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Gutsy Geeks take Linux to the airwaves

http://www.desktoplinux.com

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.

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Created by MBP2000 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Hey FOSS project, what's your pedigree?

http://www.itwire.com

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!

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Created by greengrass 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Set Up a Custom Worksheet with KSysGuard

http://fosswire.com

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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Created by snuffbox 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Red Hat Network to be open-sourced

http://www.linuxworld.com

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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Created by Jimbob 17 years 30 weeks ago
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GPL divide still lives, one year on

http://blogs.zdnet.com

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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Created by mads 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Should Carriers Fear Open Source?

http://www.internetnews.com

Telecom juggernaut BT opens up about how it's using open source, though there are still some issues to overcome.

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Created by asterisk 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Top 10 Best GTK Applications Not Included in GNOME

http://vivapinkfloyd.blogspot.com

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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Created by Chris7mas 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Version Control: Thanks, BitKeeper — Welcome, Bazaar

http://blogs.mysql.com

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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Created by extra 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Acquia commercializing Drupal open-source publishing platform

http://www.webware.com

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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Created by mark 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Novell, Microsoft… and IBM… Maybe Oracle Too (Part I)

http://boycottnovell.com

Exploring the role of prolific Linux users in the Microsoft/Novell deal

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Created by komrad 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Monopoly Abuser Feels the Wrath of Intellectual Monopolies

http://boycottnovell.com

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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Created by komrad 17 years 30 weeks ago
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ASUS, Xandros, Microsoft and Other Business Partners

http://boycottnovell.com

Several companies that have deals with Microsoft and may be harmful to GNU/Linux as a result

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Created by komrad 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Community Source Software: If You Build It, They Will Join

http://www.linuxinsider.com

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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Created by docsmartz 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Fresh Linux Mint is a mixed bag

http://www.linux.com

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.

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Created by chimera 17 years 30 weeks ago
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Why Is Mono in Fedora? Nobody Knows… It’s Possibly a Secret

http://boycottnovell.com

The story about Fedora's inclusion of Mono leaves more questions than answers

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