Steve McIntyre, the leader of the Debian Project, has appointed Kurt Roeckx as the new Debian secretary. The decision was made in close cooperation with Bdale Garbee, the current acting secretary.
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Back To Basics: Getting File Information Using Perl's Stat Function
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No high concept today. Just straight up information... maybe with an attitude - we hadn't finished writing the post before we wrote this lead.
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The Coolest Distro Ever!
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What do you get when you take Debian, add Enlightenment E17 to it, and then figure out a way to use Compiz as the compositor on top of all of that? What you get is the coolest distribution ever.
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Will Tux3 Soon Enter The Mainline Kernel?
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As of late, file-systems have been a popular topic among Linux developers and users. Last week the Tux3 developers were successful in using Tux3 as the root file-system.
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The problem with "sudo"
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I have written about biometrics a few days ago and how it's a bad idea to use biometric technologies for security. Today we'll be talking about a different rather popular security technology called "sudo."
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Lenny lights up an old laptop
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With the Debian Linux project officially designating “Lenny” as its new “stable” distribution, I decided to install it on an old Thinkpad to see how well it performs on a low-end machine.
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How you can help Windows users quit
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What’s wrong with using Windows? As with other addictions, informed recreational use has few drawbacks, but continual dependence on particular software is a different matter.
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IP for sale: Is open source buying?
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The Chicago Tribune suggests that increasing volumes of intellectual property are now being sold at to shore up balance sheets. So who in the open-source world is buying?
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MIPS Technologies Joins the Linux FoundationSunday, February 22nd, 2009
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The Linux Foundation today announced that MIPS Technologies has become a member of the Foundation. By joining the Linux Foundation, MIPS Technologies will help drive growth and promotion of Linux among its customer base and beyond.
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Linux Monday: Directory for Beginners
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One of the things that throws people when they're first looking at Linux is that they can't find their C:\ drive. Linux looks at files a little differently than Windows, but it's not too complicated and you shouldn't have to look too deep to find stuff.
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Why an ASUS Android Netbook?
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An Indian Web site has confirmed ASUS is developing a version of its Eee PC Netbook to run Google’s Android software. Personally I think the better story is what ASUS has against Ubuntu, but that’s just me.
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Ubuntu 9.10: Better, Or Just Better-Looking?
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Mark Shuttleworth recently outlined development plans for the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu, the "Karmic Koala," set to be released in October 2009. The innovations planned for the desktop, which is set for a major aesthetic makeover, look promising. But is this the time to be placing looks before functionality?
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The Perfect Desktop - Debian Lenny
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Debian Lenny desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.
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Why Microsoft should fear Ubuntu's Cloud efforts
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As we try to figure out the future of the Cloud, one thing is assured: developers will drive both deployment and consumption approaches. As is common to so many other major software shifts, developers lead, regardless of what vendors want the market to look like.
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Debian Lenny Based SimplyMEPIS 8.0 is Released
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MEPIS LLC has released SimplyMEPIS 8.0, the community edition of MEPIS 8.0. SimplyMEPIS 8.0 utilizes a Debian Lenny stable foundation enhanced with a Long Term Support kernel, key package upgrades, and the MEPIS Assistant applications.
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