With the release of Ubuntu 9.04 about 2 months out, Mark Shuttleworth will be announcing the codename of Ubuntu 9.10 fairly soon. This gets the community excited, as historically, Ubuntu releases have had entertaining codenames with interesting patterns.
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Updating software in Linux: four strikes and you're out
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Since a couple Computerworld bloggers have been discussing installing software in Linux, I'd thought I'd chime in.
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Shareholder Likens Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates to Bernard Madoff
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Some Microsoft shareholders rise in protest and demand change
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Bill Gates: “Intel should not just treat us as one of many”
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Bill Gates "feel[s] strongly about" Intel not even supporting anyone but Microsoft
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The Unthinkable: Moving From Ubuntu to Debian 5 Lenny
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I am thinking the unthinkable…..I am considering changing from Ubuntu 8.10 for my desktop to Debian 5. I have been running the Debian 5 Lenny candidate for awhile and have bee very pleased with the stability and features.
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British Conservative Shadow Chancellor backs "Open Source"! Again. But don't get Excited
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If you have ever read any of the articles I have written on Free Software Magazine you might just have noticed that my opinion of politicians is lower than a limbo dancer's pole. A brief brush with political activism many years ago left me with a deep and visceral distrust and dislike of everything political and a determination never to become entangled with politics ever again.
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5 Awesome Robot Kits to Get You Started with Robotics
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Every geeks dream is to have a personal robot that can be programmed to perform various tasks. If you have seen Tony Stark's robotic assistants in the movie Iron Man then you probably know what I mean. But unlike in movies, today's robots are not as advanced or still have limited capabilities.
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Singing The Praises Of Songbird 1.0
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THERE'S no shortage of quality music player/jukebox software available on the internet and in the past I've used iTunes, Rhythmbox, Exaile, Audacious and several others. But Songbird is something quite different.
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50 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for e-Learning & Researching
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Are you an e-Learner or a researcher? No matter if you are learning or working online or on campus, the following Firefox extensions can make your life easier.
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Bank of New Zealand Reduces Carbon Footprint with Red Hat on the Mainframe
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Bank utilizes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 on IBM System z mainframes and Red Hat Network Satellite to carve costs out of its IT infrastructure
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Science and KDE: rkward
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I try to use FOSS extensively for my scientific work. In fact, when possible, I use only FOSS tools. Among these there is the R programming language. It’s a Free implementation of the S-plus language, and it’s mainly aimed at statistics and mathematics. As the people who read my scientific posts know, I don’t like R much. But sometimes it’s the only alternative.
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Oracle 10g Hosting is here to promote your Business Online
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Oracle 10g Hosting is here to promote your business online. At present, to put your business in front of the Global market you need a website. For that you are looking for a cheap hosting company and whose services are affordable. Nothing to worry about, you are perfectly at the right destination to get your oracle 10g hosting.
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Open source integration tools are 'enterprise ready'
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Enterprises are increasingly looking at open source for critical enterprise date integration projects, according to a global survey of more than 1,000 respondents.
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Katapult Your Programs!
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The thing I love about Linux is the number of really terrific programs it has. There are thousands! And some are really unique and just plain slick! One such program is Katapult! Katapult is a program launcher. Simply by running Katapult in the system tray, you can call it up by double clicking its icon or by the keyboard command of "alt" and the space bar.
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