The Web site http://www.kickstarter.com is an interesting place. Basically,
it’s a site that allows people to invest in various projects, giving
people real money to develop an idea. Those ideas vary from film-making
to programming video games, but the concept is the same regardless of
the project.
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Kickstarter for Open-Source Projects? from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

A few months ago, I wrote a piece about how you can use MPI to run
a parallel program over a number of machines that are networked
together. But more and more often, your plain-old desktop has
more than one CPU. How best can you take advantage of the amount of
power at your fingertips? more>>

Big-Box Science from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

jEdit is a cross-platform text editor written in Java. more>>

jEdit: a Text Editor and More from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

Fellow control freaks, if you enjoy having dominion over just about
every aspect of a program, I think you’ll like this. Inspired by
projects such as uzbl, and developed by fellow Perth-boy Mason Larobina,
luakit is the Web browser for those who like the element of control.
According to the Web site:
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Luakit Extensible Micro Browser from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

The early years of the 21st century forever will be known as the age of
social media. I don’t know if that’s something we should be proud of,
but nonetheless, here we are. During the past decade, we’ve seen things
like Friendster, Pownce, Twitter, Wave, Facebook, Tumblr, Buzz, Gowalla,
Brightkite, Foursquare, Loopt, Plurk, Identi.ca, LinkedIn, Yammer
and now Google Plus.
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Google Plus from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

October saw the release of the latest version of the Ubuntu family and that includes Xubuntu, the Xfce edition. I’ve just installed Xubuntu 11.10 on my netbook and the experience was rather good. more>>

Xubuntu 11.10 and my Netbook from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

What does a Popcorn Hour, Star Theater Pro Planetarium, and a TED Home Electricity Monitor have in common? All prizes you can win this month in Linux Journal‘s annual Daily Giveaway contest. more>>

Linux Journal Daily Giveaway from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

Scribus is a powerful tool, but its menus are poorly laid-out. While you can usually find the features you most frequently use without any trouble, others may be hidden almost anywhere. From the Extras, Script, and Windows menus to the Document Setup dialog, useful features can be positioned almost anywhere, with only the most token regard for logic.
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Four Hidden Tools in Scribus from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

Canonical and Red Hat have issued a joint statement regarding Microsoft’s plan to make UEFI Secure Boot a requirement of Windows 8. Simultaneously, The Linux Foundation has issued a similar statement. more>>

Linux Heavyweights Develop Secure Boot Strategy from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

Whether you’re trying to use Google Voice and a free SIP service to get
a free telephone system or trying to connect to your company’s
internal phone system, if you’re on a Mac, you need a SIP client. A
few free options exist, but none are as simple as Alexei Kuznetsov’s
Telephone.
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Non-Linux FOSS: Telephone from Linux Journal – The Original Magazine of the Linux Community