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Intense (and really thoughtful) ranting from the OLPC front

http://education.zdnet.com

Ivan Krstić has made his way into this blog before. As OLPC’s former director of security architecture and one closely involved with their Peru rollout, his posts offered great insights into just how the XO worked (or was supposed to work) on the backend.

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Embedded Linux Conference videos available

http://www.linuxdevices.com

Free Electrons has published an amazing multimedia re-cap of CELF's Embedded Linux Conference, which took place Apr. 14-18 in Mountain View, Calif. Featuring video transcripts, slides, and detailed notes from 22 talks, the article offers something for every Linux device developer or user.

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Flipping the Linux switch: My OS is okay, your OS is okay

http://www.downloadsquad.com

Today we're committing blasphemy. Okay, technically we're not. We're not saying that any one system or way of doing things is the only right way. Face it, the only place there was only one right answer to a question was eighth grade math class.

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Grape: a New Desktop

http://osnews.com

Rethinking the desktop metaphor, or even improving it in any significant way, is a daunting task, and few dare to take the risk. The end result is that the desktop metaphor that we use today barely changed over the years - which is quite unique for the computing industry, as normally, things change very rapidly.

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Off Topic: A World Where Almost One in Two PCs is a Windows Zombie

http://boycottnovell.com

A flaw which was found in Debian has stirred up a lot of discussion about security. People tend to forget where the real problem lies however, so here is just a quick clarification. I’ve personally accumulated literally hundreds of references about this, but here are a couple of more recent ones that provide the gist of it all:

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Open letter to standards professionals, developers, and activists

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

You’ve read how Microsoft drove its tank through the international standardization process last year and this year, finally winning ISO approval for its legacy OOXML format. The OOXML event proved that we’re in a real fight, and that money and power can break down the existing polite rules and agreements that constitute the international standardization process.

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Introducing Passenger for Ruby on Rails

http://blog.dreamhost.com

"As of right now all DreamHost customers have a new option for hosting Ruby on Rails applications. Awhile back I asked for a better way to host Rails applications on a shared server, and the answer has come in the form of Passenger (also known as mod_rails)!

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Open source survey: many questions remain

http://www.itwire.com

Used in the right context, statistics can often illuminate and point the way. On the other hand, these days, given the degree of spin around, they are more often used to confuse and blur an issue.

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The best desktop OS is...

http://blogs.computerworld.com

Dear me. Just because I recently talked about Windows XP SP3's virtues and vices, some people seem to think I've turned away from my beloved Linux systems. Nope, I'm still a rock-solid Linux desktop user.

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Google Asks FCC to Drop Verizon Bid in Wireless Spectrum Auction

http://www.freepress.net

Free Software isn't much good without a Free Internet.

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Time to slow down?

http://www.linuxworld.com

All communities develop rituals over time. One of the enduring linux-kernel rituals is the regular heated discussion on development processes and kernel quality. To an outside observer, these events can give the impression that the whole enterprise is about to come crashing down

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I would just like to say...

https://lists.ubuntu.com

This post is for all of you out there who have developed or contributed to Linux/Ubuntu projects and all of the open source coders who read this. I do not know where to send a post like this so I hope this one email will find its way in the sea of posts out there.

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Ubuntu 8.10 gets better connected

http://www.linuxsolutions.fr

With Ubuntu Hardy Heron now released, the next exciting thing to come will be Intrepid Ibex, or Ubuntu Linux 8.10 when it makes it debut in October. Intrepid Ibex promises to be packed with more exciting features, something we all enjoy hearing.

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Ubuntu Stories

http://ubuntu.sabza.org

Ubuntu Story is a new web site promoting Ubuntu by sharing the stories of people who use Ubuntu as their operating system. The web site has a beautiful design that highlights the key benefits of using Ubuntu Linux. These key benefits are:

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Best Computing Solutions: The Future of Linux - Part II

http://www.osweekly.com

Continued on from our last piece, examining which computing platform is the best solution for the typical user.

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