Tux is no mere drone -- he likes having fun every now and then. When it comes to gaming, open source tools and applications have a lot to offer developers, but that's not where it stops. Open source games themselves can be had for little or no cost, and a lot of them offer just as much baddy-blasting entertainment as proprietary titles.
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N810-ish, Linux-based MID pops up overseas, brings hope to at least one reviewer
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You know, we were hoping for a Nokia knock-off to poke fun at this morning, but what we got instead was a comprehensive five page review of a vaguely N810-ish, Linux-based handheld called the MID-2008.
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The 10 Coolest Open Source Products Of 2008
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Open Source Software is about more than just the Linux operating system, and 2008 brought advances in the form of OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Symphony, Firefox and Android. But Linux is still the heart of the FOSS movement, and this year brought key developments in the operating system as well. Here's a look at the coolest open source products to come across the transom in 2008.
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Replacing your Windows/Mac apps on Linux
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Switching operating systems can be tough. When you get accustomed to certain applications sometimes it can be hard to learn how to use other ones. I recently installed Ubuntu Eee (soon to be Easy Peasy) on my Eee PC 901 and it took quite a while to find apps that cam do everything I can do within Mac OS X and Windows. Here’s a quick guide so you can make your Linux machine feel like home.
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Open source: getting started
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OPEN source software can reduce costs and improve security dramatically, yet many people are a bit apprehensive about getting their feet wet. Typical of this concern, reader John Cohon wrote in with a number of questions about shifting to open source. To the extent that my answers to him might help other companies or individuals make the shift, I’m running them here.
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New From Round Solutions: Pocket Size Linux PC With GPS And GPRS
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Electronics manufacturer Round Solutions presents the AarLogic C10/3, a breadboard which contains a complete Linux PC on a surface of just 104mm x 63mm. A Quad-band GPRS module and SiRF3 GPS module are also on board, as well as interfaces for USB, RS232 and Ethernet components. An SD-card reader enables the trouble-free expansion of the 4 Mb of RAM which comes as standard.
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Wink - Tutorial and Presentation creation software
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Today, we'll learn how to create impressive, captivating animated screencast-like presentations that will help you deliver your ideas in a unique, highly professional manner.
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The GPL is not a burden.
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Simply put, i fail to see in how the FSF is being 'greedy'. There have been attempts by the FSF since 2003 to bring Cisco into compliance, and the standard procedure has failed. More importantly, i don't think the GPL is necessarily a burden on companies either.
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Three Great Distributions for Christmas: sidux, AntiX M8.0 and SimplyMEPIS 8.0
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The Debian project has packaged and produced some really great software and the latest project, code named "Lenny" has resulted in a couple of really outstanding derivatives, AntiX and its parent SimplyMEPIS. In addition, the Debian project "Sid", has led to the creation of an awesome cutting edge system called sidux.
Read more »Will commercialisation destroy Linux?
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I have noticed a fellow wooden spoon brandishing compatriot mention several times that commercialisation will destroy the Linux dream. That when the smell of money starts effusing from Linux then the sharks will come and trample all over the Linux utopia.
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Linux Foundation Looks to 2009
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As we begin to close the books on 2008 and look into the proverbial crystal ball for open source in the new year, I thought the Linux Foundation was a logical place to start. So I asked LF Marketing and Developer Programs VP Amanda McPherson what her top five open source predictions would be.
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Linux in 2009: Recession vs. GNU
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Pundits and business executives alike are predicting gloomy economic times for 2009. But when the talk turns to free and open source software (FOSS), suddenly the mood brightens.
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Unix And Linux Easter Eggs For The Wrong Holiday
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These Easter eggs are all pretty cool, but the bunny's staying home ;)
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How to Install KDE 4.2 beta in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)
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KDE now provides an easy to use contemporary desktop environment available for UNIX and compatible systems. Together with a free implementation of UNIX such as GNU/Linux, UNIX/KDE constitutes a completely free and open computing platform available to anyone free of charge.
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Is Novell Attacking OpenOffice.org Again?
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Posts that ridicule OpenOffice.org and promote Novell's fork are flooding the Web
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