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Novell Cozies Up to Microsoft SharePoint

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Microsoft Office SharePoint gets a little lift from Novell's Access Manager 3.1

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Created by komrad 16 years 51 weeks ago
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New Software Patents for Novell

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Another case of Novell's software patents and more debate about their need (or lack thereof)

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Created by komrad 16 years 51 weeks ago
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The Advantages/Disadvantages of Leaving the Mainstream

http://www.linuxloop.com

A recent Free Software Magazine article points out that using Linux protects you from potential governmental spying or hacking in two ways. First, Linux is open-source, so it would be extremely hard to inject a backdoor in to its code. Second, since Linux is far less commonly used than, say, Windows, a governmental organization is far less likely to target it.

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Created by arslinuxum 16 years 51 weeks ago
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Hacking Windows Administrator Password (with good intentions) Using Linux

http://www.junauza.com

In case you or a friend of yours has forgotten his/her Windows administrator password, there’s no need to panic as you can easily hack it by resetting your password provided you have the right tools. One way to do this is to use Linux as your knight in shining armor.I’m going to show you how you can smoothly hack a Windows Administrator password using Linux.

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Created by clandestine 16 years 51 weeks ago
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How to tweak Nautilus to display size of files under their name

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

This tutorial will explain howto tweak Nautilus to display size of files under their name

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Created by BillKiller 16 years 51 weeks ago
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Has Microsoft Just ‘Pulled an EDGI’ on 72,000 Schools?

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Microsoft is dumping software on many schools in over 100 countries to battle competition

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Created by komrad 16 years 51 weeks ago
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UNIX/Linux Offer More Security Than Windows: Evidence

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Several reports about severe security issues in Windows and why UNIX/Linux are immune to these

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Created by komrad 16 years 51 weeks ago
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All That Matters for Now is Out-of-the-Box Experience

http://www.linuxloop.com

I find Dell's half-hearted commitment to Linux as frustrating as everyone else. It took me forever to find the actual link on Dell's site to their Ubuntu offerings (hint: they look exactly like Google AdSense sponsored links and it just says "open-source PCs"). Once you find it (or even if you use the direct link), you are greeted with a warning page about Ubuntu.

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Created by GiTS 16 years 52 weeks ago
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OpenSolaris distros

http://www.linuxformat.co.uk

A few months ago we looked at OpenSolaris, Sun's effort to get the community involved in its Unix flavour. Now Susan Linton explores some of the spin-off projects that have popped up, including MilaX, Belenix and Nexenta...

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Created by leo 16 years 52 weeks ago
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"BeagleBot" cruises on Linux

http://www.linuxdevices.com

A Linux-powered robot project has won the first monthly design contest sponsored by "BeagleBoard.org," a group promoting a low-cost, Linux-friendly single board computer (SBC) with an ARM Cortex-A8-based processor. Antti Seppanen's "BeagleBot" is a partially autonomous, WiFi-enabled robot with servos, sensor, and webcam.

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Created by GadgetGeek 16 years 52 weeks ago
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Open Archaeology

http://blogs.thehumanjourney.net

If you'd like to read some background into our use of Ubuntu you can click for the case study that's also included with every Ubuntu desktop CD image that's downloaded:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/products/casestudies/oxford-archaeology

The main thing I'd like to write about, however, is our Open Archaeology project; our commitment to Open Source, Open Standards and Open Data.

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Created by docsmartz 16 years 52 weeks ago
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Linux Bailout? Try Linux Investment...

http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org

This was cheery news: Channel Insider just announced the results of their 2009 Market Pulse Survey, where solution providers were asked "which vendors they thought would go out of business or be acquired in 2009."

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Created by switchpin 16 years 52 weeks ago
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Fact Vs. Friction: Picking The Right Open-Source Office Suite

http://www.bmighty.com

Open-source politics can be a nasty and pointless business. That's why it's usually a good idea for users to avoid it like the plague.

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Created by docsmartz 16 years 52 weeks ago
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Get Organized with Wiki in a Jar

http://www.linutop.com

While TiddlyWiki is probably the most popular desktop wiki out there, it’s not the only fish in the sea. And if you don’t fancy TiddlyWiki’s approach to managing content, or you are looking for a desktop wiki that can help you to manage not only your notes but also appointments and contacts, then you might want to try Wiki in a Jar.

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Created by extra 16 years 52 weeks ago
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Woman blames Dell for missing online classes

http://www.wkowtv.com

Abbie Schubert paid more than $1,100 for a Dell laptop hoping to enroll in online classes at Madison Area Technical College, or MATC. But something stopped her: she bought an operating system for her computer she never heard of, Ubuntu.

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