Ubuntu and CentOS are now in the rPath. The company yesterday began shipping a version of its rBuilder build and release management system for Linux that adds those distros; the tool previously worked only with Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise and its own rPath Linux.
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Microsoft Willing to Sell Us ‘Protection’ for Use of Mono
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Microsoft replies to BoycottNovell regrading Mono after readers email their concerns
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Ask Linux.com: NAS, Find, Squid, and EFS
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Gather round the table for a hearty feast of homemade dishes straight out of the Linux.com forums. All your favorites are here -- heartburn-inducing Windows-to-Linux file permission problems, savory search tips, and little bits of GNOME and Squid for those with an adventurous palate. And, of course, for dessert there's a fresh slice of grandma's old-fashioned unanswered questions.
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Microsoft and Novell Celebrate Marriage in Public, But Customers Still Choose Red Hat
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Novell and Microsoft gang up against Red Hat, but are unable to woo many customers despite claims
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Microsoft Helps Novell Fight GNU/Linux with Ballnux
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Microsoft and Novell's pressure on Red Hat based on some of the latest articles
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The tanking economy and OSS
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The economy is falling as fast as temperatures in November. Recession seems certain, if it's not already here. The stock market's performance resembles Disney World's Space Mountain roller coaster. And every open source vendor, every Linux project, will be touched in one way or another.
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SimplyMEPIS: The best desktop Linux you haven't tried
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Nowadays, everyone uses Ubuntu, most people have used Fedora, and many folks have tried openSUSE. SimplyMEPIS ... not so many. That's a shame, because this relatively obscure Debian-based desktop distribution from Morgantown, WV, is an outstanding desktop operating system. With SimplyMEPIS 8 at beta 5 and closing in on release, I tested the distribution and found it to be a keeper.
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Microsoft Tries to Dodge Vista Collusions Lawsuit as Ballmer Deposition Nears
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More material is released for public viewing and Microsoft embarrassment ensues
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Parallels Desktop 4: Installing Parallels Tools with Ubuntu as Guest
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I received an Email from a Mac user who tried Ubuntu using Parallels Desktop 4.0. He has successfully installed Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" as guest OS, but he wanted help in installing the Parallels Tools.
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By the People: Citizen Involvement the Open Source Way
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Before he's even sworn in, Barack Obama enters office with the tag, "open source president," thanks to a CNN commentator. Can he bring more citizen involvement to government? His transition team already is laying the groundwork, and other projects are trying to do the same
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USB Linux key targets netbooks
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French mini-PC vendor Linutop announced a version of its Ubuntu 8.4-based Linux distribution on a USB key targeting Asus Eee PCs. The key (pictured) is based on its small-footprint Linutop 2.2 distro, which is designed for ultra-low-powered systems such as its own Linutop 2 mini-PC.
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Why Firefox Rocks: Great Firefox Tricks, Part IV
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Today I have a useful tip that used to be enabled only on Linux, but now is available for everyone.
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Mozilla revenues hit $75 million - Hello IRS.
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Mozilla Chief Wrangler Mitchell Baker today reported Mozilla's financial position which shows 2007 revenues of $75 million up by 12 percent from 2006 revenues of $67 million. Though Mozilla is on the upswing, Baker's report shows some areas of potential future financial concerns.
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Open source is not a binary decision at Adobe
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I was fortunate to speak Wednesday on a panel at the Adobe Max conference. The topic? "Why Open Source, and What Makes the Cut?"
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Emacs-w3m, a simple Emacs interface to w3m
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"The Emacs-w3m interface to the text based WWW browser is quite handy for reading those nasty HTML-only emails in Gnus. The latest 1.4.4 release of Emacs-w3m is very old (2005), and doesn't work with Emacs 23. For Gentoo users of the development branch of Emacs 23 and Gnus, the only compatible version is in the CVS. There is currently no ebuild to install it.
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