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End User - free software for the end user - distros for the non-guru (Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, etc.), desktops, browsers, games, multimedia software, desktop utilities, media players, basic-intermediate howtos, basic/standard hardware and devices, etc.
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Meet the free software gang

http://www.fsf.org

Meet the pieces of free software working together to build a complete free software system. It is new FSF's informational page, collecting most widely known free software projects together.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Alpha 2 Released (What's New And Screenshots Inside)

http://www.webupd8.org

There are no changes to the Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat artwork: no new Light Themes version, wallpaper, no new icons or anything like that - those usually come very late in the development cycle. But there are still some changes since Alpha 1 in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat and Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10 worth mentioning. Read on!

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Debian vs. Ubuntu: Contrasting Philosophies

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com

So what are the differences between these Siamese twins? Looking at installation, the desktop, package management, and community in the two distributions what emerges is not so much major differences as differences of emphasis, and ultimately, of philosophy.

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Playing with MeeGo 1.0

http://lwn.net

While the overall feel of the system is quite similar, there has also been some real progress; MeeGo feels more like a finished product than Moblin did.

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Linux Native Multitouch support

http://fosswire.com

The Interactive Computing Lab at ENAC, Toulouse have collaborated with the Linux developers to add the native multitouch support in Linux Kernel.

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GPU-accelerated video decoding comes to VLC media player

http://techreport.com

Windows Media Player may have a foothold with the masses, but PC enthusiasts seem to prefer the VLC media player.

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Old school Linux tips

http://www.ghacks.net

Some times you just have to pull some tricks out of the vault. These tips can be timeless, classic, or just retro. But generally speaking they still apply to users today. Naturally, since these are mostly old school tips, they are going to be command line tips.

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Clementine 0.4 Released (Amarok 1.4 Style Music Player For Linux, Windows And MacOS X)

http://www.webupd8.org

Clementine is a port of Amarok 1.4, the famous and still very popular KDE music player.

Clementine 0.4 was just released, bringing some very interesting new features such as: support for multiple, tabbed playlists, support for loading and saving XSPF, M3U, PLS and ASX playlists, global hotkeys and a lot more!

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ownCloud 1.0 is here to make cloud computing free

http://blog.karlitschek.de

ownCloud is free and open source solution for a central place where you can store your files and documents. You don´t have to upload your personal data to central closed services like Google Docs, Dropbox or Ubuntu One. All the data is under your own control. You can access your files via WebDAV without a special client.

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BASHing Visual Basic Out of the Picture

http://www.tildehash.com

Awhile ago, two family members of mine were programing something for a simple task, they chose to do it in Visual Basic as the program was going to be running in a Windows...

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openSUSE Linux seeks own direction, more autonomy from Novell

http://arstechnica.com

The developers behind openSUSE are drafting a new "community statement" as part of a broader effort to define a technical strategy for their project. The purpose of the community statement is to describe the kind of collaborative environment that the project wants to create as it refines its technical focus.

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VLC version drops support for spyware

http://www.theinquirer.net

OPEN SOURCE media player Videolan has been forced to drop Shoutcast support in its latest version.

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Created by higrade2 15 years 28 weeks ago – Made popular 15 years 28 weeks ago
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Mozilla designer says Google Chrome uses speed tricks

http://news.techworld.com

An interface designer interning at Mozilla has suggested that the company mimic gimmicks in Google's Chrome to make users think Firefox starts up faster.

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Created by ooviaa 15 years 29 weeks ago – Made popular 15 years 28 weeks ago
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KDE 4.5 2nd Beta: The End of an Era

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com

The last two years have seen the KDE desktop not only rewritten from scratch, but adding innovation after innovation. Sooner or later, the moment had to come when its breakneck pace of development slowed -- and, judging from the second beta, that moment is the upcoming 4.5 release.

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Created by mathewt 15 years 29 weeks ago – Made popular 15 years 28 weeks ago
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VLC 1.1.0 is released!

http://www.videolan.org

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework, that plays most multimedias files, medias and streaming protocols.

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