Whoever makes the argument that we should not make a big deal out of the little quirks, could potentially be encouraging mediocrity.
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Ubuntu to get visual refresh with Hardy Heron
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the goal for Hardy is to "radically change the artwork and the theming behind the entire desktop from boot all the way through to logout."
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Open Source and the Feds; Your Tax Dollars at Work
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According to the results of a report designed to identify current open source adoption rates and trends in the Federal government and undertaken by the Federal Open Source Alliance, the Feds seem to have a growing appetite of and appreciation for open source.
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Survey: Open source gaining traction in US government
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More than half of all U.S. government executives have rolled out open-source software at their agencies, and 71 percent believe their agency can benefit from open-source software, according to a survey.
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First Pics of Bug Labs Open-Source Hardware
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Bug Labs. The company is creating a Lego-like hardware platform that tinkerers and engineers can use to create their own digital devices.
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No worries: head of MEPIS Linux is fine
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Users of the popular Linux distribution MEPIS were getting worried about the distribution's leader, who had been rather quiet lately.
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The Business of Open Source: Making Success Your Biggest Problem
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CIO Magazine has a collection of articles about the business issues in an open source endeavor. This one, written by JT Smith, includes tips on operating an open-source project and establishing a solid business around it to provide financing and additional resources. See also the sidebars (highlighted on the first page).
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Prism Prototype Available on GNU/Linux
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"...Prism now provides a cross-platform way to integrate the web platform with the desktop environment, and developers don’t have to lift a finger to desktop-enable their web applications, while users have the choice to use their favorite web apps in their browser, on their desktop of choice, or in both places..."
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OpenKomodo is Open for Business
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"ActiveState is ready to start rocking the OpenKomodo project. They have everything ready to go..."
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Get the OpenSolaris Developer Preview
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The “Slim Install” Live CD boots to a functional GNOME desktop. The desktop includes Firefox, Thunderbird, and other core applications. nwam is enabled to automatically manage your network interfaces. The Live CD also provides the option to perform an initial installation of an OpenSolaris OS from the CD's contents to an x86 system.
Read more »Why Novell is like Napster-era Metallica
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Remember back when Metallica isolated the majority of their fan base with their over-the-top stance against Napster (for the moment let's leave the stupidity of the music business and the fact that it only has itself to blame for people pirating songs out of this) and what it did to the band and the fans that supported them for all those years? That's how I am starting to think of Novell.
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Free Linux Course for Beginners
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LinuxBasics.org, The community that helps people to run Linux, offers their second free Linux class, An Introduction to Linux Basics.
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Net Neutrality Violation: Complaint Says Comcast Blocking User Access
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"Responding to Comcast's blocking of Internet traffic, members of the SavetheInternet.com Coalition and Internet scholars at the nation's top law schools today filed a petition and complaint with the Federal Communications Commission. The filings call for urgent action to stop violations of consumers' right to access the software and content of their choice..."
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Free Software Conference Scandinavia, Göteborg, Sweden (2007-12-07 - 2007-12-08)
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"The FSFE is organising the Free Software Conference Scandinavia (FSCONS), taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden on the 7th and 8th of December 2007. It is the first in its kind event in the region, inspired by the growing momentum around Free Software."
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New OpenPGP standard published
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"The new OpenPGP standard has been published. It was assigned RFC number 4880..."
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