Yesterday evening the jolly folk behind launcher-and-then-some GNOME Do held a meeting to set out some goals for the future of the project.
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Mozilla borrows from WebKit to build fast new JS engine
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Mozilla's high-performance TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which was first introduced in 2008, has lost a lot of its luster as competing browser vendors have stepped up their game to deliver superior performance. Firefox now lags behind Safari, Chrome, and Opera in common JavaScript benchmarks.
Read more »gThumb Finally Gets Flickr Support
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The gThumb development is getting more and more interesting: after getting PicasaWeb support about a month ago, a branch called "flickr" (well, actually "flicker" but that's a typo by the developers) has been merged, meaning gThumb will finally get Flickr support. We couldn't resist so we updated the package in our PPA to the latest GIT so you (and us) can enjoy this cool new feature.
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Microsoft-Sponsored GNU/Linux-Hostile Site, HowSoftwareIsBuilt.com, is Powered by GNU/Linux
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HowSoftwareIsBuilt.com is paid by Microsoft, promotes Microsoft, but it runs on the very same platform Microsoft is ridiculing and extorting
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Microsoft Still Spreads Lies About GNU/Linux, Faces Rational Opposition
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The same old myths that Microsoft spreads in the media contradict reality and fact; the GNU/Linux userbase resists hostile intervention
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Unified network administration using eBox
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Linux is an excellent choice for a server operating system, no matter what the size of business. However, it is still not very easy to administrate. Recently many distributions have launched their own interface to configure these server components, but really failed at delivering an easy-to-use interface to configure it. eBox is trying to fix this particular issue.
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Is Microsoft Afraid to Say the “L”-word?
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It seems that, having lost its position as monarch of the world of computing, Microsoft has decided to become the industry jester.
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Apple’s Legal Attack on GNU/Linux and Mistreatment of Developers Already Costing it Business
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Apple upsets some of the very same people who made the company what it is today, including some of the inspirers
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Red Hat's Next Move May Involve 2 Key Investments
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Red Hat already focuses on Linux, JBoss middleware and virtualization. But there are multiple signs the open source company will make a business intelligence move soon. And Red Hat’s move could involve either Jaspersoft or EnterpriseDB — or both. Here's why.
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Font Manager - A font management application for the GNOME desktop
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Font Manager is a font management application for the GNOME desktop. It is not intended to be a professional-grade font management solution, but rather a simple application suitable for the needs of most desktop users and even some graphics designers who may need to manage just a few thousand font files.
Read more »Saving Money with Ubuntu
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With the global economy in a depression, most people cannot currently afford to buy a new computer. But, you don't have to.
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Selecting an Open Source Operating System
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There's a large selection of free and open source (FOSS) operating systems available these days, and choosing the right one for any given circumstance can be quite a challenge. This article outlines the key factors.
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Attorney: IBM-Novell worked together to hurt SCO
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Novell Inc. lied about owning the copyrights for the Unix computer operating system then collaborated with IBM to damage Unix owner The SCO Group, the latter's attorney told a federal court jury Tuesday.
Read more »How to almost get Netflix Watch Instantly to work in Linux
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I can make Netflix Watch Instantly work on my Linux media center. Almost. Yes, almost. No, I don't have it working. But I thought that with a little help from the community along with instructions on how I've gotten this far might help bring some support to the topic.
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Current Ubuntu 10.04 Review
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"With Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) so far our first impressions aren't good. 10.04 booted to the "Install" prompt from a LiveCD in 4 minutes and 23 seconds, compared to a solid 40 seconds on Debian Squeeze ("testing" repository)"
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