iPhone challengers Palm Pre as well as HTC's Dream and Magic have one thing in common: Linux-based operating systems. We look at why Linux is so good for smartphones.
Read more »10 ways to go green with Linux
From reduced packaging to energy savings to extended equipment lifecycles, Linux can help you green up your tech environment. Jack Wallen looks at some of the eco-friendly benefits of running Linux.
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The Argument for Buying Linux Pre-Installed
One of the things you hear a lot is that Macs "just work." As nicely described in this article, Linux "just works" just as well if you only run it on hardware it was designed to run on. I would like to take the post one step further, though. I would recommend that new Linux users, perhaps after testing out the Live CD for a bit, should actually buy a computer with Linux pre-installed.
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More Unix And Linux Wallpapers. Why, Work? Whyyyyyyy?
Posts like this are the reason we try to write everything in advance ;)
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Is Ubuntu Loosing Touch With It's Community?
I recently saw Gary Vaynerchuk's keynote at FOWA Miami. One of the things he said that really struck a cord with me was that when someone sends you an email to inquire about your product or are looking for advice you should see this as a compliment and should not put off replying for one second.
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Phoenix Hyperspace, the Instant-On Linux: Needs More Time in the Oven
In Torture-Testing Phoenix HyperSpace, the Linux-Based Instant-On OS, we learned a bit about Phoenix HyperSpace, the Linux-based "instant on" operating system.
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Howto Convert Vmware Image to Virtualbox Image or Import Vmware Image into Virtualbox
VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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browsing in GNOME
There are 2 ways to provide access to the web for GNOME. One is to integrate into an existing framework. The other is to write our own.
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Another Company Affiliated with Microsoft Sues Red Hat Using Software Patents
Red Hat's latest headache and some other news about Microsoft's aggressive crusade against Linux
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KDE 4.2.1 provides the "Cream" on top of KDE
It has been a little more than a month since you were able to install the latest and greatest KDE on release day. Today is another one of those with KDE 4.2.1 (codenamed "Cream") hitting the shelves.
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Looking back at Linux.com
Quite simply, the old Linux.com site and its sister-site NewsForge were the largest source of original news in the FOSS community. That is not just bias, but objective fact. Mny people don’t seem to recognize what’s been lost.
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Red Hat's JBoss Software Draws Patent Suit
A small software company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against open source distributor Red Hat and several vendors that sell Red Hat products, claiming that Red Hat's JBoss middleware violates one of its patents.
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The Beginner's Guide to Linux, Part 2: Installation
In part one of our guide, we walked you through the process of finding a distro that is right for you. This chapter is going to walk you through downloading and burning a CD image of your chosen distro(s), the traditional way of partitioning and setting up a dual-boot system, and another way to dual-boot without repartitioning.
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open source design shelters to help fight poverty
A public domain / open source design shelter for poor country that can resist to extrem conditions and cost less than 200 dollars to build. It s designed for poor countries. It s still an ongoing project but already get a big community and good documentation.
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Dream Linux 3.5 - An Excellent New Release
I got interested in the new release of Dream Linux (3.5) because it is supposed to make it easy to create your own customised ISO boot image. I thought that if I could get it set up and configured on the HP 2133, and then make an ISO of that, that would be really useful.
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