Is the Linux community’s animosity towards Ubuntu turning away new switchers? We’ll analyze what has the community so upset, and how that can color a new Linux users first impressions.

Plus Valve promise to make transitioning from DirectX to OpenGL much easier, but we have our doubts, and why Wil Wheaton loves his Mac but plays with his Linux.

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• ValveSoftware/ToGL · GitHub

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• OwnCloud adds $6.3M to its marketing war chest — Launches Enterprise Edition

And now the Lexington, Mass.-based company has $6.3 million in new funding, atop the $4.4 million it logged late last year, to close out its Series A round. The round was led by new backer Devonshire Investors with contributions from General Catalyst Partners, and current angel investors.

The company also released a new version of its software with support for Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication and integration with Jive unified messaging. The latter illustrates ownCloud\’s ability to work with almost any file system, object store or in Jive\’s case — a set of REST APIs. That enables ownCloud to access an authorized user\’s files wherever they reside.

• ownCloud gets another round of $6.3 million funding, releases ownCloud 6 Enterprise Edition | Muktware

What\’s more exciting for clients is that the company has just announced the release of ownCloud 6 Enterprise Edition. ownCloud 6 Enterprise extends ownCloud\’s core integration capabilities in three tiers: storage, security and application integration. The storage tier extends existing out-of-the-box integrations, including a new connection to Jive, the enterprise social collaboration product. The result is enterprise-class file sharing and collaboration capabilities from anywhere, on any device.

Distro Tribalism

• Wil Wheaton \’Not Crazy\’ About Direction Ubuntu Is Taking

In a recent post on his Google+ profile, Wheaton speaks about his experience of running Ubuntu through Crouton on his Chromebook (Crouton is a a pseudo dual-boot that lets a regular Linux distro run on top the Chrome OS kernel). Did he like what he saw? Not quite:

\”I\’m not crazy about Ubuntu; I feel like the entire project has gone in a direction that isn\’t for me.\”

• Is Ubuntu Animosity Misplaced?

In this article, I\’ll take a look at some of the most common issues Ubuntu detractors have with the popular Linux distribution and I\’ll discuss whether we should be concerned.

• Is Ubuntu Animosity Misplaced?

SolydXK Review Sunday:

• About SolydXK | SolydXK

SolydX and SolydK are Debian based distributions with the Xfce and KDE desktop.

SolydXK aims to be simple in use, providing an environment that is both stable and secure.
SolydXK is an open source alternative for small businesses, non-profit organizations and home users.

• Use #actionreview to tweet your thoughts about SolydXK desktop, before and during LAS.

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Compliance is the buzzword of the season for Bitcoin, but on further reflection we have to ask – could regulation compliance weaken Bitcoin?

Plus the story of Thailand banning Bitcoin might be exaggerated, how deflation can help the middle class, and the Kickstarter upset of the week!

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• \”Deflation is a death spiral\” is a statist mantra. The US economy experienced slow but steady deflation during the 19th century – during rapid growth, yet they will never teach you that in school. A little deflation rewards savers and doesn\’t hurt anyone. Inflation rewards central banksters.

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• Block Erupter Update

If you ordered an Erupter at 1 BTC, all is not lost yet. A coupon program is being initiated by ASICMINER and distributed by BTC Guild. 30% of the units sold at 1 BTC will be eligible to purchase a 2nd unit for 0.10 BTC (+0.05 Shipping/Handling). The exact method of coupon distribution will be announced when coupon units arrive, which should be around August 5th.
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Did Thailand really ban Bitcoin?

• Did Thailand really ban Bitcoin? Don’t be so sure — Tech News and Analysis

A Thai Bitcoin exchange has suspended operations after failing to win a license from the country\’s central bank. However, the outfit\’s conclusion — that Bitcoin is illegal in Thailand — smells funny.

• Trading suspended due to Bank of Thailand advisement / Bitcoin

At the conclusion of the meeting senior members of the Foreign Exchange Administration and Policy Department advised that due to lack of existing applicable laws, capital controls and the fact that Bitcoin straddles multiple financial facets the following Bitcoin activities are illegal in Thailand:

• Buying Bitcoins
• Selling Bitcoins
• Buying any goods or services in exchange for Bitcoins
• Selling any goods or services for Bitcoins
• Sending Bitcoins to anyone located outside of Thailand
• Receiving Bitcoins from anyone located outside of Thailand

Based on such a broad and encompassing advisement, Bitcoin Co. Ltd. therefore has no choice but to suspend operations until such as time that the laws in Thailand are updated to account for the existance of Bitcoin.

