If you need an archiving program that can run under both Windows and Linux, sport a graphical interface, and be licensed as open source software, only a single program will do: PeaZip. It acts as a graphical front end for several tools that provide archiving, compression, encryption, and similar functions.
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Vista SP1: Still lagging behind the Linux desktop
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I had really thought that Vista SP1 would be an improvement. I didn't think it would be a big improvement, but still that it would be more competitive with Windows XP and the modern Linux desktop. I was wrong.
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HP preps sexy new ‘Eee PC killer'
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Has Asus set off a new price war in the mobile computing landscape? It was only a few years ago that brand-name laptops started to slide in under the $1,000 mark.
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Windows XP EEEpc through retail channels
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Although Asus has said that the Windows XP version of the EeePC will be available only by "special tender" (government and education), the writer of this article has been told by Asus' sales agents in Australia that it will be available to electrical retailers. This could be bad blow to Linux adoption on ultraportables if the price is the same.
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Why we should respect and support Red Hat - in Arabic
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In this article I discuss (in Arabic) why we should respect and support Red Hat, what Red Hat has done for free software in the Arabic language.
The article contains URLs to Red Hat contributions to Linux projects.
I hope this will be the start of multilingual FSDaily :) .
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BBC moves Linux into TV production
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Expensive and error-prone digital tapes have forced the BBC to look at using computers running Linux to help produce its programmes.
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The next major update of FreeBSD 7, due this December, is in the running to be one of the most impressive FreeBSD releases to da
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In a 2005 report the Government quango Becta showed that schools could effect considerable savings by making use of Free Open Source software such as Open Office. In their study they simply looked at “like for like” software replacement using existing networks and computers.
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Review of FreeBSD 7
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The next major update of FreeBSD 7, due this December, is in the running to be one of the most impressive FreeBSD releases to date. The ULE scheduler has now reached maturity, leading to significant gains across the board (particularly in server workloads). This new scheduler brings notably impressive performance improvements to both MySQL and PostgreSQL.
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Messiness is better
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Every few months or so, someone blogs that free software would be more popular if it had fewer applications in each category. If a distribution would only include, say, Firefox, rather than Konqueror and Epiphany as well, or only OpenOffice.org without KOffice or Abiword, then users would have less anxiety option and locate the software they need more easily. Recently, though, I was very glad to have the choice.
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Virtual Hosting Howto With Virtualmin On CentOS 5.1
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This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 5.x server to offer all services needed by virtual web hosters. These include web hosting, smtp server with (SMTP-AUTH and TLS, SPF, DKIM, Domainkeys), DNS, FTP, MySQL, POP3/IMAP, Firewall, Webalizer for stats.
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USB drivers going GPL-only in 2.6.25
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Here's one from the file of random stuff you see when you put a new machine on the upstream kernel instead of the distro kernel. USB drivers for Linux will be GPL-only with the release of the upcoming kernel 2.6.25.. USB maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman writes: "Over two years ago, the Linux USB developers stated that they believed there was no way to create a USB kernel driver that was not under the GPL. This patch moves the USB apis to enforce that decision."
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Ubuntu founder predicts Linux dominance in devices
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Led by embedded consumer electronics device deployments, Linux is on "a trajectory to be the emerging platform of choice," says Mark Shuttleworth in an interview. The Canonical founder discusses plans for a user-friendly version of the popular Ubuntu desktop OS just for mobile and embedded devices, among other topics.
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Make your Asus Eee PC cooler with these software tweaks
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Although the Asus Eee PC has everything you need to be productive right from the start, a few simple software tweaks can help you to get more out of your tiny companion.
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Migrate your Thunderbird emails from Windows to Linux
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If you’re experimenting with Linux, or even moving over to it and you’re currently using Thunderbird as your email client on Windows, you might be wondering how to move your emails and profile from Windows over to Linux.
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Easing into Open Source
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Open-source software can save an organization money and open the door to customization, but it pays to know where to start and where to get help.
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