Linux has its own radio show in Phoenix. Hosted by "the distro dorks themselves," and syndicated nationally, the "Gutsy Geeks" show aims to promote and teach Linux to newcomers while also providing tips to intermediate-level Linux users.
Read more »Hey FOSS project, what's your pedigree?
Organic open source. Non-organic open source. Genetically modified free software. None of these are phrases that are in common usage but exploring what they mean is an interesting exercise. MySQL's Brian Aker used the first two terms when responding to a post by Linux kernel guru Ted T'so about what Sun was trying to do with its OpenSolaris project. I made up the third one myself!
Read more »Set Up a Custom Worksheet with KSysGuard
The KDE System Guard at first glance just looks like a simple system monitor application which lets you take a look at the System Load and Processes running on your machine. It is actually capable of a lot more monitoring than that, and if you delve deeper into it, you can customise the way it works to show you information about your system that you are interested in.
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Red Hat Network to be open-sourced
Red Hat plans to announce Thursday that it is open-sourcing Red Hat Network (RHN), its Web-based Linux infrastructure management platform, according to CEO Jim Whitehurst.
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GPL divide still lives, one year on
More proof time flies. GPL v. 3 is one year old. To “celebrate,” Black Duck Software looked at some of its own license resources , including its list of V.3 licensees, concluding that the divide between V.2 and V.3 licenses still lives, one year on. Black Duck founder Douglas Levin said inertia is on V.2’s side.
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Should Carriers Fear Open Source?
Telecom juggernaut BT opens up about how it's using open source, though there are still some issues to overcome.
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Top 10 Best GTK Applications Not Included in GNOME
The article reviews 10 GTK applications which don't come with the GNOME desktop environment, and are third-party applications: GIMP, Banshee, OpenOffice.org, Firefox, XChat, VLC, Deluge, Geany, LinuxDC++ and Inkscape. Screenshots included.
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Version Control: Thanks, BitKeeper — Welcome, Bazaar
During the last month, MySQL code has been migrated from BitKeeper to Bazaar. Bazaar is a distributed, free revision control system sponsored and supported by Canonical, the company behind the fast-growing Linux distribution Ubuntu.
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Acquia commercializing Drupal open-source publishing platform
While blogging platforms like WordPress and Movable Type have considerable name recognition among Web users, few outside the development community know about this flexible and open-source content management system Drupal, which powers sites like Sony BMG's Myplay, PopSci.com, and the Web 2.0 blog Center Networks.
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Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part I)
Exploring the role of prolific Linux users in the Microsoft/Novell deal
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Monopoly Abuser Feels the Wrath of Intellectual Monopolies
Microsoft may have just lost half a billion dollars for 'stealing' the idea of filling out forms and using styli on tablets
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ASUS, Xandros, Microsoft and Other Business Partners
Several companies that have deals with Microsoft and may be harmful to GNU/Linux as a result
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Community Source Software: If You Build It, They Will Join
The Utah Department of Health has enlisted the Collaborative Software Initiative to develop a system for meeting CDC requirements for infectious disease tracking and reporting. The system is being built using the community sourcing model, a model that mixes both open source and commercial interest elements.
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Fresh Linux Mint is a mixed bag
Linux Mint is a heavily customized community-driven derivative built on top of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. According to the creators, its purpose is "to produce an elegant, up-to-date, and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution." The latest release, Linux Mint 5.0 "Elyssa", released this month, retains most of Ubuntu's stability and features, but distinguish itself with unique features and tweaks.
Read more »Why Is Mono in Fedora? Nobody Knows… It’s Possibly a Secret
The story about Fedora's inclusion of Mono leaves more questions than answers
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