Kickstarter pulls “Bitcoin: The Movie”

• Kickstarter pulls \”Bitcoin: The Movie\” project two weeks after launch

Andrew Wong, the entrepreneur behind the movie, launched the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter on July 16, and had scheduled the project to run until August 15, with a crowdfunding goal of $100,000. However, late last week, the crowdfunding site unexpectedly suspended the project. When Kickstarter pulled the plug, the movie had $15,896 pledged by 154 backers.

The Berlin district where virtual currency is as easy as cash

• In Bitcoin we trust: The Berlin district where virtual currency is as easy as cash – World News

BERLIN — A sign above the counter of a popular bar in Berlin\’s hip Kreuzberg district warns customers of owner Joerg Platzer\’s somewhat peculiar payment preferences: \”I believe in honest money — gold, silver and Bitcoin.\”

Platzer\’s Room77 is among a cluster of more than two dozen local businesses to accept the virtual currency for everyday payments. Stickers with Bitcoin symbols on restaurant doors and shop windows guide the way.

Bitcoin activists propose hard fork to Bitcoin to keep it anonymous and regulation-free

• Activists want to fork Bitcoin, keep it anonymous and regulation-free

Two anonymous activists have proposed an alternative to Bitcoin, which would fork the protocol to retain more anonymity for users. Labelled \”Bitcoin 2″, the currency would modify the existing bitcoin code to maintain what they call \”the original long-term vision\”, stripping out elements of the protocol that they feel are damaging, and building in support for anonymity protocol Zerocoin.

Bitcoin Pick

• 10 CryptoCurrencies to keep you busy

• Paul Kemp-Robertson: Bitcoin. Sweat. Tide. Meet the future of branded currency. – YouTube

Currency — the bills and coins you carry in your wallet and in your bank account — is founded on marketing, on the belief that banks and governments are trustworthy. Now, Paul Kemp-Robertson walks us through a new generation of currency, supported by that same marketing … but on behalf of a private brand. From Nike Sweat Points to bottles of Tide (which are finding an unexpected use in illegal markets), meet the non-bank future of currencies.

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The guys discuss what the heck is going on with the price of Bitcoin, and what you can expect. The cost of running the bitcoin network is coming up against the price of the coin, we’ll discuss how these two elements are coming to a head.

Plus: The big theme from the Bitcoin London conference, the ridiculous anti-Crypto currency rhetoric from the G8 summit, your questions, and more!

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• Bitcoin in Germany

• BFL Selling ASIC chips in bulk

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• Bitcoin at the G8 Summit (pg 60)

Written by “John Lyons, chief executive, International Cyber Security Protection Alliance”

As world leaders gather at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland this year, they will be considering and debating some of the most pressing global issues of our time. Those that specialise in the cyberspace arena hope that they will also have time to address the deeply worrying trends that threaten the economic and social benefits that the internet can deliver to humankind.

As highlighted by the latest initiative of the United States to arrest some of the suspects that were involved in Liberty Reserve (a group indicted for money laundering that ran a $6 billion worldwide operation out of Costa Rica), alternative payment mechanisms, such as Bitcoin and a host of others, can enable criminal and terrorist groups to launder money and fund their operations.
Governments around the world could take two measures that would have a significant
and long-lasting effect on the ability of online criminals to secure their ill-gotten gains: 1. Outlaw alternative payment mechanisms for trading currencies online; and 2. Introduce legislation to confiscate the proceeds of online crime.

If treasuries and financial institutions around the world were to block those transactions and permit only legitimate currencies to be used on the internet through regulated payment service providers and cards (such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express), then the flow of many billions of dollars to criminal groups would be stemmed. Furthermore, if those same countries introduced, if necessary, additional legislation to confiscate the proceeds of such online crime, these funds could be either returned to those who had been defrauded or used to fund international projects that could bring about a more safe and secure internet environment for all citizens.

If the leaders of the European Union and United States could be convinced to take a lead on these initiatives, that would be a huge contribution to making the internet a safe place for financial transactions. At the same time, it would also strike a blow against those who would try to destroy the fabric of our the world’s well-being.

• We\’re FUNDED on Kickstarter! Here are the Stretch Goals

It\’s hard to believe, but in less than two weeks, our Kickstarter campaign was funded. We planned this out so we can do a quality documentary, but an increased production budget means a much better film. With our stretch goals, we can span the country and even the globe to talk with the world\’s experts on bitcoin, crypto currency, and currency in general.

