About 4 to 5 years ago I really got bored of dealing with Windows so I looked for alternatives. I found Linux and I happily migrated. So, the story is that my nephew, who’s 5 y.o right now, has been using Linux and Windows since always.
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Landscape System Management Tool Adds Dedicated Server
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Today we are announcing the Landscape Dedicated Server Edition — a stand alone version of Landscape that users can install on-site giving them complete control of their Ubuntu environment.
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Canonical Expands Ubuntu Linux Landscape
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While there is a mad rush toward putting more IT resources in the cloud, not everything belongs in the cloud -- just ask Ubuntu Linux vendor Canonical.
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Markets
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What is it that makes Microsoft's products sell? Why is it that Microsoft seems to reign supreme in our microcomputer industry? Sure, we all know that IBM and Linux are strong in the research field, and we know that Solaris had a strong following in some areas as well, but niches aren't what dominate markets. Niches are just small pockets that concentrate on specific things...
Read more »Forecast: Cost Cutting Will Drive Open Source Growth
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Expenditures by enterprises on open source software jumped 34 percent last year and spending in 2009 is on pace to increase at least another 24 percent, according to a forecast released last week by IT market researcher IDC.
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Microsoft Blames Open Source for Sales Slump
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Microsoft’s Q4 report to the U.S. SEC includes a rundown of their risk and competition factors, and on that list are both Linux and open source solutions.
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Should KDE Be Default on openSUSE?
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SUSE Linux used to be a very KDE-centric distribution. Then Novell came around, bought SUSE and Ximian, and slowely but surely they turned the now-openSUSE distribution into effectively a GNOME-centric distribution with KDE as its sidekick. The openSUSE community, however, doesn't appear to be particularly happy with KDE being a sidekick.
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KDE 4.3: Stable, Fast, but Still Not Perfect
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It’s hard to believe that six months has passed since the release of KDE 4.2. Now the latest issue of the popular desktop has arrived in version 4.3. While a great release by itself, there are some remaining issues that remain that keep it from absolute perfection.
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Links: a graphics and text mode web browser
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Links is a graphics and text mode web browser, released under GPL. Links is a free software.
# Links runs on Linux, BSD, UNIX in general, OS/2, Cygwin under Windows, AtheOS, BeOS, FreeMint.
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Google Chrome to get synchronisation
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Chromium developer Tim Steele has revealed that Google is working on a new cloud synchronisation function for its Chrome web browser. Chromium is the open source base on which Google's WebKit-based Chrome web browser is built.
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What was your first experience with Linux like?
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I was thinking about what my next blog post should be and had a quick flashback to my first experiment with Linux, Kubuntu 6.10 in particular. I remember attempting to shove it onto an ancient Acer Aspire desktop...
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Adding a widescreen monitor in Linux
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Recently I purchased a 23" wide screen monitor for my primary desktop PC. I had a feeling there would be a bit of an issue when I plugged it into my Elive Compiz installation that isn't as user-friendly as, say, a Ubuntu installation.
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Ten Productivity-Boosting OpenOffice.org Extensions
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OpenOffice is a terrific suite of office applications in its own right, but it's out of this world when paired with extensions that add extra functionality. There are plenty of extensions to choose from, but let's take a look at a few that will really make your productivity soar.
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Bible Study Tool Now in Ubuntu / Debian Linux : gnomesword
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Gnomesword is a bible study tool for Linux. Latest version known as Xiphos will available now, But I have tested gnomesword and found it is good and stable. By default it is in arabic bible with english commentary. It is open-source software, and available free-of-charge to all.
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Why I Use Ubuntu Linux
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I *only* use Ubuntu for one reason. Not because it is the “best” technically — though I do favor it because it is based on Debian — but because it has the largest community behind it, and so is the best candidate to make Linux a real contender.
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