Google Inc. has removed an open-source project that enables the proprietary CoreAVC high-definition video decoder to run in Linux following a complaint from the codec's developer -- but the project could soon return.
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Linux Shootout: 7 Desktop Distros Compared
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We tested openSUSE, Ubuntu 8.04, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva Linux One, Fedora, SimplyMEPIS, and CentOS 5.1. All performed well, and each had at least one truly outstanding feature.
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OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up
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What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris.
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OpenSolaris ready for prime time
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Sun Microsystems on Monday will launch a supported version of OpenSolaris at the CommunityOne conference in San Francisco. After working on OpenSolaris for three years, Sun now has a supported distribution, called 2008.5, available.
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Does Trent Reznor get it? Or how to piss off the RIAA.
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Well it’s been all over the place today the new Nine Inch Nails record the slip was made available by Trent Reznor, the creative force behind NIN made the post on dig himself after all. This is just the latest in high profile artiest (like radiohead) that have started to experiment in new forms of distribution for their works.
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Linux is ready, but consumers are not
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Alongside Red Hat and Novell's recent pulling away from the consumer Linux space, some are not confident the operating system (OS) will be ready for the mainstream market anytime soon.
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Anatomy of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
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Linux® has been described as one of the most secure operating systems available, but the National Security Agency (NSA) has taken Linux to the next level with the introduction of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). SELinux takes the existing GNU/Linux operating system and extends it with kernel and user-space modifications to make it bullet-proof.
Read more »Dell, HP, Lenovo rev up Linux with driver promise
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Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to push chipset vendors to make open source drivers for Linux.
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Troll treasure: an in-depth look at Qt 4.4
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Trolltech has announced the official release of Qt 4.4, a much-anticipated update to their popular, cross-platform software development framework. Ars Technica conducted extensive testing to see how the new features perform.
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Time to choose, Ubuntu fans: rage or reason?
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My post last week about Ubuntu's embrace of the profit motive (exemplified in sponsor Canonical's release of a proprietary and non-free management tool) triggered a pretty remarkable flood of venom and invective in my direction. Fortunately, the Internet shielded me from the buckets of froth and spittle I would otherwise have collected.
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How to Enable Automatic Login in Ubutnu
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By default, Ubuntu requires that you login each time you run the operating system. If you are the only person using the computer and aren’t worried about security you can enable automatic login.
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Ubuntu Nuggets - it’s the little things that count
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The first Ubuntu release hype is slowly passing away. It’s amazing to see Ubuntu-related articles rise to the top of social bookmarking sites, extolling the wonders of the new Hardy Heron. Too bad most of them stick to the obvious and fail to see the not-so-obvious-but-o-so-beneficial smaller improvements.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you - the Neon!
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Neon is our shiny new nightly builds service for Amarok. Neon makes it easy to follow development of Amarok by regularly providing packages for you to install.
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Low-cost laptop group lands in Australia
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The One Laptop Per Child initiative has set up shop in Australia with a local board planning to lobby State and Federal governments to fund a roll-out into local communities.
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PatientOS (GPL) Physician Office EMR version 0.75 released
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PatientOS is an open source (free) electronic medical record designed as a distributed system with open source components (PostgreSQL, JBoss, Hibernate, Swing, Mirth and more).
Version 0.75 integrates iReport, an open source report writer and JFreeChart, and open source graphing library. Form wizards and other enhancement round out this release.
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