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Fast-paced 3D stereo "first person shooter" game that offers intense fighting in futuristic worlds.
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Wine - Software for Running Native Windows Applications
A software package for Linux systems that makes it possible to install and run software written for Microsoft Windows.
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Firefox OS - The HTML5 Web OS
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Firefox OS is a new Linux-based operating system aimed at mobile devices, although components of the project are also useful for notebook computers and desktops. It is based on HTML5 and is designed to overcome the performance disadvantages and capability deficiencies of web applications relative to native applications. Much of this is accomplished through JavaScript libraries that communicate directly with the device's hardware. The system uses only open standards and no proprietary software at all.
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Tcl/Expect for Windows-Linux Interaction
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Expect is a command line (console) program that enables automation of interaction with other programs. It is useful for implementing routine tasks such as software testing, backups, or combining the functionality to multiple programs. Read more...
ImageMagick - Powerful Programmatic Image Processing
Sunday May 19, 2013
ImageMagick is a free and open source software package for modifying and creating images. Unlike graphics packages such as GIMP that provide tools for manual creation and manipulation of images, ImageMagick is meant to be used by programs to generate and adjust images automatically. Interfaces are available for many programming languages, including Ada, C, C++, Java, Lisp, Pascal, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl/TK. It can also be used from the command line.
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Tesla Model S using Linux
Thursday May 16, 2013
The all-electric car Tesla Model S, with a Linux-based on-board infotainment system, has been making headlines recently with record sales numbers and soaring share prices, as well as amazing performance data such as a 300 miles range on a single battery charge, 416 horsepower, 0-60 in 4.2 seconds.
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