Always feared that controlling Compiz with the power of thought alone was something only available for Jedi's and Sylar from Heroes? Think again.
Read more »Running Commands at Startup in Debian and Ubuntu - The Simplest Approach
Running custom scripts on startup is a common operation in the Linux community. In my case, when the machine hosting my website needs to be rebooted or even crashes, it is critical that the backend processes that the website depends on start correctly.
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Ubuntu and its commitment to software freedom
With this post I would like to publish my ideas on a issue we face when we promote Ubuntu, however I am almost certain that the same applies for various distribution projects. Whenever I participate in events, I hear people say “Ubuntu is not free” and after many years of reflection, I would like to add a comment on this.
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Do You Have an Aptitude for Software?
Last week, in Part One of this Debian Package Primer, I gave you an introduction to the super cow powers of apt-get, Debian’s package management system. This week, in Part Two, you’ll check out aptitude, which is an easy to use front-end for apt-get. It has menus, shortcuts and a package status dashboard that keeps you aware of your installed packages and how many you have yet to install.
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Five open source alternatives to the iPad
Interest in iPad app development is waning, and the device just got here. Maybe that means it's time to explore more open options. Here are five.
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Hosted Exchange Server Veteran Makes Open Source Move
A key expert on hosted Exchange Server and SaaS-centric companies has joined Open-Xchange. The move could help Open-Xchange to boost the popularity of its open source email platform. Here's why.
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Linux: Updating a Linux Unfriendly Motherboard BIOS
The BIOS update procedure, of course, requires a bootable floppy with (Egad!) Windows 98 DOS or higher. What the heck do you do?
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The Case for Gnome Shell
A couple weeks ago, I wrote some posts on GNOME Shell which included a number of criticisms of the desktop environment that will likely become Ubuntu's default at some point in the future. Jon McCann, lead designer for GNOME Shell, recently got in touch to offer his responses to the problems I found with the new interface. Here's what he had to say.
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The new face of journalism: PJ, Groklaw, and SCO
Traditional journalists completely failed the public in the SCO cases...If journalists are simply reorganizing press releases, there's really no need for journalism, is there?
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5 most common and useful commands/tools for Linux administrators
Here I am just trying to figure out 5 of such useful tools which are used by a normal Linux administrator in day to day operations.
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UbuntuOne Gets Contacts Mobile Phone Sync Support [But It's Not Free]
A recent message on the UbuntuOne mailing list announces that Canonical has teamed up with Funambol, an established software stack that synchronizes thousands of mobile phones and other devices who have built a community around different client plugins, virtually supporting the majority of the existing software on all platforms that have contacts (Thunderbird, Outlook, Mac OS X Mail, etc).
Read more »Now What?
Covering SCO is a marathon, not a sprint, so after each big win, I tend to savor the moment, goofing off and enjoying a rest, knowing as I do that they never quit and there will be more awfulness to come.
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Bankruptcy Hearing on Darl's Mobility Offer on April 7 is "Going Forward"
The agenda for the hearing in bankruptcy court regarding Darl McBride's offer to buy the SCO mobility assets set for April 7th is now posted on Pacer...
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IBM tears up open source patent pledge, claims FOSS
IBM snubbed a request from the British founder of TurboHercules SAS to let it offer a disaster recovery product for IBM mainframe users and instead accused the French open source startup of violating its intellectual property.
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5 reasons why you must support the spread of Open Source Software
Different people ascribe different interpretations to the term Open Source depending on which side of the divide they stand. However, one thing that remains certain is that everybody stands to benefit from Open Source and thus must necessarily support its spread. These are my reasons for believing firmly so...
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