Mandriva is another friendly, popular distro that you should take into consideration when thinking about using or trying Linux. Like its counterparts, it aims to deliver a complete experience to the user.
Read more »Mandriva 2009 - Quite all right, but could be better
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Novell Pollutes GNU/Linux, Microsoft Almost Pollutes ODF
Novell spreads .NET and Microsoft wants to bring proprietary extensions to ODF
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Open-Source Leads the Way to Rapid Innovation
Great ideas spring up every day, but only in certain conditions are they able to bloom. Open-source software is, in fact, one of the best places for these great ideas to bloom.
Read more »Novell Spreads More .NET in Mac OS X, Windows, Leads to Patent Trouble
Novell brings its Mono development tools to proprietary platforms and ignores the TomTom-imposed warning signs
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Virtualization Makes For Strange Bedfellows
Which companies haven't made virtualization announcements this year? Not to be left out of the coverage of the recent virtualization collaboration announcements, which seem to be all the rage these days, Novell and VMware have announced an agreement which will allow for independent software vendors to create fully supported custom virtual appliances built with Suse Linux [...]
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Ubuntu Linux Netbooks: Yes, They Will Be Free
In September 2008, MSPmentor (WorksWithU's sister site) predicted broadband providers would offer Netbooks (those low-cost sub-notebooks) for free with monthly broadband service contracts. Here's some new evidence that we're marching in that direction.
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Computerish Humor - Predictions For the Year 2035
This week's Sunday website has funnier stuff on it, but we liked these jokes better ;)
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Linux Career Training on a Budget
If your financial resources are very slim and you are interested in moving into Linux administration you still have a few choices. If you are not a self-motivated individual stop reading now and take a class with an instructor. Developing a Linux Career on a Budget means that you must be able to force yourself each day toward a specific goal.
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Using Webmin to Set Up Postfix
Webmin is a graphical tool that can be used to work with Linux servers that only have text mode. This tutorial will show you the basics of setting up the Postfix Mail server with webmin.
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Novell CEO Loots the Company: Receives Huge Bonuses for Failed Business
Further discussion about Novell's results, early talks about layoffs, and Hovsepian's payoff
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European Open Source Software Workgroup a Total Scam: Hijacked and Subverted by Microsoft et al
Microsoft (and also SAP) seizes control of an open source panel in Europe using its American lobbyists
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Cisco (Quietly) Adds to Linux Kernel
Without much fanfare or self-congratulations, networking giant Cisco Systems has become one of the top contributors to the Linux kernel and an active contributor to the broader open source community.
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Linux Foundation Unveils Plans for Upcoming Summit
The Linux Foundation — the not-for-profit that keeps Linus in keyboards, and most recently, has been looking to glam things up a bit — earlier this month provided a first glimpse into its plans for the 2009 Collaboration Summit, to be held April 8-10 in San Francisco.
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Mepis 8.0 Desktop - A Debian Joyride
This time around I tried the daddy of many desktops, Debian Lenny, and compared it with Mepis 8.0 on my notebook. I am pleased Debian has made itself easy to install and use. However, Warren has spelled magic onto Debain through his much tested Mepis.
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Sneak preview of Suse Linux Enterprise 11
Novell is offering a sneak preview of the forthcoming Suse Linux Enterprise 11 server (SLES) and desktop (SLED) versions to download. SLE 11 contains current software, including kernel version 2.6.27, X.org 7.4, Gnome 2.24 and KDE 4.1, Apache 2.2.10 and Samba 3.2.5, PHP 5.2.6, and Python 2.6.
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