Oh, Gentoo, how I really find myself hating you sometimes. Once upon a time, Gentoo Linux was a thriving community distro. These days, I've been finding it harder and harder to find solid answers.
Read more »Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat
Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst disagreed with Linus Torvalds’ contention that Linux has become bloated. Whitehurst said that Linux is growing and becoming more full-featured. The bloat will come when features are added that no one wants.
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Women and Ubuntu
Carla Schroder of Linux Today published an essay recently dealing with the low level of female participation in open-source projects. Although the article doesn’t deal with Ubuntu in particular, it nonetheless prompted some thoughts about the role of women in the world’s most popular Linux distribution.
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Send Warm Coats to Hell - I've Switched to Ubuntu
In my last post, I mentioned that I hadn't gotten around to blogging on my birthday. There's a reason for this. I'd gotten a new box, and I was so determined to wait for the 13.0 release of Slackware, that I was content to twiddle with Windows while I waited.
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5 things that make Ubuntu Linux the most promising Linux distro in the world
Without doubt, poised to be the Windows of the Linux world in the future. The following 5 points should help clarify my view.
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Boycott Ubuntu
Up until Shuttleworth's comment I defended men's rights to freedom of speech. Beyond that I was barely interested in feminists topics. But when someone of such prominence insults the intelligence of women, I think it's time to boycott Ubuntu.
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That Dream Formerly Known as the Linux Desktop
I will never again refer to the Linux Desktop in any of my writings beyond this post. From now on, it's the Linux User Interface.
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The Linux Desktop - The View from LinuxCon
I have just finished up three days at LinuxCon in Portland, put on by the Linux Foundation. Overall, I would say it was a great success.
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Tux Takes to the Air
Article about radio ads for Linux as run by the Helios Project.
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Interesting Times Ahead
A follow up on the Linux Radio ads, with comments, and including one interesting response from a Microsoft fan.
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Linux Events - Not Drawing the Crowds
Article about possible drop in attendance at Linux events.
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Linux reference focuses on system essentials
O'Reilly Media has published the sixth edition of Linux in a Nutshell, by Ellen Siever, Stephen Figgins, Aaron Weber, Robert Love, and Arnold Robbins. The sixth edition of the reference book boosts coverage of Linux system essentials and newer technologies like virtualization and wireless, says O'Reilly.
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DON’T Boycott Ubuntu
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Does this Kernel make me look FAT?
Recently Linus Torvalds referred to the Linux Kernel as bloated and scary. So what is next?
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NOOSS Will Be Live Webcasting from the Ohio Linuxfest 9/26
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