This question is asked a lot on Linux forums. Some commentators feel as though Linux needs to “compete” with Apple and Microsoft for “market share,” and justify that by arguing that if Linux has a larger market share, manufacturers will be more inclined to write drivers for Linux.
Read more »Summary of development plans for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
With the 10.10 developer summit behind us, several teams have published engineering plans for the 10.10 release cycle, including...
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Early 64 bit Firefox for Windows released
Having made nightly builds for the 64 bit version of the browser for Linux and Mac OS X available in April, Mozilla developers have now released a preliminary test version for Windows
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Microsoft is Right. The Slate is Nice. (With Linux)
Microsoft and x86 stakeholders are falling behind mobile device kings like ARM and wonderful platforms like Linux
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9 of the Best Free Linux Terminal Emulators
A terminal emulator is computer software which emulates a dumb video terminal within some other display architecture.
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Ubuntu jewelry
Sadly many times these plastic flash drives are destroyed in my pocket as I have them attached to my key-chain. This is a nice looking solution for this problem. This is a durable, gold plated, nice looking flash drive with Linux installed. I would install backtrack on mine but Ubuntu is fine.
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Localizing Android Applications
When I spend time with other business owners the topic of “Vision, Mission and Values” often comes up. If an organization does not have a clear purpose and stated values, it can be easily tossed and turned by opportunities and obstacles that come along over time.
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Wxcam - Simple webcam application for ubuntu desktop
wxCam is a webcam application for linux. It supports video recording (in an avi uncompressed and Xvid format), snapshot taking, and some special commands for philips webcams, so you can also use the program for astronomy purposes. It supports both video4linux 1 and 2 drivers, so it should work on a very large number of devices.
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gnome-manual-duplex - A utility that adds manual duplex to the print menu
gnome-manual-duplex is a utility that adds manual duplex to the "Print" menu.
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Android 2.2 and Its Previous Versions: A Sweet Developer Review
The Android platform has really matured in the past year or so. With the latest Android 2.2 SDK just released at Google I/O 2010, we thought it would be fitting to do a little review of how far the platform has come.
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New In KDE Partition Manager 1.1 (III): Support For 4096-Byte Sectors
Hard drives are getting bigger and bigger, a trend that leads to some technical challenges hard to overcome without user-noticable changes. The increase in hard disk size means that the areal density (the number of bits stored per square inch on the drive) also increases heavily, which is a good thing at first glance...
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Android Fanboys Have Arrived. And That’s A Good Thing
By now, just about everyone on the planet has heard the term “Apple Fanboy.” If you’ve ever said anything good about an Apple product, you’ve likely been called one. But a new class of fanboy has emerged — one that, amazingly, may be be equally as passionate. The Android Fanboy.
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The OpenSuSE “Welcome Tool”
I have said it over and over again, Linux installations needs a Welcome Screen. This would be a huge help for new users who often are not sure where to turn for help, or what Linux is all about. Well, OpenSuSE has one.
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Lightspark (Open Source Flash Player) 0.4.0 released
I’ve released ver sion 0.4.0 of Lightspark, a free flash player imple men ta tion. This release was focused on improv ing sta bil ity, so all the crashes found by many testers should be fixed now.
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REVIEW: Peppermint & Considering the cloud?
Part Ubuntu, part cloud, all Distro! Can users be tempted into breaking the ice, with a partial cloud desktop?
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