linux port

LinuxDC++ is a Linux port of the Direct Connect client DC++. Though it is primarily aimed at Linux, it has been shown to work on other Unix-based operating systems as well.

"Google has made the Chrome source available under a permissive BSD license so that it can be incorporated into both open and proprietary software programs." Complete Story

Google has released the source code of its new Chrome web browser. The search giant has also released build instructions for the Linux port, which is not yet fully functional.

Linux has no shortage of audio and video players, but if you want to devote you whole system to multimedia use, you need the Xbox Media Center (XBMC).

Although initially designed for the Xbox gaming console, XBMC has been ported to other platforms. The Linux port of XBMC that I use is quite usable, especially for video playback.

One in every three or four YouTube videos crashes the browser. I remember sometime back reading that Adobe has a very small development team working on the Linux port of Flash.

mwilliamson writes "As I sit reading my morning paper online I still cannot view the embedded videos due to auto-detection of my Flash player not working.

One in every three or four YouTube videos crashes the browser. I remember sometime back reading that Adobe has a very small development team (possibly only one) working on the Linux port of Flash.

It has occurred to me that Flash on Linux is the one major entry barrier controlling acceptance of Linux as a viable desktop operating system.

Boxee released their Ubuntu Linux port for 7.10 and 8.04 (Gutsy Gibbon and Hardy Heron) versions today. Sign up for their alpha at boxee.tv or ask your friends who have been using it on OS-X to add your email to their friends list within the boxee website.

It's an all-format media player with social ties. That means it tweets, friendfeeds, etc!

HP has released the Tru64 filesystem (under the name AdvFS) under the GPLv2 license; the code can be obtained from the AdvFS site.

AdvFS claims a number of worthwhile features, including multi-device storage pools, online resizing, snapshotting, deleted file recovery, and more.

Note that there does not appear to be a working Linux port at this point, but the code is available and that is a good start.

A plea to Will Wright and Maxis to port Spore to Linux no matter what the cost.

Linux Game Publishing has announced a Linux port of "Sacred Gold," an action role-playing game first published for Windows three years ago.

The U.K.-based game publisher plans to ship the title in August of this year, priced at 27 GBP (~ $50).