Download Linux Journal | August 2010 | Issue 196

NEW PRODUCTS
Radical Breeze’s Illumination
Software Creator
Were you a LEGO-lover as a kid? If so, Radical Breeze thinks you’ll find its
new Illumination Software Creator 1.0, a visual software application builder,
extremely intuitive. A user—even a non-programmer—can easily experiment
with software building blocks, in a completely visual and understandable way,
and create software that can be run on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows computers. The application converts visual concepts into source code. No virtual
machine is involved. In addition, software built with Illumination Software
Creator can be run as a rich Internet Web page or an Internet tablet application (for Nokia Internet Tablets). The languages utilized are Python and GTK
for desktop and mobile applications, and JavaScript for Web applications.
www.radicalbreeze.com
Robert Love’s Linux Kernel Development,
3rd Ed. (Addison-Wesley)
Our old friend Robert Love, whose popular Kernel Korner column long graced these pages, has updated his
classic book Linux Kernel Development to a new 3rd edition. Published by Addison-Wesley, this work details
the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial for
those writing and developing kernel code, as well as for programmers seeking to better understand the
operating system and become more efficient and productive in their coding. The book details the kernel’s
major subsystems and features, including its design, implementation and interfaces. It covers the Linux
kernel with both a practical and theoretical eye, which is intended to appeal to readers with a variety of
interests and needs. Updated content includes an all-new chapter on kernel data structures, details on interrupt handlers and bottom halves, extended coverage of virtual memory and memory allocation and more.
www.informit.com
CloudLinux’s LVE Wrappers
Hosting service providers may want to read on about the new LVE Wrappers from
CloudLinux, tools that let the server owner control the exact CPU usage for individual
users and applications. LVE Wrappers are based on CloudLinux’s Lightweight Virtual
Environment technology that allows administrators to control CPU usage on a server
at the tenant or application level. It does so by isolating specific hardware resources in a lightweight container and prevents
one tenant on a shared server from affecting others. LVE Wrappers, which start individual applications and dæmons inside LVE
environments, allow for control of resources for each application, which allows for greater flexibility and stability on the overall
server infrastructure. The software is available to all CloudLinux subscribers.
www.cloudlinux.com
Tony Mullen and Claudio Andaur’s Blender
Studio Projects: Digital Movie-Making (Sybex)
Authors Tony Mullen and Claudio Andaur have set out to prove that the amazing open-source 3-D
animation software Blender isn’t just for hobbying anymore. Their new book Blender Studio Projects:
Digital Movie-Making, now out from Sybex, shows readers how to do on Blender what one typically
has done with high-end (and high-priced) apps Maya and 3ds Max. Sybex bills the book as “a
real-world, roll-up-your-sleeves guide that plunges straight into step-by-step instructions designed to
help you build skills and create solid assets for film, video and games.” The companion DVD includes
starter, intermediate and final files, as well as movie files to help you every step of the way.
www.sybex.com
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