Novell's role in Microsoft PR revisited, along with forgotten offences. OSBC 2009 had ended a short while ago and it was probably a little harsh to focus only on Microsoft's presence over there. Nonetheless, this is part of a pattern and it's clearly damaging to GNU/Linux and Free software.
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Is Ballmer conceding victory to Linux Netbooks?
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In the process of pillorying the intelligence of buying Macs in the recession, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have admitted defeat in fighting Linux-based Netbooks. Ballmer said: "Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment--same piece of hardware--paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be."
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Technical Analysis Software in Ubuntu 8.10
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As a stock trader you'll need a technical analysis software to help you make your transaction decision. And Ubuntu provides this. What a gem I found, and it's free. This software already listed in synaptic package manager, Qtstalker. Qtstalker can use data from various sources, including Yahoo! Finance or a CSV file, so you can use this software to analyze any market data.
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Recover Deleted Files With Scalpel
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Scalpel is a fast file carver that reads a database of header and footer definitions and extracts matching files from a set of image files or raw device files. Scalpel is filesystem-independent and will carve files from FATx, NTFS, ext2/3, or raw partitions. It is useful for both digital forensics investigation and file recovery.
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Ubuntu 9.04 Beta: Quick Look
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So far there have been six alpha releases of the forthcoming Ubuntu 9.04, due for final release next month, and late yesterday the one and only beta release was made available for download. From this point forward there's a release candidate in mid-April, before the final release is made on the 23rd.
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Gnome 2.26 - Small review of interesting features
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Lets do the same order as the gnome release notes only with my opinion about them and of the items that deserve a little more attention.
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Microsoft is cheaper than Apple but it is hard to beat Linux
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The Wall St. Journal reported today that, “For months, Microsoft has jabbed at Apple with an, at times, baffling advertising campaign for Windows PCs. Now Microsoft may finally land a solid blow against its rival [with its new campaign].”
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Firefox 3.0.8 security release now available
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As part of the Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing security process, Firefox 3.0.8 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users as a free download from getfirefox.com.
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Kernel Log: Development of 2.6.30 is under way
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Shortly after the release of Linux 2.6.29 last Tuesday, the kernel subsystem developers began to prepare the first changes to be merged into the main development branch for Linux 2.6.30.
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Microsoft Wooing Open Source on Windows
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An exec at the software giant argues that Microsoft is open to working with open source. And in the current down economy, the strategy is paying off.
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Linux : The Linux last crusade is audio cd burning
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I couldn't believe it yesterday, but burning an audio CD under Linux is presently a very difficult and hazardous task ... Here is a quick summary of the situation...
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Desktop Linux: I'm Here for the Apps
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The best and the worst attributes of Linux as a desktop operating system involve acquiring and maintaining software applications.
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AMD Catalyst 9.3 For Linux Brings OpenGL Composite Support
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While the Catalyst driver for Windows was released a number of days ago, the Catalyst Linux driver was missing. It has, however, been released today.
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Linux and UNIX Document publishing using XML
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XML provides a way to identify data items and subcomponents within any structured data set, but has its roots in documentation development and production.
Read more »The state of Linux - Is it ready for the "average" user?
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The other day I realized that it had been a long time since I’d talked about Linux as a whole as opposed to looking at specific distros. I can see that a lot has changed.
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