Archive for the Category: Linux

Mozilla Firefox 42.0 Released

November 3, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Mozilla Firefox has just released Mozilla Firefox v42.0. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features that are intended to […]

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Fedora 23 Released

November 3, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Fedora Project Contributors has just released Fedora v23. http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/23/html/Release_Notes/index.html Fedora is a Linux-based operating system, a suite of software that makes your computer run. You can use the Fedora operating system to replace or to run alongside of other operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. The Fedora operating system is 100% […]

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RFE: Add Support for Channel Security Exit in AMQP & MQTT Channels

November 3, 2015 Roger Lacroix

All, I need everyone’s help in getting IBM to add a missing feature to AMQP & MQTT channels. When IBM added direct support for MQTT to an MQ queue manager, I didn’t look very carefully at how IBM implemented the channel attributes (busy doing other things). Now IBM has added AMQP channel as of MQ […]

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Redistributable Clients Starting with MQ 8.0.0.4

October 29, 2015 Roger Lacroix

With the release of FixPack 8.0.0.4 for IBM MQ, IBM has provided Redistributable Clients for: Native MQ applications using the MQI written in C, C++, COBOL MQ applications using the Java/JMS classes MQ applications using managed or unmanaged .NET classes There is a write up of the new Redistributable Clients at DeveloperWorks. Regards, Roger Lacroix […]

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 8.0.0.4 Released

October 26, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released FixPack 8.0.0.4 for IBM MQ http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969244 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SupportPac MS0T v8.0.0.4 Released

October 26, 2015 Roger Lacroix

IBM has released SupportPac MS0T for version v8.0.0.4: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24021041 Changes: Updated for v8.0.0.4 SupportPac MS0T (MQ Explorer) is a graphical configuration tool built on Eclipse which enables you to remotely explore and configure all WebSphere MQ objects and resources, including Java Message Service (JMS), and publish and subscribe. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Ubuntu 15.10 Released

October 26, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Ubuntu has just released Ubuntu v15.10. http://releases.ubuntu.com/15.10/ Super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It’ll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of free apps. Regards, […]

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SQLite v3.9.0 Released

October 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.9.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Perl 6 Released

October 7, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The Perl developers have just released Perl 6. http://perl6.org Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and […]

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Head, Apply Wall To It Several Times!

October 6, 2015 Roger Lacroix

If you don’t like that title, how about “How to out smart yourself and shoot yourself in the foot, all at the same time!” or “No smart deed goes unpunished!”. In the summer of 2014, I decided to clean up up some compiler warning messages that certain compilers (HP-UX cc comes to mind) were complaining […]

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