Debian Linux founder and former OpenSolaris chief Ian Murdock is taking over the role of chief strategist for cloud computing at Sun Microsystems.
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The Net Net of Netbooks
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Netbooks have been one of the surprise successes over the last year. They have also been one of the most contentious areas of computing.
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Where are the Designed for Linux stickers?
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Lets face it, when it comes to marketing, microsoft is the best. They are the only company that I know of which has successfully marketed a product that would not pass the lowest quality controls of any other products standards.
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Five "universal" thin clients run Linux
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Igel has announced five new thin clients that run Linux, using Via or AMD processors. The new UD2, UD3, UD5, UD7, and UD9 (left) offer a variety of form factors, as well as "Digital Service Pack" software that can simply thin-client configuration, says the company.
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Open source device companies recognized
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TheVARGuy.com announced a list of the 50 top open source companies in the "channel." Alongside well-known picks like Red Hat, Sun, and Novell (ranked one through three), several smaller, embedded-related firms made the top-25, including Digium, Openmoko, and Opengear.
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Autostarting Programs in KDE 4
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Shawn Powers shows you how to automatically start programs in KDE 4.
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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #127
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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #127 for the week January 25th - January 31st, 2009.
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How To Choose The Best Linux For Your Business
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For IT decision makers in small and midsize businesses, Linux is all about choice. But the dizzying array of different distros, service, and support options can make the choice a challenge. This guide to understanding the differences will help you pick the distro your business needs.
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Trujillo: Android phones not robust
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Google's Android mobile platform wasn't robust, Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo said in an interview published yesterday, where he also disclosed he owns an Apple iPhone, among other handsets.
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Cory Doctorow just gets it.
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Cory Doctorow just gets it. Here is what he said about copyright accusations. “The Internet’s a single wire that delivers freedom of speech, of assembly and of the press — it’s a conduit for civic engagement, health care, employment, education, distant family, love and life.
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A Mesa (OpenGL) Driver For The Nintendo Wii?
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There is now talk on the Mesa 3D development list about the possibility of having a Mesa driver for the Nintendo Wii. Those working on developing custom games for this console platform have already experienced some success in bringing OpenGL to the Wii through the use of Mesa.
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Mumble 1.1.7 released
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Mumble, the low-latency VoIP application for games, has just released version 1.1.7 for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
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Linus, KDE4, and Yapping Anklebiters
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Just as KDE 4 is poised to prove itself with the user-friendly 4.2 release, the year-long controversy over the changes from the KDE 3 release has ignited again. This time, the spark was a interview comment by Linus Torvalds that he had switched to GNOME and thought that the KDE release had been mis-managed.
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Making Slackware and Slackware Derivative Linux Distros Speak Your Language
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Slackware and some Linux distributions based on Slackware don't include GDM and don't have a graphical tool to set language and locale on the fly. However, if you're willing to edit one or two configuration files and install a few packages you can make Slackware speak your language, working in whatever language you are most comfortable with.
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uSbuntu Live Creator - Create LiveUSBs from Windows using a GUI
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uSbuntu Live Creator does almost the same thing as the USB Live Creator included in the 8.10 except it has more features. It is working with Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu and it allows you to run your USB key directly in windows without any software installation nor configuration, using a special portable version of VirtualBox.
It's really easy to use.
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