"... While these environmental consequences alone are sufficient reason for many to reject Vista, the disposable computer mentality is a symptom of a larger problem—one that should concern all social activists. That problem is the dependency of activists on software owned and exclusively controlled by entities that design their software in ways directly opposed to grassroots social change.
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Malware on GNU/Linux
A response to this post:
How do you get down off an elephant?
Specifically, I disagree with this assertion from the article:
"A virus is simply a Windows program, so it doesn't run in Linux."
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Network Manager in Fedora 9
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A short tutorial for configuring the network in Fedora 9.
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5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G
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"The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G:
** iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on everyone's phones.
** iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.
FreeRunner Linux phone sells out, more on the way
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Less that one week after going on sale via its own e-commerce site, the 900MHz version of OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner Linux phone has sold out, but don't despair yet as more are on the way.
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School switches to Linux, hopes to keep MS funds
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Warrington School, in Otago, has decided to jump ship and deploy the GNU/Linux operating system with free software across the board by a target date of 2010, says the school’s principal, Nathan Parker.
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Learn IP Networking
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A nice article for freshers who want to start a career in IP Networking and computer security.
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Compiz Fusion : An Unparalleled 3D Environment
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A Comprehensive review of Compiz Fusion 0.76 .. In the mid 2007 it was decided to merge Compiz and Beryl projects to release a much better,stable and sophisticated product .. Earlier named Compcomp but later on named Compiz Fusion.
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Horny for Ubuntu 8.10: first look at Intrepid Ibex
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The first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, codenamed Intrepid Ibex, was made available on Saturday. This preliminary Intrepid prerelease includes updated packages, a new version of the Linux kernel, and an experimental new visual style.
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How NVidia Impedes Free and Open Source Desktop Adoption
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Linux developers demand open drivers, docs and development processes, NVIDIA refuses to open their drivers, arguing that the technical quality is not a problem, and that the driver contains intellectual property they wish to protect. ATI/AMD has shown the intellectual property argument is at least not universally applicable to graphics hardware. Let's also clear up a misconception about the technical quality of closed NVIDIA drivers.
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Goodbye, GUI: Thirty Days of Command Line
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A modern teenager tries something radically different by doing all the normal internet functions: social networking, music, programming, AIM/MSN/Yahoo, IRC, all through nothing but a Linux command line. And he's doing it for 30 days. No GUIS. At all.
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KDE 4.1 Beta 2 Released and Ready for Testing
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KDE hackers have been working on polishing the new features, desktop integration, and documenting and translating the packages. Several bugfixing sessions have been held and squashed bugs in the beta software. Testing and feedback on this release is appreciated and needed to make the final KDE 4.1 release in late July 2008 a splash.
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Linux kernel developers: Say no to closed-source modules
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"We have just been receiving a constant stream of questions from companies asking how the Linux kernel developers feel about closed-source modules over the past year or so,"
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Asus Eee Box to debut in UK... minus Linux
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Asus will bring the Eee Box desktop to the UK in August, the company announced today. However, it confirmed to Register Hardware that machine will initially only ship with Windows XP Home Edition.
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Will Linux Users Miss Out on Firefox 3?
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Windows users have been getting Firefox updates before their Linux counterparts. Will the trend continue with the browser's hotly anticipated new version?
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