If Microsoft ever does applications for Linux it means I’ve won.
– Linus Torvalds
Has Linus finally won, is Microsoft distributing software for Linux ? That’s what is claimed by Miguel de Icaza in a blog post
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Windows internet share drops below 90 per cent
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The number of Windows users surfing the web fell below 90 per cent for the first time, making for Microsoft's biggest market share drop in the past two years, according to new statistics.
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Nokia spins open Linux home automation gateway
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Nokia announced a home automation system based on the open source OpenWrt Linux distribution. Due in late 2009, the Z-wave wireless radio-equipped Nokia Home Control Center will let users remotely control security, automation, and energy management applications via their mobile phones, says Nokia.
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Bidirectional filesystem syncing - DirSync Pro vs. Unison
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Everyone knows and loves rsync, the command that lets you clone a directory tree to another disk or system with the ability to keep the clone fresh in an incremental and bandwidth-efficient manner. Sometimes, however, you want to sync in the reverse direction.
Read more »A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
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Keith Curtis has just written a book about the future of software.
Enterprise Computing. That in itself isn’t unique. More unusual is that Mr. Curtis, an 11-year veteran of Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, believes deeply that open source is the future of software.
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You're Never Too Old For Linux!
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This 50th birthday made me realize that you're never too old to learn something new. I was well into my forties when I first switched over to Linux. I've never regretted the move. It was easy to make the switch and when I did run into a minor bump or two in the road, I had the help and support of the Linux community to help me through it.
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Our Linux Dream 2008
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Considering that I have been writing daily posts basically without missing a day for around a year now, there is obviously a lot happening in the world of Linux and open-source software. The question is: what do you want to happen in this upcoming year? Last year I asked for reader's Linux dreams, and received a great response, so this year I am doing it again.
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Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?
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At well over 300 talkbacks and counting, plenty of folks took my challenge (and my reader’s challenge) to sort out just what it would take to switch from Windows to desktop Linux. Obviously, there was plenty of the standard Windows vs. Linux bickering, but there were also a lot of well-thought out responses.
Read more »Openmoko Adds Strategic Innovation Company, faberNovel, as Distributor
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Openmoko Inc, maker of the world's first totally open mobile phone, today announced that faberNovel, Inc has joined the worldwide distribution network for the FreeRunner open source mobile phone. Since launching the FreeRunner in July of this year, Openmoko has built out a network of more than 20 distributors covering North America, Europe and Asia.
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Compiz? Emerald? Metacity? What's the Difference?
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Not for the first time, I found myself the other night explaining on IRC how the window manager and window decorator parts fit together. There seems to be a misconception that Compiz requires Emerald. That is far from true. There also seems to be confusion regarding what different kinds of themes do. So let's start at the basics.
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Nitrogen: A Background Setter For Lightweight Desktop Manager
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Gnome, KDE and XFCE users will have no problem changing the wallpaper on their desktop. However, if you are using a lightweight desktop manager such Openbox or Fluxbox, you will find that there is no way that you can set the wallpaper for your desktop. In this case, Nitrogen will come in handy.
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Mandriva falls on bad days - again
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The global economic crisis is taking its toll on many technology companies and Mandriva, the Linux company based in France, has now taken a hit.
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Linux Evolution Reveals Origins of Curious Mathematical Phenomenon
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Zipf’s law is a testament to the order in our world, showing that the same patterns emerge in a wide variety of situations. The linguist George Kingsley Zipf first proposed the law in 1949, when he noticed that the distribution of words in a newspaper, book, or other literary article always followed the same pattern.
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Open Source: The Model Is Broken
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The open-source business model that relies solely on support and service revenue streams is failing to meet the expectations of investors
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Open source phone gains "fat" distro
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Barcelona, Spain-based Tuxbrain has released an application-rich Linux distribution for the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner phone called Fat and Dirty OpenMoko (FDOM). In addition, Openmoko announced that both Tuxbrain and French design firm FaberNovel have joined the company's network of more than 20 distributors.
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