Red Hat has announced the first and only beta of its next Linux development release, Fedora 12. Also: http://www.seoexpertconsultants.com/index.php?linux&release=Fedora%2012%...
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Barnes & Noble introduces Nook e-reader
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As expected, bookseller Barnes & Noble has announced a dual-screen e-book reader dubbed the Nook. The company has also entered into a partnership with Adobe to work on e-book standards.
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ABLEconf 2009 Phoenix Talk Schedule
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ABLEconf has announced its schedule for October 24th, and features a wide variety of talks that touch on topics such as virtualization, computer security, overviews of various open source projects, and practical use of open source in a business environment.
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Firefox for iPhone and Android Phones
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John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla, told technology blogger Om Malik that they will release an application for the iPhone a few weeks from now and that it will be "really exciting". No further details have been said yet so we are left guessing.It could be similar to Fennec, a mobile version of Firefox web browser that is designed for smaller devices...
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Twidge Command Line Twitter Client for Ubuntu/Linux Desktop is Cool
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Twidge is a command line Twitter desktop client for Ubuntu/Linux. Twidge supports posting updates, reading replies, adding more friends etc and its integration with the Unix shell scripting environment is just superb. Twidge is so easy to use and obviously light weight which makes it even more adorable. Lets take a peek into the Twidge features and installation.
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5 years later, 5 ways that Ubuntu has made Linux more human
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Today is the fifth anniversary of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. To celebrate the past five years of brown, we decided to have a look at five ways that Ubuntu has helped make the open source Linux operating system more human.
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Firefox's crossroads: Cutting-edge or mainstream?
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John Lilly wants it both ways. Working at Mozilla Corporation since 2005 and as chief executive since early 2008, he helped oversee a remarkable achievement. Mozilla has built the Firefox browser from a largely unsuccessful remnant of the Netscape era of the 1990s into the browser that nearly a quarter of people on the Web use. Now the challenges are different.
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FlightGear- Opensource flight simulator
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The FlightGear flight simulator project is an open-source, multi-platform, cooperative flight simulator development project. The project is primarily aimed at civilian flight simulation. It should be appropriate for simulating general aviation as well as civilian aircraft.
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Linux is worth its weight in gold
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What is so special about the Linux name and why are so many companies and products using it? Was that name around before the advent of the Linux operating system? As far as I know Linux is a made up word of the combination of Linus and Tux, the founder and mascot of the operating system.
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AbiWord is a Free Word Processor
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Sometimes you need a word processing application but not an entire office suite. Today we take a look at AbiWord which is a free word processor for all three major OS platforms.
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5 Windows contributions to the world that Linux is yet to make
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Microsoft Windows, the dominant desktop OS in the world has over the years made some contribution to the world that the open source competitor Linux is yet to make
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IBM Promotes Ubuntu-Based Cloud Solution in U.S.
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To coincide with the Windows 7 launch, IBM issued a press release yesterday promoting its Ubuntu-based IBM Client for Smart Work solution.
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two simple things to improve the kde user experience
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There's a lot of discussion about user experience around these days. That's good, though sometimes the focus is kept on solving "big issues" and a lot of the small everyday type things get missed.
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Cedega vs Crossover Games - Hands on Review
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Most people who use Linux for desktop use are well aware of the one of the largest issues facing the platform: Lack of commercial software. Which brings me to my topic at hand - Cedega & Codeweavers. What are Cedega and Codeweavers? Designed to help you get your Windows games working with ease on Linux.
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I'm tired of “Free Software Fundamentalists”
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You might know I'm an hybrid kind of guy: I run Free Software as much as I can, but if I have to run proprietary software to have something that works, and that pays the bills, I will. Lately, I'm getting more and more irked by the “Free Software Fundamentalists” that preach that no proprietary software has the right to exist any longer.
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