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Liberty Gaming: Making Money off Free Software Games?

http://libertygaming.blogspot.com

This article discuss ways on how to make a living off writing Free games. It also talked about the problems of trying to balance ethical concerns and making enough money to qualify as decent.

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Making Gnash: a well-deserved name?

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com

Gnash is the Free Software Foundation’s alternative Adobe Flash player. Version 0.8 is the third alpha release, and frankly, it rocks! It is also one of the first projects to be covered by the GPLv3.

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Configure GMail in Evolution, Thunderbird or KMail

http://www.debianadmin.com

Many of us would like to use our GMail accounts in Evolution, and to a lesser degree Thunderbird and KMail. Here is a step by step guide on how to configure Evolution, Thunderbird and KMail to access you GMail account.

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The distro jungle

http://www.ibm.com

"One of the things that is very confusing to new Linux enthusiasts is the "distro," or distribution. And one of the most confusing things about distributions, for the beginner, is that there is no official definition of what a distribution is, exactly: distributions existed in many forms long before anyone cared."

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Is Red Hat Exchange DOA?

http://weblog.infoworld.com

Via Dana & Matt, The Register reports that the Red Hat Exchange (RHX) "roars like a muted lamb". The Register's point is that RHX has met with a lukewarm reception to date.
After reading the following comment from Matt, with his VP of business development at Alfresco hat on, I wonder if The Register story is missing the point.

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iPhone-like Linux phone delayed

http://www.linuxdevices.com

As Apple launches its iPhone today, a company attempting to build a similar touchscreen-based phone around an open, user-extensible Linux OS has acknowledged significant delays. OpenMoko now hopes to ship its first "mass market" model in October.

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Neuros’ open set-top-box

http://www.last100.com

Users are [normally] left trying to hack these devices [Media streaming boxes] against the wishes of manufacturers (see our post ‘When will Steve Jobs open up the AppleTV?‘) or have to make-do with whatever official features are implemented.

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FSF - iPhone restricts users, GPLv3 frees them

http://www.fsf.org

“Tomorrow, Steve Jobs and Apple release a product crippled with proprietary software and digital restrictions: crippled, because a device that isn't under the control of its owner works against the interests of its owner.

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Red Hat CEO says he talked patents with Microsoft

http://www.reuters.com

In an interview with Reuters, Szulik [Red Hat's CEO] declined to say whether his company is now in negotiations with Microsoft over signing such a patent agreement.
"I can't answer the question," he said.

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Full Circle Magazine - Ubuntu

http://www.fullcirclemagazine.org

Full Circle magazine is out. Check it out!

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Linux.com :: Lightning and Sunbird 0.5 released

http://www.linux.com

The newest versions of Lightning and Sunbird, released simultaneously by Mozilla yesterday, include 38 new calendars as well as support for Google Calendar, a viable print function, enhanced support for Outlook displays and numerous other upgrades.

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Red Hat spreads its JBoss in Q1

http://www.theregister.co.uk

Red Hat turned in a healthy first quarter amid signs it's evolving into a multifaceted operation, thanks to growing sales of JBoss and use of channel partners.

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FoxTorrent, a Firefox BitTorrent client

http://www.linux.com

BitTorrent clients are all over the place these days. One of the newcomers, FoxTorrent, is a fully functional cross-platform Firefox BitTorrent client created by Red Swoosh, a company that is now part of Akamai. What FoxTorrent lacks in features it makes up for in simplicity.

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Sales Growth, Linux Demand Pushes Red Hat 1Q Profit Up 17 Percent

http://www.canadianbusiness.com

Open-source software maker Red Hat Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit jumped 17 percent year-over-year, driven by strong demand for its Linux software as well as sales of new products and subscription-based services.

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Mark Shuttleworth Interview Coming, Request for Questions from Our Readers

http://boycottnovell.com

I have just gotten a (vitual) handshake which promises an interview with Mr. Shuttleworth. We would like to ask our readers for input and collect some of our readers’ questions. Our intent is to focus on exclusionary deals and the integrity of Free software although any ‘lighter’ questions would be very suitable as well.

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