The default position of the window controls will remain the left, throughout beta1. We're interested in data which could influence the ultimate decision. There are good reasons both for the change, and against them, and ultimately the position will be decided based on what we want to achieve over time.
Read more »Why Metacity Window Buttons on Left in Ubuntu
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On test: the hidden seven browsers in the Windows ballot
Forget Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and the rest. We put the seven other browsers through the PC Pro grinder, with surprising results.
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the_source Episode 011 "Open Source Around The House" Released
Join me on a tour of my house as I show how I use open source software in nearly every room. This episode also is the first to use my new intro. This episode is NOT sponsored by the Apple iPad.
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Dynamic Ubuntu Theme
This is a version of Ubuntu Sun that changes depending on time of day. It contains parts of Ubuntu Sun theme, Ubuntu Sun X theme and a script originally created for New Wave Chronos theme and adapted for Ubuntu Sun.
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RHEL 5 turns 3, Suggestions for Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) was released on March 14, 2007 and yesterday was RHEL 5's 3rd birthday. Since then we have gotten 4 update releases. Given the fact that Red Hat original plan was to have a new RHEL release every 18 - 24 months, one has to wonder where RHEL 6 is and why it is so late.
Read more »New Theory That Microsoft Played Role in Apple’s Lawsuit Against Linux and Against Google
Some news sites have begun suggesting that since Microsoft would benefit from Apple's aggression, then Microsoft could also be involved in it
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Mark Shuttleworth’s response to left side button criticisms
Mark Shuttleworth's response to left side button criticisms.
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Ubuntu 10.04: Waiting for the Lucid Lynx
This'll be short. I read a review of the current incarnation of Ubuntu 10.04, code named "Lucid Lynx" at the In a Tux blog this morning. The author pointed out a number of flaws, great and small, with the Lynx but finished up the review by saying, "This version of Ubuntu 10.04 is not a stable or final release of Ubuntu, so some of these thing my change.
Read more »Red Hat Summit and JBoss World agenda posted
Red Hat has published the agenda for this year's Red Hat Summit and JBoss World event taking place in Boston, Massachusetts from the 22nd to the 25th of June, 2010
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Mono and Novell Influence Increases in the GNOME Foundation
Incorporation of Microsoft into GNU/Linux (especially GNOME) continues unabated
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How to Install And Setup Ubuntu One In Kubuntu
Last year MTE gave you a hands on review of the beta release of Ubuntu One, Canonical’s answer to the popular Dropbox file syncing service. Ubuntu One allows users to have a local folder on their computers linked and synced with a folder on an Ubuntu One server. They can also share files with their other computers and even with other users.
Read more »OpenSocial 1.0 specification published
Modular social networking gadget specifications now allow use beyond pure social networking applications, offering both a core and social set of data models, APIs and gadgets
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Vodafone UK to refresh Android line up
Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has confirmed that it will be releasing four new highly anticipated and top of the line Android-based smartphones, including the HTC Desire and Google's Nexus one, in the coming months
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Vimperator: Use Firefox the Vim Way
Bring the mightiness of Vim to Firefox! If you’re ready for a fully keyboard-driven browser, the Vimperator add-on for Firefox can help you do away with mouse-based drudgery and add the awesomeness of vi-like keybindings to Firefox 3.5 and later.
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Microsoft ‘Pulls a SCO’ in India (Against GNU/Linux)
Poor Microsoft complains about a "mainframe monopoly" which does not run Microsoft Windows and the same strategies it used in Europe are being extended to India
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