Why Novell's me-too Microsoft projects are third-rate copycats that go back to original works outside Microsoft
Read more »The developer obsession with code names, 114 interesting examples
Code names have been around for a long time. Remember the Manhattan project in the 1940s? That turned out to be the atomic bomb. Thankfully, not all code names hide such sinister projects. So what kind of code names are developers out there coming up with?
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Why OpenSUSE Should Pay Attention to Novell’s Prospective Acquirers
OpenSUSE 11.3 and OpenSUSE Build Service 2.0 are nearly ready, but Novell's situation casts some doubt
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Alfresco Enterprise Edition 3.3 announced
Alfresco has released version 3.3 of the Enterprise Edition of its content management system, implementing version 1.0 of the OASIS Content Management Interoperability Services and adding a new Web Editor Framework
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Exploring Lilliput: Is the Cloud Replacing Tiny Linuxes?
Emery Fletcher has been exploring small-footprint Linux distributions like Damn Small Linux, SliTaz, and Puppy. Since even small mobile devices have lots of RAM and storage these days, and cloud apps are everywhere, are these small Linuxes still worthwhile?
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OpenLogic Expands Partnerships By Providing CentOS Support for GroundWork Appliance
OpenLogic today announced it will partner with GroundWork to provide CentOS support for the GroundWork Monitor Enterprise Quickstart Virtual Appliance based on CentOS
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Google demands more openness from the Open Source Initiative
Google’s open source programs manager, Chris DiBona has asked the Open Source Initiative to delay consideration of Google’s WebM license, and in doing so has called on the OSI to be more open.
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Which Linux For Your Old Computer?
If you have an old machine that no longer has an operating system, you don’t have to throw that machine away. You can put it to good use with an operating system that doesn’t require a fast processor or big disk drive.
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Netbook Ubuntu: Web Client or Real Computer?
Now that Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth is devoting his full energies to desktop design, the changes are coming thick and fast. But are these new designs based on flawed assumptions? Is Ubuntu forking GNOME?
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Detailed tutorial about AppArmor for ubuntu users
AppArmor is a security tool and uses name-based mandatory access controls to restrict or confine system access by "at risk" applications. "At risk" applications generally include both server and client applications with network access. In this post I will use Firefox as an example.
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Ailurus 10.05 is released now
Ailurus is an application that makes Linux easier to use. It helps you install some nice software, clean unused software, backup APT status and so on.
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How to quickly apply color schemes to spreadsheet rows with OpenOffice
How do you quickly create a spreadsheet where, for example, every other line has a background of a different color? Here are a couple of methods. The first one is faster (and works even in controlled environments where you can't install extensions) if you want white rows alternated with colored ones. The second trick is more flexible, but doesn't refresh coloring when you add or delete rows.
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Intel and Nokia release MeeGo v1.0
Intel and Nokia have released version 1.0 of the MeeGo Core Software Platform and the MeeGo Netbook User Experience. The MeeGo Handset User Experience is to follow in June
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Mozilla to bring Firefox bookmarks to the iPhone
Mozilla have announced Firefox Home, an iPhone application which is a read only view of Sync for Firefox (formerly Mozilla Labs Weave)
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LinuxCon 2010 Schedule Announced
The program and schedule for LinuxCon 2010 has been finalized and with the announcement comes news of additional keynote speakers and session details. Representatives from Intel and Nokia will discuss the future of MeeGo in the keynote, "Freedom to Innovate: Can MeeGo's Openness Change the Mobile Industry?"
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