Web Links of the Week.

[Zubair Sharief]

Sorry for the delay guys!

##College near Mangalore hosts three-day Debian meet
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/article2580370.ece

##"pirate" vs "pay-rate"
http://thenextweb.com/files/2010/02/piratedvd.jpg

##Steganography Made Easy in Linux
http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/steganography-made-easy-in-linux

##New LibreOffice Extension Website Live
http://ostatic.com/blog/new-libreoffice-extension-website-live

##Demand for Ruby, Hadoop and HTML5 rockets, C devs still best paid
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/28/silicon_roundabout_is_hiring/

##How to Convince Your Friends to Use Linux Without Being a Jerk
http://www.junauza.com/2011/10/how-to-convince-your-friends-into-using.html

##2011 Linux Graphics Survey Results
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=lgs_2011_results&num=1

##'Mega Games Pack' Lets You Install and Play Hundreds of Free Games
on Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/10/mega-games-pack-lets-you-install-and.html

##Wakfu: New Trailer Reveals Official Launch Date
http://news.mmosite.com/content/2011-10-27/wakfu_new_trailer_reveals_official_launch_date.shtml

##Debian joins Dropbox’s officially supported platforms along with
Fedora and Ubuntu
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/10/28/debian-joins-dropboxs-officially-supported-platforms-along-with-fedora-and-ubuntu/

##Virus Scanning on Linux
http://linuxaria.com/article/virus-scanning-on-linux?lang=en

##Skype Bans Reverse-Engineering of Skype Protocol
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/10/30/skype-bans-reverse-engineering-of-skype-protocol-epycs-open-source-code-application-with-support-for-skype-messaging-features-being-blocked/

##Linux Foundation Launches OpenMAMA Project
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Linux-Foundation-Launches-OpenMAMA-Project-367058/

##Xilinx Launches General Open Source Linux Support and Developer
Community
http://it.tmcnet.com/topics/it/articles/236099-xilinx-launches-general-open-source-linux-support-developer.htm

##C development on Linux - Comparison between C and other programming
languages - II.
http://how-to.linuxcareer.com/c-development-on-linux-comparison-between-c-and-other-programming-languages

##Britain’s $25 computer is coming by Christmas
http://gigaom.com/2011/11/02/britains-25-computer-is-coming-by-christmas/

##Tank Fighting Game 'Digitanks' Released for Linux [64bit only]
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/11/tank-fighting-game-digitanks-released.html

##Awesome Gameplay Footage and Hands on Impressions : Ignite [Racing
Game for Linux]
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/11/awesome-gameplay-footage-and-hands-on.html

##The Emirates Group Uses Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Middleware to Build
Powerful Open Travel Platform
http://www.mycompanypr.com/the-emirates-group-uses-red-hat-jboss-enterprise-middleware-to-build-powerful-open-travel-platform/pr/14336/

##Office Suite Update
http://madhatter.ca/2011/11/02/office-suite-update/

##Oracle formally proposes open source JavaFX
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-formally-proposes-open-source-JavaFX-1370737.html

##Deb and RPM Packages Finally Released for Burster [Play 3D Blender
Games in Web Browser]
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/11/deb-and-rpm-packages-finally-released.html

##OpenOffice4Kids (OOo4Kids)
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/oo-kids-new.html

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##DRONES and US Internal Security
http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/globalguerrillas/2011/11/drones-and-us-internal-security.html

##Debunking the 1% Myth
http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2010/09/debunking-the-1-myth.html

##Microsoft Patches Up With Samba
http://www.muktware.com/news/2867

##The end of an era: Internet Explorer drops below 50% of Web usage
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/11/the-end-of-an-era-internet-explorer-drops-below-50-percent-of-web-usage.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

##Linux adaptation problem:
http://www.thenetworkadministrator.com/Linuxadaptationproblem.htm

##Linux: Now 400 Distributions Strong
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/distributions-redhat-debian-slackware-ubuntu,13908.html

##Windows Update Never Stops Sucking
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/jamies-mostly-linux-stuff-10006480/windows-update-never-stops-sucking-10024734/

##November 2011 Issue of The PCLinuxOS Magazine
http://pclosmag.com/index.php/component/content/article/29-the-cms/92-november-2011-issue-of-the-pclinuxos-magazine

##First JUDCon in APAC to be held in Bangalore
http://devworks.thinkdigit.com/Features/First-JUDCon-in-APAC-to-be-held_7893.html

##FUDCon India 2011 Coverage From Pune
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTAxMjQ

##CESG asserts security of open source software
http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/nov/08/cesg-open-source-security

##Tough tests flunk good programmer job candidates
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-11-2011/111103-fatal-exception.html

##Dakar Car racing game
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dakar2010/

##Exclusive: Adobe ceases development on mobile browser Flash,
refocuses efforts on HTML5
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development-on-mobile-browser-flash-refocuses-efforts-on-html5-updated/19226

##LXF stickers and fridge magnets up for grabs
http://www.tuxradar.com/content/lxf-stickers-and-fridge-magnets-grabs

##Desura Linux client available to anyone
http://www.linuxgames.com/archives/17707

##Court rejects AVM´s claims opposing third party modifications of GPL
software
https://fsfe.org/news/2011/news-20111110-01.en.html

##Microsoft may halt development work on Silverlight plugin after next
release
http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/9/2548975/microsoft-may-halt-development-work-on-silverlight-after-next-release

##The Stop Online Piracy Act: A Blacklist by Any Other Name Is Still a
Blacklist
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/11/stop-online-piracy-act-blacklist-any-other-name-still-blacklist

##The DRM graveyard: A brief history of digital rights management in
music
http://opensource.com/life/11/11/drm-graveyard-brief-history-digital-rights-management-music

##Ken Starks: The Unsung Hero
http://thomasaknight.com/blog.php?id=15

##Nonlinear Writing on Linux with Storybook
https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/507820:nonlinear-writing-on-linux-with-storybook

##Finding Virtualisation Software that Fits
http://www.linuxforu.com/teach-me/finding-virtualisation-software-that-fits-2/

##Hackers Hijack Millions of Computers in ‘Massive’ Fraud Case
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-10/hackers-hijack-millions-of-computers-in-massive-fraud-case.html