The majority of computer users want their machines to "just work." And though I like seeing how my hardware and software interact, it is preferable to have things "just work," so I can get what I need done, and then spend the time I saved doing so leisurely poking at my application's innards. There's an inherent danger in the "just works" philosophy, however.
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Open source: a different approach to developing software
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It seems like a bit of a mystery how open source software ever sees the light of day. The idea of a large number of people working for glory and the greater good rather than recompense seems too idealistic to be true.
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Will OpenOffice.org Go to the Ball this Year?
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I remain perplexed by the state of OpenOffice.org. After years of using Word 2 (yes, you read that correctly - by far the best version Microsoft ever produced), I jumped straight to OpenOffice.org as my main office software.
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Using Wget's User Agent Option Safely On Linux And Unix
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Oh, no. There goes Tokyo... Forget about using Mozilla with Wget ;)
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My Distro Is Better Than Your Distro
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I was hanging out in ##linux on Freenode this morning, willing to help anyone out who needed it, and I came smack into the middle of an argument about why Gentoo is the best distribution in the world, and Debian is the worst. As the conversation progressed, it was clear that the one running Gentoo had never touched a Debian system, or was even half-way familiar with its structure.
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The Google Linux desktop has arrived
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Google has been slowly, but surely, displacing Microsoft as the number one PC technology company. Google has done it by misdirection. Instead of taking Microsoft head-on in desktops, Google first consolidated their hold on Web search and only then started moving into Web-based desktop applications.
Read more »Who Gives a Crap About Open-Source Software?
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Source code is the set of instructions that some programmer wrote for your electronic device. That programmer may very well have been me, and I may have told that device to despise you and to do anything in its power to make your life hell. Keeping that in mind, take a long, hard look at your laptop. Do you have any idea what that thing is thinking right now?
Read more »German Linux integrator launches workshops
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German Linux integrator Millenux is launching a series of monthly workshops for Linux developers and IT managers on open-source Linux topics including high availablity (HA), Debian, and kernel development. The initial January 7 event in Munich will address "mobile computing," plus NoMachine's "NX" Xhosting technology.
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Video Tutorial - Use rssh to Create an SFTP-only SSH Account
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If you want to do secure file transfer between your machine and some other machine, SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a good choice. SFTP, as the acronym suggests, runs atop the SSH secure login system and so benefits from the extremely strong encryption that SSH uses.
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Tools to delete files securely in ubuntu Linux
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Deleting a file or reformatting a disk does not destroy your sensitive data. The data can easily be undeleted. That's a good thing if you accidentally throw something away, but what if your trying to destroy financial data, bank account passwords, or classified company information. In this article you will learn number of tools to delete files securely in ubuntu Linux
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It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Super Ubuntu
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We are pleased to announce yet another Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, this time... with "super powers," called Super Ubuntu. The "super powers" of Super Ubuntu can be translated into the inclusion of applications, tools and technologies that are missing from a standard Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) installation.
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Open Source Suggestions for a New Year
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Since we’re beginning into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to share my thoughts on some of the changes that I believe are needed in the Linux and FOSS world in order to make things better for everyone. Here’s a few of my thoughts.
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A look back at the open source victories of 2008
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The past year brought some exciting advancements for the Linux operating system and open source software. Open technology continues to become more pervasive and the Linux kernel is now widely used in a multitude of mainstream products ranging from set-top boxes to mobile phones.
Read more »Android Market stocks up with paid-for apps
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Google's Android OS has been pretty well received thus far, and the presence of the Market, where users can download applications, has fared pretty well except it has missed one thing: paid-for apps.
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OpenSolaris 08.11 first impressions
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I've just installed OpenSolaris 08.11, and I must say, it's really rather cool.
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