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10 Reasons Why I Switched To Ubuntu

I’ve been running Ubuntu as my sole OS on my laptop for around 8 months now. I’ve had dual-boots and dabbled in Linux for servers and stuff for around 10 years or so, but this is the first time I’ve had it as the only OS on a system, that I use for day-to-day.

Created by giantrobot 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Open Movie Editor Releases New Version

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Linux based non-linear video application, Open Movie Editor, has released a new version. Originally new sourced were rolled out on May 21st, with a small bug fix update now available from May 23rd.

Created by C733tus 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Flock draws $15 million for social browsing

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Flock, a Firefox-based Web browser that plays up social networking online, has raised $15 million in a fourth round of funding led by Fidelity Ventures. The company's previous investors, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catamount Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, also participated in the round.

Created by switchpin 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Linux sales grow 22 per cent in China

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The commercial Linux market in China has seen sales value increase 22.6 per cent over the past year, according to new research.

Created by vlovindia 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Why open source needs an attitude adjustment

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Recession be damned. The first quarter of the year saw a record $203.7 million of venture capital flow to young open source companies. You'd think that would be a cause for celebration, but for too many members of the open source community money is, well, icky.

Created by mark 17 years 33 weeks ago
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OpenMoko Linux mobile phone ditches GTK+, gets Qt and E17

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OpenMoko develops completely open Linux-based mobile phones that can be modified and improved in the spirit of open source. OpenMoko's developer-oriented Neo1973 was released last year and the consumer model, called the FreeRunner, is expected to move into the mass production stage next month.

Created by asterisk 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Google carves an Android path through open-source world

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Google didn't invent open-source programming or pioneer the mobile-phone software market, but when it comes to its Android project, don't accuse Google of playing follow the leader.

Created by asterisk 17 years 33 weeks ago
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EU and USA negotiating mutual patent recognition

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In its statement on the results of the Transatlantic Economic Council negotiations, issued last week, the council made brief reference to the intellectual property rights issue. A single bullet point in the statement references a roadmap issued jointly by the European Commission and US Patent Office aimed at advancing "global patent harmonization".

Created by peacemaker 17 years 33 weeks ago
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Testing the new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2

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In Novell's new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2, announced yesterday, you'll find only small, but useful, improvements, most of them for better interoperability with Microsoft protocols and formats.