Archive for the Category: Open Source

NetBSD v7.0 Released

October 9, 2015 Roger Lacroix

NetBSD Project has just released NetBSD v7.0. http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/announcing_netbsd_7_0 NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Perl 6 Released

October 7, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The Perl developers have just released Perl 6. http://perl6.org Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and […]

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Head, Apply Wall To It Several Times!

October 6, 2015 Roger Lacroix

If you don’t like that title, how about “How to out smart yourself and shoot yourself in the foot, all at the same time!” or “No smart deed goes unpunished!”. In the summer of 2014, I decided to clean up up some compiler warning messages that certain compilers (HP-UX cc comes to mind) were complaining […]

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Mozilla Firefox 41.0 Released

September 24, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v41.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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IBM Introduces Two Open-Source-Only Mainframes

August 17, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM is introducing two mainframe servers that run only on the open-source Linux operating system. Here are some articles on it: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-17/ibm-introduces-two-open-source-only-mainframes-in-hardware-push http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/linux-foundation-launches-open-mainframe-project/ http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/16/ibm-teams-with-canonical-on-linux-mainframe/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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FreeBSD v10.2 Released

August 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team has just released FreeBSD v10.2. http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.2R/announce.html FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms. FreeBSD’s code base has undergone over thirty years of continuous development, improvement, and optimization. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. FreeBSD provides advanced networking, impressive […]

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Mozilla Firefox 40.0 Released

August 11, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v40.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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LibreOffice 5.0 Released

August 5, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Document Foundation has just released LibreOffice v5.0. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/2015/08/05/libreoffice-5-0-stands-out-from-the-office-suite-crowd/ LibreOffice is a comprehensive, professional-quality productivity suite that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreOffice users worldwide, and it’s available in more than 30 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux […]

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SQLite v3.8.11 Released

July 27, 2015 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.8.11. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Mozilla Firefox 39.0 Released

July 3, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v39.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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