One of the rants I've been seeing in increasing numbers of late is in the form of rants against Linux users who constantly try to "Evangelize" everyone into using Linux and/or Open Source software. Sadly, back in the day when Linux was new, there was plenty of low hanging fruit that such tactics would work on.
Read more »The death of Linux Evangelism, and the rise of Education
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OpenSolaris 2009.06
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I like to try out different Operating Systems from time to time, experimenting, finding out how people find mays to solve the same common problem: “How can I make this computer do what I want the way I want it?”.
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The KDE 4 Series: Pro and Con
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The KDE desktop has been the center of changes and controversy for the last eighteen months. However, with last week's release of version 4.3, the majority of users finally seem to accept -- if not necessarily love -- the changes.
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How to Run Multiple Linux Distros Without Virtualization
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A few weeks ago, I wrote an article on How To Run Multiple X Sessions Without Virtualization, which demonstrated how you can run multiple desktop environments at the same time on the same computer, and switch between them at the push of a button.
Read more »Firefox addon aims to save you money
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An extension to browser Firefox will suggest cheaper prices for products you browse on the internet.
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Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
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A judge on Tuesday ordered Microsoft to stop selling Word, one of its premier products, in its current form due to patent infringement.
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Everything you wanted to know about Linux games
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This article will teach you several simple, common methods of obtaining games for Linux, all legal. In other words, let's say you have one or another Linux distribution installed on your machine.
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Microsoft still pushing a standards tax
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While putting it in the way of the weasel, Microsoft is still pushing what amounts to a tax on users of Internet standards
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Microsoft banned from selling Word
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This time it's Microsoft's turn to be bashed, but next time it may be an open-source company, or your company. Many big technology companies pay up to patent pirates, and while i4i isn't one of those and Microsoft talks big now, they may well end up paying up. U.S.
Read more »Lies, Damn Lies and File Systems Benchmarks
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Benchmarking has become synonymous with marketeering to the point it is almost useless. This article takes a look at a very important paper that can demonstrate how bad it has become and makes recommendations on how to improve the situation.
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Consider Linux for Secure Online Banking
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Do you make online financial transactions from a Windows computer? If so, you may want to re-visit that decision.
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The i4i v. Microsoft Orders and Permanent Injunction
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I have the court documents for you in the i4i v. Microsoft case, the judgment, the permanent injunction, and the memorandum and order, which explains the legal reasoning in support of the order.
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Nokia prepping first Linux phone?
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Nokia, which sponsors the open source Maemo project, in June formed an alliance with the Intel-sponsored Moblin project. Thus, Moblin technology could also see use in forthcoming Nokia phones based on Maemo.
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5 Simple Bash Tips, Part III
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This is the third article in the Bash tips series, you can find the other two here and here. 1. Use cd - to go to the previous working directory
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Oracle Rolls out Linux JeOS for virtual appliance creation
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With the Oracle VM Template Builder, Oracle is opening up its virtualization technology to build software appliances for any type of software. Sitting underneath the hypervisor technology is Oracle's JeOS, which Kumar explained is a version of Oracle's Enterprise Linux tailored specifically for Oracle VM template.
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