New features of version 6.9 of the NetBeans open source development environment include a new JavaFX Composer, OSGI interoperability and support for the Zend and Rails 3.0 web frameworks
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Creating a NAS Box Using OpenFiler
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In a recent walkthru we outlined the steps for taking an existing server and converting it into a NAS box. That article assumed that you already installed Linux on the server and you will maintain that installation (i.e. updates, security, etc.).
Read more »Why Ubuntu is harder than Windows
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I use Ubuntu on all my personal computers and I even recommend it to friends. I am starting to think maybe I shouldn't though, because it is obvious:
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Linux, trojans and viruses. A real threat?
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While there is no excuse for inattention and lack of knowledge, the fact is that there are Linux virus's (viruses, virii?) and there will be more.
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Striding Towards Codec Freedom to Remove ‘Linux Tax’ from Dell
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The importance of WebM, its progress in GNU/Linux-compatible Web browsers, and Google's situation wrt MPEG-LA FUD
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FFmpeg 0.6 adds WebM/VP8 support
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The FFmpeg project has released version 0.6 of FFmpeg, improving HTML5 video and adding support for the latest open WebM / VP8 video format introduced by Google as part of the WebM Project
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Google code hints at Chrome OS Dellbook
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It looks like Dell will join Acer and HP in offering netbooks based on Google's Chrome OS sometime this fall. Dell isn't among the official Chrome OS partners named by Google, but as noticed by Download Squad, the code repository for Chromium OS — the open source incarnation of Chrome OS — includes some rather conspicuous bits that point to Dell as an early manufacturer.
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Almanah and RedNotebook: Easy, Elegant Journaling
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Using a purpose-built diary application can have some advantages over merely typing daily journal entries into a simple text editor. A specialized diary app takes care of the basic file management chores so you can open the file and make an entry without getting bogged down in the process of record-keeping. RedNotebook and Alamanah diary are two worthy options.
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Flock 3 Beta drops Firefox, switches to Chromium
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The Flock developers have released a public beta for version 3.0 of their social web browser, switching from Mozilla's Firefox 3 browser to Google's open source Chromium platform
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Reset system wide cursor theme
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If you installed KDE in ubuntu (GNOME based), you may have noticed that when you log back into GNOME, you keep the KDE cursor theme. To fix this, use update-alternatives like so:
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More Rebuttals to Latest GNU/Linux Security FUD
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Linux backdoor? Not so fast, say people who are familiar with the issue
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Mono Cleanup
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Ubuntu GNU/Linux follows the footsteps of projects like Fedora and sweeps Novell's Mono aside
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Your Chance To Change OSI
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When I said recently that we still need the Open Source Initiative (OSI), it started a flood of comment. There's no doubt that we need OSI - but we need a better OSI. The one we have now is just too small to be effective and too mired in past successes; a renaissance is needed. You can help.
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SCO: So die already!
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Another shoe has dropped for the SCO Group -- this makes about a dozen -- but when will this outfit go away? First the SCO Group sues IBM for billions in a case related to alleged intellectual property infringement, and then it starts threatening Linux and Linux users. Then, after Novell says that the SCO Group does not have the rights to Unix that it needs to sue and threaten, it sues Novell.
Read more »OpenVBX Provides Open Source Telephony For Business
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Twilio Cloud Communications announced the release of OpenVBX, an enterprise telephony solution that provides Google Voice like functionality and scalable performance. Unfortunately Twilio doesn't offer hosting, leaving that up to an admin to decide.
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