The new Mini 10v netbook that Dell launched last week will get more capabilities over the year ahead, including what the company is calling "wireless improvements." However, although "Linux enthusiasts" might wish otherwise, an upgrade from the currently supported Ubuntu Linux 8.04.
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15+ programs you don't have to miss when you switch to Linux
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Two years ago, the small business where I work would never have considered selling Linux systems. Times have changed. Many of their preferred Windows programs are also available for Linux.
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In search of the Linux desktop
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KDE and GNOME are the mainstream desktop environments for GNU/Linux. There are lightweight options that use fewer resources, such as Xfce or Fluxbox, but new users are more likely to encounter KDE or GNOME.
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Microsoft and the Linux Foundation Not “Best Friends Forever”
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WE COULD NOT help noticing that Microsoft boosters are characterising consent on a triviality as some sort of a peace deal between Linux and Microsoft.
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Knuth Tells Europe to Let Him “Innovate in Peace” (Without Software Patents)
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PROFESSOR DONALD KNUTH IS nobody to sneeze at. He is considered one of the world's masters or authorities in algorithms and his letter opposing software patents in the United States is rather famous. A short while ago Knuth was kind enough to worry for Europeans too.
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EU Council Answers Marco Cappato’s Question About MS Dependence vs. Europe’s IT Independence
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A look at Microsoft's contact with the EU, which was under internal probe again
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ODF Alliance, Jeremy Allison and Others Tell Microsoft to Fix Its Broken ODF Implementation
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The pressure is rising for Microsoft to stop vandalising interoperability while keeping disingenuous
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KDE4: The Future of the X Desktop?
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The biggest issue keeping the X desktop from feeling like a polished system is the presence of multiple desktop environments leads to applications being developed using a wide variety of GUI toolkits.
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What Does a Linux Support Contract Buy?
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Companies that traffic in free open source software don't make their money selling licenses. They make it by selling support. What's that really worth? What does a company get for support fees?
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Mono Wants to be Everywhere
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The relationship between Novell and Mono is explored again; Moonlight as a Web-imposed Mono enforcer
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Wikimedia community approves license migration
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"Today we announced some fantastic news.The proposal to see Wikimedia’s content adopt a new dual license system has been voted on and approved by the Wikimedia community [...] A huge thanks to the committee, to the folks at Creative Commons [...] to Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation ..." -- via
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Community feedback for the future of Rails
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"A few months ago, we announced the creation of a "forum" to discuss the future of Rails and what the community is interested in. Since then, many important suggestions/topics were addressed, many features were completed or started.
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"The version 1.9 of the free LaTeX IDE Texmaker has been released today and comes with the following changes: ..."
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Open Source Developer Intends To Block Belgian Government From Using His Technology
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Open source developer Bruno Lowagie is about to set a remarkable precedent in the F/OSS world by restricting any government body in his and my home country, Belgium, to use any product that makes use of technology originally developed by him.
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