Just remember the time when you started off with Linux or FOSS. You felt that you can’t find out a solution to your problem. What next? You tried asking for help on forums or any other help channels. Since you were noob, you didn’t even know how to ask questions or what exactly went wrong. You just knew that what you expected to happen, didn’t work.
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SpringSource, Hyperic Merge for App Management
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Apparently it's not just enough to have a Java framework, you need to be able to manage and monitor it, too.
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SugarCRM CEO Change: An Open Source Setback?
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When SugarCRM announced co-founder John Roberts’ (pictured) exit last week, some folks viewed the news in a vacuum — wondering what’s right (and wrong) with the open source CRM provider. But The VAR Guy is looking at the bigger open source picture and he sees some reasons for concern.
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SA department of education shuts out FOSS
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Despite a national open source strategy and a well-publicised set of minimum interoperability standards for government, the South African education department has launched a teacher laptop project that excludes free and open source software (FOSS).
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Update on ODF Spreadsheet Interoperability
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A couple of months ago I did some experiments on the interoperability of ODF spreadsheets, the theory and practice. In that earlier post I looked at the then current ODF implementations,
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How much does open source cost schools?
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Obviously, there is money to be saved by using open source software in schools. Even merely substituting OpenOffice of Microsoft Office on student computers can save thousands in licensing costs
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Flashing Your Motherboard BIOS From The Linux Desktop
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Motherboard manufacturers usually bundle proprietary software with their products that allow monitoring of hardware sensors, flashing of the motherboard BIOS, and overclocking all from within the Windows operating system. With the exception of LM_Sensors providing some sensors support, this is a grey area for Linux.
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As we shared last week, a new release of Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) has been in the making for quite some time, but today an update for this popular first person shooter has been released.
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Ubuntu 9.04: The official review
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On April 27 I wrote a blog entry titled Ubuntu 9.04: Wow. This was nothing more than a knee-jerk reactionary piece. However, once you get beyond the shiny, glossy exterior you might find a few less-than stellar issues can raise a flag or two.
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10 Games That Will Turn your Linux into a WarMachine
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Games, one of my favorite time pass. I’m always out for nifty gaming sessions when I’m bored, posted lots of stuff on it in the past and still going to.
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Which Distros Would You Use If Ubuntu Vanished?
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Like many of you, I live in an Ubuntu world. Sure, I also have a Debian box that I run as a file server on my home network, but most of my desktops/notebooks are fully dedicated Ubuntu machines.
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Sabayon Linux 4.1 Review
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Sabayon Linux takes away the potential headaches of Gentoo and makes it mostly very easy and simple to get a Gentoo-based distribution up and running on your machine.
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Ubuntu (Jaunty) vs Windows (Vista)
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For the past couple of weeks I have been having some fun testing out the latest version of Ubuntu the increasingly popular Linux. The advantage it has over many other OS's out there is it's lightweight footprint.
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WorksWithU Vodcast, Episode 1
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In this edition, Josh and Nick discuss recent Ubuntu developments - including the launch of Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), plus some key Canonical initiatives and directions.
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Mandriva 2009.1 Spring shows a lot of promise
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I noticed readers of DistroWatch.com complaining about the small amount of attention that the new Mandriva 2009.1 release has gotten so far. This has a lot to do with the fact that the release date was so close to the always over-hyped Ubuntu 9.04 release.
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