Mozilla Messaging, the Mozilla subsidiary behind the Thunderbird project, has revealed a preliminary roadmap proposal for the next major version of the open source e-mail client. The developers could potentially adopt a...
Brief: Shiny new WordPress 2.9 has undo, image editing features
The developers behind the WordPress project announced on Friday the official release of version 2.9, a major update of the popular open source blogging software. The new version has some useful new features, including an integrated image editing tool and a global undo feature that allows users to restore deleted posts.
Originally...
Brief: Know anyone who worked as game dev for the Commodore Amiga?
Did you, or anyone you know, ever work in game development for the Commodore Amiga?
If so, I'd like to hear from you.
In August 2007, I started writing the history of the Amiga computer for Ars Technica. Seven installments were published, starting with the founding of the company, carrying on...
Hands on: Moonlight 2 brings Silverlight 2, bits of 3, to Linux
Novell announced this week the official release of Moonlight 2, a new version of the company's open source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application framework. Moonlight 2 is compatible with content...
VLC for Mac Resting on Shaky Ground
The very capable, and conversion-headache-preventing (HUH?), open-source VLC player is one of the very first things I install on any new Mac, after Firefox. If you’re playing anything that isn’t a straightforward .AVI file, and especially if you want to play the notoriously tricky .MKV format, VideoLAN’s multiplatform player is an absolute necessity. Sadly, it...
Development of VLC for Mac 64-bit is on hold, project needs developers
Filed under: Multimedia, Video, Freeware, Developer
Development on the 64-bit version of VLC Player for Mac has hit the pause button. The Videolan team is looking for Mac development talent to help move the project forward, and revamp the program's...Brief: Mark Shuttleworth drops CEO gig, changes roles at Canonical
During a press briefing this morning, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed that his role within the company will soon be changing. Jane Silber, Canonical's chief operating officer and director of the company's Online Services division, will take over Shuttleworth's current position as CEO. Shuttleworth hopes to spend more time on product...
Ubuntu 10.04 will bring panel overhaul, social network menu
Canonical has lifted the curtains on some ambitious plans to reinvent the GNOME panel. The changes, which could potentially debut in the next major version of Ubuntu, will help simplify the desktop...
Mono 2.6 and MonoDevelop 2.2 improve cross-platform support
Lead Mono developer Miguel de Icaza announced today the official release of Mono 2.6 and MonoDevelop 2.2. The new versions introduce a number of compelling features, including a new debugging framework that...
Mozilla exec: Bing is not popular enough for Firefox
If you download a fresh copy of Firefox, you'll note that the default search engine is not whatever you already have picked in all your other browsers. Instead, Mozilla chooses Firefox's default...
Former BusyBox contributor upset about GPL lawsuit
Bruce Perens, the original creator of BusyBox, posted a statement in his blog on Tuesday to complain about the GPL enforcement lawsuit that was recently initiated by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) against consumer electronics companies that are failing to comply with the licensing terms under which BusyBox is distributed.
BusyBox,...
WebGL draft published, Khronos seeks community involvement
The Khronos Group has announced the availability of the first public WebGL specification draft. The document describes a new emerging Web standard that will make it possible for developers to natively integrate...
