Microsoft's recognition of the GNU/Linux threat as shown in its internal, confidential presentations
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So Many Trolls, So Little GNU/Linux Users…
THINGS are starting to heat up, which means we must have hit some sensitive spot/s. Is it the list of Microsoft AstroTurfers? Or is it Microsoft Moonlight?
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Kongoni Nietzsche released
"It is my pleasure to announce that Kongoni version 1.12.2 codenamed Nietzsche has been officially released. This marks the first official and stable release of the Kongoni GNU/Linux distribution after several development releases. Kongoni is a fully free African GNU/Linux distribution based on Slackware with significant inspiration from the BSD-Unix architectures.
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Google OS: Bootloader to the Cloud
I see a big threat in what Google is aiming here, which is complete dependence on the cloud. Google plans to release most of the so called Chrome OS as free software. Yes, but we should also look at what this OS is reduced to.
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GNU/Linux Tops TOP500 Supercomputers Again
The fact that GNU/Linux totally dominates the top 500 supercomputing list is hardly news, but the fact that it has managed to *increase* its market share yet further is.
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Why haven't you heard of Linux.
Apple and Microsoft have millions to finance their marketing campaigns. GNU/Linux on the other hand is a totally different story.
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Release Candidate for KDE 4.3.0 is Out
KDE team released KDE 4.3.0 RC1. RC1 is an early candidate for what will become KDE 4.3.0 at the end of this month. Artwork has now also been merged, and KDE 4.3 will have a new Plasma look, sported by the new, light "Air" Plasma theme. Oxygen, the default in earlier versions of KDE 4 is still available as an option through.
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Microsoft and Novell Still Fight for .NET Inside GNU/Linux
An assemblage of new writings that show who is promoting Mono
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KDE's Kontact vs. GNOME's Evolution: Best Personal Info Manager?
This is a comparison of two PIM suits for Linux. The author compares several aspects of Kontact and Evolution. The interface, the applications for email, address books, calendars, tasks, memos, and other features -- he looked at them all closely. Is there any reason to prefer one over the other?
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KDE 4.3 Plasma Desktop Overview Screencast
The KDE 4.3 Plasma screencast arrives! It's 10:36 in length and covers some of the nice improvements we've in Plasmaland for 4.3, including: the new Air theme, small panel sizes, KWin integration, stability & performance improvements, new widgets (including social desktop integration, remember the milk and unit converter), geolocation, ...
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Qt 4.5.2 and Qt Creator 1.2 Released
Nokia today announced the release of updates to Qt: the cross-platform application and UI framework, and Qt Creator: the new cross-platform Qt Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Also released were updates to the Qt Visual Studio Add-in and the Qt Eclipse Integration.
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Poll: 72% Say No to Mono in GNU/Linux (and Other Mono News)
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I’ll be calling it GNU/Linux for now on.
I’m currently organizing the New Mexico GNU/LinuxFest. At first we had it listed as New Mexico LinuxFest. The LinuxFest name was copied from many other festivals and I thought all was just fine. However, after a friend pointed out to me that he uses the term GNU/Linux I decided to look into the name.
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Linux, the Social Desktop
This is where an opportunity for Free software lies. Our strength is community. We understand it, we are driven by it, we eat and breath it. We don't need to find financial justifications for trying new things out and we have an entire stack of software (that goes waaaay beyond "stuff I used to do on paper") to play with.
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Introducing KDE 4 plasmoids
KDE 4 includes many exciting new technologies, including Plasma, a feature that forms the desktop shell of KDE 4. See how to write simple Plasma applets (known as plasmoids) to greatly improve the desktop experience and how to turn a plasmoid into a simple memory monitor.
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