According to sources close to Dell, the Austin, Texas computer giant will be pre-installing Ubuntu 8.04 on its laptops and desktops starting in late June.
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Kenya standards bureau tackles IT
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The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), taking the first step toward developing national IT standards, is inviting experts to join technical committees.
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Opera vs Firefox 3 review
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Firefox is a well known success case. I ’ve been using it for years and version 3 (which is almost ready) has great improvements. Opera has been around for years and it’s a stable browser, known for innovations in the browsing experience. So, after seeing the cool new features of Firefox, I was curious at what Opera was offering these days.
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Interesting New Moves in Kenya After Alleged Microsoft Blackmail
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There are some shifts of power in Kenya's standards body shortly after strong accusation were flying
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Microsoft Still Has Too Much Control Over the ISO Process
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With people's conflicting interests and reappointments, it seems almost evident that Microsoft stuck its fingers in as many pies as needed
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Essential Thunderbird add-ons
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What's your normal routine when you log on in the morning? It's probably something along the lines of: pour cup of coffee, fire up Thunderbird, check your email, check your other email accounts that Thunderbird can't access, pour another cup of coffee. Well, here are a few Thunderbird extensions that may make your mornings go a little more smoothly.
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ODF: Open Standard; OOXML: The New and Unimproved .DOC/.XLS/Other
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OOXML might never catch on like its similar predecessor; Italy does ODF
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Open Source Living
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I wanted to highlight Open Source Living as a valuable resource for OSS for beginners and end users. OSLiving is a community-driven dynamic archive of Open Source software spanning all major platforms. The site is well designed and run by a small team of 4. It's a good way to find out about OSS, particularly via the frontpage classification table.
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FUD Watch: Use of the “Anti-Microsoft” Label to Spur Vista Uptake
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An infamous UK CIO appears to have descended to name-calling in the face of sagging Windows sales
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Sharjah school dumps high-cost software for open-source applications
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Education provider Scholars International Academy (SIA) has opted for open-source software and thin client systems, in a bid to save parents the cost of proprietary software.
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Open source sensor controller device shrinks
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The Arduino Project has announced a new compact version of its open source Arduino microcontroller platform called the Arduino Nano. Meanwhile, winners of the Arduino Open Hardware Contest have been announced, and include a security system, a modular robot, and a sweater-clad haptic navigational device.
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High flyer hangs hat on open source
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Whitehurst says Red Hat has hit the big time with blue-chip clients such as the New York Stock Exchange and National Australia Bank, but he recognises the company still has a long way to go.
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C source code analysis framework (Frama-C) released
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A free software Framework for Modular Analysis of C (Frama-C) has been released. It is written in OCaml and uses the C Intermediate Library (CIL). Much more information can be found on the project's "more information" page.
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How OOXML Brought International Unrest
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There is somewhat of an OOXML revolt brewing, claims one source while rather astounding developments from RedOffice remind of the threat to Microsoft Office (#1 cash cow) and power of FOSS.
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Wow! It's PINK!
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Where computers are concerned, I like to think of myself as cool, calm, and technically proficient. I got my first microcomputer (a Color Computer with 16K RAM) in 1983, and before I moved on to a bigger and better machine I'd learned to program it in assembly language. I've given up on learning assembly since then (the chipsets keep changing) but I still build my desktop computers from scratch.
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