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“The developed installer LX series of advanced Debian GNU Hurd is available in the CD format. It makes the installation task much simple and easy to boot,”
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Torvalds, Red Hat are no shows at Linuxworld
The two biggest names in the Linux industry – Linus Torvalds and Red Hat – skipped out on LinuxWorld again.
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History: Unix, GNU, Gnome
"A brief review of the history of Unix will place in context much of the terminology and philosophy of this operating system. Terms like Linux, GNU, Unix, Gnome, Free Software, and Free and Open Source Software get bandied around, often with little understanding and usually with much misunderstanding..."
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Ubuntu - the fridge
Conceived at UbuntuDownUnder, The Fridge is an information hub for the Ubuntu community, bringing together news, grassroots marketing, advocacy, team collaboration, and great original content.
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Novell CEO: We Need To Standardize Linux
According to Novell President and CEO Ron Hovsepian, there needs to be more application availability on Linux in order to accelerate Linux adoption.
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Hands on: Tips and tricks for Ubuntu
Over the past few months, we’ve looked at the installation and configuration of Feisty Fawn, the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, which is perhaps the most popular free Linux distribution available.
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Another twist in SCO v Novell - stipulated delay on objecting to 26(a)(3) lists
"There's a stipulated delay on objecting to one another's pretrial lists just filed in SCO v. Novell. Whatever it was that the parties have been arguing about that they hinted to the judge they thought they could work out, well, I guess not."
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How to sneak Linux into your office
I’m actually beginning to picture a day when users start to ask their IT departments why they can’t run Ubuntu Linux at work, the way they do at home.
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The Leading Open Source Tool for Online Surveys
The LimeSurvey Development Team announces her new version - LimeSurvey Version 1.50. This international OpenSource-Project made big improvements in the last year and is proud to release this new version.
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Customizing your screensaver in GNOME
One popular screensaver in Ubuntu is “Floating Ubuntu”, which displays a number of Ubuntu logos floating around the screen.
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Novell CEO confirms that Microsoft is a reality
Novell's chief executive has justified his company's contentious Microsoft hook-up to open source devotees by claiming the deal is critical to the long-term success of their favorite operating system.
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Ubuntu Certified Professional
Ubuntu has added another partner to its UCP program.
Lets check out what UCP is all about
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Linux Foundation calls for 'respect for Microsoft'
Linux needs to recognise Microsoft's leadership in some areas to better itself, Jim Zemlin, executive director for the Linux Foundation told delegates at the Linuxworld tradeshow in San Fransisco.
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CEO Hovsepian Says Novell Will Ship GPLv3 Code, Even If Microsoft Is Paying For It
"Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian says it is in his interest to give customers GPLv3 code when they are seeking updates, even if the customer was paying for Novell support through Microsoft certificates."
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Anybody up to writing good directory software?
Tue, 2007-02-20 11:17 — David JonathanFrom the very start, directories have served a very useful purpose on the Internet. (One I find useful for example is Free Web Directory). News sites can also be considered directories: they index and categorize news stories! What about categorizing software? In the open source world you get Savannah, SourceForge, Freshmeat; there are still, believe it or not, shareware and freeware directories like FileBuzz, PCWin Download Center and Freeware Downloads (although you need to be careful, as they are not like their free-as-in-freedom counterparts).
Is better education the key to finding better software?
Sat, 2007-03-03 03:25 — Edward RusselAbout Jonathon's article Anybody Up To Writing Good Directory Software?, it's clear that the topic of software directories is very hot. Most of what you find on Google, however, are not pointing to free and open soruce software -- or worse, they mix the two. Examples of such sites are Freeware Downloads and Shareware Download, which simply don't focus on "free as in freedom", and still can be used as good free software directories.








