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Read more »Lernid 0.6 Released
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KDE Sub-Project for Real Time Communication
Chat, instant messaging and video communication: the KDE Real Time Communication and Collaboration (RTCC) project wants to improve the integration of real time communication into the desktop environment.
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Corporate IT won't run Linux desktops because of the 'Skype attitude'
Skype's attitude to Linux desktop users is frankly disturbing. Take a look at the chart of software issues for the Skype client...
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HipChat Instant Messaging for Small Business
HipChat aims to provide a happy medium with its business-focused hosted instant messaging service that supports up to 100 people. Although the communication features are limited to text - there's no voice or video as with many IM services - HipChat is simple to set up, easy to use, and the price tag shouldn't make a serious dent in the company coffers.
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Linux kernel R&D worth over 1bn euros
How much would it cost the European Union to cobble together the Linux kernel from scratch? The development costs would reach over a billion euros (or about £900m, or $1.4bn USD), according to researchers from the University of Oviendo, Spain.
Read more »Missing Menu Icons?
The option to re-enable missing menu icons in GNOME menus has been removed from the version of GNOME to be included in Ubuntu 10.04. Why?
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ASUS' Xonar STX Gains Even More Functionality Under Linux
Ever since ASUS first released its Xonar line-up of cards, I knew I had to have one. But, being that I use Linux as a primary OS, I knew that the chance of me finding good support was slim.
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SimplyMEPIS 8.5 Reaches RC1
MEPIS has announced SimplyMEPIS 8.4.98, RC1 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors.
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The number of Linux distros - A strength or weakness?
There are lots and lots of Linux distros out there. In fact, if there is one thing that frustrates potential Linux users, then it is the abundance of choice. However, being a an end user myself, I sometimes wonder if the abundance of choice is really a strength or weakness.
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MSBBC Advertises Microsoft in Its Rare GNU/Linux Articles
This is a screenshot showing how one of our readers (from outside the UK) is seeing an article about a GNU/Linux product
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Novell Cloud Security Service Nears Launch
Novell continues to push beyond the SUSE Linux market. Among the major moves: The company is beta testing Novell Cloud Security Service, which is scheduled for general availability in May or June 2010. Here are the implications.
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In-depth documentation of openQRM available
A complete technical documentation about the concepts, architecture and internals of openQRM including use-cases is now available.
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Use open source? Then you're a pirate!
This year the Special 301 watchlist targets governments that use open source
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10 Ways to Prevent or Mitigate SQL Injection Attacks
"Failure to Preserve SQL Query Structure (aka 'SQL Injection')" appears at number 2 in the CWE/SANS TOP 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors list published on February 16. And for good reason: SQL injection attacks pose a massive potential threat to your organization.
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HTC Hero Review
I have a HTC Hero since it was launched, and I have been satisfied with it, and think it can fill most people's needs. However, this phone also has a lot of faults, especially hardware-wise. But the android operating system makes this phone a great one, and the sense UI from HTC makes it even better!
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