Progressive Coder
Google Code – Summer of Code – Organization Information
Google has approved 10 ruby projects for the Summer of Code frenzy, and a few of them are looking quite interesting. The one I’m most interested in is
> Code Completion with Type Inference for Ruby Development Tools project
by Jason Morrison, mentored by Christopher Williams
as that would [...]
I’m getting more and more into Ruby on Rails’ RJS Templates, and I’m really enjoying it so far. It’s so easy to make sweeping changes to the page after an ajax call, all genereated from Ruby code. This functionality allowed me to update the completion percent and time estimates on all affected TaskLists when you [...]
Emmy Huang: Yes, Virginia, there will be a Flash Player 9 for Linux
> Yes, Adobe is actively working on the Linux version of Flash Player 9. We expect to make a pre-release version available on Adobe Labs for early feedback and testing before the end of the year, with the full release expected in early [...]
The first release candidate version of Ubuntu Dapper Drake is available. The main focus of the RC is to test upgrading from Breezy Badger, and the process has been integrated into the update-manager. It does require a few hundred megabytes of downloading unless you grab the CD from one of the following mirrors:
United [...]
EC: Software is not patentable – ZDNet UK News
> The European Commission said last week that computer programs will be excluded from patentability in the upcoming Community Patent legislation, and that the European Patent Office (EPO) will be bound by this law.
Seems just about everyone opposing software patents didn’t see that one coming, and are [...]
Picasa
Google has released Picasa for Linux, and even provides a .deb for Ubuntu. Installing it is as easy as downloading the archive from the above link, and typing the following in a terminal:
sudo dpkg -i /home/erlends/picasa_2.2.2820-5_i386.deb
It contains a copy of Wine and Gecko, so it comes at 21M, but it looks just like the windows [...]
I managed to get Dynarch’s Javascript Calendar integrated whenever you can enter a date/time in ClockingIT. Looks pretty sweet, and works like a charm — although entering a time might be a bit too clickety. We’ll see how it all works out after it’s been used for a while. At least it looks way better [...]
Politicos ponder patent system changes | CNET News.com
> WASHINGTON–In the wake of high-profile lawsuits involving BlackBerry and eBay, Congress is once again talking about fixing what the technology industry says is a thoroughly broken patent system.
The idea is to let the public oppose a patent shortly after it has been approved, making it easier to [...]
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Police act on German file-sharing
> Police in Germany have charged 3,500 users of a file-sharing network in the biggest single action against the illegal distribution of music online.
> The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) – the record industry’s global body – said each could face five years in [...]
USATODAY.com – Industry group says software piracy down in China and Russia
> WASHINGTON ââ¬â Makers of computer software report that piracy rates, while still high, declined slightly in both China and Russia last year, but that global losses from the use of illegal computer software rose to $34 billion.
> The Business Software Alliance said in [...]