Mozilla Corp. yesterday announced it will add another beta to the Firefox 3.1 development schedule, a move that will push the browser's ship date to the second quarter or later.
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Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 5 Screenshot Tour
Among the new features we can notice a couple of new desktop effects. For example, when you enter the GNOME session you will now notice a nice fade effect that makes the transition from the login manager to the desktop. Also, when you change your workspaces... the desktop will not slide anymore, only the opened windows (this is the result of a modification in Compiz's Desktop Wall plugin).
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Novell's Open Source Rex Talks Linux
It's not all about the code in the Linux ecosystem. Any Linux project needs leadership. Markus Rex is one such leader.
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Novell Results Are in: Net is Down Very Sharply (36%)
Novell dives sharply having failed to offset the dwindling (legacy) business
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Microsoft suing TomTom, not Linux, not open source
One might have thought Microsoft was back rattling the patented software sabres against Linux and open source this week, reading some of the recent reports regarding Redmond’s patent infringement suit against automotive navigation and GPS player TomTom. However, upon further review, it seems that Microsoft is making a point to say that these suits are not aimed at the Linux OS or open source.
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Linux Mint 6: Felicia
I’ve been using Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu for a while, and overall I’m pleased with it. However, since upgrading from Linux Mint 5 (Elyssa) to 6 (Felicia), I’ve actually been a little less happy with it. A few irksome problems...
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Linux forensics - Part 2: Protech
In this article, we will talk about Protech, a high-end hacking toolbox for the enterpreneuring system administrator. It is a young, new distribution, based on Ubuntu and running an extremely streamlined, lightweight Fluxbox desktop.
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Fast ext4 fsck times, revisited
Last night I managed to finish up a rather satisfying improvement to ext4’s inode and block allocators. The ext4’s original allocator was actually a bit more simple-minded than ext3’s, in that it didn’t implement the Orlov algorithm to spread out top-level directories for better filesystem aging.
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Marcel Gagné on Novell, OpenSUSE (Video)
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I hate Ubuntu
I hate Ubuntu. I immediately lose respect for anyone who runs it, and especially those who advocate it. Here’s why...
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Novell-Red Hat Conundrum: What’s a FOSS Supporter to Do?
When you are a free and open source software (FOSS) supporter, life often seems black and white. What you decided would say a great deal about your reasons for supporting FOSS.
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Discord At Last! Unix and Linux-y Humor
Have a confusing and entertaining Saturday :) Discord For Everyone!
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Microsoft Uses Pressure Groups to Push Software Patents Into Europe
A detailed overview of Microsoft's latest activities in Europe, using lobbies
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You Want A Beautiful OS? Try Elive
What do you get when you put a stable operating system, an innovative desktop manager and plenty of eye candies together?
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VMware moves vCenter to Linux
VMware will release future versions of vCenter, its flagship virtualisation-management software, in Linux versions as well as for Windows.
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