Blog Posts on opensource

Blender 2.63 has been released! via PPA by Pir8geek on May 3, 2012The Blender Foundation and online developer community is proud to present the latest release of Blender 2.63, Blender is an open-source 3D computer graphics software used for creating animated films visual effects, interactive 3D applications or vide...

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin LTS Release – Download Here by Pir8geek on Apr 26, 2012Ubuntu 12.04 Codename Precise Pangolin for Desktop and Server has been released today and is now available for download. Ubuntu releases a new version every six months and its Long Term Support release (for desktop and server) is every 5 years. Downl...

The History of Open Source Software – Info Graphics via Source Ninja by Pir8geek on Apr 20, 2012The idea of Free Open Source Software as we now know it began with the development in the early 1980′s, A widely used term is  ”open source software”, where the “free” is short for “freedom”: the usual expla...

GIMP 2.8 RC1 Released – Packs Powerful Features by Pir8geek on Apr 14, 2012GIMP 2.8 RC1 which was released on April 8, 2012 can now be installed in via PPA. GIMP project has released GIMP 2.8 RC1 – a precursor to the upcoming GIMP 2.8. The 2.8 RC1 has updated the code to work with newer versions of GEGL and babl, fi...

The Mozilla Story – Video by Pir8geek on Apr 6, 2012Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser and the award winning web browser. Firefox is now better than ever before,and it is available in many languages. Watch a short video clips how mozilla starts enjoi Join now …Read more »...

Nagios – An Opensource Monitoring System by Pir8geek on Mar 29, 2012 Nagios is a powerful opensource monitoring tool and with nagios it enables to identify and resolve IT infrastructure problems before they occur. Nagios is a powerful tool that provides you with instant awareness of your organization’s miss...

GCstar – An OpenSource Application for Managing Your Collections by Pir8geek on Mar 19, 2012GCstar is a free open source application for managing your collections. Detailed information on each item can be automatically retrieved from the internet and you can store additional data, such as the location or who you’ve lent it to. You ...

PCSXR: Playstation 1 Emulator by Pir8geek on Mar 18, 2012PCSX-df is a fork of the PCSX Playstation emulator designed specifically for GNU/Linux (and probably other similar systems). It has a completely reworked and modernized GTK2/Glade GUI, integrated plugins, an improved system for classic PSEmu plugins,...

Valley open-source star swallowed by Black Duck by Philippines on Nov 18, 2010Pulling power ain’t what it used to be SpikeSource –a Silicon-Valley startup once blessed by big names and championed as the future of making money on open-source – has shut-up shop after seven years.… View full post on The Register If yo...

Presenting Bar Graphs by presentation animation on Nov 14, 2010Bar Graphs are always presented especially in business meetings with a very special client. Sometimes, it comes boring especially if you do not add some effects that would make it worth listening and looking.We have prepared a simple guide in present...