A twitter account that is tracking Linux users by how many people follow the account.
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Linux Games That Were Fun Two Years Ago
Time changes many things; but it seems as though gaming on Linux is still pretty basic. At least, the good stuff still is. Take a look at how much has changed in the last 2 years on this top 10 chart from 2006.
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Brits to test life without Windows
Two British IT workers are planning to spend a month without Windows, using GNU/Linux instead in a project designed to see whether "the Linux operating system is capable of delivering the function and style of delivery that an established Windows user can adapt to easily."
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The Open Database Alliance: Forking MySQL?
With Oracle now owning MySQL, I think that the need for an independent true Open Source entity for MySQL is even bigger than ever before.
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Ubuntu Fans Move Quickly to Ubuntu 9.04
When it comes to deploying Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), Canonical’s installed base seems to be a loyal, eager crowd. To wit, the vast majority of WorksWithU site visitors have already upgraded to Ubuntu 9.04, according to an informal reader poll.
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cutmp3 - Command Line MP3 Editor in openSUSE
cutmp3, as the name implies is a simple command line tool to edit and cut MP3 files without loosing any quality. cutmp3 can edit the mp3 files interactively or selection (start time and end time) can be provided from the command line or even better can be used with a timetable fiile specifiying different start/end times from the same MP3 files.
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The Many Flavors of Linux
Even the smallest amount if research into Linux will have illustrated the sheer range of distributions out there. They are all based on the original Linux kernel built by Linus Torvalds (the father of modern Linux) and can all inter-operate to varying degrees.
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12 Worthy Alternative Browsers for Linux
Even though Firefox is the default browser in most Linux distro, that doesn’t mean you have to confine yourselves to Firefox. So, check out 12 alternative browsers for Linux.
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State of the GNU/Linux Desktop 2009 Part 3/4: Infrastructural Enhancements
This category of purely under-the-hood work is not immediately obvious and thus is often under-appreciated, but yields many useful improvements to the Free Desktop.
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Time to take another look at Linux
I went to a man’s apartment today on a business matter and while there I noticed that he had an old thick book about Red Hat Linux on his shelf. At one point I made a comment about it and how I had switched to Linux and that it was getting more popular.
Read more »Dell’s Windows Mindset
Here we go, again. Dell's configurator displays something bizarre, as the screenshots below show.
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Red Hat: The Fools Are Right
The VAR Guy enjoys Barron’s and The Motley Fool — two fantastic financial websites. But when it comes to rumors about Red Hat’s future, The VAR Guy has to side with irreverent Fools rather than the traditional Barron’s. Here’s why.
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Get to know Linux: IceWM
This time around we are going to take a look at what most would consider a more standard metaphor window manager for the Linux operating system. I say “standard” because, even though it is old school (and has an old-school look and feel), it contains some of the standard features of the modern desktop.
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Ratpoison: an efficient and minimalist WM.
Ratpoison. It sounds like something that kills a rat. It sure does. Ratpoison is a WM (Window Manager) that runs on Linux that has one purpose: to kill your rat. Here we are referring to that disgusting little lump beside your keyboard that shoots lasers out of its arse.
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