"Eventually we think Songbird is going to be the coolest media player since sliced bread, but it sure is taking its time getting there. A new version of the open source, cross-platform jukebox software was released this week, but the latest Songbird is still stuck in the developer preview stage.
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I've been duped, again.
http://www.raiden.net –
Basically, they [(Microsoft)] move, we rant, they win. It's done through an interesting bit of social engineering that turns our anger at them and their antics into into a tool to turn away potential Linux and OSS converts and guide them back to the Microsoft sheep fold.
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Expressing Dublin Core metadata using HTML/XHTML meta and link elements
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"This document describes how a Dublin Core metadata description set can be encoded in HTML/XHTML and elements. It is an HTML meta data profile, as defined by the HTML specification."
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Watching DVDs in Linux: A Fight with MPAA
http://www.osweekly.com –
Has anyone really, and I mean really, spent hours researching the issue of using libdvdcss in Linux to watch DVDs? What would you say if I told you much of what you are reading about this issue is complete bunk? Want the truth? Using libdvdcss is only illegal if, and I say if, it needs to implement DeCSS to allow for encrypted DVD viewing.
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Openness 'Mandatory,' Says Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
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Some people think it's a bad idea to rely on the Internet for research or communication because it's a dangerous place where hackers or others with sinister motives can easily wreak havoc with the truth. That charge is sometimes leveled at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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EmacsWiki: FlyMake
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"Flymake is implemented as an Emacs minor mode. It runs the syntax check tool in the background, passing it a temporary copy of the current buffer, and parses the output for known error/warning message patterns. Flymake then highlights erroneous lines (that is, lines for which at least one error or warning has been reported), and displays an overall buffer status in the mode line..."
Read more »Web 2.0 is Dead, Long Live Openness (aka FREEDOM ?)
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"Whenever I meet with VCs I've noticed that there is a growing distaste for Web 2.0 startups. The "Web 2.0" term, in connection with a startup, and as a collection of concepts, is very tired in this community."
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Top 5 Tutorials on Ruby on Rails
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"...Below, in this post, I am putting up a list of Top 5 Tutorials to get you started on Ruby on Rails (RoR). These are infact tutorials, i am going through in order to learn RoR..."
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Clearlooks Compact Gnome Theme
http://martin.ankerl.com –
I have been using Ubuntu for quite a while now, but one thing I really dislike is that all the themes are huge space wasters compared to Windows XP. This finally got me angry enough to create a customized version of the Clearlooks theme that tries to be very compact but still maintain its beautiful look.
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Running FreeNX using a Mandriva 2008 Server
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NoMachine NX is a Terminal Server and remote access solution based on a comprising set of enterprise class open source technologies. NX makes it possible to run any graphical application on any operating system across any network connection at incredible speed.
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Ghost Open Source Alternative
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As we know Ghost is a software used to image your Windows installation, in other words it help you to have a complete backup of a PC for later restore or replication in environment such as School,University, Computer Training lab, and so on...There is an Open Source Alternative called "FOG" Free Open Source Ghost.
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CCHIT Goes Back to the Future
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An illusion in the minds of many is that Center for Certification of Health Information Technology (CCHIT) certified EHR systems are interoperable. To many, this would be one of the major if not sole reasons for CCHIT to exist. The surprising reality is that this is something that CCHIT certification does not currently include.
Read more »ZFS on FUSE/Linux: ZFS in the Linux kernel?
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Now Sun has open-sourced ZFS, will we see it supported in the Linux kernel? Here is an opinion from the team who integrated ZFS with FUSE/Linux.
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Power-ups for Firefox: Add-ons bring added security and comfort
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Firefox is known as the quintessential free browser. Users can not only download it free of charge, they can also expand its abilities in almost unlimited ways.
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Sun's pooled approach to storage is a breakthrough
http://computerworld.co.nz –
You've read about ZFS, the advanced storage management facility baked into Sun Microsystems' Solaris Unix operating system. It is Sun's invention, yet Sun has opened it to the world by including it with the mass of Solaris code that Sun has open-sourced.
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