I know some people are really, really, really, up in arms about the new left window buttons in Lucid Lynx, but I like the change, and the new plan for windicators on the the right. The problem I have is that there are very few new themes you can change to and still preserve the buttons on the left.
Read more »Two Cool Left-Button Emerald Themes for Lucid Lynx
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Zend Raises Another $9 million - For What? More Open Source PHP or.. ?
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Zend, one of the lead commercial PHP vendors, today announced that they have received another $9 million in venture capital funding, led by Greylock Partners. So my question is - if Zend is already successful, both in terms of technology and customers why does it still need additional venture funding?
Read more »The End Is In Sight For RHEL 3
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It's doubtful that anyone really likes having to upgrade, but at some point it has to be done. For those particularly adverse to the upgrade — like enterprise users, with good reason — there are extra-long windows, but eventually even those windows close. Last week, Red Hat announced that the oldest of its supported platforms has officially entered the homestretch.
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Debian-Ubuntu relationship: poll summary
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So, I'm now back and with some feedback to share. I'll first post (in this mail) a summary of the replies I got to this "poll" and later on a more general summary of what I did at UDS.
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Do we need open source vendors?
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One of the biggest misconceptions about open source software (OSS) in the enterprise is that it is software that can be rolled out without the involvement of a vendor. But in reality,
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Getting a Ubuntu Laptop setup for my Mum
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As sitting in the garden while surfing the internet is way cooler than only having a dedicated computer in an office we decided to get a notebook while at it. As both Thilo and myself are very familiar with Linux, the plan was to get a Linux-compatible netbook.
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Internet Cafes With Linux
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Linux is a great operating system for networking. So how is it possible to not see Linux in Internet cafes and lan houses ??? There are no cyber cafe / lan house managers in Linux?
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Distribution Release: Element 1.2
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Katie McCarley has announced the release of Element 1.2, an Ubuntu-based distribution for home theatre or media-centre personal computers
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Bad Apple, Part II: Apple Carries on Armament With Software Patents, Harms Firefox
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As Apple's fight against Linux continues, new lawsuits against Apple arrive, new patents are granted, and Theora is affected too (Mozilla employees who uses Macs ought to rethink their choice of relationships)
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Bite the Bullet
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Sometimes you just have to "bite the bullet" and do what needs to be done, rather than what you would prefer to do, or what you would really like to do. That's what happened to me with my friends' laptop over the weekend.
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Fedora 13 - Ready to roll
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Automatic driver installations, better mobile broadband and the end of PowerPC support can be expected from Fedora 13. Fedora Linux, the community release of Red Hat, is putting the final touches to its latest release, Fedora 13. Codenamed "Goddard", Fedora 13 has a number of features that will please end users as well as systems administrators.
Read more »Multiple Sessions with One Terminal Connection Using Screen
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screen is a useful tool for managing your connections to a remote server. This handy tool allows you to create multiple windows which you can split in order to become more efficient in your work. screen is easy to use and with a few commands you will be making changes to the way you work.
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Can Froyo 2.2 Save Linux-Based Android From Fragmentation?
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Handsets powered by Google's Android are becoming increasingly popular, but the open source smartphone platform is facing a threat that could cause it to self-destruct.
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mobile hsdpa/wifi router powered by Linux
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If you need wireless internet access on your boat, car, helicopter or while hiking, this may be the solution you are looking for. A Linux powered device sharing mobile broadband EVDO/HSDPA on a wifi router. The hardware runs on 110/220 volt with a DC power supply but it's very flexible allowing for 11-56 Volt DC input and even 5 volt trough an internal connec
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Puppy Linux 5.0
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Puppy Linux 5.0 is built from Ubuntu Linux 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) binaries, so it’s…er…pet name is Lucid Puppy. Like a lot of other things about Puppy Linux, the name is cute and adorable. I felt like giving Puppy Linux a dog bone and a pat on the head when I started using it.
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