I might be a bit of a rabble-rouser, but since I brought up the example of Linux/open source discrimination in my last post, “You can’t get there from here: Linux platform hurdles” and asked for your feedback, I keep seeing all sorts of complaints of the similarly disgruntled from all over the Internets/series of tubes.
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Google Chrome OS: Should Ubuntu and Canonical Worry?
Google, as expected, has taken its Chrome OS effort and offered it up as an open source project called Chromium OS. As you may recall Chrome OS will target netbooks and other thin mobile devices - core markets that Canonical is pursuing with Ubuntu. Should Canonical be worried?
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Ho Chi Minh City hosts open source software summit
Over 500 participants from 15 countries will join one of the Asia’s top events on free and open source software (FOSS) to be held in Ho Chi Minh City this Friday.
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Amarok 2.2.1
Only 6 weeks after the launch of Amarok 2.2.0, the Amarok team is proud to present the next release in the 2.2 series: Amarok 2.2.1. This audio-player can play various audio-file formats & audio-streams.
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Doctors All, Car Crashes, and Insurance
A few days have passed since the big exciting release of the Karmic Koala. Reviews are mixed with people claiming it's the greatest Ubuntu release of all time, and others saying it's an utter disappointment.
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3 usefull plugins for Gimp
plugins for gimp are usefull because give more choice when you are designing or adding effects to a photo , here are 3 nice and usefull ones , Blur & Shadow, Rss lightsaber and Colour Match plugin.
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The Future of Phones Likely Belongs to Linux
Mobile king Symbian put to rest, giving another huge endorsement to Linux which will replace it
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Impressive Lesser-Known Features of OOo Impress
If you've ever created a presentation you know how much can be done with these outstanding tools. Of course many users only take advantage of a mere portion of the the features available. Why is this? For most people it is a simple fact of not knowing the feature exist.
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Add more beauty to Ubuntu 9.10
Although Ubuntu 9.10 comes with pretty themes and a new set of icons, you might want to add your personal touch to your desktop. I will try to give you some ideas to add more beauty to Ubuntu 9.10
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A tiny cloud in Android
This article proposes creating an Android-based service that emulates a network server that enhances the value of the local machine in unique and unexpected ways. Put a tiny cloud in your Android handset and experience the usefulness of a local Web server.
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New to Java programming?
New to Java programming? This page provides an overview of Java technology basics and explains how the technology fits into the context of contemporary software development.
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Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won
Where technical merits are considered rather than marketing and consumerism, GNU/Linux crushes the competition and continues to gain
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Firefox faces browser clone war in China
The browser war in China is heating up but not quite in a way that resembles the Western markets, as Mozilla's Beijing chief explains.
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Internet Governance Forum 2009 - II
According to Sir Berners Lee, taking care of the "human side" of the web is possible only by creating a new organization different than the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that is also led by Berners Lee himself.
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Introducing OpenShot
As promised, I've continued to research and test desktop video editors for Linux. This week we'll look at OpenShot, a GTK-based
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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.


