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Since I’ve never had the Around my part of the world, through a minefield littered with unexploded opportunity to travel outside of it will wear you down. And ordnance. the U.S., I haven’t quick. I started noticing it not experienced the world outside long after it reared its ugly I appreciate when someone is direct and honest of the U.S. bubble, so to head. I was working night about things with me. But then again, that’s how speak. But, I do know that for shift at the hospital then, and things were when I grew up. You were expected to the past two decades here in we had victims of a motor deal with the truth, however raw it may be or the U.S., there has been a vehicle accident coming in by regardless of how bad it made you feel. But in war waged. It’s a cultural war, ambulance to the emergency today’s PC world, we’re more concerned about of sorts. It’s a war of words. room. I made the “mistake” someone’s feelings than with being truthful. Back And … it’s exhausting! of calling it a motor vehicle then, learning to deal with one’s shortcomings and accident. I was quickly human frailties built character. It taught you It’s called “political corrected by one of the PC perseverance, and allowed for personal correctness,” PC for short. police. “It’s a motor vehicle introspection on how you might be able to improve There are an awful lot of collision, not a motor vehicle on those shortcomings to become a better person. people who want to see it go accident,” the PC minded away. A recent poll (PDF, 160 person stated. “By calling it But today, people don’t seem to be interested in pages), called “Hidden Tribes: an accident, it sounds like becoming a better person. Each little camp wants all A Study of America’s you’re trying to place blame.” the other camps to bend to their will and way of Polarized Landscape,” shows thinking. Tolerance is nonexistent. For each, it’s that 80% of Americans are Say WHAT? either their way or the highway. It’s little to no tired of political correctness, wonder why we can’t come together on even the and wish that it would go That was my reaction then, simplest, most basic challenges facing us. Division away. Young, old, liberal, and it remains my reaction has become the new norm, and that division is firmly conservative, rich, poor … now. An accident is an rooted in the PC culture. there seems to be agreement accident. It is what it is. It on at least this. doesn’t help that I’ve never ************** really been good at “sugar It didn’t take me very long to coating” things. I tend more This month’s cover image is by Randi Hausken of discover that this to just state things the way Bærum, Norway, and is used under the Creative “phenomenon” has tentacles they are. Facts are facts. You Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic that reach far and wide, can sugar coat any kind of license. The image was found on Wikimedia across international borders. I found one article from excrement you want all you want, but it will still taste Commons. the Daily Mail in the U.K. (it didn’t require too much like excrement when or if you take a bite. searching) that talks about the PC madness. Until next month, I bid you peace, happiness, Ironically, most of the examples cited seemed to be The PC movement has gone to extremes. It’s insane serenity and prosperity. And please … be kind to one from the U.S., where the PC madness has turned and impossible. There’s hardly anything you can say another. Or at least agree to disagree … and move into PC insanity. that doesn’t offend someone, somewhere, no matter along to more productive endeavors. how careful you are. It’s like walking on eggshells
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by Alessandro Ebersol (Agent Smith) of the 3.x kernel or later. The sandbox is lightweight, Thus, each of these namespaces acts in a way to the overhead is low. There are no complicated create a capsule, where an application can be configuration files to edit, no open socket encapsulated and have the illusion that only it has all connection, no daemon running in the background. the resources of the system. All security features are implemented directly in the Linux kernel and are available on any Linux I will not dwell too much on each one of the computer. The program is released under GPL v2 namespaces components, since it is not the scope license. of this text, but, to speak about Firejail. If you are interested in delving into the namespaces, I suggest To understand how it works we have to analyze what reading this article. are the namespaces and what is sec-comp-bpf.
Seccomp-bpf Protecting environments on Linux is one of the most Namespaces notable features of the operating system. One of the Seccomp-bpf stands for secure computing mode. It best known techniques is the Chroot, a virtual Much is said about containers. In fact, it is one of is a simple but effective sandbox simulation tool environment created to run applications safely. But today's hot technologies, since it allows the creation introduced in the Linux 3.5 kernel. It allows the user Chroot is quite complicated to set up, and its use is of extremely simple virtual machines. The abstract to connect a system call filter (syscall) to a process not that easy. But let's say you need features like the purpose of containers is actually to provide a group and all its descendants, thus reducing the attack ones Chroot can offer, as a security solution for your of processes with the illusion that they are the only surface of the kernel. Seccomp filters are expressed desktop. How to achieve it? Have all the trouble processes in the system. When deployed, this in the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) format. setting up Chroot for everyday situations? In fact, feature has the potential to deliver many practical there is already an easy solution to security benefits, such as light virtualization and problems in Linux, which is called Firejail. checkpoint/restore. Resources
To give processes in a container the illusion that • Linux namespaces: The main technology behind What does Firejail do? there are no other processes in the system, several FireJail is Linux Namespaces. This lightweight global system resources must be involved in technology is the first step to isolate the Firejail uses the implementation of namespaces and abstractions that make it appear that each container application. sec-comp-bpf on Linux to create isolation between has its own resource instance. This has been applications, the file system, and the operating achieved with the addition of "namespaces" to • Filesystem container: The application containers system's resources, creating a sandbox that various global resources. Each namespace provides are created automatically when the sandbox is effectively isolates applications from the operating an isolated view of a specific global resource for the started and destroyed when the sandbox is closed. system. It allows a process and all its spawns to set of processes that are members of this have their own particular view of the kernel namespace. The namespaces began to be • Security filters: The following security filters are resources, shared globally, such as the network implemented in the kernel 2.6.23 and have reached currently implemented - seccomp-bpf, protocol, stack, the process table, and the assembly table. maturity in the 3.8 kernel. noroot user namespace, Linux capabilities, X11 sandboxing Written in C with virtually no dependencies, the Currently, Linux implements six different types of software runs on any Linux computer with a version namespaces: pid, user, uts, ipc, mnt, and net.
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• Networking support: Firejail can attach a new Usage blacklist $ {HOME} /. password- store TCP/IP network interface to the sandbox, with virtual network cards, own routing table and own To run an application using the default firejail caps. drop all firewall. protections for this application (the default profile), run the following (center, top): seccomp • Security profiles: Located in the /etc/firejail protocol unix, inet, inet6 directory, the profile files describe the file system $ firejail
To install it in PCLinuxOS, in a terminal, as root, type blacklist $ {HOME} /. keepassx apt-get install firejail firetools, or use Synaptic. PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 5 Firejail: Easy Sandbox On PCLinuxOS
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Well, some usage scenarios come to mind. Firejail Tweet can strengthen the security of a variety of applications, whether desktop or small server Instagram applications, perhaps small businesses or schools, offices and administration. Pre-configured applications in Firetools Video Create kiosk machines, and limit user access. Do You'll find some applications already included in not allow it to exit the /home folder and shut down Take Pictures Firetools. To start one, you can either double-click the system. the application launcher or right-click the launcher and select Run. Firetools includes a monitor that you And, most importantly, create a security layer with Email can run to see which applications are running on a applications packed in appimage format, which are becoming very popular, and which can become Chat firejail. To open this, untar the Firetool, right-click vectors for infection and propagation of malware. anywhere in the GUI and select Tools. When the monitor opens, you will see all sandboxed I hope you can enjoy Firejail, one more security applications listed (center, top). resource for PCLinuxOS. (Appimages were begging While Driving. for a tool like that).
