I have been reading the CEO of Sun, Jonathan Schwartz’s blog, lately and it has some great material. I just love the fact that many CEO’s blog nowadays, as some of it is quite interesting, and bold, material.
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An Introduction to Erlang
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"...Recently, I've heard a lot about Erlang, especially from curious members of the Ruby community. This article is the result of my quick dive into the language, and will hopefully serve as a starting point for anyone else who's been hearing the buzz, but hasn't taken the plunge yet..."
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How to gain more control over your synaptics touch pad in Ubuntu
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You can do a bunch of stuff with your laptop’s touch pad, all by installing a quick program and modifying your xorg.conf file.
Things like horizontal or circular scrolling, super sensitivity and converting your synaptics touch pad into a fully functional battle station.
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The real measure of Linux adoption.
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There are so many stories floating around the internet about how Linux is increasing its adoption here or is losing its hold there and every day those ratio's change. There is a much simpler and closer to home method of measuring Linux adoption and you don't even need an internet connection.
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Firefox Gets BitTorrent
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BitTorrent is one of the most popular mechanisms for peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. For the most part BitTorrent client applications have been standalone tools, but now, thanks to open source startup AllPeers, Firefox users can take advantage of BitTorrent inside of their browsers.
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Desktop Linux - A Passionate Analysis - Part II [Usability]
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As you may recall, in the previous part (Part I) of this 13 part analytical series about GNU/Linux, I gave a little introduction about GNU/Linux in the Past and a general quick view of the transformation that GNU/Linux has made in Desktop area.
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Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone
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This column is written for mainstream, nontechie users of digital technology. These folks aren’t necessarily novices, and they aren’t afraid of computers. They also aren’t stupid. They simply want their digital products to operate as promised, with as little maintenance and hassle as possible.
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Three addictive pop-up console utilities
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I do development work, and I require access to a console to run programs, check output, or monitor transmission packets.
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And the luddites shall inherit the world (wide web)...
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With the lay public now moving their businesses and lives online, everything they do has an electronic component. But, being lay people, they’re using the most antiquated, bug-ridden, security-deficient, poorly-implemented solutions and services possible.
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Miro Needs Help (from you!)
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"PCF, which makes Miro, is a non-profit organization. That means no one can own us and we don’t take for-profit investment. That also means that we rely on donations to fund everything we do. We’re working towards Miro 1.0 and we are making big improvements to the Miro Guide, but we’re running very low on funds right now..."
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Upgrading to jQuery 1.2
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"As I’m sure most of you have already heard, the jQuery Project Team has just released a major new version (1.2) of our beloved JavaScript Library. Hat’s off to John Resig and the gang for another spectacular release!"
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SCO's Redacted Reply Memo in Support of Motion for Reconsideration
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We have SCO's Redacted Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion for Reconsideration or Clarification [PDF], and exhibits. A whole lot of rearguing going on, from what I see in a quick glance.
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Media Coverage Since the August 10th Ruling
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Part of what Groklaw is doing is making an historical record of the SCO litigation. Since the August 10th ruling by Judge Dale Kimball that found that Novell did not transfer the Unix and UnixWare copyrights to Santa Cruz Operation in the 1995 Asset Purchase Agreement, there has been a flurry of media coverage.
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Introducing the 2007 InfoWorld Bossies
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Not too long ago, open source meant starving developers; scant documentation; an ugly, outdated Web site; and software that lived in perpetual beta.
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Five Easter Eggs for Linux
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I have compiled a list of five easter eggs that I came accross over time. Ofcourse none of them are original and most of them has been around for as long as you can remember but I though it would be fun to compile a list of all the Linux Easter eggs with screen shots.
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