Phoenix OS – Jupiter Broadcasting https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com Open Source Entertainment, on Demand. Mon, 04 Sep 2017 02:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Phoenix OS – Jupiter Broadcasting https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com 32 32 Linux Action News 17 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/117936/linux-action-news-17/ Sun, 03 Sep 2017 18:49:09 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=117936 RSS Feeds: HD Video Feed | MP3 Feed | iTunes Feed Become a supporter on Patreon: Episode Links Ubuntu Rally in NYC — The Ubuntu Rally, taking place in New York City September 25th-29th, is a forward-thinking five day software hackathon attended by major software vendors, Ubuntu developers working at every level of the stack, […]

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  • Ubuntu Rally in NYC — The Ubuntu Rally, taking place in New York City September 25th-29th, is a forward-thinking five day software hackathon attended by major software vendors, Ubuntu developers working at every level of the stack, and community contributors.
  • 17.10 Beta 1 of Ubuntu flavours released — The first beta is available today for the Ubuntu 17.10 “Artful Aardvark” release for the flavors opting in to participate in this development milestone ahead of the official launch in October.
  • Reddit closes its source — Open-source makes it hard for us to develop some features “in the clear” (like our recent video launch) without leaking our plans too far in advance. As Reddit is now a larger player on the web, it is hard for us to be strategic in our planning when everyone can see what code we are committing.
  • Phoenix OS urged to open source their kernel — So a dedicated fan of the platform, Karol Putra, has created a Change.org petition in hopes that it will change their minds.
  • Petition update * Victory! — It’s most likely really the Phoenix OS kernel as it carries slight unique modifications in comparison to Android-x86 and it’s forks
  • Google mandates 4.4+ kernel for Oreo — Starting this year with smartphones which ship with Android Oreo, Google is requiring that all SoCs productized in 2017 must launch with kernel 4.4 or newer.
  • Essential underdelivers — Essential — a device, marketing team, and CEO that seem to blur the lines between fact and fiction and possible and impossible
  • Then Essential royally screws up — Dozens of customers replied with their personal information, but those emails didn’t just go to Essential. Instead, they went out to everybody who had received the original email.
  • Blockchain is big in big business — Hundreds of projects have collectively raised more than a billion dollars through “initial coin offerings” (ICOs). There are now tokens funding every conceivable endeavor
  • Linux creeps above 3% browser marketshare — According to Net Applications’ Netmarketshare, the Linux market share on the desktop as judged by browser interactions may now be above 3%.

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]]> Linux Action News 11 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/116841/linux-action-news-11/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 18:31:23 +0000 https://original.jupiterbroadcasting.net/?p=116841 RSS Feeds: HD Video Feed | MP3 Feed | iTunes Feed Become a supporter on Patreon: Episode Links Android-Based Remix OS To Be Discontinued — Remix OS, the Android-x86 derived operating system for x86/ARM to run Android applications on PCs, is now being discontinued in its current form. Phoenix OS Lives on — Phoenix OS […]

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  • Android-Based Remix OS To Be Discontinued — Remix OS, the Android-x86 derived operating system for x86/ARM to run Android applications on PCs, is now being discontinued in its current form.
  • Phoenix OS Lives on — Phoenix OS 2.1 includes a number of bug fixes and improvements including better hardware compatibility, an updated keyboard mapping feature, and the ability to remember window resizing settings after you reboot.
  • Google Glass gets a second chance in factories, where it’s likely to remain — The major upgrades between the original Glass and the enterprise version are a better camera (with resolution upgraded from 5 megapixels to 8), extended battery life, faster Wi-Fi and processor, and a new red light that turns on when recording video. The electronics of Glass have also been made modular in the shape of a so-called Glass Pod, which can be detached and reattached to Glass-compatible frames, which can include things like safety goggles and prescription glasses.
  • Firefox marketshare revisited — Based on this data, 22% fewer Firefox Desktop installations are active today than a year ago. This is a loss of 16 million Firefox installs in a year.
  • Ubuntu Artful Desktop July Shakedown — Now is a great time to start exercising the new GNOME goodness that’s landed on our recent daily images! Please download the ISO, test it out on your own hardware, and file bugs where appropriate.
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Desktop Default Application Survey — Along with the switch from Unity to GNOME, we’re also reviewing some of the desktop applications we package and ship in Ubuntu. We’re looking to crowdsource input on your favorite Linux applications across a broad set of classic desktop functionality.

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