Dave Garrod, a lawyer who leads patent reform group PubPat's initiative against false marking, is now playing the part of the patent troll. He filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a number of tech companies, including a small Texas software company that went out of business years ago.
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When Three Tribes Go To War
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In their eyes a patent is not simply a government-granted exclusive right designed to encourage innovation. Oh no! It's a rentable asset to be bought and sold on an open market.
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Red Hat Enterprise clone poised to 'die'
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According to six concerned CentOS developers, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux clone is poised on the edge of the abyss. In an open letter posted to the CentOS website and the project mailing list, six fellow developers accuse project co-founder Lance Davis of putting the entire project at risk by disappearing from everyday involvement without ceding control to others.
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Capturing Video (How I Did It)
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One of the common questions we get here at linuxjournal.com is how we produce our videos. Shawn produced a howto video on some ways of doing it. The following describes how I capture my videos and also the script that I use to add the Linux Journal logo watermark to it.
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Mentor Graphics unveils embedded Linux strategy
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Mentor Graphics has expanded its position in embedded software with the unveiling of its Android and Linux strategy at the Design Automation Conference here.
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PortableApps.com reaches 100 million downloads
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PortableApps.com founder John T. Haller has announced that his site for portable applications has reached its 100 millionth download milestone. PortableApps.com allows users to easily install various popular open source applications to a USB flash drive or external hard drive. Once installed, the applications can run completely from the drive and be used on any Windows computer.
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Omega: Fedora For The Rest of Us
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The Fedora Project is one of the most popular Linux distributions, however its position on non-free software and proprietary codecs isn’t for everyone. But thanks to Fedora’s ability to create Remix versions of the disto with anything you like, Omega attempts to bridge the divide.
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Are these the first images of Google Chrome OS?
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Google wasn't especially generous with the specifics when it came to Chrome OS in their original announcement. Looking for something a bit more tangible? We just might have it for you.
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PCLinuxOS LXDE 2009 Available
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PCLXDE 2009.3 is a minimal self-booting/installable Linux Live CD that features the LXDE desktop environment along with a small suite of lightweight applications designed for use on low end computer systems.
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Nearly Two Dozen X.Org Drivers Get Updated
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In time for the X.Org 7.5 release (whenever that may come), David Airlie has put out new driver releases for nineteen of the X.Org video drivers. These aren't updates to the mainline ATI/AMD, Intel, or even NVIDIA drivers, but some of the drivers for less common graphics hardware.
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5 Things I Would Miss in Linux Mint
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So after my last post, I figured it would be interesting to ask myself, “what would I miss in Linux Mint?” if I were to go back to Windows Vista today. I came up with 5 nontrivial things.
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Open Source Monitoring: Four Questions You Need to Ask
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Before a managed service provider (MSP) goes down the path of using an open source product for critical remote monitoring capabilities, I’d suggest you first ask four key questions. Here they are.
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My Favorite Five Linux Distrobutions
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I have been a Linux on-the-desktop user for over Five years now, and I have tried many different distributions to find the fit I like. There are five Linux distributions I find myself bouncing from the most frequently.
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Pidgin vs Empathy
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Maybe it’s been more than a month since I started using Empathy on a regular basis. It’s a fairly reliable messenger client for Yahoo, MSN and Google. I still have problems with using it though. Maybe it’s because I’ve been used to Pidgin that much. So yeah, here it goes:
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Canonical-IBM: Virtual Ubuntu Desktops vs. Windows 7
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As Microsoft gears up to launch Windows 7, Canonical and IBM have a message for channel partners and CIOs (chief information officers): Virtualized Ubuntu desktops, running on centralized Linux servers, provide lower TCO (total cost of ownership) and lower acquisition costs vs. traditional Windows desktops. Here's the scoop.
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