Bitcoin London Happening Now:

• Twitter / btclondon: @vessenes 1200 attendees @ …

@vessenes 1200 attendees @ San Jose, 60% members of @BTCFoundation outside US. #metrics for #Bitcoin #btclondon

• Regulation Means The Bitcoin Gold Rush Will Not Happen In The US, Say Experts | TechCrunch

Europe is better positioned as a better place to create Bitcoin-based startups than the US. That was the message coming out of Bitcoin London today, the first major conference in London to cover startups, investors and business models. Covering the broad sweep of businesses, technologists and institutions involved in the Bitcoin space, the conference heard that the US may have made a fatal strategic mistake in classifying Bitcoin as if it were money so early on in its development.

What has emerged is that Bitcoin is being treated in many different ways: as money, as an asset class, as the first highly secure P2P global information exchange, as a technology platform and even as a if it were a startup entity in its own right

• Winklevoss twins work to make Bitcoin more legit with SEC filing | Internet & Media – CNET News

The \”Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust\” aims to give commodity buyers more exposure to Bitcoins. According to Business Insider, the trust will apparently operate like an exchange-traded fund, which is an investment fund that can be traded like a stock.

\”The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the Blended Bitcoin Price of Bitcoins, less the expenses of the Trust\’s operations,\” the filing reads. \”The Shares are designed for investors seeking a cost-effective and convenient means to gain exposure to Bitcoins with minimal credit risk.\”

• BBC News – Winklevoss twins plan $20m Bitcoin trust fund

The Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust will initially sell $20m (£13m) worth of shares to investors, according to a filing with the US regulators.

• Winklevoss Twins Make Best Case Against Bitcoin Fund – Bloomberg

Their company, Math-Based Asset Services LLC, filed forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday.

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• Bitcoin Hash Rate
• Bitcoin Mining Operating Margin

• BTC Guild Selling Block Erupter USBs

Litecoin Update:

• Trading in BTC for LTC?

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• WikiLeaks now has a Litecoin specific section on their donation page

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Getting money into Bitcoin has come under attack this week, we’ll run down the stories that paint a troubling picture for Bitcoin, but as of yet seem to have left the decentralized currency unscathed.

Plus we’ll chat with Donncha O\’Cearbhaill, who worked with Coinbase on disclosing multiple vulnerabilities, and ask what his experience was working with their bug bounty program.

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• Coinbase – Owning a Bitcoin Exchange Bug Bounty Program

• Bitcoin network recovering from DDoS attack

Last week, the Bitcoin network suffered from a denial-of-service attack that forced the core development team to patch the core reference design.

• Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind version 0.8.3 released

• Why we have been slow and taking longer than usual to process orders. Hint, banks don\’t like Bitcoins.

• Elizabeth Warren Wants HSBC Bankers Jailed for Money Laundering

• Report: HSBC allowed money laundering that likely funded terror, drugs

• Citibank will no longer process any transfers to Mt Gox due to association with Liberty

They laundered $680 Billion of Cartel Money.

\”Between 2006 and 2009, according to DOJ, HSBC failed to monitor $670 billion in wire transfers and $9.4 billion in cash transactions from its Mexico bank operations.\”

• HSBC to pay $1.92 billion in money-laundering settlement – Dec. 10, 2012

• Mt.Gox – Temporary Hiatus on U.S. Dollar Withdrawals

Over the past weeks Mt. Gox has experienced rising volumes of deposits and withdrawals from established and upcoming markets interested in Bitcoin. This increased volume has made it difficult for our bank to process the transactions smoothly and within a timely manner, which has created unnecessary delays for our global customers. This is especially so for those in the United States who are requesting wire transfer withdrawals from their accounts.

• BitPay Exchange Rate Temporarily not Determined by Mt. Gox Price

Exchanges Worth Checking Out:

• Bitstamp – buy and sell bitcoins
• CampBX Bitcoin Trading Platform

Watching the Price on the Go:

• Bitcoin Exchange Rate Mining
• Bitcoin Alert

• Bitcoin 24/7

• Bitcoin Foundation Receives Cease And Desist Order From California – Forbes

Directly following last month\’s Bitcoin 2013 conference event in San Jose, CA that brought decent revenue into the state, California\’s Department of Financial Institutions decided to issue a cease and desist warning to conference organizer Bitcoin Foundation for allegedly engaging in the business of money transmission without a license or proper authorization.

Recently, the State of Illinois also issued a cease and desist letter to mobile payments processor Square for failing to have the proper licensing in accordance with the state’s Transmitters of Money Act. Prepaid card provider NetSpend and six other payments companies also received Illinois cease and desist orders. If this practice grows among states, it could have a potentially significant “chilling effect” on financial services innovation, especially upon lawful businesses that are designing infrastructure to support and grow the Bitcoin technology.

