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Mag die bron wees met jou: 'n inleiding source sagteware oop te maak

Funny open-source cartoon with Tux
Open source sagteware: enige iemand kan dit verander en maak dit selfs meer awesome. Hier is 'n verduideliking van waarom.

Open source sagteware. Klink soos 'n ander tegnologie modewoord soos ratse ontwikkeling, MVC raamwerke, waterval modelle, en so aan.

Maar regtig, dit is veel meer cool as al daardie.

Eenvoudig gestel, open source sagteware is sagteware wat enigiemand kan wysig. En as gevolg van daardie, Dit is awesome. Lees hoe om jou gunsteling open source sagteware, sien (Firefox en Android, byvoorbeeld) werk.

Hoe werk dit?

Ek dink dit is die maklikste oop-bron sagteware te verduidelik met 'n klein storie. Kry 'n paar springmielies – dit het aksie, drama, en inbreuk op kopiereg.

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The future of smartphones

Google Android and Apple iOS fighting
Move over, Android and iOS. You have company.

Right now, if you want to buy a smartphone you have two main options: iPhone and Android. If you’re feeling brave, daar is Windows Phone. Nie veel verskeidenheid.

Al wat dit is om te verander.

Hierdie komende jaar gaan die vrylating van te sien nuwe, gratis smartphone bedryfstelsels wat lyk gereed om die wêreld te verander van slimfone – vir die beter. Kom ons neem 'n blik.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu, die baie gewilde open-source bedryfstelsel vir rekenaars is die verspreiding van gerugte dat hulle gaan vry te stel van 'n weergawe van die bedryfstelsel vir smart phones. Die fone is nie uit nie, maar mense rondom die internet say they’re definitely in the works.

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Firefox’s new release strategy

Back in the day (and by that I mean a week ago), new versions of Firefox were released “when they were ready” – wat, when all the features they wanted to put in were in it. That’s called feature-based releases, and most developers use that strategy.

But there’s another release strategy that focuses on releasing new versions every so often. Some features might not make a version, but that’s OK; a new version is coming in x weeks so it’ll be included then. This is called fixed releases.

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Firefox 4 is uit

It’s been about a year in coming (it was in beta for a full year), but Firefox 4 is finally out and can be downloaded at firefox.com. The open-source web browser’s latest version is a gigantic step forward from the 3.6 version (the old stable version from a year ago, which is pitifully outdated by now.)

What’s changed

  • Firefox 4 is about 3 times faster in page loading and JavaScript performance than 3.6. This means your favorite web apps and websites are – get ready for this – 3 times faster than before.
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