The thing with operating systems, any operating system, is that they have logic errors. In other words they have bugs. The most important thing is how does the operating system handle this crash.
Read more »New GNOME Shell Mockups
Since GNOME 3.0 has been delayed until March, 2011, it seems there's enough time to rethink the way GNOME Shell looks, especially since a lot of people don't like it (especially from the usability point of view).
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Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux
A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Linux isn't for everyone-yet.
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Remember the year of the Linux desktop?
It´s a long standing joke, but I think two or three years ago people stopped claiming next year will be the year of the Linux desktop. Not sure why that is.
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Debugging OpenRisc software inside RTL simulation
Using Icarus Verilog and a custom built GDB to debug software running inside a simulation of a OpenRisc System On Chip, thanks to the Verilog Procedural Interface.
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Grameen Foundation and Microsoft Misuse the Term ‘Open Source’
The Grameen Foundation, which has Microsoft ties, apparently promotes predatory loaners and uses terms like "open source" to get attention
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Interview with Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman answers the top 25 questions from reddit readers. A fascinating interview ...
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Opinion: Re: Canonical release cycle for Ubuntu Server
Even though my goto operating system for servers is Red Hat Enterprise Linux, lately I have been working with Canonical’s Ubuntu Server 10.04 and I will admit that it has so far been a great experience. Just like what is expected of a server operating system, it is not intended for the general user base and focused more toward an experience Linux user
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KDE 4.5 Screenshot Tour
KDE 4.5 is coming out in August but I simply couldn’t wait to try it out a few days before the release. Hence, I got my hands on the Release Candidate v2.
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10 reasons why your kids should be using Linux
In this article, I will give you 10 good reasons why you should do just this. In the end, you can decide for yourself whether they’re reason enough to migrate those young users away from other operating systems.
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What’s new in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat has been scheduled to be released 10 October 2010 (10/10/10) and most of the changes have been already implemented as it is heading for the 3rd Alpha release in August 5th.
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Python development - the golden rules
As part of his Python Development Masterclass, Kunal Deo drew up some golden rules when working with Python. Have you got any Python gems to share?
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Mozilla's Tab Candy is the first step to sweeter browsing
Tabbed browsing has arguably had a significant impact on the way that people use the Web, but the feature hasn't really scaled to accommodate the increasing complexity of the average surfing session.
Read more »Lawyers and Monopolies They Work for Are the Key Threat to Software Patent Policy
Patent lawyers and software giants whom they are representing (also lawyers that become patent trolls) jeopardise emerging companies, almost all of which do not want software to be patentable
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Dell release Open Manage Server Administrator for Ubuntu
Canonical has donated engineering time to get the Dell server administration tool natively packaged for Ubuntu 9.10
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