CrunchEee 8.10.02 has been released. CrunchEee is an ASUS Eee PC specific version of CrunchBang Linux.
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Ubuntu Server Edition Gains ERP, Business Applications
I spotted a guide earlier today that shows IT administrators how to install Openbravo’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software on Ubuntu. Frankly, the guide extends beyond my technical knowledge. But it signals an important milestone: True business applications are finally coming to Ubuntu Server Edition and its desktop counterpart.
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Red Hat set to surpass Sun in market capitalization
In what may come to be seen as a deeply symbolic moment in the history of operating systems, Red Hat is on the verge of surpassing Sun Microsystems' market capitalization for the first time.
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LCA2009: Why ODF should be the chosen one
Suarez-Potts, an employee of Sun Microsystems, was speaking at the Australian national Linux conference in Hobart about the OpenDocument Format and OpenOffice.org and the reasons for using it.
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Asterisk: The Next Big Certification?
During a phone conversation yesterday, a trusted source discussed open source and Linux certification with The VAR Guy. It was an interesting chat, but our resident blogger is looking further down the road and expects Asterisk certification to be the next big trend for VoIP solutions providers. Here’s why.
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Open-sourcers get with the git
With the power of ten men, Linus reacted swiftly. Rather than cry about it like a little bitch, he created his own source control system called git. In a self-deprecating style that only a developer on Linus's level could pull off, Linus said, "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.”
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Does Microsoft even matter?
According to recent IDC reports Microsoft does not own the enterprise market; favoring UNIX and Linux Operating platforms (read below). Although one needs to be reminded that it is not Microsoft’s primary market. It is the end-user that Microsoft is concerned with and it has been that same market that has helped Microsoft get to the position it is currently in. But does that really matter?
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Linux Alternatives to iTunes
While it's true that Apple iTunes has some compelling services, such as their TV/music/movie store, the media player itself leaves many power users yearning for something more.
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Googling up Ubuntu
Lehrbaum shares everything needed to make your Mac- and Vista-using friends feel like they're living with last's year's model.
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OpenSSH: The Poor Man's SOCKS Proxy
Just when I think I know everything I need to know about OpenSSH, I end up learning something new and tremendously useful. Today, that would be the -D argument
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Netbooks Poised to Be the New OS Battleground?
In 2009, it won’t be the “year of the desktop” for any operating system–instead, the coveted trophy seems to be “year of the netbook.”
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Triple booting from pen drive
A tutorial on how to create a bootable pendrive with 3 distros.
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Ubuntu's Shuttleworth praises Windows 7, welcomes fight
Mark Shuttleworth is looking forward to a good, clean netbook fight with Microsoft following the release of Windows 7.
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Using Web Data to Determine the Most Popular Linux Flavor
There’s a lot of talk around the internets about which (free) Linux distro is the ‘best.’ And while this article won’t opine either way, I do hope to put some perspective on the Linux debate using public data.
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Bordeaux 1.6 for Solaris and OpenSolaris systems coming soon
Bordeaux 1.6 is now running on current Solaris and OpenSolaris systems.
I have been working with a couple friends over the past two weeks to get Bordeaux running on Solaris and OpenSolaris 2008.11. We now have everything compiling and running but like always more testing needs to be done before it's ready for final release.
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