Ubuntu isn't the only Linux operating system, but it's where the dream of a usable, completely free desktop is closest to reality. If every Ubuntu developer were assembled at one place, here are five things we'd ask them to accomplish.
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Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
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Unless you've been hiding in a cave for the past ten years or so, you know that it takes more than a bit of HTML slight-of-hand to make a modern, dynamic website. The (so-called) Web 2.0 is constructed of a mix of technologies, creatively applied to allow the interactivity we have become accustomed to when surfing the web.
Read more »Ubuntu: One Year Later
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Hard to believe, but it’s been almost a year since my first Ubuntu-themed article appeared on this site. Last October I made the decision to try Ubuntu 8.04. A year later, Ubuntu is still my primary operating system.
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Red Hat Funds Open Source Lab in New Gates Center
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In an ironic turn, Carnegie Mellon University will be housing a new open source computer lab funded by Red Hat in a new computer center funded by a $20 million lead gift from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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KDE4 - Hype & Reality
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It feels good to see KDE 4.3 mature. Again it feels good to see some of the major but conservative Linux distributions turning up to KDE 4.
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Open Letter to Linux Geeks
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KDE 4 Fanboys: seriously, knock it off
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When I say “I’m looking for a way to make KDE 3.5.10 work on Slackware 13″ or “I’m looking for applications to replace the ones I’ve gotten used to using in KDE, since I won’t be installing KDE going forward”, what does that mean to you?
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LifeHacker and Ubuntu: A Response
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Recently LifeHacker had an article talking about five things they would like to see in Ubuntu. The article is very supportive of Ubuntu, and we appreciate that LifeHacker folks, and I wanted to follow up with a few notes.
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Laconica is now StatusNet
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"I’m happy to announce today that our main product, the Open Source microblogging server Laconica, has a new name.
StatusNet is the new name that simply reflects what our software does: sends status updates into your social network. We think it’s clear and simple, serious without being stuffy."
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GNU/Linux Software I Use Regularly
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Those of us who have been GNU/Linux desktop users for a long time take for granted the packages we install and use. As we have paid our dues to learn the ropes, one way we can help new users is to tell them what we use and make recommendations.
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Looking a gift horse in the mouth.
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There are 10 types of software producers in the world. Yes, I know I used this joke before. There are those who produce software for money and those who produce software for free. Then there are the people who use that software.
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Are you ready to Protest?
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So you want to Protest against Best Buy for having their employees trained through Microsoft’s ExpertZone. Their are some things we are going to need.
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The Power of Questions in Linux Training
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I have discovered that one of the most powerful avenues of learning is the ability to ask questions. When people can ask questions learning occurs. Why is asking questions so important? Well it is the old agony of getting stuck on one small thing.
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Why Users Dumped Your Open Source App for Proprietary Software
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FOSS adherents are happy to discuss all the reasons that open source is attractive. But the hard fact is that sometimes people try an open source application — such as yours — and they end up not using it.
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CodePlex accepted by Linux, open source community: Microsoft
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Microsoft’s own SourceForge-like repository of open source projects, CodePlex, celebrated its third anniversary recently. According to Sara Ford, CodePlex program manager, the site is accepted and welcomed among the fans of open source and Linux software.
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