This post is about the desktop operating systems that fly under the radar of most people. We are definitely not talking about Windows, Mac OS X or Linux, or even BSD or Solaris. There are much less mainstream options out there for the OS-curious.
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Build It: A Sub-$250 Desktop PC
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Why spend more than you should on a cheap PC that you buy retail? In less than 30 minutes, you can build an ultra-low-budget Linux PC that can handle a multitude of everyday tasks.
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How to Setup Yahoo!zimbra Desktop in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy)
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Zimbra software is open source, meaning we make both the software code and the application itself available to anyone at no charge. Also, Zimbra Desktop is a full version; there are no missing features or catches.
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Technical overview: Maemo 5, the next-gen Nokia Tablet OS
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Nokia is pushing significant architectural changes at many different levels in the Maemo platform stack. The new components will simplify application development and bring new capabilities to future Internet Tablet products.
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Android vs. iPhone: The Battlefield Beyond the Handset
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Those considering whether to go Google with a new G1 or step to Apple for an iPhone 3G should take a close look at the handsets themselves. They should also look at the bigger picture. What network support will each one deliver? Which third-party app marketplace will better suit their preferences? Which offers the better service plan?
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Dell confirms 12in netbook? MID? Tablet?
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Dell has confirmed it is indeed working on a 12in netbook-style laptop, as UK grocer Tesco recently let slip on its website.
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The Political Economy of Peer Production
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"...In this article, Michel Bauwens discusses an emerging human social dynamic called: peer to peer (P2P).
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Battle of the Linux Distros
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In theory, any computer running Linux can be custom-built and tweaked down to the very last bit. In reality, a first-time Linux user wants to grab an install CD, get a working desktop, and do their own thing from there.
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Free Culture @ Berkeley
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"...Free Culture is a movement focused on creativity and innovation, communication and free expression, public access to knowledge and civil liberties. Students for Free Culture at Berkeley is proudly hosting the Free Culture 2008 Conference over Columbus Day weekend..."
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Interview With TualatriX - Maker of Ubuntu Tweak!
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Ubuntu Tweak, aims to make changes to Ubuntu very easy. Today we have TualatriX, the maker of UT. Lets ask him the secret of Ubuntu Tweak's phenomenal rise in the Linux world.
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Digital piano adds Linux
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Yamaha has added embedded Linux to the electronic "player piano" add-on it offers with some models. With version 3.0 of the Mark IV firmware, MontaVista Linux controls the 333MHz AMD Geode-based piano, enabling new interface possibilities, acoustic recording, and interaction with Web-based services.
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gOS 3.0 goes gold
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Good OS (gOS) has achieved a major new release of its Ubuntu-based operating system. Targeting OEMs that want quickly customizable Linux netbook OSes, gOS 3.0 integrates closely with Google Gadgets, as well as with Google Mail, Calendar, Reader, News, Applications, Picasa, and so on.
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Where Windows is #2 to Linux
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Microsoft encourages us to think of Linux, when we think of it as all, as an also-ran operating systems for nerds. The last thing Microsoft wants us to think about is that there are some spaces where Microsoft is a distant number two and Linux is on top. Too bad Microsoft, there are several such places. One such is HPC (High Performance Computing).
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Free software: It's about the money
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Open-source software developers are seeing a lot of interest in their products in Europe -- but it's North American companies that are opening their checkbooks, said speakers at Paris Capitale du Libre, a conference organized by the Federation of Open Source Software Industry.
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Funambol Announces World's First Open Source Mobile Sync App for T-Mobile Android G1 Phone
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Funambol Inc., the leading provider of open source push email and mobile sync for the mass market, today announced the world's first open source mobile sync app for the Android G1 phone from T-Mobile USA. The Funambol Android Client syncs contacts from a Google gPhone with a Funambol Server.
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