So we all know that most open source projects are licensed under the GPL - Ken Krugle's graph shows that clearly over 75% of projects are GPL or LGPL - but it turns out that most open source software used by enterprises are not licensed under the GPL … companies are using primarily Apache licensed software!
Read more »Busting the Myth of GPL Dominance: Apache Rules!
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Minimal Gentoo Installation
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"This artlicle will show you how to install Gentoo OS from a minimal installation CD on your computer..."
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What's So Precious About Bad Software?
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com –
Sure, we are drowned in tides of twaddle about precious IP, Trade Sekkrits, Sooper Original Algorithms that must not be exposed to eyes of mere mortals, and all manner of silly excuses. But that's all a smokescreen to cover up the real reason: to hide code of such poor quality that even PHBs know to be embarrassed. Exhibit A: Windows itself.
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Using PDFedit in Kubuntu
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com –
At the moment PDFedit has to come from the getdeb site, but when Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon comes out in October, PDFedit will be included in the repositories.
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The "Paradox of Choice" in the F/OSS World
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Today my co-worker Allison repeated something I said a couple of years ago. “I bet these people paralyzed by choice starve to death trying to buy breakfast cereal.”
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Showstoppers list for KDE’s 4.0 Beta 3 release
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The KDE 4.0 Beta 3 release was shifted to October 10. Additionally the release team specified the KDE parts which have to be ready at the beta release date or which might otherwise be a showstopper.
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A Microsoft Windows / Linux Conspiracy Theory
http://chris.pirillo.com –
I think Microsoft has given up on Vista behind the scenes. I’m sending this via email because well, I know it sounds like tinfoil hat time, but I think there’s some validity to it.
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UNESCO prepares guides on computer recycling
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"UNESCO gathered a group of partners to produce two guides to encourage the development of sustainable computer recycling plants."
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Ten Things I Like about Amanda
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The Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver. In short, a backup program. I’ve been following Amanda for a couple of years, and started using it intensively last January. I’ve been extremely happy with my decision to implement Amanda, so I decided to list some of the reasons.
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Debian GNU/Linux Installation Walkthrough
http://debaira.blogspot.com –
"This HOWTO walks you through the installation of Debian GNU/Linux using the graphical installer ("installgui"). It covers some common scenarios - complete over-write of everything on an existing hard drive, dual-boot with another operating system (eg Windows) and installation from CD/DVD and network ("netinst"). This article is based on the Debian 4.0 Stable (Etch) i386 installer."
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Onions, Kubuntu Gutsy Beta
http://jucato.org –
Introducing Onion 75! It’s a very amusing and funny emoticon theme for Kopete.
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IBM Accessibility Internet Browser for Multimedia
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This new multimedia browsing accessibility tool provides people with visual impairments a level of control more comparable to a sighted person using a mouse...Future plans for extending this technology include enabling flexible audio speed control and contributing this work to an open-source development project.
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ErlyBird 0.15.1 Released - An Erlang IDE based on NetBeans
http://blogtrader.org –
"An Erlang IDE based on NetBeans. With syntax checking, syntax highlighting, auto-completion, pretty formatter, occurrences mark, brace matching, indentation, code folding, function navigator, go to declaration, project management, Erlang shell console."
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Firebug Tutorial: Javascript Debugging
http://michaelsync.net –
"I’m going to show you how to debug the Javascript code with Firebug in this tutorial. If you are an Ajax developer, the tutorial will help you in many ways to boost your production in your RIA (Rich Internet Application) development."
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Selected 25 CSS Applications and Tools
http://www.makeuseof.com –
" I am currently in the process of learning CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) based web design since it is now the standard foundation of layout for almost all web sites. I have read several books now and I still believe that I am slightly lost when it comes time to applying what I know from scratch.
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