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 7 ShortTopix: Linux Is Changing The Face Of End-User Computing by Paul Arnote (parnote) can ONLY use Apple’s proprietary Lightning port to The AST 2 System Configuration suite is a diagnostic charge your phone and add accessories. Contrast software that Apple uses to ensure that the computer is that with most other Android phones, where the port functioning properly. It includes the Mac Resource generally used is either a Micro USB or USB-C. Inspector, which does a “quick health check of hardware Many PC users have/can/do perform(ed) many of and software,” as well as tools that check the system’s their own repairs on their laptops. Doing so with an memory, display, power adapters, cooling system, and Apple Mac laptop isn’t for the faint of heart, since other aspects of the computer. It functions only if Apple even goes so far as to use proprietary screws connected to Apple’s Global Service Exchange (GSX), a and specially designed tools to prevent users from Cloud-based server that Apple uses to handle repairs and doing self repairs. The net effect is to herd users into service. It requires a login from Apple to access. the overpriced official Apple repair centers. Apple has not yet activated this hardware lock on Capitalism and competition being what they are, unauthorized repairs, but it appears that such action there is a whole sub-industry of repair shops that is not only possible, but imminent. Count on the fact have attempted to offer much more competitive that it WILL happen at some point. Repair experts at repair prices, without the usually long wait to get iFixIt managed to successfully swap out both the hardware back, than those that plagues Apple’s display and logic board from the teardown model of “official” repair centers. the MacBook Pro that they purchased earlier this summer with the display and logic board of a brand Apple is fighting back against those entrepreneurial new one they went out and purchased. Everything repair shops in a vicious and unique way, at least remained fully operational, despite diagnostics when it comes to the repairs of 2018 MacBook Pros software not having been run. For what it’s worth, and iMac Pros, according to an internal document iFixIt is NOT an authorized Apple repair agent, and distributed to Apple’s Authorized Service Providers in as such, does not have access to the proprietary late September. The 2018 MacBook Pros and iMac diagnostics software that is only available through Apple “Lock In” Extends To Third Party Repairs Pros feature Apple’s T2 security chip. If any official Apple repair channels. “unauthorized” person or company attempts an There is no question. Apple makes and sells some “unauthorized” repair to the display, logic board, The Motherboard article explores this topic rather pretty amazing hardware. Apple hardware comes at Touch ID, and top case, which includes the deeply and completely. At issue is the whole debate a premium price. You definitely pay for it, but the old keyboard, battery, trackpad, and speakers of a over “right to repair.” Apple joins John Deere and a adage “you get what you pay for” has been MacBook Pro, or the logic boards and flash storage handful of other manufacturers in trying to limit interpreted literally by Apple. It is pricey. on the iMac Pro, the repair is rendered incomplete if repairs to its products to be available ONLY at Apple’s proprietary software diagnostic tools are not authorized repair centers. The video (only 11:23 in Despite the quality that Apple is typically known for, used. The result is an inoperable system for the length) in the Motherboard article, while dealing there are many potential users who simply cannot customer until an official Apple repair center is able primarily with the right to repair issue with John afford to use their products. There are even more to run the proprietary software diagnostic tools. Deere, sheds a lot of light on what’s at stake for end potential users who are turned off by the Apple- users, regardless of the vendor or industry. specific accessories that must be used with Apple Of course, Apple doesn’t make the software hardware. Many refer to it as a closed and controlled available to just anyone. According to an article at Even more disturbing is the potential for planned ecosystem. Buy an iPhone, for example, and you Motherboard: obsolescence of perfectly good hardware. Whenever
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Apple decides to stop supporting a particular model is Google (1,850), followed by Red Hat in third place makers of VMware) by having over twice the or platform, then repairs to those aging hardware (1,549). percentage of employees contributing to open platforms will not be possible. Thus, the whole of the source projects. device will have to be discarded, unless a way can But, Asay makes the argument that the sheer be found to circumvent the Apple T2 security chip numbers don’t necessarily tell the entire story. He and its mandatory, proprietary software diagnostics changes the yardstick, so to speak, to compare the software tie-in. number of contributors to the number of employees a company employs. Now, when you look at the percentages, the ranking of open source contributors changes dramatically. Now look at the rankings (below):
1. Mozilla (39.9%) 2. Pivotal (18.27%) 3. SUSE (17.64%) 4. Red Hat (12.68%) 5. Unity Technologies (12.9%) 6. Square (11.25%) 7. Thoughtworks (8.28%) 8. Shopify (7.67%) 9. ESRI (6.87%) Linux Is Changing The Face Of End-User 10. Microsoft (3.1%) Computing
Microsoft, with over 130,000 employees (many of As Linux users, we all know the appeal of Linux. But whom have next to nothing to do with software it seems that the rest of the world is learning what development), now dips from first place, all the way we already know and love. Linux is everywhere. to tenth. Google doesn’t even place in the top ten. Android. Linux Automotive. The desktop. The cloud. Red Hat moves from third place to fourth place. Running the OS on your TV, DVD and Blu Ray players. Providing the backbone for IoT. Running Who Is The Largest Contributor To Open supercomputers. Ebook readers. Look around. Linux Source? It should come as no surprise that Mozilla tops the list, with nearly 40% of its employees actively literally is EVERYWHERE. contributing to open source projects. Mozilla Veteran technology columnist Matt Asay wrote an outpaces the second place finisher Pivotal (the interesting article in September that took a look at who is the largest contributor to the open source community.