• Donate to GPGTools with Bitcoin

Litecoin Update:

• Litecoin-0.6.9.2 FINAL

• Mt. Gox Shines Light on Litecoin

In the update, Mt. Gox mentioned that the exchange\’s new trading engine is \”finished, smokin\’ fast, and is currently undergoing bench tests.\” As part of the engine\’s upgrade, Mt. Gox announced that it will be supporting Litecoin (LTC) in July:

As risky as it is to invoke the name of Litecoin (LTC???), we must apologize for not keeping everyone up to date. The fact is that the current situation means a continued delay, but for good reasons. We\’re looking at July right now, though that depends on a few things. Mainly, we want to do things correctly from the beginning.

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We chat with Jesse Heaslip one of the team members from Bex.io, they aim to provide a end-to-end solution to setup your own Bitcoin exchange. Is the solution to the Gox problem hundreds, or even thousands of small Bitcoin exchanges?

Plus Avalon customers suspect the company of pre-mining with their hardware for weeks, a new and stronger theory on Satoshi Nakamoto’s true identity, the good news for Litecoin, and more!

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• ASICs and a 51% attack?

• USB ASICs

• Coinstar Kiosks and Bitcoin

• Namcoin – Building on Bitcoin

• What are Namecoins and .bit domains?

It is based on exactly the same code as Bitcoin. In fact, the two currencies are almost identical. However, in the same way that Bitcoin is a decentralised currency that cannot be shut down; Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS), i.e. web URLs, which could put a stop to Internet censorship.

• What have we done with our LTC?

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• Bex.io || Own your own Bitcoin Exchange

We do the tech. You do the rest. Bex removes all the technical complexity of running a Bitcoin Exchange.

• Erik Voorhees – The Role of Bitcoin as Money – Bitcoin 2013 Conference

Erik is a well-known member of the Bitcoin community forum (screen name- evoorhees), and is CEO of Coinapult, based in Panama City. Furthermore, Erik is also a partner in a couple top-secret super-subversive Bitcoin-based projects and coordinates the Free State Bitcoin Consortium group among liberty activists in New Hampshire.

• Erik Voorhees (ErikVoorhees) on Twitter

• Kenya Primed For Wide-Scale Bitcoin Adoption – Thx to Todd for Sending.

One locale stands out as particularly primed for widespread adoption: Kenya. Africa today has one of the fastest growing mobile phone markets in the world with 20% annual growth and 93% of Kenyan households owning mobile phones. What makes Kenya a particularly unique case for bitcoin is that it is also a world leader in mobile payment usage.

• NSA paper, 1996: \”How To Make A Mint: The Cryptography of Anonymous Electronic Cash\”. One referenced crypto expert is named Tatsuaki Okamoto. : Bitcoin

• Comment Thread Has Indications It Could be Satoshi .

Okamoto worked with Adi Shamir (co-creator of RSA) and is proficient in C++.

• Running on Karma–P2P Reputation and Currency Systems – Committee Chair: Tatsuaki Okamoto

• Avalon is officially mining with customers\’ ASICS before delivering them.

• Is Avalon mining with customer hardware? Answer is here.

Today I finally received my units from Feb. 2 order. One unit was almost clean, while other one is moderate dusty. After checking all connections and desoldering F1 fuse, I started to configure units. First unit has been tuned to ozco.in and that is not surprise, cos same config was on my unit from batch one. Second unit has more interesting config:
https://puu.sh/3hrak.png
As you can see, first pool is eligius.st and most important is address: https://blockchain.info/address/1AYdAw8CcrQ2wx55LTbFHRn5bxgNZhaRLW?offset=0&filter=0
716.40851602 BTC was mined from April 22 by various units. And only gods know, how much was mined on ozco.in.
So, regardles what said Yifu, the answer is: YES, Team Avalon is mining with customer units.

Litecoin Update:

• Litecoin Core Development Fundraising Meets Goal

A big sponsor who wishes to be anonymous is willing to support the Litecoin Development Team. They are offering a challenge grant where if we receive an additional 5,000 LTC in community donations by June 18th noon GMT, the anonymous sponsor will match with an additional 5,000 LTC. These combined funds will go a long way toward enabling long-term development of the Litecoin software and related vendor integration tools.

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More updates and changes were rolled out to the STO free to play testers this week. Some of them have us puzzled, but some are a big win for players!

Plus thoughts on the new Dilithium Exchange, Skill Tree changes, and an what happened to that C-Store tribble?

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