"...having a Free and Open Web is critical not only to ensuring that there are different viewpoints, but critical to our very Democracy. The more big media owns, the more the Web must remain Open..."
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Certified Open: Welcome to life after ICT lock-in
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"Vendor lock-in has become the primary problem for IT decisions in general and Free Software adoption in particular. It distorts the market and denies Free Software solutions equal competition on the merits. The problem has been that many lock-ins are invisible, for example reliance on proprietary protocols or needing to use certain document formats.
Read more »35 Useful Linux links
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'Since I've noticed a lot of activity in the Linux world I've chosen to post the links that helped me out in the last couple of months so they can serve more people.'
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Another Day Another Distro - Part 8 - SimplyMEPIS 7.0 Beta 6
http://adventuresinopensource.blogspot.com –
This time around I decided to try out another distribution I'd never used before in the shape of MEPIS. I started off with simplyMEPIS 6.5 which seemed a bit dated but luckily it was pointed out to me that 7.0 is due out very soon.
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2 Pound Mini PC Powered by Debian Linux
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Manufactum, a German web retailer, has released a portable PC that is sure to delight Linux users. Weighing in at only 2 pounds, with dimensions of 7.1x4.4 x1.9 inches (180 x 112 x 48 mm), the "Manuscriptum" comes equipped with a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 processor, 80GB hard drive, 1920 x 1400 graphics capability and 512MB DDR 400 RAM expandable to 1024MB.
Read more »Get even greater control of Firefox tabs
http://www.tectonic.co.za –
After a recent update of Firefox I found that the Tabs Open Relevant add-on (see review here) had ceased to work. Having grown used to this extension to the point of dependency, I was once again swamped with a vast number of confusingly sorted tabs.
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Linux Backups For Real People, Part 2
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Last week we got our backup hardware in order, so today we're going into detail on backing up our data to a locally-attached backup device. We'll learn how to configure which files to backup, and create an easy one-word-command backup.
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Vista vs. desktop Linux: One year in
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After almost a year since Microsoft released Vista to manufacturing, it's time to re-evaluate it and decide if it's finally the equal of the best of the desktop Linuxes.
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An old hat with new tricks: Fedora 8 officially released
http://arstechnica.com –
I'm wearing a very special hat today to celebrate the official release of Fedora 8, the latest version of the community-driven Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat. Codenamed Werewolf, this release serves up some very impressive new features and includes a new visual style.
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Dell To Ship PCs With SLED 10 Linux In China
http://www.crn.com –
The slow, toe-in-the-water approach by PC makers to the Linux desktop continued on Wednesday, with Dell (NSDQ:Dell) and Novell (NSDQ:NOVL) formalizing a deal to ship Dell OptiPlex 330 and 755 desktops preloaded with Novell's SLED 10, to commercial accounts in China.
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Designing/Programming a Window Manager
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Recently I started learning what makes Linux work, meaning the core of the whole system. One of the most complex things to understand was the X Window System, or X11 (because the current version is Version 11). In case you don't know, X11 is the part of Linux that actually makes everything graphical and runs windowed programs, and not run programs through a command line interface
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openSUSE Guiding Principles Take Effect
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It’s official: the openSUSE project Guiding Principles are now in force. The Guiding Principles are a framework for the project and give everyone a clear view of who we are, what we stand for, what the project wants and how it works. The Guiding Principles document was created by the openSUSE community and is embraced by Novell - the founder and largest sponsor of the openSUSE project.
Read more »Microsoft and Novell extend alliance
http://www.vnunet.com –
One year after sealing their surprise alliance, Novell and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their technical collaboration to "link together the existing Windows and Linux frameworks".
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Microsoft's Love for Linux Deepens Year after Year
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"Microsoft's love for the open source Linux operating system grows deeper and deeper with each passing year, fueled by increasing demand for interoperability in heterogeneous environments and via a method designed to deliver intellectual property piece of mind."... HAH!
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How to host a free software advocacy event
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On 2 Nov 2007, the Free Software Foundation Europe held an event in London, UK called "Free Software as a Social Innovation" to which I was fortunate to be invited.
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