By sheer numbers of contributors, the casual observer may get the impression that Microsoft is the largest contributor to the open source community. They have more than 4,000 employees contributing to open source projects on GitHub. Keep in mind that Microsoft recently purchased GitHub, too. In second place – by sheer numbers –
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Jed Ayres, President and CEO of IGEL North One of those emails that I receive regularly is from America and Global CMO, recently wrote an article MedPage Today. By far, it is the most prolific, with for Forbes detailing how Linux is changing the face me receiving several emails a day from their mailing of end-user computing. IGEL, a technology partner list. MedPage Today offers up medical news from all with Microsoft and Intel, paid for the report, which across the healthcare spectrum. The MedPage comprised a recent IDC InfoBrief (PDF). article that caught my eye appeared on September 26, 2018. In the article, he discusses the rapid and broad use of Linux on endpoint devices. Use of Windows, the A newly published report in The Lancet Children & stalwart of endpoint devices for years, remains flat Adolescent Health journal suggests that the three with a 39% market share in 2015 and 2017. Linux, largest factors contributing to a child’s cognitive however, increased its market share for endpoint development are getting proper amounts of sleep, devices from 30% in 2015 to 35% in 2017. Linux’s limiting “recreational screen time” to two hours or growth doesn’t seem to be slowing. In fact, if less, and adequate amounts of physical activity. anything, the growth in the use of Linux on endpoint According to the report, sleep and screen time are devices appears to be accelerating. the largest contributor to cognitive ability. Recreational screen time includes recreational time The qualities that appear to be contributing to spent on a cell phone, tablet, computer, or in front of Linux’s growth include its being open source (and the TV. thus, easily modified to better fit needs), lower cost, increased security, platform flexibility, a high level of The aforementioned link to the report will get you performance, and well supported. access to the summary of the report; you will have to pay to view the entire report, however. I’ll never Now, how do you feel to have been using Linux understand why studies completed with public before the rest of the world thought Linux was cool? funding through a public agency, that potentially have so much impact on society, continue to appear DOWNLOAD Limiting Children’s “Screen Time” To Two Hours behind restrictive paywalls. Knowledge should be Or Less May Improve Cognition freely shared, and shouldn’t bear a price that makes accessible only to those who can afford it can It’s no secret that my “regular job” is working in the access it. But then, I stray from the topic at hand. U.S. healthcare industry. Specifically, I am a Mate Desktop respiratory therapist working at the bedside to help This study’s results appeared to validate and mirror improve the outcomes for, and provide treatment for, the Canadian guidelines, which recommend nine to those suffering from lung health issues. On any 11 hours of sleep, less than 2 hours of recreational given workday, I may work with up to 20 different screen time, and at least 60 minutes per day of patients suffering with breathing problems. So, it physical activity for children 5-13 years old. The should be no surprise that I also get a lot of Canadian guidelines mirror the recommendations healthcare related emails daily. The only way to from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Want to keep up on the latest that's survive nearly 32 years in this profession is to stay National Sleep Foundation with regards to the going on with PCLinuxOS? current, and the emails certainly are one way to do amount of sleep a child should receive and the that. Couple that with being the parent of a two year amount of physical activity a child should receive. Follow PCLinuxOS on Twitter! old and a five year old, and you’ll see why this next Neither of the latter two agencies, nor the American bit caught my attention. Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), make http://twitter.com/iluvpclinuxos recommendations about screen time for children over the age of five. The AAP, through its Council on PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 10 ShortTopix: Linux Is Changing The Face Of End-User Computing
Communications and Media, has made a policy Historically, Apple hasn’t been a massive collector of collaborative community in order to promote further statement called Media Use in School-Aged information. So, don’t be surprised if the amount of innovation; we look forward to working with them to Children and Adolescents, and it regards media use data is relatively small and benign. It most likely help make that happen.” for children 5-18 years of age. won’t be anything like the amount of data that New York Times reporter Brian X. Chen found that In addition to joining the Foundation, many of the I guess our parents were right all along when they Facebook and Google had collected on him. Just the new members have joined Linux Foundation told us to shut off the TV and go outside to play. Google data was over 8GB! Still, don’t get too cozy projects such as the Cloud Native Computing with Apple. They are not your friend, either. Foundation, Hyperledger and LF Networking. For a full list of members, visit https://www.linuxfoundation.org/membership/membe rs/.
Linux Foundation Silver members are organizations that contribute to or otherwise support open source communities and projects. The new Linux Foundation Silver members who joined in the month of September are:
Forty-Four New Organizations Join The Linux Ambedded Technology Foundation in September, Continuing Trend of * is specialized in the More Than a Member a Day on Average in 2018 solution of professional ARM Micro Server and integration of ARM platform into different vertical markets. SAN FRANCISCO – October 23, 2018 – The Linux * BetaBlocks transforms blockchain ideas into Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling successful companies. mass innovation through open source, announced * Blockchain Educators LLC is developing and the addition of 33 Silver members and 11 Associate cultivating concepts, partnerships, and businesses members in the month of September. Linux backed by blockchain technology. 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Ever since the GDPR went resources that enable the world’s largest open company registered and approved by the Canadian into effect this last May, demand has been relatively collaboration communities. government, whose core business is to improve the high for Apple to give its American customers access production relations by blockchain technologies. to the same tools that those in the EU have for Since the start of 2018, a new organization has * CloudYuga provides training in Docker, accessing their data. joined The Linux Foundation every day and we are Kubernetes, Mesos Marathon, Container Security, honored to be their partners in open source. GO Language, Advance Linux Administration, and To access your data, go to the Apple privacy portal, more. here. Once there, sign into your account. Find and “We are thrilled to welcome forty-four new members * Constellation Labs addresses the limitations click on “Obtain a copy of your data.” While you can to The Linux Foundation this month,” said Jim inherent in current blockchain technology. choose which services to request information from, it Zemlin, executive director, The Linux Foundation. * Dotscience snapshots every detail of every run of makes sense to request all of it. Then, you’ll have to “These organizations, which represent industries a model and enables you to visualize model wait. It can take up to seven days to compile all of including technology, education, energy, the service behavior and optimise performance. your information, which will be sent to you in a ZIP industry and more, are working to create a more * ENC Digital Technology Co., Ltd. provides file to your email address. 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With the support of its members, The Linux * New Relic allows you to easily view and analyze Associate members of The Linux Foundation include Foundation hosts open source projects across massive amounts of data, and gain actionable government agencies and not-for-profit technologies including networking, security, cloud, insights in real time. organizations that have demonstrated a commitment blockchain, and more. This collaborative * Noris Network AG delivers individual and high- to building, sustaining, and using open source development model is helping technology advance quality single-source IT services to you. technologies. The following organizations are new at a rapid pace in a way that benefits individuals and * Omnigate offers advanced transaction Linux Foundation Associate members: organizations around the world. management tools to a broader customer base and allows more more participants to participate in * Blender Foundation is an independent nonprofit decentralized trading networks. public benefit corporation that establishes services * Open Cloud Foundation brings together diverse for active users and developers of Blender. PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 12 ShortTopix: Linux Is Changing The Face Of End-User Computing
