I view the bankruptcy hearings at this point as comic relief, since nothing goes the way any of us here think they should. Bankruptcy court seems like cartoon court to me. So, when I heard that the December 2009 hearing transcript [PDF] was available, I said, Oh, goody! It doesn't disappoint.
Read more »SCO Bankruptcy - The Dec. 30, 2009 Hearing Transcript and Order Giving Darl the Mobility Assets
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Linux Virtualization Shootout
Virtualization has become an important aspect of the functionality of todays computers and computer Operating Systems. Many that are new to Linux or new to Virtualization often are overwhelmed by the number of Virtualization options the Linux Desktop has and often ask: "What Virtualization Solution is best suited for my needs".
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Ready to switch to Linux?
Tired of Windows? Ready to look for an alternative? Linux will run on most hardware, even some of the older hardware that lurks around homes and offices. Linux is also free to download.
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Firefox plugin decodes malicious Web sites
A computer security researcher has released a plugin for Firefox that provides a wealth of data on Web sites that may have been compromised with malicious code.
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IBM: You Can't Control LInux, You Can Only Influence It.
10 years ago, IBM had a single mission for Linux: Make it better. Now in 2010, IBM (NYSE:IBM) has a decade of experience in working to do just that, and is sharing its knowledge about how companies and developers can better participate in the Linux community.
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What Is Open Cloud?
I've read a bit of angst about cloud lock-in, a lot of weed pulling in the form of interoperability standards for the cloud, and a manifesto or two about 'Open Cloud'. And in between, I've seen lots of interesting new tools for cloud computing, and lots of narratives about how the tools, combined with the formalization of use cases, pave the way for open clouds.
Read more »5 New Wallpapers Land in Ubuntu 10.04
The winners from the Ubuntu Artwork Flickr pool submission contest have been chosen!
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Taking A Hit With ATI Graphics In Fedora 13 Beta
With the release of Fedora 13 Beta earlier this week we have been testing out this Red Hat update on a few of our test systems. One area of interest to us has been to see how the open-source graphics are performing with Fedora 13.
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MeeGo, Android takes stage at Linux conference
Advocates for duelling open source mobile platforms Android and MeeGo championed their technologies on Wednesday, with a MeeGo spokesman offering a product roadmap, and a Google technologist emphasising Android's release schedule and addressing fragmentation questions.
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Access Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and Zoho Webmail from your Ubuntu Desktop
Webmail for Linux Desktops provides a generic mailto: handler and webmail config dialog that lets the user choose his preferred webmail provider on first run and through the desktops Preferences->Webmail facility.
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MySQL fork duo tear down Oracle's Iron Man fantasy
MySQL father Michael - Monty - Widenius and leading MySQL architect Brian Aker spoke separately at the annual MySQL Con in Santa Clara, California, where they pitched hard their MySQL forks.
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Confessions of a Clonezilla addict
I think I may be addicted to Clonezilla. I don’t know what the symptoms are, but if they include bouncing between operating systems more than twice a day.
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Cooking with Marcel
The writer of six books on free and open source software (FOSS) for Addison-Wesley, as well as SysAdmin Corner and the extraordinarily popular Linux Journal column "Cooking with Linux," Gagné took an uncharacteristically quiet moment at the recent Calgary Open Source Systems Festival (COSSFest) to talk to me.
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The main problem with Linux: ignorant users
Yesterday, I discovered one more GNU/Linux user who appears to think that Canonical does owe its users something - reliability - and is prepared to vent about it in public.
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Is That Embedded Software GPL-Compliant?
Open source software is everywhere these days. In particular, Linux is being used increasingly to power embedded systems of all kinds. That's good, but it's also a challenge, because the free software used in such products may not always be compliant with all the licences it is released under – notably the GNU GPL.
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