There’s a great deal of interest in open source software development these days.
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Ubuntu releases ten lessons for the desktop
In the latest Ubuntu weekly newsletter the Ubuntu folks announced the release of the Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Course. The modular course should take two days to complete all 10 of the lessons offered, but it is possible to cover topics and lessons independently of each other, learning whatever is of interest.
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Which OS is more User Friendly and Intuitive?
The widely accepted majority opinion about operating systems is that for some unspeakable reason Windows is the pinnacle and a shining beacon of usability.
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On tool boxes
"Apparently, people are bashing Joshua Jackson (a.k.a. tsunam) for posting his opinion (which happens to be shared among lots of us). So just in case someone hasn't read what he said yet, I'm going to link his posts here. Please, do read them..."
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Gentoo 2007.1 release canceled.
"...The releng team decided just before Christmas to cancel the release and roll all the effort into Gentoo 2008.0 since no possibility existed of getting a well-tested 2007.1 release out before 2008."
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Microsoft Hypocrites - Pro MS sites that run open source
There are some sites out there that claim to be pro-Microsoft, anti-Linux, anti-open source, or simply appear to favor Microsoft and closed source. That’s fine with me, but then why isn’t closed source good enough for your website? Here is a list of sites that ironically run open source, and even Linux.
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Is Open Source the Answer to Software Piracy?
Ever since the dawn of commercial software, piracy has been a problem without a realistic solution that meets the needs of both the software vendor and the end user. From serial keys to outright DRM (digital rights management) schemes, the software industry has left no preventive measure untried.
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Spicebird Beta 0.4 Released!
"We are happy to announce the release of the beta version of Spicebird - Synovel's free and open source collaboration suite. It simplifies communication for users by providing integrated access to the various tools of collaboration, like email, calendaring and instant messaging, in a single application. It provides easy access to various web services while retaining all the advantages of a desktop application..."
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W3C Welcomes Review of Three OWL 1.1 First Public Drafts
"The OWL Working Group has published the First Public Working Draft of three Web Ontology Language (OWL) 1.1 specifications..."
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Wesnoth 1.3.14 is out!
"Here it is, Wesnoth 1.3.14. But this version is not "only" 1.3.14, it is also the first beta release for the upcoming 1.4 stable series. This release is basically feature complete. For the next weeks, hmm, better say months, there will only be bugfixes, translation updates, maybe some graphics updates and many more bugfixes. From now on Wesnoth trunk is under feature and string freeze..."
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FCC Seeks Comments Regarding Comcast P2P Practices, Etc.
"...The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau today issued two calls for comments related to Network Management Practices By Broadband Network Operators -- Translation: Fallout from the recent Comcast P2P interference debacle..."
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EFF's 17th Birthday Party in San Francisco
"Tomorrow evening, join EFF in celebrating our 17th year of defending digital rights! Since 1990, EFF has been there fighting for freedom and civil liberties..."
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Richard Stallman To Deliver a Speech at SLIIT
"Richard Matthew Stallman often code names as 'RMS', is an American software freedom activist, software developer and a hacker is visiting Sri Lanka for two speeches at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) and Peradeniya University..."
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Intrusion Detection: Snort, Base, MySQL, and Apache2 On Ubuntu 7.10
This tutorial is based on another howto written by DevilMan, however I didn't like the idea of manually compiling every package or the use of a GUI to get the software installed. This howto will work on a Gutsy Server or Gutsy desktop. With that said some of this howto is a direct copy from the original.
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MODx: A promising open source CMS
MODx, an open source content management system (CMS) and PHP application framework comparable to WordPress or Movable Type, recently won Packt Publishing's Most Promising Open Source CMS award. The application works with either Apache or Internet Information Services (IIS) and supports almost any browser.
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