The ongoing Tony Fadell/ Mark Papermaster law-court shuffle is far outside of the Gadget Lab coverage zone), but one fascinating fact has emerged from the dust storm of speculation: Fadell, the Father of the iPod, wanted to make a Linux-based iPhone. How do you think Steve Jobs took that one?
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TASK_KILLABLE: New process state in Linux
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Linux® kernel 2.6.25 introduced a new process state for putting processes to sleep called TASK_KILLABLE, which offers an alternative to the efficient but potentially unkillable TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE and the easy-to-awaken but safer TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.
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How to Install Skype API Plugin for Pidgin in Ubuntu
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This is the Skype API Plugin for Pidgin/libpurple/Adium. If you're already running Skype, you can have your Skype contacts displayed with your Pidgin/libpurple/Adium contacts. It is intended as a complete replacement for the Skype user interface, hopefully everything you can do in Skype you can do with this plugin.
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Convoluted Column Arithmetic Examples Using Awk On Linux Or Unix
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These may not cover every base, but they probably cover at least one base that you don't see covered much ;)
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Interview: Angela Byron, Top Drupal Developer and Evangelist
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Angela Byron is one of the lead developers and a community manager for the open source content management system Drupal, which OStatic is based on (along with sites such as The Onion and Fast Company).
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Nuclear winter for tech startups? Not if you're open source
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Layoffs gathering steam as Web 2.0 startups scramble to cut costs, but open source looks much healthier
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Why I am Leaning Toward OpenSolaris
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I have come across Solaris a few times. Sun makes its own Unix operating system, called Solaris. I have heard and read many good things about Solaris, especially on Sun hardware and in big enterprise environments.
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HOWTO: Convert A Friend To Linux
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Before attempting to convert Friend to Linux, there are some major tweaks you need to do. If you already done these tweaks and living by them then good for you, if not then doing this is a MUST:
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Summary of Microsoft Tax Evasion Stories
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More writings about Microsoft's outrageous tax-evading method
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Rule #2: Create a community
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The "edge" for free software over proprietary software comes from volunteer effort. You should spend just as much effort on designing a comfortable and inviting project as you would on any consumer establishment: you may not be trying to convince customers to part with cash for your product, but you are asking volunteers to part with their time for your project (which is not easier).
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Bytemark
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Is Bytemark the right hosting server for you, GNU/Linux lover? We interviewed Matthew Bloch, one of the founders of British hosting company, Bytemark. He talks about his company, and their commitment to free software. You be the judge!
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Creating a multilingual website with Smarty
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Some time ago I was required to adapt a bespoke website application (which I had originally written) so it not only supported multiple languages but also multiple character sets. The website, MakingContact.org, is a on-line community for families with disabled children run by the charity Contact a Family.
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Enrich your Joomla! site with image extensions
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Several extensions can help you work with photographic images on your Joomla! content management system. Here are some of the best.
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Is Microsoft Deleting Publicly-Visible Customer Complaints Again?
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Microsoft is said to be censoring complaints about Hotmail and there is precedence
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Tips and tricks for working on the command line
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Anyone that has been reading these tips for any length of time knows that I am a command-line guy. It’s faster, more efficient, and more powerful. Sure, a nice GUI is great to look at, but to really get things done, give me the CLI any day. Even to this day I still use a text-mode e-mail client (Mutt) and text-mode IRC client (Irssi).
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