The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) had no problem going against the grain when it decided to forgo the widely used Microsoft Office suite of business applications. Instead, it chose to replace its aging WordPerfect installations with OpenOffice.org - for free.
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UID and GID: the basics of Linux user admin
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It is important to understand how Linux user accounts work. There are GUI tools for this within GNOME and KDE but here we lift the lid on the bonnet to show what really makes a user exist, and what these commands are doing to your filesystem.
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GRUB bootloader - Full tutorial
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One of the most frightening things about Linux is the horrible word bootloader. The primary reason for this is the fact that most new Linux users have only ever used Windows operating systems. In the Windows world, they have never bothered with bootloaders. This article is supposed to provide you with basic understanding of the GRUB bootloader.
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New FOSS certification for non profit sector
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Chris Bailey, UK ICT Hub FOSS in the VCS project, writes: As part of the work for the UK ICT Hub's FOSS in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) project we are developing a new certification for FOSS use by not for profits, Free and Open Source Knowledge (FOSK).
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Travel with your Linux Firewall in your pocket
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How to make a server room full with Linux security appliances available to traveling users? If you are traveling a lot with you laptop and if you like to have the same level of security as within your company’s corporate network – this is perhaps a solution for you.
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Price up, specs down for low-cost Linux notebook?
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As its ship date nears, the price is rising and the specs dropping on Asus's ultra-low-cost, flash-based Linux notebook, according to reports.
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Ubuntu Technical Board votes on Compiz for Ubuntu 7.10
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The Ubuntu Technical Board voted yesterday to ship Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy") with Compiz enabled by default.
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12 Tips for GNOME Users
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As a desktop, GNOME is standard enough that most computer users can feel comfortable within ten minutes of first using it.
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Dell "Remastered" Ubuntu 7.04 ISOs Available for Download
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Based on community feedback, we have created remastered Ubuntu 7.04 CD media to help with installing the OS on the Inspiron 1420 and 530.
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Upcoming features: Calendar syncing
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"I’ve found a cool Howto about syncing your Icedove/Thunderbird Lightning calendar with Google Calendar, Zimbra, or any other iCal server (see Wikipedia for a list of servers which support it)..."
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One Laptop Per Child Project and Free Culture Announce Free Music Project
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"Freeculture.org announces the launch of a new website, dedicated to sharing great free music, encouraging artists to release music under free licenses, and providing access to recording and production time to artists releasing works under a free license..."
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7 reasons you should download Miro now
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"Miro is a tool to discover, subscribe to, and watch high definition video feeds. We’ve been using it for a month, and today we realized we’ve been using it more than Firefox. If you use GNU/Linux, and want to be entertained, you want Miro. Here’s why..."
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KDE ported to Nokia's Linux-powered Web tablets
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A community developer has ported Linux's KDE desktop environment to Nokia's Internet tablets. The port appears to run on both the N800 and -- with the addition of an RS-MMC card upgrade -- the older 770 tablet.
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3 moments in Vista that make me consider Linux
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While I definitely think some elements of Vista are definite improvements, 10 months of experience has shown me there are some things that just annoy me to my very core. Here are the three things that most make me wish I had the strength to move over to Linux — full time.
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Anonymous browsing with JAP
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When it comes to anonymous Web access, Tor is not the only fish in the sea. If you are looking for a lightweight utility that allows you to navigate the Web anonymously, JAP is more user-friendly.
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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.
