Tag: firefox

Inaweza chanzo kuwa na wewe: intro wazi chanzo programu

Funny open-source cartoon with Tux
Wazi chanzo programu: mtu yeyote anaweza kuhariri na kufanya hivyo hata zaidi ya kutisha. Hapa ni mnyonge kwa nini.

Wazi chanzo programu. Inaonekana kama buzzword mwingine tech kama maendeleo agile, Mifumo MVC, mifano maporomoko ya maji, na kadhalika.

Lakini kwa kweli, ni sana zaidi baridi kuliko wale wote.

Kuweka tu, wazi chanzo programu ni programu ambayo mtu yeyote anaweza kuhariri. Na kwa sababu ya, ni ya kutisha. Kusoma na kuona ni jinsi gani yako favorite wazi chanzo programu (Firefox na Android, kwa mfano) kazi.

Jinsi kazi

Nadhani ni rahisi kueleza wazi chanzo programu na hadithi kidogo. Kupata baadhi ya popcorn – hii ina hatua, mchezo wa kuigiza, na ukiukwaji wa haki miliki.

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The future of smartphones

Google Android and Apple iOS fighting
Hoja juu ya, Android na iOS. Una kampuni.

Hivi sasa, kama unataka kununua smartphone una chaguzi mbili kuu: iPhone na. Kama wewe ni hisia shujaa, kuna Windows Simu. Si mengi mbalimbali.

Yote ni kuhusu mabadiliko.

Hii mwaka ujao ni kwenda kuona ya kutolewa kwa mpya, bure smartphone mifumo ya uendeshaji kwamba wanaonekana poised na mabadiliko ya dunia ya smartphones – kwa bora. Hebu tuangalie.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu, wildly-maarufu wazi chanzo mfumo wa uendeshaji kwa ajili ya kompyuta has been spreading rumors that they’re going to release a version of the operating system for smartphones. The phones aren’t out yet but folks around the 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” – kwamba ni, 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 out

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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