The Bash Debugger Project (bashdb) lets you set breakpoints, inspect variables, perform a backtrace, and step through a bash script line by line. In other words, it provides the features you expect in a C/C++ debugger to anyone programming a bash script.
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Novell Partners Blog Conveniently Renames “Red Hat Linux” Just “Linux”
The Ops Americas blog seems to be trying to conceal Red Hat's domination (#1 spot).
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Microsoft Chief Technical Officer Quits
Microsoft's highest of ranks get flaky again, economics troubles seen
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States Are in Huge Debt, But Microsoft Keeps ‘Crime Money’ in Bank
Californian schools don't receive the money Microsoft owes them; Microsoft probably in court for black screens of death, sues others.
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Linux Community to Redmond - Do The Right Thing.
We've known for a while now that Microsoft, or someone at Microsoft buzzes our blog and website from time to time. And yes...we have a mole...did you expect anything different from us?
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DataForm adds efficient input to OpenOffice.org Calc
Spreadsheets might be called databases for the timid, since they're more user-friendly than databases and do a good job working with limited amounts of data. Some tools for databases can work well with spreadsheets too. Take for instance DataForm, a new OpenOffice.org Calc extension that provides a form-like interface designed to make entering and finding spreadsheet data easier.
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Guide to Creative Commons Media for Videographers
I am personally a big proponent behind the idea of the Creative Commons movement, which tries to create a free-er multimedia society where listeners, users and remixers build upon original works and freely exchange that information.
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Getting help with OpenOffice.org
Although OpenOffice.org comes with a decent online help, it can only get you that far. But there is a plethora of Web resources, support forums, and books that can help you to get the most out of the productivity suite and solve any problems you might have. And often, you don’t have to pay a dime to get the help you need.
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Bilski: what it means for free and open source software
Open source software is one of the most dynamic, innovative sectors of the U.S. economy, but the U.S. patent system is a costly hindrance to open source innovation.
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Pairing Stubborn Bluetooth Devices in Fedora 10 & Ubuntu Ibex
If you’re having problems pairing Bluetooth devices with the latest BlueZ 4 GNOME software (bluez-gnome-1.8) try this script. This script offers a work-around for the problem of pairing Bluetooth audio devices like Sony’s SRS-BT100 with the latest BlueZ GNOME wizard.
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Laptops for less: How I saved big on a computer the Ubuntu way
I live in Portland, Oregon, where open source is not just the favored software methodology but a way of life. Yet despite my buddies sporting their Linux user group laptop stickers, I was desperately afraid. It sounded hard. It sounded geeky.
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Why I’ve switched from Thunderbird to Evolution
On my computer (unfortunately) I’ve always had a dual boot setup. For my email, calendar, and contact management Thunderbird was my favorite pick. Was until I had a closer look at Evolution.
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Quick And Easy Local Filesystem Troubleshooting For SUSE Linux
How to figure out if your local filesystem is the thing that's giving you heartburn today ;)
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Defending the flame of Linux freedom
Increasingly we're seeing big business jump on the Linux bandwagon, as companies wake up to the money that can be made out of a community of developers working for free.
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7 Things to Do After Installing Kubuntu & KDE in General
I installed Kubuntu and tried it for few days, here are some tips for you if you are planning to instal Kubuntu. Kubuntu is the distant cousin of Ubuntu and uses KDE as its desktop environment.
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