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Canonical discontinues Itanium and SPARC support in Ubuntu

http://www.h-online.com

Ubuntu 10.10, code-named Maverick Meerkat, will not be ported to the Itanium and SPARC platforms, because the two processor platforms have been without a dedicated maintainer for some time

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Created by HeresJohnny 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Is Oracle Taking OpenOffice.org Closed-Source?

http://www.acrossad.org

Today I downloaded and installed the latest stable version of OpenOffice, version 3.2.1. There were a few things that I noticed that gave me great reason for concern. Based on what I saw, I have serious doubts as to whether OpenOffice.org will continue to be free software/open source.

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Created by peterk 15 years 20 weeks ago
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How To Set Up A Webgui Based Print Server On Ubuntu Server Using SWAT, CUPS, And SAMBA

http://www.howtoforge.com

This how-to describes the process of setting up an intranet based print server using Ubuntu server. By using CUPS SAMBA and SWAT the final product is a webgui based solution to a headless print server.

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Created by Schlongman 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Sony PS3 gets jailbroken to run Linux

http://www.theinquirer.net

Hell hath no fury like an angry open sourceror. WHEN THE GAMES CONSOLE MAKER Sony decided to stop people from running Linux on its Playstation 3 it made a lot of open sourcerors quite angry.

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Created by netturfer 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Droid 2 reviews hail keyboard, stamina, but camera gives pause

http://www.linuxfordevices.com

Reviewers generally loved the new keyboard and disliked the camera and MotoBlur UI, while Engadget encountered connectivity problems.

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Created by mick 15 years 20 weeks ago
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What would persuade you to ditch Windows for Ubuntu 10.04?

http://www.zdnet.com

Well just to throw an additional spanner in the works, life-long Windows user though still the rampant Microsoft hater that I am, I have finally made the jump from Windows 7 - still a great operating system, to Ubuntu 10.04.

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Created by Schlongman 15 years 20 weeks ago
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7 Sources of Free Sounds for Multimedia Projects

http://www.freetech4teachers.com

In my posts 11 Techy Things for Teachers to Try This Year and How To Do 11 Techy Things In the New School Year I mentioned podcasting and video creation. When creating podcasts and videos adding music and other sounds can enhance your students' presentations.

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Created by FFlover 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Making a Starry Filter Effect in GIMP

http://www.scottphotographics.com

Photographers use Star Filters sometimes to really make the highlights stand out, but if you do not have one you can use GIMP to reproduce the effect.

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Created by Ipela 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Digup - A console tool to update md5sum or shasum digest files

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

digup is a console tool to update md5sum or shasum digest files. It will read existing digest files, check the current directory for new, updated, modified, renamed or deleted files and query the user with a summary of changes. After reviewing the updates, they can be written back to the digest file.

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Created by rakshita 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Lightweight Linux Desktop Alternative: Xfce

http://www.linux.com

GNOME and KDE may be the first desktops that come to mind when you think of the Linux desktop, but they're not the only ones.

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Created by ItalianPenguin 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Awoken - Brilliant Icon Theme For Ubuntu/Gnome

http://www.techdrivein.com

We introduced to you guys probably the best combination of gtk theme and icon set for Ubuntu/Gnome[Equinox gtk theme + Faenza icon theme]. Now take a look at Awoken icon theme. I won't say it is better than Faenza icon theme, but it is almost as good.

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Created by paul.g.hunter 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Intel’s Acquisition of McAfee Makes It More of a Freedom Enemy

http://techrights.org

The bribing chipmaker scoops up a firm that is hostile towards Linux and the GPL, which may also mean that future chips from Intel will be more OS-specific and DRM/TC-laden

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Created by komrad 15 years 20 weeks ago
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New Ubuntu Unity video trailer released

http://www.youtube.com

Canonical have just released a video trailer of the forthcoming Ubuntu Unity interface for netbook computers.

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Created by stalinux 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Open Source: Microsoft Loves it and Oracle is its Biggest Enemy

http://jordanopensource.org

Microsoft claims that it "loves Open Source" at the same time Oracle turns to be the biggest enemy for software freedom.

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Created by iGuy86 15 years 20 weeks ago
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Microsoft Decides to Embrace and Extend ‘Plugfest’

http://techrights.org

Microsoft describes its proprietary, binary-only formats in the context of a "plugfest" - a term implicitly reserved for ODF events

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