Not everyone who bashes GNU/Linux (or promotes Mono) is necessarily a peer
Read more »GNU/Linux Bashers and Microsoft MVPs Masquerade as “Linux Users”
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A Lesson for Developers: Why Support GNU/Linux?
GNU/Linux puts developers in charge, whereas Apple and Microsoft treat them as guests
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EPO in State of Turmoil, Patents Kill
The EPO faces trouble as greed takes over it; ethics of particular patents questioned thanks to the openness of the Internet
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FSM Newsletter 6 May 2009
What's in a look? Before Apple started making immensely slick, sexy hardware, the main issues were always "specs", "graphic cards", "memory". Then, the game changed. People started buying Apple computers because they looked good - inside and out. Their computers (and gadgets) are immensely appealing. Their operating system, OS X, is a pleasure to look at.
Read more »Why Windows users should switch to Linux
Forget the thousands of school and university students running Linux on their desktops. Forget Google, NASA, the US Department of Defense and dozens of global government agencies that use Linux for their day-to-day operations. Why should you run Linux on your computer?
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Steam on Linux
I've always avoided Wine, a Windows-compatibility layer for Linux, based upon the reported unreliability of applications run using it. By this I mean that if you read through the AppDB, which lists applications that work/don't work with Wine, almost every application sort of partially works with some hacks.
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Useful Tools for your Ubuntu installation
With the advent of the latest release of probably the most preferred Linux distro, Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), life for a lot of has become simpler. What adds to the glory is the availability of numerous free applications.
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A Review of Jaunty Jackalope
The installation of Ubuntu always takes me by surprise. Each time I upgrade or install Ubuntu on a new machine I see improvements in user interface, hardware detection, and speed. This release was even more impressive.
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Prism - Mozilla minimal browser beta
The Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 beta of its Prism software. Formerly called WebRunner, this program closes the gap between local applications and web applications.
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Cairo Dock 2.0.0 is Here (Linux Dock Menu)!
Not so long ago I was telling you about the new version 2 of Cairo Dock which was at the time still in beta/rc and that it doesn't look at all like the old 1 branch - this new version is by far the best dock menu application I've seen for any operating system.
A few days ago, version 2.0.0 full was released.
Read more »10 Free Linux Ebooks For Beginners
No matter how experienced you are with Linux systems, there is always something new you can learn from a good book that focuses on specific aspects of a Linux system.
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Monday openSUSE Community Week Sessions
openSUSE Community Week runs from May 11 through May 17. Our community week is a chance to get people from around the world together at the same time to focus on specific topics, and to transfer knowledge about openSUSE.
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Conky - Lightweight system monitor in openSUSE
Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky is licensed under the GPL and runs on Linux and BSD.
Read more »The Second Most Dangerous Game!
Another blast from the past. Real-life PacMan pitting humans against living insects!
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XBMC 9.04 delivers impressive media center experience
The XBMC project has released version 9.04 of the popular open source media center application. Ars takes the new version for a test ride to see how it compares to Boxee.
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