I've been a Linux user for some years now, and I've decided to start documenting the process I went trough.
Read more »Becoming a Linux user, pitfalls and experiences
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Interview with Stormy Peters - GNOME Foundation
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In this interview we talk with Stormy. In specific, we talk about:
* History and scope of the GNOME umbrella project
* The relationship between GNOME and the public
* Branding an open source project in a world of mixed solutions
* Competition and collaboration between open source projects and other software
First impressions: Sabayon Linux Four Oh!
http://www.ruminationsonthedigitalrealm.org –
Two years ago I ran into Sabayon Linux for the first time. Version 3.2 was about to be released and I gave Sabayon a spin on my laptop. The article on my Dutch website about my experiences is still attracting a lot of readers, which indicates a consistent and growing interest in this Linux distribution.
Read more »Configure CISCO router using CLI and minicom
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I will assume that you are using GNU/Linux systems (Ubuntu,Debian, CentOS etc.) to configure your CISCO router using CLI.
Open your terminal and install minicom and setserial by typing this command in the terminal.
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ITA Software will release code
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"ITA Software, Inc, will start distributing code the the Free Software world. They created a project in common-lisp.net site to start adding projects during 2009..."
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Find Photos on Flickr for Use in OpenOffice.org Documents
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Flickr offers a vast collection of photos you can use with your OpenOffice.org documents, but trawling hundreds, if not thousands of photos in order to find the right one can be a rather tedious and time-consuming affair. Fortunately, the CCOOo extension can help you to find a photo you like on Flickr without leaving the convenience of your favorite productivity suite.
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a brief history of guile
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«I'd like to share with you all here some writing that I did last month for Guile's manual. It runs through the 15-year history of Guile Scheme, re-visions a commonly misunderstood episode, and gosh darnit I just really like "the emacs thesis"...
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TORCS 1.3.1 released
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TORCS version 1.3.1 is available for download. The most important changes are reworked cars and tracks, new and better looking opponents, and a lot of little improvements and a few new features.
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Python 3 support in python.el/python-21.el
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"This version of my Python mode provides support for the
recently-released Python 3 [...] It's lightly tested; please report problems/deficiencies to me..."
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How to transfer music from CD to MP3 on Apple iPod in Ubuntu Linux
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Since there isn’t any iTunes for Linux, i wanted to know how to be able to rip my audio CD’s, convert them to MP3 files and transfer them to the Apple iPod. When I tried to Google for help, I was able to get bits and pieces of information on how to do it. This weekend, I decided to write a how to about it to provide a step by step procedure on how a Ubuntu user with an iPod can do it.
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A call for a Linux powered wearable PC
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the only thing the Open Source community (or even a few major OEM's like Nokia or HP) needs to do is assemble, and possibly adapt or modify the existing technology so that it all works together seamlessly. And just to demonstrate that this is not only possible, but desirable to have, here are a few pieces of hardware that could possibly be used with a wearable PC.
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Freescale chases $199 netbook with new processor
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Freescale on Monday is expected to announce a new processor for netbooks that may challenge chip maker Intel on price in the low-cost computing space.
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Gaming on Linux: I’ll Stick With Wine, Please
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There’s been some discussion lately about promoting Linux as a gaming platform in order to win the struggle against proprietary operating systems. It’s an interesting idea, but I don’t think it meshes well with reality. Here’s why.
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Oregon State's Open Source Lab one of nation's 10 coolest
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Oregon State University, [] was just named one of the nation’s “10 Really Cool University Networking Labs” by Network World, an information technology magazine. The recognition cites several of the lab’s features, especially its focus on open source software, which is freely available to anyone to download, use, adapt and pass on to others.
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The world may be unstable but Linux is not.
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As the old Chinese curse goes, we live in interesting times. The whole world is in a state of flux and nobody really knows what will happen. At this time financial bodies are crying doom and gloom.
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