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Linux Game: Tremulous

http://linux.about.com

Tremulous is a FPS (fast-paced shooter) game. However, the gameplay is unlike most other FPS games because not only do you get to pick whether you want to be a human or an alien, but there are also other customizations allowed.

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DirectX 10 vs OpenGL 2.1 Graphics

http://www.winmatrix.com

Check out OpenGL 2.1 vs. DirectX 10 / 9 graphics...

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Yahoo Challenge to Google Has Roots in Open Source

http://www.baselinemag.com

If you want to get your hands on an open source version of some of Google's core technologies, maybe you should ask Yahoo.

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Making money The Redhat way

http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com

We all believe that open source is associated with free, as in free speech, software. Any open source software can be downloaded free of cost and without paying any money and we have plenty of those softwares...

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PCLinuxOS gaining more popularity than Ubuntu?

http://www.seopher.com

This may not be as absurd a claim as you may think, especially when you take into consideration the minor backlash that Ubuntu has experienced. So is PCLinuxOS the next poster-child of usable Linux?

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GNOME 2.20.0 UI Preview

http://www.phoronix.com

Last week marked the release of the first GNOME 2.20.0 beta, which also defined the user interface freeze for GNOME 2.20.0. With the UI freeze we have taken some screenshots from GNOME 2.19.90 for your viewing pleasure of the subtle changes.

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25 useful commands in Linux/UNIX:

http://www.freebsd-world.com

Title say it all...

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Created by snotbutter 16 years 37 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 37 weeks ago
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Zero-Day Browser Exploits, Part 2: The Continuing Debate

http://www.linuxinsider.com

The debate rages over whether open source browsers such as Firefox and Konqueror provide better zero-day attack protection than proprietary browsers such as Microsoft's Latest News about Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) and Opera Software's Opera browser.

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What are microformats and why do you care?

http://web-wire.blogspot.com

"...These small bits of Semantic HTML will allow website viewers to interact with websites in many more ways. For example..."

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Kubuntu v.s. PC-BSD

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com

I played a bit with Kubuntu this morning in preparation for the article "PC-BSD for Ubuntu Users". It made sense to me to compare the two operating systems if they were both running the same window manager (KDE) so I wouldn't be distracted by Gnome v.s. KDE issues. That was my first mistake....

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10 Must-Have Linux Tools

http://www.crn.com

Work smarter, not harder. Even the most divine Linux gods rely on a handful of tools and utilities to make troubleshooting, management and deployment easier and faster. Having the right tools and utilities makes any job easier.

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Power Up Your Linux Desktop With Compiz Fusion

http://lifehacker.com

Linux users: Not only can desktop decorator Compiz Fusion add eye candy to your system that leaves Windows and Mac users drooling on their keyboards, it can seriously boost your productivity.

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Open Source Security, Part 2: 10 Great Apps

http://www.linuxinsider.com

Having many more eyes watching the code and a community of developers backing up users, open source security applications provide a wide range of options and made-to-order uses. Here's a list of 10 serious open source security applications, gathered via the word-of-mouth of the CSOs who use them.

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Created by snotbutter 16 years 37 weeks ago – Made popular 16 years 37 weeks ago
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Freespire aspires, but fails to inspire

http://www.linux.com

Freespire, the free as in beer version of the Linspire Linux distribution, this month released Freespire 2.0, the first version of the operating system based on the popular Ubuntu distribution, and the first to contain proprietary codecs and drivers. Despite its attractive appearance, it left me with mixed feelings.

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Free software media players: The good, the bad and the ugly

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Last year, while running Ubuntu, I decided I wanted to watch a video, so I opened it up in the built-in Totem player. What happened next took me back to the dark era of codecs and computing. The XviD video I was watching became pixelated, the video became out of sync; within a few minutes it was unwatchable.

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