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mintCast 250 – The Return of Arch

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Texas Linux Fest:

  • Rob reports back on how Texas Linux Fest went.
    • Cody — Registration
    • Nicole Engard — ChickTech Austin (http://austin.chicktech.org)
    • Jeff, Eilene — SE Linux Fest
    • Jim Simpson — Free Software Foundation

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mintCast 222 – Package Managers

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  • LMDE 2 “Betsy” MATE released! (MATE) (Cinnamon)
  • Jessie coming soon! (debian.org)
  • Linux Mint Needs a Huge, Modern Overhaul, More Artists and Web Developers are Needed (softpedia.com)
  • PrivateInternetAccess becomes Linux Mint’s main sponsor (linuxmint.com)
  • Why Nvidia graphics cards are the worst for open-source, but the best for Linux gaming (pcworld.com)
  • Ubuntu 15.04 Is Coming, to Upgrade or Not to Upgrade (softpedia.com)
  • Roommates hospitalized after stabbing one another during heated iPhone vs. Android debate (bgr.com)

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mintCast 181 – Manjaro… Mint for Arch?

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  • SteamOS could really help desktop Linux adoption, says Torvalds – Valve’s Steam efforts could be a big opportunity to drive desktop Linux because it could force the various desktop Linux distributions to standardize their technology. (pcworld.com)
  • Closing Doors – Posted on October 24, 2013 – “It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the closure of SolusOS. Simply put, there is no longer enough manpower to fulfill the vision. What began as a Debian derivative evolved into an independent distribution, without the large development team required to back such an effort.”
    (networkworld.com) (fossforce.com) (solusos.com – dead link?)
  • First Tizen tablets ship to developers – As originally reported, the tablet features a 1.4GHz, quad-core Cortex-A9 processor along with 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 32GB of flash, and a microSD slot. The 10.1-inch display offers 1920 x 1200-pixel resolution, and there’s both a 2-megapixel rear-facing camera, as well as a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi round out the mix. (linuxgizmos.com)
  • LG unveils the Fireweb, its first Firefox OS smartphone – LG is expanding the platform’s reach today by releasing its inaugural Mozilla-powered handset, the Fireweb.  (engadget.com)

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mintCast 178 – We Tried Hurd To Like It!

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  • Cinnamon 2.0 feature-freeze – The new DE will be featured in the end of November within Linux Mint 16 Petra, and later backported to Linux Mint 13 Maya LTS and LMDE. (segfault.linuxmint.com)
  • Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop Will Not Use XMir By Default – While the Ubuntu 13.10 desktop was expected to ship with Mir/XMir by default for supported configurations, this is no longer going to happen. (phoronix.com)
  • After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source cuts costs 40 percent – The French Gendarmerie, a branch of the French Armed Forces in charge of public safety, has been a leader in moving away from proprietary software in recent years. (geek.com)

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mintCast 170 – OpenStreetMap

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  • Whisker menu update brings support for keyboard shortcuts, more (webupd8.org)
  • Microsoft Office comes to Android; Linus declares victory (hothardware.com)
  • Intel releases their first open source computer (pcworld.com)
  • Open source software races to the top (infoworld.com)
  • More information emerges regarding the breach at Canonical (zdnet.com)

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