* Red Hat to operate as a distinct unit within Hat to an even wider audience – all while preserving IBM’s Hybrid Cloud team our unique culture and unwavering commitment to open source innovation.” “Joining forces with IBM will provide us with a greater level of scale, resources and capabilities to accelerate the This acquisition brings together the best-in-class impact of open source as the basis for digital hybrid cloud providers and will enable companies to transformation and bring Red Hat to an even wider securely move all business applications to the cloud. audience – all while preserving our unique culture and Companies today are already using multiple clouds. unwavering commitment to open source innovation.” However, research shows that 80 percent of Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO, Red Hat business workloads have yet to move to the cloud, held back by the proprietary nature of today’s cloud IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), the market. This prevents portability of data and world’s leading provider of open source cloud applications across multiple clouds, data security in software, announced today that the companies have a multi-cloud environment and consistent cloud reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will management. acquire all of the issued and outstanding common IBM To Acquire Red Hat, Completely Changing shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, IBM and Red Hat will be strongly positioned to The Cloud Landscape And Becoming World’s #1 representing a total enterprise value of address this issue and accelerate hybrid multi-cloud Hybrid Cloud Provider approximately $34 billion. adoption. Together, they will help clients create cloud-native business applications faster, drive Armonk, NY and Raleigh, NC — October 28, 2018 “The acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer. It greater portability and security of data and — via Red Hat press release changes everything about the cloud market,” said applications across multiple public and private Ginni Rometty, IBM Chairman, President and Chief clouds, all with consistent cloud management. In * Most significant tech acquisition of 2018 will Executive Officer. “IBM will become the world’s #1 doing so, they will draw on their shared leadership in unlock true value of cloud for business hybrid cloud provider, offering companies the only key technologies, such as Linux, containers, open cloud solution that will unlock the full value of Kubernetes, multi-cloud management, and cloud * IBM and Red Hat to provide open approach to the cloud for their businesses. management and automation. cloud, featuring unprecedented security and portability across multiple clouds “Most companies today are only 20 percent along IBM’s and Red Hat’s partnership has spanned 20 their cloud journey, renting compute power to cut years, with IBM serving as an early supporter of * Deal accelerates IBM’s high-value business costs,” she said. “The next 80 percent is about Linux, collaborating with Red Hat to help develop model, making IBM the #1 hybrid cloud provider unlocking real business value and driving growth. and grow enterprise-grade Linux and more recently in an emerging $1 trillion growth market This is the next chapter of the cloud. It requires to bring enterprise Kubernetes and hybrid cloud shifting business applications to hybrid cloud, solutions to customers. These innovations have * Acquisition will be free cash flow and gross extracting more data and optimizing every part of the become core technologies within IBM’s $19 billion margin accretive within 12 months, accelerate business, from supply chains to sales.” hybrid cloud business. Between them, IBM and Red revenue growth and support a solid and growing Hat have contributed more to the open source dividend “Open source is the default choice for modern IT community than any other organization. solutions, and I’m incredibly proud of the role Red * IBM to maintain Red Hat’s open source Hat has played in making that a reality in the “Today’s announcement is the evolution of our long- innovation legacy, scaling its vast technology enterprise,” said Jim Whitehurst, President and standing partnership,” said Rometty. “This includes portfolio and empowering its widespread CEO, Red Hat. “Joining forces with IBM will provide our joint Hybrid Cloud collaboration announcement developer community us with a greater level of scale, resources and in May, a key precursor in our journey to this day.” capabilities to accelerate the impact of open source as the basis for digital transformation and bring Red PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 13 ShortTopix: Linux Is Changing The Face Of End-User Computing
With this acquisition, IBM will remain committed to Hat but also open source more broadly,” said Paul Red Hat’s open governance, open source Cormier, President, Products and Technologies, Red contributions, participation in the open source Hat. “Since the day we decided to bring open source community and development model, and fostering to the enterprise, our mission has remained its widespread developer ecosystem. In addition, unchanged. And now, one of the biggest enterprise IBM and Red Hat will remain committed to the technology companies on the planet has agreed to continued freedom of open source, via such efforts partner with us to scale and accelerate our efforts, as Patent Promise, GPL Cooperation Commitment, bringing open source innovation to an even greater the Open Invention Network and the LOT Network. swath of the enterprise.”
IBM and Red Hat also will continue to build and Financial Details enhance Red Hat partnerships, including those with major cloud providers, such as Amazon Web The acquisition of Red Hat reinforces IBM’s high- Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba value model. It will accelerate IBM’s revenue growth, and more, in addition to the IBM Cloud. At the same gross margin and free cash flow within 12 months of time, Red Hat will benefit from IBM’s hybrid cloud closing. It also will support a solid and growing and enterprise IT scale in helping expand their open dividend. source technology portfolio to businesses globally. The company will continue with a disciplined “IBM is committed to being an authentic multi-cloud financial policy and is committed to maintaining provider, and we will prioritize the use of Red Hat strong investment grade credit ratings. The company technology across multiple clouds” said Arvind will target a leverage profile consistent with a mid to Krishna, Senior Vice President, IBM Hybrid Cloud. high single A credit rating. The company intends to “In doing so, IBM will support open source suspend its share repurchase program in 2020 and technology wherever it runs, allowing it to scale 2021. significantly within commercial settings around the world.” At signing, the company has ample cash, credit and bridge lines to secure the transaction financing. The Upon closing of the acquisition, Red Hat will join company intends to close the transaction through a IBM’s Hybrid Cloud team as a distinct unit, combination of cash and debt. preserving the independence and neutrality of Red Hat’s open source development heritage and The acquisition has been approved by the boards of commitment, current product portfolio and go-to- directors of both IBM and Red Hat. It is subject to market strategy, and unique development culture. Red Hat shareholder approval. It also is subject to Red Hat will continue to be led by Jim Whitehurst regulatory approvals and other customary closing and Red Hat’s current management team. Jim conditions. It is expected to close in the latter half of Support PCLinuxOS! Get Your Official Whitehurst also will join IBM’s senior management 2019. team and report to Ginni Rometty. IBM intends to PCLinuxOS maintain Red Hat’s headquarters, facilities, brands Merchandise Today! and practices. Linux Training Courses & Classes “IBM’s commitment to keeping the things that have made Red Hat successful - always thinking about the customer and the open source community first – make this a tremendous opportunity for not only Red PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 14 GIMP Tutorial: How To Add A Sepia Tone
by Meemaw While I’m sure this is very simple (I have never used It should happen immediately. Photoshop), this can be done in GIMP, and with fewer steps. With photography what it is today, and photo manipulation programs being so easy to use, it is Open the photo in GIMP (of course). I’m using a cute great to take a digital photo of something and then animal photo I found. see how you can manipulate your photo for the best image possible.
Most of the time, the photo is awesome just the way it is, but sometimes, a black & white or sepia image really pops as well. Google defines sepia as a reddish-brown color associated particularly with monochrome photographs of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Since we’ve explored image enhancing, changing a photo to sepia is just another enhancement. Wow! That was fast! However, what if you don't like the way it looks? Go click on Edit > Undo Sepia. In an earlier magazine article, parnote discussed Now, you can do it a bit differently to allow yourself tutorials for Photoshop & GIMP, which got us to control the color. Go back to the Colors menu discussing the tutorials, and which Photoshop and choose Desaturate > Desaturate. You will get a Colors > Desaturate > Sepia tutorials could be used in GIMP. At one of the links Click on . photo in grayscale. he provided, I came across a Photoshop tutorial for changing a photograph to sepia. It was a very simple tutorial, and is shown below.
Here is a step-by-step for Photoshopping a photo to get a sepia tone.
1. Open the image in Photoshop. 2. If the image is color, go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate and skip to step 4. 3. If the image is in grayscale go to Image > Mode > RGB Color. 4. Go to Image > Adjustments > Variations. 5. Move the FineCoarse slider down one notch less than the middle. 6. Click on More Yellow once. You can now go back to the Colors menu and 7. Click on More Red once. choose Colorize, just a bit farther down in the main 8. Click OK. Colors menu. Don’t be shocked if your photo turns a
PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 15 GIMP Tutorial: How To Add A Sepia Tone blue color, as that is just how the window comes up. Feel free to experiment all you want to get your In the center of the Colorize window there is a color perfect color. International Community button which should be the same color as your PCLinuxOS Sites photo is now. Click on that, and the Color window will appear, and let you change the color to a sepia (brownish) color. Feel free to play with the color in the Color window before clicking OK.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 17 ms_meme's Nook: Booting From Both Sides
Files and folders everywhere Mac never offered any good deals I need a good OS but they are rare How Windows works it never reveals So many things give me a scare Just seem to be spinning my wheels I've looked at booting that way I've looked at booting that way
Just can't seem to find me one Now I know I've found the best Computing is no longer fun I'm booting up and don't feel stressed I think that I am coming undone PCLOS passed the test What will save the day It has saved the day
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 18 PCLinuxOS Family Member Spotlight: Martin Goose
As told to YouCanToo Where did you go to school and what is your similar to OSHA in the US. I spent the rest of my education level? working career with the HSE working initially in field I went to school in Southend-on-Sea in the SE of offices, but mostly in the HQ in London, and England on the North bank of the river Thames that subsequently near Liverpool in the NW of England. flows through London. My primary school education was at a local school a short walk from my house. My secondary education was at one of the two selective grammar schools in the area. After taking my examinations at ‘O’ and ‘A’ level in science subjects, I studied Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology about 100 miles away from my home.
