News: Scribus 1.5.0 released.

The new version 1.5.0 for test purposes is now based on Qt 5.2. Some features come with this version:

• Scribus can now store bitmap images within its native file format;
• offers a "Symbol" or clone feature similar to Adobe Illustrator;
• the new "Weld" feature, objects are combined and moved without being grouped;
• each object remains fully editable;
• most often requested text features: vertical scaling of text, orphans and widows control, foot and endnotes, text variables, cross references;
• with a huge number of new or rewritten import filters - and some are still experimental;
• also: vector drawings, 3D, bitmap files, ...

Read more about this new version: 1.5.0 release webpage.

News: San Francisco Python Meetup Group ...

 ... Python Meetup is putting out a call for speakers:

Meet other local Python Programming Language enthusiasts! Please join us on the second Wednesday of each month for a Presentation Night of intermediate and advanced Python talks. Please join us on the third Wednesday of each month for a Project Night of Python tutorials, mentors helping new and intermediate Python developers, sprints on Python projects, and developers working on their own projects.

More about this www.meetup.com- sfpython.

Try now with your linux os : the plan .

Working under many operating systems, like PC, MAX and Linux OS.
Very good effect and with a great music this game will take your attention.
Also available on Steam:
"A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence. The Plan was developed as a side project by Krillbite Studio, who's currently finishing their main project Among the Sleep. "Hey, You Should Play This" - Patrick Klepek, Giantbomb "Some may argue that The Plan isn't"

News: GNOME 3.16.1 is out.

GNOME 3.16 is the latest version of GNOME 3 and is the result of six months' work by the GNOME project.
It includes major new features, as well as a large number of smaller improvements and enhancements. The release incorporates 33525 changes, made by approximately 1043 contributors. New features and improvements being introduced in GNOME 3.16 include:

The lists of updated modules and changes are available here:
  core   -  https://download.gnome.org/core/3.16/3.16.1/NEWS
  apps   -  https://download.gnome.org/apps/3.16/3.16.1/NEWS

The source packages are available here:
  core   -  https://download.gnome.org/core/3.16/3.16.1/sources/
  apps   -  https://download.gnome.org/apps/3.16/3.16.1/sources/

News: Godot - This new game engine working with Linux .

The last version of Godot Engine Reaches 1.0 come with new features:

• working simple, flexible and feature-rich editor, with tools under multi-platform editor: Linux, Windows and OSX;
• the game result work for your multi-platform: iOS, Android, Desktop Platforms: Windows, OSX, Linux, Web Platforms: PNaCL and consoles: PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita (only with a license from Sony); 
• 2D and 3D game development;
• GUI library for UI Game Interfaces;
• A python-based scripting language, designed to make games with C++ API to optimize parts of the game or extend any part of the engine;
• you can animate 2D or 3D. - simulate 2D and 3D physics engines;

First look: I run it, working well.
You need to make some settings to export the game.
Working with .obj to import objects.
Not working with tff fonts.
Seam to be a lite dizzy, but I saw some good youtube tutorials.

download the templates for exporting, see the next image:

and export your game ...
I use Linux and great I have the .bin file.
I don't test it under Linux OS.

Blender 3D - great addon for game developers.

I found one great addon for game developers.
I make also one simple tutorial about this addon.
Can be read here.

News: NVIDIA for Linux Released with GL_NV_command_list.

Nvidia comes with new drivers for Linux OS and support for the following GPUs:
Quadro K620M, Quadro K2200M, GeForce GTX 960, GeForce GTX 965M.

NVIDIA has published a long-lived branch release for Linux OS:

• Linux 64-bit
• Linux 32-bit
• Linux ARM
• Solaris
• FreeBSD 64-bit
• FreeBSD 32-bit

Add also adds one new extension: GL_NV_command_list and exposes 368 OpenGL extensions for a GeForce GTX 970.

News: Twitter and Google - Firehose deal to target logged out users.

Twitter and Google are partners once again say CEO Dick Costolo.
"Twitter CEO Dick Costolo today confirmed that Twitter has signed a firehose deal with Google, which will bring tweets back into Google searches"
Read more here.

News: Youtube without flash player.

Youtube will let the Flash player to the past and come with HTML 5 features.
YouTube first added support for HTML5 back in 2010 when I used with Linux OS.
The main reason can be: "Most critically, HTML5 lacked support for Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) that lets us show you more videos with less buffering."
Also, HTML5 extend beyond web browsers and it's used in smart TVs and other streaming devices.
Read more about this, here.

Blender 3D - tutorial about tesla effect.

I make this tutorial because I like very much Blender 3D software.
You can read it here.
This is output of video rendering .

News: FOSDEM 2015 and python room.

FOSDEM is a free event that offers open source communities a place to meet, share ideas and collaborate. It is renowned for being highly developer-oriented and brings together 5000+ geeks from all over the world.
You can find a schedule of python room here.
The FOSDEM 2015 will take place at ULB Campus Solbosch on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February 2015 - Brussels.
Also no registration necessary for this event, according to the FOSDEM website.

News: The jeans that blocks wireless signals.

This will help users with Linux based smartphones.
According to this article, users will be protected by a pair of jeans containing material that blocks wireless signals:  

A pair of jeans containing material that blocks wireless signals is being developed in conjunction with anti-virus firm Norton.

News: Linux best security suite .

I found this article useful for users of the Linux operating system with the internet.
According to this website the best security suite for Linux OS, it's the ESET Antivirus and Antispyware.
This shields your Linux system against malware and keeps out cross-platform threats.
The experts tested most 24 security suites and 8 corporate security solutions. 
The article is very interesting - not only a top of the software. It includes specific test data made with details.