A look at how Novell promotes proprietary software, among users and developers alike
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Using KDE software labels, An interview with the developer of Brewtarget
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In early March Stuart Jarvis wrote an article published here on the Dot which announced the winners of the poll results for suitable KDE software labels. Since then work has begun on coming up with suitable logos for these labels. This work is still underway and in need of volunteers if you have time and artistic skills.
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TinyMe - A tiny OS for old computers
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TinyMe is a lightweight linux OS, it is aimed at making the computing experience as bloat- and lag-free as possible. It is well-suited to older computers, enthusiasts devoted to small/fast systems
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Simple Invoices review
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Simple Invoices is a simple, lightweight web-based invoicing application. It’s an open source application that you have to install on a computer running a LAMP stack. Its hardware requirements are quite minimal, depending upon your level of usage. Simple Invoices opens in your web browser and has a simple, yet aesthetically pleasing user interface.
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Android OS Now Used To Drive Real Robots
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For those wondering about the propriety of the name "Android" as a mobile device operating system, wonder no more because its real purpose has finally been revealed. It's really an operating system for robots.
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iPhone & iPod Management on Linux Just Got Easier
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Its no secret that Apple keeps its products held very closely in attempt to lock users in their own walled-garden. Managing iPhones & iPods (probably iPads too) on Linux is notoriously buggy, prone to many cryptic error messages, and generally not for the faint of heart. Libmobiledevice aims to change that.
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Linux's worst enemies? Linux fans
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Do you know why Unix failed to take off as a mainstream operating system? It wasn't because it was too hard to use. Mac OS X, the universally acclaimed 'easy' operating system is built on top of BSD Unix. It's certainly not because Windows is better. It wasn't and it isn't. No, I put most of the blame for Unix's failure on its internal wars.
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Where the Real Challenges for Microsoft CodePlex Are
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The CodePlex Foundation is a non-profit designed to encourage and educate commercial software developers to start or improve their own open source projects. And, even though Microsoft is the first sponsor of the Foundation, all of the projects are "platform and technology agnostic," Hunter emphasized in a recent interview.
Read more »$100 netbook has ten-inch screen
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Shenzen-based Science and Technology Co. Ltd. has released a $100 netbook that runs Android, Linux, or Windows CE 6.0 on a Via-manufactured ARM SoC (system on chip). The 1.87-pound device includes a 10-inch screen with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and and two hours of battery life.
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Microsoft to develop own open source platform
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Open source developer at Microsoft, Garrett Serack announced today plans to bring a native running open source platform to Windows.
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Open Source Asterisk 1.8 Aiming for Long-Term Support
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The Ubuntu Linux distribution isn't the only open source project with a long-term-support release on the horizon. The Asterisk open source VoIP PBX (define) project is moving ahead with its own long-term support (LTS) plans with its 1.8 release.
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Canonical's services play: Revenue windfall or trap?
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Small vendors who dabble in services to underwrite their software may find they're biting off more than they can chew
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Ncat: The Network Swiss Army Knife
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You may already be familiar with the cat utility, which can send files to standard input and output. Ncat does something similar, except it's for sending data over the network or accepting data to a local machine. In the right hands, ncat can be an extremely useful tool for system administration and troubleshooting
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GNOME Shell tips
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Although there are many naysayers out there - who seem to either only want more of the same or who doubt the ability of any developer to release anything worth while - I trust that GNOME 3 is going to make quite a major impression.
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10 (or so) of the Best Mobile Linux Apps
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The coolest thing about mobile Linux is that hey, it's basically Linux. Developers used to Linux will find themselves at home with mobile Linux (especially if targeting x86). And, familiar Linux apps can probably run fine on a mobile Linux system, too.
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