KDE is currently moving in three directions: adding functionality, extending the concept of the social desktop, and the introduction of KDE on to every possible hardware platform. Bruce Byfield learns where KDE is going from lead KDE developer Aaron Seigo.
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Google in talks to re-admit Android to Linux kernel
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Android's deviant Linux could be re-admitted to the main kernel following talks at the Linux Collaboration Summit in San Francisco today and Friday.
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Why the open source way trumps the crowdsourcing way
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A while back, I wrote an article about why the term crowdsourcing bugs me. Another thing that drives me nuts? When people confuse crowdsourcing and open source.
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Lancelot 4.5 updates so far
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I’m not going to make a detailed post, just a screen-shot based overview of the new features you can expect in KDE 4.5.
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gThumb 2.11.x Removed From Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx; Latest Version Adds Facebook Export
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gThumb is a Linux photo manager which came in third place in our "Best Linux Photo Manager / Organizer" poll. An update in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx yesterday reverted gThumb from 2.11.x to 2.10.11:
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Linux-ready netbook touted for eight-hour battery life
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ZaReason is shipping a Linux-ready, 10-inch netbook that uses the Intel Atom N450 processor and is claimed to offer eight hours of battery life.
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Why Use Ubuntu?
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I've been asked why I use Ubuntu a few times. When asked I ask why not. The answers to that are usually different but always follow the lines of, "I use Ubuntu because it works and does what I want it to." The real reason is much deeper than that.
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Don’t let gaming be an excuse to not use Linux
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I’ve used Linux almost exclusively at every job I’ve had. During those years I looked for excuses to not run Linux at home and one of those excuses was that I couldn’t play the games I liked on Linux.
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Turpial - Twitter client written in Python
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Turpial is twitter client written in Python. Light, fast, fully functional and integrated to the user desktop
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“MS Sending Its Business Partners (Like in OOXML) in New Zealand to Push for Software Patents”
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Microsoft appears to be sending lobbyists like CompTIA or business partners to lobby for software patents all around the world
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FOSS is not about deception, it's about caring for others
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A couple moments ago, I was just tinkering around with Pidgin, the famous free open source IM client. And for the first time ever, I finally stumbled upon an excellent feature that's been staring back at me for quite some time now, but for some reason, I've never cared to know what it is until now. The feature is called "OTR" which stands for "Off The Record messaging".
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This Takes The Cake: Sam Varghese of IT Wire Goes On The Offensive Again
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Sam Varghese is a columnist for the IT Wire website who likes Ubuntu and apparently has great respect for Mark Shuttleworth. He writes opinion pieces that I often disagree with but he most certainly is entitled to his opinion. He has now, on three separate occasions this year, written pieces which are harshly critical of Ubuntu's detractors.
Read more »Linux Foundation Head Says OS Can Be 'Fabulous and Free'
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Jim Zemlin details where Linux is headed in advance of a major Linux conference, as adoption moves into the broader tech landscape.
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‘Little Microsoft’ Accuses Red Hat
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Putting a "Microsoft tax" on proprietary GNU/Linux is still a priority which Novell perceives as sufficiently worth pursuing, even if it means daemonising Red Hat for sympathy
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The GIMP is Fine, But Novell Staff Wants It Replaced by .NET
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New positive review of the GIMP and a look at Novell’s Microsoft-centric substitute which its employee is promoting
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