Dependence on a desktop hegemony that is beset with interoperability issues looks increasingly dated. The pressure for open standards and a more heterogeneous mix of technologies in the enterprise is coming not only from governments and users, the free software community or the European Commission, but also from the technologies themselves.
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Open Source Mediaplayer Songbird 1.2 released
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The Songbird developers have announced the release of version 1.2 of their open source media player. The update to the Mozilla-based media player includes several bug fixes, performance improvements and new features.
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Sorry Linux but the chicken came first
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In the old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, I got the answer this week, at least as it relates to computing. The chicken came first.
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Ubuntu goes blue on my desktop
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I decided that I was tired of brown, brown, brown in Ubuntu, so I changed out the wallpaper on my Ubuntu 8.04 desktop to this blue-themed image from the fine folks at GNOME. I also changed the way my "theme" looks by going to System - Preferences - Appearance in the GNOME menu and picking something less brown, more blue.
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Installing Sonar on a linux build server
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Anyone who has read many of my blog entries or articles will know that I'm a great fan of code quality metrics. By code quality metrics, I am referring to coding standards, best practices, complexity, but also to other associated statistics such as the number of unit tests run and the level of code coverage.
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As a Linux administrator or as as Desktop user, there are times when you would either like to try a different distribution or when you need several test machines that you can blow away when you are done with them.. I have used VMWare with a a lot of success over the years but VirtualBox provides an excellent option that is Open Source.
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Ultimate Edition 2.2
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This release was built from Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope with all the goodies pre-added you have come to love in prior Ultimate Edition releases & all upgrades pre-installed for your convenience. This release has 2 kernels 2.6.28-13 & 2.6.28-11 selectable at boot time increasing your chances of success.
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Get to Know Clustered File Systems
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Many options exist for setting up clustered and highly available storage, but figuring out what each does will take a bit of research. Your choice of storage architecture as well as file system is crucial, as most have severe limitations that require careful design workarounds.
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SCO Files Notice of Cure Amounts Re Leases and Executory Contracts
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There is a monster SCO filing in the bankruptcy, 531 pages, I'm told, a Notice of Cure Amounts in Connection with the Assumption and Assignment of Unexpired Leases and Executory Contracts [PDF] and then a 7-part exhibit. SCO proposes to transfer everything on this list to unXis "free and clear of all liens, claims, encumbrances and interests upon satisfaction of the cure amounts...
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If you have ever advertised at Google Adwords, you probably experienced a keyword guessing process.
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Ajaxed – Classic ASP Library With AJAX Support
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The ajaxed library is free classic ASP library with built-in AJAX support, providing you with common tools for the development of modern web applications.
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What to expect from the next version of Ubuntu
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The great thing about Linux distro development, when compared with OS X or Vista, is that the whole process is transparent. You can see at any stage what the developers are planning, and even download the latest build of your favourite distribution.
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Kdenlive: A Video Editor in the Spotlight
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Linux distributions strive to include all the useful applications that users will need, but a quality video editor has been lacking for quite some time. Now with KDE4 getting better and better, could an application like Kdenlive fill that gap?
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Dangerous Security Flaw Likely Just a Hoax
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A claim of a software vulnerability in a program used to connect securely to servers across the Internet is likely a hoax, according to an analyst with the SANS Internet Storm Center.
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VirtualBox 3.0: An easy way to mix and match operating systems
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Whether you prefer Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, you can probably get almost everything you need done with your chosen OS. However, sometimes a task demands an OS that you are not currently using. That's where virtualization programs like Sun Microsystem's VirtualBox 3.0 come in.
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