Seth Gottlieb reported that Annie Weinberger of Interwoven, a proprietary CMS vendor, launched some good old Open Source FUD comparing Open Source to a free puppy...
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The Mozilla Community Store is here!
This morning we announced the launch of the Mozilla Community Store, a new open source approach to our t-shirt creation process that allows anyone to submit their original designs and make them publicly available for purchase.
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Moonlight 1.0 Beta Available
Not long ago the Moonlight development team announced that the Linux Silverlight adaptation was drawing ever nearer to the 1.0 release. On December 1st, the Moonlight 1.0 beta version was released.
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The five stages of community open source engagement
I wrote recently that the “five ages of vendor-led open source revenue strategies” I’d come up with wasn’t suitable for vendors that build a business around community-led projects.
Read more »Microsoft Attacks, Then Tries to Hijack Free Software
Microsoft is befriending F/OSS people in the Philippines, 'extending' IronPython, even Perl... while at the same time attacking F/OSS
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Why is Linux.com Promoting Microsoft/Novell’s Fork of OpenOffice.org?
Novell's Go-OO (fork of OpenOffice.org) receives unfair coverage and leads to friction
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As Search Bribery Fails, Microsoft Turns to More Agitation and Proxy-Fighting
Microsoft's search business continues to have trouble, so Yahoo is harassed further (Google too)
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How To Migrate From Evolution To Thunderbird In Ubuntu Intrepid
While Evolution is a useful email client for Gnome desktop, it is just not as extensible and flexible as Thunderbird. For those who are facing unpleasant incidents with Evolution and wish to migrate to Thunderbird, here is how you can do so in Ubuntu 8.10
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Convert DAA to ISO Disk Images in Linux
Ever acquired a .daa disk image and been unable to burn it? DAA is the proprietary format of PowerISO - I’m not really a fan of proprietary formats of anything, and would rather have the disk as an ISO image.
Read more »How to Compile an Ubuntu 8.10 Kernel
The purpose of this tutorial is to show you how to set up a kernel that is highly tuned for your CPU, in this case a dual core Pentium for a workstation.
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Android phone pops up down under
An Australian firm today announced "the first Aussie phone powered by Android." Kogan Technologies sells two models of the Kogan Agora without a contract, with both Linux/Android phones offering 3G and Bluetooth connectivity, and the pricier "Pro" adding a 2-Mpixel camera, WiFi, and GPS, says Kogan.
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DSL - Damn Small Linux 4.4.10 review
As part of a survival toolkit, Damn Small Linux could be something of a saviour. Earlier this year, this writer used a previous release of the distribution to excise a couple of gigabytes of files from an otherwise-locked-down Vista installation, and while it didn't save the machine concerned from complete reinstall, it did rescue an awful lot of data.
Read more »Open source is dying -- or maybe it isn't
The open source model is broken. Fighting Microsoft was a big mistake. And, yes, open source is the key to a better future.
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Managing Swatch Output With Yet Another Perl Script
A little help for those of you who may not be allowed to edit the .swatchrc directly
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10 common mistakes made by Linux users
There are a few ubiquitous mistakes which a lot of Linux admins make while administering a Linux box. If kept in mind, these mistakes can be avoided to keep a smooth work flow.
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