This little program sets hook on pre-installing package. It unpacks .deb file to /tmp/ and checks wether it satisfies specified rules (requirements of local policy). Already created rules include checks on:
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GNU is Not a Dirty Word
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Why it is reasonable to mention GNU when referring to the Free desktop system
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Your Own Personal Pink Linux Data Cloud
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What's small and pink, incorporates a Linux kernel and an embedded ARM compatible processor, and let's you set up your own personal cloud? The answer is the latest Pogoplug device from Cloud Engines Inc.
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Adobe joins LiMo, as R3 spec nears completion
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The LiMo Foundation added Adobe, Else Ltd., MobiTV, and SRS Labs as new members to its open source Linux mobile phone consortium. The foundation also announced the "imminent availability" of the new R3 release of the LiMo Platform, adding location-based services (LBS) and contact management features.
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Five Ubuntu Features You Didn't Know About
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Psst. Hey, would you like to hear an Ubuntu secret? OK, how about five secrets?
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I've got a feeling : is Open Source at an inflexion point ?
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Revolution Linux experimented more than 35% growth during the last year and things seems to follow the same trend this year. For us, it has been a great experience (not exempt for some growing pains !;-) and, when I look around, at open source companies, I can definitely see a trend.
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What is wrong with Android
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I recently purchased an HTC Magic, my first device running Android, Google's Linux-based mobile operating system. Although there are a lot of things I like about Android, I also quickly realized that there are also a lot of things that either require urgent improvement or are going wrong altogether. Below is my not-so-small list of Android issues.
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EXCLUSIVE: Notion Ink ADAM (Specs, Pics)
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As the global tech media waits for Notion Ink to unveil the Adam at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, we decided to hop across to Hyderabad and catch them before they caught the flight to MWC!
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Can Digium Succeed Where Red Hat Failed?
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It has been about a month since Digium launched the Asterisk Exchange — an online marketplace to help VARs and customers piece together telephony solutions based upon the open source IP PBX. It’s an intriguing concept — similar to Red Hat’s failed Red Hat Exchange efforts. So can Digium succeed where Red Hat failed? Yes. Here’s why.
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Bad Karma with the Koala
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No, this is not about Linux Mint itself. What it is about is the Ubuntu underbelly of Linux Mint. Karmic Koala (or 9.10) is seriously flawed!
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LCA 2010: Using a public platform for personal attacks
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When Red Hat employee Matthew Garrett stood up to deliver a talk at the recent Australian national Linux conference on "The Linux community: what is it and how to be a part of it", he wasn't prepared for at least one of the questions that followed.
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Moblin and Maemo merge as Qt-based MeeGo
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Intel and Nokia are merging their open source Linux operating systems to create a MeeGo OS, designed for mobile devices ranging from handhelds to netbooks. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, MeeGo builds upon the core from the Intel-backed Moblin technology and adds Nokia's Maemo middleware elements, as well as Nokia's Qt application framework.
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Free Software Foundation Europe says I ? Free Software
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It might be a day too late for Valentine's Day, but it's never too late to show your love for Free Software. The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) asked users to show their love for Free Software on Valentine's Day — but there's no reason why that can't run all year long.
Read more »YouAmp - Yet another music player for Linux
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YouAmp is yet another music player for Linux. But it is different than the other players ,if you are convinced by these outstanding features you can give it a try here. Do not be afraid if nothing happens on first startup as it will index your whole home directory which takes a while.
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CodeWeavers Crossover Come To The Light Sale
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Codeweavers offers downloads of its Crossover Games for $39.95 and Crossover Professional for $69.95 If you apply coupon code "ComeToTheLight" this will drop CrossOver Games to $29.96 And Crossover Professional to $52.46 That's 25% off and the lowest total price we've seen since a 1-day sale in October. CrossOver enables you to install Windows applications and games on Intel-based Macs and Linux.
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