Here you can vote for the next open source icon. It is a poll from Groundwork who will be present at Linux World 2008. I voted for the Gnu Gnu. It might not be the cutest, but still I hope you will too.
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Ubuntu Wanted site is under discussion!
http://www.qense.nl –
Maybe you remember the two posts I made about the Ubuntu Wanted site. The idea now has got 83 votes and I’ve already created a blueprint. Now it is also being discussed at the ubuntu-website mailist.
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Jim Zemlin and the Linux Foundation: Looking after Linus
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While Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, has a wide and well established fan-base, fewer people are aware of the wider organisation that supports his vital kernel development work.
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Desktop Linux Distributions: Expectations of a home user
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Desktop Linux Distribution is getting fame in every day use among home users and even office users. Given the choice to select from a huge list of Desktop Linux Distributions home users are ought to get confused and it’s not unusual that they do distro-hopping in the quest of what is so called "the best" for them.
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EEEBuntu: Ubuntu for the EEE PC
http://www.mopedia.co.uk –
Recently I have been pondering whether to buy the eee pc 1000 for university work. Being a massive Ubuntu fan the first thought that came into my mind was can I install Ubuntu on it. The answer is yes, however there are a few issues
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Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008
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"...All we need now for full support in Lenny is to replace the non-free wireless driver with the free ath5k driver when it is ready. Nick Kossifidis has submitted patches on linux-wireless supporting the Eee models currently supported only by the non-free madwifi in ath5k. This means we’ll soon realize our goal of a completely DFSG free system for the earliest models of the Eee..."
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OSS a ‘good choice’ for SMEs
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Open source software is a viable option for small and medium-sized (SME) businesses because of its flexibility and scalability. This is according to Synaq MD, Yossi Hasson.
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SSL Question Corner
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"From time to time, in the blogosphere or mailing lists, I will get questions about various security decisions we make in Firefox. Here’s one that has been popular lately: «Q: I think you are dumb.» ..."
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Self-signed certificates and Firefox 3 - a possible solution
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"Some websites need to handle data securely and assure the end-user they are a) secure and b) who they say they are. The traditional way to achieve these is via Secure Socket Layer. Firefox 3 changed what happens when a self-signed SSL certificate is encountered. It’s a change which has caused some concern and much discussion.
Read more »Linux Pre-Installs at 2.8% in the UK
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The Inquirer is reporting that in the UK, 2.8% of PCs are now preinstalled with Linux. That figure has multiplied more than 28 times since January 2007.The number of machines shipped with Linux preloaded on them has multiplied a whopping 28 times since Microsoft launched its Vista operating system in January 2007.
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Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase is Born!
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Jono Bacon has announced the very first Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase!
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PCLinuxOS to OpenSuse 11.0
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I recently decided to give OpenSuse 11.0 a spin on some of the computer terminals at work, replacing PCLinuxOS.
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Reminder: OOXML Still Seems Free Software-Hostile
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everal months ago, thanks to the SFLC it was shown that OOXML is not suitable for implementation by Microsoft’s #1 competitor. A solicitor specialising in Free/open source software, Brendan Scott, has taken a look at Microsoft’s reassurances and formal licence, but he is not convinced much has changed.
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5 Known Office Suites for Linux
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There are actually 5 known free and open source office suites that work best in Linux.
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Fedora on a stick
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Fedora 9 now lets you create a bootable Linux distribution on a flash drive with persistence. In other words, you can not only boot any PC that will accept USB drive booting into Linux, you can even boot into your own personal desktop. Now, that can be useful.
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