Story about how a 6 year old bug was finally fixed by a weekend of hacking after being ignored by Pidgin developers, and then plagiarized.
Read more »How msn-pecan fixed a 6 year old bug, how Pidgin didn’t, and stole the fix
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Is Linux Getting Too Plump?
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Modern all-purpose Linux distributions require a lot of RAM and disk space. What's going on, is it lard? Functionality? Have the bytes themselves gotten porky? Paul Rubens investigates the Case of the Portly Linux.
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.8 released: improved PPA
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Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.8 is released.The number of PPA source from launchpad.net is increasing. A lot of new and updated applications have their PPA source, it’s really useful for users. Ubuntu Tweak includes a lot of popular PPA sources to let people to use PPA easily.
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A first look at Eclipse 4
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As is already indicated by version 0.9, which has just been released, Eclipse 4 will incorporate several familiar web technologies and put them to new uses. The Eclipse development environment has become a very popular open source project.
Read more »Don't Miss the Boat
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If you're in the mood for Linux — and who amongst us isn't - September may be your month, as the Linux Foundation presents the inaugural LinuxCon in Portland. Just shy of two months ago we sounded the call to rise, shine, and catch the early bird rate - sadly, the early bird's worm is no more. It's still possible, though, to grab yourself a spot and shave a nice slice off the price.
Read more »20 amazing GDM Themes you probably haven't seen before
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A collection of really cool GDM themes for ubuntu, you probably haven't seen before.
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Debian Lenny tip: If you absolutely, positively need to make Iceweasel appear as Firefox
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When I try to use Iceweasel to access a certain Firefox-compatible Web app, I get an error message and can't continue. However, there's an easy fix: Make your browser tell the world that it's Firefox, not Iceweasel.
Read more »Dreaming about a new application background in OpenOffice.org
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What if it would be possible not only to change the application background color in OpenOffice.org, but also replace it by a pattern / bitmap? Some mockups here...
Read more »Canonical Announces Inexpensive Phone Support
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Canonical has announced consumer-oriented phone and email support for Ubuntu Desktop Edition. Ubuntu offered phone support before, however it was priced for enterprises managing large install bases. The new support plans are targeted at consumers and start at about $50 per year.
Read more »How The Internet Works
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Once you finish this article, I’m sure you’ll be amazed that the Internet works at all! It’s easy to complain about slow download speeds, or lost e-mail, but, geez, it’s the Internet!
Read more »I easily repair broken NetworkManager in Debian Lenny
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It's usually not this easy. Ever since I did this test Debian Lenny installation with encrypted LVM, I've had trouble with NetworkManager, the package that allows for "easy" management of networking settings.
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Go Back to School With Linux: Part Three
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Today marks the final installment in our series that takes a look at educational versions of popular Linux distributions that are ideal for students returning to class in the next few weeks. Today let's take a look at Debian Jr.
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Bill Gates Wants to Maximise “Patented Stuff”
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In a Microsoft conversation that gives away fear of Apple, Gates still shows his desire to encumber computer components with patents
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Opensourc3 Magazine publishes it's first issue
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Welcome to the premier Unified Computing magazine for Information Technology Professionals. Published on a monthly basis, opensourc3 is available for FREE download in PDF format, or can be read on-line. This first issue contains articles on Hypervisor and Cloud Technologies, Virtualization and KVM, Deploying iSCSI in Linux, Management with Puppet and more.
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How to setup Cisco VPN using VPNC Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04)
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This guide is for ubuntu users who want to connect to Cisco VPN. We will be using VPNC (it is in ubuntu 9.04 repo). This guide assumes you have profile file in .pcf format (we will use cisco.pcf as an example here).
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