I was chatting with...[a] geeky friend ... and he told me about this new Windows installer called Wubi for Ubuntu. You can install Ubuntu on Windows like you would any other executable and uninstall it from the Add/Remove Programs menu.
Read more »Ubuntu Ahoy! The Wubi Revolution
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FUD Warning: The Windows Vista ‘Fire-Fighting Squad’ Goes Loose Again
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We warned about this a couple of weeks back, the context being Yankee Group FUD, but it’s worth repeating and presenting this alongside some more material and background, as well as new supportive stories.
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Microsoft and Its Media Partner Lock #1 Competitor Out of the Olympics
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We saw this coming a long time ago, but now arrive the specifics. Microsoft’s former media partner, MS(NBC), which was criticised before due to biased reporting that favours the paymaster, turns out to be that who shall do the ‘dirty job’.
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Latest Microsoft Spin: Another Anti-FOSS Move Spun as “GNU/Linux Support”
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The pattern continues. What at first sight might seem like innocent news about Windows playing nice with GNU/Linux is actually more than that (or rather — less than that). As Matt Asay puts it, “Microsoft opens up to Linux for System Center, but on a very short leash.”
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130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.
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Recently a couple people asked me about trying Linux without actually installing it. Obviously the first thing that came to mind is to try versions via LiveCD. For those not familiar, LiveCD means:spacer_gif 130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.
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Guess What? Fox News is Responsive to the Linux Community.
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The Linux community spoke and foxnews.com listened. I received a polite message late today from Mr. Dave Denis the Director, Product Development at Fox News. Mr. Denis stated that Fox News is now aware of the problem with their Video page and is working with Maven Networks to get it fixed. Mr. Denis also stated that most of the Fox News developers use Ubuntu.
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Sun sheds light on its open-source future
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Sun UK's chief open-source officer, Simon Phipps, has a high-profile role to play as the company aims to complete its move to 100 percent open software development.
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Social networking for sports sits on an open platform
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Sportsvite.com, a kind of MySpace for ballers, exists because Steve Parker and a few friends wanted to find a better way to organize softball leagues and other casual sports teams in their New York neighborhoods.
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Sun: Trying to do the right thing
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I’ve been annoyed by some of the Sun-bashing that has been going on over the past few months and years. I’ve written in the past about my belief that Sun are trying to do the right thing, and my appreciation for the investment that they’ve put into projects I care about.
Read more »The Top 75 Open Source Security Apps
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About a year ago, we took a look at the growing trend toward open-source security and highlighted 10 of the best apps available. Since then, the area has continued to mature, and now we're back highlighting 75 of the most frequently downloaded open-source security applications.
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Xfce, the hidden gem of desktop environments
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In the beginning, we talked a bit about the holy war that wages onward between KDE and GNOME. Some of you aptly pointed out that there is a third desktop environment out there. It was never our intention to slight this desktop (we actually use it regularly).
Read more »Debugging with Nemiver
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Nemiver is a graphical tool that can be used to take advantage of debugging information that uses gdb as a backend. It provides all of the features that the terminal-based gdb provides, but in a more sophisticated GUI interface that follows the code as it is executed. This means you can run code line-by-line, add breakpoints, view pointers, variables, memory registers, and see the call stack.
Read more »btnx Customizes a Multi-Button Mouse for Linux
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Linux only: Any Linux user clutching a mouse with more than the standard two buttons and a scroll wheel doesn't have it easy trying to match the same kind of configuration options given by the manufacturer's setup software, which is almost always Windows or Mac-only.
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Evolution of a Linux User
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I don’t consider myself anything more than a Linux user. As such, I am not much different from many others. I have been around personal computers since its early days, so in that sense I am a bit of warrior. This is a personal account of how I came to use Linux.
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If Microsoft goes fully hostile on Yahoo
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We have seen extensive press coverage of Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo over the last few months, including notably excellent coverage from Silicon Alley Insider and the Wall Street Journal. However, I have not seen a detailed analysis of how a full hostile takeover might play out -- the kind of analysis that you would be receiving if you were a Microsoft or Yahoo board member.
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