Once upon a time, using open-source servers and applications for business was frowned upon in many circles. Today, you’d be hard pressed to find any sizeable infrastructure that doesn’t leverage open-source code in some form or another, be it a few MySQL databases, Apache on the Web servers, or a pile of Perl, PHP, Ruby, or Python applications holding things together.
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KDE 4.1: Have it Our Way
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Over the years, I’ve grown quite fond of KDE for my Linux desktops. To me, it offered the right combination of ease of use and access to Linux’s power-user resources. Now, though, one of the forthcoming changes in KDE 5.1 is already annoying me and it’s barely in beta.
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Firefox 3 Will Kill 3 Birds With 1 Stone
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The release date of the third major edition of the hottest web browser on the planet is just around the corner. If all things went according to planned, Firefox 3, codenamed "Gran Paradiso" will be unleashed some time in June.
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A much easier way to install Ubuntu on a USB device (Stick or HD)!
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I was reading How to install Ubuntu Linux from USB Stick posted on this site a while ago, and found it to be quite some work to get Ubuntu working on a USB stick. Besides, having to prepare your USB device, creating a separate partition on it which will be more or less “useless” after the installation, giving up 750MB of space?
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Last-Minute Call: OOXML Complaints and Formal Appeal
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Final call for complaints about ISO's process, and your help would be appreciated
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Group interview: a graphic view of the open hardware movement. Part 2: technical and social issues
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The tools and techniques for creating hardware designs are very different from those used for software; and because of this, developing open hardware is a significantly different and greater challenge than creating free software.
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This bloke is testing a Thinkpad t61 running SLED 10 and comparing the performance with a similar Microsoft installation. Pity he couldn't have used Kubuntu instead, and shown just what GNU/Linux can really do.
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Novell Responds to Legal Assault by Betrayed Partner
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Novell to aggressively fight against former partner's claims, unlike Microsoft
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PCMan Lightweight Alternative File Manager
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PCMan File Manager (or PCManFM) is a lightweight alternative to GNOME’s Nautilus file manager or Konqueror/Dolphin in KDE. I found it to be an excellent option for more sophisticated GNOME users, as well as those with slower computers.
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Linux server sales continue to grow
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HP and IBM claimed an equal share of the global server market in the first quarter of 2008, according to IDC, echoing figures from rival analyst firm Gartner published last week.
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Another Win for OpenDocument Format in the Making
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Publishers aim for OpenDocument Format (ODF) whilst OOXML faces a few new barriers, exploits tricks
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Add keyboard shortcuts with KeyTouch
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KeyTouch is an application designed to allow you to make full use of all the special function keys on your keyboard, whether the hardware supports Linux or not. It's a great idea, especially with all the multimedia applications that come standard with today's PCs. But as is often the case, the devil is in the implementation details.
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Universities Embrace Open Source IT Monitoring
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When The VAR Guy wants to see the future of technology, he heads back to college. There, he often spots hot emerging trends in IT. The latest involves 18 universities embracing GroundWork Monitor, an open source alternative to traditional network and systems management platforms. Here’s the scoop.
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Hands on: Plasma continues to advance in KDE 4.1 beta 1
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The KDE development community has issued the first official KDE 4.1 beta. This release includes the Kontact PIM suite and significant improvements to KDE's Plasma desktop layer. Many of the components in beta 1 are extremely unstable and subject to frequent crashes, but the overall level of polish and functionality in the environment is increasing at an extraordinary pace.
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VLC Port to Neuros Linux
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In a joint effort, Neuros Technology and M2X will, as part of the TI-Neuros Open Source Bounties , port VLC to Neuros Linux on the next generation of Neuros OSD solution. The VLC porting project was kicked off on May 28, 2008, with developers directly from VLC community. Jean-Paul Saman, one of the VLC maintainers, will be leading this porting effort.
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