As Microsoft's profits fall by about a third (again) we look at the role GNU/Linux plays
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Creating Snapshot-Backups with BackerUpper On Ubuntu 9.04
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BackerUpper is a tool similar to Apple's TimeMachine. It is intended to create snapshot-backups of selected directories or even your full hard drive. From the BackerUpper project page: "Backerupper is a simple program for backing up selected directories over a local network.
Read more »GPLv3 Reaches High Acceptance Rates, Novell Bans It, More Responses to Linus Appear
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While the FSF marks a triumph with GPLv3, Linus Torvalds shies away and people respond
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Maybe software services could harm free software after all
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What worries free software advocates is that their software can be enhanced without sharing the source, if the software is hidden behind a web interface. I claimed that this is not really a threat to the free software movement...
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Microsoft Buys ECMA for XPS; Watch Out, ISO
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ECMA is done with Microsoft XPS, time to shove it down ISO's throat
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Goodbye Apple
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I've owned a lot of iPods. My wife has owned a lot of iPods. Not anymore...All of a sudden, Apple is trying everything they can to prohibit interopability.
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Linux tip: Creating a pixel ruler from the command line
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Learn how to use the Linux command line and some basic Bash scripting techniques to draw lines and text on images using ImageMagick. And create a pixel ruler along the way.
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wine patches the black hole of code?
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wine patches the black hole of code? Patches rarely receive feedback - positive or negative - on the wine-patches list. Patches that are rejected aren't labelled as such, or publicly given a reason for why they were. Hundreds of patches don't get in, that just need a tweak or two, that would REALLY improve the wine experience.
Read more »Online SQL Training
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Learningdom aims to provide aspiring IT professionals with quality SQL training online so that they can have a sound knowledge on oracle SQL & PL/SQL. Our SQL training classes are aptly designed to help everyone get thorough with their SQL preparation at minimal price.
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16 Breakthrough Notebooks: A Look Back
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From the first prototype portable computer in 1968 to the OLPC XO (an inspiration for netbooks) to the CrunchPad Web tablet of the near future, these 16 notebooks mark important stages in the progress of laptops
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Top 10 Coolest Fedora Themes
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If you are one of those open source aficionados using Fedora, you must be looking to lend a cool look to your system. What could be better than allowing a complete makeover to your Fedora.
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A Summer of Linux Delights
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For FOSS devotees who'd like a sprinkling of Linux refreshment this summer, there's a wide assortment of good Linux news -- and a little Linux nonsense -- to choose from.
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Intel Celeron Dual-Core Linux Performance
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While nearly all of Intel's attention is focused on their newer LGA-1366 platform with the high-end Core i7 processors and then the forthcoming Core i5 series, there are still plenty of viable processors left for the LGA-775 motherboards.
Read more »10 Ways Open Source Can Save Your Company
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Open-source software is coming to the enterprise in a big way. Is it time for companies to start considering it? What does this mean for Microsoft Windows?
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Six new editing tools and four plugins. Shutter just got even better
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If you want to do more serious, integrated screenshot stuff then Shutter's the kiddie.
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