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FossNews Weekly

Issue : 29Team : T.Shrinivasan ( tshrinivasan@gmail.com ) , K.Balavignesh ( kbalavignesh@gmail.com )Date : 26-09-2009Subscribe athttp://groups.google.com/group/fossnews/

Contents

1. Software Freedom Day ‘09 celebrations at Chennai2. Free and Open Source 2D Animation Software for Linux3. "The Art of Community" Now Available For Free Download4. OpenSolaris vs Linux5. The Last Patch: A Funny Movie About The Battle Between Microsoft And Open Source6. 10 Things New About Ubuntu Karmic Koala Worth Taking Note Of 7. Using mobile phone as remote for linux media players is fun!8. OpenDisc: One-stop shop for Windows open source applications9. IBM Throws Out Microsoft Office10. Saving a Billion Using Open Source

1. Software Freedom Day ‘09 celebrations at Chennai

Software Freedom Day was organized by Indian Linux User Group, Chennai at Birla Planetoriumon September 19th 2009. It’s a worldwide event celebrated on third Saturday of September month of every year. The aim of this event is to bring awareness to the public regarding open sourcetechnologies.

ILUGC Volunteers on SFD'09

Free Open Source Software News 2Here are the snaps:http://picasaweb.google.com/tshrinivasan/SoftwareFreedomDay09#http://picasaweb.google.com/mbchandar2/Sfd2009#http://picasaweb.google.com/aishu.moorthy/SFD09#Here is the review on SFD:http://sraji.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/open-source-technologies-shown-in-software-freedom-day-09-at-birla-planetorium-chennai/

2. Free and Open Source 2D Animation Software for Linux

It's time to take a look at some 2D computer graphics program for Linux users who are into creatingtwo-dimensional models. These free

2D animation software

is as capable as those that arecommercially available so do take time to try them first before emptying your wallet.Here are a few Free and Open Source 2D animation software for Linux that you may like:

SynfigKToonPencil

Free Open Source Software News 3http://www.junauza.com/2009/09/free-and-open-source-2d-animation.html

3. "The Art of Community" Now Available For Free Download

Every software project, online site, or company has to manage the community of interested peoplesurrounding it. The community is the source of new ideas, a reliable support network, and the bestmarketing tool. When money is tight, making the best useof the community is even more critical.Author Jono Baconhas been building and managing communities for a decade, particularly in areas of opensource software such as KDE and Ubuntu. He currently isCommunity Manager for Ubuntu, probably the largestcommunity in the open-source software area. Hisexperience and his relationships with other communitiesand leaders provide a rich and deep well of expertise for thisbook.In

The Art of Community

you’ll experience the broad rangeof talents required to recruit members, motivate them,manage them, and make them happy to be part of yourcommunity. Bacon takes you through the different stages of community and covers the information you’ll need, rangingfrom software tools to conflict resolution skills.To download the e-book:http://www.artofcommunityonline.org

4. OpenSolaris vs Linux

Sun advertises its operating system as a full-blown distribution, including the Gnome desktop. Butis OpenSolaris interesting enough for a Linux user? If you're happy with your favourite Linuxdistribution, why would you try OpenSolaris? In some aspects it's much like a regular Linuxdistribution, but in other aspects it's completely different. Do the exciting features of this operatingsystem outweigh the trouble of learning another Unix environment with other tools?Here is a review on OpenSolaris vs Linux.