Ordinarily, I'm a tolerably contented desktop user, spending about three-quarters of my time in KDE and the rest in GNOME, with occasional forays into other desktops. But in the last two weeks, I've been noticing irritations in every interface I've used.
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KDE and GNOME: Seven Irritations in Each
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Gnash the pathway to better Flash on the web
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Adobe is ruining flash on the internet for Gnu/Linux users. Gnash offers a feature rich alternative that could one day soon overtake adobe's flash player. this article discusses why you should choose Gnash, some tips on use, and how we could make Gnash successful.
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Stallman and Free Software Foundation launch Day Against DRM
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Tuesday May 4 has been named as this year's Day against Digital Rights Management (DRM) by the President of the Free Software Foundation.
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Pocketing Police (PayPal confiscates Xorg funds)
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An odd bit of news from the xorg foundation. During some discussion on their mailing list about missing funds it became apparent that PayPal had simply taken $5k of their money because PayPal thought xorg foundation were some sort of scam.
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In Defense of Distro-hopping
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Brian Proffitt recently tackled the topic of distro-hopping over on LinuxPlanet. Proffitt wonders whether the practice might be passe or something to be discouraged, but it's here to stay and should be encouraged rather than looked at askew. Distro-hopping, if you're not familiar with the term, is the practice of switching Linux distributions.
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Why open source is not always the way to go
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While open source offers great features and flexibility the total cost of ownership issue can still result in choosing a different path sometimes.
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The Move to Linux – “Daddy’s a penguin!”
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It might come as a surprise that terms like Linux and Open Source and epiphytes like bloody Microsoft and it shouldn’t be this hard are fairly common in my household. And not always spoken by me!
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The Perennial Year of the Linux Desktop
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It's become a tradition (and a bit of a running joke) for bloggers and tech pundits to declare that this year (whatever year you're in) will be The Year of the Linux Desktop. So in following with that tradition, I'm here to declare that 2010 will be The Year of the Linux Desktop, but not in the sense that many other bloggers have stated.
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Is Craigslist using Ubuntu? Is this picture proof?
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While visiting Craigslist today before signing in I noticed that I the picture they used to display cautionary directions about scam addresses is most likely an Ubuntu screenshot of Firefox.
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The Decade in DRM
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Since the late 1990s, a handful of media and technology companies has waged war against the public, imposing digital restrictions on the technology we use. Here's a rundown of this decade's most important moments in the fight against DRM, and an important announcement: Day Against DRM 2010 is happening on May 4th!
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The Problem with FOSS Software on an FOSS Operating System
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Am I asking for too much here to want an equally easy install experience on Linux for FOSS software as I enjoy on Windows? If Linux is ever to gain any sort of real market share in the desktop market I feel this is some thing that must happen. But maybe I am wrong.
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A Linux Story
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I was on a BBS in 1995 and I saw this post about Linux. I had heard about Linux before. I had seen it on other BBSs. I even heard about it from a distant cousin. It was really popular.
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What's wrong with Gentoo, anyway?
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Yesterday I snapped and declared my intent to resign from Gentoo. Why did that happen? Well, it’s a huge mix of problems, all joined together by one common factor: no matter how much work I pour into getting Gentoo working like it should be, more problems are generated by sloppy work from at least one or two developers.
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FSFE to users: Seize your freedom of choice!
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FSFE welcomes the arrival of greater competition in the web browser market. From today, Microsoft has to offer Windows users in Europe the possibility to choose among different browsers. This step puts into practice the company's settlement with the European Commission from December 2009. The Free Software Foundation Europe was an active participant in the Commission's investigation.
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Buntfu.com - Linux PC Computer Systems
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Buntfu.com will always be free of charge. You do not pay any site fees or closing cost fees to buy or sell your GNU/Linux or BSD based computer. All features within the site are available to everyone without charge. We encourage you to use the site to the fullest and take advantage of all of its features.
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