Are you retired, still working and if working, what do you do? I was lucky enough to apply for, and get, early retirement in 2007 on reasonable financial terms.
What is your name/username? This opportunity came Liverpool Waterfront featuring the iconic Liver Building My name is Martin Goose, and I also use that as my because my employer forum username. was downsizing, so I In the years immediately prior to retirement, I was rushed to get to the responsible for all the chemical process safety How old are you? front of the queue to inspectors in the HSE who inspected chemical I am 67 years old this year. apply to leave! I tell works, refineries, etc., that stored and processed people that I adjusted large quantities of flammable and toxic substances. Are you married, single? my 'work/life balance' I have been married for 44 years this year to Sheila. in favour of life. Where do you call home? What is it like? IE: weather, scenery How about Kids, Grandkids (names and ages)? My education in I live in the NW of England and have done so for I have one daughter Jennifer who is 37 years old Chemical Engineering over 30 years. The place I call home is a small town this year. She has our two grandchildren, Ella, who initially took me to called Heswall. will be 10 years old this year, and Harry, who will be work at a UK seven years old this year. Government factory Heswall is located on the SW side of the Wirral which manufactured explosives for the military. They peninsular, which is located between the river had sponsored me to attend University and obtain Mersey and the river Dee, which is the border Do you have pets, what is your favorite? my degree, and I worked there for a couple of years between England and Wales. From my garden I look We do not have any pets in the house these days. I afterwards. out over the river Dee and across to Wales. The river grew up in a family with cats. Sheila grew up in a Dee estuary is very wide and mostly marshy on the family with dogs. We have agreed to an amnesty on I then moved to work for the Health and Safety English side. At some places, the river only comes pets! Executive (HSE), the Government regulator who is close to the shore at the very highest tides. The PCLinuxOS Family Member Spotlight: Martin Goose
waterfront. The hill is dominated by Thor’s Stone, a What specific equipment do currently use with sandstone outcrop which has Viking connections, as PCLinuxOS? does most of Wirral with some old Norse place- I am currently writing this piece on an Acer Ultrabook names. with a Sandy Bridge core i7 and Intel SSD. My ‘daily driver’ is an Acer Revo RL80 Nettop PC with a The climate is generally described as temperate. Not Sandy Bridge core i3 and Samsung SSD. I also too hot in summer (25C approx) and not too cold in have a midi tower PC which I laughingly describe as winter (rarely much below 0C). Rainfall is quite my ‘development and test’ PC! This features an common but usually light and rarely torrential. We Antex case, Asus motherboard, Sandy Bridge core get snow on maybe 5 days per year. i5 and OCZ SSD. All the disk bays are in use as this PC stores my local backups. The Wirral peninsula is best known for two attractions. The first is the Royal Liverpool Golf Club Do you feel that your use of Linux influences the at Hoylake. This is a historic links course which is on reactions you receive from your computer peers The Open rotation when held in England. The or family? If so, how? second is Port Sunlight Village. This is a model Initially the response was ‘Linux what?’ Now there Aerial view of my home. village built by Lord Lever to house those who seems to be much greater recognition of Linux as an I am in the front garden mowing the grass. worked at his factory making Sunlight Soap. Nearby option and some are willing to give it a try to give old marshes are teeming with wildlife, and the is the historic city of Chester as well as Liverpool. hardware a new lease of life. sandbanks at low tide are often a temporary resting place for seals that are looking for a safe place to What kind of things you like doing? hobbies, What would you like to see happen within rest. travel, fishing, camping? PCLinuxOS that would make it a better place. Hobbies? PCLinuxOS of course, but I do have 5 What are your feelings? Raspberry Pis. Three of them are in continual use. I can’t think of anything that would make the One monitors my Internet connection, another runs PCLinuxOS community a better place. This may be my VPN server, which I connect to when on my my lack of imagination or that the community is travels. The third one runs LibreElec to turn my high already ‘practically perfect’. quality but ‘dumb’ TV into a ‘smart’ TV that I control, rather than the TV manufacturer. PCLinuxOS Family Member Spotlight is an exclusive, monthly column by YouCanToo, featuring PCLinuxOS Sheila and I are now enjoying holidays, having forum member. This column will allow "the rest of us" to stopped for some time after our daughter would no get to know our forum family members better, and will longer go on holiday with us! We found ourselves give those featured an opportunity to share their paying for her holidays like Tennis Camp in PCLinuxOS story with the rest of the world. Lanzarote rather than holidaying ourselves. We are now making up for lost time! If you would like to be featured in PCLinuxOS Family The City Walls in Chester and the River Dee Member Spotlight, please send a private message to Why and when did you start using Linux? youcantoo, parnote or Meemaw in the PCLinuxOS forum The land is neither completely flat nor mountainous. Linux was my retirement project, to remove all expressing your interest. Poll Hill at 108 metres (approx 355 ft), is the highest Microsoft software from my PCs, so I have been a point on the Wirral Peninsula, but there are no views Linux user for about 11 years. Fortunately, I found as it is mostly wooded. Thurstaston Hill nearby is PCLinuxOS early on and have not needed to stray smaller but has good views towards Wales and the too far. The Raspberry Pis run Raspbian, which is a city of Liverpool with its historical buildings and Debian derivative.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 21 Microsoft Open Sources Over 60,000 Patents To Help Linux by Paul Arnote (parnote)
In quite a surprise move, Microsoft open sourced over 60,000 patents as part of its commitment to the open source landscape, and to help protect Linux. It has also joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), which aims to protect Linux from spurious patent claims by administering a pool of patents in a defensive nature. This paragraph from their “About OIN” page states it best:
The Open Invention Network is a shared defensive patent pool with the mission to protect Linux. Launched in 2005, OIN has strong industry support with backing from Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Red Hat, Sony, SUSE, and Toyota. Any company, project or developer that is working on Linux, GNU, Android or any other Linux- related software is welcome to join OIN, free of charge or royalties.
