An analysis combining Ubuntu's relationship with Microsoft proxies such as Yahoo! search and Mono; more on how TurboHercules may be connected to Microsoft and why IBM's response was tactless
Read more »Thumbs up to Ubuntu for Removing a Part of MS; TurboHercules Likely a Psystar-Type MS Shell
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Microsoft’s Ally Fortify Software Attacks Free Software Again
Fortify's latest cheap shot at Firefox is very weak and difficult to justify (Fortify is very close to Microsoft)
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Set up OSOL 2010-03 (build 134) at Xen 4.0 Dom0 on top of Ubuntu Karmic Koala Server
Due to absence in meantime pygrub support for ZFS 24 in Xen 4.0 unix kernel and boot_archive have to be copied off the disk to Dom0. In my case OSOL 134 PV DomU was able to obtain IP address just once after first boot up configuring SMF .
Read more »New Features In Bash Version 4.x - Part 2
Now that we have covered some of the minor improvements found in bash 4.x, we will begin looking at the more significant new features focusing on changes in the way bash 4.x handles expansions.
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Ubuntu: Consumer ready, Enterprise grade.
What's the best new feature coming to Lucid? You could even call this one Lucid's killer feature.
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Merging Drivers Back Into The X Server
While development efforts within the X.Org community are now ramping up for the release of X Server 1.9 that should arrive in August, there is an ongoing discussion concerning a planned long-term change for the X Server: pulling the drivers back in.
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Why I Believe IBM is Free to Sue The Pants Off TurboHercules
It seems Groklaw will have to open a new category, answering Florian Mueller FUD.
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Why Is Free, Open Source Software So Great?
Since people wishfully read my previous posts criticising (part of) the GNU project as a wide-area attack on Free Software, I would like this time to post some positive thoughts on the greatness of Free Software altogether.
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Introducing the Ogg mascot
Ladies and gentlemen, may the author presents to you the official mascot of OggCamp, the Ogg! He came up with this little fella because we needed something to decorate the merchandise for the event (OggCamp) and he thinks mascots are cool.
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How it works: Linux audio explained
There's a problem with the state of Linux audio, and it's not that it doesn't always work. The issue is that it's overcomplicated.
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HTML5 vs. Flash / Open Letter To Adobe
"With the introduction of HTML5 and its implementation in all major web browsers, it's becoming clear that Adobe is now in a place where a lack of innovation from the company could cause not only a loss of profit for Adobe, but also the eventual abandonment and deprecation of the product "Adobe Flash" by every product and service that currently supports it."
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First Debian Mini Conference to be held in Germany
The Debian Project is pleased to announce that the first Debian Mini Conference in Germany will take place on the 10th and 11th of June in Berlin as a subconference of this year's LinuxTag.
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So, You Want to Run FreeBSD?
After spending nearly a month to get this all put together, this is my v 1.0 "Crash Course" guide to setting up FreeBSD as a desktop system. FreeBSD is a free software operating system similar to GNU/Linux, with a somewhat different design philosophy.
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SalixOS 13.0 "Live" Screenshots
Salix OS 13.0 "Live" is a Slackware-based distribution that runs the XFCE desktop environment. This distro offers a complete desktop running as a live CD and it also offers users the Persistence Wizard, a tool designed to help you save data and modifications between live CD sessions.
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Proprietary Licenses Are Even Worse Than They Look
There are lots of evil things that proprietary software companies might do. Companies put their own profit above the rights and freedoms of their users, and to that end, much that can be done that subjugates users.
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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.




