Actually, I don't think we should kill all the patent lawyers. Some of my best friends are patent attorneys -- no, really. But I'd happily stick a knife into the American patent system.
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Is an open license enough?
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Does having an open license for a software project, have all the advantages negated if the development process is basically closed to the outside world?
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Open Source Software Investigation -- Stty Settings, Backspace and Delete
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A reader, Steve Hampson, suggested another solution to the backspace/delete terminal problem: Try typing stty dec on the offending terminal.
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How to make an 'Obama' HOPE Poster in GIMP
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There are a few tutorials for this in Photoshop and Illustrator, but I haven't found any for the GIMP, so I attempted it myself! It is a fairly simple method and easily done with great results!
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Kubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS Review
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Alas, I was not nearly as pleased with Kubuntu as I was with Ubuntu. While there have definitely been some improvements in Kubuntu 10.04, it lacks some of the important things that defined Ubuntu 10.04.
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Could Android run on the iPad?
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There has been some debate about which platform represents the sweet spot for Android? Is it best suited as a smart-phone? Can Android dominate the netbook market? Maybe it can excel in the mid-market as a flexible and capable touch-tablet?
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Google: Android 2.1 is catching up
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According to Google, the number of devices running version 2.1 of its Android mobile operating system is on the rise - at the expense of 2.0.1 and 1.6 based devices
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Miguel de Icaza: .NET technology for web browsers
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The creator of the Mono project suggests integrating the Common Language Infrastructure into browsers. Icaza says this would give programmers a more comprehensive choice of programming languages and allow them to develop improved applications
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Six new Top-Level Projects at the Apache Software Foundation
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Six projects have been promoted to the Apache Software Foundation's "Top-Level Project" status. Becoming a Top-Level Project means that the Foundation fully endorses and supports the project's development.
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Exaile – The First Linux Media Player I Don’t Hate
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There seem to be two types of music players out there: the tiny ones that don’t get in your way but often lack important playlist features or format support, and the monstrous software beasts that drag your system to a halt.
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A Database Admin/Music Enthusiast's Linux Workstation
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The $100.00 (USD) Coolest Linux Workspace Contest continues with this entry from Brian, a database administrator (DBA) in a mostly Windows world by day, but off hours a musician/Linux geek. Now, let's all check out his Linux workspace
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Canonical licenses H.264/AVC, Ogg Out?
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Canonical are currently the only Linux company to license H.264/AVC, the patented non-free technology used to compress video and favoured by companies such as Apple & Microsoft for HTML5 Video.
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Rocking Starcraft 2 on Linux
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I was clicking through the website as quick as I could so I could get the game downloading, when reality came crashing down on top of me as I hit the downloads page and was asked to choose between a Windows and an OSX client. What is a Linux user to do?
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Test Driving Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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OFB’s Ed Hurst continues his quest for the perfect UNIX or Linux operating system by looking at a recently released beta of Red Hat’s upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Is it the Linux nirvana? Read on to find out.
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xjed: Text editor with Jedi Powers
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Using xjed will not make you a Jedi Knight, but it will help you in your quest to become a Jedi-level programmer. Right? Wrong. xjed is a text editor that was designed with programmers in mind.
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