Add Microsoft, with its massive pool of patents, to the group of 2,650 members of OIN. All told, Microsoft open sourced about two-thirds of its patent portfolio, exempting patents that are specific to the Windows desktop and desktop application code. And, Microsoft received those “royalty payments,” This article from Yahoo Finance explores the with many Android phone manufacturers capitulating ramifications and history of the issue admirably. This is quite the turnabout in less than two decades. to the dubious claims of patent infringement, rather In the early 2000s, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer than subjecting themselves to a long, drawn out and Meanwhile, here is the blog post on Microsoft’s decried FOSS (and Linux) as a “cancer” and as an expensive court battle. But those “royalty payments” Azure cloud, by Erich Andersen, Microsoft Corporate “intellectual property destroyer.” Then, in 2007, may be coming to an end. By becoming a member Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, making the Microsoft declared war on FOSS by claiming that of OIN, and by signing its agreement, Microsoft may announcement: Linux, OpenOffice and Android infringed hundreds of no longer use its massive patent portfolio to seek its patents. Like the neighborhood bully guarding his royalties from OIN community members on Android I’m pleased to announce that Microsoft is joining the street corner, Microsoft demanded royalty payments software. HTC and LG are already members. Open Invention Network (“OIN”), a community dedicated from the makers of Android phones, or be slapped Meanwhile, Samsung, who in 2013 “owed” more to protecting Linux and other open source software with a legal battle that a) most manufacturers than $1 billion in “royalties” to Microsoft, may want to programs from patent risk. couldn’t afford, and b) that would drag out for years think about joining OIN. and years in various courts across many We know Microsoft’s decision to join OIN may be viewed jurisdictions. as surprising to some; it is no secret that there has been friction in the past between Microsoft and the open source PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 22 Microsoft Open Sources Over 60,000 Patents To Help Linux community over the issue of patents. For others who have 2008?), Microsoft has become one of the largest Now, as we join OIN, we believe Microsoft will be able to followed our evolution, we hope this announcement will contributors to open source in the world. Our employees do more than ever to help protect Linux and other be viewed as the next logical step for a company that is contribute to over 2000 projects, we provide first-class important open source workloads from patent assertions. listening to customers and developers and is firmly support for all major Linux distributions on Azure, and we We bring a valuable and deep portfolio of over 60,000 committed to Linux and other open source programs. have open sourced major projects such as .NET Core, issued patents to OIN. We also hope that our decision to TypeScript, VS Code and Powershell. join will attract many other companies to OIN, making Since its founding in 2005, OIN has been at the forefront of helping companies manage patent risks. In the years before the founding of OIN, many open source licenses explicitly covered only copyright interests and were silent about patents. OIN was designed to address this concern SSccrreeeennsshhoott SShhoowwccaassee by creating a voluntary system of patent cross-licenses between member companies covering Linux System technologies. OIN has also been active in acquiring patents at times to help defend the community and to provide education and advice about the intersection of open source and intellectual property. Today, through the stewardship of its CEO Keith Bergelt and its Board of Directors, the organization provides a license platform for roughly 2,650 companies globally. The licensees range from individual developers and startups to some of the biggest technology companies and patent holders on the planet.
Joining OIN reflects Microsoft’s patent practice evolving in lock-step with the company’s views on Linux and open source more generally. We began this journey over two years ago through programs like Azure IP Advantage, which extended Microsoft’s indemnification pledge to open source software powering Azure services. We doubled down on this new approach when we stood with Red Hat and others to apply GPL v. 3 “cure” principles to GPL v. 2 code, and when we recently joined the LOT Network, an organization dedicated to addressing patent abuse by companies in the business of assertion.
At Microsoft, we take it as a given that developers do not want a binary choice between Windows vs. Linux, or .NET vs Java – they want cloud platforms to support all technologies. They want to deploy technologies at the Posted by parnote, on October 21, 2018, running Xfce. edge – on any device - that meet customer needs. We also learned that collaborative development through the open source process can accelerate innovation. Following over a decade of work to make the company more open (did you know we open sourced parts of ASP.NET back in
PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 23 Microsoft Open Sources Over 60,000 Patents To Help Linux the license network even stronger for the benefit of the onto the animosity that defined a significant time in open source community. their lives. Just as it was with products “Made in International Community Japan,” it takes some people a much longer time to PCLinuxOS Sites We look forward to making our contributions to OIN and get over that animosity, and to give up the fight that its members, and to working with the community to help has defined them for so long. Some people never open source developers and users protect the Linux fully get over it. That’s just the way things are. ecosystem and encourage innovation with open source software. But given the events of the past decade, it’s sure looking as if Microsoft is, indeed, changing. It’s Even back in 2015, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella embracing Linux and FOSS, rather than attacking it. Netherlands proclaimed that “Microsoft Loves Linux.” The Perhaps part of the reason for that change is that Windows Server team responded favorably. But, Linux and FOSS have persisted and even flourished given the history, and after having been called a in that atmosphere of strife and hate. But probably, “cancer” and “intellectual property destroyer,” many and more importantly, Microsoft has finally figured Linux users weren’t so sure. Most approached the out that you DO catch more flies with honey, than “proclamation” as if it was the wolf dressed in a with vinegar. To this end, both Linux (and FOSS) Turkey sheep’s clothing. At the minimum, Linux users took a have as much to gain as does Microsoft from a “wait-and-see” approach to see if Microsoft had friendlier, kinder, more collaborative co-existence. really changed its mind – and position – on Linux and FOSS. At least, I hope this is the case. Denmark
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If nothing else, Microsoft’s message in the post- Are viruses, Ballmer days has been consistent. It is appearing adware, malware & that Microsoft’s “love” for Linux (and FOSS) is real spyware slowing and ongoing. Sure, there are staunch holdouts who you down? Italy still doubt Microsoft’s new romantic affair with Linux and FOSS. One is the notable Richard Stallman, who will probably never view anything about Get your PC back Microsoft in a positive light. After all, there is just too to good health much “history” to overcome in that ring. In fact, TODAY! Poland Richard Stallman claims that Microsoft’s “love” for Linux and FOSS will end up hurting free and open Get source software.
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hand; flatten into a patty. Place 1 mozzarella pearl in center of patty; enclose cheese completely inside mixture. With hands, roll into ball; place in pan. Repeat to make remaining meatballs.
4. Bake in center of oven about 20 minutes or until thermometer inserted in center of meatballs reads 165F and cheese is melted.
5. Meanwhile, cook pasta to al dente as directed on Mini Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Zucchini Meatball Orechiette box. Ingredients Directions 6. To make Sauce, in 10-inch skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion; cook until Meatballs 1. Heat oven to 400F. Line sheet pan with cooking translucent. Add chopped garlic; cook 60 seconds parchment paper or silicone nonstick baking mat. longer. Stir in tomatoes with liquid. Simmer until 1 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 medium) Sprinkle grated zucchini lightly with salt; toss to coat. most of liquid has been reduced. Add salt and 1 egg Set aside while preparing other ingredients. pepper to taste. Remove from heat; stir in basil. 1 lb ground turkey 1/2 cup Italian style bread crumbs 2. Squeeze out as much of the zucchini liquid as you 7. Toss cooked pasta, meatballs and sauce. Garnish 1/3 cup grated red onion can; there will be a few tablespoons. Discard liquid. with additional fresh basil. 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 3. In large bowl, gently mix all Meatball ingredients 1/4 teaspoon pepper except mozzarella cheese until combined. To make Tips: 2 cloves garlic, grated each Meatball, scoop 1 teaspoonful mixture into About 1/2 cup pearl mozzarella You can make the meatballs ahead of time and freeze on a sheet pan in a single layer Pasta until frozen solid. Move the frozen meatballs to a resealable freezer plastic bag and freeze for 1 box (1 lb) orecchiette (tiny disk) pasta up to one month. Bake the meatballs in a 400F oven for about 30 minutes. Sauce If you don't have fresh basil, dried oregano is a 2 tablespoons olive oil great substitution in this pasta dish. 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped There are many sizes of mozzarella balls 2 cans (14.5 oz each) organic fire roasted available today at most supermarkets. I used diced tomatoes, undrained the smallest I could find, but use whatever size Salt and pepper to taste you like and make meatballs to correspond 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves with your preferred size.
PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 25 ANGRYsearch
by Meemaw searching for a document called “EarthDaySponsors.xls” (yes, it’s in MS Word format because it is shared with others). This search is Tech Republic had an article not long ago about a VERY fast, as you can see by the steps below search program called ANGRYsearch. This article (notice how many items were found in the bottom was of interest to me, since there is no search left corner): function within Thunar, the default file manager in Xfce. While I’m kind of organized, I don’t really need to search often, but do occasionally, especially when I can’t remember which folder a particular file is in. In Xfce, Catfish File Search is in File Tools, and it works very well. I hadn’t noticed it (which shows how often I search), but I thought I would also look at ANGRYsearch as an alternative.
Going to the PCLinuxOS repo, I discovered that ANGRYsearch is, in fact, in the repo. So, let’s look at it.
The first time you open it will be unremarkable, but only because it hasn’t searched your filesystem yet. Click on the Update button and you will see this (center top):
You can set an icon theme, and tell it if you don’t Now, all you have to do is type the information you want to include some directories. Click Update and are searching for into the search box at the top. The your file system will be searched. Then, and every more you type, the more your results are narrowed time you open ANGRYsearch in the future, your down. I do several documents for an Earth Day window will look like this (center): event at work, and sometimes I can’t remember whether I moved them all to my work computer, or if I have a copy on my personal computer. I’m
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Every letter or word I typed narrowed my search more.
Well, what do you know…. the file is in two different folders. At least if I delete one, I have a backup.
I think ANGRYsearch works very well. If you don’t like the search function you have, or want to try a different one, try ANGRYsearch.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 27 The Death Bell Tolls For G+
by Paul Arnote (parnote) Ultimately, it was discovered that the bug went all Google+ was Google’s fourth attempt at creating a the way back to 2015, by some reports. So, instead social network. The others were Google Buzz (2010- of fixing the bug, Google made the decision to close 2011), Google Friend Connect (2008-2012), and Another month, another Google service dies. On Google+ down. Google’s habit of always changing Orkut (2004-2014). October 12, 2018, Google announced that Google+ course, screwing with the interface for no apparent will close down at the end of August, 2019. This or good reason (Google LOVES to do that to most of The Engadget website did an honorable (albeit announcement was in tandem with the report of a their services), coupled with a diminishing use and early) postmortem article on Google+. In the article, bug that exposed Google+ users private information. even greater diminished acceptance, had long ago they hit on all the things that Google did wrong with sealed Google+’s fate. Indeed, over the past year or Google+, as well as some of its highlights. In The bug was discovered in March, 2018, but Google so, Google+ has seemed a bit like a ghost town, summary: kept it quiet in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica save the few determined folks and groups that made and Facebook shenanigans, fearful of being drawn the decision to weather the storm. In the interest of • Google+ hit 300 million active monthly users by into a U.S. Congressional investigation over the disclosure, I have been a Google+ user since its 2013, 70 million more than Twitter. matter. Even now, Google is being queried from inception, and will probably remain so until the bitter congressional members about the matter, and may end. The PCLinuxOS Magazine even has its own • People were eager for a “Facebook killer.” The still have to appear before lawmakers to explain the page on Google+. masses still are. vulnerability. It is estimated that over 500,000 Google+ users were potentially affected. From the start, Google+ seemed to have an identity • Google+ copied all the core features of Facebook problem. You could also couple that with an that were popular, except Events. acceptance problem, too. Few seemed willing to add a g+ or +1 button to their website. Launched in June • Instituted a “real names” policy, forcing the use of 2011, it quickly rose to 10 million users within the “real names.” They then went on a mass account first two weeks. By the end of the year, it boasted 90 purge of any accounts it didn’t think used real million users. names. Caught up in the dragnet were well known tech figures, regular folks, people with special or When it was originally launched, Google christened non-English characters in their name, those using it a social network, competing head to head with stage names or pseudonyms, and many others. Facebook. It almost worked, too. Soon after Even some former Google employees had their Google+’s launch, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accounts suspended in error. Those not complying is reported to have instituted a company wide with the “real name” policy ended up being locked lockdown so that employees could bring Facebook’s out of all Google services, such as Gmail, Google features into line with Google+’s. There’s nothing like Docs and YouTube. a little competition to advance technology and features. But one month after Google+’s release, • Google then required anyone using any Google Mark Zuckerberg issued a prophetic prediction about service to create a Google+ profile, which was Google+ in an interview with Mashable’s Ben Parr, inextricably linked to all other Google services. and reported on in a Business Insider article. Later, Basically, Google forced Google+ down people’s Google backed away from the “social network” throats, forcing them to create a Google+ account moniker, choosing instead to call it a “social layer whether they wanted one or not. across all Google services.”
PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 28 The Death Bell Tolls For G+
Google+ never really had a real chance, given Google’s missteps, frequent course changes, format changes, changes of direction, userbase purges, lack of acceptance, forced signups, and a whole host of other things that turned off potential users. So, the search for the “Facebook Killer” continues.
R.I.P., Google+. You join a long, long, long list of other Google services that came before you, only to have their proverbial plug pulled prematurely. Google+ will live on only in the enterprise, since it’s only the public access to Google+ that is being axed.
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Or, click one of the amounts down below to make a monthly, recurring donation. What Google+ looked like in June 2011, from a TechCrunch article.
I, much more than many people I know, avoided Google+. I used it to share pictures and videos of “social networks” like a plague. But Google+ was the kids with family and friends – at least those who different. It lacked the immaturity, drama and B.S. still used Google+. that plagued Facebook. I’ve never had a Facebook account, and I never will. This is only one of a Those of us who remain(ed) at Google+ loved the myriad of reasons I’ll never belong to Facebook. experience there. We loved the lack of advertising. Google+ felt more mature (certainly its users Even though usership was low, many of us felt a real definitely did), and you certainly had a LOT less of sense of community with Google+. Back in 2011, the B.S. and drama that characterizes Facebook. It when Google+ started, Google was still “cool,” as its had way more substance than Twitter. Whenever transgressions – real or perceived – had not yet anyone asked about Google+, I told them it was like been made public. Back in 2011, Google still (more Facebook, but for adults. I got it honed to where I or less) operated under its unofficial slogan, “Do No could share just about anything from anywhere on Evil.”
PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 29 ms_meme's Nook: I Just Care For PCLinuxOS
I'm so happy since the day I came to the forum and decided to stay And the big surprise is they like me too
It's not hard for all to see Just how helpful these friends can be It simply goes to prove what Linux can do I don't care for Windows or Macs I don't care for Windows or Macs They both have many drawbacks They give me panic attacks I just care for PCLinuxOS I just care for PCLinuxOS
I don't care for those update chases I don't care if others embrace them I don't care for those virus traces Or on a pedestal they place them
I don't care what they're offering I don't care for their upscale price Or for their fancy marketing For it I won't sacrifice I'm practical as can be I'm practical as can be
I don't care who knows it I don't care who knows it I just care for PCLinuxOS I just care for PCLinuxOS
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 31 PCLinuxOS Bonus Recipe Corner
One-Pot Pasta Bolognese TIPS: Mix up this dish with different shapes of pasta, like INGREDIENTS: cook 13 to 15 minutes or until pasta is soft and penne or fusilli. sauce is reduced slightly. 2 tablespoons olive oil For an extra veggie boost, stir in a couple of cups of 2 onions, diced (about 3 cups) 3. Top with Parmesan cheese and basil. spinach or baby kale just before serving. 2 carrots, diced (about 1 cup) 1 teaspoon salt 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 can (28 oz) fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained 1 carton (32 oz) Beef broth 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 lb uncooked spaghetti 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
DIRECTIONS:
1. In Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot. Cook onions, carrots and salt in oil 5 to 8 minutes or until softened. Add beef; cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned.
2. Stir in tomato paste and tomatoes. Stir in broth, pepper flakes and Italian seasoning; heat to simmering. Break pasta in half, then thoroughly rinse under cold water. Tuck pasta into simmering liquid, covering completely. Reduce heat to medium-low; PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 32 PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions
SCRAPPLER RULES: 1. Follow the rules of Scrabble®. You can view them here. You have seven (7) letter tiles with which to make as long of a word as you possibly can. Words are based on the English language. Non-English language words are NOT allowed. 2. Red letters are scored double points. Green letters are scored triple points. 3. Add up the score of all the letters that you used. Unused letters are not scored. For red or green letters, apply the multiplier when tallying up your score. Next, apply any additional scoring multipliers, such as double or triple word score. 4. An additional 50 points is added for e
SUDOKU RULES: There is only one valid solution to each using all seven (7) of your tiles in a set to r Sudoku puzzle. The only way the puzzle can be considered make your word. You will not necessarily e solved correctly is when all 81 boxes contain numbers and the be able to use all seven (7) of the letters in H your set to form a “legal” word. s
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5. In case you are having difficulty seeing o i When you start a game of Sudoku, some blocks will be prefilled the point value on the letter tiles, here is a t u for you. You cannot change these numbers in the course of the list of how they are scored: l game. 0 points: 2 blank tiles o 1 point: E, A, I, O, N, R, T, L, S, U S e Each column must contain all of the numbers 1 through 9 and 2 points: D, G l z no two numbers in the same column of a Sudoku puzzle can 3 points: B, C, M, P z be the same. Each row must contain all of the numbers 1 4 points: F, H, V, W, Y u through 9 and no two numbers in the same row of a Sudoku 5 points: K P 8 points: J, X d
puzzle can be the same. a 10 points: Q, Z o 6. Optionally, a time limit of 60 minutes l Each block must contain all of the numbers 1 through 9 and no n should apply to the game, averaging to 12 two numbers in the same block of a Sudoku puzzle can be the w same. minutes per letter tile set. o Possible score 216, average score 151.
7. Have fun! It's only a game! D PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 33 PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions PCLinuxOS Word Find: November 2018 Fall
L R Y H T W W S L P Y D R W H C W J T L U E Y Y V U G C K E L T B G Q J Y C N Y A Y A T Z N U D X N T H I I B S F Q Z V K Q A V C A I S J G Y Z L F U G X Q C L E C H U Q V X D L Y B Q H I S K R E Q G N N L W J Y X P X Y S F L B F V B I M D Autumnal Equinox Bales A U S W L F S F A E D P Y K J Y A D S U B M U L O C H V S C Chestnuts Cider Z W O O I G B L U W S B A M L A E M F G S B C N A D H I U M O M N R P V A L T L A V I T S E F Q A D N D X B M F T M L A Columbus Day Decorations N H T L T Y F T L L E F N Y Q B U D D E D F P B R Z H Y I H Education Election L G E D M N S D E J J B X R A I K G H C X Y W D F K P K B Z Fall Festival A N M S I E A S U S D A P S L J R V B O H A H Z S R J N J U X I P E E S N I K P M U P T D S M N N R E B Q H W N F Z W J Football Frost V V E R N D H S O U Z W S U O R N I G A N U M R J O V K G K Gourds Harvest J I R I C L P C T R J D I J E D U C A T I O N V V M N N E N G G A E N E N B B X Z E A U Y Q X O B I E V O L Z Z O Y T K Heater Indian Summer C S T S N A U F G D M Q J U E W O O G O U N B D L Q V S I S Influenza Leaves Q K U S S Q B N C I D E R L T M C S V N O N U P X F E K X D Logs Migration M N R N S R I V F F U N A N Z T F A W S B M K N Z V M U R I I A E Z K T F P P P X N Y T O I S G O L Z D O N R Q B E J Y November Pine cones V H S S O S U H I F M D P P K I S O P I B D X A W W E F O R Pumpkins Quilts Q T R V W B I N H U M U F I X D T S O R F C H M Y P R P Z E L S B Z G O E Y T O G V M P O S K A Q E N O I T C E L E H C Raincoats Rally H N O S S C R U C S P A B C Y G F H R L M R O X T K Z Y D D Scarecrows Sleet E O V L O K A C T N E Y R M U L P E L G P P V T U U B H E Y Snuggle Tailgates A L S N Z D T A E Q N H X J S Z E W E G I E G A B K X P D E T W E L C R O D S R M V C N K M Q Y A U U M X K N A E P P N Temperature Thanksgiving E S W H E C I N D I A N S U M M E R V N F A L F O X L X I Q Trick or treat Voting R C W R N E Y J N R S C G B U E W C E S C P N D X D S L X E X E Z I J N T Y F K H N S V V R Z N S E B M U V G G H E A V World Series Q L A B A U W C B N C T A E R T R O K C I R T Z G Y Z L J F J R D K E D A L Q P U B N R U H N H H R Y X Q E O U L S O B
Download Puzzle Solutions Here PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 34 PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions Fall Crossword
1. glossy brown nuts that may be roasted and eaten. 2. In North America, an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. 3. a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body. 4. seasonal movement of animals from one region to another 5. (US) a social gathering at which an informal meal is served from the back of a parked vehicle, typically in the parking lot of a sports stadium. 6. an unfermented drink made by crushing fruit, typically apples. 7. the conical or rounded woody fruit of a pine tree, with scales that open to release the seeds. 8. a bundle of hay tied with cord or webbing and used to feed cattle. 9. the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America. 10. the process or period of gathering in crops. 11. an object, usually made to resemble a human figure, set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing. 12. a period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn. 13. an organized series of concerts or celebration events, typically held annually in the same place. 14. the eleventh month of the year 15. a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever and severe aching 16. a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause. Download Puzzle Solutions Here PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 35 PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions Cryptograms From the computer of ms_meme: Everyday I work the daily crosswords and cryptograms in the paper. I like the cryptograms as they are wise/silly sayings of famous people. The magazine article about secure passwords made me think of the cryptograms. We have people in the forum who are always posting famous/wise/silly sayings. I have made a few into cryptograms, and hope our readers will enjoy them.
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PCLinuxOS Magazine Page 36 More Screenshot Showcase
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