This is the second of a sequence of posts where we take a look at a few of the main Linux distros to find out which are the most welcoming to Linux newbies. In our first article of this series, we took a look at Fedora 9 Beta. Now we'll take a look at the new openSUSE 11 Beta.
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Prior aRt and Software Patents
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We’ve just begun a new project at Mozilla to create a tool that can help defend against invalid software patents...The problem is that when patents are asserted or enforced, it’s difficult, expensive, and time consuming to find the references (documents or other software/systems) that contain the elements of the asserted patent claims, also known as prior art.
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Centrify’s Tom Kemp: Here’s the map to avoiding Microsoft’s patent minefield
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On February 21 of 2008, just two months ago, Microsoft announced “strategic changes in technology and business practices to expand interoperability.” These changes, which would be incorporated into a set of “Interoperability Principles” that would provide API and protocol documentation for connectivity to and from their “high-volume business products” naming specifically Windows Vista,
Read more »Get your fingerprint reader to work in Ubuntu
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Previously, Linux support for such devices has been scattered amongst different projects (many incomplete) and inconsistent in that application developers would have to implement support for each type of fingerprint reader separately...We're trying to change that by providing a central system to support all the fingerprint readers we can get our hands on.
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Encode Video for the iPod Touch or iPhone
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Now that you have your iPhone or iPod Touch syncing in Linux, how about putting some video on it? These iPods are picky about video formats, but the excellent Avidemux video tool can encode your videos to be compatible.
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Ubuntu Cheat Sheet
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With the Ubuntu 8.04 release a few days away, there comes a time when one needs an end-all reference to the system. The time is now, and if you’re an Ubuntu user and liked the original cheat sheet, then do we have a surprise for you
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Is Linux Really Outgrowing Its Stereotypes? Does It Matter?
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Last month distro-review ran an article titled 10 ways that Linux is outgrowing the stereotype and becoming the best OS. While I agreed with all 10 points in the article something just didn’t sit right with me. I bookmarked the article and gave it a good long think. My conclusion: the facts are correct but there are problems with both the premise and the goal of the article.
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Nokia Calls for Openness
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Nokia is on the side of openness in the mobile industry -- in fact, history says it's inevitable, according to, Bob Iannucci, chief technology officer of Nokia Corp.
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Linux Becomes a Serious Option for Business
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Once relegated to the data center and the personal machines of IT pros who were the only ones able to use it, Linux has come a long way as an operating system. It's making its way into mainstream use, and it's a viable option for small businesses looking to keep their IT costs down.
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Top OLPC Executive Resigns After Restructuring
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Drastic internal restructuring at the One Laptop Per Child Project has led to the resignation of one of the nonprofit's top executives from the effort.
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Eleven Tips for New Xfce Users
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Last year's DesktopLinux.com's survey showed Xfce was the third most popular desktop environment. Granted, it was a distant third to KDE's second place and GNOME's first place, but Xfce does seem to be gaining in popularity in the last few years.
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Wildfire Growth
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The facts are The Open Source software movement has gone wild. Because no one owns it, because it works great, becasue it is secure...it has taken on a life of it's own through the millions of people who use it. It has been growing this way for the last ten years, slowly and without any significant marketing help or understanding.
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tekuti :: metablog
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"Well, it's been a little while since I wrote about tekuti, my Scheme-powered, git-backed blog software. Time for an update..." - http://wingolog.org/software/tekuti/
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Supercomputers help Exeter reach for the stars
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Are we alone in the universe? Could life exist on other planets? Questions like these have inspired countless science fiction stories, but at the University of Exeter's Astrophysics department, these queries are at the forefront of research. The department is using a range of supercomputers coupled with its own bespoke open source software to study how stars and planets are formed.
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Linux Goes To War
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One method of protecting your military networks from hackers is to use an operating system other than the ubiquitous Microsoft Windows (which controls over 85 percent of the market).
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