More than 100 candidates to Italian regional elections that will take place at the end of this month officially support Free Software and have committed to actively promote it if elected. Many of them are in smaller parties with smaller probability to get a seat, but for Italy it's a good result anyway.
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Debian Project Pleased with Ten Times Faster Build Server
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The Debian project was given a new server from Thomas Krenn AG, Intel and Adaptec for its image building. With the Dual-Xeon computer the build process was reduced from 20 to two hours.
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GRAMPS - Free Software Project for Genealogy
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GRAMPS is a genealogy program. It helps you organize your family tree, and is capable of exchanging data with other programs using the GEDCOM standard.
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Canonical's new COO gets religion on Linux desktop
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Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, is undergoing significant changes in management. Founder Mark Shuttleworth has stepped down from his role as the CEO so that he can increase his involvement in the software design and development process. Jane Silber, who has long served as the company's chief operating officer, will be taking over as CEO.
Read more »Pinta is a Solid Image Editing Alternative to GIMP
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If you're looking for a solid drawing and image editing program for Gtk, have a look at Pinta. This week's point release brings several new improvements, a batch of new tools, and a facelift to the GUI. Modeled after Paint.NET, Pinta makes a great lightweight alternative to GIMP. It works on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and has enough features to get all but the heaviest of editing jobs done.
Read more »Who Will Be Collaborating On What And When
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Each year, the Linux Foundation is responsible for putting on some of the biggest names of the conference season. LinuxCon, the Kernel and End-User Summits, the Linux Plumbers Conference — they all have the Foundation behind them. The next up on the schedule is the Collaboration Summit, and as of last week, attendees can now check the details on the Summit's who, what, where, and when.
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Linux: A Platform for the Cloud
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The goal of this article is to review the history and architecture of Linux as well as its present day developments to understand how Linux has become today's leading platform for cloud computing. We will start with a little history on Unix system development and then move to the Linux system itself.
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Get to Know MySQL Workbench
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Although MySQL works exceptionally well from the command line (it's not as hard as one would think), having a solid GUI tool just opens the user up to learning more powerful tasks and getting more work done faster.
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Will The Linux Desktop Soon Be Irrelevant?
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Some of us are still waiting for the year of the Linux desktop. Some think it's already here. One thing is certain however, Linux does not have a majority desktop market share. By the time we get there, perhaps the entire idea of what a Desktop is will have been re-defined, thanks to "The Cloud".
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Cool: Linux heats your meal, washes your clothes, makes for household fun
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Look at this: a microwave running Linux (yes we can!) and a washing machine also.
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Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux
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Many have tried to build and sell a $200 tablet; none have succeeded. Freescale's tablet prototype could change that.
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opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM Version 1.4 Released
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opentaps Open Source ERP + CRM Version 1.4 was officially released today and can be downloaded from SourceForge.
Read more »TerminalRun Firefox Addon Allows You To Run Shell Commands From Websites Via Right Click
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TerminalRun can run commands and execute scripts from websites via right click and has the ability to detect malicious scripts and warn users when a command requires administrative privileges to run. Besides this, it has some other really nice features:
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Pocket computer with open hardware platform for 99 euros
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Under the company name of Qi Hardware, ex-OpenMonki employees have have released the Ben NanoNote pocket computer. The device is the size of a cigarette box, costs $99 and is available as an open hardware platform under a copyleft licence
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LPI partners with Portuguese government agency on Linux certification and training
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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced that its affiliate organization LPI-Portugal has signed an agreement with UMIC, the Knowledge Society Agency of Portugal's Ministry of Science, Technology and Education to promote training and certification of professional skills in the use of Linux, open source technologies and free software in
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