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• Linux Mint Debian 201303 RC released! (blog.linuxmint.com)
• The Unofficial LMDE KDE distro breaks away, becomes a real Official Distro – SolydXK. (solydxk.com)
• The Python Foundation provides an update on its trademark dispute while Simon Phipps offers a clear write-up of what happened. (pyfound.blogspot.co.uk) (infoworld.com)
• LG acquires WebOS, while HP introduces an Android powered tablet. (techcrunch.com) (engadget.com)
• Yet another Raspberry PI (unofficial) manual. (makeuseof.com)

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• coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a payload.(http://www.coreboot.org)

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• Jack Audio Connection Kit — JACK is system for handling real-time, low latency audio (and MIDI). JACK was designed from the ground up for professional audio work, and its design focuses on two key areas: synchronous execution of all clients, and low latency operation. (http://jackaudio.org/)

• ArtistX is based on Ubuntu GNU/Linux and contains nearly all the available free audio, 2D and 3D graphics, and video software for the GNU/Linux computing platform. (http://artistx.org/)

• OpenArtist: A Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It tries to combine free software into a suite for creative people. Driven by the fact that there are so many cool applications out there, but most people do not know them, openArtist tries to be a complete package of creative software.. (http://openartisthq.org/)

• Linux Mint 13 w/ KXStudio. (http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/)
  • Components of the “mintCast Streaming Server”:
    • Linux Mint 13 Xfce
    • KXStudio repos
    • KXStudio desktop
    • KXStudio Audio base package
    • KXStudio artwork
    • KXStudio low-latency Kernel – wanted realtime but video issues prevented
  • Applications used for streaming:
    • Cadence (and Claudia) – http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/KXStudio:Applications:Cadence
    • Internet DJ Console – http://idjc.sourceforge.net/
    • Mumble – http://mumble.sourceforge.net/
    • Audacity – http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
    • Darkice – http://code.google.com/p/darkice/

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• The Penguin Producer is a website dedicated to the advancement of Linux as a viable media production platform. Whether you want to make movies, podcasts, or music; whether it’s intended to be recorded or streamed live, you can find tips, tricks, tutorials, and tool documentation here that can help you bring on your “A Game” in Linux. (http://www.penguinproducer.com/)

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• Hat-tip to Beardy Jesse for this tip… auto-complete bash commands from history. (linuxfordummies.org)

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• LInux mint has secured another hardware deal. (OMGUbuntu.co.uk)

• Linus switches to KDE. (Muktware.com)

• War of words heating up between two popular FLOSS Office Suites. (Ostatic.com)

• Fedora 18 beta slips, talks of becoming a rolling release. (Phoronix.com)

• Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons: Supreme Court Hears Contentious Copyright Case. (Huffingtonpost.com)

• (Pandora)

• (Spotify)

• (Grooveshark)

• (Bluebeat)

• Courtesy of Chattr from the (Linux Reddit)

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• Linux Mint breakdown by version an release. (linuxmint.com)

• Munich Begins Shipping LibreOffice. (gmane.org)

• Ubuntu 12.10 “Quantal Quetzal” takes flight with a bag full of Juju. (arstechnica.com)

• Raring community skunkworks. (markshuttleworth.com)

• Raspberry Pi display drivers go fully open-source. (pcadvisor.co.uk)

• Raspberry Pi display driver turns out to be crap. (phoronix.com)

• 1960s era computer restored to working order for 50th anniversary. (bbc.co.uk)

• Should Linux Take a Note from Apple? (linuxinsider.com)

• Execute specific commands at given times with “at”. (linuxaria.com)

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• Linux Mint 13 “Maya” Xfce released! (linuxmint.com)

• Linux Mint 13 “KDE” released! (linuxmint.com)

• Valve comes to Linux. (valvesoftware.com) (paranormal-entertainment.com) (freedesktop.org)

• The EFF becomes the first ever group in American history to challenge the FBI’s authority. (eff.org)

• Russ’s Other Blog. (bluecows.com)

• LHS on Black Sparrow Media. (blacksparrowmedia.net)

• Linux in the Hamshack. (lhspodcast.info)

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• How to install Android 4.0 on the HP TouchPad (CyanogenMod 9 Alpha). (liliputing.com)

• The Mint team has made the RC for Mint 12 LXDE available for download. (blog.linuxmint.com) (What’s New) (Release Notes)

• Phoronix benchmarks ext4 vs btrfs on the 3.3 kernel. (phoronix.com)

• Interesting benchmark measuring impact of desktop effects. (openbenchmarking.org)

• Linus rants against OpenSUSE. (muktware.com)

• Raspberry PI pre-orders sell out plus more PI info from Linux User & Developer. (bgr.com) (pcworld.com) (linuxuser.co.uk)

• Centrify announces Active Directory support for Linux Mint 12. (centrify.com)

• SolusOS announces RC1. (solusos.com)

• SolusOS. (solusos.com)

• Great posting on using the ‘date’ command on Linux, specifically Mint and Fedora boxes. (openlogic.com)

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• Did the LHC just find the Higgs? (discovery.com)

• Linux Mint adds a bit of Cinnamon to their mix! (cinnamon.linuxmint.com) (pcworld.com) (h-online.com) (blog.linuxmint.com)

• Android remerges with the Linux kernel. (h-online.com)

• The Dreckig OS. (osnews.com)

• Will Gnome 3.4 save the linux desktop? (internetnews.com)

• Open Sourcing Medicine. (ucsf.edu)

• Suicide Linux – for those who like to live on the edge. (qntm.org) And a related topic for those who don’t. (archlinux.org)

• Vector Linux – #27 (vectorlinux.com)

• Sabayon – #13 (sabayon.com)

• Netrunner Linux – #90 (netrunner-os.com)

• Zorin OS – #17 (zorin-os.com)

• Semplice – #98 (semplice-linux.sourceforge.net)

• Bodhi – #19 (bodhilinux.com)

• The Cinnamon Desktop (cinnamon.linuxmint.com)

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Credits: Podcast Entry and exit music provided by Mark Blasco (podcastthemes.com). The podcast’s bumpers were provided by Oscar. Higgs boson background music is Exariam from Musical Landscapes I by Galdstone (jamendo.com).