Microsoft announced on Friday that it would be joining the Apache Software Foundation, one of the leading organizations in the open-source world. Microsoft became a platinum sponsor of the ASF, which costs $100,000/year and is the highest level of sponsorship that the foundation offers.
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A Non-insider's Guide to Free and Open Source Software
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For years I have been using and, in some cases, promoting "open source" software, but until a few months ago, I really couldn't have told you what is really behind that idea. I knew vaguely what it is - that the source code for a certain software program is "open" (available) and can be copied and improved upon by anyone who wants to.
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HOWTO: Encrypt The System Manually Upon Installation (Ubuntu 8.04)
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Another howto by me concerning encryption. However this one will be pretty intense on graphics. I have a step-by-step guide on how to do a manual full encryption of the system. Due to a bug current in the ubuntu installation, you cannot encrypt the swap partition directly during the manual install. The install will just hang.
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'World's cheapest laptop' now available
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A company is now selling what it calls the "world's cheapest laptop," which at $130, is not a bad deal if you can bear some hardware limitations.
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OpenOffice.org Tips and Tricks Part I
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This tutorial series will take you through some tips and tricks on migrating from MS Office to OpenOffice.org 2.4. You'll see how to replicate some of the functionality and features that are lacking in OpenOffice.org. Soon you'll be more comfortable using OpenOffice.org for just about all your desktop publishing needs.
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PCLinuxOS: Definately “Radically Simple”
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In his quest to find the simplest Linux distribution, Jack Wallen makes a stop at PCLinuxOS and may have found the holy grail of simple operating systems. Read Jack’s take on PCLinuxOS and decide for yourself if PCLinuxOS is your “go-to” Linux distribution.
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Testing Web application security using Google's ratproxy
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To help developers audit Web application security, Google has released an open source tool called ratproxy. It is a non-disruptive tool designed for Web 2.0 and AJAX applications that produces an easy-to-read report of potential exploits.
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Launchy Application Launcher Released for Linux
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Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager.
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Pardus 2008 Review
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Pardus 2008 is a Linux distribution created by the Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology. At its core, it is a Turkish language OS, but the English version shows no lack of attention.
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Lying Without Shame… About Vista
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Microsoft has been lying about Windows Vista sales for a long time
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A Muslim, a Christian, and an Atheist's View on Linux and more...
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A few months ago, I wrote a review of Ubuntu Muslim Edition. --I gave it positive remarks as it is truly deserving to be praised. However, some readers have an issue with the Muslim Edition of Ubuntu and Linux in general that fueled a heated discussion.
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KDE 4.1 Released
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The KDE team have announced the release of KDE 4.1. This is the first feature release after the initial KDE 4.0 release and is apparently designed to address many of the issues early adopters had with the 4.0 release.
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Is Open Solaris in Hot Water? -- No, I Don't Think So
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I've been seeing articles implying that Sun may have trouble, now that it has been determined that the Unix copyrights belong to Novell. Here's one example, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols' "Is OpenSolaris in hot water?" -- where a number of interviewees opine more or less yes. I disagree, and I'll show you why I disagree.
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Install CLAMAV 0.93.3 from source and integrate with sendmail - CentOS 5.2
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This how-to refers to the installation and configuration of Clamav 0.93.3 (from sources) on a Linux server running CentOS 5.2 and sendmail.
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5 simple reasons to choose Linux over Vista
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Without getting into much details, we shall today try and see 5 major reasons why people who prefer Linux over Windows Vista do so.
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