a Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C3100, a low end inkjet printer that includes scanning and copying features. Besides basic features, like many today, the printer includes features that run without a computer, if only with the specific Windows or OS X software that accompanies it.
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