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Maaari pinagmulan ang maging sa iyo: isang panimula upang buksan ang source software

Funny open-source cartoon with Tux
Open source software: Maaaring i-edit ng kahit sino iyon at gumawa ng kahit na mas kahanga-hangang. Narito ang isang rundown ng kung bakit.

Open source software. Ikinalulugod tulad ng isa pang tech buzzword tulad ng masigla pag-unlad, MVC Framework, waterfall modelo, at saka pa.

Ngunit talaga, ito magkano higit pang mga cool na kaysa sa lahat ng mga.

Maglagay lamang, open source software ay isang software na maaaring i-edit ng kahit sino. At dahil sa na, ito ay kahanga-hangang. Basahin ang sa upang makita kung paano ang iyong mga paboritong software na open source (Firefox at Android, halimbawa) pagawaan.

Paano ito gumagana

Sa tingin ko ito ay pinakamadaling upang ipaliwanag ang open-source na software na may isang maliit na kuwento. Kumuha ng ilang mga popcorn – ito ay may mga aksyon, drama, at paglabag sa copyright.

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Ang hinaharap ng mga smartphone

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 at Android. If you’re feeling brave, may Windows Phone. Hindi magkano ang iba't-ibang.

Ang lahat na ay tungkol sa upang baguhin.

Ang darating na taon na ito ay upang makita ang paglabas ng bago, libreng smartphone operating system na tila poised upang baguhin ang mundo ng mga smartphone – patungo sa kabutihan. Natin tingnan.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu, ang wildly-popular na open-source operating system para sa mga computer 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” – iyon ay, 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 Labas

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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